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Wis. Stat. § 256.21 — WI Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.21
Community emergency medical services practitioners.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “community emergency medical services practitioner” means an individual who has obtained an approval issued under sub. (2) .

(2) Departmental approval. No person may use the title “community emergency medical services practitioner” unless he or she obtains an approval from the department issued under this section to provide services as a community emergency medical services practitioner. To be eligible for an approval by the department as a community emergency medical services practitioner, an individual shall meet all of the following criteria:

(a) The individual is licensed as an emergency medical services practitioner of any level, that license is not suspended or revoked, and the individual is not the subject of an action under s. 256.15 (11) .

(b) The individual has the equivalent of 2 years of service as an emergency medical services practitioner at any level.

(c) The individual successfully completes a training program that has been approved by the department under sub. (3) .

(d) The individual submits an application for the approval on a form specified by the department.

(e) The individual satisfies any other requirements established by the department.

(3) Training program. The department shall, after consulting the board, approve training programs for community emergency medical services practitioners that include clinical experience, that provide flexibility in addressing local service needs, and that meet any other criteria established by the department.

(4) Affiliation. A community emergency medical services practitioner may provide services under sub. (6) only if he or she is a volunteer for or an employee of a community emergency medical services provider, as defined in s. 256.215 (1) (a) , or if he or she is an employee of or under contract with a hospital, clinic, or physician.

(5) Requirements.

(a) A community emergency medical services practitioner shall follow any protocols and supervisory standards established by the department or by a medical director.

(b) A community emergency medical services practitioner is subject to certification, disciplinary, complaint, and other regulatory requirements that apply to emergency medical services practitioners under s. 256.15 .

(6) Services provided. Notwithstanding the actions authorized for emergency services under s. 256.15 (6n) , a community emergency medical services practitioner may provide services for which he or she is trained under a training program approved by the department under sub. (3) , that are not duplicative of services already being provided to a patient, and that are approved by the hospital, clinic, or physician for which the community emergency medical services practitioner is an employee or contractor or are incorporated in the patient care protocols under s. 256.215 (2) (b) .

History: 2017 a. 66 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.31 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.31
Application for auction dealer’s license.
Status: in_force

(1) Application for a motor vehicle auction dealer’s license shall be made upon the form prescribed by the department and, except as provided in sub. (1f) , shall contain:

(a) The name and address of the applicant.

(ag) When the applicant is an individual, the social security number of the individual.

(am) When the applicant is a person who is not an individual, the person’s federal employer identification number.

(b) When the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each partner.

(bL) When the applicant is a limited liability company, the name and address of each member.

(c) When the applicant is a corporation, the names of the principal officers of the corporation and the name of the state in which incorporated.

(d) The place or places where the business is to be conducted and the nature of the business.

(e) Such other pertinent information as may be required by the department for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the applicant to be licensed.

(1f)

(a) If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for or applying to renew a motor vehicle auction dealer’s license, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of children and families.

(b) Any motor vehicle auction dealer’s license issued or renewed in reliance upon a false statement submitted by an applicant under par. (a) is invalid.

(1m)

(a) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license if any information required under sub. (1) (ag) or (am) is not included in the application.

(b) The department of transportation may not disclose any information received under sub. (1) (ag) or (am) to any person except to the department of children and families for purposes of administering s. 49.22 , the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 , and the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227 .

(2) Every application shall be executed by the applicant, if an individual, or in the event the applicant is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, by a partner, member or officer thereof. Every such application shall be accompanied by the fee required by law.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1997 a. 191 , 237 ; 1999 a. 9 , 32 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 36 .
Wis. Stat. § 971.36 — WI Code / Chapter 971 / Section 971.36
Theft; pleading and evidence; subsequent prosecutions.
Status: in_force

(1) In any criminal pleading for theft, it is sufficient to charge that the defendant did steal the property (describing it) of the owner (naming the owner) of the value of (stating the value in money).

(2) Any criminal pleading for theft may contain a count for receiving the same property and the jury may find all or any of the persons charged guilty of either of the crimes.

(3) In any case of theft involving more than one theft, all thefts may be prosecuted as a single crime if one of the following applies:

(a) The property belonged to the same owner and the thefts were committed pursuant to a single intent and design or in execution of a single deceptive scheme.

(b) The property belonged to the same owner and was stolen by a person in possession of it.

(c) The property belonged to more than one owner and was stolen from the same place pursuant to a single intent and design.

(d) If the property is mail, as defined in s. 943.204 (1) (d) , the property was stolen from one or more owners during a course of conduct, as defined in s. 947.013 (1) (a) .

(4) In any case of theft involving more than one theft but prosecuted as a single crime, it is sufficient to allege generally a theft of property to a certain value committed between certain dates, without specifying any particulars. On the trial, evidence may be given of any such theft committed on or between the dates alleged; and it is sufficient to maintain the charge and is not a variance if it is proved that any property was stolen during such period. But an acquittal or conviction in any such case does not bar a subsequent prosecution for any acts of theft on which no evidence was received at the trial of the original charge. In case of a conviction on the original charge on a plea of guilty or no contest, the district attorney may, at any time before sentence, file a bill of particulars or other written statement specifying what particular acts of theft are included in the charge and in that event conviction does not bar a subsequent prosecution for any other acts of theft.

(5) In any case involving aggregated acts under s. 943.20 (5) or 943.50 (6) , notwithstanding sub. (3) , the acts may be prosecuted as a single crime.

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 2019 a. 144 ; 2025 a. 106 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0115 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0115
Registered agent and registered office.
Status: in_force

(1) Each limited liability company and each registered foreign limited liability company shall designate and maintain a registered agent and registered office in this state. The designation of a registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company that the agent has consented to serve.

(1m) The registered office of a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company may, but need not, be the same as any of the company’s places of business or activity. The registered office must be an actual physical location with a street address and not solely a post office box, mailbox service, or telephone answering service. Except as provided in s. 165.68 (5) (f) 1. , the registered agent of a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company shall be any of the following:

(a) A natural person who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office.

(b) A domestic corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership whose business office is identical with the registered office.

(c) A foreign corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or registered limited liability partnership if that entity is authorized to transact business in this state and the entity’s business office is identical with the registered office.

(2) A registered agent for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company must have an e-mail address and a place of business or activity in this state.

(3) The only duties under this chapter of a registered agent that has complied with this chapter are the following:

(a) To forward to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the company or foreign company any process, notice, or demand pertaining to the company or foreign company which is served on or received by the agent.

(b) If the registered agent resigns, to provide the notice required by s. 183.0117 (3) to the company or foreign company at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the company or foreign company.

(c) To keep current the information with respect to the agent in the articles of organization or foreign registration statement.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.572 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.572
Duties on creation of security interest.
Status: in_force

(1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply if an owner creates a security interest in a boat of a type for which a certificate of title is required, unless the name and address of the secured party already appears on the certificate of title for the boat.

(2) At the time that the security interest is created, the owner shall complete, in the space provided on the certificate of title or on a separate form prescribed by the department, an application to name the secured party on the certificate, showing the name and address of the secured party. The owner shall deliver the certificate, application and the fee required under s. 30.537 (4) (d) to the secured party.

(3) Within 10 days after receipt, the secured party shall deliver the certificate, application and fee to the department.

(4) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application and fee, the department shall issue to the owner a new certificate containing the name and address of the new secured party. The department shall deliver to the new secured party and to the register of deeds for the county in which the debtor resides, memoranda, in a form prescribed by the department, of the notation of the security interest upon the certificate. The department shall deliver to the secured party and to the register of deeds additional memoranda of any assignment, termination or release of the security interest.

(5) A register of deeds may maintain a file of all memoranda received from the department under sub. (4) . A filing, however, is not required for a perfection, assignment or release of a security interest, which is effective upon compliance with ss. 30.57 (3) , 30.573 and 30.574 .

History: 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.85 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.85
Redelivery of possession.
Status: in_force

If, after examination of the savings bank and consideration of all conditions affecting its affairs, the division finds that the cause for taking custody has been removed, the division shall relinquish custody of the savings bank, remove any conservator appointed and redeliver the savings bank and all assets, books and records to its qualified directors, trustees or liquidators.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0211 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0211
Certificate of status.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person may obtain from the department, upon request, a certificate of status for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company.

(2) A certificate of status shall include all of the following information:

(a) The domestic company’s company name or the foreign company’s company name and fictitious name, if any, used in this state.

(b) Whether each of the following is true:

1. The domestic company is a limited liability company whose governing law is the law of this state, or the foreign company is authorized to transact business in this state.

2. The domestic company or the foreign company has, during its most recently completed report year, filed with the department an annual report required by s. 183.0212 .

3. The domestic company has not filed a statement of dissolution or statement of termination.

4. The foreign company has not filed a statement of withdrawal of its foreign registration under s. 183.0911 and, if not, the effective date of its registration statement.

(c) The domestic company’s effective date of its articles of organization and the period of its duration if less than perpetual.

(3) The certificate of status may include other facts of record in the department that are requested.

(4) Subject to any qualification stated in a certificate of status issued by the department, the certificate is conclusive evidence that the limited liability company or the foreign limited liability company is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.

(5) Upon request, by telephone or otherwise, the department shall confirm by telephone any of the information required in a certificate of status under sub. (2) and may confirm any other information permitted under sub. (3) .

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.20 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.20
Use of department gravel pits.
Status: in_force

The department may permit any town, county or state agency to obtain gravel, sand, fill dirt or other fill material needed for road purposes from any department-owned gravel pit or similar facility if this material is unavailable from private vendors within a reasonable distance of the worksite. The department may require environmental safeguards before permitting a town, county or state agency to obtain this material. The department shall charge a fee for this material commensurate with the fee charged by private vendors.

History: 1981 c. 131 ; 1985 a. 202 .
Wis. Stat. § 194.03 — WI Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.03
Interstate commerce and intrastate commerce.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall apply to motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce upon the public highways of this state, in all particulars and provisions lawful under the constitution of the United States and to motor carriers engaged in intrastate commerce upon the public highways of this state.

(2) Fees and taxes provided in this chapter shall be assessed against operations in interstate commerce and intrastate commerce and collected from the carriers performing such operations, as partial compensation for the use of the highways and policing of the same.

(5m) In a case involving a claim by a common motor carrier in interstate commerce for freight charges:

(a) A person may assert as a defense to the claim the existence of a freight charge agreement between the person and the motor carrier which applies to the carriage of the freight at issue and which has not been filed as a tariff with the federal surface transportation board.

(b) A court shall request the federal surface transportation board or other appropriate federal agency to issue an advisory opinion on any issue which the court determines is within the primary jurisdiction of that agency.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2015 a. 135 ; 2017 a. 363 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.42 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.42
Revocation of permit to test.
Status: in_force

Only veterinarians approved by the department may apply the tuberculin test to cattle and farm-raised deer, and no veterinarian applying the test may tag or brand reactors except as specifically authorized or directed by the department. Any veterinarian who fails to comply with this section and the rules and instructions furnished by the department shall forfeit all right to apply the tuberculin test.

History: 1977 c. 216 ; 1979 c. 129 ; 1995 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 119.499 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.499
Borrowing; unfunded prior service liability.
Status: in_force

(1) The board may not request the redevelopment authority of the city to issue bonds under s. 66.1333 (5s) or adopt a resolution under s. 119.498 (1) unless it develops information on both options and chooses the option that is in the best public interest.

(1m) If the redevelopment authority of the city issues bonds under s. 66.1333 (5s) , the board may borrow money from the redevelopment authority to pay unfunded prior service liability contributions under the Wisconsin Retirement System for the board. If the board borrows money from the redevelopment authority of the city to make such payments, it may use any school district revenues, including state aid, to repay the loan.

(2)

(a) If the board decides to use school district revenues to repay the loan, it may request the city to remit designated revenues of the school district to the redevelopment authority of the city at such times and in such amounts as the board determines. The city may agree to the request, which is irrevocable while any amount due under the loan remains outstanding.

(b) If the board decides to use state aid to repay the loan, it may request the department to remit the aid to the redevelopment authority of the city in an annual amount agreed to by the board and the department, and the department shall ensure that the aid remittance does not affect the amount determined to be received by the board as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.

History: 2003 a. 43 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.097 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.097
Article 97 — Unlawful detention.
Status: in_force

Any person who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 304.14 — WI Code / Chapter 304 / Section 304.14
Cooperative return of parole, extended supervision and probation violators.
Status: in_force

The secretary may deputize any person regularly employed by another state to act as an officer and agent of this state in effecting the return of any person who has violated the terms and conditions of parole, extended supervision or probation as granted by this state. In any matter relating to the return of such person, any agent so deputized shall have all the powers of a police officer of this state. Any deputization pursuant to this section shall be in writing and any person authorized to act as an agent under this section shall carry formal evidence of the deputization and shall produce the same upon demand.

History: 1989 a. 31 s. 1715 ; Stats. 1989 s. 304.14; 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 283 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.755 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.755
Crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , a court shall impose under ch. 814 a crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge of $13 if the court imposes a sentence, places a person on probation, or imposes a forfeiture for a violation of state law or for a violation of a municipal or county ordinance.

(b) A court may not impose the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge under par. (a) for a violation of s. 101.123 (2) or (2m) , for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2) , or for a violation of a state law or municipal or county ordinance involving a nonmoving traffic violation, a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) , or a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m) .

(2) If the court under sub. (1) (a) imposes a sentence or forfeiture for multiple offenses or places a person on probation for multiple offenses, a separate crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge shall be imposed under ch. 814 for each separate offense.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (4) , after the court determines the amount due under sub. (1) (a) , the clerk of the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer under s. 59.40 (2) (m) . The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration under s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.

(4) If a municipal court imposes a forfeiture, after determining the amount due under sub. (1) (a) the court shall collect and transmit such amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm) .

(5) If any deposit of bail is made for a noncriminal offense to which sub. (1) (a) applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the surcharge under sub. (1) (a) for forfeited bail. If bail is forfeited, the amount of the surcharge under sub. (1) (a) shall be transmitted monthly to the secretary of administration under this section. If bail is returned, the surcharge shall also be returned.

(6) If an inmate in a state prison or a person sentenced to a state prison has not paid the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge under sub. (1) (a) , the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the inmate’s wages or other moneys. Any amount collected shall be transmitted to the secretary of administration.

(7) All moneys collected from crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharges under this section shall be deposited by the secretary of administration and used as specified in ss. 20.455 (2) (jb) , (kd) , and (Lm) and 20.475 (1) (km) .

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 , 72 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 30 , 33 , 139 , 268 , 326 , 327 ; 2005 a. 25 , 455 ; 2009 a. 12 , 28 , 100 , 276 ; 2011 a. 260 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.13 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.13
Affidavits and fees.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 563.135 , an application for a license to conduct bingo shall be accompanied by:

(2) A sworn statement by the member designated as responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts that no commission or other fee, salary, profits, compensation, reward or recompense will be paid to any person or organization and that all profits will be spent as provided under s. 563.51 (8) .

(4) A license fee of $20 for each bingo occasion proposed to be conducted and an annual license fee of $10 for the designated member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts. All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn) .

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1975 c. 99 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1987 a. 21 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ch ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.13; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1995 a. 417 ; 1999 a. 5 ; 2017 a. 361 ; 2021 a. 58 ; 2025 a. 15 .