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Wis. Stat. § 895.537 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.537
Liability exemption; sexual assault evidence collection.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Health care professional” has the meaning given in s. 154.01 (3) .

(b) “Sexual assault forensic examination” has the meaning given in s. 165.775 (1) (d) .

(2) Any health care professional conducting a sexual assault forensic examination pursuant to informed consent or a court order is immune from any civil or criminal liability for the act, except for civil liability for negligence in the performance of the act.

(3) Any employer of the person under sub. (2) or any health care facility where the sexual assault forensic examination is conducted by that person has the same immunity from liability under sub. (2) .

History: 2021 a. 116 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.24 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.24
Transfers from joint tenants.
Status: in_force

If any security issued by a corporation, whether or not organized or created under the laws of this state, is registered in the names of 2 or more individuals who are named in the registration as joint tenants, then any bank, broker, issuer, transfer agent or purchaser for value, acting either within or without this state in connection with a sale, exchange, transfer, redemption or retirement of such security, incurs no liability by treating the interest created by the registration as a joint tenancy and, if one or more of the named individuals is deceased, incurs no liability by treating the survivor or survivors as the owner or owners unless the bank, broker, issuer, transfer agent or purchaser for value has actual knowledge of a contrary adjudication under s. 867.04 .

History: 1971 c. 40 s. 93 ; 1971 c. 307 s. 118 ; 1987 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.08 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.08
Administration for state employees.
Status: in_force

The department of administration has responsibility for the timely delivery of benefits payable under this chapter to employees of the state and their dependents and other functions of the state as an employer under this chapter. The department of administration may delegate this authority to employing departments and agencies and require such reports as it deems necessary to accomplish this purpose. The department of administration or its delegated authorities shall file with the department of workforce development the reports that are required of all employers. The department of workforce development shall monitor the delivery of benefits to state employees and their dependents and shall consult with and advise the department of administration in the manner and at the times necessary to ensure prompt and proper delivery.

History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.47 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.47
Apportionment of assessments when assessed parcel is divided.
Status: in_force

If any tract of land which has been assessed benefits as a unit subsequently is divided into smaller parcels, the board shall issue an order to apportion the assessment, and any unpaid assessment for costs based thereon, among the several divisions in a manner that is equitable.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1993 a. 456 .
Wis. Stat. § 809.40 — WI Code / Chapter 809 / Section 809.40
Rule (Appeals in termination of parental rights, ch. 799, traffic regulation, municipal ordinance violation, and parental consent to abortion cases).
Status: in_force

(1m) An appeal from an order denying a petition under s. 48.375 (7) is governed by the procedures specified in s. 809.105 , and an appeal from an order or judgment under s. 48.43 is governed by the procedures specified in s. 809.107 .

(2) An appeal to the court of appeals from a judgment or order in a ch. 799 , traffic regulation or municipal ordinance violation case must be initiated within the time period specified in s. 808.04 , and is governed by the procedures specified in ss. 809.01 to 809.26 and 809.50 to 809.85 , unless a different procedure is expressly provided in ss. 809.41 to 809.42 .

(3) Any civil appeal to the court of appeals under sub. (2) is subject to the docketing statement requirement of s. 809.10 (1) (d) and may be eligible for the expedited appeals program in the discretion of the court.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiii (1978); 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (16) ; Sup. Ct. Order, 92 Wis. 2d xiii (1979); 1979 c. 175 s. 53 ; 1979 c. 355 ; 1981 c. 390 s. 252 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 130 Wis. 2d xi, xix (1986); Sup. Ct. Order, 131 Wis. 2d xv (1986); Sup. Ct. Order, 136 Wis. 2d xxv (1987); 1991 a. 263 ; 1993 a. 395 ; 1995 a. 77 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 00-02 , 2001 WI 39, 242 Wis. 2d xxvii; Sup. Ct. Order No. 02-01 , 2002 WI 120, 255 Wis. 2d xiii; Sup. Ct. Order No. 20-07 , 2021 WI 37, 397 Wis. 2d xiii.
Wis. Stat. § 68.15 — WI Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68.15
Availability of methods of resolving disputes.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not preclude any municipality and person aggrieved from employing arbitration, mediation or other methods of resolving disputes, and does not supersede contractual provisions for that purpose.

History: 1975 c. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.80 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.80
Inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) The department and school attendance officers shall visit and inspect at all reasonable times, and as often as possible, all places covered by ss. 103.64 to 103.82 .

(2) The failure of any employer to produce for inspection by the department, or school attendance officers, a permit required for a minor under 16 years of age under s. 103.70 shall be prima facie evidence of unlawful employment of the minor. The presence of any minor in any factory, workshop or other place of employment shall be prima facie evidence of the employment of the minor.

History: 1979 c. 298 ; 2017 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.39 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.39
Limitations on optometrists.
Status: in_force

An optometrist who is allowed under s. 449.18 (1) to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents and under s. 449.18 (6) (am) 2. b. to dispense a contact lens that delivers a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent:

(1) May not prescribe, dispense, or administer a controlled substance included in schedule I or II.

(2) May prescribe, dispense, or administer only those controlled substances included in schedules III, IV, and V that are permitted for prescription or administration under the rules promulgated under s. 449.18 (6) (cm) .

(2m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , may prescribe, dispense, or administer any of the following, if permitted for prescription or administration under the rules promulgated under s. 449.18 (6) (cm) :

(a) Not more than 300 milligrams of hydrocodone per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with a four-fold or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium.

(b) Not more than 300 milligrams of hydrocodone per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.

(3) Shall include with each prescription order all of the following:

(a) A statement that he or she is allowed under s. 449.18 (1) to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents.

(b) The indicated use of the controlled substance included in schedule III, IV, or V so prescribed or the indicated use of the controlled substance under sub. (2m) (a) or (b) so prescribed.

(4) May not dispense other than as provided under s. 449.18 (6) (am) 2.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 241 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.39; 2005 a. 297 ; 2009 a. 168 ; 2015 a. 34 .
Wis. Stat. § 765.31 — WI Code / Chapter 765 / Section 765.31
Action to recover penalties.
Status: in_force

Any fine or forfeiture imposed under s. 765.30 may be recovered in the same manner as other debts are recovered with the usual costs, in any court of record in any county in this state in which the defendant may be found.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 48 , 92 (2) ; Stats. 1979 s. 765.31.
Wis. Stat. § 401.303 — WI Code / Chapter 401 / Section 401.303
Course of performance, course of dealing, and usage of trade.
Status: in_force

(1) A “course of performance” is a sequence of conduct between the parties to a particular transaction that exists if any of the following apply:

(a) The agreement of the parties with respect to the transaction involves repeated occasions for performance by a party.

(b) The other party, with knowledge of the nature of the performance and opportunity for objection to it, accepts the performance or acquiesces in it without objection.

(2) A “course of dealing” is a sequence of conduct concerning previous transactions between the parties to a particular transaction that is fairly to be regarded as establishing a common basis of understanding for interpreting their expressions and other conduct.

(3) A “usage of trade” is any practice or method of dealing having such regularity of observance in a place, vocation, or trade as to justify an expectation that it will be observed with respect to the transaction in question. The existence and scope of such a usage are to be proved as facts. If it is established that such a usage is embodied in a trade code or similar record, the interpretation of the record is a question of law.

(4) A course of performance or course of dealing between the parties or usage of trade in the vocation or trade in which they are engaged or of which they are or should be aware is relevant in ascertaining the meaning of the parties’ agreement, may give particular meaning to specific terms of the agreement, and may supplement or qualify the terms of the agreement. A usage of trade applicable in the place in which part of the performance under the agreement is to occur may be so utilized as to that part of the performance.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (6) , the express terms of an agreement and any applicable course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade must be construed whenever reasonable as consistent with each other. If such a construction is unreasonable, all of the following apply:

(a) Express terms prevail over course of performance, course of dealing, and usage of trade.

(b) Course of performance prevails over course of dealing and usage of trade.

(c) Course of dealing prevails over usage of trade.

(6) Subject to s. 402.209 , a course of performance is relevant to show a waiver or modification of any term inconsistent with the course of performance.

(7) Evidence of a relevant usage of trade offered by one party is not admissible unless that party has given the other party notice that the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise to the other party.

History: 2009 a. 320 .
Wis. Stat. § 553.58 — WI Code / Chapter 553 / Section 553.58
Rules, forms and orders.
Status: in_force

(1) The division may make, amend and rescind any rules, forms and orders that are necessary to carry out this chapter, including rules and forms governing registrations and defining any terms, whether or not used in this chapter, insofar as the definitions are not inconsistent with this chapter. The division may define by rule false, fraudulent or deceptive practices in the offer and sale of franchises. For the purpose of rules and forms, the division may classify franchises, persons and matters within the division’s jurisdiction and may prescribe different requirements for different classes. Rules shall be made and published and all administrative procedures, including hearings under s. 553.56 and issuance of orders, shall be in accordance with ch. 227 .

(2) No rule, form or order may be made, amended or rescinded unless the division finds that the action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors. In adopting rules and forms the division may cooperate with official administrators of other states.

(4) No provision of this chapter imposing any liability applies to any act done or omitted in good faith in conformity with any rule, form or order of the division, notwithstanding that the rule, form or order may later be amended or rescinded or be determined to be invalid for any reason.

(5) All orders shall take effect when made and filed or at such later time as the division prescribes, and the division shall, upon making and filing such order, forthwith deliver personally or by mail a copy thereof to every person to whom such order relates at the person’s last-known address as it appears on the records of the division and that delivery shall constitute notice thereof.

History: 1971 c. 241 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1981 c. 54 ss. 26 , 32 ; 1987 a. 381 ; 1995 a. 27 , 364 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.75 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.75
Reports.
Status: in_force

Every person subject to county, municipality, or special district sales and use taxes shall, for each reporting period, record that person’s sales made in the county, municipality, or special district that has imposed those taxes separately from sales made elsewhere in this state and file a report as prescribed by the department of revenue.

History: 1985 a. 41 ; 1995 a. 56 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 2 , 28 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 100.183 — WI Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.183
Fraud, advertising foods.
Status: in_force

(1) No person, firm, corporation or association shall, with intent to sell, or increase the consumption thereof, or create an interest therein, make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public in this state, or cause, directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, or placed before the public in this state, in a newspaper or other publication, or in the form of a book notice, handbill, poster, bill, circular or pamphlet, or in any other manner, an advertisement of any sort regarding articles of food, which advertisement contains any assertion, representation or statement which is untrue, deceptive or misleading.

(2) It shall be unlawful to advertise any dairy or other food product which is of a grade or quality inferior to or less valuable than the usual and ordinary grade established by common understanding or law for such product, or from which a more valuable portion has been removed, without plainly and conspicuously stating that the article advertised is below and inferior to the usual and ordinary grade.

(3) No person, for himself or herself or as an agent, shall advertise at a stated price the sale of turkeys, which have been graded by the U.S. department of agriculture, unless the federal grade is set forth in such advertisement in not less than 10-point type.

History: 1993 a. 492 .
Wis. Stat. § 617.215 — WI Code / Chapter 617 / Section 617.215
Supervisory colleges.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Insurance holding company system” has the meaning given in s. 622.03 (2) .

(b) “Supervisory college” means a temporary or permanent forum for communication and cooperation between the regulators charged with the supervision of an insurer that is part of an insurance holding company system with international operations.

(2) Powers of commissioner.

(a) In accordance with par. (b) , the commissioner may participate in a supervisory college for any domestic insurer that is part of an insurance holding company system with international operations to determine the insurer’s compliance with this chapter. The powers of the commissioner with respect to supervisory colleges include all of the following:

1. Initiating the establishment of a supervisory college.

2. Clarifying the membership and participation of other supervisors in the supervisory college.

3. Clarifying the functions of the supervisory college and the role of other regulators, including the establishment of a group-wide supervisor.

4. Coordinating the ongoing activities of the supervisory college, including planning meetings, supervisory activities, and processes for information sharing.

5. Establishing a crisis management plan.

(b) In order to assess the business strategy, financial position, legal and regulatory position, risk exposure, risk management, and governance processes of an insurer specified in par. (a) , and as part of an examination of such an insurer under s. 601.43 , the commissioner may participate in a supervisory college with other regulators charged with the supervision of the insurer or its affiliates, including other state, federal, and international regulatory agencies.

(c) The commissioner may enter into agreements for keeping information confidential in accordance with s. 601.465 , providing the basis for cooperation between the commissioner and the other regulatory agencies and the activities of the supervisory college.

(3) Payment of expenses. All insurers to which this section applies are liable for and shall pay the reasonable expenses related to the commissioner’s participation in supervisory colleges, including reasonable travel expenses. The commissioner may impose a regular assessment on insurers to cover the expenses.

(4) Not delegation of authority. Nothing in this section delegates to a supervisory college the authority of the commissioner to regulate or supervise an insurer or its affiliates within the commissioner’s jurisdiction.

History: 2013 a. 279 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.114 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.114
Section 70.114
Status: in_force

(3) Ascertaining rate. Each year, the department shall ascertain the aggregate net general property tax rate for taxation districts to which aids are paid under this section.

(4) Payment required.

(a) Except as provided under par. (c) , on or before January 31, the department shall pay to each treasurer of a taxation district, with respect to each parcel of land acquired by the department within the taxation district on or before January 1 of the preceding year, the greater of an amount determined by multiplying each parcel’s estimated value equated to the average level of assessment in the taxation district by the aggregate net general property tax rate that would apply to the parcel of land if it were taxable, as shown on property tax bills prepared for that year under s. 74.09 , or three dollars and fifty cents per acre.

(b) On or before February 15, the taxation district treasurer shall pay to the treasurer of each taxing jurisdiction, from the amount received under par. (a) , the taxing jurisdiction’s proportionate share of the tax that would be levied on the parcel if it were taxable.

(c) The department shall withhold from the payment amount determined under par. (a) the state’s proportionate share of the tax that would be levied on the parcel if it were taxable and shall deposit that amount into the conservation fund.

History: 1989 a. 336 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 248 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.675 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.675
Qualified residential treatment programs.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may certify a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility to operate a qualified residential treatment program if it determines that the program meets the requirements of 42 USC 672 (k) (4) and any other requirements established by the department under this section. A residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under this section shall comply with all other requirements applicable to the residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility.

(2) The department may promulgate rules for the establishment, certification, operation, and monitoring of, and the placement of a child in, a qualified residential treatment program under sub. (1) .

History: 2021 a. 42 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.27 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.27
Claims and awards protected; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , no claim for compensation shall be assignable, but this provision shall not affect the survival thereof; nor shall any claim for compensation, or compensation awarded, or paid, be taken for the debts of the party entitled thereto.

(2)

(a) A benefit under this chapter is assignable under s. 46.10 (14) (e) , 49.345 (14) (e) , 301.12 (14) (e) , 767.225 (1) (L) , 767.513 (3) , or 767.75 (1f) or (2m) .

(b) If a governmental unit provides public assistance under ch. 49 to pay medical costs or living expenses related to a claim under this chapter and if the governmental unit has given the parties to the claim written notice stating that the governmental unit provided the assistance and the cost of that assistance, the department shall order the employer or insurance carrier owing compensation to reimburse that governmental unit for the amount of assistance the governmental unit provided or two-thirds of the amount of the award or payment remaining after deduction of attorney fees and any other fees or costs chargeable under ch. 102 , whichever is less. The department shall comply with this paragraph when making payments under s. 102.81 .

History: 1981 c. 20 , 391 ; 1983 a. 27 , 192 ; 1985 a. 83 ; 1989 a. 64 ; 1993 a. 481 ; 1997 a. 191 , 237 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2025 a. 33 , 145 .
Wis. Stat. § 808.11 — WI Code / Chapter 808 / Section 808.11
Printing specifications.
Status: in_force

Briefs and appendices in cases before the supreme court shall be printed, typed, duplicated or reproduced clearly on paper of permanent quality, and in conformity with such rules as the court may prescribe with regard to organization, binding, color of print, and size of print, paper and margin.

History: 1975 c. 160 ; 1977 c. 187 s. 83 ; Stats. 1977 s. 808.11.
Wis. Stat. § 29.236 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.236
Annual disabled veteran recreation card.
Status: in_force

(1) The department, subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. , shall issue an annual disabled veteran recreation card to any resident who produces evidence that shows that he or she is a veteran, as defined in 38 USC 101 , and is receiving disability compensation benefits under 38 USC 1101 to 1163 for disabilities that result in a disability rating that is 50 percent or greater under 38 USC 1114 or 1134 , or is receiving disability compensation benefits due to being individually unemployable under 38 CFR 4.16 as authorized under 38 USC 501 .

(2) An annual disabled veteran recreation card entitles the holder to exercise all of the combined rights and privileges conferred by a resident small game hunting license and a resident fishing license, subject to all duties, conditions, limitations, and restrictions of the licenses. A person may operate any motor vehicle, except a motor bus, as defined in s. 340.01 (31) , subject to the admission requirements under s. 27.01 (7) in any vehicle admission area under s. 27.01 (7) without having an admission receipt affixed to the vehicle or otherwise displayed and without paying a fee if the vehicle has as an occupant a card holder who can exhibit the card upon demand in the vehicle admission area. The card permits a card holder to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail without paying an admission fee.

(3) Except as provided in this section, possession of an annual disabled veteran recreation card shall not entitle the holder to obtain any other privileges or services for free if the privileges or services may be obtained only through payment of a fee.

History: 2011 a. 168 ; 2015 a. 89 .