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Wis. Stat. § 769.706 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.706
Registration of convention support order.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in subch. VI .

(2) Notwithstanding s. 769.311 and 769.602 (1) , a request for registration of a convention support order must be accompanied by all of the following:

(a) A complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by the Hague Conference on Private International Law.

(b) A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country.

(c) If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal.

(d) A record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was calculated.

(e) A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations.

(f) If necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.

(3) A request for registration of a convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.

(4) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a convention support order without the filing of a contest under s. 769.707 only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.

(5) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a convention support order.

History: 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.311 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.311
Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties.
Status: in_force

(1) Security interest subject to other law. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) , the filing of a financing statement is not necessary or effective to perfect a security interest in property subject to:

(a) A statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States whose requirements for a security interest’s obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor with respect to the property preempt s. 409.310 (1) .

(b) The following vehicle title statutes: ss. 342.19 and 342.20 .

(bm) The following boat title statutes: ss. 30.57 , 30.572 , and 30.573 .

(c) A statute of another jurisdiction which provides for a security interest to be indicated on a certificate of title as a condition or result of the security interest’s obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor with respect to the property.

(d) Sections 182.025 and 190.11 and other statutes providing for central filing.

(e) A master lease entered into by the state under s. 16.76 (4) .

(f) The manufactured home security interest provisions under subch. V of ch. 101 .

(2) Compliance with other law. Compliance with the requirements of a statute, regulation, or treaty described in sub. (1) for obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor is equivalent to the filing of a financing statement under this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) and ss. 409.313 and 409.316 (4) and (5) for goods covered by a certificate of title, a security interest in property subject to a statute, regulation, or treaty described in sub. (1) may be perfected only by compliance with those requirements, and a security interest so perfected remains perfected notwithstanding a change in the use or transfer of possession of the collateral.

(3) Duration and renewal of perfection. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) and s. 409.316 (4) and (5) , duration and renewal of perfection of a security interest perfected by compliance with the requirements prescribed by a statute, regulation, or treaty described in sub. (1) are governed by the statute, regulation, or treaty. In other respects, the security interest is subject to this chapter.

(4) Inapplicability to certain inventory. During any period in which collateral subject to a statute specified in sub. (1) (b) , (bm) , or (f) is inventory held for sale or lease by a person or leased by that person as lessor and that person is in the business of selling goods of that kind, this section does not apply to a security interest in that collateral created by that person.

History: 2001 a. 10 ; 2011 a. 206 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.407 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.407
Alteration.
Status: in_force

(1) “Alteration” means an unauthorized change in an instrument that purports to modify in any respect the obligation of a party or an unauthorized addition of words or numbers or other change to an incomplete instrument relating to the obligation of a party.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , an alteration fraudulently made discharges a party whose obligation is affected by the alteration unless that party assents or is precluded from asserting the alteration. No other alteration discharges a party, and the instrument may be enforced according to its original terms.

(3) A payer bank or drawee paying a fraudulently altered instrument or a person taking it for value, in good faith and without notice of the alteration, may enforce rights with respect to the instrument according to its original terms, or, in the case of an incomplete instrument altered by unauthorized completion, according to its terms as completed.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0301 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0301
No agency power of member as member.
Status: in_force

(1) A member is not an agent of a limited liability company solely by reason of being a member.

(2) A person’s status as a member does not prevent or restrict law other than this chapter from imposing liability on a limited liability company because of the person’s conduct.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 562.075 — WI Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.075
Horses foaled in this state; three-year-old horses.
Status: in_force

(1) Horses foaled in this state. Every licensee to sponsor and manage horse races under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (c) shall hold at least one race on every race day which is limited to horses foaled in this state, except that another race may be substituted if the licensee is unable, with reasonable effort, to attract sufficient competition for such a race. The department shall define, by rule, the term “foaled in this state”.

(2) Three-year-old horses.

(a) Definition. In this subsection, “3-year-old horse” means a horse which was foaled during the 3rd year immediately before the year in which the horse participates in a race.

(b) Races. Every person licensed to sponsor and manage horse races under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (c) shall hold at least one race, on every race day, which is limited to 3-year-old horses, which did not race during the prior 2 years. If the licensee is unable, with reasonable effort, to attract sufficient competition for such a race, another race may be substituted.

History: 1987 a. 354 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6968 to 6972 , 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.87 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.87
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a person who is performing his or her duties as an officer of a public institution, medical school, medical college, county medical society, anatomical association, or accredited college of embalming, or to a person acting in accordance with a statute prescribing the conditions under which donated or indigent dead human bodies are held subject for anatomical study, or to a person who is acting according to the burial customs or rites of a religious sect to which the person belongs or subscribes.

History: 2005 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 343.11 — WI Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.11
Temporary license for persons previously licensed in another state.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall not issue a license to a person previously licensed in another jurisdiction unless such person surrenders to the department all valid operator’s licenses possessed by the person issued by any other jurisdiction, which surrender operates as a cancellation of the surrendered licenses insofar as the person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state is concerned. When such applicant surrenders the license to the department, the department shall issue a receipt therefor, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle for a period not to exceed 60 days if the applicant meets the standard required for eyesight and, in the opinion of the examiner, is not a dangerous hazard to the applicant and other users of the highways. The temporary license shall be surrendered to the examiner for cancellation by the department if the 3rd attempt at the driving test is failed and the applicant shall be required to secure a temporary instruction permit for further practice driving.

(2) Within 30 days following licensure in this state, the department shall destroy all surrendered licenses and report to the issuing jurisdiction that the licensee is now licensed in this state.

(2m) Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1) , the department shall provide notice to the elections commission of the person’s name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing the surrendered license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (1) , the department may issue a receipt to any applicant for a license, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle while the application for license is being processed. Such temporary license shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days. If the application for a license is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7) , the receipt shall include the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r) .

History: 1971 c. 204 ; 1975 c. 64 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1977 c. 273 ; 1989 a. 105 ; 2003 a. 221 ; 2005 a. 451 ; 2007 a. 1 ; 2011 a. 23 , 32 ; 2015 a. 118 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.027 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.027
Article 27 — Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel.
Status: in_force

(1) For each general and special court-martial the authority convening the court shall detail trial counsel, defense counsel, and assistants as are appropriate.

(2) No person who has acted as investigating officer, military judge, witness or court member in any case may act later as trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, or, unless expressly requested by the accused, as defense counsel or assistant or associate defense counsel in the same case. No person who has acted for the prosecution may act later in the same case for the defense nor may any person who has acted for the defense act later in the same case for the prosecution.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (4) , trial counsel or defense counsel detailed for a general or special court-martial must meet all of the following:

(a) A judge advocate.

(b) In the case of trial counsel, an attorney licensed to practice in this state.

(4) In the instance when a defense counsel is not an attorney licensed to practice in this state, the defense counsel shall be deemed admitted on motion, subject to filing a certificate with the military judge setting forth the qualifications that counsel is all of the following:

(a) A commissioned officer of the armed forces of the United States or a component thereof.

(b) A member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of another state.

(c) Certified as a judge advocate in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the army, air force, navy, or the marine corps, or a judge advocate as defined in this code.

(5) Trial counsel detailed to a court-martial shall be considered a prosecutor under state statutes.

History: 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0305 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0305
Partnership liable for partner’s actionable conduct.
Status: in_force

(1) A partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a partner acting in the ordinary course of business of the partnership or with the actual or apparent authority of the partnership.

(2) If, in the course of the partnership’s business or while acting with actual or apparent authority of the partnership, a partner receives or causes the partnership to receive money or property of a person not a partner, and the money or property is misapplied by a partner, the partnership is liable for the loss.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 940.285 — WI Code / Chapter 940 / Section 940.285
Abuse of individuals at risk.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(ag) “Abuse” means any of the following:

1. Physical abuse, as defined in s. 46.90 (1) (fg) .

2. Emotional abuse, as defined in s. 46.90 (1) (cm) .

3. Sexual abuse, as defined in s. 46.90 (1) (gd) .

4. Treatment without consent, as defined in s. 46.90 (1) (h) .

5. Unreasonable confinement or restraint, as defined in s. 46.90 (1) (i) .

6. Deprivation of a basic need for food, shelter, clothing, or personal or health care, including deprivation resulting from the failure to provide or arrange for a basic need by a person who has assumed responsibility for meeting the need voluntarily or by contract, agreement, or court order.

(am) “Adult at risk” has the meaning given in s. 55.01 (1e) .

(dc) “Elder adult at risk” has the meaning given in s. 46.90 (1) (br) .

(dg) “Individual at risk” means an elder adult at risk or an adult at risk.

(dm) “Recklessly” means conduct that creates a situation of unreasonable risk of harm and demonstrates a conscious disregard for the safety of the vulnerable adult.

(1m) Exception. Nothing in this section may be construed to mean that an individual at risk is abused solely because he or she consistently relies upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer for healing, in lieu of medical care, in accordance with his or her religious tradition.

(2) Abuse; penalties.

(a) Any person, other than a person in charge of or employed in a facility under s. 940.29 or in a facility or program under s. 940.295 (2) , who does any of the following may be penalized under par. (b) :

1. Intentionally subjects an individual at risk to abuse.

2. Recklessly subjects an individual at risk to abuse.

3. Negligently subjects an individual at risk to abuse.

(b)

1g. Any person violating par. (a) 1. or 2. under circumstances that cause death is guilty of a Class C felony. Any person violating par. (a) 3. under circumstances that cause death is guilty of a Class D felony.

1m. Any person violating par. (a) under circumstances that cause great bodily harm is guilty of a Class F felony.

1r. Any person violating par. (a) 1. under circumstances that are likely to cause great bodily harm is guilty of a Class G felony. Any person violating par. (a) 2. or 3. under circumstances that are likely to cause great bodily harm is guilty of a Class I felony.

2. Any person violating par. (a) 1. under circumstances that cause bodily harm is guilty of a Class H felony. Any person violating par. (a) 1. under circumstances that are likely to cause bodily harm is guilty of a Class I felony.

4. Any person violating par. (a) 2. or 3. under circumstances that cause or are likely to cause bodily harm is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

5. Any person violating par. (a) 1. , 2. or 3. under circumstances not causing and not likely to cause bodily harm is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

History: 1985 a. 306 ; 1993 a. 445 ; 1997 a. 180 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 264 , 388 ; 2007 a. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 973.055 — WI Code / Chapter 973 / Section 973.055
Domestic abuse surcharges.
Status: in_force

(1) If a court imposes a sentence on an adult person or places an adult person on probation, regardless of whether any fine is imposed, the court shall impose a domestic abuse surcharge under ch. 814 of $100 for each offense if:

(a)

1. The court convicts the person of a violation of a crime specified in s. 940.01 , 940.02 , 940.03 , 940.05 , 940.06 , 940.21 , 940.225 , 940.23 , 940.235 , 940.285 , 940.30 , 940.305 , 940.31 , 940.32 , 940.42 , 940.43 , 940.44 , 940.45 , 940.48 , 940.60 , 940.61 (1) , 940.62 (2) (a) , 941.20 , 941.30 , 943.01 , 943.011 , 943.14 , 943.15 , 946.49 , 947.01 (1) , 947.012 , 947.0125 , or 947.016 (1) or s. 940.19 , 2023 stats., s. 940.20 (1m) , 2023 stats., or s. 940.201 , 2023 stats., or of a municipal ordinance conforming to s. 941.20 , 941.30 , 943.01 , 943.011 , 943.14 , 943.15 , 946.49 , 947.01 (1) , 947.012 , 947.0125 , or 947.016 (1) or s. 940.201 , 2023 stats.; and

2. The court finds that the conduct constituting the violation under subd. 1. involved an act by the adult person against his or her spouse or former spouse, against an adult with whom the adult person resides or formerly resided or against an adult with whom the adult person has created a child; or

(b) The court convicts a person under s. 813.12 (8) (a) or a conforming municipal ordinance.

(2)

(a) If the surcharge is imposed by a court of record, after the court determines the amount due, the clerk of the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m) . The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.

(b) If the surcharge is imposed by a municipal court, after a determination by the court of the amount due, the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm) .

(3) All moneys collected from domestic abuse surcharges shall be deposited by the secretary of administration in s. 20.437 (1) (hh) and utilized in accordance with s. 49.165 .

(4) A court may waive part or all of the domestic abuse surcharge under this section if it determines that the imposition of the full surcharge would have a negative impact on the offender’s family.

History: 1979 c. 111 ; 1979 c. 221 s. 2202 (20) ; 1979 c. 355 ; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (20) (s) ; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (20) ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 262 , 319 ; 1995 a. 27 , 201 , 343 , 353 ; 1997 a. 27 , 35 , 143 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 1999 a. 185 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 , 139 , 225 , 326 , 327 ; 2007 a. 20 , 97 , 127 ; 2011 a. 35 ; 2013 a. 362 ; 2025 a. 24 s. 93 .
Wis. Stat. § 783.12 — WI Code / Chapter 783 / Section 783.12
Judgment.
Status: in_force

The court, after hearing the proofs and allegations of the parties, shall render judgment either that a prohibition absolute, restraining the said court and party from proceeding in such action or matter, do issue, or a writ of consultation, authorizing the court and party to proceed in the action or matter in question.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 60 ; Stats. 1979 s. 783.12.
Wis. Stat. § 195.06 — WI Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.06
Office orders prima facie lawful.
Status: in_force

All orders, determinations and decisions made by the office shall be in force and effective 20 days after the same has been served as required by s. 227.48 unless the office shall specify a different date upon which the same shall be effective, and shall be prima facie lawful, and all regulations, practices and service prescribed by the office shall be in force and shall be prima facie lawful and reasonable, until finally found otherwise upon judicial review thereof instituted pursuant to ch. 227 .

History: 1975 c. 414 s. 28 ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1985 a. 182 s. 57 ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 .
Wis. Stat. § 971.027 — WI Code / Chapter 971 / Section 971.027
Protected information.
Status: in_force

The provisions of ss. 801.19 to 801.21 are applicable in criminal cases.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 14-04 , 2015 WI 89, 364 Wis. 2d xv.
Wis. Stat. § 409.107 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.107
Control of letter-of-credit right.
Status: in_force

A secured party has control of a letter-of-credit right to the extent of any right to payment or performance by the issuer or any nominated person if the issuer or nominated person has consented to an assignment of proceeds of the letter of credit under ch. 405 or otherwise applicable law or practice.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 851.01 — WI Code / Chapter 851 / Section 851.01
§ 851.01. Administration.
Status: in_force

“Administration” means any proceeding relating to a decedent’s estate whether testate or intestate.
Wis. Stat. § 190.14 — WI Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.14
Inspection of books.
Status: in_force

The official custodian of the books, records and papers or other property of every railroad corporation shall keep the same in his or her possession and at all times during business hours have the same ready to be exhibited to any officer, director or any committee appointed by the stockholders, representing one-tenth of all the subscribed stock, on request, and furnish them or either of them transcripts from the records or proceedings of the board of directors, under the custodian’s official hand and seal, on the payment to the custodian of the same fee as that required by law to be paid to the register of deeds for transcripts. The official custodian shall on vacating the office of official custodian make over all such books, records, papers and property of the railroad corporation in the custodian’s possession to the custodian’s successor in office, and where no successor has been elected to the board of directors, or to the person appointed therefor by the stockholders.

History: 1993 a. 482 .