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Wis. Stat. § 799.22 — WI Code / Chapter 799 / Section 799.22
Judgment on failure to appear or answer.
Status: in_force

(1) When plaintiff fails to appear. If the plaintiff fails to appear on the return date or on the date set for trial, the court may enter a judgment for the defendant dismissing the action, on motion of the defendant or on its own motion.

(2) When defendant fails to appear. If the defendant fails to appear on the return date or on the date set for trial, the court may enter a judgment upon due proof of facts which show the plaintiff entitled thereto.

(3) Plaintiff’s proof where action arose on contract for recovery of money. In any action arising on contract for the recovery of money only, if the defendant fails to appear and answer or to appear at the time set for trial, the plaintiff may file with the judge or clerk a verified complaint, or an affidavit of the facts, or may offer sworn testimony or other evidence to the clerk or judge, and either may enter judgment thereon.

(4) Pleading in lieu of appearance.

(a) Any circuit court may by rule permit a defendant to join issue in any of the actions specified in s. 799.01 without appearing on the return date by answering, either by mail or by telephone, within such time and in such manner as the rule permits.

(am) If the defendant is a nonresident of this state, the circuit court shall adopt a rule to permit the defendant to join issue in any of the actions specified in s. 799.01 without appearing on the return date by answering by mail, in such manner as the rule permits, and if the court adopts a rule under par. (a) to permit the defendant to join issue without appearing on the return date by answering by telephone, then the defendant shall also be permitted to join issue by answering by telephone, in such manner as the rule permits.

(b) If a court adopts a rule under par. (a) , then all of the following apply:

1. The existence of the rule shall be deemed an appearance by the plaintiff in that court on the return date for purposes of sub. (1) .

2. A proper answer by the defendant under the rule shall be deemed an appearance by the defendant in that court on the return date for purposes of sub. (2) .

3. Any summons under s. 799.05 (6) or (7) or 799.12 (6) (c) and any notice under s. 799.16 (4) shall notify the defendant of the option to answer without appearing in court on the return date and the methods of answering permitted by the rule.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 66 ; Stats. 1979 s. 799.22; 1987 a. 208 ; 1989 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.17 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.17
Warning of dangerousness.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) .

(2) Authorization. Any health care provider, as permitted by s. 146.816 (2) (b) 4. or 5. , and any law enforcement officer may make a disclosure of information evidencing that an individual poses a substantial probability of serious bodily harm to any other person in a good faith effort to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.

(3) Duty; health care providers.

(a) Any health care provider that reasonably believes an individual has a substantial probability of harm to himself or herself or to another person under s. 51.15 (1) (ar) 1. , 2. , 3. , or 4. fulfills any duty to warn a 3rd party by doing any of the following:

1. Contacting a law enforcement officer regarding the individual and disclosing knowledge of potential evidence of a substantial probability of harm under s. 51.15 (1) (ar) 1. , 2. , 3. , or 4.

2. Contacting the county department that the health care provider reasonably believes is responsible for approving the need for emergency detention of the individual under s. 51.15 (2) and disclosing knowledge of potential evidence of a substantial probability of harm under s. 51.15 (1) (ar) 1. , 2. , 3. , or 4.

3. If the health care provider is an agent of the county department that is responsible for approving the need for emergency detention under s. 51.15 (2) and is authorized by that county department to approve or disapprove the need for emergency detention under s. 51.15 (2) , approving the emergency detention of the individual.

4. Taking any other action that a reasonable health care provider would consider as fulfilling the duty to warn a 3rd party of substantial probability of harm.

(b) If an individual is not in custody of a facility under s. 51.15 (3) and is not voluntarily admitted to a inpatient psychiatric unit, a health care provider that takes any of the actions under par. (a) has no further duty to any person to seek involuntary treatment, emergency detention, emergency stabilization, or commitment of the individual; to physically restrain or isolate the individual; to prevent the individual from leaving the hospital; or to provide treatment or medication without the individual’s consent.

(4) Liability. Any person or health care provider that acts in accordance with this section is not civilly or criminally liable for actions taken in good faith. The good faith of the actor shall be presumed in a civil action. Whoever asserts that the individual who acts in accordance has not acted in good faith has the burden of proving that assertion by evidence that is clear, satisfactory, and convincing.

History: 2017 a. 140 , 143 .
Wis. Stat. § 452.34 — WI Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.34
Unlicensed personal assistants.
Status: in_force

(1) In this subsection, “unlicensed personal assistant” means an individual, including an individual who is licensed under this chapter, who is employed only to provide services for which a license is not required under this chapter as provided in s. 452.03 (2) .

(2) A licensee associated with a firm, prior to retaining an individual to serve as an unlicensed personal assistant, shall enter into a written agreement with the licensee’s firm, setting forth the duties of the unlicensed personal assistant, the manner in which the unlicensed personal assistant will be compensated for his or her services, and the responsibilities of the licensee and the firm with respect to supervision of the unlicensed personal assistant’s activities.

(3)

(a) In this subsection, “open house” means a showing of real estate open to the public for viewing without an individual appointment.

(b) An unlicensed personal assistant may not assist a licensee at an open house for the sale of real estate or a business without the direct, on-premises supervision and presence of a licensee, and may not provide any services at an open house for which a license is required under this chapter.

History: 2015 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 854.07 — WI Code / Chapter 854 / Section 854.07
Failed transfer and residue.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (4) and s. 854.06 , if an attempted transfer under a governing instrument fails, the attempted transfer becomes part of the residue of the governing instrument. This subsection does not apply if the attempted transfer is itself a residuary transfer.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (4) and s. 854.06 , if the residue of a governing instrument is to be transferred to 2 or more persons, the share of a residuary transferee that fails passes to the other residuary transferees in proportion to the interest of each in the remaining part of the residue.

(3) If a governing instrument other than a will does not effectively dispose of an asset that is governed by the instrument, that asset shall be paid or distributed to the transferor’s probate estate.

(4) If the person who executed the governing instrument had an intent contrary to any provision in this section, then that provision is inapplicable to the transfer. Extrinsic evidence may be used to construe the intent.

History: 1997 a. 188 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.04 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.04
Fourth assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 4th assembly district:

(1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The village of Suamico.

(b) That part of the village of Howard located in the county.

(c) That part of the city of Green Bay comprising U.S. census tract 940002, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2020; and tract 940003, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1012, and 1013.

(2) Oconto County. That part of Oconto County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Abrams, Lena, Little River, Little Suamico, Maple Valley, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Pensaukee, Spruce, and Stiles.

(b) The village of Lena.

(c) The cities of Oconto and Oconto Falls.

(3) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of that part of the village of Howard located in the county.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.517 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.517
Effect of indexing errors.
Status: in_force

The failure of the filing office to index a record correctly does not affect the effectiveness of the filed record.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.07 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.07
State witnesses in civil actions and municipal witnesses in forfeiture actions, how paid.
Status: in_force

Every witness on behalf of the state in any civil action or proceeding may file with the clerk of the court where the same is pending the witness’s affidavit of attendance and travel, and the witness’s fees shall, upon the certificate of such clerk, countersigned by the attorney general, district attorney, or acting state’s attorney, be paid out of the state treasury, and shall be charged to the legal expense appropriation to the attorney general. In forfeiture actions by municipalities the clerk shall tax witness fees; however witness fees for police officers of any such municipality when collected shall be paid by the clerk to the treasurer of the municipality.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 231.05 — WI Code / Chapter 231 / Section 231.05
Project applications.
Status: in_force

(1) By means of this chapter, it is the intent of the legislature to provide assistance and alternative methods of financing to nonprofit entities to aid them in providing needed health services consistent with the state’s health plan, needed educational services, needed research facilities, and other needed services and facilities in this state.

(3) With respect to an applicant requesting financing for health services, the authority shall, at the same time as it notifies the applicant of its action, notify the state health planning and development agency of its action, including data in support of its decision.

(4) Subject to the approval of the authority, an applicant may recommend to the authority an underwriter for the bonds or notes related to its project.

History: 1973 c. 304 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 20 , 298 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 124 ; 2009 a. 2 ; 2011 a. 239 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 190.11 — WI Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.11
Railroad conveyances, how executed and filed.
Status: in_force

(1) Every conveyance or lease, deed of trust, mortgage or satisfaction thereof made by any railroad corporation shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner in which conveyances of real estate by corporations are required to be to entitle the same to be recorded, and shall be filed with and maintained by the office of the commissioner of railroads, which shall endorse thereon “filed” and the date of filing.

(2) A record of filing under sub. (1) shall from the time of reception of the instrument have the same effect as to any property in this state described therein as the record of any similar instrument in the office of a register of deeds has as to property in his or her county, and shall be notice of the rights and interest of the grantee, lessee or mortgagee by such instrument to the same extent as if it were recorded in all of the counties in which any property therein described may be situated.

(3) The office of the commissioner of railroads shall collect a fee of $1 per page filed under sub. (1) . All fees received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.155 (2) (g) .

(4) The office of the commissioner of railroads shall collect a fee at the rate under s. 77.22 and, on or before the 15th day of the month after the fee is collected, shall remit that fee to the department of administration for deposit in the general fund. Sections 77.21 , 77.22 and 77.25 to 77.27 apply to the fee under this subsection.

History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 412 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.55 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.55
Penalty for misuse of plates.
Status: in_force

Any of the following may be required to forfeit not more than $200:

(1) A dealer, distributor or manufacturer or an employee of any of them who operates or consents to the operation of a vehicle under purported authority of a registration plate issued to the dealer, distributor or manufacturer pursuant to s. 341.51 when such vehicle is not owned or being repossessed by, or consigned for sale to, the dealer, distributor or manufacturer or, even though owned or being repossessed by, or consigned for sale to, the dealer, distributor or manufacturer, does not come within any of the exceptions listed in s. 341.47 (1) (a) to (d) or is not in compliance with s. 341.51 (2m) ;

(2) Any person who operates a vehicle under purported authority of a registration plate issued to a dealer, distributor or manufacturer under s. 341.51 , knowing that the vehicle is not owned or being repossessed by, or consigned for sale to, a dealer, distributor or manufacturer or does not come within any of the exceptions listed in s. 341.47 (1) (a) to (d) or is not in compliance with s. 341.51 (2m) ;

(3) Any transporter who operates a vehicle under purported authority of a registration plate issued to the transporter pursuant to s. 341.51 for any purpose other than that authorized by s. 341.47 (3) ;

(4) Any person not registered as a transporter who operates a vehicle under purported authority of a registration plate issued pursuant to s. 341.51 to a transporter.

History: 1971 c. 278 , 319 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1999 a. 91 .
Wis. Stat. § 61.24 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.24
President.
Status: in_force

The president shall be by virtue of the office a trustee and preside at all meetings of the board and have a vote as trustee, sign all ordinances, rules, bylaws, regulations, commissions, licenses and permits adopted or authorized by the board and all orders drawn on the treasury except as provided by s. 66.0607 . The president shall maintain peace and good order, see that the ordinances are faithfully obeyed, and in case of disturbance, riot or other apparent necessity appoint as many special marshals as the president shall deem necessary, who for the time being shall possess all the powers and rights of constables. The president shall have charge of the village jail, which the president shall conduct in the manner provided in s. 62.09 (13) (c) ; but the president may delegate this duty to the constable or any police officer of the village.

History: 1979 c. 323 s. 33 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.1113 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1113
Sole proprietors, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
Status: in_force

(1) Sole proprietorships. A contribution made to a committee by a sole proprietorship is considered a contribution made by the individual who is the sole proprietor and subject to the limits under this subchapter.

(2) Partnerships. A contribution made to a committee by a partnership is considered a contribution made by each of the contributing partners and subject to the limits under this subchapter. A partnership that makes a contribution to a committee shall provide to the committee the names of the contributing partners and the amount of the individual contribution made by each partner. For purposes of determining the individual contribution amounts made by each partner, the partnership shall attribute the individual contributions according to each partner’s share of the partnership’s profits, unless the partners agree to apportion the contribution in a different manner.

(3) Limited liability companies.

(a) A contribution made to a committee by a limited liability company treated as a partnership by the federal internal revenue service pursuant to 26 CFR 301.7701-3 is considered a contribution made by each of the contributing members and subject to the limits under this subchapter. A limited liability company that makes a contribution under this paragraph shall affirm to the committee that it is treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes and eligible to make the contribution. The company shall provide to the committee the names of the contributing members and the amount of the individual contribution made by each member. For purposes of determining the individual contribution amounts made by each member, the company shall attribute the individual contributions according to each member’s share of the company’s profits, unless the members agree to apportion the contribution in a different manner.

(b) A contribution made to a committee by a single-member limited liability company in which the sole member is an individual is considered a contribution made by that individual and subject to the individual limits under s. 11.1101 (1) . A limited liability company that makes a contribution under this paragraph shall affirm to the committee that it is a single-member limited liability company in which the sole member is an individual and eligible to make the contribution.

History: 2015 a. 117 ; 2017 a. 366 ; 2021 a. 265 .
Wis. Stat. § 940.03 — WI Code / Chapter 940 / Section 940.03
Felony murder.
Status: in_force

Whoever causes the death of another human being while committing or attempting to commit a crime specified in s. 940.225 (1) or (2) (a) , 940.30 , 940.31 , 940.60 , 940.61 , 940.62 , 940.65 , 943.02 , 943.10 (2) , 943.231 (1) , 943.32 (2) , or 947.016 (1) , (2) , or (3) or s. 940.19 , 2023 stats., s. 940.195 , 2023 stats., s. 940.20 , 2023 stats., s. 940.201 , 2023 stats., s. 940.203 , 2023 stats., or s. 940.204 , 2023 stats., may be imprisoned for not more than 15 years in excess of the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law for that crime or attempt.

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 313 ; 2021 a. 209 ; 2023 a. 10 ; 2025 a. 24 s. 93 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.317 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.317
Communications between tribunals.
Status: in_force

A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside this state.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.145 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.145
Deceleration warning lights for motorcycles, motor bicycles, mopeds or motor buses.
Status: in_force

(1) A motorcycle, motor bicycle or moped may be equipped with and use a system in which an amber light which pulses in a controlled fashion at a rate which varies exponentially with deceleration is center mounted on the rear of the vehicle.

(2) A motor bus may be equipped with amber lights that shine with a steady beam or that pulse during deceleration, braking, or standing and idling. The lights shall be mounted symmetrically with respect to the vertical center line of the motor bus in a horizontal alignment on the rear of the motor bus. The lights may be mounted no higher than the lower edge of the rear window, or no higher than 72 inches if the motor bus does not have a rear window.

History: 1981 c. 52 ; 1983 a. 243 ; 1987 a. 235 ; 2001 a. 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.04 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.04
Summer classes.
Status: in_force

Any school board may elect to operate summer classes or to permit pupils to attend summer classes operated by another school district on a tuition basis if the school district of operation will accept them. Sections 118.15 and 118.16 shall not apply to summer classes. Every school board electing to operate summer classes:

(1) Shall make rules governing attendance and cause them to be spread on the school board minutes.

(2) May accord to children living in the school district during the summer session the status of residents of the school district for the purpose of attendance at summer classes, even though the children were not regular residents of the school district during the preceding regular school session, but any such children who are not legal residents of the state shall not be counted in computing the state aid to which the school district is entitled.

(3) May permit children from another school district to attend summer classes upon payment of nonresident tuition.

(4) Shall not charge tuition for attendance at summer classes or interim session classes of pupils who are residents of the school district if the school board receives aid for such classes under s. 121.14 (1) (a) . The school board may establish and collect reasonable fees for social, recreational, or extracurricular summer classes or interim session classes and programs which are neither credited toward graduation nor aided under s. 121.14 .

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 257 .