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Wis. Stat. § 196.206 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.206
Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service.
Status: in_force

(1) Exemptions. An interconnected voice over Internet protocol service is not subject to this chapter, except as provided in this section, and except that an interconnected voice over Internet protocol service is subject to ss. 196.01 , 196.016 , 196.025 (6) , 196.199 , 196.218 (3) , 196.858 , and 196.859 , and except as required for the commission to administer and enforce this section.

(2) Universal service fund. An entity that provides interconnected voice over Internet protocol service in this state shall make contributions to the universal service fund based on its revenues from providing intrastate interconnected voice over Internet protocol service. The revenues shall be calculated using the entity’s actual intrastate revenues, a provider-specific traffic study approved by the commission or federal communications commission, or the inverse of the interstate jurisdictional allocation established by the federal communications commission for the purpose of federal universal service assessments. To the extent applicable, the calculation of the intrastate revenues of an entity that provides interconnected voice over Internet protocol service shall be based on the primary physical service address identified by the customer.

(3) Intrastate switched access rates.

(a) Unless otherwise provided under federal law, an entity that provides an interconnected voice over Internet protocol service shall pay intrastate switched access rates in connection with the interconnected voice over Internet protocol services that it provides to the same extent that any telecommunications provider is obligated to pay intrastate switched access rates in connection with the telecommunications services that it provides.

(b) Unless otherwise provided under federal law, an entity that provides an intrastate switched access service in connection with interconnected voice over Internet protocol services shall be subject to s. 196.191 with respect to such intrastate switched access service and may charge intrastate switched access rates to the same extent that any telecommunications provider may charge intrastate switched access rates in connection with the intrastate switched access services that it provides.

History: 2011 a. 22 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.53 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.53
Civil and criminal liability exemption; tests for intoxication.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Conservation warden” means a person appointed as a conservation warden by the department of natural resources under s. 23.10 (1) .

(b) “Traffic officer” has the meaning specified in s. 340.01 (70) .

(2) Any person withdrawing blood at the request of a traffic officer, law enforcement officer or conservation warden for the purpose of determining the presence or quantity of alcohol, controlled substances, controlled substance analogs or any combination of alcohol, controlled substances and controlled substance analogs is immune from any civil or criminal liability for the act, except for civil liability for negligence in the performance of the act.

(3) Any employer of the person under sub. (2) or any hospital where blood is withdrawn by that person has the same immunity from liability under sub. (2) .

History: 1983 a. 535 ; 1983 a. 538 s. 256 ; Stats. 1983 s. 895.53; 1985 a. 331 ; 1995 a. 448 ; 2005 a. 155 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.17 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.17
County buildings; establishment, approval, inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall fix reasonable standards and regulations for the design, construction, repair, and maintenance of county homes, county infirmaries, county hospitals, and mental health facilities, with respect to their adequacy and fitness for the needs which they are to serve.

(2) The selection and purchase of the site, and the plans, specifications and erection of buildings for such institutions shall be subject to the review and approval of the department. Department review shall include review of the proposed program to be carried out by the institution and the program’s ability to meet the mental health service requirements of the county and the area it serves.

(3) Before any such building is occupied, and annually or oftener thereafter, the department shall inspect it with respect to safety, sanitation, adequacy and fitness, and report to the authorities conducting the institution any deficiency found, and order the necessary work to correct it or a new building. If within 6 months thereafter such work is not commenced, or not completed within a reasonable period thereafter, to the satisfaction of the department, it shall suspend the allowance of state aid for, and prohibit the use of such building until said order is complied with.

History: 1971 c. 125 , 215 ; 1983 a. 254 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0201 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0201
Formation of limited partnership; certificate of limited partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) To form a limited partnership, a person must deliver a certificate of limited partnership to the department for filing.

(2) A certificate of limited partnership must state all of the following:

(a) The name of the limited partnership, which name satisfies s. 179.0114 .

(b) The street and mailing addresses of the partnership’s principal office.

(c) The street address of the partnership’s registered office in this state and the name and e-mail address of its registered agent at that office.

(d) The name and street and mailing addresses of each general partner.

(e) Whether the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership.

(3) A certificate of limited partnership may contain statements as to matters other than those required by sub. (2) , but may not vary or otherwise affect the provisions specified in s. 179.0105 (3) and (4) in a manner inconsistent with that section.

(4) A limited partnership is formed when all of the following occur:

(a) The certificate of limited partnership becomes effective.

(b) At least 2 persons have become partners.

(c) At least one person has become a general partner.

(d) At least one person has become a limited partner.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.38 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.38
Forgery.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever with intent to defraud falsely makes or alters a writing or object of any of the following kinds so that it purports to have been made by another, or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority, is guilty of a Class H felony:

(a) A writing or object whereby legal rights or obligations are created, terminated or transferred, or any writing commonly relied upon in business or commercial transactions as evidence of debt or property rights; or

(b) A public record or a certified or authenticated copy thereof; or

(c) An official authentication or certification of a copy of a public record; or

(d) An official return or certificate entitled to be received as evidence of its contents.

(2) Whoever utters as genuine or possesses with intent to utter as false or as genuine any forged writing or object mentioned in sub. (1) , knowing it to have been thus falsely made or altered, is guilty of a Class H felony.

(3) Whoever, with intent to defraud, does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:

(a) Falsely makes or alters any object so that it appears to have value because of antiquity, rarity, source or authorship which it does not possess; or possesses any such object knowing it to have been thus falsely made or altered and with intent to transfer it as original and genuine, by sale or for security purposes; or

(b) Falsely makes or alters any writing of a kind commonly relied upon for the purpose of identification or recommendation; or

(c) Without consent, places upon any merchandise an identifying label or stamp which is or purports to be that of another craftsman, tradesman, packer or manufacturer; or

(d) Falsely makes or alters a membership card purporting to be that of a fraternal, business or professional association or of a labor union; or possesses any such card knowing it to have been thus falsely made or altered and with intent to use it or cause or permit its use to deceive another; or

(e) Falsely makes or alters any writing purporting to evidence a right to transportation on any common carrier; or

(f) Falsely makes or alters a certified abstract of title to real estate, a title insurance commitment, a title insurance policy, or any other written evidence regarding the state of title to real estate.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 205 .
Wis. Stat. § 119.70 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.70
Use of school buildings and grounds for civic purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) The board may establish and maintain for children and adults, in the school buildings and on the school grounds, evening schools, vacation schools, reading rooms, library stations, debating clubs, gymnasiums, public playgrounds, public baths and similar activities and accommodations to be determined by the board. The board may cooperate, by agreement, with other commissions or boards having the custody and management of public parks, libraries, museums and public buildings and grounds of whatever sort to provide the equipment, supervision, instruction and oversight necessary to carry on such public educational and recreational activities in and upon such other buildings and grounds.

(3) The board shall report to the common council on or before the first Monday in August of each year the amount of money required during the ensuing school year for the support of activities under sub. (1) . The common council shall levy and collect a special tax in the manner that other taxes are levied and collected, equal to the amount of money so required for the activities. The tax shall not be used or appropriated, directly or indirectly, for any other purpose.

(4) All moneys received by or raised in the school district for the activities under sub. (1) shall be paid to the city treasurer, to be disbursed in the manner that other school district funds are disbursed.

(5) Nothing in this section prohibits the board from granting the use of school property to religious organizations under s. 120.13 (17) .

History: 1971 c. 152 s. 31 ; 1973 c. 290 ; 1975 c. 353 ; 1983 a. 339 s. 10 ; 1985 a. 225 ss. 74 , 75 , 78 ; Stats. 1985 s. 119.70; 1989 a. 192 , 290 .
Wis. Stat. § 401.106 — WI Code / Chapter 401 / Section 401.106
Use of singular and plural; gender.
Status: in_force

In chs. 401 to 411 , unless the statutory context otherwise requires, all of the following apply:

(1) Words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular.

(2) Words of any gender also refer to any other gender.

History: 2009 a. 320 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.011 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.011
Title to wild animals.
Status: in_force

(1) The legal title to, and the custody and protection of, all wild animals within this state is vested in the state for the purposes of regulating the enjoyment, use, disposition, and conservation of these wild animals.

(2) The legal title to a wild animal or carcass, taken or reduced to possession in violation of this chapter, remains in the state. The title to a wild animal or carcass, lawfully acquired, is subject to the condition that upon the violation of this chapter relating to the possession, use, giving, sale, barter or transportation of a wild animal or carcass by the owner, the ownership shall revert, as a result of the violation, to the state.

(3) This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, farm-raised fish, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169 .

History: 1997 a. 248 s. 87 ; 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.15 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.15
Issuance of license to conduct bingo.
Status: in_force

(1) After making the determinations under s. 563.14 , the department shall either notify the applicant organization in writing why a license is not being issued or issue a license to such applicant organization authorizing it to conduct bingo at the times and places set forth in the license. Except as provided in sub. (1m) , a license issued under this subsection shall be effective for one year from the first day of the month of the first occasion listed on the license and may be renewed annually, except that an applicant organization may request that the license expire on the first day of any month within the one-year licensure period.

(1m) A license issued under sub. (1) to an organization listed under s. 563.11 (1) (b) to (d) shall remain in effect unless it is canceled, suspended or revoked by the department or withdrawn by the organization.

(3) Each license, and all amendments thereto, shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where a bingo occasion is conducted and at all times during the conduct thereof so as to be easily readable by any patron of the bingo occasion.

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1975 c. 99 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2100 (45) (a) ; 1981 c. 162 , 209 , 391 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1991 a. 269 ss. 782dd to 782dp ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.15; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 215.12 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.12
Penalty for dishonest acts; falsification of records.
Status: in_force

Every officer, director, employee or agent of any association who steals, abstracts, or willfully misapplies any property of the association, whether owned by it or held in trust, or who, without authority, issues or puts forth any certificate of savings accounts, assigns any note, bond, mortgage, judgment or decree, or, who makes any false entry in any book, record, report or statement of the association with intent to injure or defraud the association or any person or corporation, or to deceive any officer or director of the association, or any other person, or any agent appointed to examine the affairs of such association, or any person who, with like intent, aids or abets any officer, director, employee or agent in the violation of this section, is guilty of a Class F felony.

History: 1977 c. 418 s. 924 (18) (e) ; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 893.86 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.86
Action concerning recovery of legal fees paid for indigents.
Status: in_force

An action under s. 757.66 to recover an amount paid by a county for legal representation of an indigent defendant shall be commenced within 10 years after the recording of the claim required under s. 757.66 or be barred.

History: 1979 c. 323 ; 1993 a. 301 .
Wis. Stat. § 646.325 — WI Code / Chapter 646 / Section 646.325
Recovery of amounts paid to 3rd parties.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “net worth” means the amount of an insured’s total assets less the insured’s total liabilities at the end of the insured’s fiscal year immediately preceding the date the liquidation order was entered, as shown on the insured’s audited financial statement or other substantiated financial information acceptable to the fund in its sole discretion. “Net worth” includes the consolidated net worth of all of the corporate affiliates, subsidiaries, operating divisions, holding companies, parent entities, and, if the insured is privately owned, natural persons who have an ownership interest, shown as insureds or additional insureds on the policy issued by the insurer. If the insured is a natural person, “net worth” means the insured’s total assets less the insured’s total liabilities on December 31 immediately preceding the date the liquidation order was entered.

(2) Recovery from certain insureds and affiliates. Except as provided in sub. (3) , the fund may recover from a person the costs and expenses incurred in administering or defending a claim against the person by a 3rd party and the amount of any claim paid on behalf of the person to a 3rd party, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) The person on whose behalf the claim was administered, defended, or paid is any of the following:

1. An insured whose net worth exceeds $25,000,000.

2. An affiliate of the insurer in liquidation.

3. A person excluded under s. 646.01 (1) (b) 18.

(b) Adjudication of the claim resulted in no liability obligation on the person to pay the claim of the 3rd party or payment of the claim satisfied all or part of the person’s liability obligations to 3rd parties.

(3) Limitation. The total amount recovered from an insured described in sub. (2) (a) 1. plus the amount of the insured’s claims that satisfy s. 646.31 (1) to (7) , (9) and (9m) but are not eligible for payment under s. 646.31 (12) may not exceed 10 percent of the insured’s net worth.

(4) Costs and fees. In addition to recovery under sub. (2) , the fund may recover reasonable attorney fees, disbursements, and all other actual costs expended in pursuing recovery under sub. (2) , plus interest calculated at the legal rate under s. 138.04 , which shall begin to accrue on all amounts not paid within 30 days after the date of the fund’s written notification to the insured of the amount due.

History: 1987 a. 325 ; 2003 a. 261 ; 2009 a. 342 ; 2021 a. 114 .
Wis. Stat. § 18.62 — WI Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18.62
Revenue obligations as legal investments.
Status: in_force

Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any of the following may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any revenue obligations issued under this subchapter, which shall be authorized security for all public deposits:

(1) The state, the investment board, public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies.

(2) Banks and bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or insurance business.

(3) Personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 2001 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1009 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1009
Effect of amendment.
Status: in_force

(1) An amendment to a corporation’s articles of incorporation, including a restatement of its articles of incorporation under s. 180.1007 that includes an amendment to its articles of incorporation, does not affect any of the following:

(a) A cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation.

(b) A civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding to which the corporation is a party.

(c) The existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the corporation.

(2) An amendment, or a restatement including an amendment, changing a corporation’s name does not abate a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.80 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.80
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 946.80 to 946.88 may be cited as the Wisconsin Organized Crime Control Act.

History: 1981 c. 280 ; 1989 a. 121 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.58 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.58
Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

If the examining board has reason to believe that any person is violating this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter, the examining board, the department, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of this state to enjoin the person from the violation.

History: 1993 a. 107 ; 2009 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.15 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.15
Existing officers and employees, how affected.
Status: in_force

(1) In a county where ss. 63.01 to 63.16 go into effect after March 14, 1984:

(a) The commission shall administer a noncompetitive examination to any person who is appointed by the county for a definite term, who is included within the classified service of the county on the date that ss. 63.01 to 63.16 go into effect in the county and who has been in service and on the payroll of the county less than 4 years preceding that date. The person shall retain his or her position if the commission determines, based on the person’s performance on the examination, that the person is qualified for the position.

(b) Any person who is included within the classified service appointed by the county for a definite term, who is included within the classified service of the county on the date that ss. 63.01 to 63.16 go into effect in the county and who has been in service and on the payroll of the county continuously for at least the 4 years immediately preceding that date shall retain his or her position without any examination.

(2) If a department, unit or other established entity and its employees are brought into the county service in a county in which ss. 63.01 to 63.16 are in effect, any employee in a position required to be in classified service shall retain his or her position if the person takes a noncompetitive examination and if the commission determines, based on the examination, that the person is qualified for the position.

(3) No provision of this section prevents suspension, demotion or discharge of any employee subject to ss. 63.01 to 63.16 under s. 63.10 or an applicable collective bargaining agreement.

History: 1983 a. 148 ; 1987 a. 153 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.657 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.657
Child care center reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide each child care center that holds a license under s. 48.65 (1) or a probationary license under s. 48.69 with an annual report that includes the following information:

(a) Violations of statutes, rules promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67 , or provisions of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) by the child care center. In providing information under this paragraph, the department may not disclose the identity of any employee of the child care center.

(b) A telephone number at the department that a person may call to complain of any alleged violation of a statute, rule promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67 , or provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) by the child care center.

(c) The results of the most recent inspection of the child care center under s. 48.73 .

(2) A child care center shall post the report under sub. (1) next to the child care center’s license or probationary license in a place where the report and the inspection results can be seen by parents, guardians, or legal custodians during the child care center’s hours of operation.

(2g) If the report under sub. (1) indicates that the child care center is in violation of a statute, a rule promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67 , or a provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) , the child care center shall post with the report any notices received from the department relating to that violation.

(2m) The department shall make available on the department’s Internet site, as part of the department’s licensed child care center search database, a specific description of any violation described in sub. (1) and a description of any steps taken by the child care center to correct the violation.

(2r) Each child care center that receives a report under sub. (1) shall make available to a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is receiving, or who is a prospective recipient of, care and supervision from the child care center the reports under sub. (1) from the previous 2 years and any notices received from the department relating to any violations identified in those reports. In providing information under this subsection, a child care center may withhold any information that would disclose the identity of an employee of the child care center.

(3) The department may require a child care center to provide to the department any information that is necessary for the department to prepare the report under sub. (1) .

History: 1991 a. 275 ; 1993 a. 16 , 375 ; 1997 a. 256 ; 2009 a. 19 , 28 , 185 .