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Wis. Stat. § 178.0407 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0407
Liability for improper distributions by limited liability partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) , if a partner of a limited liability partnership consents to a distribution made in violation of s. 178.0406 and in consenting to the distribution fails to comply with s. 178.0409 , the partner is personally liable to the partnership for the amount of the distribution which exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without the violation of s. 178.0406 .

(2) To the extent the partnership agreement of a limited liability partnership expressly relieves a partner of the authority and responsibility to consent to distributions and imposes that authority and responsibility on one or more other partners, the liability stated in sub. (1) applies to the other partners and not to the partner that the partnership agreement relieves of the authority and responsibility.

(3) A person that receives a distribution knowing that the distribution violated s. 178.0406 is personally liable to the limited liability partnership but only to the extent that the distribution received by the person exceeded the amount that could have been properly paid under s. 178.0406 .

(4) A person against which an action is commenced because the person is liable under sub. (1) may do any of the following:

(a) Implead any other person that is liable under sub. (1) and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person.

(b) Implead any person that received a distribution in violation of sub. (3) and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person in the amount the person received in violation of sub. (3) .

(5) An action under this section is barred unless commenced not later than 2 years after the distribution.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 138.045 — WI Code / Chapter 138 / Section 138.045
Method of calculating interest.
Status: in_force

Interest on any note, bond, or other instrument computed on the declining unpaid principal balance from time to time outstanding may be computed and charged on actual unpaid balances at 1/360 of the annual rate for the actual number of days outstanding if the use of this calculation method is disclosed in the note, bond, or other instrument. This section does not apply to pawnbrokers’ loans under s. 138.10 .

History: 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 818.29 — WI Code / Chapter 818 / Section 818.29
Motion papers.
Status: in_force

If the motion be made upon affidavit on the part of the defendant but not otherwise, the plaintiff may oppose the same by affidavit or other proof, in addition to those on which the order of arrest was made.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 809.29; Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiiiv (1978); Stats. 1977 s. 818.29.
Wis. Stat. § 301.24 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.24
Lands; condemnation, easements, leases, sales, purchases.
Status: in_force

(1) Condemnation. When the department is authorized and desires to acquire land and is unable to agree with the owner upon the terms of purchase, or when agreement cannot be had without unreasonable delay, the department may condemn the land in the manner prescribed in ch. 32 .

(2) Easements. The department may grant easements for the extension of municipal and public utilities onto the lands of the institutions under its jurisdiction, for the purpose of connecting railroads, roads, water systems, sewers, electric lines and similar facilities, to serve the institutions.

(3) Leases. The department may lease additional lands for the operation of the institutions under its jurisdiction.

(4) Sales. Except where a sale occurs under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1) , the department, with the approval of the building commission, may sell and convey such lands under the jurisdiction of the department as the secretary deems to be in excess of the present or future requirements of the department for either the operation of its facilities or programs, for the maintenance of buffer zones adjacent to its facilities or for other public purposes. The proceeds of the sales shall be credited to the state building trust fund.

(4m) Correctional institution property disposition. In addition to any other requirements under this section, except where a sale occurs under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1) , the department may sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of the property acquired for the correctional institution under s. 46.05 (1o) , 1985 stats., only if the sale, transfer or disposition is approved by the joint committee on finance. The department shall submit a plan for any such proposed transfer or disposition to the committee.

(5) Purchases. The department, with the approval of and release of state building trust funds by the building commission, may acquire by purchase such lands, together with such improvements as are situated thereon, as the secretary deems necessary for the department’s farm programs, or for the purpose of providing adequate buffer zones to its existing facilities, or for the purpose of eliminating flexuous boundaries in cooperation with owners of lands adjoining lands under the department’s jurisdiction.

(6) Lease of lands for radio range station. The department may lease state owned lands under its control situated in section 16, township 24 north, range 18 east, town of Seymour, Outagamie County, not exceeding 2 acres in extent, to the United States of America, to be used by the civil aeronautics administration for a radio range station. The terms of the lease shall be determined by the department and may grant to the lessee authority to erect navigational aids and other structures on such lands. Such lease shall not be effective unless approved by the governor in writing.

History: 1989 a. 31 ss. 974 , 975 , 2569 ; 1989 a. 56 s. 84 ; 1995 a. 378 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.04 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.04
Sale of certain merchandise by employers to employees prohibited; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) No person, firm or corporation engaged in any enterprise in this state shall by any method or procedure directly or indirectly by itself or through a subsidiary agency owned or controlled in whole or in part by such person, firm or corporation, sell or procure for sale or have in its possession or under its control for sale to its employees or any person any article, material, product or merchandise of whatsoever nature not of the person’s, firm’s or corporation’s production or not handled in the person’s, firm’s or corporation’s regular course of trade, excepting meals, candy bars, cigarettes and tobacco for the exclusive use and consumption of such employees of the employer, and excepting tools used by employees in said enterprise and such specialized appliances and paraphernalia as may be required in said enterprise for the employees’ safety or health and articles used by employees or other persons which insure better sanitary conditions and quality in the manufacture of food or food products. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to lumber producers, loggers and dealers nor to any cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193 . This section shall not be construed as authorizing the sale of any merchandise at less than cost as defined in s. 100.30 .

(2) Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 and for second or subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000. Each act prohibited by this section shall constitute a separate violation and offense hereunder.

History: 1985 a. 30 s. 42 ; 1993 a. 482 ; 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 76.15 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.15
Reassessment.
Status: in_force

(1) If any tax levied under the provisions of s. 76.13 shall be adjudged illegal and nonenforceable, or shall be set aside by any court of the state of competent jurisdiction, it shall be the duty of the department, whether any part of the taxes assessed and levied have been paid or not, to forthwith reascertain and redetermine the value of the property of the companies or the value of the general property of the state or the average rate of taxation throughout the state as may be required; and when such reascertainment and redetermination has been made, to make a duplicate of the original assessment roll and to extend the taxes thereon according to such reassessment, and when such duplicate roll has been made and the taxes extended thereon in the manner provided in this section, it shall be of the same force and effect as the original assessment made in accordance with law. The proceedings for such reassessment and for the extension, payment and collection of taxes upon such duplicate assessment roll shall be conducted in the method originally provided for as near as may be. The department shall fix the time and place for the hearings or proceedings for the reassessment and give notice thereof by mail to the companies.

(2) The power to reassess the property of any company defined in s. 76.02 and the general property of the state, and to redetermine the average rate of taxation, may be exercised under sub. (1) as often as may be necessary until the amount of taxes legally due from any such company for any year under ss. 76.01 to 76.26 has been finally and definitely determined. Whenever any sum or part thereof, levied upon any property subject to taxation under ss. 76.01 to 76.26 so set aside has been paid and not refunded, the payment so made shall be applied upon the reassessment upon the property, and the reassessment of taxes to that extent shall be deemed to be satisfied. When the tax roll on the reassessment is completed and delivered to the secretary of administration, the department shall immediately notify by certified mail each of the several companies taxed to pay the amount of the taxes extended on the tax roll within 30 days.

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1993 a. 205 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 283.45 — WI Code / Chapter 283 / Section 283.45
Fact sheets.
Status: in_force

(1) For every discharge which has a total volume of more than 500,000 gallons on any day of the year, except a storm water discharge for which a permit is issued under s. 283.33 , the department shall, following public notice, prepare and send to any person who so requests, a fact sheet concerning the application described in the public notice.

(2) The contents of such fact sheets shall be established by the department by rule and shall include at least the following information:

(a) A sketch or detailed description of the location of the discharge described in the application;

(b) A quantitative description of the discharges described in the application;

(c) A statement of the tentative determination to issue or deny the permit application;

(d) If a determination to issue a permit is made, then the following information shall also be included:

1. The proposed effluent limitation for those pollutants proposed to be limited;

2. A proposed schedule of compliance, including interim dates and requirements, for meeting the proposed effluent limitations;

3. A brief description of any other proposed special conditions which will have a significant impact upon the discharge described in the application;

(e) A brief description of the uses for which the receiving waters have been classified, of the applicable water quality standards and effluent standards;

(f) A more detailed description of the procedures for the formulation of final determinations than that given in the public notice.

(3) If the department proposes to include a water quality based effluent limitation in the permit, a fact sheet prepared under this section shall include all of the following:

(a) A description of the calculation used by the department to derive the water quality based effluent limitation.

(b) A discussion of the rationale used by the department to determine whether or not a compliance schedule for the water quality based effluent limitation shall be included in the proposed permit and the rationale used to develop any such schedule. The discussion shall include a description of treatment technologies or control strategies that may be available to the permittee for achieving compliance with the water quality based effluent limitation.

(c) The assumptions and information used by the department to calculate the mixing zone for the discharge.

History: 1973 c. 74 ; 1987 a. 60 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 867 ; Stats. 1995 s. 283.45.
Wis. Stat. § 179.1103 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1103
Existing purpose.
Status: in_force

(2) Property held for a charitable purpose under the law of this state by a domestic or foreign entity immediately before a transaction under this subchapter becomes effective may not, as a result of the transaction, be diverted from the objects for which it was donated, granted, devised, or otherwise transferred. An entity that is or plans to be engaged in a transaction covered by this subchapter may apply to the circuit court for a determination regarding the transaction’s compliance with cy pres or other law dealing with nondiversion of charitable assets.

(3) A bequest, devise, gift, grant, or promise contained in a will or other instrument of donation, subscription, or conveyance that is made to a merging entity which is not the surviving entity and that takes effect or remains payable after the merger inures to the surviving entity.

(4) A trust obligation that would govern property if transferred to a nonsurviving entity applies to property that is transferred to the surviving entity under this section.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 233.21 — WI Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.21
Bond security.
Status: in_force

The authority may secure bonds by a trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust by and between the authority and one or more corporate trustees. A bond resolution providing for the issuance of bonds so secured shall mortgage, pledge, assign or grant security interests in some or all of the revenues to be received by, and property of, the authority and may contain those provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders that are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law. A bond resolution may contain other provisions determined by the board to be reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.

History: 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 230.18 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.18
Discrimination prohibited.
Status: in_force

No question in any form of application or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations and all disclosures thereof shall be discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person’s political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry except as otherwise provided.

History: 1971 c. 270 ; 1977 c. 196 s. 43 ; Stats. 1977 s. 230.18; 1981 c. 112 , 391 ; 1999 a. 87 ; 2015 a. 55 , 150 .
Wis. Stat. § 157.635 — WI Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157.635
Regulations of cemetery organized and operated by, or affiliated with, a religious association.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter prohibits a religious association or a cemetery authority of a cemetery that is affiliated with a religious association from prohibiting the burial of the human remains of an individual in the cemetery if the individual was in a class of individuals who are prohibited under regulations adopted by the cemetery authority or religious association from being buried in the cemetery.

History: 1989 a. 307 ; 2015 a. 237 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.85 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.85
Coverage of lead screening.
Status: in_force

Health maintenance organizations and preferred provider plans are subject to s. 632.895 (10) .

History: 1993 a. 450 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0515 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0515
Receipts for fees.
Status: in_force

Every officer or employee upon receiving fees shall, if requested to do so by the person paying the fees, deliver to that person a receipt for the fees, specifying for which account each portion of the fees respectively accrued.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 270 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0515.
Wis. Stat. § 75.115 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.115
Rights of persons who have an interest in mineral rights.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding ss. 75.14 (1) , 75.16 , 75.19 and 75.521 (3) (am) 4. , (5) , (8) and (13) (b) , the failure of an owner of a fee simple interest in surface rights to pay property taxes on land does not extinguish the rights of a holder of a fee simple interest in severed mineral rights related to that land.

History: 1993 a. 391 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.87 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.87
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, “person feeling aggrieved” and “person aggrieved” include the spouse of a person against whom an additional assessment was made or who was denied a claim for refund for a taxable year for which a separate return was filed and include either spouse for a taxable year for which a joint return was filed or, if no return was filed, a joint return could have been filed.

History: 1987 a. 312 .
Wis. Stat. § 644.21 — WI Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.21
Annual report of domestic mutual holding company.
Status: in_force

Each mutual holding company domiciled in this state shall file such annual report as may be prescribed by the commissioner by rule.

History: 1997 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.56 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.56
Lost roll.
Status: in_force

(1) New assessment. Whenever the assessment roll of any assessment district shall be lost or destroyed before the second Monday of October in any year and before the tax roll therefrom has been completed the assessor of such district shall immediately prepare a new roll and as soon thereafter as practicable make a new assessment of the property in the assessor’s district. If the board of review for such district shall have adjourned without day before such new assessment is completed such board shall again meet at a time fixed by the clerk of the town, city or village, not later than the fourth Monday in October, and like proceedings shall be had, as near as may be, in reference to such new assessment and assessment roll as in case of other assessments, and such clerk shall give notice of the time and place of such meeting of the board of review as is provided in s. 70.47 (2) . Such new assessment and assessment roll shall be deemed the assessment and assessment roll of such assessment district to all intents and purposes. In case the assessor shall fail to make such new assessment or the board of review shall fail to meet and review the same, or any assessment roll is lost or destroyed after the second Monday in October in any year and before the tax roll therefrom is completed, or both the assessment roll and tax roll are lost or destroyed, then the county clerk shall make out and deliver a tax roll in the manner and with like effect as provided in s. 70.71 .

(2) Same. Whenever a tax roll in any town, city or village shall be lost or destroyed before it has been returned by the treasurer or sheriff holding the same, a new roll shall be prepared in like manner as the first, and delivered to such treasurer or sheriff, who shall complete the collection of the taxes and return such new tax roll in the manner provided for the original tax roll.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1647 (19) ; 1987 a. 378 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 293.85 — WI Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.85
Cancellation of permit.
Status: in_force

The department may, after hearing, cancel:

(1) The prospecting permit for a prospecting site that is the site of a violation of this chapter.

(2) The mining permit for a mining site that is the site of a violation of this chapter.

(3) A mining or prospecting permit, if the permit holder intentionally made a false statement in the permit application or intentionally omitted information from the permit application which was material to permit issuance.

History: 1995 a. 227 s. 750 , 994 .
Wis. Stat. § 93.41 — WI Code / Chapter 93 / Section 93.41
Stray voltage.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall participate in the stray voltage program established under s. 196.857 .

(2) The department shall develop informational and educational materials on stray voltage and provide those materials to the public in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the technical college system board and shall study the need for any other state action not in effect under this section or s. 196.857 necessary to protect the public health and welfare from the harmful effects of stray voltage.

(3) The department shall impose annual fees upon rural electric cooperatives organized under ch. 185 . The amount of the fees shall total the amount appropriated under s. 20.115 (3) (jm) . The fees received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (3) (jm) .

History: 1987 a. 27 , 399 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 , 399 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 103 .
Wis. Stat. § 321.35 — WI Code / Chapter 321 / Section 321.35
Pay.
Status: in_force

(1) Every officer and enlisted person on state active duty in the national guard shall receive the base pay, allowances, and, notwithstanding ss. 16.53 (12) (c) and (d) and 20.916 (8) and (9) , travel expenses of an officer or enlisted person of equal rank in the corresponding branch of the U.S. armed forces.

(2) The governor may fix the pay of any member of the military staff of the governor, or other members of the national guard or state defense force for any special state active duty.

(3) The governor may order, with the member’s consent, to state active duty a member of his or her military staff who is a state employee. The assigned staff member shall receive the pay, but not the allowances, of an officer of equal grade in the U.S. armed forces.

History: 1973 c. 279 ; 1975 c. 94 s. 91 (1) ; 1975 c. 382 , 422 ; 1981 c. 35 , 129 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 2003 a. 69 ; 2007 a. 200 s. 106 ; Stats. 2007 s. 321.35; 2013 a. 44 ; 2015 a. 189 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.555 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.555
Civil liability exemption; anhydrous ammonia.
Status: in_force

(1) Liability exemption. Except as provided under sub. (2) , any person who owns, maintains, or installs anhydrous ammonia equipment, as defined in s. 101.10 (1) (b) , or who uses anhydrous ammonia for any legal purpose is immune from any civil liability for acts or omissions relating to the anhydrous ammonia equipment or to anhydrous ammonia that cause damage or injury to an individual, if that damage or injury occurs during the individual’s violation of s. 101.10 (3) (c) , (d) , (e) , or (f) .

(2) Exception. A person is not immune from civil liability under sub. (1) if the damage or injury is caused by the person’s reckless or wanton acts or omissions or by acts or omissions intended by the person to cause damage or injury.

History: 2001 a. 3 ; 2005 a. 14 , 155 .
Wis. Stat. § 782.44 — WI Code / Chapter 782 / Section 782.44
Prisoner brought for trial or as witness.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not restrain the power of courts to issue a writ of habeas corpus, to bring before them any prisoner for trial or as a witness.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 59 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.44.