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Wis. Stat. § 341.085 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.085
Registration of ambulances.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall inspect all ambulances prior to issuing an original or renewal registration to determine that the vehicles meet requirements specified by law or administrative rule as to specifications, medical equipment, supplies and sanitation.

(2) The department may adopt rules necessary for administration of this section and prescribe ambulance service equipment and standards therefor, except that any ambulance which does not conform to rules adopted by the department may be used until December 30, 1979.

History: 1977 c. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 224.06 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.06
Fidelity bonds for bank officers and employees.
Status: in_force

(1) As a condition precedent to qualification or entry upon the discharge of his or her duties, every person appointed or elected to any position requiring the receipt, payment or custody of money or other personal property owned by a bank or in its custody or control as collateral or otherwise, shall give a bond from an insurer qualified under s. 610.11 to do business in this state, in such adequate sum as the directors shall require and approve. In lieu of individual bonds the division may accept a schedule or blanket bond which covers all of the officers and employees of any bank whose duties include the receipt, payment or custody of money or other personal property for or on behalf of the bank. All such bonds shall be in the form prescribed by the division.

(2) No officer or employee who is required to give bond shall be deemed qualified nor shall be permitted to enter upon the discharge of duties until the bond is approved by a majority of the board of directors. The minute books of each bank shall contain a record of each bond executed and approved.

(3) Such bond shall be sufficient in amount to protect the bank from loss by reason of acts of fraud or dishonesty including forgery, theft, embezzlement, wrongful abstraction or misapplication on the part of the person, directly or through connivance with others. At any time the division may require additional bond or security, when in the division’s opinion, the bonds then executed and approved are insufficient.

(4) Every such bond shall provide that no cancellation or other termination of the bond shall be effective unless the surety gives in advance at least 10 days’ written notice by registered mail to the division. If the bond is canceled or terminated at the request of the insured (employer), the surety shall give the written notice to the division within 10 days after the receipt of such request.

(5) For reasons which the division deems valid and sufficient the division may waive as to the cancellation or termination of any such bond the 10-day written notice in advance required by sub. (4) and may give written consent to the termination or cancellation being made effective as of a date agreed upon and requested by the surety and the bank.

(6) The provisions required by sub. (4) to be in every such bond shall not in any way modify, impair or otherwise affect or render invalid a provision therein to the effect that the bond shall terminate as to any person covered thereby upon the discovery by the bank of any dishonest act on the part of such person.

(7) Any violation of the provisions contained in subs. (1) and (2) shall subject the bank to a fine of $100 per day for each consecutive day of such violation and it shall be the duty of the attorney general to recover any such penalties by action for and in behalf of the state.

History: 1983 a. 119 , 538 ; 1987 a. 252 ; 1989 a. 359 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.101 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.101
Military memorial highways and bridges.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain all markers that designate any state trunk highway or bridge on the state trunk highway system as a memorial that is associated with the armed forces or any branch or unit of the armed forces, any specific soldier or soldiers, any armed forces award or honor, or any war or armed conflict, that is otherwise military in nature, or that is designated under s. 84.10295 , and, notwithstanding ss. 84.1028 (2) , 84.1029 (2) , 84.1031 (2) , 84.1034 (2) , 84.1036 (2) , 84.1039 (2) , and 84.1041 (2) , the department shall bear the cost, in an amount not to exceed a total of $2,000 per year on a statewide basis, of such maintenance and shall only perform maintenance under this section in amounts above that sum to the extent that the department has received local or private funding for such maintenance.

History: 2007 a. 167 ; 2019 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 93.70 — WI Code / Chapter 93 / Section 93.70
Conservation reserve enhancement program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may expend funds from the appropriation account under s. 20.866 (2) (wf) to improve water quality, erosion control and wildlife habitat through participation by this state in the conservation reserve enhancement program as approved by the secretary of the federal department of agriculture under 16 USC 3834 (f) (4).

(2) The department may not make a payment under sub. (1) to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) , unless the person provides to the department a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a) .

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.043 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.043
Incorporators.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , 5 or more adults, one of whom must be a resident, may form a cooperative by signing, acknowledging and filing articles.

(2) If the cooperative is formed for purposes of operating as a small cooperative wholesaler under s. 125.545 , 3 or more individuals, at least one of whom must be a resident and all of which must be owners of small wineries or small manufacturers certified by the division of alcohol beverages in the department of revenue under s. 125.545 (6) (a) , may form a cooperative by signing, acknowledging, and filing articles. Membership in a cooperative formed under this subsection is limited to small wineries or small manufacturers certified by the division of alcohol beverages under s. 125.545 (6) (a) .

History: 1981 c. 337 ; 1985 a. 30 s. 42 ; 1987 a. 13 s. 23 ; Stats. 1987 s. 185.043; 2007 a. 85 ; 2023 a. 73 .
Wis. Stat. § 753.075 — WI Code / Chapter 753 / Section 753.075
Reserve judges; service.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Permanent reserve judge” means a judge appointed by the chief justice to serve an assignment for a period of 6 months. Permanent reserve judges shall perform the same duties as other judges and may be reappointed for subsequent periods.

(b) “Temporary reserve judge” means a judge appointed by the chief justice to serve such specified duties on a day-by-day basis as the chief justice may direct.

(2) Eligibility. The chief justice of the supreme court may appoint any of the following as a reserve judge:

(a) Any person who has served a total of 6 or more years as a supreme court justice, a court of appeals judge or a circuit judge.

(b) Any person who was eligible to serve as a reserve judge before May 1, 1992.

(3) Compensation.

(a) Temporary reserve judges shall receive a per diem equal to 90 percent of the daily salary of a judge of the court to which the reserve judge is assigned. While serving outside the county in which they reside temporary reserve judges shall also receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of judicial duties. This per diem compensation is not subject to s. 40.26 but the combined amount of this compensation and any other judicial compensation together with retirement annuities under the Wisconsin retirement system, the Milwaukee County retirement fund and other state, county, municipal, or other Wisconsin governmental retirement funds received by him or her during any one calendar year shall not exceed the yearly compensation of a circuit judge. The per diem compensation and actual and necessary expenses shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (a) when the judge is assigned to a circuit court and from the appropriation under s. 20.660 (1) (a) when the judge is assigned to the court of appeals.

(b) Permanent reserve judges shall receive compensation equal to the compensation for the 6-month period of a judge of the court to which they are assigned. This compensation is not subject to s. 40.26 but the combined amount of this compensation and any other judicial compensation together with retirement annuities under the Wisconsin retirement system, the Milwaukee County retirement fund or other state, county, municipal or other Wisconsin governmental retirement funds received by him or her during any one calendar month shall not exceed one-twelfth of the yearly compensation of a circuit judge. Permanent reserve judges shall receive health insurance calculated under ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1) or (2) and vacation benefits calculated under s. 230.35 (1) . Compensation for permanent reserve judges shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (b) .

History: 1971 c. 125 , 211 ; 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 224 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1977 c. 187 s. 92 ; 1977 c. 418 ss. 749g , 749h ; 1977 c. 449 ; Stats. 1977 s. 753.075; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (8) (a) ; 1979 c. 38 ; 1981 c. 20 , 96 ; 1981 c. 187 s. 10 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1983 a. 255 s. 6 ; 1987 a. 27 , 143 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 1993 a. 16 ss. 3567 , 3893 ; 1993 a. 402 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 2005 a. 403 .
Wis. Stat. § 287.24 — WI Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.24
Recycling consolidation grants.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “population” means the number of persons residing in a region, as determined by the department based upon the most recent decennial or special census or the most recent, subsequent population estimate under s. 16.96 .

(2) The department shall make a grant from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (6) (bw) for a year to a responsible unit that has been determined under s. 287.11 to have an effective recycling program if any of the following applies:

(a) The responsible unit is a county.

(b) The responsible unit is a federally recognized Indian tribe or band.

(c) The responsible unit has a population of 25,000 or more and consists of one or more municipalities.

(d) The responsible unit is not eligible under par. (a) , (b) , or (c) but one of the following applies:

1. By October 1 in the year preceding the year for which the grant is made, the responsible unit consists of what had been at least 2 responsible units.

2. By October 1 in the year preceding the year for which the grant is made, the responsible unit enters into a cooperative agreement with another responsible unit for the joint provision of at least one of the following elements of an effective recycling program:

a. Performing comprehensive program planning.

b. Collecting and transporting recyclable materials.

c. Sorting recyclable materials at a materials recovery facility.

d. Developing and distributing educational materials relating to waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.

e. Carrying out a program of technical assistance to businesses and owners and occupants of multifamily dwellings to increase the availability and convenience of recycling.

f. Any other program element approved by the department.

(3) Subject to sub. (4) , the department shall determine the amount of a grant to a responsible unit under this section as follows:

(a) Divide the amount available under s. 20.370 (6) (bw) for the year by the total population of the responsible units eligible under sub. (2) .

(b) Multiply the amount determined under par. (a) by the population of the responsible unit.

(4) A grant under this section plus a grant under s. 287.23 may not exceed the allowable expenses under s. 287.23 (3) (b) .

History: 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.95 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.95
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any cemetery authority that is required to be licensed under s. 440.91 (1) and that knowingly fails to be licensed may be fined not more than $100.

(2) Any individual who is required to register as a cemetery salesperson under s. 440.91 (2) and who fails to register may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

(3) Except as provided in subs. (1) and (2) , any person who violates s. 440.91 or 440.947 or any rule promulgated under s. 440.91 may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both, for the first offense and may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months, or both, for each subsequent offense.

(4) Any person who intentionally does any of the following may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both, for the first offense and may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months, or both, for each subsequent offense:

(a) Fails to register as a preneed seller as required under s. 440.92 (1) (a) .

(b) Fails to deposit or invest preneed trust funds or care funds as required under s. 440.92 (3) .

(c) Fails to file a report or files an incomplete, false or misleading report under s. 440.92 (6) .

(d) Files a false or misleading certification under s. 440.92 (9) .

(5) Except as provided in sub. (4) , any person who violates s. 440.92 or any rule promulgated under s. 440.92 may be required to forfeit not more than $200 for each offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

(6)

(a) Any cemetery authority or vendor that fails to disclose information to consumers in violation of s. 440.945 (3) may be required to forfeit not more than $200.

(b) Any cemetery authority or vendor that violates s. 440.945 (4) may be required to forfeit not more than $200 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for the 2nd or any later offense within a year. The period shall be measured by using the dates of the offenses that resulted in convictions.

History: 1989 a. 307 ss. 75 , 87 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2015 a. 237 .
Wis. Stat. § 92.115 — WI Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.115
Municipal soil conservation on private lands.
Status: in_force

Any city, village or town by its governing body or through a committee designated by it for the purpose, may contract to do soil conservation work on privately owned lands but no contract may involve more than $1,000 for any one person and the amount of work done for any one person may not exceed $1,000 annually.

History: 1975 c. 312 ; 1981 c. 317 , 346 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 371 ; Stats. 1999 s. 92.115.
Wis. Stat. § 283.47 — WI Code / Chapter 283 / Section 283.47
Requests for information by permittee.
Status: in_force

When a permit for which a fact sheet is required to be prepared under s. 283.45 is issued, reissued or modified, if the permittee submits, during the public comment period afforded under s. 283.39 , to the department a written request for information on the background levels in the receiving water of substances for which a water quality based effluent limitation under s. 283.13 (5) is included in the proposed permit, the department shall, to the extent the information is available, provide to the permittee no later than the time that the permit is issued, reissued or modified such information or list of documents which present such information. Nothing in this section limits rights under ss. 19.31 to 19.37 .

History: 1987 a. 60 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 868 ; Stats. 1995 s. 283.47.
Wis. Stat. § 115.437 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.437
Section 115.437
Status: in_force

1. The department shall make the payment under par. (a) for the 2015-16 school year on the 2nd Monday of July 2016.

2. The department shall consider the amount paid from s. 20.255 (2) (aq) under subd. 1. to be money appropriated to s. 20.255 (2) (aq) in the 2015-16 school year for purposes of calculating the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. from the 2014-15 school year to the 2015-16 school year, from the 2015-16 school year to the 2016-17 school year, and from the 2016-17 school year to the 2017-18 school year.

History: 2013 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 111 ; 2019 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.39 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.39
Placement of wind turbines.
Status: in_force

The department shall identify areas in this state where wind turbines, if placed in those areas, may have a significant adverse effect on bat and migratory bird populations. The department shall maintain an Internet website that provides this information to the public and that includes a map of the identified areas.

History: 2009 a. 40 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0501 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0501
Partner not co-owner of partnership property.
Status: in_force

A partner is not a co-owner of partnership property and has no interest in partnership property which can be transferred, either voluntarily or involuntarily.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.047 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.047
Section 895.047
Status: in_force

(a) If the defendant proves by clear and convincing evidence that at the time of the injury the claimant was under the influence of any controlled substance or controlled substance analog to the extent prohibited under s. 346.63 (1) (a) , or had an alcohol concentration, as defined in s. 340.01 (1v) , of 0.08 or more, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the claimant’s intoxication or drug use was the cause of his or her injury.

(b) Evidence that the product, at the time of sale, complied in material respects with relevant standards, conditions, or specifications adopted or approved by a federal or state law or agency shall create a rebuttable presumption that the product is not defective.

(c) The damages for which a manufacturer, seller, or distributor would otherwise be liable shall be reduced by the percentage of causal responsibility for the claimant’s harm attributable to the claimant’s misuse, alteration, or modification of the product.

(d) The court shall dismiss the claimant’s action under this section if the damage was caused by an inherent characteristic of the product that would be recognized by an ordinary person with ordinary knowledge common to the community that uses or consumes the product.

(e) A seller or distributor of a product is not liable to a claimant for damages if the seller or distributor receives the product in a sealed container and has no reasonable opportunity to test or inspect the product. This paragraph does not apply if the seller or distributor may be liable under sub. (2) (a) 2. or 3.

(4) Subsequent remedial measures. In an action for damages caused by a manufactured product based on a claim of strict liability, evidence of remedial measures taken subsequent to the sale of the product is not admissible for the purpose of showing a manufacturing defect in the product, a defect in the design of the product, or a need for a warning or instruction. This subsection does not prohibit the admission of such evidence to show a reasonable alternative design that existed at the time when the product was sold.

(5) Time limit. In any action under this section, a defendant is not liable to a claimant for damages if the product alleged to have caused the damage was manufactured 15 years or more before the claim accrues, unless the manufacturer makes a specific representation that the product will last for a period beyond 15 years. This subsection does not apply to an action based on a claim for damages caused by a latent disease.

(6) Inapplicability. This section does not apply to actions based on a claim of negligence or breach of warranty.

History: 2011 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.05 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.05
Inspection and investigation of institutions.
Status: in_force

The governor may visit and inspect at any time any public institution of this state which is supported in whole or in part by appropriations by the state; and, in the case of state institutions, the governor may also cause an investigation to be made of any thereof, or of any matter connected with or of any employee in any such institution, and may appoint a suitable person therefor, and shall require a written report thereof. Such investigator shall be paid not to exceed $6.50 a day for each day actually and necessarily required in performing the duties imposed, and shall be reimbursed all actual expenses thereby incurred. The cost of any such investigation shall be charged to the appropriation for the state institution under investigation.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 811.09 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.09
Alias writs.
Status: in_force

Alias writs of attachment may be issued to the sheriffs of different counties at any time before judgment. In such case a copy of the affidavit and bond annexed to the original writ shall be annexed to such alias writ. Such alias writs shall be executed and returned in the same manner as the original.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.09.
Wis. Stat. § 91.04 — WI Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.04
Department to report.
Status: in_force

At least once every 2 years, beginning not later than December 31, 2011, the department shall submit a farmland preservation report to the joint committee on finance, the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over agriculture under s. 13.172 (3) , and the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and provide copies of the report to the department of revenue and the department of administration. The department shall prepare the report in cooperation with the department of revenue and shall include all of the following in the report:

(1) A review and analysis of farmland availability, uses, and use trends in this state, including information related to farmland conversion statewide and by county.

(2) A review and analysis of relevant information related to the farmland preservation program under this chapter and associated tax credit claims under subch. IX of ch. 71 , including information related to all of the following:

(a) Participation in the program by political subdivisions and landowners.

(b) Tax credit claims by landowners, including the number of claimants, the amount of credits claimed, acreage covered by tax credit claims, the amount of credits claimed under zoning ordinances and under farmland preservation agreements, and relevant projections and trends.

(bm) The amount of the tax credits per qualifying acre, and the recommendations of the department for the tax credit amounts.

(c) The number, identity, and location of counties with certified farmland preservation plans.

(d) Trends and developments related to certification of farmland preservation plans.

(e) The number, identity, and location of political subdivisions with certified farmland preservation zoning ordinances.

(f) Trends and developments related to certification of farmland preservation zoning ordinances.

(g) The number, nature, and location of agricultural enterprise areas.

(h) The number and location of farms covered by farmland preservation agreements, including new farmland preservation agreements, and the number and location of farms for which farmland preservation agreements have expired.

(i) Conservation compliance by landowners under s. 91.80 and compliance activities by county land conservation committees under s. 91.82 .

(j) Rezoning of land out of farmland preservation zoning districts under s. 91.48 .

(k) Program costs, cost trends, and cost projections.

(L) Key issues related to program performance and key recommendations, if any, for enhancing the program.

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2023 a. 42 .