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Wis. Stat. § 13.035 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.035
Designation of members.
Status: in_force

Members of the assembly shall be known as “representatives to the assembly”.
Wis. Stat. § 895.06 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.06
Recovery of divisible personalty.
Status: in_force

When personal property is divisible and owned by tenants in common and one tenant in common shall claim and hold possession of more than the tenant’s share or proportion thereof his or her cotenant, after making a demand in writing, may sue for and recover the cotenant’s share or the value thereof. The court may direct the jury, if necessary, in any such action to find what specific articles or what share or interest belongs to the respective parties, and the court shall enter up judgment in form for one or both of the parties against the other, according to the verdict.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.27 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.27
Limitation of editions of official reports.
Status: in_force

Within 60 calendar days after receiving final proof copy therefor, the department shall have printed and deliver editions of the reports mentioned in s. 35.26 and of any report required by law to be made to the governor or to the legislature if not otherwise limited. The department shall determine for any report the maximum number of copies and pages, or the length if authorized to be reproduced in optical disc format.

History: 2005 a. 25 ; 2015 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0207 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0207
Emergency bylaws.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “emergency” means a catastrophic event that prevents a quorum of the corporation’s directors from being readily assembled.

(2) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may adopt bylaws that are effective only in an emergency. The emergency bylaws may make all provisions necessary for managing the corporation during the emergency, including but not limited to the following:

(a) Procedures for calling a meeting of the board of directors.

(b) Quorum requirements for the meeting.

(c) Designation of additional or substitute directors.

(3) Provisions of the regular bylaws that are consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.

(4) Notwithstanding ss. 180.0828 , 180.0831 and 180.0833 , corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws binds the corporation and may not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee or agent.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 620.01 — WI Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.01
Purpose and scope.
Status: in_force

(1) Investment objectives. The purpose of this chapter is to protect and to further the interests of insureds, creditors and the public, by providing, with minimum interference with management initiative and judgment, standards for the development and administration of programs for the investment of the assets of insurers, which standards seek an optimal balance of the following objectives:

(a) Safety of principal, and to the extent consistent therewith, maximum yield and growth;

(b) Stability of value, except where higher risk and possible fluctuations of value are compensated by a commensurate increase in yield and growth possibilities, and either special reserves or surplus is available in sufficient amount to cover reasonably foreseeable fluctuations in value;

(c) Sufficient liquidity to avoid the necessity in reasonably expected circumstances for selling assets at undue sacrifice;

(d) Reasonable diversification with respect to geographical area, industry, maturity, types of investment, individual investments and other relevant variables; and

(e) Reasonable relationship between liabilities and assets as to term and nature.

(2) Scope. Except as otherwise provided, this chapter and the rules promulgated to interpret and implement it, apply to all insurers authorized to do business in this state.

History: 1971 c. 260 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.10 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.10
Rules governing commingling of receipts prohibited.
Status: in_force

The department may not promulgate any rule relating to the commingling of bingo and raffle receipts.

History: 1979 c. 41 ; 1985 a. 182 ss. 55 (4) , 57 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782at ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.10; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 6 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0107 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0107
Operating agreement; effect on 3rd parties and relationship to records effective on behalf of limited liability company.
Status: in_force

(1) A written operating agreement may specify that its amendment requires the approval of a person that is not a party to the agreement or the satisfaction of a condition. An amendment is ineffective if its adoption does not include the required approval or satisfy the specified condition.

(2) The obligations of a limited liability company and its members to a person in the person’s capacity as a transferee or a person dissociated as a member are governed by the operating agreement. Subject only to a court order issued under s. 183.0503 (2) (b) to effectuate a charging order, all of the following apply to an amendment to the operating agreement made after a person becomes a transferee or is dissociated as a member:

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , the amendment is effective with regard to any debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited liability company or its members to the person in the person’s capacity as a transferee or person dissociated as a member.

(b) The amendment is not effective to the extent the amendment imposes a new debt, obligation, or other liability on the transferee or person dissociated as a member.

(3) If a record delivered by a limited liability company to the department for filing becomes effective and contains a provision that would be ineffective under s. 183.0105 (3) or (4) (c) if contained in the operating agreement, the provision is ineffective in the record.

(4) Subject to sub. (3) , if a record delivered by a limited liability company to the department for filing becomes effective and conflicts with a provision of the operating agreement, all of the following apply:

(a) The agreement prevails as to members, persons dissociated as members, transferees, and managers.

(b) The record prevails as to other persons to the extent they reasonably rely on the record.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 898.26 — WI Code / Chapter 898 / Section 898.26
Evidence; costs.
Status: in_force

In every action brought by a sheriff on such bond the recovery of a judgment against the sheriff for the escape of the prisoner shall be evidence of the damages sustained by the sheriff in the same manner as if such judgment had been collected; and such sheriff shall be entitled to recover the costs and the sheriff’s reasonable expenses in defending the suit against the sheriff as part of the sheriff’s damages.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.35 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.35
Termination of rehabilitation.
Status: in_force

(1) Transformation to liquidation. Whenever the rehabilitator believes that further attempts to rehabilitate an insurer would substantially increase the risk of loss to creditors, policyholders, or the public, or would be futile, the rehabilitator may petition the court for an order of liquidation. A petition under this subsection shall have the same effect as a petition under s. 645.41 . The court shall permit the directors to defend against the petition and shall order payment from the estate of the insurer of such costs and other expenses of defense as justice requires.

(2) Order to return to company. The rehabilitator may at any time petition the court for an order terminating rehabilitation of an insurer. If the court finds that rehabilitation has been accomplished and that grounds for rehabilitation under s. 645.31 no longer exist, it shall order that the insurer be restored to possession of its property and the control of its business. The court may also make that finding and issue that order at any time upon its own motion.

History: 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (10) .
Wis. Stat. § 102.84 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.84
Preference of required payments.
Status: in_force

Subject to the federal bankruptcy laws, in the event of an uninsured employer’s dissolution, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, assignment for benefit of creditors, judicially confirmed extension proposal or composition, or any analogous situation including the administration of estates in circuit courts, the payments required of the uninsured employer under s. 102.82 shall have preference over all claims of general creditors and shall be paid next after the payment of preferred claims for wages.

History: 1993 a. 81 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.10 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.10
Ratification of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.
Status: in_force

The midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact contained in s. 16.11 , by and between this state and any other state which ratifies or joins this compact, is ratified and approved.

History: 1983 a. 393 .
Wis. Stat. § 150.967 — WI Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.967
State plans.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare and submit to the secretary, state plans which shall include the programs for construction of facilities developed under this subchapter and which shall provide for the establishment, administration and operation of the construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and regulations under the federal act. The department shall from time to time, but not less often than annually, review the state plans and submit to the secretary any modifications of the state plans which it considers necessary and may submit to the secretary such modifications of the state plan not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal act, as it deems advisable.

History: 1979 c. 89 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 240 ; Stats. 1993 s. 150.967.
Wis. Stat. § 552.07 — WI Code / Chapter 552 / Section 552.07
Filing of solicitation materials.
Status: in_force

(1) Copies of all advertisements, circulars, letters or other materials published by the offeror or the target company, soliciting or requesting the acceptance or rejection of the take-over offer, shall be filed with the division and sent to the target company or offeror, respectively, not later than the time copies of such solicitation materials are first published or used or sent to security holders of the target company.

(2) Solicitation materials used in connection with a take-over offer shall not contain any false statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The division may by rule or order prohibit the use of any solicitation materials deemed false or misleading.

History: 1971 c. 300 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 138.058 — WI Code / Chapter 138 / Section 138.058
Reverse mortgage loans.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Qualified lender” means a lender approved by the federal department of housing and urban development to enter into a loan insured by the federal government under 12 USC 1715z-20 .

(b) “Reverse mortgage loan” means a loan, or an agreement to lend, which is secured by a first mortgage on the borrower’s principal residence, is insured by the federal government under 12 USC 1715z-20 and requires repayment as specified in the loan agreement under any of the following conditions:

1. All the borrowers have died.

2. All the borrowers have sold the residence or conveyed title to the residence.

3. All the borrowers have moved permanently from the residence.

4. Any other condition specified in 12 USC 1715z-20 .

(2) Reverse mortgages permitted. A qualified lender may enter into reverse mortgage loans.

(3) Treatment of reverse mortgage loan proceeds by public benefit programs.

(a) Reverse mortgage loan payments made to a borrower shall be treated as proceeds from a loan and not as income for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefits under means-tested programs of aid to individuals.

(b) Undisbursed funds shall be treated as equity in a borrower’s residence and not as proceeds from a loan for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefits under means-tested programs of aid to individuals.

(c) This subsection applies to any law relating to payments, allowances, benefits or services provided on a means-tested basis by this state, including supplemental security income, low-income energy assistance, property tax deferral, medical assistance and general assistance.

History: 1993 a. 88 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.48 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.48
Applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) Sections 30.44 to 30.47 are in addition to and are not superseded by any law, rule, ordinance or other regulation governing an activity that occurs in the riverway.

(2) Sections 30.44 to 30.47 do not apply to land that is located in a city or village on October 31, 1989, or to land located within 0.5 mile of the corporate limits of a city or village on October 31, 1989, that is annexed to the city or village after October 31, 1989.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 189 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.055 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.055
Uniform Divorce Recognition Act.
Status: in_force

(1) Effect of foreign divorce by state domiciliary. A divorce obtained in another jurisdiction is of no force or effect in this state if the court in the other jurisdiction lacks subject matter jurisdiction to hear the case because both parties to the marriage were domiciled in this state at the time the proceeding for the divorce was commenced.

(2) Proof. Proof that a person obtaining a divorce in another jurisdiction was domiciled in this state within 12 months prior to the commencement of the divorce proceeding and resumed residence in this state within 18 months after the date of the person’s departure from this state, or that at all times after the person’s departure from this state and until the person’s return the person maintained a place of residence within this state, is prima facie evidence that the person was domiciled in this state when the divorce proceeding was commenced.

(3) Construction. This section shall be interpreted and construed so as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.

(4) Title. This section may be cited as the Uniform Divorce Recognition Act.

History: 1977 c. 105 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 50 ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.22; 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 85 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.055.
Wis. Stat. § 60.331 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.331
Deputy town clerk.
Status: in_force

Each town clerk may appoint one or more deputies for whom the town clerk is responsible. A deputy shall take and file the official oath and bond under s. 60.31 . The deputy shall perform the clerk’s duties upon direction of the clerk or upon inability of the clerk to perform the clerk’s duties. A deputy town clerk need not be a resident of the town.

History: 1983 a. 532 ; 2025 a. 71 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.80 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.80
Hospital service insurance corporations.
Status: in_force

(1) Statement of purpose. This subsection is a guide to the interpretation and application of sub. (2) . Payment for adequate health care services is a problem of great social importance, with many ramifications. New and better methods of payment for and delivery of health care services are needed. It is hereby stated to be the public policy of this state to encourage the formation of nonprofit hospital service insurance corporations under this chapter, on an economically sound basis, in the hope that they may ease the burden of payment for hospital services and health care for large numbers of the population, without any burden on the public treasury and free from the profit motive. If such corporations can contribute to the solution of such serious social and economic problems, they merit the support of the state. It is the policy of this state that such corporations should develop without changing the status of voluntary hospitals and that, by enabling many citizens to procure adequate hospital services for themselves, they should leave the hospitals more able to provide subsidized services to those unable to pay.

(2) Authorization. Nonprofit hospital service insurance corporations may be organized under this chapter to establish, maintain and operate service plans to implement sub. (1) .

(3) Continuation. Any corporation existing under s. 182.032 , 1973 stats., prior to May 5, 1976 is deemed to have been organized under this section.

History: 1975 c. 223 .
Wis. Stat. § 60.42 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.42
Finance book.
Status: in_force

The town clerk shall maintain a finance book under s. 60.33 (3) .

History: 1983 a. 532 .
Wis. Stat. § 114.12 — WI Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114.12
Condemnation of lands for airports and spaceports.
Status: in_force

Any lands acquired, owned, controlled or occupied by such counties, cities, villages and towns for the purposes enumerated in s. 114.11 shall and are hereby declared to be acquired, owned, controlled and occupied for a public purpose, and as a matter of public necessity, and such cities, villages, towns or counties shall have the right to acquire property for such purpose or purposes under the power of eminent domain as and for a public necessity including property owned by other municipal corporations and political subdivisions and including any street, highway, park, parkway or alley, provided that no state trunk highway shall be so acquired without the prior consent of the department. Whenever the county, city, village or town as the case may be shall own all land or access rights on both sides of such street, highway, park, parkway or alley, it may, within the limits where it has ownership or access rights on both sides, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, vacate and close such public way by resolution of the governing body of the county, city, village or town acquiring it and no damages shall be assessed against such county, city, village or town by reason of such closing, except as may be allowed in a particular condemnation action where the lands or rights in lands necessary for such airport or spaceport are so acquired. If such closing shall leave any part of such street, highway, parkway or alley without access to another public street or highway, the county, town, city or village effecting such closing shall immediately provide such access at its expense.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (a) ; 2005 a. 335 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.91 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.91
State council on the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a state council on the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children as specified under s. 115.997 (8) , consisting of the following members:

(a) The state superintendent of public instruction.

(b) The superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of children of military families, appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction.

(c) A representative from a military installation, appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction.

(d) A member of the senate, appointed by the senate majority leader.

(e) A member of the assembly, appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

(f) The compact commissioner, as defined in s. 115.997 (2) (c) , appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.997 (8) (c) , and the military family education liaison, appointed under s. 115.997 (8) (b) , to serve as nonvoting members.

(2) The members of the council shall serve without compensation.

History: 2009 a. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.522 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.522
Manipulation services.
Status: in_force

A physical therapist may not claim that any manipulation service that he or she provides is in any manner a chiropractic adjustment that is employed to correct a spinal subluxation.

History: 2001 a. 70 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.1049 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.1049
Polish Veterans Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

In recognition of their courageous, dutiful and selfless service to this state and the U.S. armed forces, the department shall designate and mark STH 160, commencing at STH 29 at Angelica and proceeding easterly to STH 32 at Pulaski, as the “Polish Veterans Memorial Highway” to commemorate and honor the military service and patriotism shown by this state’s Polish veterans throughout its history.

History: 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1008 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1008
Effect of amendment and restatement of articles of incorporation.
Status: in_force

(1) Rights and proceedings not affected. An amendment to a corporation’s articles of incorporation, including a restatement of its articles of incorporation under s. 181.1006 that includes an amendment to its articles of incorporation, does not affect any of the following:

(a) A cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation.

(b) A civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding to which the corporation is a party.

(c) The existing rights of persons other than members of the corporation.

(2) Proceedings not abated. An amendment, or a restatement including an amendment, changing a corporation’s name does not abate a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.211 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.211
When bank gives value for purposes of holder in due course.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining its status as a holder in due course, a bank has given value to the extent that it has a security interest in an item, if the bank otherwise complies with s. 403.302 on what constitutes a holder in due course.

History: 1995 a. 449 s. 49 ; Stats. 1995 s. 404.211.
Wis. Stat. § 20.665 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.665
Judicial commission.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated to the judicial commission:

(1) Judicial conduct.

(a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the judicial commission.

(cm) Contractual agreements. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for payments relating to contractual agreements for investigations or prosecutions or both.

(mm) Federal aid. All federal moneys received as authorized under s. 16.54 and approved by the joint committee on finance to carry out the purposes for which made and received.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 27 , 378 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 428.209 — WI Code / Chapter 428 / Section 428.209
Exclusive state regulation authority.
Status: in_force

The state shall have sole authority, except as provided under federal law, to regulate any matter governed by this subchapter or by a rule promulgated under this subchapter. No local governmental unit may attempt to regulate, directly or indirectly, any matter governed by this subchapter or by a rule promulgated under this subchapter, including enacting an ordinance or adopting a resolution or imposing reporting requirements.

History: 2003 a. 257 .
Wis. Stat. § 76.01 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.01
Railroads and utilities, assessment.
Status: in_force

The department of revenue shall make an annual assessment of the property of all railroad companies, of all conservation and regulation companies, of all air carriers, and of all pipeline companies, within this state, for the purpose of levying and collecting taxes thereon, as provided in this subchapter.

History: 1971 c. 23 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (1) ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 351 ; 2015 a. 216 .