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Wis. Stat. § 610.40 — WI Code / Chapter 610 / Section 610.40
Continued effect of transitional provisions.
Status: in_force

Sections 610.41 to 610.53 , 1981 stats., continue to apply to insurers affected by those sections before April 27, 1984.

History: 1983 a. 215 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.94 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.94
Summary of restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) A health maintenance organization insurer shall deliver a written notice that complies with sub. (2) to all of the following:

(a) Each provider that contracts with the health maintenance organization insurer to provide health care services, at the time that the health maintenance organization insurer and provider enter into a contract.

(b) Each participating provider of the health maintenance organization insurer, at the time that the provider becomes a participating provider.

(2) The notice shall contain a summary of ss. 609.91 to 609.935 and 609.97 (1) and a statement that the health maintenance organization insurer files financial statements with the office which are available for public inspection. The commissioner may, by rule, specify a form for providing the notice required under this section. If the commissioner promulgates such a rule, any notice delivered on or after the effective date of the rule shall comply with the form specified by rule.

History: 1989 a. 23 ; 1997 a. 237 .
Wis. Stat. § 702.306 — WI Code / Chapter 702 / Section 702.306
Appointment to a deceased appointee.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 854.06 , an exercise of a power of appointment is ineffective to the extent it is in favor of a deceased appointee.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 705.23 — WI Code / Chapter 705 / Section 705.23
Registration in beneficiary form; applicable law.
Status: in_force

A security may be registered in beneficiary form if the form is authorized by ss. 705.21 to 705.30 or a similar statute of the state of organization of the issuer or registering entity, the location of the registering entity’s principal office, the office of its transfer agent or its office making the registration, or by ss. 705.21 to 705.30 or a similar statute of the law of the state listed as the owner’s address at the time of registration. A registration governed by the law of a jurisdiction in which ss. 705.21 to 705.30 or similar legislation is not in force or was not in force when a registration in beneficiary form was made is nevertheless presumed to be valid and authorized as a matter of contract law.

History: 1989 a. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 61.32 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.32
Village board; meeting; salaries.
Status: in_force

The trustees of each village shall constitute a board designated the “Village Board of” (name of village) in which shall be vested all the powers of the village not specifically given some other officer. A majority of the members-elect shall constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. The president shall preside at all meetings when present. In the president’s absence the board may select another trustee to preside. Regular meetings shall be held at such time as may be prescribed by their bylaws. Special meetings may be called by any 2 trustees in writing, filed with the clerk, who shall thereupon seasonably notify all the trustees of the time and place thereof in the manner directed by the bylaws. All meetings shall be open to the public. The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings, and if there is a newspaper published in any village, the board shall cause the proceedings to be published therein as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985 . The proceedings for the purpose of publication shall include the substance of every official action taken by the governing body. If there is no newspaper published in the village, the board may cause the proceedings to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the village, posted in several public places or publicized in some other fashion, in such manner as the board directs. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the republication of any proceeding, ordinance or other matter or thing which has already been published according to law, nor shall anything herein be construed to relieve any village from publishing any proceeding, ordinance or other matter or thing required by law to be published. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 985.08 (4) , the fee for any such publication shall not exceed the rates specified in s. 985.08 (1) . The board has power to preserve order at its meetings, compel attendance of trustees and punish nonattendance and it shall be judge of the election and qualification of its members. The president and board of trustees of any village, whether operating under general or special law, may by a three-fourths vote of all the members of the village board determine that a salary be paid the president and trustees.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2009 a. 173 .
Wis. Stat. § 647.07 — WI Code / Chapter 647 / Section 647.07
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any provider who intentionally violates this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter or who submits an application for a permit under s. 647.02 that intentionally contains a misstatement of fact is subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 9 months or both.

History: 1983 a. 358 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.585 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.585
Additional contingent funding for southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects.
Status: in_force

Subject to 2017 Wisconsin Act 58 , section 60 (1c) , the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uuz) may be used to fund southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145 (3) (b) 1.

History: 2017 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 949.31 — WI Code / Chapter 949 / Section 949.31
Hearings.
Status: in_force

(1) The procedure of ch. 227 for contested cases applies to hearings under this subchapter except as otherwise provided in this section and s. 949.32 .

(2) The division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall appoint hearing examiners to make findings and orders under s. 227.46 and this subchapter.

(3) All hearings shall be open to the public unless in a particular case the examiner determines that the hearing, or a portion of the hearing, shall be held in private having regard to the fact that the offender has not been convicted or to the interest of the victim.

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 710.17 — WI Code / Chapter 710 / Section 710.17
Right to display the flag of the United States.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Housing cooperative” means a cooperative incorporated under ch. 185 or organized under ch. 193 that owns residential property that is used or intended to be used, in whole or in part, by the members of the housing cooperative as their homes or residences.

(b) “Member of a homeowners’ association” means a person that owns residential property within a subdivision, development, or other similar area that is subject to any policy or restriction adopted by a homeowners’ association.

(c) “Member of a housing cooperative” means a member, as defined in s. 185.01 (5) or 193.005 (15) , of a housing cooperative if the member uses or intends to use part of the property of the housing cooperative as the member’s home or residence.

(2) Right to display the flag of the United States.

(a) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a homeowners’ association may not adopt or enforce a covenant, condition, or restriction, or enter into an agreement, that restricts or prevents a member of the homeowners’ association from displaying the flag of the United States on property in which the member has an ownership interest and that is subject to any policy or restriction adopted by the homeowners’ association.

(b) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a housing cooperative may not adopt or enforce a covenant, condition, or restriction, or enter into an agreement, that restricts or prevents a member of the housing cooperative from displaying the flag of the United States on property of the housing cooperative to which the member has a right to exclusive possession or use.

(3) Exceptions. A homeowners’ association or housing cooperative may adopt and enforce a covenant, condition, or restriction, or enter into an agreement, that does any of the following:

(a) Requires that any display of the flag of the United States must conform with a rule or custom for proper display and use of the flag set forth in 4 USC 5 to 10 .

(b) Provides a reasonable restriction on the time, place, or manner of displaying the flag of the United States that is necessary to protect a substantial interest of the homeowners’ association or housing cooperative.

History: 2017 a. 67 .
Wis. Stat. § 39.374 — WI Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39.374
Wisconsin health education loan program funding.
Status: in_force

(1) Loans made or authorized to be made under s. 39.325 may be funded from the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 .

(2) All revenues received in repayment of loans funded under this section or loans financed from moneys made available under chapter 20, laws of 1981 , section 2022 (1) , shall be deposited in the general fund.

(3) All loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this section shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest by the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities. The board may enter into agreements necessary to effect this guaranty.

(4) Revenue obligations issued under this section shall not exceed $92,000,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue-obligation bonds and notes.

(5) Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations, each issue of revenue obligations shall be on a parity with every other revenue obligation issued under this section, payable in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 , subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular revenue obligations pledging any particular receipts or revenues.

History: 1979 c. 34 ; 1981 c. 20 , 317 ; 1983 a. 27 , 383 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.21 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.21
Notification of payment of taxes from escrowed funds.
Status: in_force

If a person other than the property owner pays to a taxation district or county, from an escrow account funded by the property owner, the real property taxes levied against owner-occupied residential property containing not more than 4 dwelling units, the payer annually shall send written notification of payment of real property taxes to the property owner. The notification shall be sent within 30 days after the last payment of real property taxes by the payer for any year. The notification shall state when the real property taxes were paid and the amount paid.

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.36 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.36
Office of secretary of state; creation.
Status: in_force

There is created an office of the secretary of state under the direction and supervision of the secretary of state.
Wis. Stat. § 28.99 — WI Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28.99
Parties to a violation.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever is concerned in the commission of a violation of this chapter for which a forfeiture is imposed is a principal and may be charged with and convicted of the violation although he or she did not directly commit it and although the person who directly committed it has not been convicted of the violation.

(2) A person is concerned in the commission of the violation if the person:

(a) Directly commits the violation;

(b) Aids and abets the commission of it; or

(c) Is a party to a conspiracy with another to commit it or advises, hires or counsels or otherwise procures another to commit it.

History: 1975 c. 365 .
Wis. Stat. § 801.21 — WI Code / Chapter 801 / Section 801.21
Motions to seal.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Redact” means to obscure individual items of information within an otherwise publicly accessible document.

(b) “Seal” means to order that a portion of a document or an entire document shall not be accessible to the public.

(2) A party seeking to protect a court record not protected by s. 801.19 or included on the list described in s. 801.20 shall file a motion to seal part or all of a document or to redact specific information in a document. The motion must be served on all parties to the action. The filing party shall specify the authority for asserting that the information should be restricted from public access. The information to be sealed or redacted may be filed under a temporary seal, in which case it shall be restricted from public access until the court rules on the motion.

(3) The court may determine if a hearing is necessary on a motion to seal or redact a court record. The court may require that the moving party provide notice to the general public by posting information at the courthouse or other location, including the time, date, and location of the hearing.

(4) The court shall determine whether there are sufficient grounds to restrict public access according to applicable constitutional, statutory, and common law. In restricting access, the court will use the least restrictive means that will achieve the purposes of this rule and the needs of the requester. The court may order that a document be redacted in the manner provided under s. 801.19 . If the court seals or redacts information, the public record shall indicate that an order to seal or redact was issued and the name of the court official entering the order.

(5) An unredacted or sealed document is not accessible to the public, even if admitted as a trial or hearing exhibit, unless the court permits access. The clerk of circuit court or register in probate may certify the record as a true copy of an original record on file with the court by stating that information has been redacted or sealed in accordance with court rules or as ordered by the circuit court.

(6) The court may, on its own initiative, order sealing or redaction of any part of the court record or transcript.

(7) Documents filed subsequent to the sealing order that are subject to the order must be so identified by the filing party.

(8) Upon court order, the court reporter shall, without charge, redact the transcript or mark the transcript as sealed in accordance with the court order and with directives established by the director of state courts office.

(9) On appeal, if the record assembled under s. 809.15 includes a sealed document, the sealed document shall be marked as confidential. Sealed paper documents shall be submitted in a sealed envelope.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 14-04 , 2015 WI 89, 364 Wis. 2d xv.
Wis. Stat. § 863.11 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.11
Order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
Status: in_force

Shares of distributees abate in accordance with the rules under s. 854.18 .

History: 1983 a. 186 ; 1995 a. 225 ; 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 154.225 — WI Code / Chapter 154 / Section 154.225
Guardians and health care agents.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Guardian” has the meaning given in s. 51.40 (1) (f) .

(b) “Health care agent has the meaning given in s. 155.01 (4) .

(c) “Incapacitated” has the meaning given in s. 50.06 (1) (c) .

(2) The guardian or health care agent of an incapacitated qualified patient may request a do-not-resuscitate order on behalf of that incapacitated qualified patient and consent to the order and sign it after receiving the information specified in s. 154.19 (2) (a) . The guardian or health care agent of an incapacitated qualified patient may revoke a do-not-resuscitate order on behalf of the incapacitated qualified patient by any of the following methods:

(a) The guardian or health care agent directs an emergency medical services practitioner, an emergency medical responder, or a person who serves as a member of an emergency health care facility’s personnel to resuscitate the patient. The emergency medical services practitioner, the emergency medical responder, or the member of the emergency health care facility shall promptly remove the do-not-resuscitate bracelet.

(b) The guardian or health care agent defaces, burns, cuts or otherwise destroys the do-not-resuscitate bracelet.

(c) The guardian or health care agent removes the do-not-resuscitate bracelet.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2017 a. 12 ; 2025 a. 115 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.28 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.28
Interpellation of officers.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the petition of 6 members of the senate, not more than 4 of whom belong to the same political party, or of 17 members of the assembly, not more than 9 of whom belong to the same political party, any appointive state officer shall appear before that house of the legislature to which the petitioning members belong, to answer written and oral interrogatories relative to any matter, function or work of such officer, relative to any act, omission or other matter pertaining to the powers or privileges exercised or duties performed by the officer or by any employee or subordinate of such officer, relative to the manner, conditions or terms of the officer’s appointment or of any appointment made by the officer or relative to any act, omission or conduct unbecoming the position of any such officer. Such petition shall be in writing, shall be accompanied by written interrogatories, shall be signed by the petitioning members and shall be filed with the presiding officer of that house of the legislature to which such petitioning members belong.

(2) Upon the joint petition of 6 members of the senate, not more than 4 of whom belong to the same political party, and 17 members of the assembly, not more than 9 of whom belong to the same political party, filed with the presiding officer of the senate, requesting an examination of any appointive state officer made subject thereto by sub. (1) before a joint session of the 2 houses of the legislature, such officer shall appear before such joint session and answer written and oral interrogatories as to any matters included in sub. (1) .

History: 1983 a. 36 s. 96 (2) ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 250.10 — WI Code / Chapter 250 / Section 250.10
Dental services.
Status: in_force

(1m) The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide funding in each fiscal year to the Marquette University School of Dentistry for clinical education of Marquette University School of Dentistry students through the provision of dental services by the students and faculty of the Marquette University School of Dentistry in underserved areas and to underserved populations in the state, as determined by the department in conjunction with the Marquette University School of Dentistry; to inmates of correctional centers in Milwaukee County; and in clinics in the city of Milwaukee.

(b) Award in each fiscal year to qualified applicants grants totaling no less than $50,000 for fluoride varnish and other evidence-based oral health activities, $700,000 for school-based preventive dental services, and $100,000 for school-based restorative dental services.

(3) The department may provide funding to technical college district boards to provide oral health services.

History: 1989 a. 336 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 258 ; Stats. 1993 s. 250.10; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 , 221 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2019 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 146.95 — WI Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146.95
Patient visitation.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 155.01 (7) .

(b) “Inpatient health care facility” has the meaning given in s. 252.14 (1) (d) .

(c) “Treatment facility” has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (19) .

(2) Patient-designated visitors.

(a) Any individual who is 18 years of age or older may identify to a health care provider at an inpatient health care facility at any time, either orally or in writing, those persons with whom the individual wishes to visit while the individual is a patient at the inpatient health care facility. Except as provided in par. (b) , no inpatient health care facility may deny visitation during the inpatient health care facility’s regular visiting hours to any person identified by the individual.

(b) Subject to s. 51.61 for a treatment facility, an inpatient health care facility may deny visitation with a patient to any person if any of the following applies:

1. The inpatient health care facility or a health care provider determines that the patient may not receive any visitors.

2. The inpatient health care facility or a health care provider determines that the presence of the person would endanger the health or safety of the patient.

3. The inpatient health care facility determines that the presence of the person would interfere with the primary operations of the inpatient health care facility.

4. The patient has subsequently expressed in writing to a health care provider at the inpatient health care facility that the patient no longer wishes to visit with the person. Unless subd. 2. applies, an inpatient health care facility may not under this subdivision deny visitation to the person based on a claim by someone other than a health care provider that the patient has orally expressed that the patient no longer wishes to visit with that person.

History: 1997 a. 153 .
Wis. Stat. § 343.18 — WI Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.18
License to be carried; verification of signature.
Status: in_force

(1) Every licensee shall have his or her license document in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the license document upon demand from any judge, justice, or traffic officer.

(1m) A person charged with violating sub. (1) may not be convicted if he or she produces in court or in the office of the arresting officer a license theretofore issued to the licensee and valid at the time of his or her arrest.

(2) For the purpose of verifying the signature on a license, any judge, justice or traffic officer may require the licensee to write the licensee’s signature in the presence of such officer.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (c) , any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not more than $200.

(c) If the person is operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the violation, any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $250 nor more than $2,500.

History: 1989 a. 105 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 84 ; 2015 a. 77 .
Wis. Stat. § 129.01 — WI Code / Chapter 129 / Section 129.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Art dealer” means a person engaged in the business of selling works of fine art, other than a person exclusively engaged in the business of selling goods at public auction.

(2) “Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art.

(3) “On consignment” means delivered to an art dealer for the purpose of sale or exhibition, or both, to the public by the art dealer other than at a public auction.

(4) “Work of fine art” means an original art work which is:

(a) A visual rendition including, but not limited to, a painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic or photograph.

(b) A work of calligraphy.

(c) A work of graphic art, including, but not limited to, an etching, lithograph, offset print or silk screen.

(d) A craft work in materials, including but not limited to clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic or glass.

(e) A work in mixed media, including, but not limited to, a collage or a work consisting of any combination of pars. (a) to (d) .

History: 1979 c. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 614.28 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.28
Changes in business plan.
Status: in_force

Section 611.28 applies to fraternals.

History: 1975 c. 373 .