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Wis. Stat. § 701.1009 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1009
Beneficiary’s consent, release, or ratification.
Status: in_force

A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary for breach of trust if the beneficiary consented to the conduct constituting the breach, released the trustee from liability for the breach, or ratified the transaction constituting the breach, unless any of the following applies:

(1) The consent, release, or ratification of the beneficiary was induced by improper conduct of the trustee.

(2) At the time of the consent, release, or ratification, the beneficiary did not have knowledge or a reasonable opportunity to obtain knowledge of the beneficiary’s rights or of the material facts relating to the breach.

History: 2013 a. 92 ; 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 948.20 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.20
Abandonment of a child.
Status: in_force

Whoever, with intent to abandon the child, leaves any child in a place where the child may suffer because of neglect is guilty of a Class G felony.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 35 ; Stats. 1987 s. 948.20; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.38 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.38
Prescriptions.
Status: in_force

(1g) In this section, “medical treatment” includes dispensing or administering a narcotic drug for pain, including intractable pain.

(1n)

(a) A pharmacy or physician approved under s. 961.34 (2) may dispense cannabidiol products as a treatment for a medical condition.

(b) A physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a) may issue an individual a certification, as defined in s. 961.32 (2m) (a) , stating that the individual possesses a cannabidiol product to treat a medical condition.

(1r) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacy, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance included in schedule II may be dispensed without the written hard copy or electronic prescription of a practitioner.

(2) In emergency situations, as defined by rule of the pharmacy examining board, schedule II drugs may be dispensed upon an oral prescription of a practitioner, reduced promptly to a written hard copy or electronic record and filed by the pharmacy. Prescriptions shall be retained in conformity with rules of the pharmacy examining board promulgated under s. 961.31 . No prescription for a schedule II substance may be refilled.

(3) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacy, to an ultimate user, a controlled substance included in schedule III or IV, which is a prescription drug, shall not be dispensed without a written, oral or electronic prescription of a practitioner. The prescription shall not be filled or refilled except as designated on the prescription and in any case not more than 6 months after the date thereof, nor may it be refilled more than 5 times, unless renewed by the practitioner.

(4)

(a) A substance included in schedule V may be distributed or dispensed only for a medical purpose, including medical treatment or authorized research.

(b) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacy, to an ultimate user, a substance specified in s. 961.22 (2) shall not be dispensed without a written, oral, or electronic prescription of a practitioner.

(4g) A practitioner may dispense or deliver a controlled substance to or for an individual or animal only for medical treatment or authorized research in the ordinary course of that practitioner’s profession.

(4r) A pharmacist is immune from any civil or criminal liability and from discipline under s. 450.10 for any act taken by the pharmacist in reliance on a reasonable belief that an order purporting to be a prescription was issued by a practitioner in the usual course of professional treatment or in authorized research.

(5) No practitioner shall prescribe, orally, electronically or in writing, or take without a prescription a controlled substance included in schedule I, II, III or IV for the practitioner’s own personal use.

History: 1971 c. 219 ; 1975 c. 190 , 421 ; 1977 c. 203 ; 1995 a. 448 ss. 235 to 240 , 483 to 485 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.38; 1997 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 159 ; 2013 a. 267 ; 2017 a. 4 , 25 ; 2019 a. 68 .
Wis. Stat. § 65.025 — WI Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.025
Biennial budget procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) A city may adopt a biennial budget by implementing the procedures under this section and using the procedures under ss. 65.02 to 65.20 . If a city chooses to adopt a biennial budget, it shall adopt such a budget in an odd-numbered year for the next 2 fiscal years that follow immediately the year in which the budget is adopted.

(2) For a city to proceed under this section, the common council shall adopt a resolution or enact an ordinance stating its intent to adopt a biennial budget. Once a resolution is adopted or an ordinance is enacted, such an action takes effect and may not be reconsidered or repealed, except as provided in sub. (3) .

(3) A common council that has adopted a biennial budget procedure as provided in this section may return to the use of an annual budget procedure if the common council, by a two-thirds majority vote, adopts a resolution or enacts an ordinance stating its intent to adopt an annual budget.

(4) A common council or a committee authorized by the common council may, at any time, decrease appropriation amounts in a biennial budget.

(5) In October or November of an even-numbered year, the common council may change any appropriation or revenue amount in relation to the 2nd year of the biennial budget by a simple majority vote of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m) .

History: 2019 a. 42 ; 2021 a. 239 s. 74 .
Wis. Stat. § 252.03 — WI Code / Chapter 252 / Section 252.03
Duties of local health officers.
Status: in_force

(1) Every local health officer, upon the appearance of any communicable disease in his or her territory, shall immediately investigate all the circumstances and make a full report to the appropriate governing body and also to the department. The local health officer shall promptly take all measures necessary to prevent, suppress and control communicable diseases, and shall report to the appropriate governing body the progress of the communicable diseases and the measures used against them, as needed to keep the appropriate governing body fully informed, or at such intervals as the secretary may direct. The local health officer may inspect schools and other public buildings within his or her jurisdiction as needed to determine whether the buildings are kept in a sanitary condition.

(2) Local health officers may do what is reasonable and necessary for the prevention and suppression of disease; may forbid public gatherings when deemed necessary to control outbreaks or epidemics and shall advise the department of measures taken.

(2j) A local health officer may not issue a mandate to close any business in order to control an outbreak or epidemic of communicable disease for longer than 30 days unless the governing body of the political subdivision in which the order is intended to apply approves one extension of the order, not to exceed 30 days. A mandate to close more than one business as provided under this subsection may not distinguish between essential and nonessential businesses. In this subsection, “political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

(3) If the local authorities fail to enforce the communicable disease statutes and rules, the department shall take charge, and expenses thus incurred shall be paid by the county or municipality.

(4) No person may interfere with the investigation under this chapter of any place or its occupants by local health officers or their assistants.

History: 1981 c. 291 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 285 ; Stats. 1993 s. 252.03; 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 442.03 — WI Code / Chapter 442 / Section 442.03
Licenses required.
Status: in_force

No person may lawfully practice in this state as a certified public accountant either in the person’s own name, or under an assumed name, or as a member of a firm, unless the person has been granted by the examining board a certificate as a certified public accountant, and unless the person or firm has complied with all of the provisions of this chapter, including licensure.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1981 c. 356 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2025 a. 166 .
Wis. Stat. § 96.20 — WI Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96.20
Public record.
Status: in_force

(1) Each referendum shall be conducted by secret ballot, and the ballots and results shall be a matter of public record and open to inspection.

(2) All assents filed with the department for the approval of a marketing agreement, an amendment or the termination of an agreement are a matter of public record and open to inspection.

(3) All contracts made by a marketing board are a matter of public record and open to inspection.

(4) All annual reports on an order’s operation issued by a marketing board are a matter of public record and open to inspection.

(5) All information relating to the businesses of producers and handlers that is obtained under this chapter is not a public record and is not available for inspection.

History: 1981 c. 283 ss. 16 , 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.675 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.675
Distress signal flag.
Status: in_force

The display on a boat or by a person of an orange flag approximately 18 by 30 inches in size shall indicate that such boat or person is in need of help.

(1) Insofar as is possible without serious danger to the operator’s boat or persons on board, the operator of a boat observing a distress signal shall render to the boat or person displaying the signal such assistance as may be practicable and necessary to save the boat or person or to minimize any danger to them.

(2) No person shall display a flag like that described in sub. (1) unless such person is in need of assistance to prevent bodily injury or destruction of property.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.1011 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.1011
Local equal opportunities.
Status: in_force

(1) Declaration of policy. The right of all persons to have equal opportunities for housing regardless of their sex, race, color, disability, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (g) , sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m) , religion, national origin, marital status, family status, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (k) , status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u) , lawful source of income, age, or ancestry is a matter both of statewide concern under ss. 101.132 and 106.50 and also of local interest under this section and s. 66.0125 . The enactment of ss. 101.132 and 106.50 by the legislature does not preempt the subject matter of equal opportunities in housing from consideration by political subdivisions, and does not exempt political subdivisions from their duty, nor deprive them of their right, to enact ordinances that prohibit discrimination in any type of housing solely on the basis of an individual being a member of a protected class.

(1m) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Aggrieved person” has the meaning given in s. 106.50 (1m) (b) .

(b) “Complainant” has the meaning given in s. 106.50 (1m) (c) .

(c) “Discriminate” has the meaning given in s. 106.50 (1m) (h) .

(d) “Member of a protected class” has the meaning given in s. 106.50 (1m) (nm) .

(e) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town or county.

(2) Antidiscrimination housing ordinances. Political subdivisions may enact ordinances prohibiting discrimination in housing within their respective boundaries solely on the basis of an individual being a member of a protected class. An ordinance may be similar to ss. 101.132 and 106.50 or may be more inclusive in its terms or in respect to the different types of housing subject to its provisions. An ordinance establishing a forfeiture as a penalty for violation may not be for an amount that is less than the statutory forfeitures under s. 106.50 (6) (h) . An ordinance may permit a complainant, aggrieved person or respondent to elect to remove the action to circuit court after a finding has been made that there is reasonable cause to believe that a violation of the ordinance has occurred. An ordinance may authorize the political subdivision, at any time after a complaint has been filed alleging an ordinance violation, to file a complaint in circuit court seeking a temporary injunction or restraining order pending final disposition of the complaint.

(3) Contingency restriction. No political subdivision may enact an ordinance under sub. (2) that contains a provision making its effective date or the operation of any of its provisions contingent on the enactment of an ordinance on the same or similar subject matter by one or more other political subdivisions.

History: 1971 c. 185 s. 7 ; 1975 c. 94 , 275 , 422 ; 1977 c. 418 s. 929 (55) ; 1981 c. 112 ; 1981 c. 391 s. 210 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 47 ; 1991 a. 295 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 1999 a. 82 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 447 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.1011; 1999 a. 186 ss. 61 , 62 ; 2009 a. 95 .
Wis. Stat. § 62.17 — WI Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62.17
Enforcement of building codes.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of facilitating enforcement of municipal and state building, plumbing, electrical and other such codes, ordinances or statutes established for the protection of the health and safety of the occupants of buildings referred to elsewhere in this section as “building codes”, any municipality may adopt an ordinance with any of the following provisions:

(1) Requiring the owner of real estate subject to any building code to record with the register of deeds a current listing of the owner’s address and the name and address of any person empowered to receive service of process for the owner. Any changes of names or address in the recording shall be reported within 10 days of the change. This subsection does not apply to owner-occupied one- and 2-family dwellings.

(2) Establishing as sufficient notice to an owner that a building inspector or agency entrusted with the enforcement of the building code has found a violation of any applicable building code, if the building inspector or agency, after making an unsuccessful attempt of personal service during daytime hours at the latest address recorded with the register of deeds as that of the owner or agent of the owner, sends the notice by certified mail to the address noted and in addition posts a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place in or about the building where the violation exists. If the owner has not recorded under sub. (1) with the register of deeds a current address or name and address of a person empowered to receive service of process, then posting of a notice of violation on the premises and certified mailing of the notice to the last-known address of the owner as well as to the address of the premises in violation is sufficient notice to the owner that a violation has been found.

(3) That when notice of a violation of the building code which is found by a building inspector or agency entrusted with the enforcement of the building code is made according to sub. (2) , such notice shall be effective notice to anyone having an interest in the premises, whether recorded or not, at the time of the giving of such notice; and shall be effective against any subsequent owner of the premises as long as the violation remains uncorrected and there exists a copy of the notice of violation in a public file maintained by the local agency charged with enforcement of the building codes.

(4) Requiring an owner to give notice to any prospective purchaser that a notice has been issued concerning a building violation, where the condition giving rise to the notice of violation has not been corrected; providing for a fine not exceeding $500 for failure to so notify; and granting the purchaser who has not received the required notice the right to make any repairs necessary to bring the property up to the requirements of the local building code and to recover the reasonable cost of those repairs from the seller.

History: 1975 c. 354 ; 1993 a. 301 .
Wis. Stat. § 78.82 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.82
Municipalities not to tax motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels.
Status: in_force

No county, city, village, town or other political subdivision shall levy or collect any excise, license, privilege or occupational tax upon motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels or upon the buying, selling, handling or consuming of motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels.

History: 1993 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1321 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1321
Need to distribute not required.
Status: in_force

An authorized fiduciary may exercise the decanting power whether or not under the first trust’s discretionary distribution standard the fiduciary would have made or could have been compelled to make a discretionary distribution of principal at the time of the exercise.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 40.56 — WI Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.56
Abortion coverage prohibited.
Status: in_force

No abortion coverage or services, the performance of which is ineligible for funding under s. 20.927 , may be provided in a health insurance plan or health care coverage plan offered under this subchapter.

History: 2017 a. 191 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.001 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.001
Corporations and trusts prohibited from owning or carrying on farming operations.
Status: in_force

(1) Prohibition. No corporation or trust may own land on which to carry on farming operations under sub. (3) or carry on farming operations under sub. (3) , unless the corporation or trust meets the following standards:

(a) Its shareholders or beneficiaries do not exceed 15 in number. Lineal ancestors and lineal descendants, whether by blood or by adoption, and aunts, uncles and 1st cousins thereof count collectively as one shareholder or beneficiary for purposes of this paragraph, but this collective authorization shall not be used for more than one family in a single corporation or trust.

(b) It does not have more than 2 classes of shares.

(c) All its shareholders or beneficiaries, other than any estate, are natural persons.
Wis. Stat. § 77.13 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.13
Termination of forest croplands program.
Status: in_force

(1) On and after July 20, 1985, no person may petition the department of natural resources requesting it to approve any land as forest croplands under this subchapter.

(2) On and after January 1, 1986, the department of natural resources may not act on any petition requesting the designation of land as forest croplands, issue any order entering land as forest croplands or enter into a renewal of any forest croplands contract under this subchapter.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any petition submitted under s. 77.02 (4) .

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 89.073 — WI Code / Chapter 89 / Section 89.073
Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Former service member” means a person who was discharged from the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable within 4 years of the date on which the service member or the spouse of the service member applies for a license, certification, or permit under this section.

(b) “Service member” means a member of the U.S. armed forces, a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, or the national guard of any state.

(c) “Spouse” includes the spouse of a person who died while in service in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces.

(2) The examining board shall grant a license, certification, or permit specified under s. 89.06 to an individual who the examining board determines meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The individual applies for a credential under this section on a form prescribed by the examining board.

(b) The individual is a service member, a former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member and resides in this state.

(c) The individual holds a credential that was granted by a governmental authority in a jurisdiction outside this state that qualifies the individual to perform the acts authorized under the appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06 .

(d) The individual pays the fee established under s. 89.063 .

(f) The individual is in good standing with the governmental authorities in every jurisdiction outside this state that have granted the individual a credential that qualifies the individual to perform acts authorized under the appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06 .

(2m) If an individual is unable to provide documentation that the individual is a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member, the individual may submit an affidavit to the examining board stating that the individual is a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member.

(3)

(a) A credential granted under this section expires on the renewal date specified in s. 89.062 (1) , except that if the first renewal date specified in s. 89.062 (1) after the date on which the credential is granted is within 180 days of the date on which the credential is granted, the credential expires on the 2nd renewal date specified in s. 89.062 (1) after the date on which the credential is granted.

(b) The examining board shall grant a renewed license, certification, or permit specified under s. 89.06 to an applicant who pays the renewal fee specified under s. 89.063 and satisfies the renewal requirements under s. 89.062 .

(4) The examining board shall expedite the issuance of a license, certification, or permit granted under this section.

(5) The examining board may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.

History: 2015 a. 179 ; 2019 a. 143 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.77 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.77
Audit of bills; illegal contracts; actions to recover.
Status: in_force

(1) No bill or statement for work or labor performed under purchase orders or contracts issued by the secretary or the secretary’s designated agents, and no bill or statement for supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services purchased for and delivered to any agency may be paid until the bill or statement is approved through a preaudit or postaudit process determined by the secretary. This subsection does not apply to purchases made directly by the courts, the legislature or a legislative service or judicial branch agency under s. 16.74 .

(2) Whenever any officer or any subordinate of an officer contracts for the purchase of supplies, material, equipment or contractual services contrary to ss. 16.705 to 16.82 or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, the contract is void, and any such officer or subordinate is liable for the cost thereof, and if such supply, material, equipment or contractual services so unlawfully purchased have been paid for out of public moneys, the amount thereof may be recovered in the name of the state in an action filed by the attorney general against the officer or subordinate and his or her bonders. Such cause of action is deemed to have arisen in Dane County, and summons shall be served therein as in civil actions.

History: 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (1) (c) ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (5) ; 1987 a. 119 ; 1991 a. 39 .