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Wis. Stat. § 295.13 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.13
Mandatory enactment and administration of ordinance by counties.
Status: in_force

(1) Mandatory enactment and administration of ordinance.

(a) Requirement to enact and administer ordinance. Within 6 months after the effective date of the rules under s. 295.12 (1) , each county shall enact and begin to administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance that complies with those rules, except as provided in subs. (2) and (2m) . This ordinance may be enacted separately from an ordinance enacted under s. 59.69 .

(2) Preexisting county ordinances. Any county with a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance in effect on June 1, 1993, may maintain and administer that ordinance if the department reviews the existing ordinance and determines that it is at least as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) . If the department determines that any part of the existing ordinance is not as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) , the county may amend the ordinance and submit the amended ordinance to the department for a determination of whether the amended ordinance is as restrictive as those rules. After obtaining the determination of the department that an ordinance is as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) , the county may not amend the ordinance to make it more restrictive. A county may not amend a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance to make it less restrictive than the requirements in the rules under s. 295.12 (1) .

(2m) Option for certain counties. In a county with a population of 700,000 or more, if every city, village and town that contains a nonmetallic mining site has enacted an ordinance under s. 295.14 by the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of the rules promulgated under s. 295.12 (1) , the county is not required to enact an ordinance under this section.

(3) Applicability of county ordinance. An ordinance under sub. (1) or (2) applies to the entire area of the county, except for cities, villages and towns that enact and administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance under s. 295.14 .

(4) Crediting of financial assurance. If a nonmetallic mining site is subject to a county ordinance under sub. (1) or (2) and the city, village, or town in which a nonmetallic mining site is located required the operator of the mining site to provide financial assurance for nonmetallic mining reclamation of the nonmetallic mining site, the county shall credit the value of the financial assurance provided to the city, village, or town against the amount of financial assurance that the operator is required to provide under the county ordinance.

History: 1995 a. 227 s. 803 ; 1997 a. 27 , 35 ; 2003 a. 308 .
Wis. Stat. § 222.0411 — WI Code / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0411
General deposit powers.
Status: in_force

(1) In general. A universal bank may set eligibility requirements for, and establish the types and terms of, deposits that the universal bank solicits and accepts. The terms set under this subsection may include minimum and maximum amounts that the universal bank may accept and the frequency and computation method of paying interest.

(2) Pledge of security for deposits. Subject to the limitations of s. 221.0324 that are applicable to banks, a universal bank may pledge its assets as security for deposits.

(3) Securitization of assets. With the approval of the division, a universal bank may securitize its assets for sale to the public. The division may establish procedures governing the exercise of authority granted under this subsection.

(4) Safe deposit powers. A universal bank may take and receive, from any individual or corporation for safekeeping and storage, gold and silver plate, jewelry, money, stocks, securities, and other valuables or personal property, and may rent out the use of safes or other receptacles upon its premises for such compensation as may be agreed upon. A universal bank has a lien for its charges on any property taken or received by it for safekeeping. If the lien is not paid within 2 years from the date the lien accrues, or if property is not called for by the person depositing the property, or by his or her representative or assignee, within 2 years from the date the lien accrues, the universal bank may sell the property at public auction. A universal bank shall provide the same notice for a sale under this subsection that is required by law for sales of personal property on execution. After retaining from the proceeds of the sale all of the liens and charges due the bank and the reasonable expenses of the sale, the universal bank shall pay the balance to the person depositing the property, or to his or her representative or assignee.

History: 2003 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 69.06 — WI Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69.06
Duties of city registrars.
Status: in_force

A city registrar shall:

(1) Accept for filing, electronically sign and assign a date of acceptance to records of death which he or she has been approved to register under s. 69.04 and which are properly presented in his or her office.

(4) Designate in writing a deputy to perform the city registrar’s duties under this section during the city registrar’s absence, illness or disability.

History: 1985 a. 315 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2017 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.58 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.58
Services to units of local government.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide management and personnel consultative and technical assistance to units of government other than the state and may charge for those services.

(2) The department may request technical and staff assistance from other state agencies in providing management and personnel consultative services to those units of government.

(3) The department may provide financial consulting services to a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229 or a local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229 .

History: 1979 c. 361 ; 2015 a. 60 ; 2023 a. 40 .
Wis. Stat. § 612.23 — WI Code / Chapter 612 / Section 612.23
Conversion of town mutuals into mutual insurance corporations.
Status: in_force

One or more town mutuals may be converted into a single mutual insurance corporation under ch. 611 , as follows:

(1) Conversion plan. The board of each participating town mutual shall adopt the same plan of conversion by resolution stating:

(a) The reasons for and the purposes of the proposed action;

(b) The proposed terms, conditions and procedures for and estimated expenses of implementing the conversion;

(c) The proposed name of the corporation; and

(d) The proposed articles and bylaws.

(2) Approval by commissioner. The town mutuals shall file with the commissioner for approval the plan together with so much of the information under s. 611.13 (2) as the commissioner reasonably requires. The commissioner shall approve the plan unless the commissioner finds, after a hearing, that it would be contrary to the law, that the new mutual would not satisfy the requirements for a certificate of authority under s. 611.20 or that the plan would be contrary to the interests of insureds or of the public.

(3) Approval by members. After being approved by the commissioner, the plan shall be submitted to the members of each town mutual for their approval.

(4) Election of directors. A plan of conversion shall contain a provision for prompt election of directors if the plan goes into effect. If the plan is approved by the members of each town mutual, directors shall be elected promptly.

(5) Reports to commissioner. Each town mutual shall file with the commissioner a copy of the resolution adopted under sub. (3) , stating the number of members entitled to vote, the number of members voting and the number of votes cast in favor of the plan, stating separately in each case the mail votes and the votes cast in person. Any election of directors under sub. (4) shall also be reported to the commissioner.

(6) Certificate of authority. If the requirements of the law are met, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to the new mutual. Thereupon the nonsurviving town mutuals shall cease their legal existence, the corporate existence of any new mutual shall begin, and the directors elected under sub. (4) shall take office. The new mutual shall have all the assets and be liable for all of the obligations of each of the participating town mutuals. The commissioner may grant a period not exceeding one year for adjustment to the requirements of ch. 611 , specifying the extent to which particular provisions of ch. 611 shall not apply.

History: 1973 c. 22 ; 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 842.20 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.20
Sheriff’s deed.
Status: in_force

Any purchaser receiving a deed from the sheriff or other officer conducting such sale, shall be vested with all the estate, title and interest of all the parties to the action and those claiming under them, to the real estate sold, as indicated in the final judgment of sale.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.20.
Wis. Stat. § 623.15 — WI Code / Chapter 623 / Section 623.15
Fraternal rates and reserves.
Status: in_force

(1) Nonreserve fraternals.

(a) In this subsection, “owner” means the owner of a policy or certificate issued by a fraternal in accordance with s. 614.10 .

(b) A fraternal may be organized for the transaction of business on a plan set forth in the contract which provides for sufficient contributions by each owner in each year to pay the owner’s share of the actual death claims of the year through advance payments graded according to any mortality table approved by the commissioner, without any reserve, or with such reserve as may accumulate from overpayments of individual owners, in which case each owner shall each year be informed of the owner’s credit and of the cost of the owner’s insurance.

(2) Rates. Every fraternal shall collect regular premiums for each coverage it provides at adequate rates that are approved by the commissioner or conform to standards set in rules promulgated by the commissioner.

(3) Reserves. The reserves of a fraternal are subject to the same requirements as those of ch. 611 insurers writing the same coverages except that the commissioner may authorize the use of suitable fraternal mortality tables or other appropriate tables instead of the tables used by ch. 611 insurers.

History: 1975 c. 373 , 421 ; 1989 a. 336 ; 1997 a. 177 .
Wis. Stat. § 631.39 — WI Code / Chapter 631 / Section 631.39
Renewals in affiliates.
Status: in_force

(1) Scope. This section applies to property and casualty lines of insurance, excluding disability insurance, as defined in s. 645.675 (1) (h) .

(2) Renewal requirements. An insurer may renew a policy in an affiliate without having to comply with s. 102.31 (2) (a) or 631.36 (4) or s. INS 21.01 (6), Wis. Adm. Code, if all of the following are satisfied:

(a) All of the stock of, interest in, or control of the affiliate is held by one or more persons in the same insurance holding company system, as defined in s. 622.03 (2) , that includes the insurer.

(b) The affiliate holds a valid certificate of authority in this state for the kind of business necessary to write the policy being renewed.

(c) If the policy renewed in the affiliate contains terms and conditions, except for the rates and rating plan, that are less advantageous to the policyholder than the policyholder’s current policy, the insurer complies with the requirements of s. 631.36 (5) .

(d) The insurer provides notice to the policyholder at least 60 days before the renewal date that the policy will be renewed in an affiliate.

(e) The notice under par. (d) includes or states all of the following information:

1. The name and contact information of the company in which the policy will be renewed and that it is affiliated with the insurer.

2. That there will be no interruption of coverage.

3. That the premium for the renewal policy will be determined according to the rates and rating plan of the affiliate.

4. If the policy currently held by the policyholder is written by a mutual company and will be renewed in an affiliate that is a stock insurance company, that the policy will be renewed in an affiliate that is a stock insurance company and the policyholder will no longer have the rights that are granted to a mutual policyholder.

5. The A.M. Best or similar rating of the affiliate, if that rating is lower than the current A.M. Best or similar rating of the insurer.

6. If the amount of the premium for the policy after it is renewed in the affiliate will increase 25 percent or more from the amount of the premium prior to being renewed in the affiliate, notice of the increased premium.

(f) If the policy is a worker’s compensation insurance policy under ch. 102 , the insurer provides notice to the department of workforce development at least 60 days prior to renewal of the policy in an affiliate notifying the department of the name of the affiliate in which the policy is to be renewed.

(3) Applicability of other law. Sections 611.78 and 618.32 do not apply to renewals under this section.

History: 2017 a. 241 .
Wis. Stat. § 614.96 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.96
Exemption of fraternal benefits.
Status: in_force

No money or other benefit, charity, relief or aid to be paid, provided or rendered by any domestic or nondomestic fraternal is liable to attachment, garnishment or other process, or to be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liability of a member or beneficiary, or any other person who may have a right thereunder, either before or after payment by the fraternal.

History: 1975 c. 373 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.275 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.275
Appeal of denial.
Status: in_force

If the division does not grant a certificate of organization, the incorporators may appeal to the review board to review the determination.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.524 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.524
Lessor’s right to identify goods to lease contract.
Status: in_force

(1) After default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described in s. 411.523 (1) or (3) (a) or, if agreed, after other default by the lessee, the lessor may do any of the following:

(a) Identify to the lease contract conforming goods not already identified if, when the lessor learned of the default, they were in the lessor’s or the supplier’s possession or control.

(b) Dispose of goods that demonstrably have been intended for the particular lease contract even though those goods are unfinished.

(2) If the goods are unfinished, in the exercise of reasonable commercial judgment for the purposes of avoiding loss and of effective realization, an aggrieved lessor or the supplier may complete manufacture and wholly identify the goods to the lease contract, cease manufacture and lease, sell or otherwise dispose of the goods for scrap or salvage value or proceed in any other reasonable manner.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 856.15 — WI Code / Chapter 856 / Section 856.15
Proof of will and proof of heirs where uncontested.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally. The court may grant probate of an uncontested will on the execution in open court by one of the subscribing witnesses of a sworn statement that the will was executed as required by the statutes and that the testator was of sound mind, of full age, and not acting under any restraint at the time of the execution thereof. If an uncontested will contains an attestation clause showing compliance with the requirements for execution under s. 853.03 or 853.05 or includes an affidavit in substantially the form under s. 853.04 (1) or (2) , the court may grant probate without any testimony or other evidence.

(2) Proof outside the county. Upon request of the petitioner, the petitioner’s attorney or, if the petitioner is in the military service, the petitioner’s attorney-in-fact, the court in which the estate is pending may by order direct that proof of heirs or proof of will, if uncontested, may be taken in open court in any county in this state, or by a judge having probate jurisdiction in any other state or territory of the United States, for use in the court in which the estate is pending.

(3) Removal of will for proof outside the county. If a will filed for probate is removed from the court in which the estate is pending so that it may be proved outside the county, it shall during its absence be replaced by a photographic copy or a certified copy thereof.

(4) Will and proof to be returned and filed. After a will is proved in a court other than the court in which the estate is pending, the will and the proof of will shall be sent to the court in which the estate is pending. If no contest develops at the time fixed for proving the will in the court in which the estate is pending, the will and proof of will shall be filed as though made in the court in which the estate is pending.

(5) When no competent subscribing witness in state. If no competent subscribing witness resides in this state at the time fixed for proving the will or if none of them, after reasonable diligence can be found in this state, the court may admit the testimony of other witnesses to prove the competency of the testator, the execution, proof of testator’s handwriting and that of one of the subscribing witnesses.

History: 1975 c. 331 ; 1977 c. 449 ; 1991 a. 220 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.138 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.138
Emergency outpatient treatment for minors.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “outpatient mental health treatment” has the meaning given in s. 51.14 (1) .

(2) Subject to sub. (4) , a treatment director of an outpatient mental health treatment provider may provide outpatient mental health treatment to a minor for 30 days without first obtaining informed consent if all of the following criteria are satisfied:

(a) An emergency situation exists, as determined by the treatment director of an outpatient mental health treatment provider, or time and distance requirements preclude obtaining written consent before beginning outpatient mental health treatment, and potential harm will come to the minor or others if treatment is not initiated before written consent is obtained.

(b) A reasonable effort has been made to obtain consent from a parent or guardian of the minor before initiating treatment.

(3) During the 30-day treatment period under sub. (2) , the treatment director of the outpatient mental health treatment provider shall either obtain informed, written consent of a parent or guardian of the minor or, if consent is not obtained, file a petition to initiate a review of outpatient mental health treatment of a minor under s. 51.14 .

(4) No person may, under the treatment period under sub. (2) , without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor, prescribe medications to the minor who is seeking treatment for a mental health condition or admit a minor to an inpatient facility or an inpatient treatment facility without the consent of a parent or guardian.

(5) For services provided under this section when consent of a parent or guardian has not been obtained, the treatment director of an outpatient mental health treatment provider shall obtain the minor’s consent before billing a 3rd party for the services. If the minor does not consent to billing a 3rd party, the minor shall be responsible for paying for the services, which the department shall bill to the minor under s. 46.03 (18) (b) .

History: 2017 a. 204 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 616.77 — WI Code / Chapter 616 / Section 616.77
Execution of service contract.
Status: in_force

Every service contract, executed, issued, or delivered in this state shall be made in duplicate, and shall be dated and signed by the company issuing the service contract and by the party purchasing the service contract, and one copy shall be kept by the company, and the other copy shall be delivered to the party purchasing the service contract.

History: 1977 c. 339 s. 8 ; Stats. 1977 s. 616.77; 1987 a. 166 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.53 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.53
Board of school directors employees.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided under sub. (2) , all officers and employees of the board of school directors of any 1st class city are members of the classified service and shall be selected and have their tenure and employment status determined in accordance with ss. 63.18 to 63.51 , the rules adopted under ss. 63.18 to 63.51 and the charter ordinances applying to the board of city service commissioners of the city.

(2) The following employees are not members of the classified service: the superintendent of schools, deputy superintendent of schools, associate superintendent of schools, executive assistant to the superintendent of schools, assistant to the superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent, division director, department director, principals, teachers and substitute teachers actually engaged in teaching, staff of the board of school directors if the board so decides under s. 119.18 (10) (c) , and, in any department of the school board devoted wholly or principally to the subjects of municipal recreation and adult education, all employees of those departments whose duties are peculiar to municipal recreation and adult education but not including employees whose duties are clerical or custodial.

History: 1971 c. 152 s. 38 ; 1973 c. 16 ; 1981 c. 96 ; 1989 a. 4 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 893.12 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.12
Advance payment of damages; limitation extended.
Status: in_force

The period fixed for the limitation for the commencement of actions, if a payment is made as described in s. 885.285 (1) , shall be either the period of time remaining under the original statute of limitations or 3 years from the date of the last payment made under s. 885.285 (1) , whichever is greater.

History: 1979 c. 323 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.625 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.625
Special registration plates.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who fraudulently procures or uses special registration plates issued under s. 341.14 (1) , (1a) , (1e) , (1m) , or (1q) shall forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $500.

(2)

(b) A member of a disabled parking enforcement assistance council under s. 349.145 who observes a violation of this section may prepare a written report indicating that a violation has occurred. The report shall contain, if applicable, the time and location at which the violation occurred, and any other relevant information relating to the violation.

(c) Within 24 hours after observing the violation, the member may deliver the report to a traffic officer of the political subdivision in which the violation occurred. A report which does not contain all of the information in par. (b) shall nevertheless be delivered and shall be maintained by the political subdivision for statistical purposes.

(d)

1. Within 48 hours after receiving a report containing all of the information in par. (b) and after conducting an investigation, the traffic officer may prepare a uniform traffic citation under s. 345.11 for the violation and may personally serve it upon the person.

2. If with reasonable diligence the person cannot be served under subd. 1. or if the person lives outside of the jurisdiction of the issuing authority, service may be made by certified mail addressed to the person’s last-known address.

History: 1993 a. 256 ; 2009 a. 246 .