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Wis. Stat. § 138.06 — WI Code / Chapter 138 / Section 138.06
Effect of usury and penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) All instruments, contracts or securities providing a rate of interest exceeding the rate allowed in s. 138.05 , 138.051 or 138.052 shall be valid and effectual to secure the repayment of the principal amount loaned in excess of $2,000; but no interest may be recovered thereon except upon bottomry and respondentia bonds and contracts.

(2) Any lender or agent of a lender who violates s. 138.05 , 138.051 or 138.052 may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.

(3) Any borrower who paid interest on a loan or forbearance at a rate greater than the rate allowed in s. 138.05 , 138.051 or 138.052 may personally or by personal representative recover in an action against the lender or personal representative the amount of interest, principal and charges paid on such loan or forbearance but not more than $2,000 of principal, if the action is brought within the time provided by s. 893.62 .

(4) Any borrower to whom a lender or agent of a lender fails to provide the statement required in s. 138.05 (4) with respect to a loan or forbearance may by himself or herself or his or her personal representative recover in an action against the lender or the lender’s personal representative an amount equal to all interest and charges paid upon such loan or forbearance but not less than $50 plus reasonable attorney fees incurred in such action.

(5) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (4) , if any violation of s. 138.05 , 138.051 or 138.052 is the result of an unintentional mistake which the lender or agent of the lender corrects upon demand, such unintentional violation shall not affect the enforceability of any provision of the loan contract as so corrected nor shall such violation subject the lender or the agent of the lender to any penalty or forfeiture specified in this section.

(6) In connection with a sale of goods or services on credit or any forbearance arising therefrom prior to October 9, 1970, there shall be no allowance of penalties under this section for violation of s. 138.05 , except as to those transactions on which an action has been reduced to a final judgment as of May 12, 1972.

(7) Notwithstanding sub. (6) , a seller shall, with respect to a transaction described in sub. (6) , refund or credit the amount of interest, to the extent it exceeds the rate permitted by s. 138.05 (1) (a) , which was charged in violation of s. 138.05 and paid by a buyer since October 8, 1968, upon individual written demand therefor made on or before March 1, 1973, and signed by such buyer. A seller who fails within a reasonable time after such demand to make such refund or credit of excess interest shall be liable in an individual action in an amount equal to 3 times the amount thereof, together with reasonable attorney fees.

(8) This section does not apply to a loan or forbearance made on or after November 1, 1981.

History: 1971 c. 308 ; 1979 c. 168 s. 21 ; 1979 c. 323 , 355 ; 1981 c. 45 ss. 4 , 51 ; 1993 a. 482 , 490 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.683 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.683
Cystic fibrosis aids.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 49.687 (1m) , the department may provide financial assistance for costs of medical care of persons over the age of 18 years with the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis who meet financial requirements established by the department by rule under s. 49.687 (1) .

(2) Approved costs for medical care under sub. (1) shall be paid from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (e) and (je) .

(3) No payment shall be made under this section for any portion of medical care costs that are payable under any state, federal, or other health care coverage program, including a health care coverage program specified by rule under s. 49.687 (1m) , or under any grant, contract, or other contractual arrangement.

History: 1973 c. 300 ; Stats. 1973 s. 146.35; 1973 c. 336 s. 55 ; Stats. 1973 s. 146.36; 1975 c. 39 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (43) (a) ; 1983 a. 27 s. 1562 ; Stats. 1983 s. 49.483; 1993 a. 16 , 449 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3045 , 3046 , 3047 ; Stats. 1995 s. 49.683; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.68 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.68
Jurisdictional conversion.
Status: in_force

(1) A federal savings bank or federal savings and loan association may convert itself into a savings bank, and a savings bank may convert itself into a federal savings bank, by following the procedures under pars. (a) to (e) .

(a) A meeting of the members or stockholders shall be held after not less than 10 days’ written notice to each member or stockholder, served either personally or by mail to the last-known post-office address. The notice shall state the date, time, place and purpose of the meeting.

(b) At the meeting the members or stockholders may, by affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the eligible votes, resolve to convert the savings bank into a federal savings bank, or if a federal institution, into a savings bank. A verified copy of the minutes of the meeting shall be filed with the division within 10 days after the date of the meeting.

(c) If the members or stockholders vote to convert, the secretary shall, within 30 days after the date of the meeting serve notice on all members or stockholders, either personally or by mail to the last-known post-office address.

(d) Within 6 months after the date of the meeting to convert, the savings bank shall take all steps necessary to complete the conversion. Within 10 days after receipt of federal authorization, the savings bank shall file with the division a copy of its federal authorization. Upon filing, the savings bank shall cease to be a savings bank and shall be a federal savings bank.

(e) Within 6 months after the date of the federal institution’s meeting to convert, the division shall examine the federal institution and shall determine the action necessary to qualify the federal institution to convert to a savings bank. Upon complying with the necessary requirements, the division shall approve the conversion.

(2) Upon conversion, the corporate existence of the converting institution shall not terminate and the resulting institution shall be a continuance of the converting institution. All of the property and rights of the converted institution shall vest in the resulting institution as of the time of conversion and all of its obligations become those of the resulting institution. Actions and other judicial proceedings to which the converting institution is a party may be prosecuted and defended as if conversion had not taken place.

(3) Before any conversion under this section is effective, the division shall issue a certificate of conversion.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.506 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.506
Contest by obligor.
Status: in_force

(1) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in subch. VI , or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state. Section 769.604 applies to the contest.

(2) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to all of the following:

(a) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee.

(b) Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order.

(c) Except as provided in par. (d) , the person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order.

(d) If no person is designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order, the obligee.

History: 1997 a. 27 ss. 5118 to 5120 , 5125 , 5126 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 ss. 7 , 8 , 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 230.88 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.88
Payment of award, judgment or settlement; effect of order, arbitration award or commencement of court action.
Status: in_force

(1) Payment. Any award, judgment or settlement obtained by an employee under this subchapter shall be paid from the funds appropriated under s. 20.865 (1) (a) , (g) and (q) .

(2) Effect.

(a) A final order issued under s. 230.85 or 230.87 which has not been appealed and for which the time of appeal has passed binds all parties who were subjected to the jurisdiction of the division of equal rights or the court and who received an opportunity to be heard. With respect to these parties, the decree is conclusive as to all issues of law and fact decided.

(b) No collective bargaining agreement supersedes the rights of an employee under this subchapter. However, nothing in this subchapter affects any right of an employee to pursue a grievance procedure under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 , and if the division of equal rights determines that a grievance arising under such a collective bargaining agreement involves the same parties and matters as a complaint under s. 230.85 , it shall order the arbitrator’s final award on the merits conclusive as to the rights of the parties to the complaint, on those matters determined in the arbitration which were at issue and upon which the determination necessarily depended.

(c) No later than 10 days before the specified time of hearing under s. 230.85 (2) , an employee shall notify the division of equal rights orally or in writing if he or she has commenced or will commence an action in a court of record alleging matters prohibited under s. 230.83 (1) . If the employee does not substantially comply with this requirement, the division of equal rights may assess against the employee any costs attributable to the failure to notify. Failure to notify the division of equal rights does not affect a court’s jurisdiction to proceed with the action. Upon commencement of such an action in a court of record, the division of equal rights has no jurisdiction to process a complaint filed under s. 230.85 except to dismiss the complaint and, if appropriate, to assess costs under this paragraph.

History: 1983 a. 409 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 822.07 — WI Code / Chapter 822 / Section 822.07
Priority.
Status: in_force

If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, shall be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.

History: 2005 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.517 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.517
Adjustments of program revenue positions and funding levels.
Status: in_force

(1) No later than 30 days after the effective date of each biennial budget act, the department shall provide to the joint committee on finance a report indicating any initial modifications that are necessary to the appropriation levels established under that act for program revenue and program revenue-service appropriations as defined in s. 20.001 (2) (b) and (c) or to the number of full-time equivalent positions funded from program revenue and program revenue-service appropriations authorized by that act to account for any additional funding or positions authorized under s. 16.505 (2) or (2m) or 16.515 in the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal biennium of the budget that have not been included in authorizations under the biennial budget act but that should be included as continued budget authorizations in the fiscal biennium of the budget.

(2) Modifications under sub. (1) shall be limited to adjustment of the appropriation or position levels to the extent required to account for higher base levels for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal biennium of the budget due to appropriation or position increases authorized under s. 16.505 (2) or (2m) or 16.515 during the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal biennium of the budget.

(3) If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed modifications under sub. (1) within 14 working days after the date of receipt of the department’s report, the department may make the modifications specified in the report. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department’s report, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed modifications, the department may not make the modifications specified in the report until the committee approves the report.

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 4 , 27 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2005 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.984 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.984
Law enforcement drug trafficking response grants.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Tribal law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (e) .

(b) “Wisconsin law enforcement agency” means a governmental unit of one or more persons employed full time by this state or a political subdivision of this state for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority, and includes a task force administered by the department of justice that exists to respond to drug crimes.

(2) The department of justice shall establish policies and procedures for the distribution of grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (cm) to Wisconsin law enforcement agencies and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund law enforcement response to drug trafficking. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1) , the department need not promulgate the required policies and procedures as rules under ch. 227 .

(3) A Wisconsin law enforcement agency or tribal law enforcement agency may apply to the department of justice for a grant under this section and shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant money. The proposed plan of expenditure shall specify a new program or purpose for which the funds will be used. If the proposed plan of expenditure will result in the agency incurring an ongoing expense that will continue after all grant funds have been spent, the plan shall include a description of how that expense will be met when there are no remaining grant funds.

(4) The department of justice shall review each application and plan and may provide grants to an eligible Wisconsin law enforcement agency or tribal law enforcement agency of not more than $50,000 per application and plan and not more than $100,000 per agency. A grant may be provided only to fund a new program or purpose within the agency and may not be provided to supplement an existing program.

(5) A Wisconsin law enforcement agency or tribal law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this section may use the grant to fund extra training for law enforcement officers, the hiring of additional officers to investigate drug trafficking, or any other purpose that is directly related to drug trafficking response and that is not an existing program within the agency at the time the grant is received.

History: 2017 a. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 215.14 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.14
Savings accounts.
Status: in_force

(1) Aggregate of savings accounts. The aggregate of savings accounts of an association is unlimited, and consists of the total deposits in savings accounts and the total earnings credited to the accounts, less withdrawals.

(2) Ownership of accounts. Any person may become the owner of a savings account in an association if the person is accepted by the association or if the person acquires ownership by a transfer authorized under s. 215.15 (3) .

(3) Deposits in savings accounts. Deposits may be made in savings accounts in any amount at any time, unless otherwise determined by the board.

(4) Maximum ownership of savings accounts by one person. The aggregate amount of the withdrawal value of savings accounts owned by one person in any association is unlimited, unless the board determines otherwise.

(5) Nonassessability of savings accounts. All savings accounts shall be nonassessable. No person may, in the person’s capacity as a saver, be responsible for any losses incurred by the association beyond the loss of the withdrawal value of the person’s savings accounts.

(6) Savings accounts eligible investment for trust funds. A personal representative, guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary authorized to invest trust funds, may acquire, own, or hold savings accounts in an association, within the limits of standards contained in s. 881.01 , and shall have the same rights and be subject to the same obligations and limitations as other savings account owners, except the right to be an officer or director. Savings accounts owned or held by a personal representative, guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary shall specifically name the trust represented.

(7) Voting rights of joint savings accounts. When a savings account in a mutual association is a multiple-party account under subch. I of ch. 705 , the right to vote such account shall be no greater than if the account were held by an individual.

(8) Rights of fiduciaries.

(a) In a mutual association a fiduciary shall have all rights and privileges of a saver except the right to hold office.

(b) In a capital stock association a fiduciary shall have all rights and privileges as other savers in the association.

(9) Savings accounts of deceased persons. The savings account of a decedent may be held and controlled by the personal representative or trustee of the estate, or after 60 days after death, the legal representative may be paid the withdrawal value of the savings account. If the savings account is pledged to the association for a loan, the loan shall first be fully repaid.

History: 1971 c. 41 s. 12 ; 1971 c. 229 ; 1971 c. 307 s. 118 ; 1973 c. 291 ; 1975 c. 359 , 421 ; 1983 a. 167 ; 1989 a. 331 ; 2001 a. 102 ; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.986 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.986
Conveyance safety code council duties.
Status: in_force

The conveyance safety code council shall review this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter and recommend a statewide conveyance safety code for promulgation by the department. The council shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules for the enforcement of this subchapter, the granting of variances, administrative appeal procedures, fees, and any other matter under this subchapter.

History: 2005 a. 456 .
Wis. Stat. § 293.21 — WI Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.21
Exploration.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Driller” means a person who performs core, rotary, percussion or other drilling involved in exploration for nonferrous metallic minerals.

(b) “Parcel” means an identified section, fractional section or government lot.

(c) “Termination” means filling of drillholes and reclamation and revegetation of drilling sites.

(2) License. All persons intending to engage in exploration, or who contract for the services of drillers for purposes of exploration, shall be licensed by the department. Exploration licenses shall be issued annually by the department, and shall be applied for on forms provided by the department. The department shall provide copies of the application form for an exploration license to the state geologist upon issuance of the license. The department shall, by rule, establish an annual license fee plus a schedule of additional fees based on the number of holes drilled. The level of fees shall reflect the department’s actual cost in administering this section. The fees set under this subsection may be adjusted for persons to reflect the payment of fees for the same services to meet other requirements.

(3) Bond.

(a) Applications for licenses shall be accompanied by a bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on faithful performance of the requirements of the department relating to termination.

(b) The department may require that the amount of the bond be increased at any time, if the department determines that a licensee’s current level of activity makes it likely that the bond would be inadequate to fund the termination of all holes drilled for which the licensee is responsible.

(c) The department shall, by rule, establish a procedure for release of exploration sites from bond coverage.

(4) Notice procedure.

(a) Commencement of drilling on a parcel shall be preceded by notice from the licensee to the department of intent to drill, given at least 10 days in advance of the commencement of drilling, and identifying the particular parcel. The department shall transmit a copy of the notice of intent to drill to the state geologist.

(b) The department shall, by rule, establish notification and inspection procedures applicable to the various stages of drilling and termination and procedures for the proper termination of drillholes.

(5) License revocation. The department may revoke or suspend an exploration license issued under this section if it determines, after hearing, that:

(a) Statutes or rules of the department have not been complied with; or

(b) There has been a failure to increase bond amounts to adequate levels as specified by the department.

(6) Exemption. This section does not apply to operators engaged in exploration activities on lands included in a mining and reclamation plan, if the plan contains provisions relating to termination of the exploration activities.

History: 1977 c. 421 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 755 ; Stats. 1995 s. 293.21; 2013 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 227.113 — WI Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.113
Incorporation of local, comprehensive planning goals.
Status: in_force

Each agency, where applicable and consistent with the laws that it administers, is encouraged to design the rules promulgated by the agency to reflect a balance between the mission of the agency and the goals specified in s. 1.13 (2) .

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.29 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.29
Amendment of articles.
Status: in_force

(1) Right to amend articles. A service insurance corporation may amend its articles under ss. 181.1001 to 181.1007 in any desired respect including substantial changes of its original purposes not inconsistent with this chapter. No amendment may be made contrary to s. 613.12 .

(2) Filing. For 5 years after the initial issuance of a certificate of authority, proposed amendments of the articles which are not changes in the business plan shall be filed with the commissioner at least 30 days before the amendment is submitted to the members for approval, or if such approval is not required, at least 30 days before the effective date. No amendment may become effective until the articles of amendment have been filed with the commissioner.

(3) Effect of amendment. Section 181.1008 applies to service insurance corporations.

History: 1975 c. 223 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1133 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1133
Other requirements for greater votes.
Status: in_force

A business combination of a corporation that has a provision of the articles of incorporation permitted by s. 180.0727 is subject to s. 180.1131 unless one of the exemptions of s. 180.1132 has been met.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.95 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.95
Manufactured home manufacturers regulated.
Status: in_force

The department shall by rule prescribe the manner by which a manufacturer shall be licensed for the manufacture, distribution or selling of manufactured homes in this state, including fees for the licensing of manufacturers.

History: 1973 c. 116 ; 1983 a. 27 ss. 1375t , 2200 (25) ; 1999 a. 53 ; 2005 a. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 644.20 — WI Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.20
Management contract services.
Status: in_force

A mutual holding company may not be a party to a contract that has the effect of delegating to a person, to the substantial exclusion of the board, the authority to exercise any management control of the mutual holding company or of any of its major corporate functions.

History: 1997 a. 227 .