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Wis. Stat. § 30.33 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.33
Harbor railway belt lines.
Status: in_force

(1) Board to have powers of railroad corporation. Any municipality operating a public harbor through a board of harbor commissioners may, through such board, construct, maintain or operate railway facilities or a harbor belt line connecting various harbor facilities with one another or with other railroads within the municipality or its vicinity. The board of harbor commissioners is granted all of the rights, powers and privileges conferred upon railroad corporations by ss. 190.02 and 190.025 (3) , except such rights, powers and privileges as are conferred upon railroad corporations by s. 190.02 (9) . Such facilities or belt line may be constructed, maintained or operated partly outside the corporate limits of the municipality. In constructing, maintaining or operating such facilities or belt line, the board of harbor commissioners has the powers and privileges of railroad corporations and shall be subject to the same restrictions as railroad corporations and to the supervision of the office of the commissioner of railroads, except as to the system of accounting and the payment of wages to employees.

(2) Municipality may organize harbor railway corporation. Any municipality mentioned in sub. (1) may, with the consent of its board of harbor commissioners, organize a railroad corporation for the purpose of constructing, maintaining or operating a harbor belt line or may subscribe for stock in an existing railroad corporation organized for such purpose. If the municipality decides to organize a railroad corporation for such purpose, the governing body thereof may, by resolution, authorize the chief executive officer or presiding officer of such municipality to act, together with 4 citizens to be designated by the officer, as incorporators of such company. Such incorporators shall proceed to incorporate the railroad corporation in accordance with chs. 190 to 192 , so far as applicable. Such harbor railroad corporation is subject to the supervisory and regulatory powers of the office of the commissioner of railroads to the same extent as other railroad corporations. The municipality may subscribe to the stock of such harbor railroad corporation and may pay for such stock out of any funds it may lawfully have available for that purpose, including the proceeds of harbor improvement bonds.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (f) ; 1977 c. 273 ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0210 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0210
Duty of department to file; review of refusal to file; delivery of record by department.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall file a record delivered to the department for filing which satisfies this chapter. The duty of the department under this section is ministerial.

(2) When the department files a record, the department shall record it as filed on the date of its delivery. After filing a record, the department shall deliver to the person that submitted the record a copy of the record with an acknowledgment of the date of filing and, in the case of a statement of denial, also to the limited partnership to which the statement pertains.

(3) If the department refuses to file a record, the department shall, not later than 5 business days after the record is delivered, do all of the following:

(a) Return the record or notify the person that submitted the record of the refusal.

(b) Provide a brief explanation in a record of the reason for the refusal.

(4) If the department refuses to file a record, the person that submitted the record may petition the circuit court to compel filing of the record. The record and the explanation of the department of the refusal to file must be attached to the petition. The court may decide the matter in a summary proceeding.

(5) The filing of or refusal to file a record does not create a presumption of any of the following:

(a) That the record does or does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.

(b) That the information contained in the record is correct or incorrect.

(6) Except as otherwise provided by s. 179.0121 or by law other than this chapter, the department may deliver any record to a person by delivering it in any of the following ways:

(a) In person to the person that submitted it.

(b) To the address of the person’s registered agent.

(c) To the principal office of the person.

(d) To another address the person provides to the department for delivery.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.32 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.32
Resale and redemption.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the resale of lands forfeited under s. 24.28 is prevented by payment under s. 24.29 , the forfeited lands shall be offered for sale at public auction to the highest bidder in the manner and upon the terms provided for original sales and, if the lands are not then sold, the lands shall be subject to private entry.

(2)

(a) Every tract of forfeited lands may be redeemed by the former purchaser, or the former purchaser’s assigns or legal representatives, at any time before the June 30th next following the date of the resale of the forfeited tract, by doing all of the following:

1. Presenting to the board satisfactory proof, which shall be filed and preserved by the board, that the tract was, at the time of the resale, in whole or in part under cultivation or adjoining a tract partly cultivated, belonging to the former purchaser, or the former purchaser’s assigns or legal representatives, and used in connection with the adjoining tract.

2. Depositing with the secretary of administration, for the use of the purchaser at the resale of the forfeited tract the amount paid by the resale purchaser for the tract, together with 25 percent of the amount of the taxes, interest, and costs, in addition to the purchase price.

(b) Every certificate of sale issued upon any resale of forfeited lands shall be subject to the right of redemption under par. (a) whether or not the right of redemption is expressed in the certificate. No patent shall be issued on any resale of a forfeited tract until the expiration of the redemption period under par. (a) .

(3) Upon a redemption under sub. (2) , the board shall do all of the following:

(a) Cancel the certificate of sale issued to the resale purchaser.

(b) Make and deliver to the party redeeming the forfeited lands a certificate of the redemption.

(c) Record the certificate of the redemption in a book kept in the board’s office for that purpose.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 149 ; 2009 a. 177 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.22 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.22
Assessment of costs.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “costs of the proceeding” means the compensation and reasonable expenses of hearing examiners and of prosecuting attorneys for the department, examining board, affiliated credentialing board, or other board, a reasonable disbursement for the service of process or other papers, amounts actually paid out for certified copies of records in any public office, postage, telephoning, adverse examinations and depositions and copies, expert witness fees, witness fees and expenses, compensation and reasonable expenses of experts, paralegals, real estate specialists, and investigators, and compensation and expenses of a reporter for recording and transcribing testimony.

(2) In any disciplinary proceeding against a holder of a credential in which the department or an examining board, affiliated credentialing board, or other board in the department orders suspension, limitation, or revocation of the credential, assesses a forfeiture, or reprimands the holder, the department, examining board, affiliated credentialing board, or other board may, in addition to imposing discipline, assess all or part of the costs of the proceeding against the holder. Costs assessed under this subsection are payable to the department. Interest shall accrue on costs assessed under this subsection at a rate of 12 percent per year compounded annually beginning on the date that payment of the costs are due as ordered by the department, examining board, affiliated credentialing board, or other board. Upon the request of the department of safety and professional services, the department of justice may commence an action to recover costs assessed under this subsection and any accrued interest.

(3) In addition to any other discipline imposed, if the department, examining board, affiliated credentialing board or board assesses costs of the proceeding to the holder of the credential under sub. (2) , the department, examining board, affiliated credentialing board or board may not restore, renew or otherwise issue any credential to the holder until the holder has made payment to the department under sub. (2) in the full amount assessed, together with any accrued interest.

History: 1987 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 107 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 328 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.70 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.70
Skin diving.
Status: in_force

No person may engage in underwater diving or swimming with the use of swimming fins or skin diving in waters other than marked swimming areas or within 150 feet of shoreline, and no person may engage in underwater diving or swimming with the use of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus in waters other than marked swimming areas, unless the location of such diving or swimming is distinctly marked by diver’s flag, not less than 12 inches high and 15 inches long, displaying one diagonal white stripe 3 inches wide on a red background, and of height above the water so as to be clearly apparent at a distance of 100 yards under normal conditions, and so designed and displayed as to be visible from any point on the horizon. Except in case of emergency, anyone engaging in such diving or swimming shall not rise to the surface outside of a radius of 50 feet from such flag. No person engaged in such diving or swimming shall interfere with the operation of anyone fishing nor engage in such diving or swimming in established traffic lanes; nor shall any such person alone or with another, intentionally or unintentionally, block or obstruct any boat in any manner from proceeding to its destination where a reasonable alternative is unavailable. A reasonable alternative route is available when the otherwise unobstructed boat can proceed to its destination without reducing its lawful speed, by passing to the right or to the left of a marked diving operation.

History: 1973 c. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 822.21 — WI Code / Chapter 822 / Section 822.21
Initial child custody jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 822.24 , a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination only if any of the following applies:

(a) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state.

(b) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction under par. (a) , or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under s. 822.27 or 822.28 , and all of the following apply:

1. The child and the child’s parents, or the child and at least one parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere physical presence.

2. Substantial evidence is available in this state concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships.

(c) All courts having jurisdiction under par. (a) or (b) have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this state is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under s. 822.27 or 822.28 .

(d) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in par. (a) , (b) , or (c) .

(2) Subsection (1) is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child custody determination by a court of this state.

(3) Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child custody determination.

History: 2005 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 842.10 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.10
Referee’s report; partition not prejudicial.
Status: in_force

(1) If the referee determines that partition can be made without prejudice to the owners, the referee shall submit to the court the referee’s findings, indicating how partition is to be made. In making partition the referee shall divide the real estate and allot the several portions to the respective parties, quality and quantity relatively considered, according to the respective rights and interests of the parties as declared in the court’s findings and conclusions.

(2) If the land is subject to a life estate, that fact shall be noted, and the partition of the remainder at the termination of the life estate indicated. The partition of any lands not subject to the life estate shall also be indicated.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.10; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.972 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.972
License required; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , no person may represent himself or herself as a “PA” or “physician assistant,” use or assume the title “PA” or “physician assistant,” or append to the person’s name the words or letters “physician assistant,” “PA,” “PA-C,” or any other titles, letters, or designation that represents or may tend to represent the person as a physician assistant, unless he or she is licensed by the board under this subchapter or holds a compact privilege.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to any of the following:

(a) An individual employed and duly credentialed as a physician assistant or physician associate by the federal government while performing duties incident to that employment, unless a license under this subchapter is required by the federal government.

(b) A person who satisfies the requirement under s. 448.974 (1) (a) 3. but who is not licensed under this subchapter. This paragraph does not allow such a person to practice medicine and surgery in violation of s. 448.03 (1) (a) or to practice podiatry in violation of s. 448.61 .

(3) A student who is enrolled in an accredited physician assistant educational program may use the title “physician assistant student,” “PA student,” or “PA-S.”

History: 2021 a. 23 ; 2023 a. 81 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.175 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.175
County institutions: minimum standards.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county currently operating an institution established under s. 49.70 , 49.71 , 49.72 , 51.08 , or 51.09 may, by resolution of the county board or, in Milwaukee County for institutions providing mental health treatment, the Milwaukee County mental health board, designate such institution or distinct part of such institution as a facility to be operated under s. 50.02 , 50.03 or 50.33 . Any county institution or part thereof, where so designated, shall be required to meet those licensure standards established by the department for the type of facility designated by the county. Any designation under this section may be made only if such designation will not result in any additional cost to the state.

History: 1971 c. 215 ; 1975 c. 413 s. 18 ; 1975 c. 430 s. 80 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 203 .
Wis. Stat. § 7.11 — WI Code / Chapter 7 / Section 7.11
Menominee county; town elections.
Status: in_force

The clerk shall prepare a ballot distinguishing between supervisors elected at large and by ward in any county having only one town with a part of the county board members elected by wards.

History: 1971 c. 304 s. 29 (2) ; 1973 c. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 853.34 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.34
Transfers to testamentary trusts.
Status: in_force

(1) Testamentary transfer to trust of another. A transfer or appointment by will shall not be held invalid because it is made to a trust created, or to be created, under the will of another person if the will of such other person was executed, or was last modified with respect to the terms of such trust, prior to the death of the person making the transfer or appointment and such other person’s will is admitted to probate prior to, or within 2 years after, the death of the person making the transfer or appointment. Property included in such a transfer or appointment shall not be considered property subject to administration as part of the other person’s estate but shall pass directly to that other person’s testamentary trustee, be added to the designated trust and administered as a part thereof.

(2) Invalid testamentary transfer. If such a transfer or appointment by will is not accepted by the testamentary trustee of such other person or if no will of such other person which meets the conditions specified in sub. (1) is admitted to probate within the period therein limited, and if the will containing such transfer or appointment by will makes no alternative disposition of the assets, the will shall be construed as creating a trust upon the terms contained in the documents constituting the will of such other person as of the date of death of the person making the transfer or appointment by will.

(3) Assets transferred to trusts created by will. If a trustee of a trust created by a testator’s will is designated as the beneficiary of a transfer under another governing instrument, as defined in s. 854.01 (2) , at the death of the testator or at the death of a 3rd party, the transfer of any assets under that other governing instrument to the trustee does not cause the transferred assets to be included in the property administered as part of the testator’s estate. The transferred assets are not subject to taxes, debts, or charges enforceable against the testator’s estate to any greater extent than if the proceeds were payable to a beneficiary other than the testator’s estate.

History: 1971 c. 66 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 777 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 278 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 2013 a. 92 ss. 153 , 154 , 331 ; Stats. 2013 s. 853.34.
Wis. Stat. § 645.23 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.23
Commissioner’s seizure order.
Status: in_force

(1) Issuance. If it appears to the commissioner that the interests of creditors, policyholders or the public will be endangered by the delay incident to asking for a court seizure order, then on any ground that would justify a court seizure order under s. 645.22 , without notice and without applying to the court, the commissioner may issue a seizure order which must contain a verified statement of the grounds for the action. As directed by the seizure order, the commissioner’s representatives shall forthwith take possession and control of all or part of the property, books, accounts, documents and other records of the insurer, and of the premises occupied by the insurer for the transaction of its business. The commissioner shall retain possession and control until the order is vacated or is replaced by an order of the court pursuant to a proceeding commenced under sub. (2) or a formal proceeding under this chapter.

(2) Judicial review. At any time after seizure under sub. (1) , the insurer may apply to the circuit court for Dane County or for the county in which the insurer’s principal office is located. The court shall thereupon order the commissioner to appear forthwith and shall proceed thereafter as if the order were a court seizure order issued under s. 645.22 .

(3) Duty to assist commissioner. Every law enforcement officer shall assist the commissioner in making and enforcing any such seizure, and every sheriff’s and police department shall furnish the commissioner with such deputies, patrolmen or officers as are necessary to assist in the seizure.

(4) Anticipatory breach. Entry of a seizure order under this section does not constitute an anticipatory breach of any contract of the insurer.

History: 1979 c. 93 , 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.225 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.225
Ordering genetic tests.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “genetic test” has the meaning given in s. 767.001 (1m) .

(2)

(a) A county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) may require, by subpoena in substantially the form authorized under s. 885.02 or by other means, a child, the child’s mother, and a male alleged, or alleging himself, to be the child’s father to submit to genetic tests if there is probable cause to believe that the male had sexual intercourse with the child’s mother during a possible time of the child’s conception. Probable cause of sexual intercourse during a possible time of conception may be established by a sufficient affidavit of the child’s mother, the male alleged, or alleging himself, to be the child’s father, or the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) based on information provided by the child’s mother.

(b) If there is only one male alleged, or alleging himself, to be the father and one or more persons required to submit to genetic tests under par. (a) fail to appear for the scheduled tests, the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) may bring an action under s. 767.80 for determining the paternity of the child.

(3) The fees and costs for genetic tests performed on any person required to submit to the tests under sub. (2) (a) shall be paid for by the county except as follows:

(a) The county may seek reimbursement from either the mother or male alleged, or alleging himself, to be the father, or from both, if the test results show that the male is not excluded as the father and that the statistical probability of the male’s parentage is 99.0 percent or higher.

(b) If 2 or more identical series of genetic tests are performed upon the same person, the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) shall require the person requesting the 2nd or subsequent series of tests to pay for the tests in advance. If the person requesting the 2nd or subsequent series of tests is indigent, the county shall pay for the tests and may seek reimbursement from the person.

History: 1997 a. 191 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 ; 2019 a. 95 .
Wis. Stat. § 222.0307 — WI Code / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0307
Acquisitions, mergers, and asset purchases.
Status: in_force

(1) In general. A universal bank may, with the approval of the division, purchase the assets of, merge with, acquire, or be acquired by any other financial institution, universal bank, national bank, or federally chartered savings bank or savings and loan association, or by a holding company of any of these entities. Notwithstanding subch. III of ch. 214 and ss. 214.09 and 215.36 , the approval of the division of savings institutions is not required.

(2) Applications for approval. An application for approval under sub. (1) shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the division and accompanied by a fee determined by the division. In processing and acting on applications under this section the division shall apply the following standards:

(a) For universal banks organized under ch. 214 , the standards described in ss. 214.09 , 214.62 to 214.64 , and 214.665 , and subch. III of ch. 214 .

(b) For universal banks organized under ch. 215 , the standards described in ss. 215.35 , 215.36 , 215.53 , and 215.73 .

(c) For universal banks chartered under ch. 221 , the standards described in subchs. VII and IX of ch. 221 .

History: 2003 a. 63 .