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Wis. Stat. § 553.605 — WI Code / Chapter 553 / Section 553.605
Administrative assessments; investor education.
Status: in_force

(1) Imposing administrative assessment with certain orders.

(a) The division or any officer designated by the division may impose an administrative assessment in the amount provided in par. (b) on any person who is subject to an order that is issued under s. 553.24 , 553.28 , 553.58 (1) and (2) or 553.60 in any of the following circumstances:

1. Following a hearing under s. 553.56 if the notice delivered to all interested parties includes notice of the division’s authority to impose an administrative assessment under this subsection.

2. Pursuant to an order that is issued under any of the sections referred to in this paragraph and that is stipulated to by each person subject to the administrative assessment.

(b) The amount of an administrative assessment imposed on any person under this subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each act or omission that constitutes the basis for issuing the order under any of the sections referred to in par. (a) , except that the amount of the administrative assessment may not exceed $50,000 for any person subject to the order.

(c) The division shall include any administrative assessment imposed under this subsection in the order issued under any of the sections referred to in par. (a) in the manner described in par. (a) 1. or 2.

(d) Upon the request of the division, the department of justice may bring a civil action in the circuit court for Dane County to compel payment of any unpaid administrative assessment, unless payment of the administrative assessment is stayed under s. 227.54 .

(e) The administrative assessment under this subsection is in addition to any other penalty, remedy or sanction under this chapter.

(2) Investor education. All moneys collected from the administrative assessment under sub. (1) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) (i) . Subject to s. 20.144 (1) (i) , the division shall use moneys credited to that appropriation to provide information to residents of this state about franchise investments to help investors and potential investors evaluate their investment decisions, protect themselves from false, fraudulent or deceptive practices in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of a franchise, be alert for false or misleading advertising or other harmful practices, and know their rights as investors.

History: 1987 a. 381 ; 1995 a. 27 , 364 .
Wis. Stat. § 12.08 — WI Code / Chapter 12 / Section 12.08
Denial of government benefits.
Status: in_force

No person may, directly or indirectly, cause any person to make a contribution or provide any service or other thing of value to or for the benefit of a committee registered under ch. 11 , with the purpose of influencing the election or nomination of a candidate to national, state, or local office or the passage or defeat of a referendum by means of the denial or threat of denial of any payment or other benefit of a program established or funded in whole or in part by this state or any local governmental unit of this state, or a program which has applied for funding by this state or any local governmental unit of this state.

History: 1983 a. 484 ; 1985 a. 304 ; 2015 a. 117 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 111 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.027 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.027
Child custody jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

All proceedings relating to the custody of children shall comply with the requirements of ch. 822 .

History: 1975 c. 283 .
Wis. Stat. § 220.18 — WI Code / Chapter 220 / Section 220.18
Bank or corporate notaries; permitted acts.
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any notary public who is a stockholder, director, officer, member, manager or employee of a bank or other corporation or limited liability company to take the acknowledgment of any party to any written instrument executed to or by that entity, or to administer an oath to any other stockholder, director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of that entity, or to protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment bills of exchange, drafts, checks, notes and other negotiable instruments which may be owned or held for collection by that entity, if such notary is not a party to such instrument, either individually or as a representative of the entity.

History: 1993 a. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 31.29 — WI Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31.29
May employ hydraulic engineer and assistants.
Status: in_force

The department may employ and fix the salaries of a competent hydraulic engineer and other assistants necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 229.846 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.846
Powers granted to a sponsoring city.
Status: in_force

In addition to any powers that it may otherwise have, a sponsoring city may do any of the following:

(1) Make grants, gifts or loans of any kind of property, or provide any other form of assistance, to a district upon terms that the sponsoring city considers appropriate.

(2) Expend public funds to subsidize a district.

(3) Borrow money under ss. 67.04 and 67.12 (12) for cultural arts facilities or to fund grants, loans or subsidies to a district.

(4) Audit the financial records of a district. The sponsoring city may conduct the audit itself or may contract for the audit to be performed by any other person.

(5) Fix and collect a sum to be paid annually, in lieu of property taxes, by the district except that the sum may not exceed the amount that would be levied by the city as a property tax on the property that is exempted under s. 70.11 (40) .

(6) If the district’s sponsoring city is not a 1st class city, enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that expands or contracts the area within the district’s jurisdiction in which the district board may exercise its power of eminent domain, except that a sponsoring city may not remove from that area any property that was included in the resolution under s. 229.842 (1) (c) .

History: 1999 a. 65 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.136 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.136
Signs that advertise nearby businesses.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall allow snowmobile clubs to erect signs that advertise nearby businesses along snowmobile trails on land under the department’s jurisdiction as provided under this section.

(2) The department shall enter into an agreement with an interested snowmobile club that allows the club to erect eligible signs containing advertising of private businesses along snowmobile trails on land under the department’s jurisdiction. A sign is eligible if it meets all of the following standards:

(a) The sign advertises only businesses that offer fuel, food, vehicle servicing, or lodging and that are accessible by snowmobile.

(b) The sign is placed only at a trail intersection.

(c) The sign contains only the following information:

1. The name of the business.

2. The type of service provided.

3. The distance to the business.

4. An arrow showing the direction to the business.

(d) The sign meets all other requirements for guide signs along a snowmobile trail.

(e) The sign is erected and maintained by the snowmobile club.

(2m) The department and a snowmobile club may negotiate the inclusion in the agreement under sub. (2) of provisions relating to the erection and removal of signs.

(3) The department may not charge a snowmobile club a fee as a condition of entering into the agreement under sub. (2) .

(4) All of the following are exempt from subch. IV of ch. 16 :

(a) An agreement between the department and a snowmobile club under sub. (2) .

(b) Advertising on a sign in conformity with the standards under sub. (2) .

History: 2023 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.235 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.235
Lunch period for teachers.
Status: in_force

Every school board shall grant daily a duty-free lunch period to each of its teachers, except that a school district may contract with any teacher employed by it for services during such period. Such period shall be not less than 30 minutes and shall be provided at or near the time of the regular school lunch period.
Wis. Stat. § 553.24 — WI Code / Chapter 553 / Section 553.24
Exemption proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) The division may by order deny or revoke any exemption under s. 553.23 , 553.235 or 553.25 with respect to the sale of a franchise for any of the grounds specified in s. 553.28 (1) .

(2) If the public interest and the protection of investors so require, the division may, by order, summarily deny or revoke any exemption under s. 553.23 , 553.235 or 553.25 with respect to the sale of a franchise.

(3) No order under this section may operate retroactively.

(4) A person who sells a franchise pursuant to an exemption under s. 553.23 , 553.235 or 553.25 after the exemption is denied or revoked by an order of the division does not violate s. 553.21 if:

(a) The person was not given notice of the order; and

(b) The person sustains the burden of proof to establish that he or she was not given notice and did not know and, in the exercise of reasonable care, could not have known of the order.

(5) In any proceeding under this chapter, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.

(6) Within 10 days after the filing date of an application for an exemption under s. 553.25 , the division may require that additional information be filed if the division determines that the information is reasonably necessary to establish an exemption under s. 553.25 . If the division requires additional information, the exemption is not effective until 10 days after the additional information is filed with the division, unless a shorter period is permitted by the division.

History: 1981 c. 54 ; 1987 a. 381 ; 1993 a. 200 ; 1995 a. 27 , 364 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.075 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.075
Mobile air conditioner servicing information.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide information concerning the requirements for servicing mobile air conditioners under s. 100.45 (4) to the public.

History: 1993 a. 243 .
Wis. Stat. § 20.927 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.927
Subsidy of abortions prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1g) In this section, “abortion” means the intentional destruction of the life of an unborn child, and “unborn child” means a human being from the time of conception until it is born alive.

(1m) Except as provided under subs. (2) and (3) , no funds of this state or of any county, city, village, town or long-term care district under s. 46.2895 or of any subdivision or agency of this state, including an authority created in ch. 233 , or of any subdivision or agency of any county, city, village or town and no federal funds passing through the state treasury shall be authorized for or paid to a physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or other medical facility for the performance of an abortion.

(2)

(a) This section does not apply to the performance by a physician of an abortion which is directly and medically necessary to save the life of the woman or in a case of sexual assault or incest, provided that prior thereto the physician signs a certification which so states, and provided that, in the case of sexual assault or incest the crime has been reported to the law enforcement authorities. The certification shall be affixed to the claim form or invoice when submitted to any agency or fiscal intermediary of the state for payment, and shall specify and attest to the direct medical necessity of such abortion upon the best clinical judgment of the physician or attest to his or her belief that sexual assault or incest has occurred.

(b) This section does not apply to the performance by a physician of an abortion if, due to a medical condition existing prior to the abortion, the physician determines that the abortion is directly and medically necessary to prevent grave, long-lasting physical health damage to the woman, provided that prior thereto the physician signs a certification which so states. The certification shall be affixed to the claim form or invoice when submitted to any agency or fiscal intermediary of the state for payment, and shall specify and attest to the direct medical necessity of such abortion upon the best clinical judgment of the physician.

(3) This section does not apply to the authorization or payment of funds to a physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or medical facility for or in connection with the prescription of a drug or the insertion of a device to prevent the implantation of the fertilized ovum.

History: 1977 c. 245 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 103 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.46 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.46
Policy on bullying.
Status: in_force

(1) By March 1, 2010, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Develop a model school policy on bullying by pupils. The policy shall include all of the following:

1. A definition of bullying.

2. A prohibition on bullying.

3. A procedure for reporting bullying that allows reports to be made confidentially.

4. A prohibition against a pupil retaliating against another pupil for reporting an incident of bullying.

5. A procedure for investigating reports of bullying. The procedure shall identify the school district employee in each school who is responsible for conducting the investigation and require that the parent or guardian of each pupil involved in a bullying incident be notified.

6. A requirement that school district officials and employees report incidents of bullying and identify the persons to whom the reports must be made.

7. A list of disciplinary alternatives for pupils that engage in bullying or who retaliate against a pupil who reports an incident of bullying.

8. An identification of the school-related events at which the policy applies.

9. An identification of the property owned, leased, or used by the school district on which the policy applies.

10. An identification of the vehicles used for pupil transportation on which the policy applies.

(b) Develop a model education and awareness program on bullying.

(c) Post the model policy under par. (a) and the model program under par. (b) on its Internet site.

(2) By August 15, 2010, each school board shall adopt a policy prohibiting bullying by pupils. The school board may adopt the model policy under sub. (1) (a) . The school board shall provide a copy of the policy to any person who requests it. Annually, the school board shall distribute the policy to all pupils enrolled in the school district and to their parents or guardians.

History: 2009 a. 309 .
Wis. Stat. § 79.096 — WI Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.096
State aid; personal property.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning in 2019, and in each year thereafter, the department of administration shall pay to each taxing jurisdiction, as defined in s. 79.095 (1) (c) , an amount equal to the property taxes levied on the items of personal property described under s. 70.111 (27) (b) for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2017.

(2)

(a) Each municipality shall report to the department of revenue, in the time and manner determined by the department, the amount of the property taxes levied on the items of personal property described under s. 70.111 (27) (b) for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2017, on behalf of the municipality and on behalf of other taxing jurisdictions.

(b) Each taxing jurisdiction shall report to the department of revenue, in the time and manner determined by the department, any information the department considers necessary to administer this section.

(3) Each taxing jurisdiction shall attribute to each tax incremental district within the taxing jurisdiction the district’s proportionate share of the amount the taxing jurisdiction receives under sub. (1) . The amount that would have been paid to a tax incremental district under this subsection shall be distributed to the municipality and applicable taxing jurisdictions in the year following the termination of the tax incremental district and in each year thereafter. For a tax incremental district that terminated prior to July 10, 2021, if the tax incremental district was active for the 2017 tax year and would have received a payment under this subsection if not for its termination, the department of administration shall, with the distribution in 2022, distribute to the municipality and applicable taxing jurisdictions the sum of all such payments that would have been paid to the tax incremental district from its termination date to 2022 had the district not terminated. In 2023, and in each year thereafter, the department of administration shall distribute to the municipality and the applicable taxing jurisdictions the annual amount the tax incremental district would have received under this subsection.

(4) The department of revenue shall certify the amount of the payment due each taxing jurisdiction under sub. (1) to the department of administration, and the department of administration shall make the payment on or before the first Monday in May.

History: 2017 a. 59 ; 2021 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 186.089 — WI Code / Chapter 186 / Section 186.089
Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.
Status: in_force

A credit union may indemnify and allow reasonable expenses of an employee or agent who is not a director or officer to the extent provided by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, by general or specific action of the board of directors or by contract.

History: 1987 a. 13 .
Wis. Stat. § 106.54 — WI Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.54
Division of equal rights.
Status: in_force

(2) The division shall encourage and assist local units of government in guaranteeing all persons an equal opportunity for housing.

(3) All gifts, grants, bequests and devises to the division for its use are valid and shall be used to carry out the purposes for which made and received.

(4) The division shall review complaints of discrimination against public employees exercising their rights with respect to occupational safety and health matters, under s. 101.055 (8) .

(5) The division shall receive complaints of discharge, retaliation or discrimination under s. 16.009 (5) (d) , 46.90 (4) (b) , 50.07 (3) (b) , or 55.043 (1m) (c) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39 .

(6) The division shall receive complaints under s. 146.997 (4) (a) of disciplinary action taken in violation of s. 146.997 (3) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39 .

(7) The division shall receive complaints under s. 321.65 (7) (b) 1. or 2. and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39 .

(8) The division shall receive complaints under s. 321.66 (5) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39 .

(8m) The division shall receive complaints under s. 103.88 (5) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39 .

(9) The division shall receive complaints under s. 49.197 (6) (d) or 49.845 (4) (d) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39 .

(10)

(a) The division shall receive complaints under s. 995.55 (6) (b) and shall process the complaints in the same manner as employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39 .

(b) The division shall receive complaints under s. 995.55 (6) (c) and shall process the complaints in the same manner as housing discrimination complaints are processed under s. 106.50 .

History: 1971 c. 185 ss. 1 , 7 ; Stats. 1971 s. 101.222; 1977 c. 29 ; 1981 c. 360 ; 1983 a. 398 ; 1989 a. 47 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 3689 ; Stats. 1995 s. 106.06; 1997 a. 27 , 131 ; 1999 a. 82 s. 93 ; Stats. 1999 s. 106.54; 1999 a. 176 s. 1 ; 2001 a. 26 ; 2005 a. 388 ; 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 56 , 76 , 140 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 80 ; 2013 a. 208 .
Wis. Stat. § 853.40 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.40
Disclaimer.
Status: in_force

A person to whom property would otherwise pass under a will may disclaim all or part of the property as provided in s. 854.13 .

History: 1977 c. 309 ; 1983 a. 186 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (26) ; 1985 a. 29 , 37 ; 1987 a. 220 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.937 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.937
Water and sewer service to manufactured home communities.
Status: in_force

(1) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards for providing water or sewer service by a manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor to a manufactured home community occupant, including requirements for metering, billing, depositing, arranging deferred payment, installing service, refusing or discontinuing service, and resolving disputes with respect to service. Rules promulgated under this subsection shall ensure that any charge for water or sewer service is reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory, that the water or sewer service is reasonably adequate, and that any practice relating to providing the service is just and reasonable.

(2) Permanent improvements. A manufactured home community operator may make a reasonable recovery of capital costs for permanent improvements related to the provision of water or sewer service to manufactured home community occupants through ongoing rates for water or sewer service.

(3) Enforcement.

(a) On its own motion or upon a complaint filed by a manufactured home community occupant, the department may issue an order or commence a civil action against a manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor to enforce this section, any rule promulgated under sub. (1) , or any order issued under this paragraph.

(b) The department of justice, after consulting with the department, or any district attorney may commence an action in circuit court to enforce this section.

(4) Private cause of action. Any person suffering pecuniary loss because of a violation of any rule promulgated under sub. (1) or order issued under sub. (3) (a) may sue for damages and shall recover twice the amount of any pecuniary loss, together with costs, and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1) , reasonable attorney fees.

(5) Penalties.

(a) Any person who violates any rule promulgated under sub. (1) or any order issued under sub. (3) (a) shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $5,000. Each violation and each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

(b) Any person who intentionally violates any rule promulgated under sub. (1) or order issued under sub. (3) (a) shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both. Each violation and each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

History: 2001 a. 16 ss. 2541 , 3003 to 3007 ; 2005 a. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.845 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.845
Prohibiting refusal to cover services because liability policy may cover.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “health care plan” has the meaning given in s. 628.36 (2) (a) 1.

(2) An insurer that provides coverage under a health care plan may not refuse to cover health care services that are provided to an insured under the plan and for which there is coverage under the plan on the basis that there may be coverage for the services under a liability insurance policy.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 251.14 — WI Code / Chapter 251 / Section 251.14
Gifts.
Status: in_force

A local board of health may receive gifts and donations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

History: 1993 a. 27 s. 215 .