FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Wis. Stat. § 105.07 — WI Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.07
Agent’s fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Each employment agent’s license shall be renewed annually. Except as provided in sub. (3) , the license or renewal fee shall be one percent of all fees, charges, commissions, or other compensation actually received during the life of the license or renewal by an employment agent for service as such but in no event less than $50 nor more than $300. Except as provided in sub. (3) , the original license and annual renewal fee for a branch office or each additional place of business in the same community shall be $150.

(2) The minimum fee shall be paid before a license or renewal thereof is issued. Each employment agent to whom a license has been issued under this chapter shall file with the department, within 10 days after the previous license has expired, a verified statement showing the actual fees, charges, commission or other compensation received by the employment agent for services as such agent during the preceding year and with such statement shall pay the balance of such license fee due the state. Such fees shall be paid to the department and deposited in the general fund.

(3) An individual who is eligible for a fee waiver under the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay a fee under sub. (1) for an original license.

History: 1973 c. 226 ; 1993 a. 492 ; 2009 a. 177 ; 2011 a. 209 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.069 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.069
Powers and duties of disposition staff.
Status: in_force

(1) Duties. The staff of the department of corrections shall provide community supervision services for juveniles as provided in s. 938.533 . Subject to sub. (2) , the staff of the department of corrections, the court, a county department, or a licensed child welfare agency designated by the court to carry out the objectives of this chapter shall:

(a) Supervise and assist a juvenile under a deferred prosecution agreement, a consent decree or an order of the court.

(b) Offer individual and family counseling.

(c) Make an affirmative effort, and investigate and develop resources, to obtain necessary or desired services for the juvenile and the juvenile’s family.

(d) Prepare reports for the court recommending a plan of rehabilitation, treatment and care.

(dj) Provide aftercare services for a juvenile released from a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth.

(dm) Take juveniles into custody under ss. 938.355 (6d) (a) , (b) and (c) and 938.534 (1) (b) and (c) .

(e) Perform any other court-ordered functions consistent with this chapter.

(2) Agency approval needed. Licensed child welfare agencies and the department of corrections shall provide services under this section only upon the approval of the agency from whom services are requested.

(3) Intake services. A court or county department responsible for disposition staff may agree with the court or county department responsible for providing intake services that the disposition staff may be designated to provide some or all of the intake services.

(4) Qualifications of disposition staff. Disposition staff employed to perform the duties specified in sub. (1) after November 18, 1978, shall have the qualifications required under the county merit system.

History: 1995 a. 77 ; 1997 a. 205 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 344 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1162 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1162
Plan of conversion.
Status: in_force

(1) A plan of conversion must be in a record and contain all of the following:

(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converting entity.

(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converted entity.

(c) The terms and conditions of the conversion.

(d) The manner and basis of converting the interests in the converting entity into interests, securities, or obligations of the surviving entity, rights to acquire such interests or securities, money, other property, or any combination of the foregoing.

(e) The organizational documents of the converted entity that are to be in a record immediately after the conversion becomes effective.

(f) Any other matters required by the governing law of the converting entity.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , a plan of conversion may contain any other provision relating to the conversion and not prohibited by law.

History: 2001 a. 44 ; 2005 a. 476 ; 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 ss. 543 to 545 , 548 to 550 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.12 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.12
Liability of surplus lines insurer.
Status: in_force

If a surplus lines insurer has assumed a risk and if the premium therefor has been received by the surplus lines agent or broker who placed the insurance, then as between the insurer and the insured the insurer is deemed to have received the premium due to it for the coverage; and the insurer is liable to the insured for losses covered by the insurance and for unearned premiums upon cancellation of the insurance, whether or not the surplus lines agent or broker is indebted to the insurer. Each surplus lines insurer assuming a surplus lines risk under this section thereby subjects itself to the terms of this section.

History: 1975 c. 371 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.12 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.12
Exceptions to appointment of guardian.
Status: in_force

(1) Small estates. If a minor or an individual found incompetent, except for his or her incapacity, is entitled to possess assets valued at the amount specified in s. 867.03 (1g) or less, any court in which an action or proceeding involving the assets is pending may, without requiring the appointment of a guardian, order that the register in probate do one of the following:

(a) Deposit the property in an interest-bearing account in a bank or other financial institution insured by an agency of the federal government or invest the property in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. The fee for services of the register in probate in depositing and disbursing the funds under this paragraph is prescribed in s. 814.66 (1) (n) .

(b) Make payment to the parent of the minor or to the person having actual custody of the minor.

(c) Make payment to the minor.

(d) Make payment to the person having actual or legal custody of the incompetent or to the person providing for the care and maintenance of the individual found incompetent for the benefit of the individual found incompetent.

(e) Make payment to the agent under a durable power of attorney of the ward.

(f) Make payment to the trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the ward.

(2) Informal administration. If an individual found incompetent, except for his or her incapacity, a minor, or a spendthrift is entitled to possession of assets of a value of the amount specified in s. 867.03 (1g) (intro.) or less from an estate administered through informal administration under ch. 865 , the personal representative may, without the appointment of a guardian, do any of the following:

(a) With the approval of the register in probate, take one of the actions specified in sub. (1) (a) to (f) .

(b) With the approval of the guardian ad litem of the minor or individual found incompetent, take one of the actions specified in sub. (1) (a) to (f) and file proof of the action taken and of the approval of the guardian ad litem with the probate registrar instead of filing a receipt under s. 865.21 .

(3) Uniform gifts and transfers to minors. If a minor, except for his or her incapacity, is entitled to possession of personal property of any value, any court in which an action or proceeding involving the property is pending may, without requiring the appointment of a guardian, order payment, subject to any limitations the court may impose, to a custodian for the minor designated by the court under ss. 54.854 to 54.898 or under the uniform gifts to minors act or uniform transfers to minors act of any other state.

History: 1971 c. 41 ; 1973 c. 284 ; 1977 c. 50 ; 1981 c. 317 ; 1983 a. 369 ; 1985 a. 29 , 142 ; 1987 a. 191 ; 1989 a. 138 ; 1991 a. 221 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 134 ; 2005 a. 387 ss. 100 , 308 , 310 to 312 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.12; 2007 a. 96 .
Wis. Stat. § 456.02 — WI Code / Chapter 456 / Section 456.02
Duties.
Status: in_force

The examining board shall:

(1) Develop, impose and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home administrators will be individuals who are of good character and are otherwise suitable, and who, by training or experience in the field of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as nursing home administrators;

(2) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets such standards;

(3) Issue licenses to individuals determined, after the application of such techniques, to meet such standards, and revoke or suspend licenses previously granted by the examining board in any case where the individual holding any such license is determined substantially to have failed to conform to the requirements of such standards;

(4) Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will, during any period that they serve as such, comply with the requirements of such standards;

(5) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) , receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to, any charge or complaint filed with the examining board to the effect that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of such standards;

(6) In cooperation with other agencies and appropriate organizations, conduct a continuing study of the practice of nursing home administration within the state with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators and of procedures and methods for the enforcement of such standards with respect to administrators of nursing homes who have been licensed as such;

(7) Develop and enforce standards for the supervised practical experience to be required for licensure; and

(8) Appoint such advisory councils as are necessary for the proper and efficient administration of this chapter.

History: 1977 c. 418 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.0145 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.0145
Section 84.0145
Status: in_force

(c) “Southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject” means any project on a southeast Wisconsin freeway having a total cost of more than $500 million, subject to adjustment under sub. (4) .

(d) “Zoo interchange” has the meaning given in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 2.

(2) Subject to sub. (3) and s. 86.255 , any southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject may be funded only from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3) (aq) , (av) , (ax) , and (ct) and 20.866 (2) (uup) , (uur) , (uuv) , and (uuz) .

(3)

(a) The department may not encumber or expend any moneys for construction of a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject unless the project is specifically enumerated in a list under par. (b) .

(b) The department may provide funding for the following southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects:

1. The I 94 north-south corridor project.

2. The Zoo interchange project.

3. The I 94 east-west corridor project.

(4) The department shall annually adjust the amount specified in sub. (1) (c) to reflect the annual change in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Construction Cost Index, Yearly Moving Average, as maintained by the department or, if at any time the department no longer maintains this index, another suitable index as determined by the department. Beginning in 2012, prior to October 1 of each year, the department shall compute the annual adjustment required under this subsection and shall publish the new adjusted amount applicable under sub. (1) (c) , which amount shall become effective on October 1 of that year. The department may not adjust the amount specified in sub. (1) (c) to an amount less than that specified in sub. (1) (c) .

History: 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2017 a. 58 ; 2021 a. 58 ; 2025 a. 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 947.013 — WI Code / Chapter 947 / Section 947.013
Harassment.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose.

(b) “Credible threat” means a threat made with the intent and apparent ability to carry out the threat.

(c) “Personally identifiable information” has the meaning given in s. 19.62 (5) .

(d) “Record” has the meaning given in s. 19.32 (2) .

(1m) Whoever, with intent to harass or intimidate another person, does any of the following is subject to a Class B forfeiture:

(a) Strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects the person to physical contact or attempts or threatens to do the same.

(b) Engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which harass or intimidate the person and which serve no legitimate purpose.

(1r) Whoever violates sub. (1m) under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:

(a) The act is accompanied by a credible threat that places the victim in reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm.

(b) The act occurs while the actor is subject to an order or injunction under s. 813.12 , 813.122 or 813.125 that prohibits or limits his or her contact with the victim.

(1t) Whoever violates sub. (1r) is guilty of a Class I felony if the person has a prior conviction under this subsection or sub. (1r) , (1v) , or (1x) or s. 940.32 (2) , (2e) , (2m) , or (3) involving the same victim and the present violation occurs within 7 years of the prior conviction.

(1v) Whoever violates sub. (1r) is guilty of a Class H felony if he or she intentionally gains access to a record in electronic format that contains personally identifiable information regarding the victim in order to facilitate the violation under sub. (1r) .

(1x) Whoever violates sub. (1r) under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class H felony:

(a) The person has a prior conviction under sub. (1r) , (1t) or (1v) or this subsection or s. 940.32 (2) , (2e) , (2m) , or (3) .

(b) The person intentionally gains access to a record in order to facilitate the current violation under sub. (1r) .

(2) This section does not prohibit any person from participating in lawful conduct in labor disputes under s. 103.53 .

History: 1983 a. 336 ; 1991 a. 194 ; 1993 a. 496 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 451.01 — WI Code / Chapter 451 / Section 451.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Acupuncture” means promoting, maintaining or restoring health or diagnosing, preventing or treating disease based on traditional Oriental medical concepts of treating specific areas of the human body, known as acupuncture points or meridians, by performing any of the following practices:

(a) Inserting acupuncture needles.

(b) Moxibustion.

(c) Applying manual, thermal or electrical stimulation or any other secondary therapeutic technique.

(2) “Acupuncturist” means a person who is engaged in the practice of acupuncture.

History: 1989 a. 31 , 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 94.03 — WI Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.03
Shipment of pests and biological control agents; permits.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may sell or offer for sale, or move, transport, deliver, ship or offer for shipment, any pest, as defined in s. 93.01 (10) or any biological control agent as defined in sub. (2) , without a permit as prescribed by rules of the department. Such rules may provide for reasonable exemptions from permit requirements. Permits may be issued only after the department determines that the proposed shipment or use will not create sufficient hazard to warrant refusal of a permit. Permits shall be affixed to the outside of every shipping container or accompany the shipment as the department directs.

(2) The department may by rule regulate and control the sale and use of biological control agents to assure their safety and effectiveness in the control of injurious pests and to prevent the introduction or use of biological control agents which may be injurious to persons or property or useful plant or animal life. The term “biological control agent” as used in this section means any living organism which because of its parasitic, predatory or other biological characteristics may be effective for use in the suppression or control of pests by biological rather than chemical means.

History: 1975 c. 394 ss. 6 , 17 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (20) .
Wis. Stat. § 322.110 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.110
Article 110 — Improper hazarding of vessel.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who willfully and wrongfully hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces of the United States, this state, or any other state military forces shall suffer punishment as a court-martial may direct.

(2) Any person who negligently hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces of the United States, the state, or any other state, state military forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 345.255 — WI Code / Chapter 345 / Section 345.255
Deposit after release.
Status: in_force

A person arrested under s. 345.22 for the violation of a traffic regulation who is released under s. 345.23 (1) shall be permitted to make a deposit any time prior to the court appearance date. The deposit shall be made in person or by mailing it to the clerk of the court of the county in which the alleged violation occurred.

History: 1973 c. 218 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.1235 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.1235
Article 123a — Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order without sufficient funds.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who, for the procurement of any article or thing of value, with intent to defraud; or for the payment of any past due obligation or for any other purpose, with intent to deceive; makes, draws, utters, or delivers any check, draft, or order for the payment of money upon any bank or other depository, knowing at the time that the maker or drawer has not or will not have sufficient funds in, or credit with, the bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order in full upon its presentment shall be punished as a court martial may direct.

(2) The making, drawing, uttering, or delivering by a maker or drawer of a check, draft, or order, payment of which is refused by the drawee because of insufficient funds of the maker or drawer in the drawee’s possession or control, is prima facie evidence of his or her intent to defraud or deceive and of his or her knowledge of insufficient funds in, or credit with, that bank or other depository, unless the maker or drawer pays the holder the amount due within 5 days after receiving notice, orally or in writing, that the check, draft, or order was not paid on presentment.

(3) In this section, the word “credit” means an arrangement or understanding, express or implied, with the bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order.

History: 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 7.38 — WI Code / Chapter 7 / Section 7.38
Vacancies after nomination.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (4) , after the death of a candidate nominated for a partisan office, either in a primary or when no primary is required under s. 8.50 (3) (b) , the vacancy may be filled by the candidate’s political party. In the case of county offices, the vacancy shall be filled by the chairperson of the county committee. If no county committee exists, the vacancy shall be filled by the chairperson of the state committee. For other offices, the vacancy shall be filled by the chairperson of the state committee. The appropriate chairperson shall file with the official or agency with whom nomination papers are filed for the office a certificate signed, certified and sworn to the same as an original nomination paper. The certificate shall state the cause of the vacancy, the name of the new nominee and the office for which the nomination is made. A political party may not nominate a candidate for an office for which no person representing that party has filed nomination papers and a declaration of candidacy.

(2) The certificate shall be filed within 4 days of the date of notification of the vacancy and shall have the same effect as original nomination papers.

(3) If the vacancy occurs after ballots have been printed in any county or municipality, the chairperson of the committee filling the vacancy shall supply the municipal clerk with stickers containing the name of the new nominee only. The stickers may be no larger than the space provided on the ballot for the original candidate’s name and office.

(4) There can be no vacancy in nomination prior to a party primary, except when no primary is required under s. 8.50 (3) (b) .

(5) In the event of failure to file the name of a current state chairperson, as required under s. 8.17 (12) , the commission may not recognize the state committee for the purpose of filling vacancies under sub. (1) .

History: 1971 c. 304 s. 29 (2) ; 1973 c. 334 ; 1975 c. 93 , 200 ; 1977 c. 340 , 427 ; 1979 c. 311 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1985 a. 304 ; 1987 a. 391 ; 1993 a. 184 ; 1999 a. 182 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) .
Wis. Stat. § 449.04 — WI Code / Chapter 449 / Section 449.04
Examination and licensure.
Status: in_force

(1) The examining board may grant a license to engage in the practice of optometry only to a person who satisfies all of the following conditions:

(a) The person presents proof satisfactory to the examining board that, subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 , and 111.335 , he or she does not have an arrest or conviction record.

(b) The person has graduated from an accredited college of optometry approved and recognized by the examining board.

(c) The person passes an examination approved or conducted by the examining board.

(d) The person pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) .

(2) The examination shall reasonably relate to the skills likely to be needed for an applicant to practice optometry in this state at the time of examination and shall seek to determine the applicant’s preparedness to exercise such skills. The examination shall test knowledge regarding general and ocular pharmacology as it relates to optometry with particular emphasis on the use of topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents and therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, including the treatment of adverse reactions to such pharmaceutical agents, and knowledge regarding the removal of foreign bodies from an eye or from an appendage to the eye. The examination shall also test knowledge of state laws and administrative rules regarding the practice of optometry. The examining board may do any of the following:

(a) Prepare, administer, and grade the examination.

(b) Approve in whole or in part an examination prepared, administered, and graded by the national board of examiners in optometry or another examination provider approved by the examining board.

(c) Approve and administer an examination prepared and graded by or under the direction of the national board of examiners in optometry or another examination provider approved by the examining board.

History: 1977 c. 29 , 418 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2005 a. 297 ; 2013 a. 114 ss. 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 .