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Wis. Stat. § 756.07 — WI Code / Chapter 756 / Section 756.07
Insufficient jurors.
Status: in_force

When a sufficient number of jurors cannot be obtained for a trial from the jury venire supplied by the clerk of circuit court, the court may order the sheriff to bring before the court persons in the vicinity for determination by the court of their qualification and ability to serve as jurors for the particular trial.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997); Sup. Ct. Order No. 08-01 , 2008 WI 104, 307 Wis. 2d xxxv.
Wis. Stat. § 614.24 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.24
Segregated accounts, variable benefits and subsidiaries.
Status: in_force

(1) General. Sections 611.24 to 611.26 apply to fraternals.

(1m) Variable benefits.

(a) Exemption to obtain federal approval. The commissioner shall issue a waiver exempting a policy, certificate of insurance or contract issued by a fraternal from ss. 614.19 (3) and 632.93 (2) , as provided in par. (b) , if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The policy, certificate of insurance or contract provides life insurance or annuity benefits in variable amounts.

2. The fraternal submits to the commissioner written evidence that the federal securities and exchange commission will not approve the policy, certificate of insurance or contract unless it is exempt from all or part of the requirements of ss. 614.19 (3) and 632.93 (2) .

(b) Extent of exemption. A waiver issued under par. (a) shall exempt a policy, certificate of insurance or contract from ss. 614.19 (3) and 632.93 (2) only to the extent necessary to obtain the federal security exchange commission’s approval of the policy, certificate of insurance or contract.

(2) Special affiliates.

(a) Local lodges. A local lodge may incorporate under ch. 181 or the corresponding law of the state where it is located, to carry out the noninsurance activities of the local lodge.

(b) Institutions for carrying out fraternal activities. Corporations may be formed under ch. 181 to implement s. 614.82 (2) .

History: 1975 c. 373 ; 1987 a. 361 .
Wis. Stat. § 20.385 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.385
Kickapoo reserve management board.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated to the Kickapoo reserve management board for the following programs:

(1) Kickapoo valley reserve.

(g) Kickapoo reserve management board; program services. All moneys received by the Kickapoo reserve management board from admissions, fees, leases, concessions, memberships, sales and other similar receipts authorized under s. 41.41 to be used for the general program operations of the board under s. 41.41 .

(h) Kickapoo reserve management board; gifts and grants. All moneys received by the Kickapoo reserve management board from gifts, grants or bequests, to carry out the purpose for which received.

(k) Kickapoo valley reserve; law enforcement services. The amounts in the schedule to provide law enforcement services in the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 41.41 (2) . All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6c. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a) , the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) .

(m) Kickapoo reserve management board; federal aid. All moneys received by the Kickapoo reserve management board from the federal government, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 , to be used for the purposes for which made and received.

(q) Kickapoo reserve management board; general program operations. From the conservation fund, the amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41 .

(r) Kickapoo valley reserve; aids in lieu of taxes. From the conservation fund, a sum sufficient to pay aids to taxing jurisdictions for the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 41.41 (10) .

History: 2015 a. 55 ss. 643 to 648n ; Stats. 2015 s. 20.385.
Wis. Stat. § 86.33 — WI Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.33
Population estimates.
Status: in_force

Population determination for the purpose of calculating aids under ss. 86.30 and 86.32 shall be based on the final population estimates arrived at by the department of administration under s. 16.96 as of November 30 of the preceding year.

History: 1973 c. 333 s. 201w ; 1977 c. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 813.025 — WI Code / Chapter 813 / Section 813.025
Ex parte restraining orders; right of review of certain orders.
Status: in_force

(1) No circuit or supplemental court commissioner may issue any injunction or order suspending or restraining the enforcement or execution of any statute of the state or of any order of an administrative officer, board, department, commission or other state agency purporting to be made pursuant to the statutes of the state. If so issued, the injunction or order shall be void.

(2) The application for such an injunction or restraining order made to a court shall not be heard except upon notice to the attorney general and to such other persons as may be defendants in the action; but if the court is of the opinion that irreparable loss or damage will result to the applicant unless a temporary restraining order is granted, the court may grant such temporary restraining order at any time before such hearing and determination of the application for an interlocutory injunction. However, such temporary restraining order shall be effective only for 5 days unless extended after notice and hearing thereon, or upon written consent of the parties or their attorneys, and in no event shall such temporary restraining order remain in force beyond the time of the determination of the application for an interlocutory injunction.

(3) If a circuit court or a court of appeals enters an injunction, a restraining order, or any other final or interlocutory order suspending or restraining the enforcement of any statute of this state, the injunction, restraining order, or other final or interlocutory order is immediately appealable as a matter of right.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.025; 1979 c. 111 ; 1983 a. 204 ; 2001 a. 61 ; 2013 a. 156 .
Wis. Stat. § 160.34 — WI Code / Chapter 160 / Section 160.34
No mandatory well repair as a condition for testing.
Status: in_force

No regulatory agency may require as a condition for the testing of a private water system at the request of the owner that the owner agree to institute changes necessary to bring the construction or design of the water system into compliance with administrative rules in effect at the time of testing but not in effect prior to 1954.

History: 1983 a. 410 ; 1995 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 6.965 — WI Code / Chapter 6 / Section 6.965
Voting procedure for electors presenting citation or notice in lieu of license or receipt.
Status: in_force

Whenever any elector is allowed to vote at a polling place under s. 6.79 (7) by presenting a citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend an operator’s license in lieu of an operator’s license or driving receipt issued to the elector under ch. 343 , the inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation “s. 6.965 .” If voting machines are used in the municipality where the elector is voting, the elector’s vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the notation “s. 6.965 ” written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. If the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot from an elector who presents a citation or notice, or copy thereof, under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4. , the clerk shall enter a notation on the certificate envelope “Ballot under s. 6.965 , stats.” Upon receiving the envelope, the inspectors shall open and write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation “s. 6.965 .” The inspectors shall indicate on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 the fact that the elector is voting by using a citation or notice in lieu of a license or driving receipt. The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot. The ballot shall then be counted under s. 5.85 , or under s. 7.51 or 7.52 .

History: 2011 a. 23 .
Wis. Stat. § 52.20 — WI Code / Chapter 52 / Section 52.20
Supported decision-making agreement instrument; form.
Status: in_force

(1) A supported decision-making agreement is valid if it is in writing, entered into voluntarily as described under s. 52.10 , signed and dated as described under s. 52.18 , and in substantially the following form:
Wis. Stat. § 402.315 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.315
Implied warranty: fitness for particular purpose.
Status: in_force

Where the seller at the time of contracting has reason to know any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the buyer is relying on the seller’s skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods, there is unless excluded or modified under s. 402.316 an implied warranty that the goods shall be fit for such purpose.
Wis. Stat. § 799.05 — WI Code / Chapter 799 / Section 799.05
Summons.
Status: in_force

(1) Contents. The summons shall state the nature of the demand substantially in the terms of one or more of the provisions of s. 799.01 , and, except as provided in ss. 806.30 to 806.44 , the dollar amount of damages, if any, the last-known address of the parties and the name, state bar number, if any, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, if any. The caption shall include the standardized description of the case classification type and associated code number as approved by the director of state courts.

(2) Signing. The process shall be signed by the clerk or by any attorney duly authorized to practice law in this state and shall be issued by the clerk only to a person authorized to appear under s. 799.06 (2) , and not otherwise.

(3) Return date.

(a) Every summons shall specify a return date and time.

(b) Except in eviction actions, the return date for a summons served upon a resident of this state shall be not less than 8 days nor more than 30 days from the issue date, and service shall be made not less than 8 days prior to the return date. In eviction actions, the return date for a summons served upon a resident of this state shall be not less than 5 days nor more than 25 days from the issue date, and service shall be made not less than 5 days prior to the return date.

(c) The return date for a summons served upon a nonresident of this state shall be not less than 20 days from the issue date.

(d) The clerk shall set the day and hour at which the summons is returnable.

(4) Clerk to furnish time of return. If a summons is signed by an attorney, the attorney shall obtain from the clerk of court the hour and date within the limits of sub. (3) on which to make the summons returnable.

(5) Noting date of mailing. After a copy of the summons has been mailed, the clerk shall note the date of mailing on the original.

(6) Form. Except as provided in s. 799.22 (4) (b) 3. , the summons shall be substantially in the following form:

(7) Form; circuit court commissioner. Except as provided in s. 799.22 (4) (b) 3. , in counties in which a circuit court commissioner is assigned to assist in small claims matters, the summons shall be substantially in the following form:
Wis. Stat. § 814.15 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.15
Assignee’s liability for costs.
Status: in_force

In actions in which the cause of action shall, by assignment, after the commencement of the action or in any other manner become the property of a person not a party to the action the person shall be liable for the costs in the same manner as if the person were a party; and payment thereof may be enforced by attachment.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 814.15; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 842.19 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.19
Report; confirmation of sale; final judgment.
Status: in_force

(1) The sheriff shall promptly report the sale to the court, with a description of the land sold to each purchaser, the name of such purchaser and the price bid by the purchaser.

(2) If the sale is confirmed, final judgment shall direct the sheriff to execute conveyances pursuant thereto and also direct the application of the proceeds of such sale. The judgment shall order the issuance of a writ of assistance as necessary.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.19; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 85.052 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.052
Change management system for major highway projects.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop and implement a change management system for providing fiscal and management oversight for all major highway projects funded from any appropriation specified in s. 84.013 (2) (a) .

History: 2003 a. 217 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.74 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.74
Voluntary dissolution of solvent service insurance corporations.
Status: in_force

(1) General. Sections 181.1401 to 181.1407 apply to service insurance corporations, except as provided in subs. (2) to (4) .

(2) Plan of dissolution. At least 60 days prior to the submission to a vote of the members of any proposed voluntary dissolution of a service insurance corporation under s. 181.1401 , the plan shall be filed with the commissioner. The commissioner may require the submission of such additional information as will establish the financial condition of the corporation or other facts relevant to the proposed dissolution. If the members adopt the resolution to dissolve, the commissioner shall, within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution, begin to examine the corporation. The commissioner shall approve the dissolution unless the commissioner finds, after a hearing, that it is insolvent or may become insolvent in the process of dissolution. Upon approval, the corporation may dissolve under ss. 181.1401 to 181.1407 . Upon disapproval, the commissioner shall petition the court for liquidation or for rehabilitation under ch. 645 .

(3) Conversion to involuntary liquidation. The corporation may at any time during the liquidation under ss. 181.1401 to 181.1407 apply to the commissioner to have the liquidation continued under the commissioner’s supervision; thereupon the commissioner shall apply to the court for liquidation under s. 645.41 (10) .

(4) Revocation of voluntary dissolution. If the corporation revokes the voluntary dissolution proceedings under s. 181.1404 , a copy of the revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedings shall be filed with the commissioner.

History: 1975 c. 223 , 421 ; 1995 a. 417 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.091 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.091
Recreation areas.
Status: in_force

(1) Designation. The department may acquire, develop, operate and maintain state recreation areas. State lands and waters may be designated as state recreation areas that are environmentally adaptable to multiple recreational uses, or are so located to provide regional or urban recreational opportunities or for preservation.

(2) Master plan. The department may designate a recreational area only after a master plan for use and management of the area is prepared, public hearings on the plan are held in the county where the largest portion of land in the project is located, the procedures prescribed in s. 1.11 are complied with, and the plan is approved by the natural resources board.

(3) Use zones. The department may establish use zones within state recreation areas providing for the full range of recreational uses, including hunting and fishing. It may promulgate rules to control uses within zones and may limit the number of persons using any zone. Such use zones shall be consistent with the activities identified in the master plan formulated under sub. (2) .

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1) ; 1987 a. 298 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.70 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.70
Investigation of statewide crime.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of justice shall do all of the following:

(a) Investigate crime that is statewide in nature, importance or influence.

(b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) , enforce chs. 945 and 961 and ss. 940.62 (2) (a) , 941.25 , 941.26 , 943.01 (2) (c) , 943.011 , 943.27 , 943.28 , 943.30 , 944.30 (1m) , 944.31 , 944.32 , 944.33 , 944.34 , 946.65 , 947.016 (1) , 947.02 (3) and (4) , 948.075 , 948.08 , and 948.081 and s. 940.20 (3) , 2023 stats., and s. 940.201 , 2023 stats.

(d) Enforce and administer s. 165.55 .

(e) Investigate violations of ch. 563 that are statewide in nature, importance or influence.

(1m) The department may not investigate violations of or otherwise enforce s. 945.03 (2m) or 945.04 (2m) .

(2) The attorney general shall appoint, under the classified service, investigative personnel to achieve the purposes set out in sub. (1) who shall have the powers of a peace officer. As many as are deemed necessary of the investigators so appointed shall be trained in drugs and narcotics law enforcement, or shall receive such training within one year of their appointment, and they shall assist, when appropriate, local law enforcement agencies to help them meet their responsibilities in this area.

(3) It is the intention of this section to give the attorney general responsibility for devising programs to control crime statewide in nature, importance or influence, drugs and narcotics abuse, commercial gambling other than what is described in s. 945.03 (2m) or 945.04 (2m) , prostitution, and arson. Nothing herein shall deprive or relieve local peace officers of the power and duty to enforce those provisions enumerated in sub. (1) .

(4) District attorneys, sheriffs and chiefs of police shall cooperate and assist the personnel of the department in the performance of their duties.

History: 1971 c. 40 , 211 , 307 ; 1973 c. 156 ; 1975 c. 39 ; 1977 c. 173 s. 168 ; 1977 c. 215 , 260 ; 1977 c. 272 s. 98 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 332 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 1995 a. 448 ; 1997 a. 27 , 143 ; 1999 a. 83 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 362 ; 2015 a. 197 ; 2017 a. 128 ; 2025 a. 24 s. 93 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.321 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.321
Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business.
Status: in_force

(1) Licensee in ordinary course of business. In this section, “licensee in ordinary course of business” means a person that becomes a licensee of a general intangible in good faith, without knowledge that the license violates the rights of another person in the general intangible, and in the ordinary course from a person in the business of licensing general intangibles of that kind. A person becomes a licensee in the ordinary course if the license to the person comports with the usual or customary practices in the kind of business in which the licensor is engaged or with the licensor’s own usual or customary practices.

(2) Rights of licensee in ordinary course of business. A licensee in ordinary course of business takes its rights under a nonexclusive license free of a security interest in the general intangible created by the licensor, even if the security interest is perfected and the licensee knows of its existence.

(3) Rights of lessee in ordinary course of business. A lessee in ordinary course of business takes its leasehold interest free of a security interest in the goods created by the lessor, even if the security interest is perfected and the lessee knows of its existence.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.29 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.29
Supplier prohibitions.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall sell or distribute bingo supplies or equipment to any licensed organization without first having obtained a supplier’s license, but an organization which is or has been during the preceding 12 months, licensed to conduct bingo in this state may sell bingo supplies and equipment actually used by it in the conduct of bingo to another licensed organization.

(2) No person shall willfully make any materially false statement in an application for a supplier’s license.

(3) No licensed supplier shall sell or distribute to a licensed organization any card unless it is identified in the standard set of bingo cards prescribed by the department.

(5) No person directly or indirectly connected with the manufacture, sale or distribution of bingo supplies or equipment, and no agent, servant or employee of such person, shall conduct, advise or assist in the conduct of bingo; render any service to anyone conducting or assisting in the conduct of bingo; or prepare any form required of a licensed organization pertaining to bingo.

(6) No licensed supplier, or the authorized agent, salesperson or representative of a licensed supplier, may, during the term of the license, sell or distribute bingo supplies or equipment to any person or organization other than a licensed supplier, licensed organization or organization using free cards and donated prizes, if any, for which no payment of consideration is made by participants.

(7) No licensed supplier, or the authorized agent, salesperson or representative of a licensed supplier, shall be present to transact business during the conduct of bingo.

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 171 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782gd ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.29; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.83 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.83
Right to counsel.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally. At the pretrial hearing, at the trial, and in any other proceedings in any paternity action, any party may be represented by counsel. If the male respondent is indigent and the state is the petitioner under s. 767.80 (1) (g) , the petitioner is represented by a government attorney as provided in s. 767.80 (6) , or the action is commenced on behalf of the child by an attorney appointed under s. 767.407 (1) (c) , counsel shall be appointed for the respondent as provided in ch. 977 , subject to the limitations under sub. (2m) , unless the respondent knowingly and voluntarily waives the appointment of counsel.

(2) Extent of appointed attorney’s representation. An attorney appointed under sub. (1) who is appearing on behalf of a party in a paternity action shall represent that party, subject to the limitations under sub. (2m) , in all issues and proceedings relating to the paternity determination. The appointed attorney may not represent the party in any proceeding relating to child support, legal custody, periods of physical placement or related issues.

(2m) When appointed representation provided. Representation by an attorney appointed under sub. (1) shall be provided only after the results of any genetic tests have been completed and only if all of the results fail to show that the alleged father is excluded and fail to give rise to the rebuttable presumption under s. 767.84 (1m) that the alleged father is the father of the child.

(3) Appearance by state’s attorney not affected. This section does not prevent an attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) or any other attorney employed under s. 49.22 or 59.53 (5) from appearing in any paternity action as provided under s. 767.80 (6) .

History: 1979 c. 352 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 355 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 16 , 481 ; 1995 a. 27 , 100 , 201 , 404 ; 1997 a. 35 , 191 ; 2005 a. 443 ss. 221 , 248 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.83.