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Wis. Stat. § 215.514 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.514
Determination of right to indemnification.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation or bylaws or by written agreement between the director or officer and the mutual association, the director or officer seeking indemnification under s. 215.513 (2) shall select one of the following means for determining his or her right to indemnification:

(1) By majority vote of a quorum of the board consisting of directors not at the time parties to the same or related proceedings. If a quorum of disinterested directors cannot be obtained, by majority vote of a committee duly appointed by the board and consisting solely of 2 or more directors not at the time parties to the same or related proceedings. Directors who are parties to the same or related proceedings may participate in the designation of members of the committee.

(2) By independent legal counsel selected by a quorum of the board or its committee in the manner prescribed in sub. (1) or, if unable to obtain such a quorum or committee, by a majority vote of the full board, including directors who are parties to the same or related proceedings.

(3) By a panel of 3 arbitrators consisting of one arbitrator selected by those directors entitled under sub. (2) to select independent legal counsel, one arbitrator selected by the director or officer seeking indemnification and one arbitrator selected by the 2 arbitrators previously selected.

(4) By members by an affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast in person or by proxy as provided in s. 215.43 (4) . Voting rights owned by, or voted under the control of, persons who are at the time parties to the same or related proceedings, whether as plaintiffs or defendants or in any other capacity, may not be voted in making the determination.

(5) By a court under s. 215.518 .

(6) By any other method provided for in any additional right to indemnification permitted under s. 215.517 .

History: 1987 a. 13 .
Wis. Stat. § 879.21 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.21
Appearance for person domiciled in foreign country.
Status: in_force

When notice has been given to the attorney general under s. 879.03 (3) that a person domiciled in a foreign country, not represented by a consul, vice consul or consular agent, is interested in an estate, the attorney general shall appear for the person and be allowed compensation and necessary expenditures in the same manner as a guardian ad litem.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 17.285 — WI Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17.285
Temporary vacancies; elections.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a vacancy in an elective office occurs as a result of expiration of the term of an incumbent and a successor has not been determined due to the pendency of a recount or an appeal from a recount determination, no election or special election may be ordered or held to fill the temporary vacancy. If the law provides for the vacancy to be temporarily filled by appointment, the appointee shall serve until a successor qualifies.

History: 1983 a. 484 .
Wis. Stat. § 426.101 — WI Code / Chapter 426 / Section 426.101
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as Wisconsin consumer act — administration.

History: 1971 c. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 303.016 — WI Code / Chapter 303 / Section 303.016
Accounting system.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and implement an accounting system for prison industries, in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles, for purposes of internal budget control. The department shall continue to provide cash-based financial reports and information for prison industries that are required by the department of administration.

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1676 ; Stats. 1989 s. 303.016; 1989 a. 56 s. 103 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.0301 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0301
Registration; treasurer and depositories.
Status: in_force

(1) Each political party required to register under this chapter shall designate a treasurer to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.

(2) The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the political party depository account.

(3) No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of the political party without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated agent.

(4) The treasurer shall maintain the records of the political party in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which the political party participates.

History: 2015 a. 117 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.25 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.25
State actions vs. corporations or limited liability companies.
Status: in_force

(1) No corporation or limited liability company shall be excused from producing books, papers, tariffs, contracts, agreements, records, files or documents, in its possession, or under its control, in obedience to the subpoena of any court or officer authorized to issue subpoenas, in any civil action which is now or hereafter may be pending, brought by the state against it to recover license fees, taxes, penalties or forfeitures, or to enforce forfeitures, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of it, may subject it to a penalty or forfeiture, or be excused from making a true answer under oath, by and through its properly authorized officer or agent, when required by law to make such answer to any pleading in any such civil action upon any such ground or for such reason.

(2) No officer, clerk, agent, employee or servant of any corporation or limited liability company in any such action may be excused from attending or testifying or from producing books, papers, tariffs, contracts, agreements, records, files or documents, in his or her possession or under his or her control, in obedience to the subpoena of any court in which any such civil action is pending or before any officer or court empowered or authorized to take deposition or testimony in any such action, in obedience to the subpoena of the officer or court, or of any officer or court empowered to issue a subpoena in that behalf, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him or her, may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or her to a penalty or a forfeiture, but no such officer, clerk, agent, employee or servant shall be prosecuted, or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture, for or on account of testifying or producing evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the court or officer, or any court or officer empowered to issue subpoena in that behalf, or in any such case or proceeding except a prosecution for perjury or false swearing in giving the testimony.

(2m) The immunity provided under sub. (2) is subject to the restrictions under s. 972.085 .

(3) In case of the failure or neglect of any corporation or limited liability company, or of any such officer, clerk, agent, employee or servant, to produce any such book, paper, tariff, contract, agreement, record, file or document, secondary evidence of the contents of any or either of the same may be given, and such secondary evidence shall be of the same force and effect as the original.

History: 1989 a. 122 ; 1993 a. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 199.11 — WI Code / Chapter 199 / Section 199.11
Appointment of interim directors.
Status: in_force

(1) Within 90 days after November 29, 1979 an interim board of directors shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed to serve until the board is first elected under s. 199.12 as follows: one director shall be nominated by the governor; 2 directors each shall be nominated by the governor from each list of not more than 5 names per director position submitted individually by the president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly; one director each shall be nominated from each list of not more than 5 names submitted individually by the majority leader of the senate and the majority leader of the assembly and by the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly. No person who is a director, employee or agent of any public utility is eligible to be a director appointed under this section. No interim director appointed under this section may hold an elective position, be a candidate for any elective position, or be a state public official as defined in s. 19.42 (14) . No interim director may be a candidate in the first election under s. 199.12 .

(2) The interim board appointed under this section shall:

(a) As soon as possible after appointment, organize for the transaction of business.

(b) Inform the residential utility consumers of this state of the existence, nature and purposes of the corporation, and encourage residential utility consumers to join the corporation, to participate in the corporation’s activities and to contribute to the corporation.

(c) Elect officers under s. 199.13 .

(d) Employ such staff as the directors deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The interim board appointed under this section shall follow the procedures required under s. 199.075 if it hires an executive director of the corporation.

(e) Make all necessary preparations for the first election of directors, oversee the election campaign and tally the votes under s. 199.12 .

(f) Solicit funds for the corporation.

(g) Designate by a random method in accordance with the requirements of s. 199.06 (1) (b) the length of the term of office of each director position to be filled in the first election of directors and include the designation with notice of the date of the first election of directors under s. 199.12 (1) (a) .

(h) Carry out all other duties and exercise all other powers accorded to the board under this chapter.

History: 1979 c. 72 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.125 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.125
Imposition of tax.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , the tax imposed by this chapter on individuals and the rates under s. 71.06 (1q) , (1r) , and (2) shall apply to the Wisconsin taxable income of estates or trusts, except nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and that tax shall be paid by the fiduciary.

(2) Each electing small business trust, as defined in section 1361 (e) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, is subject to tax at the highest rate under s. 71.06 (1q) or (1r) , whichever taxable year is applicable, on its income as computed under section 641 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by s. 71.05 (6) to (12) , (19) and (20) .

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1997 a. 27 , 237 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2025 a. 15 , 118 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.33 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.33
Estates to be completed promptly.
Status: in_force

All estates are to be completed as soon as reasonably possible and without unnecessary delay.
Wis. Stat. § 115.423 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.423
Rural school teacher talent pilot program.
Status: in_force

From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (eg) , the department shall award grants to cooperative educational service agencies to coordinate with universities and colleges to place undergraduate college students in rural school districts as student teachers and in practicums and internships. Grant moneys may be used to expand an existing student teacher, practicum, or internship program or to create a new program, but may not be used to maintain an existing program. Grant moneys may be used to cover the cooperative educational service agencies’ costs to coordinate the program and to provide mileage reimbursement and stipends to participating undergraduates.

History: 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.1046 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.1046
Airborne Forces Memorial Bridge.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall mark the bridge across the Wisconsin River on USH 10 in the city of Stevens Point as the “Airborne Forces Memorial Bridge” in recognition and appreciation of the military service performed by members of the airborne forces of the U.S. armed services, who served in time of war and in time of peace.

(2) The department shall erect a sign on each end of the bridge to clearly identify to motorists the marking of the bridge under this section. In cooperation with the applicable local municipalities, the department shall erect a permanent granite monument in close proximity to the bridge. The department shall design the permanent granite monument after consultation with the badger state chapter of the 82nd airborne division association. The department shall not expend more than $5,000 for the erection of the monument and the signs under this subsection.

History: 1993 a. 278 ; 1993 a. 491 s. 136 ; Stats. 1993 s. 84.1046.
Wis. Stat. § 992.05 — WI Code / Chapter 992 / Section 992.05
§ 992.05. Conveyances by husbands to wives before March 23, 1895, legalized.
Status: in_force

All conveyances made prior to March 23, 1895, in which a married man conveyed real property directly to his wife are declared to be legal and valid, and such conveyances and the records thereof shall have the same force and effect in all respects as is or may be provided by law in regard to conveyances in other cases.
Wis. Stat. § 645.56 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.56
Setoffs and counterclaims.
Status: in_force

(1) Setoffs allowed in general. Mutual debts or mutual credits between the insurer and another person in connection with any action or proceeding under this chapter shall be set off and the balance only shall be allowed or paid, except as provided in sub. (2) .

(2) Exceptions. No setoff or counterclaim may be allowed in favor of any person where:

(a) The obligation of the insurer to the person would not at the date of the filing of a petition for liquidation entitle the person to share as a claimant in the assets of the insurer;

(b) The obligation of the insurer to the person was purchased by or transferred to the person with a view to its being used as a setoff;

(c) The obligation of the person is to pay an assessment levied against the members or subscribers of the insurer, or is to pay a balance upon a subscription to the capital stock of the insurer, or is in any other way in the nature of a capital contribution; or

(d) The obligation of the person is to pay premiums, whether earned or unearned, to the insurer.

History: 1979 c. 93 , 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.32 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.32
Appraised value.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall determine the appraised value of an animal that is destroyed under s. 95.21 (4) (b) , 95.23 (1m) , 95.25 , 95.26 , 95.27 or 95.31 (3) or (4) if the animal’s owner is eligible for an indemnity.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , the appraised value for an animal that is of an animal type that is frequently sold at public auction shall equal the average price paid for a commercial grade animal of the same animal type at public auction sales during a period specified by the department.

(3) The appraised value of a registered purebred animal of an animal type that is frequently sold at public auction shall equal 125 percent of the amount determined under sub. (2) for that animal type.

(4) Using a method specified under sub. (5) (c) , the department shall determine the appraised value of an animal of an animal type that is not frequently sold at public auction.

(5)

(a) The department shall promulgate rules specifying animal types for the purposes of this section. The animal types may be based on characteristics of animals that include species, gender and age. The rules shall specify whether each animal type is frequently sold at public auction.

(b) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the period of public auction sales that will be used in the appraisal of each animal type to which sub. (2) applies. The period may not begin more than 6 months before the date on which the department makes the appraisal.

(c) The department shall promulgate rules specifying methods for determining the appraised value of animals of animal types that are not frequently sold at public auction. The methods shall be as consistent as possible with the method under sub. (2) .

History: 1977 c. 146 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1995 a. 450 ; 2001 a. 108 .
Wis. Stat. § 889.06 — WI Code / Chapter 889 / Section 889.06
§ 889.06. Alien laws.
Status: in_force

Foreign laws may be proved by parol evidence; but if it shall appear that the law in question is contained in a written statute or code the court may reject any evidence of such law that is not accompanied by a copy thereof.
Wis. Stat. § 569.015 — WI Code / Chapter 569 / Section 569.015
Indian gaming.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary of administration shall appoint a director of Indian gaming, who shall advise the secretary on matters relating to Indian gaming and who shall assist the department in performing the functions of the department under this chapter. The director of Indian gaming shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of administration.

(2) The secretary of administration shall appoint an attorney, whose duties shall include advising the secretary of administration and the governor on any Indian gaming compacts that may be entered into under s. 14.035 . The attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of administration.

History: 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 251.07 — WI Code / Chapter 251 / Section 251.07
Certain health care providers; state agency status.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Advanced practice registered nurse ” means an advanced practice nurse who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) .

(b) “Physician assistant” means a person licensed under s. 448.974 .

(2) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who is not an employee of the local health department and who provides services, without compensation, for those programs and services provided by a local health department that require medical oversight is, for the provision of the services he or she provides, a state agent of the department of health services for the purposes of ss. 165.25 (6) , 893.82 (3) , and 895.46 .

History: 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) ; 2007 a. 130 ; 2009 a. 276 ; 2025 a. 18 , 134 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.33 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.33
Proxies.
Status: in_force

(1) A proxy may be executed in writing by a member or stockholder or by the member’s or stockholder’s authorized representative.

(2) A proxy is not valid in any of the following circumstances:

(a) Eleven months after the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.

(b) Unless executed in an instrument separate from other forms or documents relating to the member’s deposit accounts.

(c) For any meeting at which the member or stockholder who gave a proxy is present, provided that before the taking of any vote, notice of the member’s or stockholder’s attendance and intention to vote at the meeting is given by that person to an official whom the savings bank shall identify at the meeting as having responsibility for maintaining a record of attendance.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 103 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.46 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.46
Agricultural use.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may develop or use land in the riverway for agricultural use that is not in agricultural use on October 31, 1989, if:

(a) The development and use comply with the rules for the soil and water resource management program promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 92.14 ; and

(b) The person otherwise complies with this subchapter in developing or using the land for agricultural use.

(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (b) , a person is not required to comply with rules for the soil and water resource management program promulgated under s. 92.14 by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection for land in the riverway and that is in agricultural use on October 31, 1989.

(3) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (b) , s. 30.44 (1) does not apply to the construction, modification, repair or reconstruction of a structure that is used exclusively for agricultural use on land in the riverway if the land is in agricultural use on October 31, 1989.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 189 .
Wis. Stat. § 447.21 — WI Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.21
Allowance of expenses as incurred.
Status: in_force

Upon written request by a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding, a dental society may pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses as incurred if the director or officer provides the dental society with all of the following:

(1) A written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has not breached or failed to perform his or her duties to the dental society.

(2) A written undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to repay the allowance and, if required by the dental society, to pay reasonable interest on the allowance to the extent that it is ultimately determined under s. 447.19 that indemnification under s. 447.17 (2) is not required and that indemnification is not ordered by a court under s. 447.27 (2) (b) . The undertaking under this subsection shall be an unlimited general obligation of the director or officer and may be accepted without reference to his or her ability to repay the allowance. The undertaking may be secured or unsecured.

History: 1987 a. 13 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.1024 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.1024
Filings required for merger; effective date.
Status: in_force

(1) After a merger has been approved with respect to each constituent entity in accordance with its governing law, the constituent entities shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the department for filing articles of merger setting forth all of the following:

(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of each constituent entity.

(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the surviving entity and, if the surviving entity is created by the merger, a statement to that effect.

(c) A statement that the plan of merger has been approved and adopted by each constituent entity in accordance with its governing law.

(d)

1. If the surviving entity preexists the merger, any amendments to its organizational documents under s. 183.1022 (1) (d) that are to be in a public record under its governing law or, if there are no such amendments, a statement to that effect.

2. If the surviving entity is to be created in the merger, any of its organizational documents that are to be in a public record under its governing law.

(e) A statement that the plan of merger is on file at the principal office of the surviving entity.

(f) A statement that upon request the surviving entity will provide a copy of the plan of merger to any interest holder of a constituent entity.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , the articles of merger may contain any other provisions relating to the merger, as determined by the constituent entities in accordance with the plan of merger.

(3) If the surviving entity is a foreign entity that will be required to register to do business in this state immediately after the merger and it has not previously registered to do so or been assigned a registration to do so under s. 183.0909 , it shall so register.

(4) A merger takes effect at the effective date and time of the articles of merger.

History: 2021 a. 258 .