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Wis. Stat. § 54.970 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.970
Exemption of 3rd person from liability.
Status: in_force

A 3rd person in good faith and without a court order may act on instructions of, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to make a transfer as, or purporting to act in the capacity of, a custodial trustee. In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, the 3rd person is not responsible for determining any of the following:

(1) The validity of the purported custodial trustee’s designation.

(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this subchapter for, any action of the purported custodial trustee.

(3) The validity or propriety of an instrument executed or instruction given pursuant to this subchapter either by the person purporting to make a transfer or declaration or by the purported custodial trustee.

(4) The propriety of the application of property vested in the purported custodial trustee.

History: 1991 a. 246 ; 2005 a. 253 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 564 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.970.
Wis. Stat. § 145.24 — WI Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145.24
Variances.
Status: in_force

(1) If an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system either is not located in soil meeting the siting standards or is not constructed in accordance with design standards promulgated under s. 145.02 , the owner of the private on-site wastewater treatment system may petition the department for a variance to the siting or design standards.

(2) The department shall establish procedures for the review and evaluation of existing private on-site wastewater treatment systems which do not comply with siting or design standards.

(3) Upon receipt of a petition for a variance, the department shall require the owner of the private on-site wastewater treatment system to submit information necessary to evaluate the request for a variance. If the department determines that the existing private on-site wastewater treatment system is not a failing private on-site wastewater treatment system, and continued use of the existing private on-site wastewater treatment system will not pose a threat of contamination of waters of the state, then the department may issue a variance to allow continued use of the existing private on-site wastewater treatment system. The department shall rescind the variance if the existing private on-site wastewater treatment system becomes a failing private on-site wastewater treatment system or contaminates waters of the state.

History: 1983 a. 410 ; 2011 a. 146 ; 2017 a. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.45 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.45
Contracts providing variable benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) Identification. Any contract issued under s. 611.25 or under any section of chs. 600 to 646 incorporating s. 611.25 by reference which provides for payment of benefits in variable amounts shall contain a statement of the essential features of the procedure to be followed by the insurer in determining the dollar amount of the variable benefits. It shall contain appropriate nonforfeiture benefits in lieu of those under s. 632.43 or 632.435 and a grace provision appropriate to such a contract in lieu of the provision required by s. 632.44 . Any such individual contract and any such certificate issued under a group contract shall state that the dollar amount may decrease or increase and shall conspicuously display on its first page a statement that the benefits thereunder are on a variable basis, with a statement where in the contract the details of the variable provisions may be found.

(2) Amendments. Any contract under sub. (1) shall state whether it may be amended as to investment policy, voting rights, and conduct of the business and affairs of any segregated account. Subject to any preemptive provision of federal law, any such amendment is subject to filing under s. 631.20 and approval by a majority of the policyholders in the segregated account.

(3) Marketing plan. Contracts under sub. (1) , if they are not forms, may be issued only within the terms of a general marketing plan approved by the commissioner. The marketing plan shall be designed to protect the interests of the policyholders in regard to any voting rights and operation of the segregated account and amendment of the contract.

History: 1975 c. 375 ; 1977 c. 153 s. 6 ; 1977 c. 339 s. 44 ; 1979 c. 89 , 102 , 177 ; 1989 a. 332 ; 2007 a. 168 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.851 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.851
State pledge.
Status: in_force

The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of any bond issued by the district or other debt incurred by the district, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the district, that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the district by this subchapter until such bonds or other debt, together with the interest on the bonds and other debt, are fully met and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part of the district, but nothing shall preclude such a limitation or alteration if adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the holders of such bonds or other debt or those entering into such contracts.

History: 1999 a. 65 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.020 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.020
Article 20 — Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 322.017 , summary courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code, except officers, cadets, candidates, and midshipmen, for any offense made punishable by this code under limitations as the governor may prescribe.

(2) No person with respect to whom summary courts-martial have jurisdiction may be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if that person objects. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused, trial by special or general court-martial may be ordered, as may be appropriate. Summary courts-martial may, under limitations as the governor may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code except dismissal, dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, confinement for more than one month, restriction to specified limits for more than 2 months, or forfeiture of more than two-thirds of one month’s pay.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.435 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.435
Board powers.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) Grant waivers under s. 30.44 (8) (c) and (f) and impose conditions under s. 30.44 (7) .

(2) Issue general permits under s. 30.44 (1) (f) .

(2m) Promulgate rules and otherwise act under s. 30.443 .

(3) Enter into contracts to carry out its duties and powers under ss. 30.40 to 30.49 .

(4) Employ staff outside the classified service in accordance with s. 16.505 .

(5) Inform or advise a municipality that has land located outside the riverway as to the impact the development of the land may have on the riverway.

(6) Advise or make a recommendation to a city or village that has land adjacent to the riverway to encourage the city or village to adopt ordinances or other rules or regulations that preserve the scenic value of that land.

(7) Report to the legislature on the effectiveness of ss. 30.44 to 30.49 .

(8) Advise the department on any conflict between the recreational use in the riverway and ss. 30.44 (1) to (5) , 30.445 and 30.45 to 30.48 .

(9) Delegate to its staff the power to:

(a) Issue, grant waivers to and impose conditions on permits, other than general permits.

(b) Enter into contracts.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 76 ; 1995 a. 211 .
Wis. Stat. § 191.07 — WI Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.07
Hearing of applicants; notice.
Status: in_force

Upon receiving such application the office shall set a time and place for a hearing, which time shall not be less than 3 weeks nor more than 8 weeks from the date of filing the application, and the place shall be at the city of Madison, or at some place along the line of the proposed railroad, if the office deems the latter more convenient, and shall give to the applicant notice thereof, which notice shall be published by the applicant, as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 , in each county in which the railroad, extension or branch is proposed to be located, and proof of such publication shall be filed with the office.

History: 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.204 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.204
Lake acidification experiment.
Status: in_force

(1) Authorization. Between May 15, 1984, and January 1, 2008, the department is authorized to conduct a lake acidification experiment on the lake specified under sub. (2) .

(2) Lake selection. The department shall select Little Rock Lake in the town of Arbor Vitae, Vilas County, township 41 north, range 6 east, for the lake acidification experiment.

(3) Experiment. In conducting the lake acidification experiment, the department shall deny access to and prohibit navigation on the lake by posted notice, may place a barrier or dyke across the lake, may place chemicals or other substances in the lake and may take other actions necessary for the experiment.

(4) Restoration.

(a) Before artificially acidifying the lake, the department shall establish an escrow account containing sufficient funds to restore the lake and its aquatic life as provided under par. (c) .

(b) After the department has artificially acidified the lake, it may allow and monitor the natural restoration of the lake and its aquatic life as part of the experiment.

(c) At the conclusion of the experiment or in the event of an unanticipated occurrence that requires that the lake be restored before the conclusion of the experiment, the department shall do all of the following to the fullest extent possible given available technology:

1. Artificially restore the lake to its original acid level if the lake has not been naturally restored to the original acid level during the experiment.

2. Artificially reestablish the lake’s aquatic life if the aquatic life has not been naturally reestablished during the experiment.

(5) Exemption from certain statutes and rules. Activities of the department in conducting the lake acidification experiment are exempt from any prohibition, restriction, requirement, permit, license, approval, authorization, fee, notice, hearing, procedure or penalty specified under s. 29.601 (3) , 30.01 to 30.03 , 30.06 to 30.16 , 30.18 to 30.29 , 30.50 to 30.99 , 59.692 , 87.30 , 287.81 , 299.15 to 299.23 , 299.91 , 299.95 or 299.97 or chs. 281 , 283 or 289 to 292 or specified in any rule promulgated, order issued or ordinance adopted under any of those sections or chapters.

(6) Compliance with environmental impact statute. The department shall comply with the requirements under s. 1.11 in conducting the experiment authorized by this section. The department shall initiate compliance by preparing and reviewing, under the procedures it has established under s. 1.11 , an environmental assessment for this experiment.

History: 1983 a. 421 ; 1985 a. 135 s. 85 ; 1989 a. 335 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 201 , 227 , 258 ; 1997 a. 35 , 248 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 96.07 — WI Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96.07
Decisions.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall make and publish findings upon every material point controverted at the hearing and required by this chapter, and upon such other matters which may be relevant to the issuance, amendment or termination of a marketing order or agreement. The secretary shall issue a decision within 45 days after the close of the hearing based upon the findings and shall cause copies of the findings and recommended decision to be delivered or mailed to all parties of record appearing at the hearing or their attorneys of record. The decision shall contain the text in full of any order or agreement or amendment or termination of an existing order or agreement, and may deny or approve the proposal in its entirety or it may recommend a marketing order or agreement containing different terms or conditions from those contained in the proposal, but such decision shall be substantially within the purview of the notice of hearing and shall be supported by evidence taken at the hearing or by documents of which the secretary is authorized to take official notice. The secretary shall not approve the issuance, amendment or termination of any marketing order or agreement unless the secretary finds all of the following:

(a) That the proposed issuance, amendment or termination is reasonably calculated to attain the objectives sought in the proposed marketing order or agreement.

(b) That the proposed issuance, amendment or termination is in conformity with this chapter.

(c) That the interests of consumers of such commodity are protected in that the powers of this chapter are being exercised only to the extent necessary to attain such objectives.

(2) The secretary shall deliver or mail copies of the decision to the same parties to whom copies of the findings are required to be sent. If the final decision denies the proposal in its entirety, no further action shall be taken by the secretary.

History: 1981 c. 283 s. 11 ; Stats. 1981 s. 96.07.
Wis. Stat. § 26.42 — WI Code / Chapter 26 / Section 26.42
Forestry diversification.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish a forestry diversification program and shall promote and assist the development and use of industrial and commercial products from forestry products, including all of the following:

(a) Alternative fuels, including fuels that are considered to be renewable fuels under the renewable fuel program under 42 USC 7545 (o).

(b) Heat.

(c) Electricity, including electricity that satisfies the requirements in s. 196.378 (2) .

(d) Marketable credits for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, as defined in s. 285.78 (1) (c) , derived from appropriate management practices used in the production of timber.

(2) The department shall promote and assist the development and use of the products identified in sub. (1) (a) to (d) in cooperation with and with the assistance of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

History: 2009 a. 401 .
Wis. Stat. § 140.16 — WI Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.16
Short form certificates.
Status: in_force

The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by s. 140.15 (1) and (2) :

(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:

(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:

(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:

(5) For certifying or attesting a copy of a record:

History: 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1813 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1813
Merger, interest exchange, and sale of assets.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Notwithstanding ss. 180.11032 (3) to (5) and 180.1104 , a plan of merger or interest exchange that will terminate the status of the corporation as a statutory close corporation must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the statutory close corporation, voting as separate voting groups, whether or not the holders are otherwise entitled to vote on the plan.

(b) Notwithstanding ss. 180.11032 (3) to (5) and 180.1104 , a plan of merger under which the surviving corporation will become a statutory close corporation must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the surviving corporation, voting as separate voting groups, whether or not the holders are otherwise entitled to vote on the plan.

(c) Notwithstanding s. 180.11032 (3) and (4) , if under a plan of interest exchange the corporation whose shares will be acquired in the interest exchange will become a statutory close corporation, the interest exchange must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the corporation whose shares will be acquired, voting as separate voting groups, whether or not the holders are otherwise entitled to vote on the plan.

(d) If a plan of merger or interest exchange is approved, a shareholder who did not vote in favor of the plan is entitled to assert dissenters’ rights under ss. 180.1301 to 180.1331 .

(2)

(a) Notwithstanding s. 180.1202 (3) , a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property and assets, with or without the goodwill, of a statutory close corporation, if not made in the usual and regular course of its business, must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the corporation, voting as separate voting groups, whether or not the holders are otherwise entitled to vote on the transaction.

(b) A shareholder who did not vote in favor of a disposition under this subsection is entitled to assert dissenters’ rights under ss. 180.1301 to 180.1331 .

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 755.14 — WI Code / Chapter 755 / Section 755.14
Duty of clerk on receipt of books.
Status: in_force

(1) When the municipal clerk receives the court records, books of account and case files of a municipal court which has ceased to operate, he or she shall within 10 days dispose of them as follows:

(a) Deliver them to the clerk of the circuit court of that county if the municipality in which the municipal court was located was within one county.

(b) Deliver the case files of the pending and appealable cases to the clerk of circuit court of the county where the court held office and certified copies of the court records for the past 12 months to the clerk of circuit court of every county in which the municipality lies, if the municipality in which the municipal court was located is in more than one county.

(2) For any pending or appealable cases, the bail shall be delivered along with the case file to the proper clerk of court. Any other moneys received under sub. (1) shall be delivered to the municipal treasurer as provided in s. 800.10 (2) .

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 94 ; 1977 c. 305 s. 65 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; Stats. 1977 s. 755.14; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (17) ; 1981 c. 317 s. 2202 ; 1993 a. 246 ; 1995 a. 224 .
Wis. Stat. § 126.73 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.73
Reimbursing payments.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally. Except as provided in sub. (2) or (3) , the department may demand and collect from a contractor any claim amounts that the department pays under s. 126.72 (1) or under s. 126.72 (2) with the proceeds of contingent financial backing under s. 126.06 (1) because of the contractor’s default.

(2) Bond payments. A bond surety may demand and collect, from a contractor, any claim amounts that the bond surety pays to the department under s. 126.72 (2) because of the contractor’s default. The bond surety shall provide the department with a copy of each demand under this subsection.

(3) Trade credit insurance payments. If the department files a claim against a trade credit insurance policy under s. 126.72 (2) and obtains and uses proceeds from the insurance policy to make payments authorized under s. 126.72 (2) , the trade credit insurer may demand and collect the amount of those payments from the defaulting contractor.

(4) Subrogation. The department is subrogated to the rights of a claimant who obtains a payment under s. 126.72 (1) or (2) in an amount equal to the payment, against the defaulting contractor and against any party that would otherwise be liable to the claimant for the amount of the default.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 38 ; 2009 a. 296 ; 2017 a. 155 .
Wis. Stat. § 480.12 — WI Code / Chapter 480 / Section 480.12
Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) , the department shall register as an auctioneer an individual who holds an auctioneer certificate in another state if the department determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate in the other state are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 480.08 (2) .

(2) The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with officials of other states for registering auctioneers and issue certificates to applicants who are registered in those states according to the terms of the reciprocal agreements.

History: 1993 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 877.18 — WI Code / Chapter 877 / Section 877.18
Action to recover from heirs, legatees; parties defendant.
Status: in_force

Actions against the heirs or legatees and devisees of any decedent to recover the value of any assets that may have been paid or delivered to them by a personal representative may be brought against all of the heirs or all of the legatees and devisees jointly or against one or more of them. If the action is not against all who are liable, the rest shall be made parties on request of the defendant.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 55 ; Stats. 1979 s. 777.18; 2001 a. 102 s. 109 ; Stats. 2001 s. 877.18.
Wis. Stat. § 29.969 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.969
Larceny of wild animals.
Status: in_force

A person who, without permission of the owner, disturbs or appropriates any wild animal or its carcass that has been lawfully reduced to possession by another shall forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169 .

History: 1993 a. 137 ; 1995 a. 79 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 690 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.969; 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 20.373 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.373
Fox River Navigational System Authority.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated, from the conservation fund, or from other funds if so indicated, to the Fox River Navigational System Authority for the following program:

(1) Initial costs.

(g) Administration, operation, repair, and rehabilitation. From the general fund, all moneys received from the sale of surplus land under 2005 Wisconsin Act 25 , section 9105 (14q) except as provided in s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1) , to be used for administration of the authority and the operation, repair, and rehabilitation of the Fox River lock system.

(r) Establishment and operation. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the establishment of the Fox River Navigational System Authority and for the initial costs of operating the Fox River Navigational System Authority and the Fox River navigational system.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.305 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.305
Sale or sublease of goods by lessee.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Subject to s. 411.303 , a buyer or sublessee from the lessee of goods under an existing lease contract obtains, to the extent of the interest transferred, the leasehold interest in the goods that the lessee had or had power to transfer, and, except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 411.511 (4) , takes subject to the existing lease contract.

(b) A lessee with a voidable leasehold interest has power to transfer a good leasehold interest to a good faith buyer for value or a good faith sublessee for value, but only to the extent set forth in par. (a) .

(c) When goods have been delivered under a transaction of lease the lessee has that power even if any of the following occurs:

1. The lessor was deceived as to the identity of the lessee.

2. The delivery was in exchange for a check that is later dishonored.

3. The delivery was procured through fraud and is punishable under s. 943.20 or 943.34 .

(2) A buyer in ordinary course of business or a sublessee in ordinary course of business from a lessee who is a merchant dealing in goods of that kind to whom the goods were entrusted by the lessor obtains, to the extent of the interest transferred, all of the lessor’s and lessee’s rights to the goods, and takes free of the existing lease contract.

(3) A buyer or sublessee from the lessee of goods that are subject to an existing lease contract and that are covered by a certificate of title issued under a statute of this state or of another jurisdiction takes no greater rights than those provided by this section and by the certificate of title statute.

History: 1991 a. 148 .