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Wis. Stat. § 88.12 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.12
Proceedings when drainage area is in more than one county.
Status: in_force

(1) If a proposed drainage district lies in more than one county, the petition for organization of the district shall be filed in the court of the county containing the largest acreage proposed for drainage by the petition, and the court of that county has jurisdiction of the organization of the drainage district.

(2) In cases affecting a multicounty drainage district, copies of all court orders and judgments shall be filed in the court of each of the other counties in which the drainage district is located.

(3) If a drainage district lies in more than one county, the drainage board of the county containing the largest acreage that is drained or proposed for drainage has jurisdiction of the operation of the drainage district. The drainage board that initially has jurisdiction of the operation of a drainage district retains that jurisdiction even if the drained acreage is subsequently changed, unless the drainage board that initially has jurisdiction agrees with the drainage board of any other county containing land of the drainage district to transfer jurisdiction.

(4) All moneys collected on behalf of the drainage district in the other counties shall be transmitted to the treasurer of the county in which the drainage board has jurisdiction.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1993 a. 456 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.514 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.514
Assignment of powers of secured party of record.
Status: in_force

(1) Assignment reflected on initial financing statement. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , an initial financing statement may reflect an assignment of all of the secured party’s power to authorize an amendment to the financing statement by providing the name and mailing address of the assignee as the name and address of the secured party.

(2) Assignment of filed financing statement. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , a secured party of record may assign of record all or part of its power to authorize an amendment to a financing statement by filing in the filing office an amendment of the financing statement which:

(a) Identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which it relates;

(b) Provides the name of the assignor; and

(c) Provides the name and mailing address of the assignee.

(3) Assignment of record of mortgage. An assignment of record of a security interest in a fixture covered by a record of a mortgage which is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing under s. 409.502 (3) may be made only by an assignment of record of the mortgage in the manner provided by law of this state other than chs. 401 to 411 .

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 33.21 — WI Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.21
Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts; purposes.
Status: in_force

Districts may be created for the purpose of undertaking a program of lake protection and rehabilitation of a lake or parts thereof within the district.

History: 1973 c. 301 ; 1995 a. 349 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.31 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.31
Use of jails.
Status: in_force

The county jail may be used for any of the following purposes:

(1) The detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial.

(1m) The detention of persons subject to confinement under s. 322.011 .

(2) The detention of persons committed to secure their attendance as witnesses.

(3) To imprison persons committed pursuant to a sentence or held in custody by the sheriff for any cause authorized by law.

(4) The detention of persons sentenced to imprisonment in state penal institutions or a county house of correction, until they are removed to those institutions.

(5) The detention of persons participating in the intensive sanctions program.

(6) The temporary detention of persons in the custody of the department.

(7) The temporary placement of persons in the custody of the department, other than persons under 17 years of age, and persons who have attained the age of 17 years but have not attained the age of 25 years who are under the supervision of the department under s. 938.355 (4) and who have been taken into custody pending revocation of community supervision or aftercare supervision under s. 938.357 (5) (e) .

(8) Under an agreement under s. 66.0303 , the detention of persons detained or imprisoned before, during, or after trial by a county that borders on this state and is located in the state of Michigan. The agreement under s. 66.0303 for the detention of persons from another state shall take into account the provisions of this chapter regarding the detention of persons in county jails.

(8m) Under an agreement under s. 66.0303 , the detention of persons detained or imprisoned before, during, or after trial by a county that borders on this state. An agreement under this subsection may not provide for the detention of a person detained or imprisoned in a county jail by a county that borders on this state who has been sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison in that state. The agreement under s. 66.0303 for the detention of persons from another state shall take into account the provisions of this chapter regarding the detention of persons in county jails.

(9) Other detentions authorized by law.

History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1646 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.31; 1989 a. 336 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 , 89 , 385 , 490 ; 1995 a. 27 , 77 ; 2003 a. 81 , 226 , 326 ; 2007 a. 200 ; 2013 a. 334 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0708 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0708
Compensation of trustee.
Status: in_force

(1) If the terms of a trust do not specify the trustee’s compensation, a trustee is entitled to compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances.

(2) If the terms of a trust specify the trustee’s compensation or refer to another ascertainable source for determining that compensation, the trustee is entitled to be compensated as specified, but the court may allow more or less compensation if any of the following applies:

(a) The duties of the trustee are substantially different from those contemplated when the trust was created.

(b) The compensation specified by the terms of the trust would be unreasonably low or high.

(3) If the trustee has rendered other services in connection with the administration of the trust, the trustee may receive reasonable compensation for the other services rendered, in addition to reasonable compensation as trustee.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 98.255 — WI Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98.255
Reinspection; fee.
Status: in_force

(1) If the department reinspects a weight or measure because the department has found a violation of this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter, the department may charge the operator of the weight or measure a reinspection fee.

(2) The department shall establish the amount of the reinspection fee under sub. (1) by rule and may establish different reinspection fees for different types of weights and measures. The amount of a reinspection fee for a weight or measure may not exceed the department’s average cost to reinspect that type of weight or measure.

(3) A reinspection fee under sub. (1) is payable after the reinspection is completed and is due upon written demand from the department. The department may issue a demand for payment when it issues an annual license application form to the operator of the weighing or measuring device.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 157.125 — WI Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157.125
Trustees for the care of cemeteries or cemetery lots.
Status: in_force

(1) If a trust is created for the care of a burial place or grave but no trustee is named in the will to administer the trust, the circuit court having jurisdiction may name the county treasurer of the county in which the burial place or grave is situated as trustee, except as provided in sub. (2) . If not contrary to the terms of the trust, the county treasurer may contract with the person in charge of the burial place or grave for its care and pay to that person the income from the trust property or the part of the income that may be necessary for that purpose. If there is no person in charge of the burial place or grave, then the income shall be paid to the city, village, or town, in which the burial place or grave is situated, and for the purposes of this subsection, the governing body of that municipality has the duty of caring for the burial place or grave to the extent of money received for that purpose. The county treasurer shall annually render an account to the circuit court as provided in ch. 701 and the person or municipality receiving money for such care shall also render an annual accounting to the circuit court and the cemetery board as provided in s. 157.62 (2) (b) 3. to 7.

(2) If the burial place or grave is located in a cemetery owned and operated by, or affiliated with, a religious association, the court shall name the religious association as the trustee unless the religious association petitions the court to name the county treasurer as the trustee.

History: 1971 c. 41 s. 11 ; 1979 c. 175 s. 50 ; 1989 a. 307 ; 2015 a. 237 .
Wis. Stat. § 447.15 — WI Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.15
Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.
Status: in_force

In ss. 447.15 to 447.31 :

(1) “Dental society” means a county or district dental society organized or continued under s. 447.12 .

(2) “Director or officer” means any of the following:

(a) A natural person who is or was a director or officer of a dental society.

(b) A natural person who, while a director or officer of a dental society, is or was serving at the dental society’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member of any governing or decision-making committee, employee or agent of another dental society or corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

(c) A natural person who, while a director or officer of a dental society, is or was serving an employee benefit plan because his or her duties to the dental society also imposed duties on, or otherwise involved services by, the person to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan.

(d) Unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director or officer.

(3) “Expenses” include fees, costs, charges, disbursements, attorney fees and any other expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding.

(4) “Liability” includes the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, forfeiture, or fine, including any excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 , and reasonable expenses.

(5) “Party” means a natural person who was or is, or who is threatened to be made, a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.

(6) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding, whether formal or informal, which involves foreign, federal, state or local law and which is brought by or in the right of the dental society or by any other person.

History: 1987 a. 13 ; 2003 a. 139 .
Wis. Stat. § 224.927 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.927
Disclosure of certain application information.
Status: in_force

The division may not disclose an applicant’s federal employer identification number received under s. 224.923 , except as follows:

(1) The division may disclose the information to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227 .

(2) The division may disclose the information to the department of children and families in accordance with a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857 .

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 36 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.15 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.15
Institutions subject to chapter 150.
Status: in_force

Nursing homes or hospitals under ss. 46.16 , 46.17 , 46.175 , 46.20 and 46.205 are subject to ch. 150 .

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1983 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.175 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.175
Section 23.175
Status: in_force

(k) Establish the state trail cleanup program under sub. (5m) .

(3) Powers of the department. The department may:

(a) Develop and construct state trails on lands under its ownership.

(b) Expend an amount from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) or both that equals any of the following:

1. The amount of a gift, grant or bequest received for a state trail under this section.

2. The fair market value of land donated for a state trail under this section.

(3m) Allocation between appropriations. For purposes of sub. (3) (b) , the department shall determine how the moneys being expended are to be allocated from the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz) . The department may not allocate or expend any moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) before July 1, 2000.

(4) Limit on spending. Except as provided in s. 23.0915 (2) , the department may not expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) more than $1,000,000 under this section for trails and for grants for this purpose under s. 23.096 in each fiscal year.

(4m) Priority for brownfields. In awarding grants for trails under s. 23.096 , the department shall give higher priority for projects related to brownfields redevelopment, as defined in s. 23.09 (19) (a) 1.

(5) State land.

(a) A state agency may not refuse to permit the department to construct a portion of a state trail designated under sub. (2) on property owned by the state agency if the state agency determines that the trail does not conflict with other existing or planned uses of the property.

(b) Each state agency shall consider state trails in the long-range plans for property owned by the state agency.

(5m) State trail cleanup program.

(a) The department shall establish a state trail cleanup program to encourage community and youth organizations and other persons to volunteer for projects to remove debris and litter along designated portions of state trails.

(b) The department shall request that the organization or other person volunteering for a project under this program conduct the project for 2 years and remove debris and litter at least once a year during the 2-year period.

(c) The department shall place one sign along each designated portion of a state trail for which an organization or other person has volunteered. The sign shall state the fact that that portion of the trail is under the state trail cleanup program and the name of the organization or other person volunteering for that portion. The organization or other person volunteering for a designated portion of a state trail shall reimburse the department for the cost of the sign and its placement along that portion.

(6) Other trails. This section does not limit the authority of the department to designate other trails under s. 23.115 .

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 72 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 , 90 ; 2005 a. 335 ; 2007 a. 35 ; 2013 a. 248 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.41 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.41
Payment of assessments for costs.
Status: in_force

(1) All assessments for costs are due and payable 4 months after the date on which the order making the assessments is issued unless the drainage board by order directs that the assessments may be paid in installments. Assessments shall be paid to the county treasurer as treasurer of the drainage district.

(2) At the time of issuing an order making assessments for costs, or at any time after issuance of the order but before the issuance of bonds or notes which are a lien on the assessments, the drainage board may order the assessments for costs to be payable in annual installments. The drainage board shall order the installments to be payable in such amounts and at such times as will be convenient for the accomplishment of the proposed work or for the payment of the principal and interest of the notes or bonds of the drainage district, subject to the following limitations:

(a) The number of annual installments may not exceed 15 in the case of assessments for cost of construction or 3 in the case of assessments for cost of repairs.

(b) The first installment is due and payable on September 1 following the drainage board’s order directing payment in installments and one installment, together with all accrued interest, is due and payable on September 1 of each succeeding year, except that the drainage board in its order may direct a delay in the commencement of the payment of installments for the cost of construction to September 1 of some year not more than 5 years after September 1 of the year in which the first payment otherwise would be due.

(3) Any owner of land assessed for costs may, at any time before the board contracts to borrow money upon notes or bonds based upon such assessment, pay to the county treasurer as treasurer of the drainage district the amount of the assessment against the owner’s land or any tract thereof, together with any interest due thereon.

(4) The following rules govern interest on assessments for costs:

(a) All assessments for costs shall draw interest at the rate of 6 percent per year unless the drainage board orders a different rate.

(b) Interest shall run from the date of confirmation of the assessment unless the drainage board orders the interest to commence at a later date, but interest shall be waived if the assessment is paid within 60 days after the date of confirmation.

(c) If installment payments have been authorized pursuant to sub. (2) , interest shall be computed as of September 1 and is payable annually on that date.

(e) Interest shall be collected in the same manner as the principal of the assessment.

(f) If it becomes necessary to certify past due assessments to the clerk of the town, village or city for collection, the provisions of s. 88.42 relating to interest also are applicable.

History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 456 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 50.07 — WI Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.07
Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may:

(a) Intentionally fail to correct or interfere with the correction of a class “A” or class “B” violation within the time specified on the notice of violation or approved plan of correction under s. 50.04 as the maximum period given for correction, unless an extension is granted and the corrections are made before expiration of extension.

(b) Intentionally prevent, interfere with, or attempt to impede in any way the work of any duly authorized representative of the department in the investigation and enforcement of any provision of this subchapter.

(c) Intentionally prevent or attempt to prevent any such representative from examining any relevant books or records in the conduct of official duties under this subchapter.

(d) Intentionally prevent or interfere with any such representative in the preserving of evidence of any violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter or the rules promulgated under this subchapter.

(e) Intentionally retaliate or discriminate against any resident or employee for contacting or providing information to any state official, including any representative of the office of the long-term care ombudsman under s. 16.009 (4) , or for initiating, participating in, or testifying in an action for any remedy authorized under this subchapter.

(em) Intentionally retaliate or discriminate against any resident or employee on whose behalf another person contacted or provided information to any state official, including any representative of the office of the long-term care ombudsman under s. 16.009 (4) , or initiated, participated in or testified in an action for any remedy authorized under this subchapter.

(f) Intentionally destroy, change or otherwise modify an inspector’s original report.

(2) Violators of this section may be imprisoned up to 6 months or fined not more than $1,000 or both for each violation.

(3)

(b) Any employee who is discharged or otherwise retaliated or discriminated against in violation of sub. (1) (e) or (em) may file a complaint with the department of workforce development under s. 106.54 (5) .

(c) Any person not described in par. (b) who is retaliated or discriminated against in violation of sub. (1) (e) or (em) may commence an action in circuit court for damages incurred as a result of the violation.

History: 1977 c. 170 ; 1997 a. 131 ; 1999 a. 82 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.36 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.36
Provisions requiring employment of declarant or vendor to effect sale.
Status: in_force

Any provision of a declaration or other instrument made pursuant to this chapter which requires the owner of a unit to engage or employ the declarant or any subsidiary or affiliate of the declarant for the purpose of effecting a sale or lease of any unit is void. Any provision of any contract for a sale of any unit which requires a purchaser to engage or employ the vendor or any subsidiary or affiliate of the vendor for the purpose of effecting a sale or lease of any unit is void. This section applies to declarations, instruments and contracts made prior to and after August 1, 1978.

History: 1977 c. 407 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.981 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.981
Rate.
Status: in_force

The tax under s. 77.98 is imposed on the sale of taxable products at the rate of 0.25 percent of the sales price, except that the district, by a vote of a majority of the authorized members of its board of directors, may impose the tax at the rate of 0.5 percent of the sales price. A majority of the authorized members of the district’s board may vote that, if the balance in a special debt service reserve fund of the district is less than the requirement under s. 229.50 (5) , the tax rate under this subchapter is 0.5 percent. The 0.5 percent rate shall be effective on the next January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, and this tax is irrepealable if any bonds issued by the district and secured by the special debt service reserve fund are outstanding.

History: 1993 a. 263 ; 2009 a. 2 .