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Wis. Stat. § 23.295 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.295
Ice age trail area grants.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Ice age trail area” means the trail designated under s. 23.17 (2) .

(b) “Local governmental unit” means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of the political subdivision or special purpose district or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing.

(2) The department shall provide one grant of $75,000 in each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000, to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation that meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The corporation is organized in this state.

(b) The corporation is described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(c) The corporation has a board of directors or an advisory council or both whose members represent different geographic areas of the ice age trail area, and at least one-third of whom are current or former ice age trail volunteers.

(d) The board of directors or an advisory council of the corporation or both collectively have an interest or expertise in all of the following:

1. Recruiting and training volunteers.

2. Land conservation.

3. Trails and outdoor recreation.

4. Tourism.

5. This state’s glacial geology.

6. This state’s cultural history.

(e) The corporation contributes $25,000 in funds annually to be used with the grant under this section.

(3) A corporation receiving a grant under sub. (2) may use the grant for activities related to the development, maintenance, protection and promotion of the ice age trail area and shall do all of the following with the grant:

(a) Support the work of volunteers who develop, maintain and promote the ice age trail area.

(b) Build partnerships for the ice age trail area with local governmental units and nonprofit organizations.

(c) Promote the protection of a corridor for the ice age trail area by providing information about acquiring land, or an interest in land, in that corridor.

(d) Strengthen community support for the ice age trail area by recruiting and training volunteers and by coordinating the activities of interest groups.

(e) Promote tourism in the ice age trail area.

(f) For each fiscal year, prepare a report detailing the activities for which a grant under sub. (2) is expended. Copies of the report shall be submitted to the department and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the speaker of the assembly or the president of the senate.

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 146.001 — WI Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146.001
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Department” means the department of health services.

(2) “Secretary” means the secretary of health services.

History: 1973 c. 323 ; 1985 a. 120 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 100.12 — WI Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.12
Refusal of commission merchant to furnish written statement of transaction prima facie evidence of gambling.
Status: in_force

(1) Every person doing business as a commission merchant or broker shall furnish, upon demand, to any person for whom he or she has executed an order for the purchase or sale of a commodity, whether for immediate or future delivery, a written statement containing the following information:

(a) The name of the party from whom the commodity was bought or to whom it was sold, whichever the case may be; and

(b) The time when, the place where, and the price at which such commodity was bought or sold.

(2) Refusal upon demand to furnish the written statement specified in sub. (1) is prima facie evidence that the purchase or sale of the commodity was not a bona fide business transaction.

(3) Transactions by or between members of a lawfully constituted chamber of commerce or board of trade which has been organized pursuant to the laws of this state are prima facie valid if they are conducted in accordance with the charter of such chamber of commerce or board of trade and the rules, bylaws and regulations adopted thereunder.

History: 1993 a. 492 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.17 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.17
Partition by agreement.
Status: in_force

Property passing to persons as joint tenants or tenants in common may be partitioned among those persons by the judgment of the court assigning the property, if a petition therefor signed by all persons interested in the property involved is filed with the court prior to the judgment. The petition must set out the manner in which the property is to be divided and the agreement of all persons interested in the property involved.

History: 1977 c. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 630.05 — WI Code / Chapter 630 / Section 630.05
Political contributions.
Status: in_force

Section 11.1112 applies to:

(1) All insurers under s. 600.03 (27) .

(2) Service insurance corporations under ch. 613 .

(3) Cooperatives under s. 185.981 and insurers operating under subch. I of ch. 616 .

(4) Motor clubs under ss. 616.71 to 616.82 .

History: 1979 c. 102 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (25) ; 1983 a. 274 ; 2015 a. 117 .
Wis. Stat. § 85.06 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.06
Rail passenger service assistance and promotion.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Amtrak” means the national railroad passenger corporation.

(b) “Local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 59.72 (1) (c) .

(2) Program. The department shall administer a rail passenger service assistance and promotion program and may do any of the following:

(a) Conduct financial and technical planning for rail passenger service in this state and evaluate existing rail passenger service.

(b) Contract with Amtrak, railroads or other persons to provide rail passenger service or support services, equipment, station improvements, passenger platforms, equipment maintenance shops, parking areas or other support facilities for rail passenger service. The contract may provide for the sale or lease of any equipment or facilities acquired by the department under par. (g) . Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) and (2m) , the department may contract under this paragraph without competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals.

(c) Consult with other states and with local governmental units regarding service levels for additional rail passenger service in this state.

(d) Monitor the quality of rail passenger service in this state.

(e) Conduct or contract for marketing studies and promotional activities to increase rail passenger service ridership in this state, to identify potential riders and to educate the public about the availability and advantages of rail passenger service.

(f) Apply for and accept federal funds for rail passenger service.

(g) Acquire equipment or facilities for the purpose of providing rail passenger service or support services for rail passenger service.

(h) Enter into agreements with other states to assist or promote rail passenger service.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 113 , 201 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 125.185 — WI Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125.185
Provisional retail licenses.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipal governing body that issues licenses authorizing the retail sale of fermented malt beverages, intoxicating liquor or wine shall issue provisional retail licenses. The municipal governing body may by ordinance establish standards under which provisional retail licenses shall be issued and shall by ordinance designate the municipal official having authority to issue provisional retail licenses.

(2) A provisional retail license may be issued only to a person who has applied for a Class “A”, Class “B”, “Class A”, “Class B” or “Class C” license and authorizes only the activities that the type of retail license applied for authorizes.

(3) The municipal governing body shall by ordinance establish the fee for a provisional retail license. The fee may not exceed $15.

(4) A provisional retail license expires 60 days after its issuance or when the Class “A”, Class “B”, “Class A”, “Class B” or “Class C” license is issued to the holder, whichever is sooner. The official who issued the provisional retail license may revoke the license if he or she discovers that the holder of the license made a false statement on the application.

(5) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , a municipal official may not issue a provisional “Class B” license if the municipality’s quota under s. 125.51 (4) prohibits the municipality from issuing a “Class B” license.

(6) No person may hold more than one provisional retail license for each type of license applied for by the holder per year.

History: 1995 a. 23 .
Wis. Stat. § 647.01 — WI Code / Chapter 647 / Section 647.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(2) “Continuing care contract” means a contract entered into on or after January 1, 1985, to provide nursing services, medical services or personal care services, in addition to maintenance services, for the duration of a person’s life or for a term in excess of one year, conditioned upon any of the following payments:

(a) An entrance fee in excess of $10,000.

(b) Providing for the transfer of at least $10,000 if the amount is expressed in dollars or 50 percent of the person’s estate if the amount is expressed as a percentage of the person’s estate to the service provider upon the person’s death.

(3) “Entrance fee” means an initial or deferred transfer to a provider of a sum of money or other property, made or promised to be made by a person entering into a continuing care contract, that guarantees a person services under a continuing care contract.

(4) “Facility” means one or more places in which a provider undertakes to provide a person with nursing services, medical services or personal care services, in addition to maintenance services, under a continuing care contract.

(5) “Maintenance services” means food, shelter and laundry services.

(6) “Medical services” means those services pertaining to medical or dental care that are performed on behalf of patients by or at the direction of a physician licensed under ch. 448 or a dentist licensed under ch. 447 .

(7) “Nursing services” means those services pertaining to the curative, restorative and preventive aspects of nursing care that are performed by or under the supervision of a nurse licensed under ch. 441 , but does not include nursing services provided only on an emergency basis.

(8) “Personal care services” means assistance with meals, dressing, movement, bathing or other personal needs or maintenance, or other direct supervision and oversight of the physical and mental well-being of a person.

(9) “Provider” means a person who provides services under a continuing care contract.

(10) “Refund schedule” means a schedule of the varying amounts of an entrance fee that are refundable during specified periods of time.

(11) “Resident” means a person who resides in a facility.

History: 1983 a. 358 ; 1987 a. 264 ; 1989 a. 187 .
Wis. Stat. § 114.315 — WI Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114.315
Review.
Status: in_force

Orders of the secretary of transportation shall be subject to review in the manner provided in ch. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 879.26 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.26
Waiver of right to certain documents.
Status: in_force

Any person who is not a minor or an individual adjudicated incompetent may in writing waive the person’s right to be given a statement that the inventory has been filed under s. 858.03 and a copy of accounts under s. 862.11 .

History: 1971 c. 211 s. 126 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.37 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.37
Blind and visual impairment education council.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Council” means the blind and visual impairment education council.

(b) “Visually impaired” has the meaning given in s. 115.51 (4) .

(2) The state superintendent shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on issues related to persons who are visually impaired. The state superintendent and the director of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or their designees, shall attend meetings of the council.

(3) The council shall do all of the following:

(a) Meet at least twice each year.

(b) Advise the state superintendent on such statewide services, activities, programs, investigations and research as in its judgment will benefit pupils who are visually impaired.

(c) Make recommendations for the improvement of services provided by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

(d) Review the level and quality of services available to pupils in the state who are visually impaired and make recommendations about those services.

(e) Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve the preparation of teachers and other staff who provide services to pupils who are visually impaired.

(f) Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve coordination between the department and other agencies in providing services to persons who are visually impaired.

(4) The council may initiate consultations with the department.

(5) The council shall have access to public files, public records and statistics kept in the department that relate to matters concerning children who are visually impaired.

History: 1971 c. 292 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 , 164 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 17.05 — WI Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17.05
Governor may declare vacancies.
Status: in_force

The governor may declare vacant the office of any state officer required by law to execute an official bond whenever a judgment is obtained against such officer for a breach of the conditions of such bond.
Wis. Stat. § 61.74 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.74
Detachment of farm lands from villages.
Status: in_force

Land of an area of 200 acres or more contiguous to the boundary of any village which has been within the corporate limits of such village for 20 years or more and which during all of said time has been used exclusively for agricultural purposes may be detached from such village and annexed to an adjoining town or towns in a proceeding as provided by s. 62.075 in the case of such detachments from cities. For the purpose of this section, the provisions of s. 62.075 govern wherever applicable, except the word “village” is substituted for the word “city” as used therein.
Wis. Stat. § 842.29 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.29
Receipt and application of payments; account.
Status: in_force

Such clerk shall receive the interest or principal of any sums as they become due and apply or reinvest the same according to the circumstances of the case, as the court directs, and shall, once every year, render to the court an account in writing and on oath of all moneys received by the clerk and of the application thereof.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 217.11 — WI Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.11
Powers of the division.
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers granted in other sections of this chapter or other applicable law, the division may do any of the following:

(1) Investigate, at any time, the business and examine the books, accounts, records, and files used in the business of every licensee or authorized delegate of a licensee. The cost of each examination shall be paid by each licensee so examined within 30 days after demand by the division.

(2) Issue subpoenas and take testimony of any person in relation to any matter within the division’s powers and require the person to produce records regarding any matter related to the condition or business of a person engaged in activity regulated under this chapter.

(3) Require any person to provide written reports or answers to questions, in a form and manner acceptable to the division, concerning any matter related to the condition or business of a person engaged in activity regulated under this chapter.

(4) Use, contract for, or employ analytical systems, methods, or software to examine or investigate any person subject to this chapter.

(5) Accept an audit report made by an independent certified public accountant or other qualified 3rd-party auditor for an applicant or licensee and incorporate the audit report in any report of examination or investigation.

(6) Promulgate rules or issue orders to administer, enforce, or carry out the purposes of this chapter, including such rules or orders as may be necessary to protect the public from oppressive or deceptive practices of licensees and to prevent evasions of this chapter.

(7) Take possession of any insolvent licensee under the circumstances and utilizing the procedures prescribed in s. 218.04 (9m) , so far as applicable.

(8) Enter into a consent order at any time with a person to resolve a matter arising under this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.

History: 2023 a. 267 .
Wis. Stat. § 140.34 — WI Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.34
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (2018).

History: 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 944.34 — WI Code / Chapter 944 / Section 944.34
Keeping place of prostitution.
Status: in_force

Whoever intentionally does any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:

(1) Keeps a place of prostitution; or

(2) Grants the use or allows the continued use of a place as a place of prostitution.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 52.03 — WI Code / Chapter 52 / Section 52.03
Agreement not evidence of incapacity or incompetency.
Status: in_force

Execution of a supported decision-making agreement may not be used as evidence of incapacity or incompetency and does not preclude an adult with a functional impairment who has entered into such an agreement from acting independently of the agreement.

History: 2017 a. 345 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 44 .
Wis. Stat. § 6.54 — WI Code / Chapter 6 / Section 6.54
Failure to register; rights.
Status: in_force

No name may be added to the registration list after the close of registration, but any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with s. 6.29 or 6.55 .

History: 1985 a. 304 s. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 257.03 — WI Code / Chapter 257 / Section 257.03
Volunteer practitioners indemnified.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a practitioner who, during a state of emergency and in a geographic area in which the state of emergency applies, provides services for which the individual is or has been licensed, certified, registered, or, in the case of a nurse aide, qualified, is, for any claim arising from the provision of the services, a state agent of the department under ss. 165.25 (6) , 893.82 , and 895.46 and, except as provided in sub. (2) , is considered an employee of the state for worker’s compensation benefits under ch. 102 if all of the following apply:

(a) The services are provided on behalf of a health care facility or mass clinic, or at the request of the department or a local health department.

(b) The health care facility, mass clinic, department, or local health department on whose behalf the practitioner provides the services does not compensate the practitioner for the services, except the health care facility, mass clinic, department, or local health department may reimburse the practitioner for travel, lodging, or meals. The practitioner’s employer may compensate the practitioner for the services as long as the employer is not the health care facility, mass clinic, department, or local health department on whose behalf the services are provided.

(c) The practitioner is registered in the system under s. 257.02 .

(d) If the practitioner provides the services at a health care facility or mass clinic, the practitioner first registers in writing with the health care facility or mass clinic.

(2) A practitioner who provides services under sub. (1) is not considered an employee of the state for worker’s compensation benefits under ch. 102 if the practitioner’s employer compensates the practitioner for providing the services.

(3) A practitioner is not a state agent of the department under ss. 165.25 (6) , 893.82 , and 895.46 if the practitioner’s acts or omissions involve reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

History: 2009 a. 42 ss. 251 , 270 to 273 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.05 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.05
Joint employment.
Status: in_force

The department and the department of safety and professional services may employ experts, inspectors or other assistants jointly.

History: 1975 c. 413 s. 13 ; Stats. 1975 s. 50.61; 1993 a. 27 s. 82 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.79; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6345 , 9116 (5) ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 55 s. 4094 ; Stats. 2015 s. 254.05.
Wis. Stat. § 343.177 — WI Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.177
Emergency contact information.
Status: in_force

As part of every application for an original, duplicate, reinstated, reissued, or renewal license or endorsement, the department shall inquire whether the applicant wants to provide emergency contact information, which shall include the emergency contact’s full name, residential address, phone number, and relationship to the applicant. The department shall make available on its Internet site and at each local examining center a separate form on which an applicant may provide emergency contact information. If an applicant provides emergency contact information under this section, the department shall record the information in its file for the person. The department shall provide a method for a law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (b) , that reasonably identifies a person to electronically request and automatically receive the information recorded in the person’s file under this section. The department may not disclose any information provided by an applicant under this section to any person except the applicant or a law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (b) , as provided in this section.

History: 2023 a. 57 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.55 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.55
Other restrictions on parking and stopping.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall stop or leave standing any vehicle on the left side of a highway except as provided in ss. 167.31 (4) (co) and 346.54 .

(3) No person may leave or park any motor vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property.

(4) Owners or lessees of public or private property may permit parking by certain persons and limit, restrict or prohibit parking as to other persons if the owner or lessee posts a sign on the property indicating for whom parking is permitted, limited, restricted or prohibited. No person may leave or park any motor vehicle on public or private property contrary to a sign posted thereon.

History: 1979 c. 276 , 288 ; 1981 c. 157 ; 1981 c. 255 ss. 9g , 9m , 13 ; 1983 a. 77 ; 1991 a. 77 , 189 ; 1995 a. 422 .
Wis. Stat. § 170.05 — WI Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.05
Sale of stray.
Status: in_force

If no claimant for the stray requests its return under s. 170.04 and if the stray has not been appraised at more than $10 the finder shall become the absolute owner; but if the appraised value exceeds $10 the stray shall be sold at public auction by the sheriff or any constable of the county on the request of the finder. Notice thereof shall be given and the sale shall be conducted and the same fees allowed therefor as in case of sales under ch. 815 . The finder may bid at the sale and shall at the time of sale deliver to such officer a statement in writing of the finder’s charges, which shall be filed by the officer with the town treasurer; and after deducting the charges, if just and reasonable, and the costs of the sale the officer shall pay one-half of the remaining proceeds to the finder and within 10 days thereafter the other half to the treasurer of the town for its use. If the finder of the stray neglects or refuses to cause the sale to be made when required by law the finder shall pay to the town the value of the stray, to be recovered in an action by the town.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 775 (1975); 1975 c. 218 .