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Wis. Stat. § 103.905 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.905
Department’s duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) Promulgate rules for the enforcement and implementation of ss. 103.90 to 103.97 .

(2) Cooperate and enter into agreements with departments or agencies of this state or of the United States to coordinate, administer or enforce all other laws and programs designed to assist, serve or protect migrant workers.

(3) Gather, compile and submit to the council on migrant labor data and information relative to ss. 103.90 to 103.97 .

(4) Investigate, or cause to be investigated, any complaint filed with the department concerning any violation of ss. 103.90 to 103.97 , and during reasonable daylight hours, and upon notice to the employer or person in charge, enter and inspect any premises, inspect such records and make transcriptions thereof, question such persons, and investigate such facts, conditions, practices or matters as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether a violation of such sections has been committed.

(5) Enforce, or cause to be enforced, ss. 103.90 to 103.97 and any rules promulgated under ss. 103.90 to 103.97 , and cooperate with other officers, departments, boards, agencies or commissions of this state, or of the United States, or of any other state, or of any local government in the enforcement of such sections.

History: 1977 c. 17 .
Wis. Stat. § 992.01 — WI Code / Chapter 992 / Section 992.01
§ 992.01. Repeal of curative laws, effect.
Status: in_force

The repeal of a curative or validating law does not impair or affect any cure or validation already affected thereby.
Wis. Stat. § 219.06 — WI Code / Chapter 219 / Section 219.06
Certain district and authority bonds as legal investments and security.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Any of the following may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by a metropolitan sewerage district under ss. 200.21 to 200.65 or by a housing authority created by or under the housing authorities law of this state or issued by any public housing authority or agency in the United States, if the bonds or other obligations are secured by a pledge of annual contributions to be paid by the U.S. government or any agency of the U.S. government, by the city, village, town, or county in which the housing authority issuing the bonds or other obligations operates or by the district under s. 200.55 or are guaranteed by the state:

1. The state and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies.

2. All banks, bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business.

3. All personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.

(b) The bonds and other obligations described in par. (a) shall be authorized security for all public deposits and shall be fully negotiable in this state.

(2) The purpose of this section is to authorize any of the foregoing to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including but not limited to sinking, investment, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purpose of any such bonds or other obligations.

(3) This section shall apply notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in other provisions of the statutes.

(4) This section does not relieve any person, firm or corporation from the duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1981 c. 282 ; 1993 a. 246 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 2001 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 78.81 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.81
Attorney general and district attorney to prosecute; place of trial.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon request of the department, the attorney general or proper district attorney shall prosecute any action to enforce this chapter.

(2) Any action brought under this chapter may be brought either in the circuit court for Dane County or in the proper court in the county wherein the defendant resides or has its principal place of business.
Wis. Stat. § 103.805 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.805
Fees; permits and certificates of age.
Status: in_force

(1) The department or a permit officer shall collect a fee in the amount of $10 for issuing permits under ss. 103.25 and 103.71 and certificates of age under s. 103.75 . A person designated to issue permits and certificates of age who is not on the payroll of the division administering this chapter may retain $2.50 of that fee as compensation for the person’s services and shall forward $7.50 of that fee to the department, which shall deposit that amount forwarded in the general fund and credit $5 of that amount forwarded to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (gk) . A person designated to issue permits and certificates of age who is on the payroll of the division administering this chapter shall forward that fee to the department, which shall deposit that fee in the general fund and credit $5 of that fee to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (gk) . The permit officer shall account for all fees collected as the department prescribes.

(2) The fee for issuance of permits and certificates of age shall be paid by the employer. If the individual for whom the permit or certificate is issued advances the fee to the permit officer, the individual shall be reimbursed by the employer not later than at the end of his or her first pay period.

History: 1971 c. 271 ; 1993 a. 492 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2017 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.09 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.09
Limitations on overtaking on left or driving on left side of roadway.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon any roadway where traffic is permitted to move in both directions simultaneously, the operator of a vehicle shall not drive to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be done in safety. In no case when overtaking and passing on a roadway divided into 4 or more clearly indicated lanes shall the operator of a vehicle drive to the left of the pavement marking indicating allocation of lanes to vehicles moving in the opposite direction or, in the absence of such pavement marking, to the left of the center of the roadway. Except as provided in sub. (3) (b) and s. 346.05 (1) (g) , in no case shall the operator of a vehicle drive in a lane when signs or signals indicate that such lane is allocated exclusively to vehicles moving in the opposite direction.

(2) Upon any roadway where traffic is permitted to move in both directions simultaneously, the operator of a vehicle shall not drive on the left side of the center of the roadway upon any part of a grade or upon a curve in the roadway where the operator’s view is obstructed for such a distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , the operator of a vehicle shall not drive on the left side of the center of a roadway on any portion thereof which has been designated a no-passing zone, either by signs or by a yellow unbroken line on the pavement on the right-hand side of and adjacent to the center line of the roadway, provided such signs or lines would be clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person.

(b) The operator of a vehicle may drive on the left side of the center of a roadway on any portion thereof which has been designated a no-passing zone, as described in par. (a) , to overtake and pass, with care, any vehicle, except an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle, traveling at a speed less than half of the applicable speed limit at the place of passing.

(4) Other provisions of this section notwithstanding, the operator of a vehicle may not overtake and pass on the left any other vehicle which, by means of signals as required by s. 346.34 (1) , indicates its intention to make a left turn or U-turn.

History: 2009 a. 97 ; 2011 a. 73 ; 2013 a. 377 ; 2015 a. 124 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.72 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.72
Removal of dams or other obstructions in drainage outlets.
Status: in_force

(1) The owners of more than one-tenth of the lands within any district may file with the drainage board a petition setting forth:

(a) That the drains constructed within such district do not afford an adequate outlet for drainage;

(b) That it is necessary in order to give an adequate outlet to remove certain dams or other obstructions from waters or streams or to deepen, straighten or widen the same either within or beyond the boundaries of such district; and

(c) That the public health and the public welfare will be promoted by such work and that the navigability of such waters or streams and other public rights therein will not be materially impaired.

(2) Upon receiving a petition under sub. (1) , the drainage board shall fix a time and place of a hearing on the petition and shall cause notice of the hearing to be given under s. 88.05 (2) (b) to the persons specified in s. 88.05 (4) (a) , to the owner of any dam sought to be removed and to all riparian owners affected by the removal.

(3) At the hearing on the petition, any interested person may appear and contest its sufficiency and the necessity for the work. If the drainage board finds that the petition has the proper number of signers and that to afford an adequate outlet it is necessary to remove dams or other obstructions from waters and streams which may be navigable, or to straighten, clean out, deepen or widen any waters or streams either within or beyond the limits of the district, the board shall obtain any permit that is required under this chapter or ch. 30 or 31 .

(4) Within 30 days after the department of natural resources has issued all of the permits as required under this chapter and chs. 30 and 31 , the board shall proceed to estimate the cost of the work, including the expenses of the proceeding together with the damages that will result from the work, and shall, within a reasonable time, award damages to all lands damaged by the work and assess the cost of the work against the lands in the district in proportion to the assessment of benefits then in force.

(5) The drainage board may grant the petition and order the additional work done only if the drainage board is satisfied that:

(a) The intended result can be effectively achieved by additional work at a reasonable cost;

(b) The public welfare will be promoted by such additional work;

(c) The cost of such additional work, when added to all expenses previously incurred by the district will not exceed the total benefits theretofore assessed; and

(d) A petition, which is the same in substance or effect as the current petition, has not previously been denied by the drainage board.

History: 1973 c. 336 ; 1993 a. 456 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 755.19 — WI Code / Chapter 755 / Section 755.19
Municipal court commissioners.
Status: in_force

(1) Appointment. First class cities may create the office of municipal court commissioner. The municipal court commissioner shall be an attorney licensed to practice in this state and shall complete annual educational credits consistent with supreme court requirements for municipal judges. The common council shall establish the number of positions and set the term, the additional qualifications and the compensation for the office. The presiding judge of the municipal court shall be the appointing authority and may terminate the employment of a municipal court commissioner at will and without cause. The municipal court commissioner shall be supervised by the judge whose cases the commissioner is hearing. Each municipal court commissioner shall take and file the official oath in the office of the clerk of the municipal court of the 1st class city for which appointed before performing any duty of the office.

(2) Powers and duties. Under the supervision of a municipal judge, a municipal court commissioner may do all of the following:

(a) Under ss. 800.035 and 800.095 (1) , conduct initial appearances and receive noncontested forfeiture pleas, order the revocation or suspension of driving privileges and impose forfeitures, impose community service and restitution according to the schedule adopted by the municipal court where appointed, and issue dispositional and sanction orders pursuant to ch. 938 .

(b) Issue warrants for those who do not appear as scheduled or as summoned.

(c) Conduct hearings on warrant returns.

(d) Schedule indigency hearings.

(e) Make a finding on the indigency of defendants.

(f) Enforce alternative judgments for failure to comply with court orders.

(g) Conduct court proceedings and exercise any power authorized by statute.

(3) New hearings and appeals of municipal court commissioner rulings. A motion for a new hearing or appeal of a contested ruling by a municipal court commissioner shall be filed with the municipal court no later than the 20th day after the commissioner makes the ruling. The motion shall be heard by the supervising municipal judge under the procedure consistent with the procedure adopted by the judicial district on motions to reopen judgments before the municipal court. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as altering the time periods for filing a notice of appeal from a final judgment or filing a motion of relief from judgment.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 402 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.858 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.858
General provisions related to administrative support enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section:

(a) “Department” means the department of children and families.

(b) “Support” has the meaning given in s. 49.857 (1) (g) .

(2) Rules. For the procedures under this subchapter for the administrative enforcement of support obligations, the department shall promulgate rules related to all of the following:

(a) Establishing guidelines for appropriate payment plans or alternative payment arrangements for the payment by obligors of delinquent support.

(b) Providing notice of administrative support enforcement proceedings to obligees of delinquent support. The department may provide that notice be given to the obligee of the delinquent support whenever an enforcement proceeding under this subchapter is initiated or that notice be provided only upon request.

(c) Specifying the level of support that is overdue before an individual is considered to be delinquent in the payment of support for purposes of the administrative support enforcement proceedings under this subchapter. The rules shall provide that, for support that is payable on a periodic basis, an amount equal to at least 100 percent of the amount due in one month must be in arrears before the department may initiate any administrative support enforcement proceeding under this subchapter.

(3) Review of circuit court commissioner decisions. If a circuit court commissioner conducts a hearing in any administrative support enforcement proceeding under s. 49.852 , 49.856 or 49.857 , the department or the obligor may, within 15 business days after the date that the circuit court commissioner makes his or her decision, request review of the decision by the court with jurisdiction over the matter.

History: 1997 a. 191 ; 2001 a. 61 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 132.06 — WI Code / Chapter 132 / Section 132.06
Use of receptacle by other than owner; as to junk dealers.
Status: in_force

The use by any person, other than the owner or the owner’s agent, of any can, tub, firkin, box, bottle, cask, barrel, keg, carton, tank, fountain, vessel or container, as described in s. 132.04 , for the sale of any substance, commodity or product, other than that originally contained, or the buying, selling, or trafficking in any such can, tub, firkin, box, bottle, cask, barrel, keg, carton, tank, fountain, vessel or container, or the fact that any junk dealer in cans, tubs, firkins, boxes, bottles, casks, barrels, kegs, cartons, tanks, fountains, vessels or containers, shall have in his or her possession any can, tub, firkin, box, bottle, cask, barrel, keg, carton, tank, fountain, vessel or container that is marked or stamped as described in s. 132.04 , a description of which is filed, recorded and published as provided in s. 132.04 , is prima facie evidence that such using, buying, selling or trafficking in or possession of is unlawful within the meaning of ss. 132.04 to 132.08 .

History: 1993 a. 301 .
Wis. Stat. § 8.13 — WI Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.13
Commission city primary.
Status: in_force

At the first primary after adoption of the commission form of government the 2 candidates for mayor and the 4 candidates for council members receiving the highest number of votes shall be nominated. At subsequent primaries the 2 candidates receiving the most votes for either office shall be nominated. Only the names of the nominees shall appear on the spring election ballot.

History: 1985 a. 135 s. 83 (2) .
Wis. Stat. § 255.05 — WI Code / Chapter 255 / Section 255.05
Cancer control and prevention grants.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Institution” means any hospital, nursing home, county home, county mental hospital, community-based residential facility or other place licensed or approved by the department under s. 49.70 , 49.71 , 49.72 , 50.02 , 50.03 , 50.35 , 51.08 or 51.09 .

(b) “Nonprofit corporation” means a nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17) .

(c) “Organization” means a nonprofit corporation or a public agency which proposes to provide services to individuals.

(d) “Public agency” means a county, city, village, town or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town or school district.

(2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (cc) , the department shall award up to $400,000 in each fiscal year as grants to applying individuals, institutions or organizations for the conduct of projects on cancer control and prevention. Funds shall be awarded on a matching basis, under which, for each grant awarded, the department shall provide 50 percent, and the grantee 50 percent, of the total grant funding.

(3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing the criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants for projects under sub. (2) .

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 344 ; Stats. 1993 s. 255.05; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 , 79 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 96 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.027 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.027
Section 196.027
Status: in_force

(6) Environmental trust bonds not public debt. The state is not liable on environmental trust bonds and the bonds are not a debt of the state. An issue of environmental trust bonds does not, directly or indirectly or contingently, obligate the state or a political subdivision of the state to levy any tax or make any appropriation for payment of the bonds.

(7) Environmental trust bonds as legal investments. Any of the following may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or under their control in environmental trust bonds:

(a) The state, the investment board, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, public bodies, and public officers except for members of the public service commission.

(b) 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.

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

(8) State pledge.

(a) In this subsection, “bondholder” means a person who holds an environmental trust bond.

(b) The state pledges to and agrees with bondholders that the state will not do any of the following:

1. Take or permit any action that impairs the value of environmental control property.

2. Except as allowed under this section, reduce, alter, or impair environmental control charges that are imposed, collected, and remitted for the benefit of the bondholders until any principal, interest, premium, or other charge incurred, or contract to be performed, in connection with environmental trust bonds held by the bondholders are paid or performed in full.

(c) Any person who issues environmental trust bonds is allowed to include the pledge specified in par. (b) in the bonds and relating documentation.

(9) Conflicts. In the event of conflict between this section and any other law regarding the attachment, assignment, or perfection, or the effect of perfection, or priority of any security interest in environmental control property, this section to the extent of the conflict shall govern.

(10) Effect of invalidity on actions. Effective on the date that environmental trust bonds are first issued under this section, if any provision of this section is held to be invalid or is invalidated, superseded, replaced, repealed, or expires for any reason, that occurrence shall not affect any action allowed under this section that is taken by an energy utility, an assignee, a collection agent, or a party to a transaction and any such action shall remain in full force and effect.

History: 2003 a. 152 , 326 ; 2011 a. 260 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 627.18 — WI Code / Chapter 627 / Section 627.18
Variable contracts.
Status: in_force

No insurer may deliver within this state any contract providing life or annuity benefits in variable amounts until the insurer has satisfied the commissioner that its condition and methods of operation in connection with such contracts do not render its operation hazardous to the public or its policyholders in this state. In determining the qualification of an insurer requesting authority to deliver such contracts within the state, the commissioner shall consider, among other things:

(1) The history and financial condition of the insurer;

(2) The character, responsibility and general fitness of the insurer’s officers and directors; and

(3) In the case of a nondomestic insurer, whether the regulation provided by the state of its domicile or the jurisdiction in which its head office is located provides protection to policyholders and the public substantially equal to that provided by chs. 600 to 646 and the rules issued thereunder.

History: 1975 c. 372 ; 1979 c. 89 .