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Wis. Stat. § 563.54 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.54
Progressive jackpot bingo.
Status: in_force

(1) A player wins progressive jackpot bingo by covering all the numbers on his or her bingo card within a specified number of calls. The number of calls for the first game shall be at least 48. The number of calls shall increase by one in each succeeding game until a player wins the progressive jackpot bingo prize.

(2)

(a) The starting prize for progressive jackpot bingo shall be any of the following:

1. Fifty percent of the card sales for the first progressive jackpot bingo game.

2. An amount specified before the start of play, not to exceed $500.

(b) The prize for each succeeding game of progressive jackpot bingo shall be 50 percent of the card sales for the game plus the prize amount from the preceding game.

(3) After the specified number of calls for a game of progressive jackpot bingo are completed, if no person has won, the game shall continue until a player covers all of the numbers on his or her card and that player shall be awarded a consolation prize of not less than $100. The consolation prize may not be paid from the 50 percent of card sales used to fund the progressive jackpot bingo prize.

(4) No card for a game of progressive jackpot bingo may be sold after the game has begun.

(5) Once started, progressive jackpot bingo shall be played at each succeeding bingo occasion until a player wins a game of progressive jackpot bingo, except that progressive jackpot bingo may be played only once per day.

(6) Progressive jackpot bingo may be played only on special bingo cards.

History: 2005 a. 247 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.709 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.709
Priority.
Status: in_force

(1) Law governing priority. 2001 Wisconsin Act 10 determines the priority of conflicting claims to collateral. However, if the relative priorities of the claims were established before July 1, 2001, ch. 409 , 1999 stats., determines priority.

(2) Priority if security interest becomes enforceable under s. 409.203. For purposes of s. 409.322 (1) , the priority of a security interest that becomes enforceable under s. 409.203 dates from July 1, 2001, if the security interest is perfected under 2001 Wisconsin Act 10 by the filing of a financing statement before July 1, 2001, which would not have been effective to perfect the security interest under ch. 409 , 1999 stats. This subsection does not apply to conflicting security interests each of which is perfected by the filing of such a financing statement.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 700.25 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.25
Applicability of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to interests in property in existence on July 1, 1971, and to interests in property created after such date. If application of any provision of this chapter to an interest in property in existence on July 1, 1971, is unconstitutional, it shall not affect application of the provision to an interest in property created after July 1, 1971.
Wis. Stat. § 292.98 — WI Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.98
Violations and enforcement; environmental repair and cost recovery.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) If the department has reason to believe that a violation of s. 292.31 or 292.35 or any rule promulgated or special order, plan approval, or any term or condition of a license issued under those sections occurred, it may:

1. Cause written notice to be served upon the alleged violator. The notice shall specify the law or rule alleged to be violated, and contain the findings of fact on which the charge of violation is based, and may include an order that necessary corrective action be taken within a reasonable time. This order shall become effective unless, no later than 30 days after the date the notice and order are served, the person named in the notice and order requests in writing a hearing before the department. Upon such request, the department shall after due notice hold a hearing. Instead of an order, the department may require that the alleged violator appear before the department for a hearing at a time and place specified in the notice and answer the charges complained of; or

2. Initiate action under s. 299.95 .

(b) If after such hearing the department finds that a violation has occurred, it shall affirm or modify its order previously issued, or issue an appropriate order for the prevention, abatement or control of the problems involved or for the taking of other corrective action as may be appropriate. If the department finds that no violation has occurred, it shall rescind its order. Any order issued as part of a notice or after hearing may prescribe one or more dates by which necessary action shall be taken in preventing, abating or controlling the violation.

History: 1995 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1107 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1107
Express unitrusts.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “express unitrust” means any trust that by its trust instrument requires the distribution at least annually of a unitrust amount equal to a fixed percentage of the net fair market value of the trust’s assets, valued at least annually, other than a trust solely for charitable purposes or a charitable split-interest trust under section 664 (d) or 170 (f) (2) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) The following apply to an express unitrust:

(a) To the extent not otherwise provided for in the trust instrument, the unitrust amount of not less than 3 percent nor more than 5 percent may be determined by reference to the net fair market value of the trust’s assets averaged over a preceding period determined by the trustee, which is at least 3 years but not more than 5 years.

(b) Distribution of such a fixed percentage unitrust amount of not less than 3 percent nor more than 5 percent is a distribution of all of the income of the unitrust and is an income interest.

(c) Such a distribution of a fixed percentage of not less than 3 percent nor more than 5 percent is a reasonable apportionment of the total return of the trust.

(d) A trust that provides for a fixed annual percentage payout in excess of 5 percent per year of the net fair market value of the trust is considered to be a 5 percent express unitrust, paying out all of the income of the unitrust, and to have paid out principal of the trust to the extent that the fixed percentage payout exceeds 5 percent per year.

(e) The trust instrument may grant discretion to the trustee to adopt a consistent practice of treating capital gains as part of the unitrust distribution, to the extent that the unitrust distribution exceeds the income determined as if the trust were not a unitrust, or it may specify the ordering of such classes of income.

(f) Unless the terms of the trust specifically provide otherwise, a distribution of the unitrust amount is considered to have been made from the following sources in the following order of priority:

1. Net income determined as if the trust were not a unitrust.

2. Ordinary income for federal income tax purposes that is not net income under subd. 1.

3. Net realized short-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes.

4. Net realized long-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes.

5. Principal.

(g) The trust instrument may provide that assets used by the trust beneficiary, such as a residence or tangible personal property, may be excluded from the net fair market value for computing the unitrust amount. Such use may be considered equivalent to the income or unitrust amount.

(h) In the absence of contrary provisions in the trust instrument of an express unitrust, the provisions of s. 701.1106 (3) (a) , (d) , and (e) apply.

History: 2013 a. 92 s. 243 .
Wis. Stat. § 18.85 — WI Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18.85
Facilities.
Status: in_force

The commission may enter into agreements and ancillary arrangements for public debt under this subchapter, including liquidity facilities, remarketing or dealer agreements, letter of credit agreements and line of credit agreements.

History: 1989 a. 46 .
Wis. Stat. § 145.04 — WI Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145.04
Water and sewerage systems.
Status: in_force

(1) Ordinance rules. A 1st, 2nd or 3rd class city with a water system or sewerage system shall, and a village, 4th class city, town, county or metropolitan sewerage commission may, by ordinance, prescribe rules relating to local permits for the installation, alteration and inspection of plumbing to safeguard the public health.

(2) No local licenses. No city, village, town, town sanitary district, county, metropolitan sewerage district commission or other agency may require the licensing of any person licensed or registered under this chapter or prohibit the person from engaging in or working at business within the scope of the person’s license or permit.

(3) Reports to department. The authorities of any such city or metropolitan sewerage district shall report to the department each failure on the part of a state licensed plumber to qualify as a journeyman or master plumber and each willful violation of any plumbing regulation.

History: 1971 c. 194 ; 1989 a. 56 ; 1993 a. 482 ; 1995 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 39.325 — WI Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39.325
Wisconsin health education loan program.
Status: in_force

(1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a Wisconsin health education loan program under P.L. 94-484 , on July 29, 1979, in order to provide financial aid to medical and dentistry students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin Medical School, the Medical College of Wisconsin or Marquette University School of Dentistry.

(2) The board shall lend to students who qualify under sub. (1) any moneys appropriated or authorized through the issuance of revenue obligations. The board shall require a student borrowing moneys under this section to pay interest while in medical or dental school and during his or her residency training at the rate of at least 3 percent per year on the sum of the principal amount of the student’s obligation and the accumulated interest, unless federal law provides otherwise as a condition of guaranteeing the loan. Principal and interest payable on maturing revenue obligations shall, when necessary, be paid from funded reserves, authorized under subch. II of ch. 18 , or from moneys made available under chapter 20, laws of 1981 , section 2022 (1) .

(3) The board shall promulgate rules and establish standards and methods of determining the amounts of loans, rates of interest and other administrative procedures consistent with P.L. 94-484 , on July 29, 1979. The rates of interest shall be set as low as possible, but shall remain sufficient to cover all costs of the program under this section.

History: 1979 c. 34 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 702.301 — WI Code / Chapter 702 / Section 702.301
Requisites for exercise of power of appointment.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) A power of appointment is exercised only if all of the following apply:

1. The instrument exercising the power is valid under applicable law.

2. The terms of the instrument exercising the power do all of the following:

a. Manifest the powerholder’s intent to exercise the power.

b. Subject to s. 702.304 , satisfy the requirements of exercise, if any, imposed by the donor.

(b) A power of appointment is exercised under par. (a) only to the extent the appointment is a permissible exercise of the power.

(2) If the donor requires the consent of the donor or any other person for the exercise of a power of appointment, the consent must be expressed in the instrument exercising the power of appointment or in a separate written instrument, signed in either case by the persons whose consent is required. If any person whose consent is required dies or becomes legally incapable of consenting, the power of appointment may be exercised by the powerholder without the consent of that person unless the terms of the instrument creating the power of appointment manifest a contrary intent.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) and unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, if a power of appointment is vested in 2 or more persons, the joint powerholders may only exercise the power of appointment unanimously.

(b) If a power of appointment is vested in 2 or more persons and one or more of the joint powerholders die, become incapable of exercising the power of appointment, or renounce, release, or disclaim the power of appointment, the power of appointment may be exercised unanimously by the other powerholders.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 422.409 — WI Code / Chapter 422 / Section 422.409
Notice of assignment.
Status: in_force

(1) The customer is authorized to pay the assignor until the customer receives notification of assignment of the rights to payment pursuant to a consumer credit transaction and that payment is to be made to the assignee. A notification which does not reasonably identify the rights assigned is ineffective. If requested by the customer, the assignee must seasonably furnish reasonable proof that the assignment has been made and unless the assignee does so the customer may pay the assignor.

(2) The notification of assignment shall be in writing and addressed to the customer at the customer’s address as stated in the contract, shall be accompanied by a copy of the contract or shall identify the contract, describe the goods or services, state the names of the assignor and the customer, the name and address of the assignee, the number, amount and due dates or periods of payments scheduled to repay the indebtedness and, except in the case of a transaction secured by a first lien mortgage or equivalent security interest for the purpose of the acquisition of a dwelling, the total of payments. A provision in the assigned contract that the customer waives or will not assert claims or defenses against the assignee under s. 422.407 (2) shall not be effective unless the notification of assignment also contains a clear and conspicuous statement that the customer has 12 months within which to notify the assignee in writing of any complaints, claims or defenses the customer may have against the assignor and that if the customer does not give such notice, the assignee or subsequent assignees will have the right to enforce the contract free of such claims or defenses subject to chs. 421 to 427 .

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1973 c. 2 , 3 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.531 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.531
Family support.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 767.511 (6m) , a party ordered to pay family support under this section, 2019 stats., shall pay simple interest at the rate of 1 percent per month on any amount in arrears that is equal to or greater than the amount of child support due in one month. Subject to s. 767.511 (6m) , if the party no longer has a current obligation to pay child support, interest at the rate of 1 percent per month shall accrue on the total amount of child support in arrears, if any. Interest under this section is in lieu of interest computed under s. 807.01 (4) , 814.04 (4) , or 815.05 (8) and is paid to the department or its designee under s. 767.57 . Except as provided in s. 767.57 (1m) , the department or its designee shall apply all payments received for family support ordered under this section, 2019 stats., as follows:

(1) First, to payment of family support due within the calendar month during which the payment is received.

(2) Second, to payment of unpaid family support due before the payment is received.

(3) Third, to payment of interest accruing on unpaid family support.

History: 1977 c. 105 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 50 , 92 (4) ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.261; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1993 a. 481 ; 1995 a. 279 ; 1997 a. 27 , 191 ; 1999 a. 9 , 32 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 111 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.531; 2013 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.52 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.52
Purchases from motor vehicle salvage pools.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may purchase or submit a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle salvage pool unless the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) The person is a cardholder and the person’s buyer identification card has not been suspended or revoked.

(b) The person displays his or her valid buyer identification card to the salvage pool and includes his or her buyer identification number on each sheet of any bid submitted to a motor vehicle salvage pool for the purchase of a motor vehicle or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle salvage pool.

(2) No motor vehicle salvage pool may accept a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle or complete the sales transaction unless the person who submits the bid or offers to purchase a motor vehicle from the motor vehicle salvage pool satisfies the conditions under sub. (1) (b) and the motor vehicle salvage pool verifies that the buyer identification number displayed on the person’s buyer identification card and included on each sheet of that person’s bid or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle are identical.

(3) For each motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle salvage pool, the motor vehicle salvage pool shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred by a motor vehicle salvage pool.

(4) Section 342.157 applies to motor vehicles sold by a motor vehicle salvage pool under this section.

History: 1987 a. 349 ; 1993 a. 159 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.207 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.207
Rights and duties of secured party having possession or control of collateral.
Status: in_force

(1) Duty of care when secured party in possession. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) , a secured party shall use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of collateral in the secured party’s possession. In the case of chattel paper or an instrument, reasonable care includes taking necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties unless otherwise agreed.

(2) Expenses, risks, duties, and rights when secured party in possession. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) , if a secured party has possession of collateral:

(a) Reasonable expenses, including the cost of insurance and payment of taxes or other charges, incurred in the custody, preservation, use, or operation of the collateral are chargeable to the debtor and are secured by the collateral;

(b) The risk of accidental loss or damage is on the debtor to the extent of a deficiency in any effective insurance coverage;

(c) The secured party shall keep the collateral identifiable, but fungible collateral may be commingled; and

(d) The secured party may use or operate the collateral:

1. For the purpose of preserving the collateral or its value;

2. As permitted by an order of a court having competent jurisdiction; or

3. Except in the case of consumer goods, in the manner and to the extent agreed by the debtor.

(3) Duties and rights when secured party in possession or control. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) , a secured party having possession of collateral or control of collateral under s. 407.106 , 409.104 , 409.105 , 409.106 , or 409.107 :

(a) May hold as additional security any proceeds, except money or funds, received from the collateral;

(b) Shall apply money or funds received from the collateral to reduce the secured obligation, unless remitted to the debtor; and

(c) May create a security interest in the collateral.

(4) Buyer of certain rights to payment. If the secured party is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor:

(a) Subsection (1) does not apply unless the secured party is entitled under an agreement:

1. To charge back uncollected collateral; or

2. Otherwise to full or limited recourse against the debtor or a secondary obligor based on the nonpayment or other default of an account debtor or other obligor on the collateral; and

(b) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply.

History: 2001 a. 10 ; 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 7.31 — WI Code / Chapter 7 / Section 7.31
Training and certification of chief inspectors.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall establish requirements for certification of individuals to serve as chief inspectors. The requirements shall include a requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5) before beginning service.

(2) No individual may serve as a chief inspector at a polling place in an election unless the individual is certified by the commission to hold that office on the date of the election at which the individual serves.

(3) The commission shall, upon application, issue certificates to qualified individuals who meet the requirements to be certified as chief inspectors. Each certificate shall carry an expiration date.

(4) The commission shall require each individual to whom a certificate is issued under this section to meet requirements to maintain that certification. The requirements shall include a requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5) every 2 years during the period beginning on January 1 of each even-numbered year and ending on December 31 of the following year. The commission shall renew the certificate of any individual who requests renewal and who meets the requirements prescribed under this subsection.

(5) The commission shall conduct regular training programs to ensure that individuals who are certified by the commission under this section are knowledgeable concerning their authority and responsibilities. The commission shall pay all costs required to conduct the training programs from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (bm) .

History: 2001 a. 16 , 104 ; 2003 a. 143 ; 2005 a. 451 ; 2007 a. 1 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) ; 2015 a. 229 , 261 ; 2017 a. 365 , 366 .
Wis. Stat. § 234.20 — WI Code / Chapter 234 / Section 234.20
Default; trustee.
Status: in_force

(1) If the authority defaults in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of notes or bonds after they become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and the default continues for a period of 30 days or if the authority fails or refuses to comply with this chapter or defaults in any agreement made with the holders of any issue of notes or bonds, the holders of 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the notes or bonds of the issue then outstanding, by instrument recorded in the office of the register of deeds of Dane County and approved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may appoint a trustee to represent the holders of the notes or bonds for the purposes otherwise specifically provided.

(2) The trustee may, and upon written request of the holders of 25 percent in principal amount of such notes or bonds then outstanding shall, in the trustee’s name:

(a) By action or proceeding, enforce all rights of the noteholders or bondholders, including the right to require the authority to collect fees and charges and interest and amortization payments on mortgage loans made by it adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, such fees and charges and interest and amortization payments on such mortgages, and other properties and to require the authority to carry out any other agreements with the holders of such notes or bonds and to perform its duties under this chapter;

(b) Bring suit upon such notes or bonds;

(c) By action, require the authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such notes or bonds;

(d) By action, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such notes or bonds; and

(e) Declare all such notes or bonds due and payable, and if all defaults shall be made good, then, with the consent of the holders of 25 percent of the principal amount of such notes or bonds then outstanding, to annul such declaration and its consequences.

History: 1971 c. 287 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 301 .