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Wis. Stat. § 767.16 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.16
Circuit court commissioner or law partner; when interested; procedure.
Status: in_force

A circuit court commissioner assisting in matters affecting the family or a member of the commissioner’s law firm may not appear in any action affecting the family in any court held in the county in which the circuit court commissioner is acting. If a circuit court commissioner or a member of the commissioner’s law firm is interested in an action affecting the family and no other circuit court commissioner is available, the presiding judge shall appoint an attorney to act as circuit court commissioner in that action. The appointed attorney shall take and file the oath and receive the compensation provided by law.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 50 , 92 (4) ; 1979 c. 176 ; 1979 c. 352 s. 39 ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.16; 2001 a. 61 ; 2005 a. 443 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.14 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.14
Bonds need not be under seal.
Status: in_force

No suretyship obligation need be under seal unless a seal is required by the applicable federal law or law of another jurisdiction.

History: 1975 c. 375 .
Wis. Stat. § 408.208 — WI Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.208
Effect of signature of authenticating trustee, registrar or transfer agent.
Status: in_force

(1) A person signing a security certificate as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or the like, warrants to a purchaser for value of the certificated security, if the purchaser is without notice of a particular defect, that:

(a) The certificate is genuine;

(b) The person’s own participation in the issue of the security is within the person’s capacity and within the scope of the authority received by the person from the issuer; and

(c) The person has reasonable grounds to believe that the certificated security is in the form and within the amount that the issuer is authorized to issue.

(2) Unless otherwise agreed, a person signing under sub. (1) does not assume responsibility for the validity of the security in other respects.

History: 1997 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 853.55 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.55
Wisconsin basic will.
Status: in_force

The following is the form for the Wisconsin basic will:

History: 1983 a. 376 ; 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.204 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.204
Formation in general.
Status: in_force

(1) A contract for sale of goods may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of such a contract.

(2) An agreement sufficient to constitute a contract for sale may be found even though the moment of its making is undetermined.

(3) Even though one or more terms are left open a contract for sale does not fail for indefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a contract and there is a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy.
Wis. Stat. § 135.05 — WI Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135.05
Application to arbitration agreements.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to provisions for the binding arbitration of disputes contained in a dealership agreement concerning the items covered in s. 135.03 , if the criteria for determining whether good cause existed for a termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or substantial change of competitive circumstances, and the relief provided is no less than that provided for in this chapter.

History: 1973 c. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.14 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.14
Annual report.
Status: in_force

Annually, no later than March 1, the board shall submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) a report that identifies the average length of time to process a disciplinary case against a physician during the preceding year and the number of disciplinary cases involving physicians pending before the board on December 31 of the preceding year.

History: 1997 a. 311 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.62 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.62
Expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as authorized in sub. (2) , the board shall deduct its expenses incurred in administering investments and loans under s. 24.61 from the gross receipts of the fund to which the interest and income of the investment or loan will be added.

(2) The board may charge its expenses incurred in the sale of a state trust fund loan or participation therein under s. 24.69 to the purchaser of the loan or participation, or may deduct the expenses from the gross receipts of the fund to which the interest and income of the loan or participation will be added, or both. If the board sells any state trust fund loan or participation therein under s. 24.69 in any fiscal year, the board shall, no later than October 1 following that fiscal year, prepare and file in its office a report which identifies in detail the board’s expenses incurred during that fiscal year that are directly attributable to the sale of state trust fund loans and participations under s. 24.69 .

(3) If any land purchased under s. 24.61 (2) (a) on or after July 14, 2015, or acquired in an exchange under s. 24.09 on or after July 14, 2015, was at the time of the purchase or acquisition subject to assessment or levy of a real property tax or subject to an obligation to make state or federal payments in lieu of taxes, the board shall make annual payments in lieu of property taxes from the appropriation under s. 20.507 (1) (c) to the appropriate local governmental unit in an amount equal to the property taxes levied on the land, or equal to the state or federal payments in lieu of taxes made with respect to the land, in the year prior to the year in which the board purchased or acquired the land.

History: 1979 c. 34 ; 1981 c. 169 ; Stats. 1981 s. 24.62; 1989 a. 31 ; 2005 a. 352 ; 2015 a. 55 , 60 ; 2017 a. 366 ; 2021 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 187.02 — WI Code / Chapter 187 / Section 187.02
Existing societies confirmed; may reorganize.
Status: in_force

Every existing church, congregation or religious society heretofore incorporated is hereby established and confirmed and shall continue to be governed by the statutes now applicable thereto, notwithstanding the same are repealed by this statute, in the same manner as if not so repealed, until organized under this chapter; and every such church, congregation and society may, by five or more of its members thereunto duly authorized by and acting for all its members at the time, become a corporation under this chapter by making and recording the certificate provided herein, with an additional statement therein of the name by which such society and the corporation connected with it has before that time been known and called and that such society and corporation are reorganized under this chapter; but such reorganization shall not work a change of the ecclesiastical connection of any such society.
Wis. Stat. § 100.29 — WI Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.29
Sale of nonrecyclable materials.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section “new packaging” means packaging, including a container, made from a material or a combination of materials not used in any packaging, exclusive of any closure or label, that is in commerce in this state on or before May 11, 1990.

(3) New packaging.

(a) If the department receives a complaint that there is not an adequate market to make recycling of a type of new packaging economically feasible, the department shall investigate the complaint. If the department determines that the product has been in commerce in this state for at least 3 years and that the complaint is well-founded, it shall inform the manufacturer or distributor of the new packaging and attempt to ensure an adequate market within a reasonable period through negotiations.

(b) The department shall identify by rule a type of new packaging for food or beverages to which all of the following apply:

1. After at least 3 years in commerce in this state, there is not an adequate market to make recycling of the type of new packaging economically feasible.

2. The department received a complaint under par. (a) about the type of new packaging material.

3. Negotiations under par. (a) did not result in an adequate market.

(c) The department shall promulgate rules for determining whether there is an adequate market to make recycling of new packaging economically feasible.

History: 1989 a. 335 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.202 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.202
Access to records of association-controlled entity.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Control” means to directly or indirectly do any of the following:

1. Own more than 50 percent of the ownership interest of an entity.

2. Have a controlling interest in an entity.

3. Have the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity.

(b) “Entity” means a person other than an individual.

(2) If an association controls an entity, a unit owner may inspect and copy records of the entity to the same extent that the association may inspect and copy the records.

History: 2021 a. 166 .
Wis. Stat. § 138.041 — WI Code / Chapter 138 / Section 138.041
Federal rate parity.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to prevent discrimination against state-chartered financial institutions with respect to interest rates, state-chartered banks, credit unions and savings banks may take, receive, reserve and charge on any loan or forbearance made on or after April 6, 1980 and before November 1, 1981, and on any renewal, refinancing, extension or modification made on or after April 6, 1980 and before November 1, 1981, of any loan or forbearance, interest at a federal rate prescribed for federally chartered banks, credit unions and savings banks, respectively, notwithstanding any other statutes. The federal rate described in this section does not include any rate permitted under a federal law which refers to a rate limit established by a state law which does not apply to state-chartered banks, credit unions or savings banks.

(2) In order to prevent discrimination against state-chartered financial institutions with respect to interest rates, state-chartered banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and savings banks may take, receive, reserve and charge on any loan or forbearance made on or after November 1, 1981 and before November 1, 1984, or after October 31, 1987, and on any renewal, refinancing, extension or modification made on or after November 1, 1981 and before November 1, 1984, or after October 31, 1987, of any loan or forbearance, interest at a federal rate prescribed for federally chartered banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and savings banks, respectively, notwithstanding any other statutes. The federal rate described in this section does not include any rate permitted under a federal law which refers to a rate limit established by a state law which does not apply to state-chartered banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks.

History: 1979 c. 168 ; 1981 c. 45 ; 1991 a. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 429.301 — WI Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.301
Penalties and remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 429.208 (7) (a) , a person who commits a violation of this chapter is liable to the lessee in an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts:

(a) One hundred dollars.

(b) The actual damages, including any incidental and consequential damages, sustained by the lessee by reason of the violation.

(c) Reasonable costs, expenses and attorney fees, as determined under s. 425.308 .

(2) If a party to a consumer lease recovers damages or penalties under this chapter for an act or omission, the party may not recover any damages or penalties for the same act or omission under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 or chs. 411 and 421 to 427 .

History: 1995 a. 329 ; 1999 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0305 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0305
Appointment of representative by a court.
Status: in_force

If the court determines that an interest is not represented under this subchapter, or that the otherwise available representation might be inadequate, the court may appoint a representative or guardian ad litem to receive notice, give consent, and otherwise represent, bind, and act on behalf of the person who is not represented or whose representation might be inadequate. A representative or guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent several persons or interests.

History: 2013 a. 92 ; 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0406 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0406
Negative reporting.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrator may require any person or persons to file a report as otherwise prescribed in this section, except that the administrator may specify a deadline after the deadline specified in s. 177.0403 .

(2) The administrator may require any person to file a report even if the person believes the person is not in possession of any property reportable or deliverable under this chapter.

History: 2021 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 553.57 — WI Code / Chapter 553 / Section 553.57
Enforcement of criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

The division may refer such evidence as is available concerning any violation of this chapter or of any rule or order hereunder to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, or to the attorney general, who may, with or without any reference, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this chapter.

History: 1971 c. 241 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.425 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.425
Fare disclosures.
Status: in_force

Each licensed company shall do all of the following:

(1) Disclose its fare calculation method on its Internet site.

(2) Inform each prospective passenger or the prospective passenger’s authorized representative of all applicable fare rates.

(3) Give each prospective passenger or the prospective passenger’s authorized representative the option to receive an estimated fare before the passenger enters a participating driver’s personal vehicle for transportation network services.

History: 2015 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.30 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.30
Liability of former purchaser.
Status: in_force

In case of a forfeiture of lands under s. 24.28 , the former purchaser of the forfeited lands shall be liable for any waste or unnecessary injury that the former purchaser may have done to the forfeited lands or to the timber or minerals located upon the forfeited lands. An action for waste or unnecessary injury under this section may be prosecuted by the board in the name of the state.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2005 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.008 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.008
Payment of special charges for extraordinary police service to state facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section “extraordinary police services” means those police services which are in addition to those being maintained for normal police service functions by a municipality or county and are required because of an assemblage or activity which is or threatens to become a riot, civil disturbance or other similar circumstance, or in which mob violence occurs or is threatened.

(2) The state shall pay for extraordinary police services provided directly to state facilities, as defined in s. 70.119 (3) (e) , in response to a request of a state officer or agency responsible for the operation and preservation of such facilities. The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to facilities of the authority described in s. 70.11 (38) . The Fox River Navigational System Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to the navigational system, as defined in s. 237.01 (5) . Municipalities or counties that provide extraordinary police services to state facilities may submit claims to the claims board for actual additional costs related to wage and disability payments, pensions and worker’s compensation payments, damage to equipment and clothing, replacement of expendable supplies, medical and transportation expense, and other necessary expenses. The clerk of the municipality or county submitting a claim shall also transmit an itemized statement of charges and a statement that identifies the facility served and the person who requested the services. The board shall obtain a review of the claim and recommendations from the agency responsible for the facility prior to proceeding under s. 16.007 (3) , (5) , and (6) .

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 , 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.023 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.023
Hours of labor and recordkeeping; minor league baseball players.
Status: in_force

(1) In promulgating rules under s. 103.02 classifying periods of time into periods to be paid for at regular rates and periods to be paid for at the rate of at least one and one-half times the regular rates, the department shall exempt from the application of those rules an individual who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for wages and working conditions.

(2) The department shall also exempt an individual described in sub. (1) from the application of rules promulgated under s. 103.02 or 104.09 that require employers to keep records of the hours of employment and wages of employees.

History: 2025 a. 77 .
Wis. Stat. § 55.13 — WI Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55.13
Emergency protective services.
Status: in_force

(1) Emergency protective services may be provided for not more than 72 hours when there is reason to believe that, if the emergency protective services are not provided, the individual entitled to the services or others will incur a substantial risk of serious physical harm.

(2) If the county department or agency with which the county department contracts under s. 55.02 (2) that is providing emergency protective services to an individual under sub. (1) has reason to believe that the individual meets the criteria for protective services under s. 55.08 (2) , the county department or agency may file a petition under s. 55.075 . If a petition is filed, a preliminary hearing shall be held within 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to establish probable cause that the criteria under s. 55.08 (2) are present. The county department or agency shall provide the individual with written notice and orally inform the individual of the time and place of the preliminary hearing. If the individual is not under guardianship, a petition for guardianship shall accompany the petition under s. 55.08 (2) , except in the case of a minor who is alleged to have a developmental disability.

(3) Upon finding probable cause under sub. (2) , the court may order emergency protective services to continue to be provided for up to 60 days pending the hearing on protective services under s. 55.10 .

(4) If it is necessary to enter a premises forcibly to provide or investigate the need for emergency protective services, the staff member of a county department shall obtain a court order authorizing entry and shall make the entry accompanied by a sheriff, police officer, or member of a fire department. When it appears probable that substantial physical harm, irreparable injury, or death may occur to an individual, the police officer, fire fighter, or sheriff may enter a premises without a court order if the time required to obtain such an order would result in greater risk of physical harm to the individual.

(5) If a forcible entry is made under sub. (4) , a report of the exact circumstances, including the date, time, place, factual basis for the need of the entry, and the exact services rendered, shall be made and forwarded to the court within 14 days after entry by the person making the entry.

History: 2005 a. 264 ss. 98 , 99 , 100 , 163 ; 2007 a. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.185 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.185
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) This subchapter does not prohibit a regional institution or regional holding company from acquiring up to 5 percent of the voting shares of one or more in-state savings banks or savings bank holding companies.

(2) This subchapter does not prohibit an in-state savings bank or savings bank holding company from acquiring up to 5 percent of the voting shares of one or more regional savings banks or savings bank holding companies.

History: 1991 a. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 79.15 — WI Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.15
Improvements credit.
Status: in_force

The total amount paid each year to municipalities from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (3) (b) for the payments under s. 79.10 (5m) is $75,000,000 in 2009, $145,000,000 in 2010, and $150,000,000 in 2011 and in each year thereafter.

History: 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.002 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.002
Article 2 — Persons subject to this code; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 322.003 , this code applies only to members of the state military forces at all times.

(2) Subject matter jurisdiction is established if a nexus exists between an offense under this code and the state military force. Courts-martial have primary jurisdiction of military offenses. A proper civilian court has primary jurisdiction of a nonmilitary offense when an act or omission violates both this code and local criminal law, foreign or domestic. In this case, a court-martial may be initiated only after the civilian authority has declined to prosecute or dismissed the charge, provided jeopardy has not attached. Jurisdiction over attempted crimes, conspiracy crimes, solicitation, and accessory crimes must be determined by the underlying offense.

History: 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.265 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.265
Antique motor vehicles; registration, plates, use.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who is a resident of this state and the owner or subsequent transferee of a motor vehicle which has a model year of 1945 or earlier and which has not been altered or modified from the original manufacturer’s specifications may upon application register the same as an antique vehicle upon payment of a fee of $5, and be furnished registration plates of a distinctive design, in lieu of the usual registration plates, which shall show in addition to the registration number that the vehicle is an antique. The registration shall be valid while the vehicle is owned by the applicant without the payment of any additional fee. The vehicle shall only be used for special occasions such as display and parade purposes or for necessary testing, maintenance and storage purposes. A motorcycle may be registered as an antique vehicle if all of the requirements for registration specified in this subsection are satisfied.

(1m) Notwithstanding s. 341.15 (1) , a person who registers an antique motor vehicle under sub. (1) may furnish and display on the vehicle a historical plate from or representing the model year of the vehicle if the registration and plates issued by the department are simultaneously carried in or, with respect to an antique motorcycle, with the vehicle and are available for inspection.

(2) Unless inconsistent with this section, the provisions applicable to other motor vehicles apply to antique motor vehicles.

History: 1979 c. 146 ; 1985 a. 96 , 105 , 332 ; 1987 a. 210 , 349 , 403 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.80 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.80
Judgment against a corporation or municipality.
Status: in_force

(1) If a corporation or municipality fails to appear within the time required by the citation or summons, the default of such corporation or municipality may be recorded and the charge against it taken as true and judgment shall be rendered accordingly.

(2) Upon default of the defendant corporation or municipality, or upon conviction, judgment for the amount of the forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 , shall be entered.

History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1985 a. 36 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 139 .