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Wis. Stat. § 73.015 — WI Code / Chapter 73 / Section 73.015
Review of determination of tax appeals commission.
Status: in_force

(1) This section shall provide the sole and exclusive remedy for review of any decision or order of the tax appeals commission and no person may contest, in any action or proceeding, any matter reviewable by the commission unless such person has first availed himself or herself of a hearing before the commission under s. 73.01 or has cross-appealed under s. 70.995 (8) (a) .

(2) Any adverse determination of the tax appeals commission is subject to review in the manner provided in ch. 227 . If the circuit court construes a statute adversely to the contention of the department of revenue, the department shall be deemed to acquiesce in the construction so adopted unless an appeal to the court of appeals is taken, and the construction so acquiesced in shall thereafter be followed by the department.

(3) Except for decisions and orders in small claims matters, as defined in s. 73.01 (1) (b) , a conclusion of law or other holding in any decision or order of the tax appeals commission may be cited by the commission or the courts as authority unless that conclusion of law or holding has been reversed, overruled, or vacated on the merits on appeal or by a subsequent decision or order of the commission.

History: 1977 c. 29 , 187 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 2011 a. 68 .
Wis. Stat. § 15.05 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.05
Secretaries.
Status: in_force

(1) Selection.

(a) If a department is under the direction and supervision of a secretary, the secretary shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d) , if a department is under the direction and supervision of a board, the board shall appoint a secretary to serve at the pleasure of the board outside the classified service. In such departments, the powers and duties of the board shall be regulatory, advisory and policy-making, and not administrative. All of the administrative powers and duties of the department are vested in the secretary, to be administered by him or her under the direction of the board. The secretary, with the approval of the board, shall promulgate rules for administering the department and performing the duties assigned to the department.

(c) The secretary of natural resources shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(d) The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(1m) Secretary of veterans affairs. Before making his or her nomination for the secretary of veterans affairs, the governor shall personally consult with the presiding officers of at least 6 Wisconsin veterans organizations.

(3) Assistant deputy secretary and executive assistant.

(a) Each secretary may appoint an assistant deputy secretary to serve at his or her pleasure outside the classified service. The assistant deputy secretary shall perform duties as the secretary prescribes.

(b) The attorney general, the adjutant general, the director of the technical college system, and the state superintendent of public instruction may appoint an executive assistant to serve at his or her pleasure outside the classified service. The executive assistant shall perform duties as his or her appointing authority prescribes.

(3m) Field district or field area directors. Each secretary may appoint a director under the classified service for each district or area office established in his or her department under s. 15.02 (3) (b) .

(4) Official oath. Each secretary shall take and file the official oath prior to assuming office.

(5) Assistant deputy secretary and executive assistant approvals. Positions for which appointment is made under sub. (3) may be authorized only under s. 16.505 .

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1977 c. 4 , 196 ; 1985 a. 18 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (3) ; 1989 a. 31 , 169 ; 1993 a. 399 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 36 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.006 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.006
Treatment of classified employees.
Status: in_force

Those individuals holding positions in the classified service in the department who are engaged in legislative text processing functions and who achieved permanent status in class on August 9, 1989, shall retain, while serving in the unclassified service in the legislature or any legislative branch agency, those protections afforded employees in the classified service under ss. 230.34 (1) (a) and 230.44 (1) (c) relating to demotion, suspension, discharge, layoff, or reduction in base pay except that the applicability of any reduction in base pay of such an employee shall be determined on the basis of the base pay received by the employee on August 9, 1989, plus the total amount of any subsequent general economic increases provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for nonrepresented employees in the classified service. Such employees shall also have reinstatement privileges to the classified service as provided under s. 230.33 (1) . Employees of the department holding positions in the classified service on August 9, 1989, who are engaged in legislative text processing functions and who have not achieved permanent status in class in any position in the department on that date are eligible to receive the protections and privileges preserved under this section if they successfully complete service equivalent to the probationary period required in the classified service for the positions which they hold.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 s. 373 ; Stats. 2001 s. 16.006.
Wis. Stat. § 457.03 — WI Code / Chapter 457 / Section 457.03
Duties and powers of examining board and sections.
Status: in_force

The examining board shall do all of the following:

(1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for certification or licensure under this subchapter and for supervised clinical training that must be completed for licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor under this subchapter and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in accordance with those standards.

(1m) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, and consistent with s. 457.16 , promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and licensure under this subchapter.

(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics to govern the professional conduct of credential holders and individuals exercising a multistate authorization to practice. The rules shall specify the services included within the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, or independent social work that a social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social worker may perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services.

(3) Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing levels of social work practice for individuals with master’s or doctoral degrees in social work, in addition to the levels of practice for which certificates are granted under s. 457.08 (2) and (3) , and establishing appropriate educational, training, experience, examination, and continuing education requirements for certification and renewal of a certificate at each level of practice established in rules promulgated under this subsection.

History: 1991 a. 160 ; 2001 a. 80 ; 2005 a. 422 ; 2017 a. 357 ; 2023 a. 55 ; 2025 a. 232 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0702 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0702
Trustee’s bond.
Status: in_force

(1) A trustee shall give bond to secure performance of the trustee’s duties only if the court finds that a bond is needed to protect the interests of the beneficiaries or is required by the terms of the trust and the court has not dispensed with the requirement.

(2) The court may specify the amount of a bond, its liabilities, and whether sureties are necessary. The court may modify or terminate a bond at any time.

(3) A court may not require a bond from a trust company bank, state bank, or national bank that is authorized to exercise trust powers and that has complied with s. 220.09 or 223.02 .

History: 2013 a. 92 ; 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 251.125 — WI Code / Chapter 251 / Section 251.125
Village health department, how financed.
Status: in_force

If a village health department is established under s. 251.02 (2) (a) or (3m) , if a multiple municipal local health department is established as specified in s. 251.02 (3r) , or if a multiple municipal local health department is established as specified in s. 251.02 (2) (b) , the village board shall appropriate funds for the operation of the department.

History: 1993 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 , 185 ; 2003 a. 158 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.19 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.19
Asbestos testing fees.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 36.25 (11) (f) , the state laboratory of hygiene board shall impose a fee sufficient to pay for any asbestos testing services which it provides.

History: 1987 a. 396 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 317 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.19.
Wis. Stat. § 184.07 — WI Code / Chapter 184 / Section 184.07
Capacity to assert and defend; standing.
Status: in_force

(1) A nonprofit association, in its name, may institute, defend, intervene or participate in a judicial, administrative or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation or any other form of alternative dispute resolution.

(2) A nonprofit association may assert a claim in its name on behalf of its members if one or more members of the nonprofit association have standing to assert a claim in their own right, the interests that the nonprofit association seeks to protect are germane to its purposes, and neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.

History: 1997 a. 140 .
Wis. Stat. § 967.01 — WI Code / Chapter 967 / Section 967.01
Title and effective date.
Status: in_force

Chapters 967 to 979 may be referred to as the criminal procedure code and shall be interpreted as a unit. Chapters 967 to 979 shall govern all criminal proceedings and is effective on July 1, 1970. Chapters 967 to 979 apply in all prosecutions commenced on or after that date. Prosecutions commenced prior to July 1, 1970, shall be governed by the law existing prior thereto.

History: 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0824 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0824
Quorum and voting.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater or, under sub. (2) , a lesser number, and except as provided in ss. 180.0303 (3) (b) and 180.0831 (4) , a quorum of a board of directors shall consist of a majority of the number of directors specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws.

(b) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater or, under sub. (2) , a lesser number, and except as provided in ss. 180.0303 (3) (b) and 180.0831 (4) , a quorum of a committee of the board of directors created under s. 180.0825 shall consist of a majority of the number of directors appointed to serve on the committee.

(2)

(a) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may authorize a quorum of a board of directors to consist of no fewer than one-third of the number of directors specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws.

(b) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may authorize a quorum of a committee of the board of directors created under s. 180.0825 to consist of no fewer than one-third of the number of directors appointed to serve on the committee.

(3) Except as provided in ss. 180.0825 (3) , 180.0831 (4) and 180.0855 (1) and (2) , if a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors created under s. 180.0825 , unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors.

(4)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , a director who is present and is announced as present at a meeting of the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors created under s. 180.0825 , when corporate action is taken assents to the action taken unless any of the following occurs:

1. The director objects at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon his or her arrival to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.

2. The director dissents or abstains from an action taken and minutes of the meeting are prepared that show the director’s dissent or abstention from the action taken.

3. The director delivers written notice that complies with s. 180.0141 of his or her dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting.

4. The director dissents or abstains from an action taken, minutes of the meeting are prepared that fail to show the director’s dissent or abstention from the action taken and the director delivers to the corporation a written notice of that failure that complies with s. 180.0141 promptly after receiving the minutes.

(b) A director who votes in favor of action taken may not dissent or abstain from that action.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1991 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 476 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.72 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.72
Clerical help on reassessment.
Status: in_force

Whenever a reassessment or reassessments of taxes shall hereafter be ordered in any town, the town board of such town may employ such additional clerical help for the purpose of preparing the tax rolls upon such reassessment as in its judgment shall be necessary.
Wis. Stat. § 879.55 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.55
Correction of clerical errors in court records.
Status: in_force

Upon verified petition to a court by any person interested or his or her successor in title praying that clerical errors in its records be corrected as specified in the petition, the court shall order a hearing thereon. The hearing shall be held without notice or upon such notice as the court requires. If the court requires notice, it shall be given to those persons interested who will be affected by the change in the records. If on hearing the court finds its record incorrect as a result of clerical error, it shall make its record conform to the truth. The corrected record shall be as valid and binding as though correctly made and entered at the proper time.

History: 1977 c. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0107 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0107
Governing law.
Status: in_force

The law of this state governs all of the following:

(1) The internal affairs of a corporation.

(2) The liability of a member as member and a director as director for a debt, obligation, or other liability of a corporation.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.73 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.73
Right to return policy.
Status: in_force

(1) Right of return. A policyholder may return an individual or franchise disability policy within 10 days after receipt. If the policyholder does so, the contract is void, and all payments made under it shall be refunded. This subsection does not apply to medicare supplement policies, medicare replacement policies or long-term care insurance policies subject to sub. (2m) .

(2) Notification. Subsection (1) shall in substance be conspicuously printed on the first page of each such policy or conspicuously attached thereto.

(2m) Medicare supplement policies, medicare replacement policies and long-term care insurance policies. Medicare supplement policies, medicare replacement policies and long-term care insurance policies shall have a notice that complies with this subsection prominently printed on the first page of the policy or certificate, or attached thereto. The notice shall state that the policyholder or certificate holder shall have the right to return the policy or certificate within 30 days of its delivery to the policyholder or certificate holder and to have the premium refunded to the person who paid the premium if, after examination of the policy or certificate, the policyholder or certificate holder is not satisfied for any reason. The commissioner may by rule exempt from this subsection certain classes of medicare supplement policies, medicare replacement policies and long-term care insurance policies, if the commissioner finds the exemption is not adverse to the interests of policyholders and certificate holders.

(3) Exemptions.

(a) Specified. This section does not apply to single premium nonrenewable policies issued for terms not greater than 6 months or covering accidents only or accidental bodily injuries only.

(b) By rule. The commissioner may by rule permit exemptions from subs. (1) and (2) for additional classes or parts of classes of insurance where the right to return the policy would be impracticable or is not necessary to protect the policyholder’s interests.

History: 1975 c. 375 , 421 ; 1981 c. 82 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 253 ; 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 853.33 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.33
Gift of securities.
Status: in_force

Section 854.11 governs gifts of securities under a will.

History: 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1324 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1324
Terms of 2nd trust.
Status: in_force

A reference in this chapter to a trust instrument or terms of the trust includes a 2nd-trust instrument and the terms of the 2nd trust.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 279.20 — WI Code / Chapter 279 / Section 279.20
Investment authorization.
Status: in_force

The bonds of the authority are securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state; all political subdivisions and their public officers; all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, savings and loan associations, and investment companies; and all personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control.

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 27.011 — WI Code / Chapter 27 / Section 27.011
Copper Culture Mounds State Park.
Status: in_force

The department of natural resources shall accept a grant of lands in the city of Oconto, Oconto County, and shall develop and maintain it as a state park to be known as Copper Culture Mounds State Park.

History: 1973 c. 333 .
Wis. Stat. § 73.05 — WI Code / Chapter 73 / Section 73.05
Assessment districts; supervisors; duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The state shall be divided into income assessment districts, property assessment districts, by the department of revenue, but in no instance shall a county be divided.

(2) The department of revenue shall select and appoint a supervisor of equalization for each property assessment district in the state. Each supervisor shall be a citizen and an elector of this state, but need not be a resident of the district in which appointed to serve. So far as practicable, preference shall be given in making such appointments to residents of the districts.

(3) The department may transfer any supervisor of equalization from one district to another.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1647 (15) ; 1977 c. 143 , 272 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 275 s. 15 (3) .
Wis. Stat. § 75.47 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.47
Separate trials.
Status: in_force

The trial of any issue of fact or of law in such action joined with any defendant or defendants claiming title to and defending as to any separate parcel or parcels of land shall be had separately and a separate judgment may be rendered on such issue.
Wis. Stat. § 402.722 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.722
Who can sue 3rd parties for injury to goods.
Status: in_force

Where a 3rd party so deals with goods which have been identified to a contract for sale as to cause actionable injury to a party to that contract:

(1) A right of action against the 3rd party is in either party to the contract for sale who has title to or a security interest or a special property or an insurable interest in the goods; and if the goods have been destroyed or converted a right of action is also in the party who either bore the risk of loss under the contract for sale or has since the injury assumed that risk as against the other;

(2) If at the time of the injury the party plaintiff did not bear the risk of loss as against the other party to the contract for sale and there is no arrangement between them for disposition of the recovery, the plaintiff’s suit or settlement is, subject to the plaintiff’s own interest, as a fiduciary for the other party to the contract;

(3) Either party may with the consent of the other sue for the benefit of whom it may concern.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2005 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 87.18 — WI Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.18
Lease, sale and lease with option to purchase the project.
Status: in_force

Whenever the flood control project consists of a storage reservoir and authority to create, operate and maintain a reservoir on the river affected by such storage reservoir is vested in a duly organized river improvement company as defined by s. 182.016 , and the petitioners file with the department of natural resources a petition and a proposed contract with such improvement company for a lease, sale, or lease with option to purchase said reservoir, and the department finds the terms and conditions of such contract are sufficient to assure the payment of the amount the board will be obligated to pay for the cost of the reservoir and the maintenance and operation of the same, and the project will secure effective flood control and promotion of the public welfare, then notices, proceedings and assessments provided by ss. 87.04 to 87.12 are not required. The department, however, shall make findings as required by s. 87.05 and shall order that the flood control board be appointed and shall so certify to the governor as provided by s. 87.12 . The governor shall thereupon appoint the board as provided in said s. 87.12 . The proposed contract filed with the department by petitioners for the sale, lease, or lease with option to purchase said reservoir property shall not be binding upon the board so appointed unless the board approves such contract. Upon approval the board shall so report to the department and file with it a final contract executed by the board and lessee or purchaser. The department has authority to approve or disapprove such contract. If the department approves such contract, then it shall be final and the department shall thereupon order the board to proceed with the work. When such reservoir property is sold and the purchase price has been fully paid and any indebtedness assumed by the purchaser has been paid and discharged, including the fees and expenses of the board, and the department so finds, the said board shall thereupon be dissolved by order of the department.
Wis. Stat. § 23.81 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.81
Effect of plea of no contest.
Status: in_force

Forfeiture of deposit under s. 23.75 (3) (b) , an accepted plea of no contest under s. 23.70 , or a stipulation of no contest under s. 23.75 (3) (c) to a charge of violation of a natural resources law shall not be admissible in evidence as an admission against interest in any action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence.

History: 1975 c. 365 .