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Wis. Stat. § 853.51 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.51
Execution of will.
Status: in_force

(1) The only method of executing a Wisconsin basic will or basic will with trust is for all of the following to occur:

(a) The testator shall do all of the following:

1. Complete the blanks, boxes and lines substantially in accordance with the instructions.

2. Sign the will.

(bc) The witnesses shall comply with s. 853.03 (2) .

(2m) Any failure to comply with the instructions in a Wisconsin basic will or basic will with trust, other than the requirements for the testator’s and witnesses’ signatures, does not affect the validity of the will.

History: 1983 a. 376 ; 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.52 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.52
Stockholder voting on amendments to articles.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Whether or not permitted to vote by the articles, a holder of stock other than membership stock who is affected by a proposed amendment to articles shall be entitled to cast one vote on the amendment regardless of the dollar amount of stock, the number of shares or the number of affected classes of stock he or she holds.

(b) A member holding stock affected by a proposed amendment may vote both as a member and as an affected stockholder.

(2) For purposes of this section, a holder of stock is affected as to any class of stock owned by the holder only if an amendment would expressly:

(a) Decrease the dividends to which that class may be entitled or change the method by which the dividend rate on that class is fixed.

(b) Restrict rights to transfer that class.

(c) Give to another existing or any new class of stock or equity interest not previously entitled thereto any preference as to dividends or upon dissolution which is the same or higher than preferences of that class.

(d) Change the par value of shares of that class or of any other class having the same or higher preferences as to dividends or upon dissolution.

(e) Increase the number of authorized shares of any class having a higher preference as to dividends or upon dissolution.

(f) Require or permit an exchange of shares of any class with lower preferences as to dividends or upon dissolution for shares of that class or any other class with the same or higher preferences.

(g) Require only a majority of member votes and a majority of the votes of any stockholders entitled to vote under s. 185.61 (3) (a) for approval of a plan of merger or consolidation under s. 185.61 (2) (b) as provided in s. 185.61 (4) .

(3) If stockholders are entitled to vote on an amendment, the amendment is adopted only if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) Notice of the meeting, an exact copy of the proposed amendment and a ballot thereon have been sent to each member and each affected stockholder.

(b) Two-thirds of the member votes cast thereon approve.

(c) Two-thirds of the votes of affected stockholders cast thereon approve.

(4) This section shall not apply to stock issued prior to June 30, 1956, unless the cooperative adopts an amendment to its articles making such stock subject to this section. As to such stock, the amendment shall be adopted in the manner and by the vote required prior to July 13, 1955.

History: 1985 a. 30 s. 27 , 28 , 42 ; 1993 a. 482 .
Wis. Stat. § 342.23 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.23
Secured party’s and owner’s duties.
Status: in_force

(1) A secured party named in a certificate of title shall, upon written request of the owner or of another secured party named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information as to the party’s security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it.

(2) An owner or person in possession of the owner’s certificate of title, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly deliver the certificate of title to any secured party who is named on it or who has a security interest in the vehicle described in it under any other applicable prior law of this state, upon receipt of a notice from such secured party that the security interest is to be assigned, extended or perfected.

(3) Any secured party who fails to disclose information pursuant to sub. (1) shall be liable for any loss caused to owner thereby.

(4) Any owner or other person in possession of the owner’s certificate of title who fails to deliver the certificate of title to a secured party requesting it pursuant to sub. (2) shall be liable to such secured party for any loss caused to the secured party thereby and may be required to forfeit not more than $200.

History: 1971 c. 278 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 159 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.611 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.611
Assignment of financial rights.
Status: in_force

(1) Assignment of financial rights permitted. Except as provided in sub. (3) , a member’s financial rights in a cooperative are transferable in whole or in part.

(2) Effect of assignment of financial rights. An assignment of a member’s financial rights under sub. (1) entitles the assignee to receive, to the extent assigned, only the share of profits and losses and the distributions to which the assignor would otherwise be entitled. An assignment of a member’s financial rights under sub. (1) does not dissolve the cooperative and does not entitle or empower the assignee to become a member, to exercise any governance rights, to receive any notices from the cooperative, or to cause dissolution. The assignment may not allow the assignee to control the member’s exercise of governance or voting rights.

(3) Restrictions on assignment of financial rights.

(a) A restriction on the assignment of financial rights in a cooperative may be imposed in the articles, in the bylaws, in a member control agreement, by a resolution adopted by the members at a members’ meeting, or by an agreement among members and the cooperative. A restriction is not binding with respect to financial rights reflected in the required records of the cooperative before the adoption of the restriction, unless the owners of those financial rights are parties to the agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

(b) Subject to par. (c) , a restriction under par. (a) is enforceable only if the restriction is not manifestly unreasonable under the circumstances and is noted conspicuously in the required records of the cooperative. Such a restriction may be enforced against the owner of the restricted financial rights or a successor or transferee of the owner, including a pledgee or a legal representative.

(c) A restriction on an assignment of financial rights under par. (a) which is otherwise valid and in effect at the time of the issuance of a statement of membership interest issued by the cooperative under s. 193.615 but which is not reflected in that statement is ineffective against an assignee who takes an assignment in reliance on the statement.

(d) A security interest in a member’s financial rights may be foreclosed and otherwise enforced, and a secured party may assign a member’s financial rights in accordance with ch. 408 , without the consent or approval of the member whose financial rights are subject to the security interest.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 255.30 — WI Code / Chapter 255 / Section 255.30
Safety eye protective goggles.
Status: in_force

(1) Every student and teacher in schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions participating in or observing any of the following courses is required to wear appropriate industrial quality eye protective goggles at all times while participating in or observing such courses or laboratories:

(a) Vocational, technical or industrial arts shops, chemical or chemical-physical laboratories involving exposure to:

1. Hot molten metals or other molten materials.

2. Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding or stamping of any solid materials.

3. Heat treatment, tempering or kiln firing of any metal or other materials.

4. Gas or electric arc welding or other forms of welding processes.

5. Repair or servicing of any vehicle.

6. Caustic or explosive materials.

(b) Chemical, physical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids, injurious radiations or other hazards not enumerated.

(2) Eye protective goggles may be furnished for all students and teachers by the institution, purchased and sold at cost to students and teachers or made available for a moderate rental fee and shall be furnished for all visitors.

(3) In this section, “industrial quality eye protective goggles” means devices meeting the standards of the American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, Z87.1 — 1968, and subsequent revisions thereof, approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc.

(4) The state superintendent of public instruction shall prepare and circulate to each public and private educational institution and to each tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m) , in this state instructions and recommendations for implementing the eye safety provisions of this section.

History: 1973 c. 66 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 315 ; Stats. 1993 s. 255.30; 1993 a. 399 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 33.27 — WI Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.27
Initial district board of commissioners.
Status: in_force

(1) The county board shall, at the time of making the order establishing a district, appoint 3 owners of property within the district, at least one of whom is a resident of the district, to serve as commissioners until the first annual meeting of the district, and shall also make the appointment required under s. 33.28 (2) .

(1m) If no resident is willing to serve as required under sub. (1) , the residency requirement shall be waived for the initial district board of commissioners.

(2) Within 30 days following the county board’s order establishing the district, the governing body of the town, city or village having the largest portion by valuation within the district shall appoint one of its members to the district board under s. 33.28 (2) .

(3) At any time following the making of the order establishing a district, but no later than 60 days following the expiration of time for appeal to the circuit court, or, if appealed, no later than 60 days following the final judgment in any appeal, the district board shall hold an organizational meeting, shall select officers to serve until the first annual meeting, and may commence conducting the affairs of the district.

(4) The board may make an initial assessment of all taxable property within the district to raise funds to pay organizational costs and operate the district until the receipt of the tax voted by the first annual meeting. The manner of making the assessment shall be within the discretion of the board.

History: 1973 c. 301 ; 1975 c. 197 ; 1979 c. 299 ; 1993 a. 167 .
Wis. Stat. § 108.152 — WI Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.152
Section 108.152
Status: in_force

(c) The final notice of delinquency specified in par. (a) shall include information that failure to make full payment within the prescribed time will cause the Indian tribe to be liable for taxes under the federal Unemployment Tax Act ( 26 USC 3301 , et seq.), will cause the tribe to be precluded from electing reimbursement financing, and may cause the department to determine that the tribe is not an employer and that services performed for the tribe are not employment for purposes of this chapter.

(7) Reports. Each Indian tribe that is an employer shall make employment and wage reports to the department under the same conditions that apply to other employers.

History: 2001 a. 35 , 105 ; 2005 a. 86 ; 2007 a. 59 ; 2009 a. 287 ; 2015 a. 334 ; 2021 a. 231 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.375 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.375
Waste on lands subject to a tax certificate; penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall willfully, maliciously or wantonly injure, destroy or commit waste upon any lands, tenements, or anything appertaining thereto which has been included in a tax certificate for the nonpayment of taxes while such taxes remain unpaid may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both.

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 225.03 — WI Code / Chapter 225 / Section 225.03
Capital stock.
Status: in_force

At least 25 percent of the capital stock authorized in the articles of incorporation shall be paid into the treasury of the corporation in cash before the corporation shall be authorized to transact any business other than such as relates to its organization. At least a majority of the common stock shall at all times be held by residents of this state or by persons, firms or corporations engaged in doing business therein. Common stock shall at all times be held by stockholder members who have their residences or principal places of business in not less than 36 counties in this state.

History: 2009 a. 177 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0508 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0508
Collective bargaining.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 66.0506 (1) .

(1m) Except as provided under subch. IV of ch. 111 , no local governmental unit may collectively bargain with its employees.

(2) If a local governmental unit has in effect on June 29, 2011, an ordinance or resolution that is inconsistent with sub. (1m) , the ordinance or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.

(3) Each local governmental unit that is collectively bargaining with its employees shall determine the maximum total base wages expenditure that is subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. , calculating the consumer price index change using the same method the department of revenue uses under s. 73.03 (68) .

History: 2011 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 215.15 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.15
Evidence of ownership of savings accounts.
Status: in_force

(1) Savings account forms. The association shall issue to each saver a written summary of the terms of the saver’s account or, if permitted by the division, a receipt. The division may promulgate rules prescribing the form of or otherwise regulating issuance and use of evidences of savings accounts, summaries of savings accounts and receipts.

(2) Validation of passbooks and certificates. The board of directors may designate one or more persons to sign passbooks, certificates or other evidence of savings accounts. Facsimile signatures of designated signatures may be used when authorized by the board of directors.

(3) General.

(a) The board of directors may, subject to the rules of the division and par. (b) , provide for the following:

1. The transfer of savings accounts by any procedure permitted by law or limit or prohibit transfer of savings accounts.

2. The replacement of lost or destroyed evidences of savings accounts.

(b) Unless the division approves, a mutual association may not issue negotiable certificates of deposit which are not in registered form in an aggregate amount exceeding 20 percent of the total amount in savings accounts.

(c) The division may promulgate rules governing the transfer of savings accounts or the replacement of lost or destroyed evidences of savings accounts.

History: 1975 c. 359 ; 1983 a. 167 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.65 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.65
Obstructing justice.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever for a consideration knowingly gives false information to any officer of any court with intent to influence the officer in the performance of official functions is guilty of a Class I felony.

(2) “Officer of any court” includes the judge, reporter, bailiff and district attorney.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.102 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.102
Joint committee on finance; consideration of biennial budget bill.
Status: in_force

(1) The joint committee on finance may not vote to recommend passage of a biennial budget bill or an amendment thereto until the legislative fiscal bureau has distributed a copy of an earmark transparency report on the biennial budget bill, as amended, prepared under s. 13.95 (1r) (b) , to each member of the legislature and has made the report available on the legislature’s Internet website.

(2) If a member of the joint committee on finance makes a motion during committee deliberations on a biennial budget bill to remove an earmark, as defined in s. 13.95 (1r) (a) , from the biennial budget bill, the motion shall prevail on either a majority or a tie vote.

History: 2011 a. 220 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 782.03 — WI Code / Chapter 782 / Section 782.03
Petition for writ.
Status: in_force

Application for the writ shall be by petition, signed either by the prisoner or by some person in his or her behalf, and may be made to the supreme court, the court of appeals or the circuit court of the county, or to any justice or judge of the supreme court, court of appeals or circuit court or to any circuit or supplemental court commissioner, within the county where the prisoner is detained; or if there is no judge within the county, or for any cause he or she is incapable of acting, or has refused to grant the writ, then to some judge residing in an adjoining county; but every application, made by or on behalf of a person sentenced to the state prisons, must contain a copy of any motion made under s. 974.06 and shall indicate the disposition of the motion and the court in which the disposition was made. If no motion was made, the petition shall so state.

History: 1977 c. 187 , 449 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 59 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.03; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 611.32 — WI Code / Chapter 611 / Section 611.32
Promoter stock.
Status: in_force

(1) Mandatory purchase. During the period of effectiveness of the organization permit the incorporators, directors, and principal officers of a stock corporation shall among themselves subscribe and pay, at the public offering price, at least $100,000 in cash or in property of equivalent value approved by the commissioner, for shares offered by the corporation under the organization permit.

(2) Restrictions on issuance.

(a) No person may subscribe for promoter stock on terms more favorable than those on which subscriptions are being solicited from the general public.

(b) Except under this section and s. 611.18 (2) (a) 2. , and except for stock dividends, no promoter stock may be issued for 5 years following the initial issuance of the certificate of authority, without the approval of the commissioner which may be granted by the commissioner only if he or she finds that:

1. The corporation is in need of additional capital; and

2. The value proposed to be given for the stock is fair to existing shareholders and has a reasonable relation to the current value of the outstanding shares.

(c) This subsection shall not affect the exercise of preemptive rights.

(3) Restrictions on transfer.

(a) Deposit in escrow. Shares of promoter stock and any stock received thereon as the result of a stock dividend, stock split or exercise of preemptive rights shall be deposited in escrow with a depository satisfactory to the commissioner under an agreement providing that the shares may not be transferred without the approval of the commissioner.

(b) Release from escrow. If the corporation issues any life insurance policies, any shares subject to this section shall be released from escrow 5 years after issuance of the certificate of authority. In other cases, the shares shall be released from escrow 3 years after issuance of the certificate of authority.

(4) Approval.

(a) Definition. In this subsection, “earned surplus” means the balance of the net profits, income, gains and losses of a corporation from the date of incorporation.

(b) Conditions. Approval of the transfer of promoter stock under sub. (3) (a) :

1. Shall be granted upon request if the corporation has made an addition to earned surplus in each of the 2 immediately preceding years of at least 6 percent of the capital raised by the sale of shares under the organization permit; and

2. May be granted upon a showing of hardship by the shareholder or the shareholder’s estate or legatee, if the release from escrow of the shares or a portion thereof would not, in the commissioner’s opinion, endanger the interests of insureds or the public.

(5) Options to purchase stock. For 3 years after the issuance of the certificate of authority, an option to purchase stock may be issued only pursuant to a plan approved by the commissioner.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (5) ; 1989 a. 303 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 985.09 — WI Code / Chapter 985 / Section 985.09
Computation of time, Sundays, legal holidays.
Status: in_force

(1) The time for publication of legal notices shall be computed so as to exclude the first day of publication and include the day on which the act or event, of which notice is given, is to happen or which completes the full period required for publication.

(2) The time within which an act is to be done or proceeding had or taken, as prescribed by the rules of procedure, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last; if the last day be Sunday or a legal holiday the party shall have the next secular day in which to do the act or take such proceeding.
Wis. Stat. § 889.04 — WI Code / Chapter 889 / Section 889.04
County and municipal ordinances.
Status: in_force

Matter entered or recorded in any ordinance, record book, or other format authorized under ss. 59.23 (2) (b) , 60.33 (1) and (2) , 61.25 (3) and 62.09 (11) (c) or printed in any newspaper, book, pamphlet, or other form purporting to be so published, entered or recorded by any county, town, city or village in this state as a copy of its ordinance, bylaw, resolution or regulation, is prima facie evidence thereof; and after 3 years from the date of such publication, entry or recording such book or pamphlet shall be conclusive proof of the regularity of the adoption and publication of the ordinance, bylaw, resolution or regulation.

History: 1975 c. 114 ; 1983 a. 532 s. 36 ; 1995 a. 201 ; 2013 a. 373 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.1202 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.1202
Section 322.1202
Status: in_force

(b) Commits a sexual act upon a child who has attained the age of 12 years by doing any of the following:

1. Using force against any person.

2. Threatening or placing that child in fear.

3. Rendering that child unconscious.

4. Administering to that child a drug, intoxicant, or other similar substance.

(3) Any person subject to this chapter who commits a sexual act upon a child who has attained the age of 12 years is guilty of sexual assault of a child and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(4) Any person subject to this chapter who commits a lewd act upon a child is guilty of sexual abuse of a child and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(5) In a prosecution under this section, it need not be proven that the accused knew the age of the other person engaging in the sexual act or lewd act. It is not a defense that the accused reasonably believed that the child had attained the age of 12 years.

(6) In a prosecution under this section, it need not be proven that the accused knew that the other person engaging in the sexual act or lewd act had not attained the age of 16 years, but it is a defense in a prosecution under sub. (3) or (4) , which the accused must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the accused reasonably believed that the child had attained the age of 16 years, if the child had in fact attained at least the age of 12 years.

(7) In a prosecution under this section, in proving that a person made a threat, it need not be proven that the person actually intended to carry out the threat or had the ability to carry out the threat.

(8) Lack of consent is not an element and need not be proven in any prosecution under this section. A child not legally married to the person committing the sexual act, lewd act, or use of force cannot consent to any sexual act, lewd act, or use of force.

History: 2013 a. 201 .