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Wis. Stat. § 85.013 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.013
Hearings.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , any hearing under s. 227.42 granted by the department may be conducted before the division of hearings and appeals which shall decide the matter.

(2)

(a) The secretary shall designate employees of the department as hearing examiners to preside over all hearings arising under ch. 344 .

(b) Any hearing under s. 227.42 shall be held before the tax appeals commission under s. 73.01 if the hearing concerns an additional assessment, refund or denial of refund under any of the following:

1. The international registration plan under s. 341.405 .

2. A fuel tax agreement under s. 341.45 .

History: 1993 a. 16 ; 1999 a. 145 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.446 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.446
Confinement of tribal prisoners in county jails.
Status: in_force

(1) The county board and the sheriff of any county may enter into an agreement with the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state for the confinement in the county jail of a person who is being confined for any of the following reasons:

(a) The person has been arrested by a tribal law enforcement officer for violating a tribal statute or ordinance.

(b) The person has been ordered incarcerated by a tribal court.

(c) The person is being held in custody for any cause authorized by tribal law.

(2) Notwithstanding ss. 302.33 (1) , 302.37 , 302.38 , 302.381 , 302.383 , 302.41 , 302.43 and 303.08 , the tribe or tribal official designated by the tribe retains responsibility for the prisoners for providing custody, care, treatment, services, leave privileges and food and for determining good time as if they remained tribal prisoners, except that the tribe or tribal official designated by the tribe may delegate, under the agreement, any of the responsibility to the sheriff. The county jail is not subject to any of the requirements for tribal jails unless otherwise provided under the agreement.

History: 1995 a. 379 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.720 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.720
Effect of “cancellation” or “rescission” on claims for antecedent breach.
Status: in_force

Unless the contrary intention clearly appears expressions of “cancellation” or “rescission” of the contract or the like shall not be construed as a renunciation or discharge of any claim in damages for the antecedent breach.
Wis. Stat. § 758.18 — WI Code / Chapter 758 / Section 758.18
Judicial conference: standard court forms.
Status: in_force

(1) The judicial conference shall adopt standard court forms for use by parties and court officials in all civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the circuit court as provided in ss. 807.001 (1) and 971.025 (1) . If an applicable court form has been adopted under sub. (2) , that form may be used in lieu of the standard court form.

(2) At the request of the director of state courts, the judicial conference may adopt forms created for voluntary use by self-represented litigants in the circuit court. The judicial conference shall identify which forms are intended for voluntary use.

(3) The judicial conference may adopt translations of forms adopted under subs. (1) and (2) . The judicial conference shall identify the forms to be translated and the languages to be used.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 98-01 , 228 Wis. 2d xiii (2000); Sup. Ct. Order No. 05-02 , 2005 WI 41, 278 Wis. 2d xxxv; Sup. Ct. Order No. 05-04 , 2005 WI 44, 278 Wis. 2d xxxix.
Wis. Stat. § 991.02 — WI Code / Chapter 991 / Section 991.02
§ 991.02. Effect of section 991.01.
Status: repealed

The repeal of acts mentioned in s. 991.01 shall not revive any act heretofore repealed or superseded nor any office heretofore abolished, nor shall such repeal be construed as a declaration that any act or part of an act heretofore expressly or impliedly repealed was in force at any time subsequent to such first repeal; and all acts and parts of acts which were repealed or abrogated by or were repugnant to any of the acts above repealed shall remain repealed.
Wis. Stat. § 111.34 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.34
Disability; exceptions and special cases.
Status: in_force

(1) Employment discrimination because of disability includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Contributing a lesser amount to the fringe benefits, including life or disability insurance coverage, of any employee because of the employee’s disability; or

(b) Refusing to reasonably accommodate an employee’s or prospective employee’s disability unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would pose a hardship on the employer’s program, enterprise or business.

(2)

(a) Notwithstanding s. 111.322 , it is not employment discrimination because of disability to refuse to hire, employ, admit or license any individual, to bar or terminate from employment, membership or licensure any individual, or to discriminate against any individual in promotion, compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment if the disability is reasonably related to the individual’s ability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of that individual’s employment, membership or licensure.

(b) In evaluating whether an individual with a disability can adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job, membership or licensed activity, the present and future safety of the individual, of the individual’s coworkers and, if applicable, of the general public may be considered. However, this evaluation shall be made on an individual case-by-case basis and may not be made by a general rule which prohibits the employment or licensure of individuals with disabilities in general or a particular class of individuals with disabilities.

(c) If the employment, membership or licensure involves a special duty of care for the safety of the general public, including but not limited to employment with a common carrier, this special duty of care may be considered in evaluating whether the employee or applicant can adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job, membership or licensed activity. However, this evaluation shall be made on an individual case-by-case basis and may not be made by a general rule which prohibits the employment or licensure of individuals with disabilities in general or a particular class of individuals with disabilities.

History: 1981 c. 334 ; 1997 a. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0201 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0201
Incorporators.
Status: in_force

(1) One or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation.

(2) Following the incorporation of a corporation, a majority of the corporation’s incorporators or their survivors may take any action permitted by this chapter to be taken by its incorporators.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.065 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.065
Article 65 — Disposition of records after review by the convening authority.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise required by this code, all records of trial and related documents shall be transmitted and disposed of as prescribed by regulation and provided by law.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.615 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.615
Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 769.711 , if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order under its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals who are subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual under s. 769.611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.

(2) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order under this section is the controlling order.

History: 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 756.02 — WI Code / Chapter 756 / Section 756.02
Juror qualifications.
Status: in_force

Every resident of the area served by a circuit court who is at least 18 years of age, a U.S. citizen and able to understand the English language is qualified to serve as a juror in that circuit unless that resident has been convicted of a felony and has not had his or her civil rights restored.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997).
Wis. Stat. § 655.455 — WI Code / Chapter 655 / Section 655.455
Notice to health care providers and fund.
Status: in_force

The director of state courts shall serve notice of a request for mediation upon all health care providers named in the request, at the respective addresses provided in the request, and upon the fund, by registered mail within 7 days after the director of state courts receives the request if delivered in person or within 10 days after the date of mailing of the request to the director of state courts if sent by registered mail.

History: 1985 a. 340 ; 1989 a. 187 s. 28 ; 2001 a. 65 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.05 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.05
Railroad crossing improvements.
Status: in_force

On a highway which the department has authority to construct and which crosses a railroad, if the department determines that the construction or reconstruction of a grade separation or the rearrangement or elimination of a grade crossing or other rearrangement of the highway or tracks is necessary in the interest of public safety or for convenience of public travel, the department shall make a plan of the construction proposed and an estimate of the cost thereof, including the cost of needed right-of-way; and shall endeavor to make an arrangement with all persons concerned as to all matters involved in the plan, including the portion of the cost of the contemplated work which the persons shall defray. If the department is unable to contract with the persons concerned as to the distribution and payment of the cost of the work or the maintenance thereof, the department shall lay the matter before the office of the commissioner of railroads, and the office of the commissioner of railroads shall review the proceedings and hold a hearing thereon in accordance with ss. 195.28 and 195.29 , and shall fix the portion of the cost of the construction and of the maintenance which is to be paid by the persons or corporations concerned, and the portion of the cost, if any, to be paid by the public, which portion shall be paid from the transportation fund. The office of the commissioner of railroads shall determine the benefits, if any, which will inure to other highways, and apportion and charge to the units of government responsible for the construction of such other highways a fair portion of the cost.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (b) , (9) (f); 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2) ; 1985 a. 187 ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 .
Wis. Stat. § 233.13 — WI Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.13
Closed records.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ss. 19.36 (10) and (11) and 103.13 , the authority may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:

(1) Examination scores and ranks and other evaluations of applicants.

(2) Dismissals, demotions and other disciplinary actions.

(3) Addresses and home telephone numbers of employees.

(4) Pay survey data obtained from identifiable nonpublic employers.

(5) Names of nonpublic employers contributing pay survey data.

History: 1995 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 47 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 622.05 — WI Code / Chapter 622 / Section 622.05
Risk management framework.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall maintain a risk management framework to assist the insurer in identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting on its material and relevant risks. This requirement is satisfied if the insurer is a member of an insurance holding company system that maintains a risk management framework applicable to the operations of the insurer.

History: 2013 a. 279 .
Wis. Stat. § 150.86 — WI Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.86
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

A denial by the department under s. 150.85 (3) (b) of an application for a certificate of public advantage and a revocation by the department under s. 150.85 (5) (a) of a certificate of public advantage is subject to judicial review under ch. 227 .

History: 1991 a. 250 .
Wis. Stat. § 846.15 — WI Code / Chapter 846 / Section 846.15
Plaintiff’s rights acquired by junior lienor.
Status: in_force

Any person having a junior lien upon the mortgaged premises or any part thereof or interest therein, may, at any time before such sale, pay to the clerk of court, or the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s assignee, the amount of such judgment, taxes, interest and costs, and costs subsequent to judgment, and shall thereupon be subrogated to all the rights of the plaintiff as to such judgment.

History: 1973 c. 189 s. 7 ; Stats. 1973 s. 816.15; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 768 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 846.15; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 847.09 — WI Code / Chapter 847 / Section 847.09
Discharge of mortgage or lien by court.
Status: in_force

The circuit court of any county in which a mortgage, lien or charge is recorded may make an order discharging the mortgage, lien or charge of record on proof being made to the satisfaction of the court that the mortgage, lien or charge has been fully paid or satisfied and that the mortgagee or the owner of the lien or charge or his or her assignee is a corporation which has ceased to exist or which has no officer or agent in this state competent to discharge the same of record or that the mortgagee or the owner of the lien or charge or his or her assignee is a nonresident of the county where the mortgage, lien or charge is recorded, or is deceased, and in such case, that there is no administrator of the estate under the authority of this state. The register of deeds shall record the order or a copy thereof, certified by the clerk under the seal of the court, and the record shall have the same effect as the record of discharge by a mortgagee or owner of a lien or charge duly executed and acknowledged.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 768 (1975); 1977 c. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 321.42 — WI Code / Chapter 321 / Section 321.42
Defense of members of guard; payment of judgments.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) If any member of the national guard or of the state defense force or any resident of this state who is a member of the national guard of another state is prosecuted by any civil or criminal action for any act performed within the scope of his or her employment as a member, the governor, upon request of the adjutant general, shall appoint counsel to defend the member. The adjutant general shall make the request to appoint defense counsel if the act performed by the member was in the line of duty. The governor may appoint the attorney general to defend the member.

(b) The costs and expenses of the defense under par. (a) shall be audited by the department of administration and charged to the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (d) . If the jury or court finds that the member against whom the action is brought acted within the scope of his or her employment as a member, the judgment as to damages entered against the member shall be paid by the state.

(2) Any civil action or proceeding brought against a member under sub. (1) (a) is subject to ss. 893.82 and 895.46 .

History: 1977 c. 65 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (37) (a) ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (17) (a) ; 1985 a. 332 s. 253 ; 1987 a. 63 s. 13 ; 2003 a. 69 ; 2007 a. 200 s. 43 to 45 ; Stats. 2007 s. 321.42; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.93 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.93
Other applicable provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Social security and federal employer identification numbers on applications or at time of fee payment. Applicants for individual navigator licensure and navigator entity registration are subject to s. 628.095 .

(2) Refusal to issue license; failure to pay support or to comply with subpoena or warrant; delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. Applicants for individual navigator licensure and navigator entity registration are subject to s. 628.097 .

(3) Termination of license. Individual navigator licenses are subject to s. 628.10 .

History: 2013 a. 20 , 276 .
Wis. Stat. § 169.40 — WI Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.40
Trespassing.
Status: in_force

A person who hunts, traps, kills, or takes a wild animal subject to regulation under this chapter on land subject to a license issued under this chapter without the permission of the license holder or of the holder’s employee or agent is liable to the license holder for any damage that the person causes to any wild animal that is subject to regulation under this chapter or to any property or land that is subject to the license.

History: 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.745 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.745
Tribal language revitalization grants.
Status: in_force

(1) A school board, a cooperative educational service agency, or an agency determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation under 42 USC 9836 as a head start agency, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of supporting innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.

(2) The department shall award grants under sub. (1) from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (km) .

(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.14 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.14
Bridge construction.
Status: in_force

(1) Order of construction. The department shall hold hearings on proposed bridge projects under ss. 84.11 and 84.12 in the order in which they are initiated. The secretary shall allot aid for the construction, reconstruction or purchase of bridges and the department may undertake such projects in the order the secretary deems advisable.

(3) Participation in town bridge construction. Whenever any municipality has participated in the cost of the construction, reconstruction, or purchase of a bridge under s. 84.11 or 84.12 , the property in such municipality shall thereafter be subject to taxation by the county for the construction and repair of bridges within the county under s. 82.08 .

(4) Legality of proceedings heretofore had. All bridges constructed, reconstructed or purchased pursuant to proceedings initiated by petitions filed with the highway commission prior to September 25, 1929, or by the highway commission on its own motion, under s. 87.02 , 1927 stats., s. 87.03 , 1927 stats., s. 87.04 , 1927 stats., s. 87.05 , 1927 stats., or s. 87.055 , 1927 stats., as those sections existed prior to September 25, 1929, shall be construed to have been constructed, reconstructed or purchased under s. 84.11 or 84.12 , and shall be operated and maintained as provided by s. 84.15 .

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1983 a. 36 ; 1987 a. 403 s. 256 ; 2003 a. 214 .
Wis. Stat. § 631.93 — WI Code / Chapter 631 / Section 631.93
Prohibited provisions concerning HIV infection.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section, “HIV infection” means the pathological state produced by a human body in response to the presence of HIV, as defined in s. 631.90 (1) .

(2) Accident and health insurance. An accident or health insurance policy may not contain exclusions or limitations, including deductibles or copayments, for coverage of the treatment of HIV infection or any illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection, unless the exclusions or limitations apply generally to other illnesses or medical conditions covered by the policy.

(3) Life insurance. A life insurance policy may not deny or limit benefits solely because the insured’s death is caused, directly or indirectly, by HIV infection or any illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection.

History: 1989 a. 201 .
Wis. Stat. § 707.34 — WI Code / Chapter 707 / Section 707.34
Tort and contract liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Actions against developer and the association.

(a) An action in tort alleging a wrong done by a developer or a manager selected by the developer, or an agent or employee of either, in connection with any portion of the time-share property or other property which the developer or the manager has the responsibility to maintain may not be maintained against the association or any time-share owner other than a developer.

(b) An action in tort alleging a wrong done by an association or by an agent or employee of the association or an action arising from a contract made by or on behalf of the association may be maintained only against the association.

(bm) If a tort or breach of contract action against an association under par. (b) is based upon conduct which occurred during any period of developer control, the developer is subject to liability for all unreimbursed losses suffered by the association or time-share owners, including costs and reasonable attorney fees notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1) . Any statute of limitations affecting the right of action of the association or time-share owners under this paragraph is tolled until the period of developer control terminates.

(c) No time-share owner may be precluded from bringing an action under this subsection because the person is a time-share owner or a member, officer or director of the association.

(2) Actions against time-share owner.

(a) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a time-share owner is personally liable for his or her acts and omissions.

(b) Each time-share owner shall be liable to the association for any damage, except ordinary wear and tear, done to the time-share property by the time-share owner or a person using the time-share property under the rights of the time-share owner.

(c) An action may not be maintained against a time-share owner merely because he or she owns a time share.

(3) Liability of volunteer directors and officers. A director or officer of an association who is not paid for services to the association is not personally liable for damages resulting solely because of his or her membership on the board or participation in association activities.

(4) Judgment lien. A judgment for money against an association shall be a lien against all of the time shares if properly entered in the judgment and lien docket under ch. 806 , but, notwithstanding s. 806.15 (1) , the judgment shall not constitute a lien against any other property of a time-share owner.

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 1995 a. 224 .