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Wis. Stat. § 440.43 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.43
Identification of participating drivers.
Status: in_force

Each licensed company shall make available to each prospective passenger or the prospective passenger’s authorized representative, on the licensed company’s digital network, a photograph of the participating driver and the license plate number of the participating driver’s personal vehicle before the passenger enters the participating driver’s personal vehicle for transportation network services.

History: 2015 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.286 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.286
State identification upon release from prison.
Status: in_force

Before an individual is released from prison upon completion of his or her sentence or to parole or extended supervision, the department shall determine if the individual has an operator’s license or a state identification card under ch. 343 . If the individual has neither, the department shall assist the individual in applying for a state identification card under s. 343.50 . The department shall determine if the individual is able to pay all or a portion of the fee under s. 343.50 (5) from the individual’s general fund account. The department shall pay any portion of the fee the individual is unable to pay from the individual’s general fund account.

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 470.07 — WI Code / Chapter 470 / Section 470.07
Renewal of licenses.
Status: in_force

The renewal dates for licenses granted under this chapter are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a) . Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the appropriate section of the examining board that the applicant has completed any continuing education requirements specified in rules promulgated under s. 470.03 (2) .

History: 1997 a. 300 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.05 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.05
Witness and interpreter fees.
Status: in_force

The fees of witnesses and interpreters are prescribed in s. 814.67 .

History: 1981 c. 317 .
Wis. Stat. § 114.19 — WI Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114.19
Display of licenses.
Status: in_force

The certificate of the license or permit respectively required of a pilot or a student shall be kept in the personal possession of the licensee or permittee when the licensee or permittee is operating an aircraft within this state. The certificate of the license required for an aircraft shall be carried in the aircraft at all times and shall be conspicuously posted therein in clear view of passengers. Such certificate of pilot’s license, student’s permit or aircraft license shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any passenger, any peace officer of this state, any authorized official, or any official, manager or person in charge of any airport in this state upon which it shall land, or upon the reasonable request of any other person. In any criminal prosecution under any of the provisions of this chapter, a defendant who relies upon a license or permit of any kind shall have the burden of proving that he or she is properly licensed or is the possessor of a proper license or permit. The fact of nonissuance of such license or permit may be evidenced by a certificate signed by the official having power of issuance, or the official’s deputy, under seal of office, stating that the official or deputy has made diligent search in the records of the official’s office and that from the records it appears that no such license or permit was issued.

History: 1993 a. 492 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.9895 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.9895
Withdrawal from Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Status: in_force

Sections 48.988 and 48.989 do not apply to a child from this state who is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought into another state under s. 48.988 (3) or who is placed in an institution in another state under s. 48.988 (6) , or to a child from another state who is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought into this state under s. 48.988 (3) or who is placed in an institution in this state under s. 48.988 (6) , if all of the following have occurred:

(1) The Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children under s. 48.99 is in effect as provided in s. 48.99 (14) (b) .

(2) Both this state and the other state are parties to the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children under s. 48.99 .

(3) Both this state and the other state have withdrawn from the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children as provided in s. 48.988 (9) .

History: 2009 a. 339 .
Wis. Stat. § 295.33 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.33
Oil and gas exploration and production.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may engage in the exploration for oil or gas without a license from the department.

(2) No person may engage in the production of oil or gas without a license from the department.

(3) No person may commit waste in the exploration for or in the production of oil or gas.

(4) No person may conduct drilling operations for the exploration for or production of oil or gas if the drilling extends beneath the beds of the Great Lakes or bays or harbors that are adjacent to the Great Lakes, notwithstanding s. 30.20 (2) (b) .

(5) No person holding an oil or gas exploration or production license may engage a general contractor or affiliate to operate an oil or gas exploration or production site if the general contractor or affiliate has 2 or more felony convictions for violation of a law for the protection of the natural environment arising out of the operation of an oil or gas exploration or production site in the United States within 10 years before the issuance of the person’s license, unless the general contractor or affiliate receives the department’s approval of a plan to prevent the occurrence in this state of events similar to the events that directly resulted in the convictions.

History: 1991 a. 262 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 814 ; Stats. 1995 s. 295.33; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 969.05 — WI Code / Chapter 969 / Section 969.05
Endorsement of bail upon warrants.
Status: in_force

(1) In misdemeanor actions, the judge who issues a warrant may endorse upon the warrant the amount of bail.

(2) The amount and method of posting bail may be endorsed upon felony warrants.

History: 1981 c. 183 .
Wis. Stat. § 901.07 — WI Code / Chapter 901 / Section 901.07
Remainder of or related writings or statements.
Status: in_force

When any part of a writing or statement, whether recorded or unrecorded, is introduced by a party, an adverse party may require the party at that time to introduce any other part or any other writing or statement which ought in fairness to be considered contemporaneously with it to provide context or prevent distortion.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R22 (1973); 1991 a. 32 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 16-02A , 2017 WI 92, 378 Wis. 2d xiii.
Wis. Stat. § 135.06 — WI Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135.06
Action for damages and injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

If any grantor violates this chapter, a dealer may bring an action against such grantor in any court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the dealer as a consequence of the grantor’s violation, together with the actual costs of the action, including reasonable actual attorney fees, and the dealer also may be granted injunctive relief against unlawful termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or substantial change of competitive circumstances.

History: 1973 c. 179 ; 1993 a. 482 .
Wis. Stat. § 200.41 — WI Code / Chapter 200 / Section 200.41
Noncontractual sewerage service.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ss. 66.0821 and 200.55 (5) , if the commission establishes a system to recover capital costs within the district on the basis of the value of property in the area to be served, as equalized under s. 70.57 , the commission shall establish a system of sewerage service charges to recover capital costs which shall be used with respect to any area which is served by the district and which is outside the boundaries of the district and outside of any municipality which has contracted with the district under s. 200.39 . The charges shall be equal to the amount the commission would be authorized to levy as taxes upon the area served if the area were within the district’s boundaries.

(2) Any charge made by the district under this section is reviewable under s. 200.59 (5) if the charge has been paid.

(3) Section 200.55 (5) (b) and (d) apply to charges assessed under this section.

(4) The commission may charge municipalities assessed under this section reasonable interest for late payments.

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 586 ; Stats. 1999 s. 200.41.
Wis. Stat. § 322.137 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.137
Article 137 — Articles to be available.
Status: in_force

This code and the manual for courts-martial shall be made available to a member of the state military forces, upon request by the member, for the member’s personal examination.

History: 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 973.043 — WI Code / Chapter 973 / Section 973.043
Drug offender diversion surcharge.
Status: in_force

(1) If a court imposes a sentence or places a person on probation for a crime under ch. 943 that was committed on or after October 1, 2005, the court shall impose a drug offender diversion surcharge of $10 for each conviction.

(2) After determining the amount due, the clerk of court shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer under s. 59.40 (2) (m) . The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration under s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.

(3) All moneys collected from drug offender diversion surcharges shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kv) and used for the purpose of making grants to counties under s. 165.95 .

(4) If an inmate in a state prison or a person sentenced to a state prison has not paid the drug offender diversion surcharge under this section, the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the inmate’s wages or other moneys. Any amount collected shall be transmitted to the secretary of administration.

History: 2005 a. 25 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.308 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.308
Proof of signatures and status as holder in due course.
Status: in_force

(1) In an action with respect to an instrument, the authenticity of, and authority to make, each signature on the instrument is admitted unless specifically denied in the pleadings. If the validity of a signature is denied in the pleadings, the burden of establishing validity is on the person claiming validity, but the signature is presumed to be authentic and authorized unless the action is to enforce the liability of the purported signer and the signer is dead or adjudicated incompetent at the time of trial of the issue of validity of the signature. If an action to enforce the instrument is brought against a person as the undisclosed principal of a person who signed the instrument as a party to the instrument, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing that the defendant is liable on the instrument as a represented person under s. 403.402 (1) .

(2) If the validity of signatures is admitted or proved and there is compliance with sub. (1) , a plaintiff producing the instrument is entitled to payment if the plaintiff proves entitlement to enforce the instrument under s. 403.301 , unless the defendant proves a defense or claim in recoupment. If a defense or claim in recoupment is proved, the right to payment of the plaintiff is subject to the defense or claim, except to the extent the plaintiff proves that the plaintiff has rights of a holder in due course which are not subject to the defense or claim.

History: 1995 a. 449 ; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1030 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1030
Approval by 3rd persons.
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation may require an amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws to be approved in writing by a specified person other than the board. Such an article provision may only be amended with the approval in writing of the person.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.37 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.37
Conformity.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter or the context requires otherwise, urban transit companies are subject to this chapter.

History: 1987 a. 312 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.11 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.11
School fences.
Status: in_force

The school district shall erect and maintain all the fence necessary to enclose the school site or grounds without any financial burden on the holders of adjoining properties.
Wis. Stat. § 108.105 — WI Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.105
Suspension of agents.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may suspend the privilege of any agent to appear before the department at hearings under this chapter for a specified period if the department finds that the agent has engaged in an act of fraud or misrepresentation, has repeatedly failed to comply with departmental rules, or has engaged in the solicitation of a claimant solely for the purpose of appearing at a hearing as the claimant’s representative for pay.

(2) The department may suspend the privilege of an agent to act as an employer’s representative under this chapter for up to one year if, during any 12-month period, in 5 percent or more of all appeal tribunal hearings held in which employers represented by the agent are appellants there is a final appeal tribunal decision finding that the employer represented by the agent failed to provide correct and complete information requested by the department during a fact-finding investigation and there is no finding that the employer had good cause for that failure.

(3) Prior to imposing a suspension under this section, the secretary of workforce development or the secretary’s designee shall conduct a hearing concerning the proposed suspension. The hearing shall be conducted under ch. 227 and the decision of the department may be appealed under s. 227.52 .

History: 1985 a. 17 ; 1985 a. 182 s. 57 ; 1987 a. 38 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3778 , 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 ; 2005 a. 86 .
Wis. Stat. § 607.02 — WI Code / Chapter 607 / Section 607.02
Scope of operation.
Status: in_force

(1) Types of policies permitted. Subject to sub. (2) , the life fund may issue to any resident of the state any kind of life insurance with any riders or endorsements thereto that would be filed with the commissioner for issuance by private insurers authorized to do a life insurance business in this state. Coverages may be combined and granted in the same policy by the life fund to the same extent as by a private life insurer.

(2) Limits on policies from fund. No policies may be issued on any one risk exceeding $10,000 for residents of this state.

History: 1973 c. 117 ; 2007 a. 168 .
Wis. Stat. § 61.57 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.57
Acquisition of facilities without bids.
Status: in_force

A village may contract for the acquisition of any element of the following without submitting the contract for bids as required under s. 61.54 if the village invites developers to submit proposals to provide a completed project and evaluates proposals according to site, cost, design and the developers’ experience in other similar projects:

(1) A recycling or resource recovery facility.

(2) If the village contains an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone that is designated under s. 238.396 (1m) :

(a) Water and sewer systems.

(b) Wastewater treatment facilities.

History: 1983 a. 425 ; 2009 a. 173 ; 2017 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.217 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.217
Identification.
Status: in_force

Identification of goods as goods to which a lease contract refers may be made at any time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the absence of explicit agreement, identification occurs when any of the following occurs:

(1) The lease contract is made if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are existing and identified.

(2) The goods are shipped, marked, or otherwise designated by the lessor as goods to which the lease contract refers, if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are not existing and identified.

(3) The young are conceived, if the lease contract is for a lease of unborn young of animals.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0710 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0710
Title of trust property.
Status: in_force

A settlor or transferor may effectively transfer property to a trust by placing legal title of the property in the name of the trustee, which shall include any successor trustee regardless of whether a successor trustee is referenced in the transfer document. A transfer that places legal title in the name of the trust itself places legal title in the name of the trustee.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 425.308 — WI Code / Chapter 425 / Section 425.308
Reasonable attorney fees.
Status: in_force

(1) If the customer prevails in an action arising from a consumer transaction, the customer shall recover the aggregate amount of costs and expenses determined by the court to have been reasonably incurred on the customer’s behalf in connection with the prosecution or defense of such action, together with a reasonable amount for attorney fees.

(2) The award of attorney fees shall be in an amount sufficient to compensate attorneys representing customers in actions arising from consumer transactions. In determining the amount of the fee, the court may consider:

(a) The time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved and the skill requisite properly to conduct the cause;

(b) The customary charges of the bar for similar services;

(c) The amount involved in the controversy and the benefits resulting to the client or clients from the services;

(d) The contingency or the certainty of the compensation;

(e) The character of the employment, whether casual or for an established and constant client; and

(f) The amount of the costs and expenses reasonably advanced by the attorney in the prosecution or defense of the action.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 490 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.01 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Environmental health” means the assessment, management, control and prevention of environmental factors that may adversely affect the health, comfort, safety or well-being of individuals.

(2) “Human health hazard” means a substance, activity or condition that is known to have the potential to cause acute or chronic illness, to endanger life, to generate or spread infectious diseases, or otherwise injuriously to affect the health of the public.

History: 1993 a. 27 ; 2007 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 552.17 — WI Code / Chapter 552 / Section 552.17
Injunctions.
Status: in_force

Whenever it appears that any person, including a controlling person of an offeror or target company, has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of this chapter or any rule or order under this chapter, the division may bring an action in the name of the state in the circuit court of the appropriate county to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule or order under this chapter, or may refer the matter to the attorney general or the district attorney of the appropriate county. Upon a proper showing, the court may grant a permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order, may order rescission of any sales or purchases of securities determined to be unlawful under this chapter or any rule or order under this chapter or may grant other appropriate relief. The court may not require the division to post a bond.

History: 1971 c. 300 ; 1981 c. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 445.01 — WI Code / Chapter 445 / Section 445.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(2) “Apprentice” means a person engaged in the learning of the practice of funeral directing under the instruction and personal supervision of a funeral director who is licensed under this chapter and whose funeral establishment is located in this state.

(2m) “Compensation” means direct or indirect payment, including the expectation of payment whether or not actually received.

(3) “Embalming” means disinfecting or preserving dead human bodies, entire or in part, by the use of chemical substances, fluids or gases in the body, or by the introduction of same into the body by vascular or hypodermic injection, or by direct application into the organs or cavities for the purpose of preservation or disinfection.

(4) “Examining board” means the funeral directors examining board.

(5) A “funeral director” means any of the following:

(a) A person engaged in or conducting, or holding himself or herself out, in whole or in part, as being engaged in any of the following:

1. Embalming or otherwise preparing for the burial or disposal of dead human bodies.

2. Directing and supervising the burial or disposal of dead human bodies.

(c) A person who, in connection with his or her name or funeral establishment, uses the words, “funeral director”, “mortician” or any other title implying that he or she is engaged as a funeral director as defined in this subsection.

(6) “Funeral establishment” means any building or part of a building used and held out to the public as being used for caring or preparing for the burial or transportation of dead human bodies or for holding or conducting of funeral services.

(7) “Operator of funeral establishment” means any person who conducts, maintains, manages or operates a funeral establishment.

(8) “Person” includes firm, corporation, partnership, cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association, and association of individuals.

(9) “Preparation room” means any building or part of a building used for embalming, caring for, or preparing for burial or transportation dead human bodies.

History: 1975 c. 39 ss. 648m , 649 , 649g , 732 (2) ; 1975 c. 199 ; 1977 c. 272 s. 98 ; 1979 c. 175 ss. 29 , 30 , 53 ; 1979 c. 221 ss. 660 , 2202 (45) ; Stats. 1979 s. 445.01; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 189 , 485 ; 1993 a. 100 ; 2005 a. 266 , 441 ; 2017 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.0141 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.0141
Contract provisions.
Status: in_force

No contract for the sale of a motor vehicle shall contain a clause which, upon nonacceptance of the vehicle by the buyer, would subject the buyer to a penalty greater than 5 percent of the cash price of the vehicle.

History: 1999 a. 31 ss. 254 to 255 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.702 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.702
Applicability.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this subchapter is inconsistent with subchs. I to VI , this subchapter controls.

History: 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0501 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0501
Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.
Status: in_force

(1) Quorum requirement. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Unless the articles of incorporation, the bylaws or this chapter provide otherwise, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

(2) Method of determining quorum. If a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, other than for the purpose of objecting to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, the share is considered present for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

(3) Simple majority voting. If a quorum exists, action on a matter by a voting group is approved if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the articles of incorporation, the bylaws or this chapter require a greater number of affirmative votes.

History: 1995 a. 336 .