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Wis. Stat. § 230.30 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.30
Employing units; establishment and revision.
Status: in_force

(1) Each agency shall constitute an employing unit for purposes of personnel transactions, except where appropriate functional, organizational or geographic breakdowns exist within the agency and except as provided in sub. (2) . These breakdowns may constitute a separate employing unit for one or more types of personnel transactions under an overall employing unit plan if requested by the appointing authority of that agency and approved by the director. If the director determines, after conferring with the appointing authority of the employing agency, that an employing unit is or has become inappropriate to carry out sound personnel management practices due to factors including, but not limited to, the size or isolated location of portions of the employing unit, the director may revise the employing unit structure of the agency to effect the remedy required.

(2) The division of gaming in the department of administration shall constitute a separate employing unit for purposes of personnel transactions.

History: 1979 c. 221 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 76.05 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.05
Refusal or neglect to report.
Status: in_force

(1) If any company defined in s. 76.02 or its officers or agents shall refuse or neglect to make any reports required by s. 76.04 or by the department, or shall refuse or neglect to permit an inspection and examination of its records, books, accounts or papers when requested by the department, or shall refuse or neglect to appear before the department in obedience to a summons, such company shall be estopped to question or impeach the action or determination of the department except upon satisfactory proof of fraud or mistake injurious to the company.

(2) Upon a showing by the department under s. 73.16 (4) , no company shall be allowed in any action or proceeding to question the amount or valuation of its property as assessed by the department unless such company shall have made and filed with the department a full and complete report of the facts and information prescribed by s. 76.04 and called for by the department thereunder. If the department has not made a showing under s. 73.16 (4) , the company shall make a full and complete report of all facts and information mentioned in said s. 76.04 within 15 days after notice by mail of the amount of the assessment of the property of such company, and shall appear before the department at a time designated by it and make a full disclosure of all property liable to assessment and taxation under this subchapter and show the full value of such property to the satisfaction of the department.

History: 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (1) ; 2011 a. 68 ; 2013 a. 165 s. 115 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.293 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.293
Section 23.293
Status: in_force

(e) Recording. The withdrawal is recorded with the register of deeds.

(18) Department authority. The department shall administer this section and shall encourage and facilitate the voluntary dedication of lands under the ice age trail program. The department may promulgate rules and establish procedures to aid in the administration and enforcement of this section. The department may provide legal advice and may prepare model articles of dedication to facilitate the dedication of lands under the ice age trail program.

(19) Enforcement. The department and its agents, the department of justice, and peace officers, as defined under s. 939.22 (22) , but not including commission wardens, as defined under s. 939.22 (5) , have jurisdiction on dedicated ice age trail areas.

(20) Injunctive relief. The department, or the department of justice on its own initiative or at the request of the department, may initiate an action seeking injunctive relief against any person violating the articles of dedication of a dedicated ice age trail area.

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 165 .
Wis. Stat. § 232.07 — WI Code / Chapter 232 / Section 232.07
Dissolution.
Status: in_force

Upon dissolution, the corporation shall pay, discharge, or make adequate provision for discharging its debts, liabilities, and obligations, including any judgment, order or decree which may be entered against it in any pending legal action, and shall, subject to s. 232.05 (3) (a) , transfer all remaining assets to the state or to a district, as defined in s. 229.41 (4m) . The corporation’s existence shall continue, subject to the limitations on its activities under s. 181.1405 .

History: 1985 a. 26 ; 1989 a. 31 , 336 ; 1997 a. 79 ; 2015 a. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.351 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.351
Skins of fur-bearing animals.
Status: in_force

(1g) No person may possess or control the skin of any mink, muskrat, fisher, pine marten, or otter showing that the animal was shot.

(1m)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , or unless otherwise authorized by the department, no person may possess or control the green skin of any fur-bearing animal from the 5th day after the beginning of the closed season for that animal until the end of that closed season.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any of the following:

1. A fur-bearing animal that was lawfully taken and that has a valid registration tag attached to it by the department.

2. A fur-bearing animal that is taken as authorized under s. 29.337 .

3. A fur-bearing animal that was lawfully taken for which an open season is established by rule and for which no bag or possession limit is imposed by rule.

(1r) No person may possess the raw skin of any muskrat, mink, otter, fisher, or pine marten at any time unless the person is the holder of a valid scientific collector permit, fur dealer license, trapping license, mentored trapping license, or resident conservation patron license. No license is required for a person breeding, raising, and producing domestic fur-bearing animals in captivity, as defined in s. 29.627 , or for a person authorized to take muskrats on a cranberry marsh under a permit issued to the person by the department.

(2m) Subsections (1g) to (1r) do not apply to the skins of fur-bearing animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169 .

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 507 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.351; 2001 a. 56 ; 2009 a. 38 ; 2017 a. 343 .
Wis. Stat. § 401.309 — WI Code / Chapter 401 / Section 401.309
Option to accelerate at will.
Status: in_force

A term providing that one party or that party’s successor in interest may accelerate payment or performance or require collateral or additional collateral “at will” or when the party “deems itself insecure,” or words of similar import, means that the party has power to do so only if that party in good faith believes that the prospect of payment or performance is impaired. The burden of establishing lack of good faith is on the party against which the power has been exercised.

History: 2009 a. 320 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.005 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.005
Scope.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to actions affecting the family.

History: 2005 a. 443 .
Wis. Stat. § 940.31 — WI Code / Chapter 940 / Section 940.31
Kidnapping.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony:

(a) By force or threat of imminent force carries another from one place to another without his or her consent and with intent to cause him or her to be secretly confined or imprisoned or to be carried out of this state or to be held to service against his or her will; or

(b) By force or threat of imminent force seizes or confines another without his or her consent and with intent to cause him or her to be secretly confined or imprisoned or to be carried out of this state or to be held to service against his or her will; or

(c) By deceit induces another to go from one place to another with intent to cause him or her to be secretly confined or imprisoned or to be carried out of this state or to be held to service against his or her will.

(2)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , whoever violates sub. (1) with intent to cause another to transfer property in order to obtain the release of the victim is guilty of a Class B felony.

(b) Whoever violates sub. (1) with intent to cause another to transfer property in order to obtain the release of the victim is guilty of a Class C felony if the victim is released without permanent physical injury prior to the time the first witness is sworn at the trial.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1993 a. 194 , 486 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 323.2911 — WI Code / Chapter 323 / Section 323.2911
Public employee health insurance coverage.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 40.02 (40) , for the purpose of group health insurance coverage offered by the group insurance board under subch. IV of ch. 40 , if an employee who was on a leave of absence returns from leave, even if the employee has not resumed active performance of duty for 30 consecutive calendar days on March 12, 2020, due to the public health emergency declared by executive order 72, the leave of absence is deemed ended or interrupted on that date.

History: 2019 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.59 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.59
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

History: 1993 a. 107 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0225 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0225
Stipulated boundary agreements in contested boundary actions.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section, “municipality” means a city, village, or town.

(2) Contested annexations. Any 2 municipalities whose boundaries are immediately adjacent at any point and who are parties to an action, proceeding, or appeal in court for the purpose of testing the validity of an annexation may enter into a written stipulation, compromising and settling the litigation and determining the portion of the common boundary line between the municipalities that is the subject of the annexation. The court having jurisdiction of the litigation, whether the circuit court, the court of appeals, or the supreme court, may enter a final judgment incorporating the provisions of the stipulation and fixing the common boundary line between the municipalities involved. A stipulation changing boundaries of municipalities shall be approved by the governing body of each municipality and s. 66.0217 (9) and (11) shall apply. A change of municipal boundaries under this section is subject to a referendum of the electors residing within the territory whose jurisdiction is subject to change under the stipulation, if within 30 days after the publication of the stipulation to change boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in that territory, a petition for a referendum conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 signed by at least 20 percent of the electors residing within that territory is filed with the clerk of the municipality from which the greater area is proposed to be removed and is filed as provided in s. 8.37 . The referendum shall be conducted as are annexation referenda. If the referendum election fails, all proceedings under this section are void.

(3) Contested boundary actions.

(a) In this subsection, “boundary action” means an action, proceeding, or appeal in court contesting the validity of an annexation, consolidation, detachment, or incorporation.

(b) If 2 municipalities whose boundaries are immediately adjacent at any point are parties to a boundary action, the municipalities may enter into an agreement under s. 66.0301 (6) or s. 66.0307 as part of a stipulation to settle the boundary action. The court may approve and make part of the final judgment a stipulation that includes an agreement under s. 66.0301 (6) or s. 66.0307 .

(4) Authority for certain stipulations. A stipulation that is court-approved under this section before January 19, 2008, that affects the location of a boundary between municipalities, is not invalid as lacking authority to affect the location of the boundary.

History: 1977 c. 187 ; 1989 a. 192 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 71 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0225; 1999 a. 182 s. 201 ; 1999 a. 186 ; 2001 a. 30 ; 2007 a. 43 .
Wis. Stat. § 429.209 — WI Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.209
Renegotiations and extensions.
Status: in_force

(1) All of the disclosure requirements specified in s. 429.203 apply to the renegotiation of a consumer lease. A renegotiation of a consumer lease does not create a warranty or subject the transaction to any laws of this state relating to the sale of used motor vehicles.

(2) The disclosure requirements specified in s. 429.203 do not apply to any extension of a consumer lease not exceeding 6 months in the aggregate.

History: 1995 a. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.472 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.472
Indemnification of a financial institution.
Status: in_force

A financial institution, as defined in s. 943.80 (2) , that compensates a customer for a pecuniary loss resulting from a financial crime, as defined in s. 943.80 (1) , or assumes the loss, may bring a civil action against the person who committed the crime to recover the amount of the loss, any other damages incurred by the financial institution as a result of the crime, and the costs incurred to bring the action, including attorney’s fees.

History: 2005 a. 212 s. 2 ; 2007 a. 97 s. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.002 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.002
County and municipal boundaries.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, reference to any county or municipality means that county or municipality as its boundaries exist on April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census on which the districting plans described under subchs. II and III are based.

History: 2011 a. 43 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.82 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.82
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Any employer who employs or permits any minor to work in any employment in violation of ss. 103.64 to 103.82 , or of any order of the department issued under those sections, or who hinders or delays the department or school attendance officers in the performance of their duties, or who refuses to admit or locks out the officer from any place required to be inspected under ss. 103.64 to 103.82 may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 for each day of the first offense and, for the 2nd or subsequent violation of ss. 103.64 to 103.82 within 5 years, as measured from the dates the violations initially occurred, may be fined not less than $250 nor more than $5,000 for each day of the 2nd or subsequent offense or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.

(b) In addition to the penalties provided in par. (a) , any employer who employs any minor in violation of s. 103.68 , or rules of the department shall be liable, in addition to the wages paid, to pay to each minor affected, an amount equal to twice the regular rate of pay as liquidated damages, for all hours worked in violation per day or per week, whichever is greater.

(3) Any parent or guardian who permits a minor under his or her control to be employed or to work in violation of ss. 103.64 to 103.82 , or of any order of the department issued under those sections, may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $250 for each day of the first offense and, for the 2nd or subsequent violation of ss. 103.64 to 103.82 within 5 years, as measured from the dates the violations initially occurred, may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 for each day of the 2nd or subsequent offense.

History: 1971 c. 271 ; 1979 c. 298 ; 1987 a. 332 .
Wis. Stat. § 978.047 — WI Code / Chapter 978 / Section 978.047
Investigators; police powers.
Status: in_force

The district attorney of any county may appoint such investigators as are authorized by the county board, and the county board may abolish the positions at its pleasure. The investigators when so appointed have general police powers within the county.

History: 1989 a. 117 ; 1993 a. 51 .
Wis. Stat. § 451.06 — WI Code / Chapter 451 / Section 451.06
Examination.
Status: in_force

Examinations shall consist of written or practical tests, or both, requiring applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in services and subjects substantially related to the practice of acupuncture.

History: 1989 a. 31 , 336 ; 2013 a. 114 .
Wis. Stat. § 813.27 — WI Code / Chapter 813 / Section 813.27
Claim of absentee barred.
Status: in_force

No action shall be brought by an absentee to recover any portion of this property after the final finding and judgment provided for in s. 813.26 .

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760, 779 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.27.
Wis. Stat. § 126.17 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.17
Grain dealers; records.
Status: in_force

(1) Records and accounts; general. A grain dealer shall keep records and accounts of all grain procured and all grain sold or marketed by the grain dealer. A grain dealer shall keep records that are complete, accurate, current, well-organized, and accessible, so that the grain dealer and the department can readily determine all of the following:

(a) The kinds and amounts of grain procured, the procurement dates, the procurement terms, and the persons from whom the grain dealer procured the grain.

(b) The kinds and amounts of grain sold or marketed, the sale or marketing dates, the sale or marketing terms, and the persons to whom the grain dealer sold or marketed the grain.

(c) The kinds and amounts of grain, received from others, that the grain dealer has used for feed, seed, milling, manufacturing, processing, or other purposes.

(d) The kinds and amounts of grain, received from others, that the grain dealer has on hand, including the kinds and amounts of grain owned by the grain dealer, and the kinds and amounts of grain held for others.

(e) The nature and amount of the grain dealer’s obligations to grain producers and producer agents, including obligations under deferred payment contracts. The grain dealer shall keep a daily record of obligations under priced contracts and a separate daily record of obligations under deferred price contracts that have not yet been priced.

(f) The nature and amount of the grain dealer’s obligations to depositors, as defined in s. 126.25 (5) , under agreements for the storage of grain, if any.

(g) The grain dealer’s accounts receivable from the sale or marketing of grain, including the names of the account debtors, the amount receivable from each account debtor, and the dates on which payment is due.

(2) Records of grain procured. A grain dealer shall keep records all of the following related to each shipment of grain procured by the grain dealer:

(a) The kind and weight of grain procured.

(b) The grade and quality of the grain if determined.

(c) The date on which the grain dealer procured the grain.

(d) The name and address of the person from whom the grain dealer procured the grain.

(e) Whether the grain dealer purchased the grain, holds it under an agreement for storage, or is marketing the grain as a producer agent.

(f) The terms of purchase, storage, or marketing.

(g) If the grain dealer procured the grain under a deferred payment contract, the terms of that contract.

(3) Records retention; inspection.

(a) A grain dealer shall keep copies of all records required under this section and s. 126.18 (2) for at least 6 years after the records are created.

(b) A grain dealer shall make records required under this section available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2009 a. 296 .
Wis. Stat. § 806.07 — WI Code / Chapter 806 / Section 806.07
Relief from judgment or order.
Status: in_force

(1) On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court, subject to subs. (2) and (3) , may relieve a party or legal representative from a judgment, order or stipulation for the following reasons:

(a) Mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect;

(b) Newly-discovered evidence which entitles a party to a new trial under s. 805.15 (3) ;

(c) Fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse party;

(d) The judgment is void;

(e) The judgment has been satisfied, released or discharged;

(f) A prior judgment upon which the judgment is based has been reversed or otherwise vacated;

(g) It is no longer equitable that the judgment should have prospective application; or

(h) Any other reasons justifying relief from the operation of the judgment.

(2) The motion shall be made within a reasonable time, and, if based on sub. (1) (a) or (c) , not more than one year after the judgment was entered or the order or stipulation was made. A motion based on sub. (1) (b) shall be made within the time provided in s. 805.16 . A motion under this section does not affect the finality of a judgment or suspend its operation. This section does not limit the power of a court to entertain an independent action to relieve a party from judgment, order, or proceeding, or to set aside a judgment for fraud on the court.

(3) A motion under this section may not be made by an adoptive parent to relieve the adoptive parent from a judgment or order under s. 48.91 (3) granting adoption of a child. A petition for termination of parental rights under s. 48.42 and an appeal to the court of appeals shall be the exclusive remedies for an adoptive parent who wishes to end his or her parental relationship with his or her adoptive child.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 726 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1997 a. 114 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.011 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.011
Article 11 — Place of confinement; reports and receiving of prisoners.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person subject to this code is confined before, during, or after trial, he or she shall be in a civilian or military confinement.

(2) No sheriff or other person authorized to receive prisoners subject to sub. (1) may refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to the person’s charge by a commissioned officer of the state military forces, when the committing officer furnishes a statement, signed by the officer, of the offense charged against the prisoner, unless otherwise authorized by law.

(3) Every person authorized to receive prisoners subject to sub. (1) to whose charge a prisoner is committed shall, within 24 hours after that commitment or as soon as the person is released from guard, report to the commanding officer of the prisoner the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against the prisoner, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment.

History: 2007 a. 200 .