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Wis. Stat. § 800.12 — WI Code / Chapter 800 / Section 800.12
Municipal court contempt procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “contempt of court” means any of the following intentional acts:

(a) Misconduct in the presence of the court that interferes with the court proceeding or with the administration of justice, or that impairs the respect due the court.

(b) Refusal of a witness to appear without reasonable excuse.

(2) A judge may impose a forfeiture in an amount not to exceed $200 for a contempt of court.

(3) For a contempt of court described in sub. (1) (a) , the judge may impose imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 7 days and impose a forfeiture. These penalties shall be imposed immediately after the contempt of court has occurred and only under the following conditions:

(a) For the purpose of preserving order in the court and protecting the authority and dignity of the court.

(b) After allowing the person who committed the contempt of court an opportunity to address the court.

(4) For a contempt of court described in sub. (1) (b) , the judge may do any of the following:

(a) Issue a warrant to bring the witness before the court for the contempt and to testify.

(b) In addition to ordering the witness to pay a forfeiture under sub. (2) , the judge may order the witness to pay all costs of the witness’s apprehension.

History: 1977 c. 305 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 68 ; 1979 c. 257 ; Stats. 1979 s. 800.12; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 107 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 139 ; 2009 a. 402 .
Wis. Stat. § 408.506 — WI Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.506
Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder.
Status: in_force

A securities intermediary shall exercise rights with respect to a financial asset if directed to do so by an entitlement holder. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

(1) The securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(2) In the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary either places the entitlement holder in a position to exercise the rights directly or exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.

History: 1997 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 840.10 — WI Code / Chapter 840 / Section 840.10
Lis pendens; who may file; effect when void; discharge.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) In an action where relief is demanded affecting described real property which relief might confirm or change interests in the real property, after the filing of the complaint the plaintiff shall present for filing or recording in the office of the register of deeds of each county where any part thereof is situated, a lis pendens containing the names of the parties, the object of the action and a description of the land, as provided under s. 59.43 (2s) (a) , in that county affected thereby. In any action if the defendant asks relief on a counterclaim or cross-complaint, which contains a legal description of the real estate and seeks such relief, after the filing of the counterclaim or cross-complaint the defendant shall present for filing or recording a lis pendens. From the time of filing or recording every purchaser or encumbrancer whose conveyance or encumbrance is not recorded or filed shall be deemed a subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer and shall be bound by the proceedings in the action to the same extent and in the same manner as if the purchaser or encumbrancer were a party thereto. In any such action in which a lis pendens has been filed or recorded, if the party who presents for filing or recording the lis pendens fails for one year after the filing or recording thereof to serve and file proof of service of the summons or the counterclaim or cross-complaint on one or more of the adverse parties, the lis pendens shall be void, and upon motion and proof the court may order it discharged. Judgment shall not be entered in favor of the party required to present for filing or recording a lis pendens until 20 days after the lis pendens has been filed or recorded.

(b) A lis pendens that is prepared by a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin need not be authenticated.

(2) Proceedings for acquiring land by right of eminent domain are actions within the provisions of this section and notice of the pendency thereof may be filed at any time, except as otherwise provided by statute.

(3) The lis pendens may be discharged upon the condition and in the manner provided by s. 811.22 for discharging an attachment or by s. 806.19 (1) (a) for satisfying a judgment. An instrument filed before May 1, 1951, but in accordance with this subsection shall be a discharge of the lis pendens described therein.

(4) This section applies to all courts in this state, including United States district courts.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767, 782 (175); 1975 c. 198 ; Stats. 1975 s. 840.10; 1993 a. 486 ; 1997 a. 304 ; 2001 a. 103 ; 2025 a. 234 .
Wis. Stat. § 422.502 — WI Code / Chapter 422 / Section 422.502
Registration requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not act as a credit services organization unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration from the administrator and the person has complied with the bond or letter of credit requirements under sub. (3) .

(2) A person desiring to act as a credit services organization shall apply to the administrator for a certificate of registration on a form prescribed by the administrator and shall pay the administrator a registration fee of $100.

(3)

(a) A person desiring to act as a credit services organization shall obtain a surety bond that is issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state or an irrevocable letter of credit from a federally insured bank or savings and loan association located in this state. The bond or letter of credit shall be in an amount equal to $25,000.

(b) The credit services organization shall file a copy of the bond or letter of credit with the administrator.

(c) The bond or letter of credit shall be in favor of this state for the benefit of any person who is damaged by a violation of this subchapter. The bond or letter of credit shall also be in favor of any person damaged by a violation of this subchapter.

(d) A person claiming against the bond or letter of credit for a violation of this subchapter may maintain an action at law against the credit services organization and against the surety or financial institution. The surety or financial institution may be liable only for actual damages and not for punitive damages. The aggregate liability of the surety or financial institution to all persons damaged by a credit services organization’s violation of this subchapter may not exceed the amount of the bond or letter of credit.

(4) A certificate of registration as a credit services organization expires on December 1 of the even-numbered year after issuance. A credit services organization may renew a certificate of registration by submitting to the administrator a renewal application and a $100 renewal fee on or before the expiration date of the existing certificate of registration. A credit services organization shall refile a bond or letter of credit that satisfies sub. (3) as part of the renewal application.

History: 1991 a. 244 ; 1999 a. 85 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.75 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.75
Service of process on nonresident.
Status: in_force

(1) How served. Service of process upon a nonresident defendant in any action claiming injury to person or property arising out of the operation of a boat in this state may be either by personal service within or without this state or by registered mail as provided in sub. (2) .

(2) Service by registered mail. If service of process is to be by registered mail, the original and necessary copies of the summons shall be left with the clerk of circuit court in which the action is to be brought, together with a sum of 75 cents to cover the cost of mailing. The clerk of circuit court shall mail a copy to the defendant at the defendant’s last address as known to the plaintiff or clerk of circuit court, with the return receipt signed by the addressee requested. Service of the summons is considered completed when it is mailed. The clerk of circuit court shall enter upon the court record the date when the summons is mailed and the name of the person to whom mailed.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 224 .
Wis. Stat. § 44.39 — WI Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44.39
State agency cooperation.
Status: in_force

(1) Lead agency. The state historical society shall serve as the central unit of state government to coordinate the activities of all state agencies in connection with historic properties, to serve as the repository of information concerning historic properties owned or leased by the state, to collect and disseminate to state agencies information concerning appropriate means for managing and improving historic properties and to take any other action necessary to implement this section and ss. 44.40 and 44.41 .

(2) Identification of affected state agencies. The state historical society shall identify every state agency which has any power or duty under s. 44.40 or 44.41 and shall notify each identified state agency of its powers and duties.

(3) Appointment of state agency historic preservation officer; duties. Every state agency notified under sub. (2) shall appoint one of its employees or officers, who has authority in the agency to affect the management of that agency’s resources and to directly influence that agency’s decision making, to serve as that agency’s historic preservation officer. That state agency historic preservation officer shall coordinate all functions of that state agency related to historic properties and shall serve as the liaison between that state agency and the state historical society.

(4) Cooperation. All state agencies shall cooperate with each other and with the state historical society to achieve the objectives of ss. 44.39 to 44.41 .

(5) Waiver of compliance.

(a) If the department of health services or the department of corrections determines that public safety may be jeopardized by compliance with any requirement of this section or s. 44.40 or 44.41 , the department may request a waiver of compliance from the building commission. The building commission may grant the waiver of compliance.

(b) If a waiver of compliance is granted by the building commission under par. (a) , the applicable agency shall notify the officer of any proposed action to be taken under the waiver that may affect a historic property. The officer shall be notified at least 30 days before the proposed action is taken and, during the period before the proposed action is taken, the applicable agency shall allow the historical society to document the condition of the historic property.

History: 1987 a. 395 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 1993j , 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 301.19 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.19
Restrictions on construction or modifications of correctional facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Authorized jurisdiction” means a county, 2 counties acting jointly under s. 302.44 , the United States, or a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

(b) “Correctional facility” means an institution or facility, or a portion of an institution or facility, that is used to confine juveniles alleged or found to be delinquent or a prison, jail, house of correction, or lockup facility.

(2) No person may commence construction of a correctional facility or commence conversion of an existing building, structure, or facility into a correctional facility unless the building, structure, or facility is enumerated in the authorized state building program.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A building, structure, or facility that is constructed or converted under a contract with and for use by an authorized jurisdiction.

(b) A building, structure, or facility the construction of which was completed before January 1, 2001, if the building, structure, or facility was designed to confine persons convicted of a criminal offense.

(4) Unless the governor has declared a state of emergency under s. 323.10 , the department may not expand the capacity of, or substantially modify the structure or physical security of, a juvenile correctional facility established under s. 301.16 (1w) without prior approval by the governing body of the city, village, or town in which the juvenile correctional facility is located.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 344 ; 2019 a. 8 ; 2021 a. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 950.055 — WI Code / Chapter 950 / Section 950.055
Child victims and witnesses; rights and services.
Status: in_force

(1) Legislative intent. The legislature finds that it is necessary to provide child victims and witnesses with additional consideration and different treatment than that usually afforded to adults. The legislature intends, in this section, to provide these children with additional rights and protections during their involvement with the criminal justice or juvenile justice system. The legislature urges the news media to use restraint in revealing the identity of child victims or witnesses, especially in sensitive cases.

(2) Additional services. In addition to all rights afforded to victims and witnesses under s. 950.04 and services provided under s. 950.06 (1m) , counties are encouraged to provide the following additional services on behalf of children who are involved in criminal or delinquency proceedings as victims or witnesses:

(a) Explanations, in language understood by the child, of all legal proceedings in which the child will be involved.

(b) Advice to the judge, when appropriate and as a friend of the court, regarding the child’s ability to understand proceedings and questions. The services may include providing assistance in determinations concerning the taking of depositions by audiovisual means under s. 908.08 or 967.04 (7) and (8) and the duty to expedite proceedings under s. 971.105 .

(c) Advice to the district attorney concerning the ability of a child witness to cooperate with the prosecution and the potential effects of the proceedings on the child.

(d) Information about and referrals to appropriate social services programs to assist the child and the child’s family in coping with the emotional impact of the crime and the subsequent proceedings in which the child is involved.

(3) Program responsibility. In each county, the county board is responsible for the provision of services under this section. A county may seek reimbursement for services provided under this section as part of its program plan submitted to the department under s. 950.06 . To the extent possible, counties shall utilize volunteers and existing public resources for the provision of these services.

History: 1983 a. 197 ; 1985 a. 262 s. 8 ; 1985 a. 311 ; 1997 a. 181 ; 2005 a. 42 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0124 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0124
Filing fees; certified copies.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to sub. (2) (a) , the department may collect a fee for filing, or providing a certified copy of, a record under this chapter. The department may charge a fee for providing a certified copy of any record, or for filing any record not identified in sub. (2) (a) , pursuant to a rule promulgated under this subsection or s. 182.01 (4) .

(2)

(a) Except as provided under par. (c) , the department shall collect the following fees when the records described in this paragraph are delivered to the department for filing:

1. Certificate of limited partnership, $70.

2. Application for use of indistinguishable name, $10.

3. Application for reserved name, $10.

4. Application for renewal of reserved name, $10.

5. Notice of transfer of reserved name, $10.

6. Application for registered name, $50.

7. Application for renewal of registered name, $50.

8. Statement of change of registered agent or registered office or registered agent’s name, e-mail address, or street address under s. 179.0118 or 179.0120 , $10.

9. Statement of resignation of registered agent, $10.

10. Amendment or restatement of certificate of limited partnership, $25.

11. Articles of merger, conversion, interest exchange, or domestication, $150.

12. Statement of dissolution or statement of termination, $10.

13. Foreign registration statement, $75.

14. Amendment of foreign registration statement, $15.

15. Statement of withdrawal of foreign registration or application for transfer of foreign registration, $15.

16. Statement of correction, $15.

17. Annual report of a domestic limited partnership, $25.

18. Annual report of a foreign limited partnership, $65.

19. Statement of negation under s. 179.0306 (1) (b) , $10.

20. Statement of partnership authority under s. 179.04023 or statement of denial under s. 179.04025 , $10.

(b) In addition to the fees required under par. (a) or permitted under sub. (1) , the department may collect the expedited service fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (d) for processing in an expeditious manner a record required or permitted to be filed with the department under this chapter or for preparing in an expeditious manner a certificate of status under s. 179.0211 .

(c) The department may, by rule, specify a larger fee for filing records in paper format.

(3) A certified copy of a record filed by the department is conclusive evidence that the original record is on file with the department.

(4) A person may not sign a document with intent that it be delivered to the department for filing, or deliver a document or cause a document to be delivered to the department for filing, if the person knows that the document is false in any material respect at the time of its delivery. Whoever violates this subsection is guilty of a Class I felony.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 175.51 — WI Code / Chapter 175 / Section 175.51
Reports of missing persons and veterans at risk and of hit-and-run incidents.
Status: in_force

(1m)

(a) In this subsection, “person at risk” means one of the following:

1. An adult who has a developmental disability, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, or who suffers from or could, without access to medication, suffer from cognitive impairment if the impairment would likely render the adult incapable of getting to a familiar location without assistance.

2. A person who has not attained the age of 18 years, whose location is unknown, and whose situation does not qualify for another alert and the person is believed to be incapable of returning home without assistance due to a physical or mental condition or disability or the person has not attained the age of 12 years.

(b) If a law enforcement agency receives a report of a missing person at risk, the law enforcement agency shall use the form under s. 165.785 (2m) (a) 1. to disseminate the report using the integrated crime alert network.

(1v)

(a) In this subsection, “veteran at risk” means a veteran or an active-duty member of the armed forces, the national guard, or the military reserve forces of the United States who is known, based on the information provided by the person making the report, to have a physical or mental health condition that is related to his or her service.

(b) If a law enforcement agency receives a report of a missing veteran at risk that is provided within 72 hours of the individual’s disappearance, the law enforcement agency shall use the form under s. 165.785 (2m) (a) 1. and the integrated crime alert network to disseminate the report as soon as practically possible if the law enforcement agency determines that all of the following apply:

1. There is reason to believe that the veteran at risk is missing due to his or her physical or mental health condition.

2. There is sufficient information available to disseminate that could assist in locating the missing veteran.

(2m) If a law enforcement agency receives a report of a violation of s. 346.67 or 346.70 (1) , the law enforcement agency shall disseminate the report through the integrated crime alert network if the law enforcement agency determines that all of the following conditions are met.

(a) A person has been killed due to the accident that is related to the violation.

(b) The law enforcement agency has additional information that could help identify the person who has allegedly committed the violation or the vehicle involved in the violation.

(c) An alert could help avert further harm or aid in apprehending the person who allegedly committed the violation.

History: 2013 a. 264 ; 2015 a. 315 ; 2017 a. 175 ; 2023 a. 272 ; 2025 a. 93 .
Wis. Stat. § 3.002 — WI Code / Chapter 3 / Section 3.002
Description of territory.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1m) Reference to any county or municipality means that county or municipality as its boundaries exist on April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census on which the districting plan described under subch. II is based.

(2) Wherever territory is described by geographic boundaries, such boundaries follow the conventions set forth in s. 4.003 .

History: 1981 c. 154 ; 1983 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 256 ; 2001 a. 46 ; 2011 a. 44 .
Wis. Stat. § 243.001 — WI Code / Chapter 243 / Section 243.001
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Conveyance” includes every instrument in writing except a last will and testament, whatever its form, and by whatever name it is known in law, by which any estate or interest in lands is created, aliened, assigned, or surrendered.

(2) “Estate and interest in lands” includes every estate and interest, freehold and chattel, legal and equitable, present and future, vested and contingent, in lands.

(3) “Lands” means lands, tenements, and hereditaments.

History: 2015 a. 196 ss. 104 to 106 .
Wis. Stat. § 96.04 — WI Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96.04
Marketing agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) Applicability. A marketing agreement is applicable only to producers and handlers who assent to the agreement.

(2) Provisions. A marketing agreement entered into under this chapter may contain any of the following:

(a) Provisions for the adoption of grading and other uniform standards of identity for an affected commodity, which may include condition, size or maturity or any other specified quality.

(b) Provisions for uniform grading and inspection, or for minimum standards, of an affected commodity that is marketed in regular trade channels, except that any standard established may not be below any other minimum standard prescribed by law.

(c) Provisions relating to the correction or prohibition of trade practices which are found to be unfair under s. 100.20 .

(d) Provisions that establish a minimum volume or other standard for affected producers. The agreement may define the area of the state to be covered by the agreement, which may be all or any portion of the state, and it may provide that its provisions apply to all of the affected commodity produced or marketed within that area regardless of where sold or processed.

(e) Provisions establishing minimum prices at which the affected commodity may be purchased from producers in the area. Different minimum prices may be established for various areas in the state. Provision for the automatic adjustment of minimum prices according to predetermined conditions may be included. No marketing agreement containing a provision establishing minimum prices may conflict with, or be more restrictive than, any other marketing order or agreement under state or federal law. In establishing minimum prices for an affected commodity purchased from producers, all of the following economic factors shall be taken into consideration:

1. The differing methods by which the affected commodity is produced, processed and transported.

2. Estimated costs of production and transportation, including a reasonable return on management.

3. Changes in consumption.

4. Other economic factors which substantially and directly affect supply and demand of the affected commodity.

(f) Provisions for the collection of fees to fully compensate for services needed to carry out the purposes of the agreement.

History: 1981 c. 283 ss. 8 , 41 .