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Wis. Stat. § 39.398 — WI Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39.398
Teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils loan program.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees and expenses for residents of this state enrolled in a program that prepares persons to be licensed as teachers of visually impaired pupils or as orientation and mobility instructors, as defined by the board by rule, at an accredited institution of higher education in this state or in a physically adjacent state, as defined in s. 175.46 (1) (d) . To the extent possible, the board shall give preference, to persons who are likely to return to this state to work with visually impaired persons.

(b) The board shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (cx) . The maximum amount of a loan for a person during any fiscal year is $10,000. The maximum amount that a person may receive under this section is $40,000. The terms of the loan shall provide that a loan recipient is not required to repay the loan while the loan recipient is enrolled in the preparatory program described in par. (a) .

(2)

(a) After the recipient of a loan under sub. (1) has completed the preparatory program described in sub. (1) , the board shall forgive 25 percent of the loan’s principal and interest for the first fiscal year, 25 percent of the loan’s principal and interest for the 2nd fiscal year and 50 percent of the loan’s principal and interest for the 3rd fiscal year that the recipient is licensed and employed full-time in this state as a teacher of visually impaired pupils or as an orientation and mobility instructor by a school district, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or a cooperative educational service agency. The board may forgive loans on a prorated basis for persons employed less than full-time.

(b) The board shall promulgate rules to administer this section.

History: 1999 a. 144 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.54 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.54
Conciliation.
Status: in_force

If in any case of a labor dispute between a public utility employer and its employees, the collective bargaining process reaches an impasse and stalemate, with the result that the employer and the employees are unable to effect a settlement thereof, then either party to the dispute may petition the commission to appoint a conciliator from the panel, provided for by s. 111.53 . Upon the filing of such petition, the commission shall consider the same, and if in its opinion, the collective bargaining process, notwithstanding good faith efforts on the part of both sides to such dispute, has reached an impasse and stalemate and such dispute, if not settled, will cause or is likely to cause the interruption of an essential service, the commission shall appoint a conciliator from the panel to attempt to effect the settlement of such dispute. The conciliator so named shall expeditiously meet with the disputing parties and shall exert every reasonable effort to effect a prompt settlement of the dispute.
Wis. Stat. § 655.004 — WI Code / Chapter 655 / Section 655.004
Rule-making authority.
Status: in_force

The director of state courts, department and commissioner may promulgate such rules under ch. 227 as are necessary to enable them to perform their responsibilities under this chapter.

History: 1975 c. 37 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 88 Wis. 2d xiii (1979); 1987 a. 27 ; Stats. 1987 s. 655.004; 1989 a. 187 s. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.319 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.319
Receipt and disbursement of payments.
Status: in_force

(1) A support enforcement agency, its designee, or a tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received under a support order, as directed by the order. The agency, its designee, or the tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received.

(2) If neither the obligor, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the child resides in this state, upon request from the support enforcement agency of this state or another state, the support enforcement agency of this state or a tribunal of this state shall do all of the following:

(a) Direct that the support payment be made to the support enforcement agency in the state in which the obligee is receiving services.

(b) Issue and send to the obligor’s employer a conforming income-withholding order or an administrative notice of change of payee, reflecting the redirected payments.

(3) The support enforcement agency of this state receiving redirected payments from another state under a law similar to sub. (2) shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of the other state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amount and dates of all payments received.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.983 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.983
Wild animal protection surcharges.
Status: in_force

(1) Levy of wild animal protection assessment.

(a) If a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of a provision of this chapter or an order issued under this chapter for the unlawful killing, wounding, catching, taking, trapping, or possession of a wild animal specified in par. (b) , or any part of such a wild animal, the court may impose a wild animal protection surcharge under ch. 814 that equals the amount specified for the wild animal under par. (b) .

(b) The amount of the wild animal protection surcharge imposed under ch. 814 shall be as follows:

1. For any wild animal that is an endangered species protected under s. 29.604 , $875.

1m. Any elk, $2,000.

2. For any moose, fisher, prairie chicken, or sand hill crane, $262.50.

3. For any bear, wild turkey or wild swan, $175.

4. For any bobcat, fox, wolf, beaver, or otter, $87.50.

5. For any deer, coyote, raccoon or mink, $43.75.

6. For any sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse, spruce hen, wild duck, coot, wild goose or brant, $26.25.

7. For any pheasant, gray partridge, quail, rail, Wilson’s snipe, woodcock or shore bird, or protected song bird or harmless bird, $17.50.

8. For any muskrat, rabbit or squirrel, $8.75.

9. For any muskellunge or lake sturgeon, $43.75.

10. For any largemouth or smallmouth bass, $26.25.

11. For any brook, rainbow, brown, or steel head trout, $26.25.

12. For any walleye pike, northern pike, or any other game fish not mentioned in subds. 9. to 11. , $8.75.

13. For any game or fur-bearing animal or bird not mentioned in subds. 1m. to 8. , $17.50.

(d) If a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the wild animal protection surcharge shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.

(e) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this section applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the wild animal protection surcharge under this section. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the wild animal protection surcharge shall be transmitted to the secretary of administration under par. (f) . If the deposit is returned, the wild animal protection surcharge shall also be returned.

(f) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the wild animal protection surcharge and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m) . The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.

(2) Deposit of wild animal protection surcharge funds. The secretary of administration shall deposit the moneys collected under this section into the conservation fund.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 201 , 376 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 725 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.983; 2001 a. 56 , 109 ; 2003 a. 33 , 139 , 326 ; 2011 a. 169 .
Wis. Stat. § 148.07 — WI Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148.07
Allowance of expenses as incurred.
Status: in_force

Upon written request by a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding, a medical society may pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses as incurred if the director or officer provides the medical 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 medical society.

(2) A written undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to repay the allowance and, if required by the medical society, to pay reasonable interest on the allowance to the extent that it is ultimately determined under s. 148.06 that indemnification under s. 148.05 (2) is not required and that indemnification is not ordered by a court under s. 148.13 (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. § 5.01 — WI Code / Chapter 5 / Section 5.01
Scope.
Status: in_force

(1) Construction of chs. 5 to 12. Except as otherwise provided, chs. 5 to 12 shall be construed to give effect to the will of the electors, if that can be ascertained from the proceedings, notwithstanding informality or failure to fully comply with some of their provisions.

(2) General provisions of election laws apply. The general provisions of chs. 5 to 12 apply to all elections.

(3) Plurality shall elect.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , in every election to choose any officer, each elector has one vote for each office unless clearly indicated otherwise. The person receiving the greatest number of legal votes for the office shall be declared elected, and the canvassers shall so determine and certify.

(b) In an election to fill a nonpartisan state office, if no names are certified to appear on the ballot, no person may be declared elected.

(4) Tie vote.

(a) If 2 or more candidates for the same office receive the greatest, but an equal number of votes, the winner shall be chosen by lot in the presence of the board of canvassers charged with the responsibility to determine the election, or in the case of an election for state or national office or metropolitan sewerage commissioner, if the commissioner is elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am) , in the presence of the chairperson of the elections commission or the chairperson’s designee.

(b) If, in a primary, 2 or more candidates receive an equal but not the greatest number of votes so that only one of those candidates with equal votes may advance to the final election, the choice shall similarly be made by drawing lots.

(c) The candidates may, if all those tied for the same office are present, draw for themselves. Upon refusal or absence of any of the candidates, the board of canvassers shall appoint a competent person to draw, and upon the results declare and certify the winner.

(d) If a question is submitted to the electors and an equal number of votes are cast for and against adoption, the question fails adoption.

(5) Election of governor and lieutenant governor.

(a) In every general election to choose the governor and the lieutenant governor, each elector shall have a single vote applicable to both offices. The persons receiving the greatest number of legal votes cast jointly for them for governor and lieutenant governor shall be declared elected, and the canvassers shall so determine and certify.

(b) In case 2 or more slates have an equal and the highest number of votes for governor and lieutenant governor, the 2 houses of the legislature shall at the next annual session choose by joint ballot one of the slates so having an equal and the highest number of votes for governor and lieutenant governor.

History: 1979 c. 89 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1985 a. 304 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 1999 a. 182 ; 2015 a. 118 .
Wis. Stat. § 154.13 — WI Code / Chapter 154 / Section 154.13
Filing declaration.
Status: in_force

(1) A declarant or an individual authorized by the declarant may, for a fee, file the declarant’s declaration, for safekeeping, with the register in probate of the county in which the declarant resides.

(2) If a declarant or authorized individual has filed the declarant’s declaration as specified in sub. (1) , the following persons may have access to the declaration without first obtaining consent from the declarant:

(a) The individual authorized by the declarant.

(b) A health care provider who is providing care to the declarant.

(c) The court and all parties involved in proceedings in this state for adjudication of incompetency and appointment of a guardian for the declarant, for emergency detention under s. 51.15 , for involuntary commitment under s. 51.20 , or for protective placement or protective services under ch. 55 .

(d) Any person under the order of a court for good cause shown.

(3) Failure to file a declaration under sub. (1) creates no presumption about the intent of an individual with regard to his or her health care decisions.

History: 1991 a. 281 ; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.137 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.137
Municipal utility customer information.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Customer information” means any information received from customers which serves to identify customers individually by usage or account status.

(b) “Municipal utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.377 (2) (a) 3.

(2) Prohibition. A municipal utility may not release customer information to any person except with the consent of the customer obtained on a form specified under sub. (4) , or except to any of the following:

(a) Agents, vendors, partners, or affiliates of the municipal utility that are engaged to perform any services or functions for or on behalf of the municipal utility.

(ae) In connection with an issue of municipal securities and to the extent the municipal utility determines release is necessary to comply with securities disclosure obligations, a lender or a purchaser, or potential purchaser, of or investor, or potential investor, in municipal securities.

(am) In connection with the preparation of real estate closing documents, a title agent, insurer, lender, mortgage broker, or attorney providing legal services.

(ap) In connection with a real estate transaction or appraisal of real property, a real estate broker or salesperson licensed under ch. 452 or an appraiser certified or licensed under ch. 458 .

(as) In connection with the foreclosure of real property, a lender or prospective purchaser.

(b) Transmission and distribution utilities and operators within whose geographic service territory the customer is located.

(c) The commission or any person whom the commission authorizes by order or rule to receive the customer information.

(cm) An owner of a rental dwelling unit to whom the municipal utility provides notice of past-due charges pursuant to s. 66.0809 (5) .

(cr) An owner of real property provided with municipal utility service or the owner’s designated agent or representative.

(d) Any person who is otherwise authorized by law to receive the customer information.

(3) Public record exception. Customer information is not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 .

(4) Consent form. No later than April 1, 2014, the commission shall specify a form for a municipal utility to obtain a customer’s consent to the release of customer information.

(5) Customer postcards. A municipal utility that sends a billing statement to a customer on a postcard does not violate the prohibition under sub. (2) .

History: 2013 a. 25 , 47 , 134 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.12 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.12
Duties of the attorney general and district attorneys.
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the commission, the attorney general or the district attorney of the county in which a proceeding is brought before the circuit court for the purpose of enforcing or reviewing an order of the commission shall appear and act as counsel for the commission in such proceeding and in any proceeding to review the action of the circuit court affirming, modifying or reversing such order.
Wis. Stat. § 139.795 — WI Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.795
Permits; remote retail seller.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may engage in the business of a remote retail seller at any place of business, including a legal location in any state at which records are kept or accessed by the remote retail seller, unless that person has filed an application for and obtained a permit from the department to engage in that business at such place.

(2) Section 139.34 (1) (b) to (f) and (9) applies to the permit under this section.

History: 2023 a. 150 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0720 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0720
Shareholders’ list for meeting.
Status: in_force

(1) After fixing a record date for a meeting, a corporation shall prepare a list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. The list shall be arranged by class or series of shares and show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder.

(2)

(a) The corporation shall make the shareholders’ list available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning 2 business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing to the date of the meeting. The list shall be made available at the corporation’s principal office, at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held, or on a reasonably accessible electronic network if the information required to gain access to the list is provided with the notice of the meeting.

(b) A shareholder or his or her agent or attorney may, on written demand, inspect and, subject to s. 180.1602 (2) (b) 3. to 5. , copy the list, during regular business hours and at his or her expense, during the period that it is available for inspection under par. (a) . If the corporation determines that the list will be made available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to shareholders of the corporation.

(3) The corporation shall make the shareholders’ list available at the meeting, and any shareholder or his or her agent or attorney may inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment. If the meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, the list shall be open to the examination of any shareholder during the entire time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access the list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

(4) If the corporation refuses to allow a shareholder or his or her agent or attorney to inspect the shareholders’ list before or at the meeting, or to copy the list as permitted by sub. (2) (b) , on petition of the shareholder, the circuit court for the county where the corporation’s principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is located may, after notice to the corporation and an opportunity to be heard, order the inspection or copying at the corporation’s expense. The court may also postpone the meeting for which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is complete.

(5) Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the shareholders’ list does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 2017 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 342.255 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.255
Cancellation of title or registration.
Status: in_force

The department shall cancel a title or registration whenever:

(1) A transfer of title is set aside by the court by order or judgment; or

(2) Fraud on the department or an agent of the department is discovered by the department; or

(3) It is subsequently discovered that the issuance or possession of a title or registration is prohibited by law or that the odometer of a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued by the department has been subjected to tampering and return of the certificate of title to the department is considered necessary to make a notation of that information on the certificate.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1993 a. 159 ; 2013 a. 366 .
Wis. Stat. § 552.13 — WI Code / Chapter 552 / Section 552.13
Administration, rules and orders.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall be administered by the division, which may exercise all powers granted to the division under ch. 551 which are not inconsistent with this chapter.

(2) The division may adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including rules defining fraudulent or deceptive practices and other terms used in this chapter.

(3) The division may by rule or order exempt from any provisions of this chapter take-over offers that the division determines are not made for the purpose or do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of a target company or where compliance with this chapter is not necessary for the protection of offerees in this state, and may exempt any person from the filing of statements under this chapter.

(4) The division may by order direct any person to file any statement provided for in this chapter if it appears that such person is required to file such statement and is delinquent in the filing of such statement.

History: 1971 c. 300 ; 1981 c. 16 ss. 13 , 18 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.37 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.37
Claims for indemnity.
Status: in_force

(1) Claims against the state arising from the condemnation of animals shall be made by delivering to the department, to be forwarded to the department of administration, a request, giving the name and place of residence of the owner, the date on which the animals were condemned and the tag number of each animal, and also a statement of the salvage received and of the sum due from the state and any additional information that the department requires. The department shall promptly transmit all claims to the department of administration and accompany the same with a report of the sum due from the state and thereupon the claims may be audited and paid.

(2) Claims for indemnity based on condemnation and appraisal may be paid notwithstanding the death of the animal by means other than slaughter if satisfactory proof of death is filed with such claim.

History: 1977 c. 216 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; 1995 a. 450 .
Wis. Stat. § 52.14 — WI Code / Chapter 52 / Section 52.14
Term of agreement; revocation.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a supported decision-making agreement extends until terminated by either party or by the terms of the agreement.

(2) A supported decision-making agreement is terminated if any of the following is true:

(a) County adult protective services substantiated an allegation of neglect or abuse by the supporter.

(b) The supporter is found criminally liable for conduct described under par. (a) .

(c) There is a restraining order against the supporter as described under s. 813.123 .

(3) An adult with a functional impairment may revoke his or her supported decision-making agreement and invalidate the supported decision-making agreement at any time by doing any of the following:

(a) Canceling, defacing, obliterating, burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the supported decision-making agreement or directing another in the presence of the adult with a functional impairment to so destroy the supported decision-making agreement.

(b) Executing a statement, in writing, that is signed and dated by the adult with a functional impairment, expressing his or her intent to revoke the supported decision-making agreement.

(c) Verbally expressing the intent of the adult with a functional impairment to revoke the supported decision-making agreement, in the presence of 2 witnesses.

(4) Unless the supported decision-making agreement provides a different method for the supporter’s resignation, a supporter may resign by giving notice to the adult with a functional impairment.

History: 2017 a. 345 ; 2021 a. 238 ss. 44 , 45 .