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Wis. Stat. § 180.1509 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1509
Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.
Status: in_force

(1) A registered agent may resign as agent for a foreign corporation by delivering to the department for filing a statement of resignation that states all of the following:

(a) The name of the foreign corporation.

(b) The name of the agent.

(c) The address of the foreign corporation’s current registered office and its principal office to which the department will send the notice required by sub. (2) .

(d) That the registered agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the foreign corporation.

(e) If applicable, a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.

(2) After filing the statement, the department shall mail a copy to the foreign corporation at its principal office.

(3) The resignation is effective and, if applicable, the registered office is discontinued on the earlier of the following:

(a) Sixty days after the department receives the statement of resignation for filing.

(b) The date on which the appointment of a successor registered agent is effective.

(4) When a statement of resignation takes effect, the registered agent ceases to have responsibility under this chapter for any matter thereafter tendered to it as agent for the foreign corporation. The resignation does not affect any contractual rights the foreign corporation has against the agent or that the agent has against the foreign corporation.

(5) A registered agent may resign with respect to a foreign corporation whether or not the foreign corporation is in good standing.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 408.201 — WI Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.201
Issuer.
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an “issuer” includes a person that:

(a) Places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or the like, to evidence a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate;

(b) Creates a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security;

(c) Directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or

(d) Becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this section.

(2) With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate.

(3) With respect to a registration of a transfer, “issuer” means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.

History: 1997 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.95 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.95
Denial of application; hearing.
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after receiving written notification of a denial by the department of a license to conduct a raffle, an applicant may demand in writing a hearing before the department upon the applicant’s qualifications and the merit of the application. If, after the hearing, the department enters an order denying the application, the order shall set forth in detail the reasons for the denial. Upon entry of such an order or upon expiration of the 30-day period during which a hearing may be demanded, the applicant’s license fee shall be refunded. If the department approves the application, the department shall issue the license within 14 days after approval.

History: 1977 c. 426 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782np ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.95; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 6 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0215 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0215
Refunds held by business associations.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent otherwise ordered by the court or administrative agency, any sum that a business association has been ordered to refund by a court or administrative agency which has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after it became payable in accordance with the final determination or order providing for the refund, regardless of whether the final determination or order requires any person entitled to a refund to make a claim for it, is presumed abandoned.

History: 1983 a. 408 ; 2021 a. 87 s. 113 ; Stats. 2021 s. 177.0215.
Wis. Stat. § 221.0313 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0313
Information to division; stock holdings.
Status: in_force

A bank that invests in the capital stock of other banks or of corporations as provided in this chapter shall furnish information concerning the condition of the other banks or corporations to the division upon demand. If the division determines that the bank is not complying with rules of the division regarding these investments, the division may institute an investigation of the bank’s investments. If the investigation establishes a violation of division rules regarding permissible investments, the division may require the bank to dispose of its investment in the other bank or corporation, upon reasonable notice.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 444.15 — WI Code / Chapter 444 / Section 444.15
Reports; examination of books and officers.
Status: in_force

Whenever any promoter or club fails to make a report of any professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest at the time prescribed or whenever a report is unsatisfactory to the department, the secretary may examine the books and records of the promoter or club, may subpoena and examine, under oath, the promoter or the club’s officers and other witnesses to determine the total amount of its gross receipts for any contest, and may hire an independent auditor to assist in making the determination. The secretary may require the promoter or club to pay the expenses of conducting the examination or the independent auditor’s fee. If a promoter or club fails to pay the amount of expenses determined by the secretary to be due within 20 days after receiving notice of the amount, the promoter or club shall forfeit its license, be disqualified from receiving any license under this chapter, and forfeit to the state the sum of $1,000, which may be recovered by the department of justice in the name of the state.

History: 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4) ; 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45) ; 1987 a. 399 ; 2003 a. 285 ; 2009 a. 111 ; 2015 a. 277 .
Wis. Stat. § 452.10 — WI Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.10
Applications, verification, fees, exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) An application shall be verified by the applicant. If made by a business entity it shall be verified by a business representative that is a licensed individual broker or a licensed broker business entity and that is acting as a business representative for the business entity.

(2)

(a) Each new application for a license under this chapter shall be for the remainder of the biennial license period.

(b) Unless an application is withdrawn in writing before the board has made any investigation, no part of the fee shall be returned.

(3) The fees for examinations and licenses granted under this chapter are specified under s. 440.05 , and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) .

(6) In the case of applications for renewals of licenses the board may dispense with such matters contained in s. 452.09 (1) as it deems unnecessary in view of prior applications.

History: 1981 c. 94 , 314 , 391 ; 1983 a. 27 , 273 ; 1985 a. 305 ; 1987 a. 264 , 399 ; 1989 a. 307 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 400 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.47 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.47
Grants for nonnarcotic drug treatment in county jails.
Status: in_force

(1) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (bd) , the department shall award grants to provide nonnarcotic drug treatment as provided in sub. (2) to a county or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that meets all of the following criteria:

(a) The county or tribe has a county or tribal jail.

(b) The county or tribe has an established drug court, as defined in s. 165.955 (1) .

(c) The county or tribe provides care coordination for inmates exiting county or tribal jail.

(d) The county or tribe has identified how it will use care coordination to ensure that all program participants are enrolled in Medical Assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 and will continue to receive treatment after an inmate leaves county or tribal jail custody.

(2) Grant funds awarded under sub. (1) may be used only to provide nonnarcotic, non-addictive, injectable medically assisted treatment to inmates of county or tribal jails who voluntarily receive the treatment within the 5 days immediately preceding release from jail into the community.

(3) The department shall provide application procedures for awarding grants to counties or tribes under sub. (1) in accordance with the department’s request-for-proposal procedures.

History: 2017 a. 261 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 119.19 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.19
Released time for religious instruction.
Status: in_force

(1) The board may permit a pupil, with the written permission of the pupil’s parent or guardian, to be absent from school for up to 180 minutes per week to obtain religious instruction outside the school during the required school period. The board shall determine periods allotted for the pupil to be absent from school for the purpose of religious instruction. Monthly, the supervisor of the religious instruction shall report the names of the pupils who attended such weekly religious instruction to the principal of the school that the pupil regularly attends. The board may withdraw permission to be absent from school if a pupil does not attend the religious instruction.

(2) The board is not responsible for transporting a pupil to or from religious instruction under sub. (1) .

(3) The board is released from all liability for a pupil who is absent from school under sub. (1) .

History: 1989 a. 267 .
Wis. Stat. § 220.09 — WI Code / Chapter 220 / Section 220.09
Indemnity fund, national bank.
Status: in_force

Every national bank which has authority under federal law to act in a fiduciary capacity shall comply with s. 223.02 .

History: 1995 a. 27 , 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.613 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.613
Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral: general.
Status: in_force

Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply:

(1) Notification: when sufficient. The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification:

(a) Describes the debtor and the secured party;

(b) Describes the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition;

(c) States the method of intended disposition;

(d) States that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting; and

(e) States the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made.

(2) Notification: question of fact. Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in sub. (1) are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.

(3) Notification: other information or minor errors. The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in sub. (1) are sufficient, even if the notification includes:

(a) Information not specified by sub. (1) ; or

(b) Minor errors that are not seriously misleading.

(4) Substantial compliance. A particular phrasing of the notification is not required.

(5) Notification: form sufficient. The following form of notification and the form appearing in s. 409.614 (3) , when completed, each provide sufficient information:

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.220 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.220
Examination by attorney general and legislature.
Status: in_force

The attorney general, whenever required by the governor, shall examine into the affairs of any corporation in this state and report in writing a detailed statement of the facts to the governor, who shall lay the same before the legislature, and for that purpose the attorney general may conduct hearings and examine the vaults, books, papers and documents belonging to such corporation or pertaining to its affairs and condition; and the legislature, or either house thereof, shall have like power at all times, and for that purpose any legislative committee may examine any person in relation to the affairs and condition of such corporation, and its vaults, safes, books, papers and documents, and compel the production of all keys, books, papers and documents by contempt proceedings.

History: 1983 a. 36 s. 96 (2) .
Wis. Stat. § 856.11 — WI Code / Chapter 856 / Section 856.11
Notice of hearing on petition for administration.
Status: in_force

When a petition for administration is filed, the court shall set a time for proving the will, if any, for determination of heirship and for the appointment of a personal representative. Notice of hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in s. 879.03 with the additional requirement that when any person interested is represented by a guardian ad litem, notice shall be given to both the person interested and the person’s guardian ad litem. A copy of the will which is being presented for proof shall be sent to all persons interested, except those whose only interest is as a beneficiary of a monetary bequest or a bequest or devise of specific property. To those persons a notice of the nature and amount of the devise or bequest shall be sent.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.407 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.407
Irrevocable promises: finance leases.
Status: in_force

(1) In the case of a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, the lessee’s promises under the lease contract become irrevocable and independent upon the lessee’s acceptance of the goods.

(2) A promise that becomes irrevocable and independent under sub. (1) is effective and enforceable between the parties, and by or against 3rd parties including assignees of the parties, and is not subject to cancellation, termination, modification, repudiation, excuse or substitution without the consent of the party to whom the promise runs.

(3) This section does not affect the validity under any other law of a covenant in a lease contract making the lessee’s promises irrevocable and independent upon the lessee’s acceptance of the goods.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 811.17 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.17
Exception to defendant’s sureties; release of property; costs.
Status: in_force

The officer shall give to the plaintiff a copy of the bond with notice of the time when the bond was delivered to him or her; and the plaintiff shall, within 3 days thereafter, give notice to the officer that he or she excepts to the sureties or waives all objections to them. When plaintiff excepts, the sureties shall justify as provided in s. 810.08 . The officer shall be responsible for the sufficiency of such sureties and may retain possession of the attached property until they shall so justify or objection be so waived. Thereafter the officer shall deliver the property attached to such defendant; if real estate is attached, the sheriff shall record a certificate of the discharge thereof in the office of the register of deeds. If the plaintiff recover, all his or her costs and disbursements on the attachment shall be included in his or her judgment.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758, 778 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.17; 1993 a. 301 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.991 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.991
Athlete agents: registration required; void contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) , an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this state without holding a certificate of registration under s. 440.992 or 440.993 .

(2) Before being issued a certificate of registration, an individual may act as an athlete agent in this state for all purposes except signing an agency contract, if all of the following are satisfied:

(a) A student athlete or another person acting on behalf of the student athlete initiates communication with the individual.

(b) Not later than 7 days after an initial act that requires the individual to register as an athlete agent, the individual submits an application for registration as an athlete agent in this state.

(3) An agency contract resulting from conduct in violation of this section is void and the athlete agent shall return any consideration received under the contract.

History: 2003 a. 150 ; 2019 a. 180 .
Wis. Stat. § 169.02 — WI Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.02
Title to wild animals.
Status: in_force

(1) Title vested in owner. Except as provided in sub. (3) , legal title to a live captive wild animal or the carcass of a captive wild animal is vested in the person who owns the wild animal if the person is in compliance with this chapter and the rules promulgated under this chapter. A person holding legal title may transfer without consideration the live captive wild animal or the carcass of the captive wild animal to a person who is in compliance with this chapter and the rules promulgated under this chapter. A person holding legal title to a live captive wild animal may kill it, or have it killed, in a humane manner.

(2) Title with state. The department may assume on behalf of the state, or may sell or otherwise transfer to another person, legal title to any live captive wild animal, or the carcass of any captive wild animal, that is possessed by any person in violation of this chapter or the rules promulgated under this chapter.

(3) Exceptions. Legal title to a live captive wild animal or the carcass of a captive wild animal that is possessed as authorized under a rehabilitation license or a scientific research license remains with the state. A person holding a rehabilitation license or a scientific research license may transfer or dispose of a live captive wild animal or the carcass of a captive wild animal only as specifically authorized by the department.

History: 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 78.407 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.407
Adjustment in 1997.
Status: in_force

On November 1, 1997, the rate of the tax imposed under s. 78.40 (1) is increased by one cent.

History: 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.07 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.07
Redemption notices; publication.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county treasurer shall, at least 6 and not more than 10 months before the expiration of the time for redeeming lands subject to a tax certificate, except lands subject to s. 75.521 that are located in a city authorized to proceed under s. 74.87 , cause to be published as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 , in the county in which the lands are located, a list of all unredeemed lands, specifying each tract or lot, the name of the person to whom assessed, if any, and the amount of taxes, charges and interest, calculated to the last day of redemption, due on each parcel, together with a notice that unless such lands are redeemed on or before the last day of redemption, which shall be specified, they will be conveyed to the county. The county treasurer, for the purpose of such list, may condense such descriptions when such condensed description will reasonably describe the premises.

(2)

(a) Before publishing such list such treasurer shall carefully compare the same with the tax certificate describing the lands to be included in the list to be published. If upon such examination there be found any omission or erroneous description in the tax certificate, such parcel of land in the description of which the omission or error shall occur shall not be advertised for redemption, but shall be deleted from the tax certificate in which it was originally included and placed in the next-issued tax certificate.

(b) If the number of the description in the lists of lands to be advertised for redemption by the county treasurer shall exceed 3,000, the treasurer shall then let by contract the publication of such list to the lowest bidder upon a notice, written or printed, to be delivered to and left with the publisher or one of the publishers of each newspaper printed as aforesaid, at least 10 days prior to the time at which such contract shall be let.

(c) Any county treasurer who shall willfully refuse or neglect to perform any duty required by this section or who shall keep back and not report any unredeemed lands for the purpose of evading its provisions shall forfeit the full amount of the penalty of the treasurer’s official bond, one half of which, when collected, shall be paid to the person prosecuting therefor and the residue into the treasury of the state for the use of the school fund; provided further, that no county treasurer shall be liable to any penalty for causing such publication to be made in a weekly newspaper published in such county for the length of time hereinbefore named prior to the date of the treasurer’s notice, when by reason of accident or other cause more than one week has intervened between the dates of the actual issue of such newspaper to subscribers, if such delay at any one time shall not have exceeded 3 days; but every such newspaper, for the purpose of this section shall be deemed to have been regularly published once in each week as hereinbefore provided.

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.52 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.52
Board of assessment.
Status: in_force

(1) Creation. There is created a board, to which the mayor shall appoint 5 members with the appointments confirmed by the common council. If the common council rejects any appointment, the mayor shall submit a new appointment within 30 days.

(2) Terms. The terms of the first 5 members of the board are staggered at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years, each term commencing on January 1 of the year of the appointment. Subsequent appointments occur annually in December to succeed the member whose term expires the following January 1. The term of each subsequent appointment is 5 years, commencing on January 1 following the appointment.

(3) Qualifications of members. One member shall have a general understanding of real estate values in the city and shall be a real estate broker licensed under s. 452.12 with at least 5 years’ experience. One member shall be a civil engineer and have a general understanding of building and construction costs. Three members shall own real property in the city. All members shall be residents and electors of the city.

(4) Organization. The board shall elect a chairperson to preside over all meetings of the board. The common council shall determine the compensation of each board member and of permanent employees of the board and may increase the compensation provided to full-time board members. The board shall determine the compensation of temporary employees. Permanent or temporary technical advisers and experts of the board are not classified under s. 63.23 , but all other clerks and employees of the board are classified under s. 63.23 .

(5) Budget process. The board shall annually prepare a budget for its operation on or before September 1. The common council may levy an annual tax to support the board’s operations. If the common council appropriates funds to the board, the board may draw from the funds only upon written order signed by a board member and the city comptroller.

History: 1983 a. 236 .