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Wis. Stat. § 221.0718 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0718
Court costs and counsel fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Assessment of and liability for costs.

(a) Notwithstanding ss. 814.01 to 814.04 , the court in a special proceeding brought under s. 221.0717 shall determine all costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by the court and shall assess the costs against the bank, except as provided in par. (b) .

(b) Notwithstanding ss. 814.01 and 814.04 , the court may assess costs against all or some of the dissenters, in amounts that the court finds to be equitable, to the extent that the court finds the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith in demanding payment under s. 221.0716 .

(2) When liable for fees and costs. The parties shall bear their own expenses of the proceeding, except that, notwithstanding ss. 814.01 to 814.04 , the court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and experts for the respective parties, in amounts that the court finds to be equitable, as follows:

(a) Against the bank and in favor of any dissenter if the court finds that the bank did not substantially comply with ss. 221.0708 to 221.0716 .

(b) Against the bank or against a dissenter, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this chapter.

(3) Payment of counsel and experts from recovery. Notwithstanding ss. 814.01 to 814.04 , if the court finds that the services of counsel and experts for any dissenter were of substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated, the court may award to these counsel and experts reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded the dissenters who were benefited.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.09 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.09
Official real property lister; forms for officers.
Status: in_force

(1) Lister, county boards may provide for. Any county board may appoint a county real property lister and may appropriate funds for the operation of the department of such lister.

(2) Duties of lister. The county board may delegate any of the following duties to the lister:

(a) To prepare and maintain accurate ownership and description information for all parcels of real property in the county. That information may include the following:

1. Parcel numbers.

2. The owner’s name and an accurate legal description as shown on the latest records of the office of the register of deeds.

3. The owner’s mailing address.

4. The number of acres in the parcel if it contains more than one acre.

5. School district and special purpose district codes.

(b) To provide information on parcels of real property in the county for the use of taxation district assessors, city, village and town clerks and treasurers and county offices and any other persons requiring that information.

(c) To serve as the coordinator between the county and the taxation districts in the county for assessment and taxation purposes.

(d) To provide computer services related to assessment and taxation for the assessors, clerks and treasurers of the taxation districts in the county, including but not limited to data entry for the assessment roll, notice of assessments, summary reports, tax roll and tax bills.

(3) Basic tax forms.

(a) The department of revenue shall prescribe basic uniform forms of assessment rolls, tax rolls, tax bills, tax receipts, tax roll settlement sheets and all other forms required for the assessment and collection of general property taxes throughout the state, and shall furnish each county designee a sample of the uniform forms.

(c) If any county has reason to use forms for assessment and collection of taxes in addition to those prescribed under par. (a) , the county real property lister and treasurer jointly may prescribe such additional forms for use in their county, upon approval of the department of revenue.

(d) Each county designee who requires the forms prescribed in pars. (a) and (c) shall procure them at county expense and shall furnish such forms to the assessors, clerks and treasurers of the taxation districts within the county, as needed in the discharge of their duties.

History: 1977 c. 142 ; 1983 a. 275 ; 1985 a. 12 ss. 2 , 3 , 13 ; 1991 a. 204 ; 1995 a. 225 .
Wis. Stat. § 881.04 — WI Code / Chapter 881 / Section 881.04
Investments under prior laws not affected.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect any investment made prior to the enactment hereof or any amendment hereof or affect any rights or interests established, accrued or created thereunder or affect any suit or action pending when this chapter or any amendment hereof becomes effective.

History: 1971 c. 41 s. 8 ; Stats. 1971 s. 881.04.
Wis. Stat. § 179.0301 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0301
Becoming limited partner.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a limited partner as agreed among the persons that are to be the initial partners.

(2) After formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a limited partner in any of the following ways:

(a) As provided in the partnership agreement.

(b) As the result of a transaction effective under subch. XI .

(c) With the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners.

(d) As provided in s. 179.0801 (1) (d) or (e) .

(3) A person may become a limited partner without doing any of the following:

(a) Acquiring a transferable interest.

(b) Making or being obligated to make a contribution to the limited partnership.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.405 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.405
Requests for issuance of operating notes.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time the department determines that a deficiency will occur in the funds of the state which will not permit the state to meet its operating obligations in a timely manner, it may prepare a request for the issuance of operating notes under subch. III of ch. 18 and, subject to subs. (2) and (3) , may submit the request to the building commission.

(2) The department may not submit a request to the building commission under sub. (1) unless the request is signed by the secretary and the governor.

(3) If the department proposes to submit a request to the building commission under sub. (1) , the secretary shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposed action. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed submission within 14 working days after the date of the secretary’s notification, the department may submit the request to the building commission as proposed. If, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary’s notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed submission, the department may submit the request to the building commission only upon approval of the committee.

History: 1983 a. 3 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.41 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.41
Prohibited provisions in life insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) Assessable policies. No insurer may issue assessable life insurance policies under which assessments or calls may be made upon policyholders or others.

(2) Burial insurance. Except as provided in s. 632.415 , no contract in which the insurer agrees to provide benefits to pay for any of the incidents of burial or other disposition of the body of a deceased may provide that the benefits are payable to a funeral director or any other person doing business related to burials.

History: 1975 c. 373 , 375 , 422 ; 1979 c. 102 ; 1995 a. 295 ; 1999 a. 191 .
Wis. Stat. § 853.54 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.54
Revocation or revision.
Status: in_force

(1) A Wisconsin basic will or a basic will with trust may be revoked and may be amended in the same manner as other wills.

(2) Any additions to or deletions from the face of the form of the Wisconsin basic will or basic will with trust, other than in accordance with the instructions, shall be ineffective and shall be disregarded.

(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2) , any failure to print in the proper places, provide the full name of a person or charity to receive a gift, include residences or use the phrase “not used” where applicable does not affect the validity of a Wisconsin basic will or basic will with trust.

History: 1983 a. 376 .
Wis. Stat. § 234.52 — WI Code / Chapter 234 / Section 234.52
Housing rehabilitation loan program loan-loss reserve fund; establishment and use.
Status: in_force

(1) There is established under the jurisdiction of the authority a housing rehabilitation loan program loan-loss reserve fund. There shall be paid into such fund the amounts appropriated under s. 20.490 (2) (q) , the amounts provided under s. 234.55 , any amounts transferred by the authority to such fund from other funds or sources and any other moneys which may be available to the authority for the purposes of such fund from any other source.

(2) Subject to agreements with bondholders, the authority shall use moneys in the fund solely for transfer to the housing rehabilitation loan program bond redemption fund in amounts equal to losses on housing rehabilitation loans owned by that fund which are not made good by federal insurance or guarantee payments, and solely for the purposes described in s. 234.55 (2) (a) . Any balance remaining after payment or due provision for payment of all outstanding bonds issued under the authority of s. 234.50 shall be transferred to the housing rehabilitation loan program administration fund.

(3) Moneys of the fund may be invested as provided in s. 234.03 (18) . All such investments shall be the exclusive property of the fund. All earnings on or income from such investments shall be credited to the fund.

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3200 (28) ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 818.11 — WI Code / Chapter 818 / Section 818.11
Deposit in lieu of bail.
Status: in_force

The defendant may, instead of giving a bond, deposit with the sheriff the amount mentioned in the order. The sheriff shall thereupon give the defendant a certificate of the deposit, and release the defendant.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 809.11; Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiiiv (1978); Stats. 1977 s. 818.11; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.51 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.51
Department of administration; preauditing and accounting; additional duties and powers.
Status: in_force

The department of administration in the discharge of preauditing and accounting functions shall:

(1) Suggest improvements. Suggest plans for the improvement and management of the public revenues and expenditures.

(4) Direct collection of moneys. Except as otherwise provided by law, direct and superintend the collection of all moneys due the state.

(5) Keep and state accounts. Keep and state all accounts in which the state is interested as provided in s. 16.52 .

(6) Audit claims. Examine, determine and audit, according to law, the claims of all persons against the state as provided in s. 16.53 .

(7) Audit claims for expenses in connection with prisoners and juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities. Receive, examine, determine, and audit claims, duly certified and approved by the department of corrections, from the clerk of any county, city, village, or town on behalf of the county, city, village, or town, which are presented for reimbursement for certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to matters involving prisoners in state prisons, as defined in s. 302.01 , or juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p) , including prisoners or juveniles transferred to a mental health institute for observation or treatment. The department shall reimburse under this subsection a county in which a state prison or juvenile correctional facility is located for expenses relating to actions or proceedings involving a prisoner in the state prison or a juvenile in the juvenile correctional facility that are commenced by a district attorney or by the prisoner or juvenile as a postconviction remedy or a matter involving the prisoner’s status as a prisoner or the juvenile’s status as a resident of a juvenile correctional facility and for certain expenses incurred or paid by the county in reference to holding those juveniles in secure custody while those actions or proceedings are pending. The department shall reimburse on a quarterly basis a county, city, village, or town under this subsection for expenses relating to law enforcement investigative services that it provided for an incident involving a prisoner in a state prison or a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility within its jurisdiction. Expenses shall only include the amounts that were necessarily incurred and actually paid and shall be no more than the legitimate cost would be to any other jurisdiction had the offense or crime occurred therein.

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 , 77 ; 1997 a. 35 ; 2005 a. 344 ; 2023 a. 19 .
Wis. Stat. § 812.15 — WI Code / Chapter 812 / Section 812.15
Defendant or garnishee may defend both actions.
Status: in_force

(1) The defendant may, within 20 days from the service of the garnishee summons and complaint on the defendant, answer the garnishee complaint and defend the garnishment action upon any ground upon which a garnishee might defend, and may participate in the trial of any issue between the plaintiff and garnishee. The garnishee may, at the garnishee’s option, defend the principal action for the defendant, if the latter does not defend.

(2) When any garnishee defends the principal action, the garnishee shall thereby become a party defendant in said action and shall be so entered of record by the clerk, but shall be liable only for the costs in said action.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 759 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 812.15; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.1201 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1201
False reports and statements.
Status: in_force

No person may prepare or submit a false report or statement to the commission under this chapter.

History: 2015 a. 117 ; 2023 a. 126 ; 2025 a. 7 s. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.025 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.025
Division of juvenile corrections.
Status: in_force

The division of juvenile corrections shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the department that relate to juvenile correctional services and institutions, juvenile offender review, community supervision under s. 938.533 , and the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.538 .

History: 1995 a. 27 , 77 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.108 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.108
Payable on demand or at definite time.
Status: in_force

(1) A promise or order is payable on demand if any of the following applies:

(a) It states that it is payable on demand or at sight, or otherwise indicates that it is payable at the will of the holder.

(b) It does not state any time of payment.

(2) A promise or order is payable at a definite time if it is payable on elapse of a definite period of time after sight or acceptance or at a fixed date or dates or at a time or times readily ascertainable at the time that the promise or order is issued, subject to any of the following rights:

(a) Prepayment.

(b) Acceleration.

(c) Extension at the option of the holder.

(d) Extension to a further definite time at the option of the maker or acceptor or automatically upon or after a specified act or event.

(3) If an instrument, payable at a fixed date, is also payable upon demand made before the fixed date, the instrument is payable on demand until the fixed date and, if demand for payment is not made before that date, becomes payable at a definite time on the fixed date.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0603 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0603
Settlor’s powers; powers of withdrawal.
Status: in_force

(1) While a trust is revocable, the rights of the beneficiaries are subject to the control of, and the duties of the trustee, a directing party, and a trust protector are owed exclusively to, the settlor.

(2) If a revocable trust has more than one settlor, the duties of the trustee, a directing party, and a trust protector are owed to all of the settlors.

(3) During the period in which a power of withdrawal may be exercised, the holder of the power has the rights of a settlor of a revocable trust under this section to the extent of the property subject to the power.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.9565 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.9565
Electric vehicle charging stations.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Level 1 charger” means a device with one or more charging ports and connectors for charging electric vehicles that operates on a circuit up to 120 volts and transfers alternating current electricity to a device in an electric vehicle that converts alternating current to direct current to recharge an electric vehicle battery.

(b) “Level 2 charger” has the meaning given for “AC Level 2” under 23 CFR 680.104 .

(c) “Level 3 charger” means a direct current fast charger, as defined under 23 CFR 680.104 , and analogous successor technologies.

(d) “State agency” means an association, authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, office, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law.

(2)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , no state agency may own, operate, or lease an electric vehicle charging station containing a Level 1 charger, Level 2 charger, or Level 3 charger unless the charger is not available to the public and is used solely to charge vehicles owned or leased by a state agency.

(b) A state agency may own, operate, manage, or lease an electric vehicle charging station at which a Level 1 charger or Level 2 charger is available to the public if the state agency makes all Level 1 chargers or Level 2 chargers available for public use free of any charge.

(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2) , a state agency may authorize an electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f) , or a person described in s. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. to own and operate an electric vehicle charging station at which a Level 1 charger, Level 2 charger, or Level 3 charger is available to the public on property owned by the state agency.

(4) An electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f) , or a person described in s. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. who is authorized under sub. (3) to own and operate an electric vehicle charging station at which a Level 1 charger, Level 2 charger, or Level 3 charger is available to the public on property owned by a state agency, shall charge a reasonable fee for the electricity delivered or placed by all such chargers.

(5) Notwithstanding sub. (2) , a state agency may own, operate, manage, or lease an electric vehicle charging station at which a Level 1 charger or a Level 2 charger installed on or after March 22, 2024, is available to the public if the state agency charges a reasonable fee for the electricity delivered or placed by all such Level 1 chargers and Level 2 chargers.

History: 2023 a. 121 ; 2025 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.1035 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.1035
Rights of abutting owners.
Status: in_force

The owners of land abutting on any highway, street, or alley shall have a common right in the free and unobstructed use of the full width of the highway, street, or alley. No town, village, city, county, company, or corporation shall close up, use, or obstruct any part of the highway, street, or alley so as to materially interfere with its usefulness as a highway or so as to damage abutting property, or permit the same to be done, without just compensation being made for any resulting damage. This section does not impose liability for damages arising from the use, maintenance, and operation of tracks or other public improvement legally laid down, built, or established in any street, highway, or alley prior to April 7, 1889. All rights in property that could entitle an owner to damages under this section may be condemned by any business entity that is listed in s. 32.02 in the same manner that other property may be condemned by the business entity.

History: 2003 a. 214 s. 101 ; Stats. 2003 s. 66.1035; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 614.01 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) In this chapter:

(a) A “fraternal”, also called a “fraternal benefit society” or “mutual benefit society” is a corporation organized or operating under this chapter that:

1. Has no capital stock;

2. Exists solely for:

a. The benefit of its members and their beneficiaries; and

b. Any lawful social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic or religious purposes for the benefit of its members or the public, carried on through voluntary activity of its members in their local lodges or through institutional programs of the fraternal or its local lodges;

3. Has a lodge system;

4. Has a representative form of government; and

5. Provides insurance benefits authorized under this chapter.

(b) The “laws” of a fraternal include its articles of incorporation and bylaws, however designated.

(c) A “lodge system” exists only if all of the following conditions are met:

1. There is a supreme governing body.

2. Subordinate to the supreme governing body, there are local lodges, whatever the local lodges are called, into which natural persons are admitted as members in accordance with the laws of the fraternal.

3. The local lodges are required by the laws of the fraternal to hold regular meetings at least once every 3 months.

4. The local lodges engage regularly in programs involving member participation to implement the purposes of par. (a) 2. b.

(d) A “representative form of government” exists if and only if the fraternal complies with s. 614.42 .

(5) In any section of the statutes made applicable to fraternals by this chapter, the technical terms used in those statutes are applicable to fraternals despite the customary use of other parallel terms by fraternals.

(6) The definitions in ss. 181.0103 (3) , (17) and (18) , 600.03 and 610.01 (1) , (2) and (4) apply to fraternals.

History: 1975 c. 373 ; 1979 c. 102 ; 1983 a. 189 ss. 297 , 329 (22) , (25); 1997 a. 79 ; 2001 a. 103 ; 2003 a. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.42 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.42
Notice to commissioners of all appointments, and of all offices abandoned.
Status: in_force

Immediate notice in writing shall be given by the appointing power to the board of city service commissioners of all appointments, permanent or temporary, made under ss. 63.18 to 63.53 and the rules made and established under ss. 63.18 to 63.53 , in those branches or departments of the civil service of such city which are subject to ss. 63.18 to 63.53 and the rules of the board, and of all transfers, promotions, resignations, other changes or vacancies from any cause in such branches or departments of the city service, and of the date thereof, and a record of the same shall be kept by the board. When any office or place of employment, subject to such rules, is created or abolished, or the compensation attached thereto is altered, the officer or board making such change shall immediately report the same in writing to the board of commissioners.

History: 1979 c. 89 .