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Wis. Stat. § 221.0402 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0402
Use of “bank”.
Status: in_force

(1) Use of “bank”. Except as provided in sub. (2) , a person who is engaged in business in this state, who is not subject to supervision and examination by the division, and who is not required to make reports to the division under this chapter, may not use the term “bank”, in any form upon any office sign at the place where the business is transacted. Except as provided in sub. (2) , the person may not use or circulate letterheads, billheads, blank notes, blank receipts, certificates, circulars, or any written or printed or partly written and partly printed paper, containing an artificial or corporate name, or other words, that indicates that the person’s business is the business of a bank.

(2) Exceptions.

(a) A check sold by a bank chartered under the laws of another state or a foreign country or a national bank authorized to do business in another state may use any form of “bank”, if the bank is licensed under ch. 217 .

(b) Mortgage bankers licensed under s. 224.72 may use the designation “mortgage banker”.

(c) A savings bank organized under ch. 214 may use the designation “savings bank”.

(3) Enforcement. Violations of this section may be enforced by the division under s. 220.02 (2) .

History: 1995 a. 336 ; 1997 a. 35 ; 2009 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1420 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1420
Grounds for administrative dissolution.
Status: in_force

The department may bring a proceeding under s. 181.1421 to administratively dissolve a corporation if any of the following occurs:

(1) Nonpayment. The corporation does not pay, within one year after they are due, any fees or penalties due the department under this chapter.

(2) Failure to file annual report. The corporation does not have on file its annual report with the department within one year after it is due.

(3) Failure to maintain registered agent or office. The corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for at least one year.

(4) Failure to notify department of change. The corporation does not notify the department within one year that its registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned or that its registered office has been discontinued.

(6) Duration expires. The corporation’s period of duration stated in its articles of incorporation expires.

(7) Human trafficking. The corporation violates s. 940.302 (2) or 948.051 (2) .

History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2007 a. 116 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 348.175 — WI Code / Chapter 348 / Section 348.175
Seasonal operation of vehicles hauling peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise or abrasives or salt for highway winter maintenance.
Status: in_force

The transportation of peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise or of abrasives or salt for highway winter maintenance in excess of gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 shall be permitted during the winter months when the highways are so frozen that no damage may result thereto by reason of such transportation. If at any time any person is so transporting such products or abrasives or salt upon a class “A” highway in such frozen condition then that person may likewise use a class “B” highway without other limitation, except that chains and other traction devices are prohibited on class “A” highways but such chains and devices may be used in cases of necessity. On the first day that conditions warrant their determination of such frozen condition and freedom of damage to such highways by transportation, the officers or agencies in charge of maintenance of highways shall declare particular highways, or highways within areas of the state, as eligible for increased weight limitations, and each declaration shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the 2nd day following the declaration. Such declaration shall include the maximum weight on each axle, combination of axles and the gross weight allowed. Any person transporting any such product over any highway of this state under this section is liable to the maintaining authority for any damage caused to such highway. This section does not apply to the national system of interstate and defense highways, except for the I 39 corridor and the I 41 corridor.

History: 1983 a. 531 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 113 ; 2005 a. 167 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2015 a. 55 , 360 .
Wis. Stat. § 752.11 — WI Code / Chapter 752 / Section 752.11
Districts.
Status: in_force

(1) The court of appeals is divided into districts as follows:

(a) District I consists of the judicial circuit for Milwaukee County.

(b) District II consists of the judicial circuits for Kenosha, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Winnebago and Calumet counties.

(c) District III consists of the judicial circuits for Door, Kewaunee, Brown, Oconto, Marinette, Forest and Florence (a combined 2-county circuit), Outagamie, Menominee and Shawano (a combined 2-county circuit), Langlade, Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Taylor, Price, Iron, Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Rusk, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Trempealeau, Buffalo and Pepin (a combined 2-county circuit), Dunn, Pierce, St. Croix, Barron, Polk, Burnett, Washburn and Douglas counties.

(d) District IV consists of the judicial circuits for Rock, Green, Jefferson, Dodge, Dane, Lafayette, Iowa, Grant, Richland, Crawford, Sauk, Columbia, Marquette, Waushara, Waupaca, Portage, Wood, Adams, Juneau, Jackson, Clark, Monroe, Vernon and La Crosse counties.

(2) The court shall hear cases in any city where it has chambers or where it is specifically required to sit and such other locations as the supreme court may designate by rule for the convenience of litigants.

History: 1977 c. 187 , 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.581 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.581
Notice requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Employer. An employer who uses, studies or produces a toxic substance, infectious agent or pesticide shall post in every workplace at the location where notices to employees are usually posted a sign which informs employees that the employer is required, upon request, to provide an employee or employee representative with all of the following:

(a) The identity of any toxic substance or infectious agent which an employee works with or is likely to be exposed to.

(b) A description of any hazardous effect of the toxic substance or infectious agent.

(c) Information regarding precautions to be taken when handling the toxic substance or infectious agent.

(d) Information regarding procedures for emergency treatment in the event of overexposure to the toxic substance or infectious agent.

(e) Access to the information contained on the label of any pesticide with which the employee works or to which the employee is likely to be exposed.

(2) Agricultural employer. An agricultural employer who uses pesticides shall post in a prominent place in the workplace a sign which informs employees that the agricultural employer is required, upon request, to provide an employee or employee representative with access to the information contained on the label of any pesticide with which the employee works or to which the employee is likely to be exposed.

(3) Minor employee. If an employee is a minor, an employer or agricultural employer shall send to the employee’s parent or guardian, at the address provided by the employee, notice of the employee’s rights under sub. (1) or (2) .

History: 1981 c. 364 ; 1983 a. 392 .
Wis. Stat. § 940.24 — WI Code / Chapter 940 / Section 940.24
Injury by negligent handling of dangerous weapon, explosives or fire.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (3) , whoever causes bodily harm to another by the negligent operation or handling of a dangerous weapon, explosives or fire is guilty of a Class I felony.

(2) Whoever causes bodily harm to an unborn child by the negligent operation or handling of a dangerous weapon, explosives or fire is guilty of a Class I felony.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a health care provider acting within the scope of his or her practice or employment.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1997 a. 295 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2011 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 188.26 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.26
Veterans; corporations.
Status: in_force

Whenever any corporation is formed under ch. 180 or 181 or this chapter for the purpose of assisting any veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) , or a person under s. 45.51 (2) (a) 2. , or operating social clubs in which the name “veteran” appears, the department of financial institutions shall investigate the same to ascertain the character thereof, and whether or not the same has been procured by fraudulent representation or concealment of any material fact relating to such veteran’s name, purpose, membership, organization, management or control or other material fact. If the department of financial institutions so finds, such findings, misrepresentation or concealment shall be reported to the attorney general, and the attorney general shall bring an action to vacate or annul the corporate charter.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (6) ; 1983 a. 430 ; 1995 a. 27 , 400 ; 2005 a. 22 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.04 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.04
Obedience to traffic officers, signs and signals; fleeing from officer.
Status: in_force

(1) No person including a personal delivery device operator shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of a traffic officer.

(2) No operator of a vehicle shall disobey the instructions of any official traffic sign or signal unless otherwise directed by a traffic officer.

(2t) No operator of a vehicle, after having received a visible or audible signal to stop his or her vehicle from a traffic officer, federal law enforcement officer, or marked or unmarked police vehicle that the operator knows or reasonably should know is being operated by a law enforcement officer, shall knowingly resist the officer by failing to stop his or her vehicle as promptly as safety reasonably permits.

(3) No operator of a vehicle, after having received a visual or audible signal from a traffic officer, federal law enforcement officer, or marked or unmarked police vehicle that the operator knows or reasonably should know is being operated by a law enforcement officer, shall knowingly flee or attempt to elude any officer by willful or wanton disregard of such signal so as to interfere with or endanger the operation of the police vehicle, the traffic officer, the law enforcement officer, other vehicles, or pedestrians, nor shall the operator increase the speed of the operator’s vehicle or extinguish the lights of the vehicle in an attempt to elude or flee.

(4) Subsection (2t) is not an included offense of sub. (3) , but a person may not be convicted of violating both subs. (2t) and (3) for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2017 a. 13 , 347 .
Wis. Stat. § 786.10 — WI Code / Chapter 786 / Section 786.10
Order for lease, mortgage, sale.
Status: in_force

If, after an examination of the matter by the court or judge to which application is made, without a reference, or on the coming in of the report of the referee, and on examination of the matter, it shall satisfactorily appear that a disposition of any part of the real estate of such minor or individual adjudicated incompetent or any interest therein is necessary and proper, for any of the causes mentioned in s. 786.06 such court or judge shall make an order directing and authorizing the guardian to contract for the leasing, mortgaging, or sale of such real estate or interest therein or of such part thereof as the court or judge shall deem proper in such manner and with such restrictions as shall be deemed expedient.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 63 , 92 (14) ; Stats. 1979 s. 786.10; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.66 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.66
Powers and duties of the department relating to employment of minors.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may investigate, determine and fix reasonable classifications of employments, places of employment and minimum ages for hazardous employment for minors, and may issue general or special orders prohibiting the employment of minors in employments or places of employment prejudicial to the life, health, safety or welfare of minors, and may carry out the purposes of ss. 103.64 to 103.82 . In fixing minimum ages for hazardous employment for minors under this subsection, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Permit the employment of a minor 14 years of age or over as a laboratory assistant for a nonprofit, community-based organization that provides educational opportunities in medically related fields if the minor is under the direct supervision of a mentor and the laboratory at which the minor is employed complies with 10 CFR 20.1207 and 29 CFR 1910.1030 .

(b) Permit the employment of a minor 15 years of age or over as a lifeguard. The department shall require that an adult employee be present on the premises whenever a 15-year-old is employed as a lifeguard and shall require any minor to have successfully completed a bona fide life saving course in order to be employed as a lifeguard.

(2) The department may investigate and fix reasonable classifications of employments and hours of employment for minors under 16 years of age and may issue general or special orders fixing for those minors maximum hours of employment per day and per week, maximum days of employment per week, hours at which employment may begin and end, and the duration of lunch and other rest periods as are necessary to protect the life, health, safety, and welfare of those minors. For minors under 16 years of age, the department may not fix hours of employment that exceed the maximum hours per day and per week specified in s. 103.68 (2) (a) and (b) , that exceed the maximum days per week specified in s. 103.68 (2) (c) , or that begin earlier or end later than the hours specified in s. 103.68 (2) (d) and (e) . For minors 16 years of age or over, the department may fix the duration of lunch and other rest periods, but may not limit hours of employment or issue general or special orders fixing maximum hours of employment per day or per week, maximum days of employment per week, or hours at which employment may begin and end.

(3) The investigations, classifications and orders provided for in subs. (1) and (2) shall be made as provided under s. 103.005 . These orders are subject to review as provided in ch. 227 .

History: 1971 c. 185 s. 6 ; 1971 c. 271 , 307 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 153 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.9705 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.9705
Temporary license.
Status: in_force

(1) The board may, by rule, provide for a temporary license to practice genetic counseling for an applicant who satisfies the requirements of s. 448.9704 (1) other than the examination requirement under s. 448.9704 (1) (d) 2.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a temporary license issued under this section expires upon granting of a license under s. 448.9704 (1) or on whichever of the following dates occurs first:

(a) The date that is one year after the date on which the temporary license was granted.

(b) If, after the applicant obtains a temporary license under this section, the American Board of Genetic Counseling administers the examination required under s. 448.9704 (1) (d) 2. and the applicant takes the examination, 30 days after the results of the examination are issued by the American Board of Genetic Counseling.

(3) The board may, in its discretion and only once, renew a temporary license issued to a person under this section, for a period specified by the board, if the person maintains active candidate status with the American Board of Genetic Counseling. The board may require an applicant for the renewal of a temporary license to appear before a member of the board for an interview.

(4) A person who holds a temporary license issued under this section may not practice genetic counseling unless the person is under the supervision and direction of a genetic counselor or physician at all times while the person is practicing genetic counseling. The board may promulgate rules governing general supervision of a person holding a temporary license under this section by a genetic counselor or physician.

History: 2021 a. 251 ; 2025 a. 129 , 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.872 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.872
Restrictions relating to virtual credit card payments for disability insurance policies.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Disability insurance policy” has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a) .

(b) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) .

(c) “Virtual credit card payment” means an electronic funds transfer in which an insurer, or a contracted vendor, issues a single-use series of numbers associated with payment for services performed by a health care provider and chargeable to a predetermined dollar amount, in which the health care provider is responsible for processing the payment through a credit card terminal or Internet portal, and in which the single-use series of numbers expires upon payment processing. “Virtual credit card payment” does not include a payment in which a physical credit card is used.

(2) Method of payment.

(a) An insurer offering a disability insurance policy may not require a health care provider to accept payments under the disability insurance policy by virtual credit card payment.

(b) Beginning on April 4, 2026, an insurer offering a disability insurance policy shall do all of the following before the first time the insurer provides a payment to a health care provider under the disability insurance policy via a virtual credit card payment:

1. Notify the health care provider that an additional fee may be collected for a payment method option available to the health care provider.

2. Inform the health care provider of the payment method options available and provide clear instructions to the health care provider for selecting a payment method other than virtual credit card payment.

(c) An insurer, or a contracted vendor, that transmits a payment to a health care provider under a disability insurance policy in accordance with the standards under 45 CFR 162.1602 may not charge a fee solely for the transmission of the payment to the health care provider unless the health care provider has consented to payment of the fee.

(3) Waiver prohibited. The requirements under sub. (2) may not be waived. Any provision of a contract contrary to sub. (2) is void and unenforceable.

History: 2025 a. 146 ; s. 35.17 correction in (1) (c).
Wis. Stat. § 347.245 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.245
Identification emblem on certain slow moving vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may operate on a highway any vehicle or equipment, any implement of husbandry, any animal-drawn vehicle, or any other machinery, including all road machinery, that usually travels at speeds of less than 25 miles per hour or any vehicle operated under a special restricted operator’s license issued under s. 343.135 or any lightweight utility vehicle, as defined in s. 346.94 (21) (a) 2. , unless there is displayed on the most practicable visible rear area of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, a slow moving vehicle (SMV) emblem as described in and displayed as provided in sub. (2) . Any towed vehicle or machine is exempt from this provision if the towing vehicle is visible from the rear and is in compliance with this section. All road machinery is excluded when it is engaged in actual construction or maintenance work either guarded by a flagman or clearly visible warning signs. The requirement of the emblem shall be in addition to any lighting devices required or permitted by law. Mopeds and motor bicycles are excluded from the provisions of this section unless they are operated under a special restricted operator’s license issued under s. 343.135 . Electric scooters, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and personal delivery devices are excluded from the provisions of this section. The SMV emblem need not be displayed on vehicles moving directly across the highway.

(2) Standards and specifications for the design and position of mounting of the SMV emblem shall be established by rule by the secretary. The standards and specifications for SMV emblems shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform with those approved by the American society of agricultural engineers. The secretary shall submit such standards and specifications, and any subsequent changes therein, to the assembly and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation matters as determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate acting jointly for their approval.

(3) No person shall display such emblem on a roadway, except as provided in sub. (1) , nor on roadside stationary objects such as mailboxes or signposts and no such emblem shall be used as a clearance marker for wide vehicles. No slow moving vehicle actually engaged in construction or maintenance guarded by a flagman or clearly visible warning signs need remove the slow moving vehicle emblem.

(4) No person shall display such emblem on any vehicle or equipment not specified in sub. (1) .

(5) This section does not apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles to the left rear of which is attached a yellow or amber flashing light at least 4 inches in diameter, except to an implement of husbandry.

History: 1977 c. 29 , 288 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1981 c. 138 ; 1987 a. 164 ; 2001 a. 90 ; 2009 a. 157 ; 2013 a. 377 ; 2015 a. 232 ; 2017 a. 13 ; 2019 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.02 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.02
Form of subpoena.
Status: in_force

(1) The subpoena may be in the following form:

(2) For a subpoena requiring the production of materials, the following or its equivalent may be added to the foregoing form (immediately before the attestation clause): and you are further required to bring with you the following papers and documents (describing them as accurately as possible).

History: 1977 c. 305 ; 1979 c. 110 ; 1985 a. 332 ; 1987 a. 155 ; 1997 a. 250 .
Wis. Stat. § 242.10 — WI Code / Chapter 242 / Section 242.10
Supplementary provisions.
Status: in_force

Unless displaced by this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, insolvency or other validating or invalidating cause, supplement this chapter.

History: 1987 a. 192 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.23 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.23
Property and finance.
Status: in_force

(1) The title to all property acquired for the purposes of said institution shall be in the name of said city, and shall be held by said city perpetually for such purposes.

(2) Before incurring any liability, the auditorium board shall by resolution determine the amount of money necessary for the purposes of said institution; and thereupon said corporation shall pay into the auditorium fund one-half thereof, in such installments as may be required and agreed upon. All receipts on account of said institution shall be paid into, and all expenditures defrayed from the auditorium fund.

(3) If any such institution shall at any time when there shall be outstanding no bonds issued under s. 229.21 (7) become profit-earning, over and above the expense of maintenance, repairs, insurance and other expenses connected with the operation thereof, the net profits arising from the original auditorium shall be separated from those arising from the addition, and the net profits arising from the original auditorium shall be divided equally between said corporation and the city treasury, and the net profits from said addition shall be paid into the city treasury, the amounts paid into the city treasury from either source to be credited to the general city fund. If, however, at any time there shall be outstanding bonds issued under s. 229.21 (7) , any net profit from such auditorium and such addition shall be applied from time to time, or held by the treasurer to apply on the interest and principal of said bonds.

History: 1971 c. 152 ss. 29 , 38 ; Stats. 1971 s. 229.23.