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Wis. Stat. § 411.519 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.519
Lessee’s damages for nondelivery, repudiation, default and breach of warranty in regard to accepted goods.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement or otherwise determined pursuant to agreement of the parties, if a lessee elects not to cover or a lessee elects to cover and the cover is by lease agreement that does not qualify under s. 411.518 (2) , or is by purchase or otherwise, the measure of damages for nondelivery or repudiation by the lessor or for rejection or revocation of acceptance by the lessee is the present value, as of the date of the default, of the then market rent minus the present value as of the same date of the original rent, computed for the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement, together with incidental and consequential damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessor’s default.

(2) Market rent is determined as of the place for tender or, in cases of rejection after arrival or revocation of acceptance, as of the place of arrival.

(3) Except as otherwise agreed, if the lessee has accepted goods and given notification, the measure of damages for nonconforming tender or delivery or other default by a lessor is the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the lessor’s default as determined in any manner that is reasonable together with incidental and consequential damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessor’s default.

(4) Except as otherwise agreed, the measure of damages for breach of warranty is the present value at the time and place of acceptance of the difference between the value of the use of the goods accepted and the value if they had been as warranted for the lease term, unless special circumstances show proximate damages of a different amount, together with incidental and consequential damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessor’s default or breach of warranty.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.28 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.28
Orders by department.
Status: in_force

The department may order printed in suitable form, in reasonable quantities, copies of opinions and briefs of the attorney general and the supreme court; opinions of the court of appeals; decisions of the public service commission; and special editions of parts of official reports.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (g) ; 1977 c. 187 ; 1981 c. 347 .
Wis. Stat. § 7.24 — WI Code / Chapter 7 / Section 7.24
Title to election materials.
Status: in_force

The filing of a nomination paper, ballot application, financial report, affidavit, or other form or statement with the appropriate official or agency responsible for accepting such materials under chs. 5 to 12 irrevocably transfers the legal title to such official or agency, regardless of the sufficiency of the filing. The official or agency shall retain all election materials until destruction or other disposition is authorized under s. 7.23 .

History: 1975 c. 93 ; 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 299.62 — WI Code / Chapter 299 / Section 299.62
Environmental protection requirements for tank vessels.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Bulk” means an undivided quantity of a substance that is loaded directly into a vessel and is not divided into individual containers.

(am) “Discharge” has the meaning given in s. 292.01 (3) .

(b) “Double hull” has the meaning given in 33 CFR 157.03 (kk) .

(c) “Hazardous material” has the meaning given in 46 USC 2101 (14).

(d) “Oil” means hydrocarbon, vegetable or mineral oil of any kind or in any form and includes oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil.

(e) “Tank vessel” means a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo residue.

(2) Prohibition.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c) , no tank vessel of under 5,000 gross tons may transport oil or hazardous material in bulk on that part of the Mississippi River over which this state has jurisdiction from the northern boundary of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge to the southernmost point of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in this state unless the tank vessel has a double hull.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a tank vessel when the tank vessel and its crew are in danger due to extreme weather conditions.

(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a self-propelled tank vessel or a tank vessel that is propelled by a towing vessel if a tugboat accompanies the self-propelled tank vessel or tank vessel and towing vessel.

(3) Penalties.

(a) Except as provided under par. (b) , any person who owns or controls the movement of a tank vessel violating sub. (2) shall be required to forfeit not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000.

(b) Any person who owns or controls the movement of a tank vessel violating sub. (2) and who, within 5 years before the commission of the current violation, was previously convicted of violating sub. (2) shall be fined not less than $10,000 nor more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

(c) In addition to any penalty under par. (a) or (b) , any person who owns or controls the movement of a tank vessel violating sub. (2) from which oil or a hazardous material is discharged shall be required to forfeit triple the amount of the damage to the environment.

History: 1995 a. 290 s. 10 ; 1997 a. 35 s. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0109 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0109
Liability for inaccurate information in filed record.
Status: in_force

(1) If a record delivered to the department for filing under this chapter and filed by the department contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from any of the following:

(a) A person that signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf, and knew the information to be inaccurate at the time the record was signed.

(b) Subject to sub. (2) , a partner if all of the following apply:

1. The record was delivered for filing on behalf of the partnership.

2. The partner knew or had notice of the inaccuracy for a reasonably sufficient time before the information was relied upon so that, before the reliance, the partner reasonably could have done any of the following:

a. Effected an amendment under s. 178.0901 (6) .

b. Filed a petition under s. 178.0112 .

c. Delivered to the department for filing a statement of change under s. 178.0909 or a statement of correction under s. 178.0116 .

(2) To the extent the partnership agreement expressly relieves a partner of responsibility for maintaining the accuracy of information contained in records delivered on behalf of the partnership to the department for filing under this chapter and imposes that responsibility on one or more other partners, the liability stated in sub. (1) (b) applies to those other partners and not to the partner that the partnership agreement relieves of the responsibility.

(3) An individual who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter affirms under penalty of perjury that the information stated in the record is accurate.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.09 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.09
County hospitals.
Status: in_force

Any county having a population of less than 750,000 may establish a hospital or facilities for the detention and care of mentally ill persons, alcoholics, and drug addicts; and in connection therewith a hospital or facility for the care of cases afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis. County hospitals established pursuant to this section are subject to rules promulgated by the department concerning hospital standards, including standards for treatment facilities under s. 51.45 (8) for alcoholics and persons who are drug dependent.

History: 1971 c. 211 ; 1973 c. 198 ; 1975 c. 430 s. 16 ; Stats. 1975 s. 51.09; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1) ; 2017 a. 34 ; 2017 a. 207 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.38 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.38
Medical care of prisoners.
Status: in_force

(1) If a prisoner needs medical or hospital care or is intoxicated or incapacitated by alcohol or another drug the sheriff, superintendent or other keeper of the jail or house of correction shall provide appropriate care or treatment and may transfer the prisoner to a hospital or to an approved treatment facility under s. 51.45 (2) (b) and (c) , making provision for the security of the prisoner. The sheriff, superintendent or other keeper may provide appropriate care or treatment under this subsection for a prisoner under 18 years of age and may transfer a prisoner under 18 years of age under this subsection without obtaining the consent of the prisoner’s parent, guardian or legal custodian. The sheriff, superintendent or other keeper may charge a prisoner for the costs of providing medical care to the prisoner while he or she is in the jail or house of correction. If the sheriff or other keeper maintains a personal money account for an inmate’s use for payment for items from canteen, vending or similar services, the sheriff or other keeper may make deductions from the account to pay for the charges under this subsection.

(2) The prisoner is liable for the costs of medical and hospital care outside of the jail or house of correction. If the prisoner is unable to pay the costs, the county shall pay the costs in the case of persons held under the state criminal laws or for contempt of court and, except as provided in s. 302.336 (2) and (3) (b) , a municipality shall pay the costs in the case of persons held under municipal ordinance by the municipality.

(3) The maximum amount that a governmental unit may pay for the costs of medical or hospital care under this section is limited for that care to the amount payable by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 , excluding ss. 49.468 and 49.471 (11) , for care for which a medical assistance rate exists. No provider of medical or hospital care may bill a prisoner under sub. (1) for the cost of care exceeding the amount paid under this subsection by the governmental unit. If no medical assistance rate exists for the care provided, there is no limitation under this subsection.

(4) The governmental unit paying the costs of medical or hospital care under this section, regardless of whether the care is provided in or out of the jail or house of correction, may collect the value of the same from the prisoner or the prisoner’s estate. If applicable, the governmental unit may proceed to collect under this section or may seek reimbursement under s. 302.372 , but may not collect for the same expenses twice.

(5) This section does not require the sheriff, superintendent or keeper of the jail or house of correction to provide or arrange for the provision of appropriate care or treatment if the prisoner refuses appropriate care or treatment.

History: 1973 c. 198 ; 1987 a. 27 , 269 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1655c , 1656d ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.38; 1989 a. 261 , 359 ; 1995 a. 27 , 43 , 281 , 352 ; 1997 a. 35 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2017 a. 34 .
Wis. Stat. § 85.065 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.065
Urban rail line relocations.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Any county, city, village, town or combination thereof may apply to the department for a study of the cost and benefits of the location and form of railroad lines, associated facilities, and railroad operations within an urban area. Upon receiving such application, the department may undertake or contract for a study to determine the extent to which the existing location of such lines, facilities and operations serves the public interests in:

1. Reliable, economical and expeditious commercial transportation;

2. Safe and orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic;

3. Coordinated and environmentally sound planning for development or preservation of the area; and

4. Conservation of scarce land or energy resources.

(b) The study shall be performed in consultation with the applicant and other interested parties and shall result in a report describing alternatives to the existing location and form of such railroad lines, facilities and operations which assesses each alternative in light of those criteria.

History: 1977 c. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 454.21 — WI Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.21
Limitations and exceptions.
Status: in_force

Barbering does not include any of the following:

(1) A service performed by a person licensed, certified, or registered under the laws of this state as a physician, physician assistant, nurse, or funeral director if the service is within the scope of the license, certificate, or registration.

(2) A service performed in a correctional institution, hospital, or licensed nursing home under the supervision of a person responsible for inmate or patient care.

(3)

(a) A service performed preparatory to a live public performance or appearance, whether in-person or through broadcast media, including the Internet.

(b) A service performed in the course of the production of any digital or analog recording of a moving or still image intended for public release or broadcast, including through the Internet.

History: 2011 a. 190 ; 2013 a. 165 s. 114 ; 2013 a. 356 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.356 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.356
Duty of court to warn.
Status: in_force

(1) Oral warning. Whenever the court orders a juvenile to be placed outside his or her home or denies a parent visitation because the juvenile has been adjudged to be delinquent or to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.34 , 938.345 , 938.357 , 938.363 , or 938.365 and whenever the court reviews a permanency plan under s. 938.38 (5m) , the court shall orally inform the parent or parents who appear in court of any grounds for termination of parental rights under s. 48.415 which may be applicable and of the conditions necessary for the juvenile to be returned to the home or for the parent to be granted visitation.

(2) Written warning. In addition to the notice required under sub. (1) , any written order which places a juvenile outside the home or denies visitation under sub. (1) shall notify the parent or parents of the information specified under sub. (1) .

History: 1995 a. 77 , 275 ; 2005 a. 344 ; 2009 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 345.53 — WI Code / Chapter 345 / Section 345.53
Costs not taxed against plaintiff.
Status: in_force

In traffic regulation actions in all courts, costs may not be taxed against the plaintiff.

History: 1971 c. 278 .
Wis. Stat. § 768.03 — WI Code / Chapter 768 / Section 768.03
Unlawful to file or threaten actions barred.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, either as a party or attorney, to commence, or threaten to commence, in any court in this state, any action, or to serve and file in such court or threaten to so do any process, pleading or paper, setting forth or seeking to recover a sum of money upon any cause of action abolished or barred by this chapter, whether such cause of action arose within or without this state.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 51 ; Stats. 1979 s. 768.03.
Wis. Stat. § 74.73 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.73
Rights of occupant or tenant who pays taxes.
Status: in_force

An occupant or tenant of property who pays real property taxes, special assessments, special charges or special taxes levied against the property, including any interest or penalties, may recover the amounts paid, plus interest at the rate of 1.0 percent per month or portion of a month, from the person under whom he or she is an occupant or tenant. Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, the occupant or tenant may deduct the amounts paid, plus interest, from rental payments otherwise due to the person under whom he or she is an occupant or tenant.

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 985.12 — WI Code / Chapter 985 / Section 985.12
Proof of publication.
Status: in_force

(1) Affidavit of printing. The affidavit of the editor, publisher, printer or proprietor of any newspaper, or of his or her foreman or principal clerk, of the publication of any legal notice, annexed to a copy of the notice clipped from the newspaper in either hard copy or electronic format, and specifying the date of each insertion, and the paper in which it was published, shall be received in all cases as presumptive evidence of the publication and of the facts stated therein.

(2) Time of filing. Such affidavit may be filed with the proper officer at any time after the last day of the publication of such notice, unless the filing time is otherwise specified.

(3) Same. The affidavit of publication of any notice of a sale of real property required by law to be published may be filed, at any time within 6 months after the last day of such publication, with the register of deeds of the county in which the premises are situated.

(4) Fee. The fee for an affidavit of publication shall be $1.

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 2019 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.838 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.838
Section 48.838
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “foreign adoption” means the adoption of a child, who is a citizen of a foreign country, in accordance with any of the types of adoption procedures specified under this subchapter.

(2) The department may charge a fee of not more than $75 to the adoptive parents for reviewing foreign adoption documents and for providing necessary certifications and approvals required by state and federal law.

(3) The department may also charge a fee of not more than $75 to the adoptive parents for the review and certification of adoption documents, for adoptions that occur in a foreign country.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 2015 a. 380 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.15 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.15
Assessment of vessels.
Status: in_force

(1) That in consideration of an annual payment into the treasury of any town, village or city where such property is assessable by the owner of any steam vessel, barge, boat or other water craft, owned within this state, or hailing from any port thereof, and employed regularly in interstate traffic of a sum equal to one cent per net ton of the registered tonnage thereof, said steam vessel, barge, boat or other water craft shall be and the same is hereby made exempt from further taxation, either state or municipal.

(2) The owner of any steam vessel, barge, boat or other water craft, hailing from any port of this state, “and so employed regularly in interstate traffic,” desiring to comply with the terms of this section, shall annually, on or before the first day of January, file with the clerk of such town, village or city a verified statement, in writing, containing the name, port of hail, tonnage and name of owner of such steam vessel, barge, boat or other water craft, and shall thereupon pay into the said treasury of such town, village or city a sum equal to one cent per net ton of the registered tonnage of said vessel, and the treasurer shall thereupon issue a receipt. All vessels, boats or other water craft not regularly employed in interstate traffic and all private yachts or pleasure boats belonging to inhabitants of this state, whether at home or abroad, shall be taxed as personal property for taxes levied before January 1, 2024.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1646 (3) ; 1977 c. 273 ; 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 186.035 — WI Code / Chapter 186 / Section 186.035
Deceptive or misleading use of credit union name, logo, or symbol.
Status: in_force

(1) Use of credit union name, logo, or symbol for marketing purposes. Except as provided in sub. (3) , no person may use the name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, of a credit union, or any name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, that is deceptively similar to the name, logo, or symbol of a credit union, in any marketing material provided to or solicitation of another person in a manner such that a reasonable person may believe that the marketing material or solicitation originated from or is endorsed by the credit union or that the credit union is responsible for the marketing material or solicitation.

(2) Enforcement and penalties. The office of credit unions shall direct any person the office finds to have violated sub. (1) to cease and desist from violating sub. (1) . If a person violates sub. (1) after receiving such direction, the office of credit unions may impose a forfeiture of up to $1,000 for each violation. Each instance in which marketing material is provided to another person or solicitation of another person takes place in violation of sub. (1) constitutes a separate violation. This subsection does not affect the availability of any remedies otherwise available to a credit union.

(3) Exceptions. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who uses the name, logo, or symbol of a credit union in any of the following circumstances:

(a) With the consent of the credit union.

(b) If the person is the credit union, an affiliate of the credit union, or an agent of the credit union.

History: 2003 a. 262 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.323 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.323
Future advances.
Status: in_force

(1) When priority based on time of advance. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under s. 409.322 (1) (a) , perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that:

(a) Is made while the security interest is perfected only:

1. Under s. 409.309 when it attaches; or

2. Temporarily under s. 409.312 (5) , (6) , or (7) ; and

(b) Is not made pursuant to a commitment entered into before or while the security interest is perfected by a method other than under s. 409.309 or 409.312 (5) , (6) , or (7) .

(2) Lien creditor. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , a security interest is subordinate to the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor to the extent that the security interest secures an advance made more than 45 days after the person becomes a lien creditor unless the advance is made:

(a) Without knowledge of the lien; or

(b) Pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lien.

(3) Buyer of receivables. Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a security interest held by a secured party that is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor.

(4) Buyer of goods. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (5) , a buyer of goods other than a buyer in ordinary course of business takes free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:

(a) The time the secured party acquires knowledge of the buyer’s purchase; or

(b) Forty-five days after the purchase.

(5) Advances made pursuant to commitment: priority of buyer of goods. Subsection (4) does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the buyer’s purchase and before the expiration of the 45-day period.

(6) Lessee of goods. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (7) , a lessee of goods, other than a lessee in ordinary course of business, takes the leasehold interest free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:

(a) The time the secured party acquires knowledge of the lease; or

(b) Forty-five days after the lease contract becomes enforceable.

(7) Advances made pursuant to commitment: priority of lessee of goods. Subsection (6) does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lease and before the expiration of the 45-day period.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 702.307 — WI Code / Chapter 702 / Section 702.307
Impermissible appointment.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 702.306 , an exercise of a power of appointment is ineffective to the extent it is in favor of an impermissible appointee.

(2) An exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a permissible appointee is ineffective to the extent the appointment is a fraud on the power.

History: 2023 a. 127 . 2023 a. 127 .