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Wis. Stat. § 15.435 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.435
Same; attached boards.
Status: in_force

(1) Investment and local impact fund board.

(a) Creation; membership. There is created an investment and local impact fund board, attached to the department of revenue under s. 15.03 , consisting of the following members:

1. The chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the secretary of revenue or their designees.

2. Three public members.

3. Five local officials consisting of 2 municipal officials, 2 county officials, and one school board member.

4. One Native American.

(b) Terms. The public members, local officials and Native American shall be appointed for staggered 4-year terms.

(c) Vacancies. If a municipal or county official or a school board member leaves office while serving on the board, the member’s position on the board shall be considered vacant until a successor is appointed under s. 15.07 (1) (b) .

(d) Qualifications.

1. One of the public members shall reside in a town in which a metalliferous mineral ore body is known to exist.

2. One of the public members shall reside in a county in which metalliferous mineral development is occurring or in an adjacent county.

3. One of the local officials shall reside in a county or school district in which metalliferous mineral development is occurring or in an adjacent county or school district; and

4. One local official shall reside in a county or school district in which metalliferous minerals are extracted or an adjacent county or school district.

5. The Native American shall reside in a municipality in which a metalliferous mineral ore body is known to exist.

(e) Recommendations.

1. One public member shall be recommended by the town boards in towns in which a metalliferous mineral ore body is known to exist. Preference shall be given to the appointment of a public member who resides in a township in which the development of a metalliferous mineral ore body is occurring.

2. One municipal official member shall be recommended by the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

3. One municipal official member shall be recommended by the Wisconsin Towns Association.

4. The school board member shall be recommended by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.

5. The county official members shall be recommended by the Wisconsin Counties Association.

6. The Native American member shall be recommended by the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. Preference should be given to the appointment of a Native American who resides in a town in which the development of a metalliferous mineral ore body is occurring.

(g) Assistance; advice. The board may request of any state agency such assistance as may be necessary for the board to fulfill its duties.

History: 1977 c. 31 , 423 ; 1979 c. 63 ; 1979 c. 361 s. 112 ; 1981 c. 86 , 391 ; 1983 a. 36 s. 96 (4) ; 1983 a. 192 ss. 20 , 303 (7) ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 188 , 189 and 9116 (5) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 103 ; 2005 a. 149 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.111 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.111
Filing fees and other requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided under sub. (2) , the department shall charge and collect for:

(a) Filing articles for a new cooperative, $25, if the new cooperative is organized with no capital stock. If the new cooperative is organized with capital stock, the department may charge $1.25 for each $1,000 of capital stock, or $25, whichever is greater.

(b) Filing an amendment to or restatement of the articles or articles of consolidation or division, $25, except that no fee may be collected for any of the following:

1. An amendment showing only a change of address resulting from the action of a governmental agency if there is no corresponding change in physical location and if 2 copies of the notice of the action are submitted to the department.

2. An amendment or statement filed to reflect only a change in the name of a registered agent.

(c) Filing articles of merger, $30.

(d) Filing articles or decree of dissolution, $5.

(e) Receiving service of any process, notice, or demand, authorized to be served on the department by this chapter, an amount equal to the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (c) .

(g) Filing a report of names and addresses of officers or directors, $3.

(h) Processing in an expeditious manner a document required or permitted to be filed or recorded under this chapter, an amount equal to the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (d) , in addition to the fee required by other provisions of this chapter.

(2) The department, by rule, may specify a larger fee for filing documents described in sub. (1) in paper format.

(3) No document may be filed or recorded until all fees for the document have been paid.

(4) The department shall endorse on any document filed with the department the word “filed” or a similar word determined by the department and the month, day, and year of filing, record the document in the office of the department, and return the document to the person or entity who delivered it for filing.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1108 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1108
Power to treat capital gains as part of a distribution.
Status: in_force

Unless prohibited by the will or trust instrument, a fiduciary may cause gains from the sale or exchange of estate or trust property, as determined for federal income tax purposes, to be taxed for federal income tax purposes as part of a distribution of income that has been increased by an adjustment from principal to income under s. 701.1104 , of a unitrust distribution, of a fixed annuity distribution, or of a principal distribution to a beneficiary.

History: 2013 a. 92 s. 244 .
Wis. Stat. § 39.12 — WI Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39.12
Nonstock corporation.
Status: in_force

(1) The educational communications board may organize and maintain a nonstock nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 for the exclusive purpose of raising funds for the educational communications board to support the activities of the educational communications board. Any funds raised by the corporation shall be expended to carry out the purposes for which received.

(2) The educational communications board shall enter into a contract with the corporation under sub. (1) . The contract shall provide that the educational communications board may make use of the services of the corporation and that the educational communications board may provide administrative services to the corporation. The type and scope of any administrative services provided by the educational communications board to the corporation and the educational communications board employees assigned to perform the services shall be determined by the educational communications board. The corporation may neither employ staff nor engage in political activities.

(2m) The corporation under sub. (1) shall donate any real property to the state within 5 years after acquiring the property unless holding the property for more than 5 years is consistent with sound business and financial practices and is approved by the joint committee on finance.

(3) The educational communications board, the department of administration, the legislative fiscal bureau, the legislative audit bureau and the appropriate committee of each house of the legislature, as determined by the presiding officer, may examine all records of the corporation.

(4) The board of directors of any corporation established under this section shall consist of 5 members, including the executive director of the educational communications board and 4 members of the educational communications board, elected by the educational communications board, of which one shall be a legislator. No 2 members of the board of directors may be from the same category of educational communications board members under s. 15.57 (1) to (7) .

(5) Any corporation established under this section shall be organized so that contributions to it will be deductible from adjusted gross income under section 170 of the internal revenue code and so that the corporation will be exempt from taxation under section 501 of the internal revenue code and ss. 71.26 (1) (a) and 71.45 (1) (a) .

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 312 s. 17 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 978.03 — WI Code / Chapter 978 / Section 978.03
Deputies and assistants in certain prosecutorial units.
Status: in_force

(1) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of 750,000 or more may appoint 7 deputy district attorneys and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the department of administration and authorized in accordance with s. 16.505 . The district attorney shall rank the deputy district attorneys for purposes of carrying out duties under this section. The deputies, according to rank, may perform any duty of the district attorney, under the district attorney’s direction. In the absence or disability of the district attorney, the deputies, according to rank, may perform any act required by law to be performed by the district attorney. Any such deputy must have practiced law in this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment under this section.

(1m) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of 200,000 or more but less than 750,000 may appoint 3 deputy district attorneys and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the department of administration and authorized in accordance with s. 16.505 . The district attorney shall rank the deputy district attorneys for purposes of carrying out duties under this section. The deputies, according to rank, may perform any duty of the district attorney, under the district attorney’s direction. In the absence or disability of the district attorney, the deputies, according to rank, may perform any act required by law to be performed by the district attorney. Any such deputy must have practiced law in this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment under this section.

(2) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of 100,000 or more but not more than 199,999 may appoint one deputy district attorney and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the department of administration and authorized in accordance with s. 16.505 . The deputy may perform any duty of the district attorney, under the district attorney’s direction. In the absence or disability of the district attorney, the deputy may perform any act required by law to be performed by the district attorney. The deputy must have practiced law in this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment under this section.

(3) Any assistant district attorney under sub. (1) , (1m) , or (2) must be an attorney admitted to practice law in this state and, except as provided in s. 978.043 (1) , may perform any duty required by law to be performed by the district attorney. The district attorney of the prosecutorial unit under sub. (1) , (1m) , or (2) may appoint such temporary counsel as may be authorized by the department of administration.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 25 , 434 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 207 ss. 4 , 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 980.105 — WI Code / Chapter 980 / Section 980.105
Determination of county and city, village, or town of residence.
Status: in_force

(1m) The department shall determine a person’s county of residence for the purposes of this chapter by doing all of the following:

(a) The department shall consider residence as the voluntary concurrence of physical presence with intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation and shall consider physical presence as prima facie evidence of intent to remain.

(b) The department shall apply the criteria for consideration of residence and physical presence under par. (a) to the facts that existed on the date that the person committed the sexually violent offense that resulted in the sentence, placement, or commitment that was in effect when the petition was filed under s. 980.02 .

(2) If sub. (1m) is insufficient to determine the county of residence, the department shall find that the county of residence is the county in which, on the date that the person committed the sexually violent offense that resulted in the sentence, placement, or commitment that was in effect when the petition was filed under s. 980.02 , the person would have been a resident for the purposes of social security disability insurance eligibility.

(2m) The department shall determine a person’s city, village, or town of residence for the purposes of s. 980.08 (4) (dm) 1. by doing all of the following:

(a) The department shall consider residence as the voluntary concurrence of physical presence with intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation and shall consider physical presence as prima facie evidence of intent to remain.

(b) The department shall apply the criteria for consideration of residence and physical presence under par. (a) to the facts that existed on the date that the person committed the sexually violent offense that resulted in the sentence, placement, or commitment that was in effect when the petition was filed under s. 980.02 .

History: 1995 a. 276 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 431 ; 2017 a. 184 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.342 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.342
Officers.
Status: in_force

The officers of a savings bank shall be elected by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws. The officers shall consist of a president, one or more vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer and any other officer the board designates by resolution. Officers shall have the duties and functions described in the articles of incorporation and bylaws and shall perform other duties that are designated by the board of directors.

History: 1991 a. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0807 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0807
Joint operation of public utility or public transportation system.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “privately owned public utility” includes a cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193 for the purpose of producing or furnishing utility service to its members only.

(2) A city, village or town served by a privately owned public utility, motor bus or other systems of public transportation rendering local service may contract with the owner of the utility or system for the leasing, public operation, joint operation, extension and improvement of the utility or system by the municipality; or, with funds loaned by the municipality, may contract for the stabilization by municipal guaranty of the return upon or for the purchase by installments out of earnings or otherwise of that portion of the public utility or system which is operated within the municipality and any territory immediately adjacent and tributary to the municipality; or may contract for the accomplishment of any object agreed upon between the parties relating to the use, operation, management, value, earnings, purchase, extension, improvement, sale, lease or control of the utility or system property. The provisions of s. 66.0817 relating to preliminary agreement and approval by the department of transportation or public service commission apply to the contracts authorized by this section. The department of transportation or public service commission shall, when a contract under this section is approved by it and consummated, cooperate with the parties in respect to making valuations, appraisals, estimates and other determinations specified in the contract to be made by it.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (g) ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2) ; 1985 a. 187 ; 1993 a. 16 , 246 ; 1999 a. 150 ss. 171 , 237 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0807; 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 283.19 — WI Code / Chapter 283 / Section 283.19
Standards of performance.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall, by rule, promulgate standards of performance, for each class or category of sources referred to under s. 283.13 (1) that is required to be covered by permits issued under s. 283.31 , which shall reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction achievable through the application of the best available demonstrated control technology, processes, operating methods, or other alternatives. Where practicable, a standard of performance permitting no discharge of pollutants shall be adopted.

(2) Standards of performance adopted under this section shall apply to all new sources within each class or category of sources for which a standard of performance has been adopted under this section.

(3) The department shall revise such standards to reflect changes in control technology, processes, operating methods or other alternatives. When establishing or revising standards of performance under this section, the department shall consider the cost of achieving such effluent reductions and the nonwater quality environmental impact and energy requirements of such reductions.

(4) The department may distinguish among classes, types and sizes within categories of sources for the purpose of establishing or revising standards of performance under this section.

(5) No owner or operator of any new source may operate such source in violation of any standard of performance applicable to such a source.

History: 1973 c. 74 ; 1993 a. 16 .; 1995 a. 227 s. 863 ; Stats. 1995 s. 283.19; 2015 a. 307 .
Wis. Stat. § 944.01 — WI Code / Chapter 944 / Section 944.01
Intent.
Status: in_force

The state recognizes that it has a duty to encourage high moral standards. Although the state does not regulate the private sexual activity of consenting adults, the state does not condone or encourage any form of sexual conduct outside the institution of marriage. Marriage is the foundation of family and society. Its stability is basic to morality and civilization, and of vital interest to society and this state.

History: 1983 a. 17 .
Wis. Stat. § 105.10 — WI Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.10
Department inquiries.
Status: in_force

Any employment agent receiving from the department any forms calling for information required by the department to administer this chapter and rules promulgated under this chapter, with directions to complete the form, shall cause the form to be properly completed so as to answer fully and correctly each question. The completed form shall be returned to the department at its office within the period fixed by the department.

History: 1973 c. 226 ; 2001 a. 107 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.30 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.30
Rules.
Status: in_force

The secretary of revenue may adopt, pursuant to ch. 227 , such rules as the secretary deems necessary in the administration of this subchapter and may proceed under s. 73.03 (9) to enforce its provisions.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 753.05 — WI Code / Chapter 753 / Section 753.05
Seals.
Status: in_force

The circuit courts in the several counties shall have seals, and they may direct and from time to time alter the inscriptions and devices thereon; and the respective county boards shall furnish such seals as shall be ordered; and when any such court shall be unprovided with a seal the judge may authorize the use of any temporary seal or of any device by way of seal until a seal shall be so provided. The seals now in use by said courts shall continue to be the seals thereof until others shall be provided according to law.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 92 ; Stats. 1977 s. 753.05.
Wis. Stat. § 193.701 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.701
Authorization, form, and acceptance.
Status: in_force

(1) Board may authorize. If authorized by the board, a cooperative may accept contributions, make contribution agreements under s. 193.711 , and make contribution rights agreements under s. 193.715 .

(2) Permissible forms. A person may make a contribution to a cooperative by any of the following means:

(a) By paying money or transferring the ownership of an interest in property to the cooperative, or performing services to or for the benefit of the cooperative.

(b) Through a written obligation that is signed by the person and requires the person to pay money or transfer ownership of an interest in property to the cooperative or to perform services to or for the benefit of the cooperative.

(3) Acceptance of contributions. No purported contribution is to be treated as or considered to be a contribution, unless all of the following apply:

(a) The board accepts the contribution on behalf of the cooperative and in that acceptance describes the contribution, including terms of future performance, if any, and states the value being accorded to the contribution.

(b) The acceptance of the contribution and the contribution’s accorded value are both reflected in the required records of the cooperative.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 879.31 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.31
Relief from judgment or order.
Status: in_force

On motion, notice to adverse parties and hearing, the court may relieve a party or legal representative from a judgment or orders of the court or the party’s stipulation as provided in s. 806.07 .

History: 1983 a. 219 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.655 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.655
Parental access.
Status: in_force

A child care provider that holds a license under s. 48.65 , that is certified under s. 48.651 , that holds a probationary license under s. 48.69 , or that is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) shall permit any parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the program to visit and observe the program of child care at any time during the provider’s hours of operation, unless the visit or observation is contrary to an existing court order.

History: 1991 a. 275 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2009 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.79 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.79
Duties of department of administration.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall distribute so many copies of the Wisconsin reports as may be required by the state law librarian to make the exchanges provided for by law with other states and territories.

(2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and supplies specified by the elections commission. The laws, manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80 . The elections commission shall inform the department in writing as to which election manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.

History: 1971 c. 82 ; 1973 c. 334 s. 57 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 192 ; 2007 a. 1 ; 2015 a. 118 .