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Wis. Stat. § 203.06 — WI Code / Chapter 203 / Section 203.06
Reporting requirements; books and records.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before July 1 of each year, a provider required to be licensed under s. 203.03 (1) shall submit an annual report to the division that includes all of the following information related to earned wage access services the provider provided in this state during the prior year:

(a) Gross revenue attributable to those earned wage access services.

(b) The total number of transactions in which the provider provided proceeds to consumers.

(c) The total number of unique consumers to whom the provider provided proceeds.

(d) The total dollar amount of proceeds the provider provided to consumers.

(e) The total dollar amount of fees, voluntary tips, gratuities, or other donations the provider received from consumers.

(2) Failure by a provider to submit a timely report as required under sub. (1) is grounds for disciplinary action by the division.

(3) The division shall keep confidential the information contained in the annual report under sub. (1) , and this information is not subject to public copying or inspection under s. 19.35 (1) , but the division may prepare and make publicly available an aggregated and anonymized analysis of the information submitted by all providers under this section.

(4) A provider required to be licensed under s. 203.03 (1) shall keep such books and records that, in the opinion of the division, will enable the division to determine whether the provider is in compliance with this chapter. The provider shall retain records related to proceeds for at least 2 years following the date on which proceeds are provided. The provider may keep books and records at a place of business located outside this state if the provider is able to readily produce those books and records for review by the division upon reasonable request by the division.

History: 2023 a. 131 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.54 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.54
Injury to dominant hand.
Status: in_force

If an injury to an employee’s dominant hand causes a disability specified in s. 102.52 (1) to (9) or amputation of more than two-thirds of the distal joint of a finger, the period for which indemnity is payable for that disability or amputation is increased by 25 percent. This increase is in addition to any other increase payable under s. 102.53 but, for cases in which an injury causes more than one permanent disability, the increase under this section shall be based on the periods specified in s. 102.52 (1) to (9) for each disability and not on any increased period specified in s. 102.53 .

History: 1993 a. 81 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.927 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.927
Public nuisances.
Status: in_force

The following are declared public nuisances:

(1) Any unlicensed, untagged or unmarked net of any kind, or other unlicensed, untagged or unmarked device for fishing.

(1m) Any licensed, tagged or marked net or other device for fishing set, placed, or found in any waters where it is prohibited to be used, or in a manner prohibited by this chapter.

(2) Any unlicensed, untagged or unmarked setline, cable, rope, or line, with more than one fish line attached.

(2c) Any licensed, tagged or marked setline set, placed, or found in any waters where it is prohibited to be used, or in a manner prohibited by this chapter.

(2g) Any fish line left in the water unattended, whether having one or more hooks attached.

(2m) Any long tunnel pound net or similar entrapping net other than the legal fyke net, drop net, submarine trap net and the short tunnel pound net whenever found in outlying waters or on any boat, dock, pier or wharf or in any building or vehicle on or adjacent to outlying waters. Any nets found as described in this subsection shall be sufficient evidence of the use of the nets by the owner.

(3) Any device set in public waters to prevent the free passage of fish, or set in any stream which has been stocked by the state unless authorized by the department.

(4) Any permanent or temporary structure placed, occupied, or used on the ice of any waters in violation of this chapter.

(5) Any trap, snare, spring gun, set gun, net or other device used in violation of this chapter which might entrap, ensnare, or kill game.

(5m) Any trap without a metal tag attached as required by law.

(6) Any boat, together with its tackle and equipment, used in violation of this chapter.

(6g) Any lamp, light, gun, firearm, airgun, ammunition, bow, crossbow, bolt, or arrow used in violation of this chapter or s. 167.31 or any rules promulgated under s. 167.31 .

(6r) Any boat, floating raft, box, or blind set in open water and used in hunting game birds.

(7) Any decoys left in the water unattended.

(8) Any dog found running deer or elk at any time, or used in violation of this chapter.

(9) Any ferret, rat, weasel, or guinea pig in possession or used while hunting.

(10) Any blind used in hunting waterfowl in violation of s. 29.327 .

(11) Any motor vehicle, boat, aircraft, remote sensing equipment, navigational device, survey equipment, scuba gear or other equipment or device used in the commission of a crime relating to a submerged cultural resource in violation of s. 44.47 .

History: 1977 c. 443 ; 1983 a. 192 s. 303 (6) ; 1985 a. 36 ; 1993 a. 169 ; 1995 a. 79 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 93 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.927; 2001 a. 56 , 109 ; 2005 a. 161 ; 2011 a. 180 ; 2023 a. 115 .
Wis. Stat. § 893.25 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.25
Adverse possession, not founded on written instrument.
Status: in_force

(1) An action for the recovery or the possession of real estate and a defense or counterclaim based on title to real estate are barred by uninterrupted adverse possession of 20 years, except as provided by s. 893.14 and 893.29 . A person who, in connection with his or her predecessors in interest, is in uninterrupted adverse possession of real estate for 20 years, except as provided by s. 893.29 , may commence an action to establish title under ch. 841 .

(2) Real estate is possessed adversely under this section:

(a) Only if the person possessing it, in connection with his or her predecessors in interest, is in actual continued occupation under claim of title, exclusive of any other right; and

(b) Only to the extent that it is actually occupied and:

1. Protected by a substantial enclosure; or

2. Usually cultivated or improved.

History: 1979 c. 323 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.033 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.033
Article 33 — Forwarding of charges.
Status: in_force

When a person is held for trial by general court-martial, the commanding officer shall within 8 days after the accused is ordered into arrest or confinement, if practicable, forward the charges, together with the investigation and allied papers, to the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction. If that is not practicable, the commanding officer shall report in writing to that person the reasons for delay.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.93 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.93
Wages.
Status: in_force

(1) Wage payment.

(a) Every employer shall pay all wages earned by any migrant worker directly to such worker on regular pay days designated in advance by the employer, but in no case less often than semimonthly. Wages shall be paid in U.S. currency or by check or draft.

(b) Every employer shall pay in full all wages due any migrant worker within 3 days after the termination of the period of employment for which the worker was employed except as provided under s. 103.915 (5) . If the employer is unable to determine, due to circumstances beyond the employer’s control, the amount of wages, figured upon a basis or system other than time rate, due to a worker under this paragraph, the employer shall pay the worker the amount of guaranteed wages due under s. 103.915 (4) (b) within the time required under this paragraph and shall pay any additional wages due within a reasonable time after such wages are determined.

(2) Wage statement. Every employer shall furnish to each migrant worker at the time of payment of wages a written statement showing the amount of gross and net wages paid by the employer to the worker, and each amount deducted or withheld for whatever purpose.

(3) Deductions. No employer or migrant labor contractor may deduct or withhold from the wages of any migrant worker any amount on account of debts accrued or anticipated unless the worker has previously authorized such deduction or withholding in writing. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit any employer of a migrant worker from deducting or withholding from any wages paid, such amounts as may be required by law or on account of any court order.

(4) Overtime. Any migrant worker not employed exclusively in agricultural labor as defined in s. 108.02 (2) shall be paid not less than one and one-half times the worker’s regular rate for any hours worked on Sunday unless the worker is allowed another day of rest in that calendar week.

History: 1977 c. 17 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (28) .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0805 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0805
Liability after dissolution of partner and person dissociated as partner.
Status: in_force

(1) If a partner having knowledge of the dissolution causes a partnership to incur an obligation under s. 178.0804 (1) by an act that is not appropriate for winding up the partnership business, the partner is liable to all of the following:

(a) The partnership, for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation.

(b) If another partner or person dissociated as a partner is liable for the obligation, that other partner or person, for any damage caused to that other partner or person arising from the liability.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , if a person dissociated as a partner causes a partnership to incur an obligation under s. 178.0804 (2) , the person is liable to all of the following:

(a) The partnership, for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation.

(b) If a partner or another person dissociated as a partner is liable for the obligation, the partner or other person, for any damage caused to the partner or other person arising from the liability.

(3) A person dissociated as a partner is not liable under sub. (2) if all of the following apply:

(a) Section 178.0802 (3) permits the person to participate in winding up.

(b) The act that causes the partnership to be bound under s. 178.0804 (2) is appropriate for winding up the partnership’s business.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 878.01 — WI Code / Chapter 878 / Section 878.01
Probate bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally. All bonds required by order of the court or of the probate registrar shall be for such sum and with such sureties as the court or probate registrar directs, except if otherwise provided by law. The bonds shall be for the security and benefit of all persons interested and shall be taken to the judge of the court, except where they are required by law to be taken to the adverse party. A bond shall not be deemed sufficient unless it has been examined and approved by the judge, the register in probate or the probate registrar and the approval endorsed thereon in writing and signed by the person approving; but failure so to do shall not render the bond void.

(2) Sureties. When individuals act as sureties, each must be a resident of this state, and shall give satisfactory evidence as to his or her financial responsibility, and, when required, shall do so before the judge, or some other officer designated by the judge.

History: 1975 c. 331 , 421 ; 1977 c. 449 ; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 69.69 — WI Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69.69
Neglect of duty.
Status: in_force

Every clerk of any town, city, village or school district, every technical college district board secretary and every assessor who fails or neglects to perform any duty required by this subchapter shall, for every such neglect or failure, forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $50, and it is the duty of the county clerk to cause every such forfeiture to be prosecuted for. Every county clerk and register of deeds who fails or neglects to perform any duty required by this subchapter shall, for every such neglect or failure, forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100; and it is the duty of the department with which such returns are required to be filed to cause every such forfeiture to be prosecuted for.

History: 1971 c. 154 ; 1975 c. 295 ss. 3 , 8 ; 1975 c. 421 ; Stats. 1975 s. 69.69; 1993 a. 399 .
Wis. Stat. § 153.77 — WI Code / Chapter 153 / Section 153.77
Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(1) A health care provider that submits information to the department under this subchapter is immune from civil liability for all of the following:

(a) Any act or omission of an employee, official or agent of the health care provider that results in the release of a prohibited data element while submitting data to the department.

(b) Any act or omission of the department that results in the release of data.

(2) The immunity provided under this section does not apply to intentional, willful or reckless acts or omissions by health care providers.

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2009 a. 274 s. 38 ; Stats. 2009 s. 153.77.
Wis. Stat. § 29.161 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.161
Resident small game hunting license.
Status: in_force

(1) A resident small game hunting license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident applying for this license. The resident small game hunting license does not authorize the hunting of bear, deer, elk, or wild turkey.

(2) A resident small game hunting license authorizes hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

History: 1973 c. 90 s. 538 ; 1973 c. 315 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 193 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.161; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 387 ; 2009 a. 119 ; 2011 a. 252 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.922 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.922
Suspension or revocation of certificate.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title if it finds any of the following:

(a) That the certificate of title was fraudulently procured, erroneously issued or prohibited by law.

(b) That the manufactured home has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed.

(c) That a transfer of title is set aside by a court of record by order or judgment.

(2) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.

(3) When the department suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the department.

(4) The department may seize and impound any certificate of title that has been suspended or revoked.

History: 1999 a. 9 , 53 , 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.125 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.125
Fraud reporting, investigation, and prosecution.
Status: in_force

(1) Fraudulent claims reporting and investigation. If an insurer or self-insured employer has evidence that a claim is false or fraudulent in violation of s. 943.395 and if the insurer or self-insured employer is satisfied that reporting the claim to the department will not impede its ability to defend the claim, the insurer or self-insured employer shall report the claim to the department. The department may require an insurer or self-insured employer to investigate an allegedly false or fraudulent claim and may provide the insurer or self-insured employer with any records of the department relating to that claim. An insurer or self-insured employer that investigates a claim under this subsection shall report on the results of that investigation to the department.

(1m) Application and premium fraud. If an insurer has evidence that an application for worker’s compensation insurance coverage is fraudulent or that an employer has committed fraud by misclassifying employees to lower the employer’s worker’s compensation insurance premiums in violation of s. 943.395 , the insurer shall report the claim to the department. The department may require an insurer to investigate an allegedly fraudulent application or alleged fraud by misclassification of employees and may provide the insurer with any records of the department relating to that alleged fraud. An insurer that investigates alleged fraud under this subsection shall report the results of that investigation to the department.

(2) Assistance by department of justice. The department of workforce development may request the department of justice to assist the department of workforce development in an investigation under sub. (1) or (1m) or in the investigation of any other suspected fraudulent activity on the part of an employer, employee, insurer, health care provider, or other person related to worker’s compensation.

(3) Prosecution. If based on an investigation under sub. (1) , (1m) , or (2) the department has a reasonable basis to believe that a violation of s. 943.20 , 943.38 , 943.39 , 943.392 , 943.395 , 943.40 , or any other criminal law has occurred, the department shall refer the results of the investigation to the department of justice or to the district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred for prosecution.

History: 1993 a. 81 ; 2001 a. 37 ; 2015 a. 180 ; 2025 a. 145 .
Wis. Stat. § 840.035 — WI Code / Chapter 840 / Section 840.035
Provisional remedies.
Status: in_force

Provisional remedies may be granted as appropriate.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 840.035.
Wis. Stat. § 97.57 — WI Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97.57
Planted or cultivated rice.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Paddy-grown rice” means rice which is mechanically planted, mechanically harvested or cultivated with the use of chemical fertilizers or herbicides.

(b) “Wild rice” means rice which is not mechanically harvested and which is cultivated without the use of any chemical fertilizer or herbicide.

(2) Any wholesaler or supplier who sells or offers for sale any paddy-grown rice which is not blended with any other rice may not label that paddy-grown rice “wild rice” unless he or she includes on the label, immediately before, after or above the largest words “wild rice”, the word “paddy-grown” in legible, boldface print or type which is in distinct contrast to all other printed or graphic material on the label and in a type or print size which is not less than one-half the size of the largest type or print used in the words “wild rice” with which the word “paddy-grown” appears.

(3) No wholesaler or supplier may sell or offer for sale any rice labeled “100 percent natural wild rice” unless that rice is wild rice which is not blended with any other rice.

History: 1987 a. 375 .
Wis. Stat. § 188.16 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.16
Corporate powers of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Status: in_force

(1) Any chapter, county or district council or department composed exclusively of persons who were awarded the medal known as the Purple Heart organized in this state pursuant to the constitution and bylaws of the national organization of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and any unit, county or district council or department of the auxiliary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart organized in this state shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and to take over the assets and liabilities of the existing chapters, units, county or district councils, or departments upon filing with the department of financial institutions a statement of its intent so to do and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers and thereupon it shall become a body corporate. No filing fee shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for so doing.

(2) All acts done by any chapter, unit, county or district council or department, so incorporated, or its constituted authorities, shall be considered acts of such chapter, unit, county or district council or department, as a corporate body, and no personal liability shall be attached to any member therefor.

(3) Sections 180.0203 and 181.0203 shall not apply to corporations organized under this section. In the execution of any conveyance or encumbrance by such corporations, the chapter, county or district, or department commander, and the chapter, county or district council, or department adjutant, or like or similar officers, shall have the powers and duties granted to presidents and secretaries respectively under s. 706.03 (2) and (3) . The provisions of subs. (1) and (2) shall apply to all corporations incorporated thereunder whether incorporated before or after March 28, 1943.

(4) Any chapter, county, district council, department or other unit of the Military Order of the Purple Heart or of the auxiliary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart which has become a body corporate under the provisions of this section may change its name or dissolve by the adoption of a written resolution to that effect, by a vote of a majority of its members present at a meeting called for that purpose and by filing the same as herein provided. Such resolution, with a certificate thereto affixed, signed by the commander and adjutant, or like or similar officers, stating the facts, including the date of the adoption of such resolution, the number of members present at such meeting, and the number of members who voted for the adoption of the resolution, shall be forwarded to and filed with the department of financial institutions, and thereupon the name of such corporation shall be changed or the corporation shall cease to exist, as the case may be, except that in case of dissolution it shall continue to exist for the purpose of winding up its affairs. No fee shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for such filing.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.195 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.195
Subchapter severability.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , if any part of ss. 214.15 to 214.18 is held to be unconstitutional, then all of ss. 214.15 to 214.18 shall be invalid.

(2) If any part of ss. 214.15 to 214.18 is held to be unconstitutional with respect to a savings bank holding company, ss. 214.15 to 214.18 shall remain in effect with respect to in-state savings banks and regional institutions.

History: 1991 a. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 139.094 — WI Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.094
Appeals.
Status: in_force

Sections 71.88 (1) (a) and (2) (a) , 71.89 and 71.90 as they apply to the taxes under ch. 71 apply to the taxes under this subchapter.

History: 1985 a. 120 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 98.26 — WI Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98.26
Prohibited acts; penalty; injunction.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who does any of the following acts shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the first offense and not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for a subsequent offense. A person who intentionally does any of the following acts shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 9 months or both:

(a) Hinders, obstructs or impersonates a sealer or inspector.

(b) Uses or has in possession for use in buying or selling any commodity or service, or sells, any incorrect weight or measure or causes a weight or measure to be incorrect.

(c) Represents in any manner a false quantity or price in connection with the purchase or sale, or any advertising thereof, of any commodity, thing or service.

(d) Uses or disposes of any rejected weight or measure, or commodity, or removes therefrom any official tag, seal, stamp or mark, without written authority from a sealer or inspector.

(e) Violates s. 98.15 (1) .

(f) Violates any other provision of this chapter or any rules promulgated under this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed.

(2) Upon application of the department or a municipality, a circuit court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter.

History: 1979 c. 264 ; 1987 a. 250 ; 1995 a. 319 .