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Wis. Stat. § 402.403 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.403
Power to transfer; good faith purchase of goods; “entrusting”.
Status: in_force

(1) A purchaser of goods acquires all title which the purchaser’s transferor had or had power to transfer except that a purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased. A person with voidable title has power to transfer a good title to a good faith purchaser for value. When goods have been delivered under a transaction of purchase the purchaser has such power even though:

(a) The transferor was deceived as to the identity of the purchaser; or

(b) The delivery was in exchange for a check which is later dishonored; or

(c) It was agreed that the transaction was to be a “cash sale”; or

(d) The delivery was procured through fraud punishable as larcenous under the criminal law.

(2) Any entrusting of possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that kind gives the merchant power to transfer all rights of the entruster to a buyer in ordinary course of business.

(3) “Entrusting” includes any delivery and any acquiescence in retention of possession regardless of any condition expressed between the parties to the delivery or acquiescence and regardless of whether the procurement of the entrusting or the possessor’s disposition of the goods have been such as to be larcenous under the criminal law.

(4) The rights of other purchasers of goods and of lien creditors are governed by chs. 407 and 409 .

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2009 a. 110 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.397 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.397
Oil and gas severance tax.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Department” means the department of revenue.

(b) “Market value” means the sales price or market value of oil or gas at the mouth of the well, except that if the oil or gas is exchanged for something other than cash, if there is no sale between the time of severance and the due date of the tax or if the department determines that the oil or gas was not sold in an arm’s length transaction, “market value” means the value determined by the department based upon a consideration of the sales price of oil or gas of similar quality.

(c) “Producer” means any person owning, controlling, managing or leasing any oil or gas property, any person who severs oil or gas from the soil or water and any person owning a royalty or other interest in oil or gas.

(2) Imposition. A severance tax is imposed upon each producer who severs oil or gas from the soil or water of this state. The amount of the tax is 7 percent of the market value of the total production of oil or gas during the previous year. If more than one producer severs oil or gas at a location, the tax imposed under this section is levied upon the producers of oil or gas in the proportion of their ownership at the time of severance but shall be paid by the person in charge of the production operation, who may deduct the amount of tax imposed upon a producer from the payments due that producer.

(3) Reports; administration.

(a) Sections 70.38 (1) , 70.385 and 70.39 , as they apply to the tax under s. 70.375 (2m) , apply to the tax under this section. If a producer severs oil or gas from more than one location in this state, the producer shall submit a report for each location separately.

(b) Sections 71.74 (2) , (9) , (11) , (14) and (15) , 71.77 , 71.78 , 71.80 (6) , 71.83 (1) (a) 1. and 2. and (2) (a) 2. and 3. and 71.85 (2) , as they apply to the taxes under ch. 71 , apply to the tax under this section.

(c) Any person feeling aggrieved by an assessment notice under this section may, within 60 days after receipt of the notice, file with the department a petition for redetermination setting forth the person’s objections to the assessment. In the petition, the person may request an informal conference with representatives of the department. The secretary of revenue shall act on the petition within 90 days after receipt of the petition for redetermination. If the person is aggrieved by the secretary’s denial of the petition, the person may appeal to the tax appeals commission if the appeal is filed with the commission within 30 days after the petition is denied.

(d) No petition for redetermination may be filed, acted upon or appealed unless the tax objected to is paid by the due date.

(e) The department shall administer the tax under this section.

History: 1991 a. 262 .
Wis. Stat. § 429.205 — WI Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.205
Security interest.
Status: in_force

(1) No consumer lease, or any other document executed by a lessee in connection with a consumer lease, shall create a security interest in any real or personal property of the lessee to secure payment of any obligations assumed by the lessee under the consumer lease. This subsection does not apply to any of the following:

(a) The taking of a security deposit, advance lease payment or other prepayment by cash, check, credit card or other device.

(b) Any right of setoff.

(c) Any security interest in the leased vehicle or in any proceeds, refunds for cancellation or any other rights of the lessee with respect to the consumer lease or the leased vehicle, including any insurance contracts, gap waivers or gap insurance, repair contracts and extended warranty or maintenance service contracts.

(2) Any security interest taken in violation of this section is void and unenforceable, but shall not otherwise affect the validity of the consumer lease.

History: 1995 a. 329 ; 2017 a. 161 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0203 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0203
Partnership property.
Status: in_force

Property acquired by a partnership is property of the partnership and not of the partners individually.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 5.68 — WI Code / Chapter 5 / Section 5.68
Cost of elections.
Status: in_force

(1) The cost of acquisition of ballot boxes and voting booths, voting machines or electronic voting systems and regular maintenance thereof shall be borne by the municipalities in which the boxes, booths, machines or systems are used.

(2) Except as otherwise expressly provided, all costs for ballots, supplies, notices and any other materials necessary in preparing or conducting any election shall be paid for by the county or municipality whose clerk or board of election commissioners is responsible for providing them. If a ballot is prepared for a school, technical college, sewerage or sanitary district, the district shall pay for the cost of the ballot. If no other level of government is involved in a school, technical college, sewerage or sanitary district election, the district shall pay for all costs of the ballots, supplies, notices and other materials. If ballots, supplies, notices or other materials are used for elections within more than one unit of local government, the costs shall be proportionately divided between the units of local government involved in the election. In a 1st class city, all costs otherwise attributable to a school district shall be paid by the city.

(3) If voting machines are used or if an electronic voting system is used in which all candidates and referenda appear on the same ballot, the ballots for all national, state and county offices and for county and state referenda shall be prepared and paid for by the county wherein they are used. If the voting machine or electronic voting system ballot includes a municipal or school, technical college, sewerage or sanitary district ballot, the cost of that portion of the ballot shall be reimbursed to the county or paid for by the municipality or district, except as provided in a 1st class city school district under sub. (2) .

(4) The cost of compensation of election officials and trainees shall be borne in the manner provided in s. 7.03 .

(5) If a charge is made for the use of a polling place, the charge shall be paid by the municipality establishing the polling place under s. 5.25 (2) unless the polling place is used to conduct a special election that is called by a unit of government other than the state or the municipality establishing the polling place and the special election is not held concurrently with an election specified in s. 5.02 (5) , (12s) , (21) , or (22) . In such case the charge shall be paid by the unit of government that calls the special election.

(6) The clerk of each county or municipality shall submit an invoice to the clerk of each municipality or district which is responsible for payment of election costs under this section. The municipality or district shall make payment to the county or municipal treasurer.

History: 1979 c. 260 , 311 , 355 ; 1985 a. 304 ; 1993 a. 399 ; 1999 a. 182 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 333 , 451 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 165 ; 2015 a. 118 .
Wis. Stat. § 462.03 — WI Code / Chapter 462 / Section 462.03
Issuance of license, permit.
Status: in_force

(1) General requirements. The board may not grant a license or limited X-ray machine operator permit under this section to a person unless all of the following apply:

(a) The person is at least 18 years of age.

(b) The person holds a high school diploma or its equivalent, as determined by the board.

(c) The person pays the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) .

(d) The person submits an application on a form provided by the department.

(e) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 , and 111.335 , the person does not have an arrest or conviction record.

(2) License. Subject to sub. (1) , the board shall grant a license to practice radiography to a person who passes an examination administered by the board and submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed a course of study in radiography that has been approved by the board or an equivalent course of study, as determined by the board.

(3) Permit. Subject to sub. (1) , the board shall grant a limited X-ray machine operator permit to perform radiography to a person who passes an examination administered by the board and submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed an appropriate course of study, as determined by the board.

History: 2009 a. 106 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.106 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.106
Control of investment property.
Status: in_force

(1) Control under s. 408.106. A person has control of a certificated security, uncertificated security, or security entitlement as provided in s. 408.106 .

(2) Control of commodity contract. A secured party has control of a commodity contract if:

(a) The secured party is the commodity intermediary with which the commodity contract is carried; or

(b) The commodity customer, secured party, and commodity intermediary have agreed that the commodity intermediary will apply any value distributed on account of the commodity contract as directed by the secured party without further consent by the commodity customer.

(3) Effect of control of securities account or commodity account. A secured party having control of all security entitlements or commodity contracts carried in a securities account or commodity account has control over the securities account or commodity account.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.96 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.96
Application of chapter.
Status: in_force

(1) After June 30, 1956, this chapter applies to all cooperatives. Any cooperative may elect to become subject to this chapter before said date by adopting an amendment to its articles making such election. All cooperatives formed after July 13, 1955 shall be formed under this chapter.

(2) After January 1, 1956, this chapter applies to all foreign cooperatives.

(3) Application of this chapter to associations existing before July 13, 1955 does not affect property rights of stockholders or members in such associations which were accrued or established at such time, nor does it affect any liability enforceable at such time, nor does it affect the validity or enforceability of contracts existing before such time.

(4) Section 185.48 dealing with annual reports shall apply to all cooperatives on July 13, 1955.

History: 1985 a. 30 s. 42 .
Wis. Stat. § 174.13 — WI Code / Chapter 174 / Section 174.13
Humane use of dogs for scientific or educational purposes.
Status: in_force

(2) Any officer or pound which has custody of an unclaimed dog may release the dog to the University of Wisconsin System, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., or to any other educational institution of higher learning chartered under the laws of the state and accredited to the University of Wisconsin System, upon requisition by the institution. The requisition shall be in writing, shall bear the signature of an authorized agent, and shall state that the dog is requisitioned for scientific or educational purposes. If a requisition is made for a greater number of dogs than is available at a given time, the officer or pound may supply those immediately available and may withhold from other disposition all unclaimed dogs coming into the officer’s or pound’s custody until the requisition is fully discharged, excluding impounded dogs as to which ownership is established within a reasonable period. A dog left by its owner for disposition is not considered an unclaimed dog under this section. If operated by a county, city, village or town, the officer or pound is entitled to the payment of $1 for each dog requisitioned. An institution making a requisition shall provide for the transportation of the dog.

(3) An officer or pound that has custody of unclaimed dogs shall maintain records as provided under s. 173.17 .

(4) It shall be unlawful for any person, except a person licensed or registered and regulated under federal animal welfare laws, to take or send outside the state or to purchase or otherwise acquire in this state for the purpose of taking or sending outside the state, any living cat or dog to be used for any medical, surgical or chemical investigation, experiment or demonstration.

History: 1971 c. 40 s. 93 ; 1973 c. 130 ; 1977 c. 418 , 447 ; 1979 c. 289 ; 1991 a. 189 ; 1997 a. 192 .
Wis. Stat. § 551.301 — WI Code / Chapter 551 / Section 551.301
Securities registration requirement.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to offer or sell a security in this state unless any of the following apply:

(1) The security is a federal covered security.

(2) The security, transaction, or offer is exempted from registration under this chapter.

(3) The security is registered under this chapter.

History: 2007 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 775.11 — WI Code / Chapter 775 / Section 775.11
Payment of state employee attorney fees in certain cases.
Status: in_force

(1) Any state employee against whom charges are filed under s. 940.29 , and who is subsequently found not guilty, shall be reimbursed by the state for reasonable attorney fees and costs in defending such action.

(2) Claims against the state under this section shall be filed with the claims board as provided in s. 775.06 .

(3) On receipt of such a claim the claims board shall determine whether the claim is authorized by this section and if so shall determine the amount of attorney fees and costs incurred and shall allow such attorney fees and costs as in its judgment are reasonable.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 53 , 92 (5) ; Stats. 1979 s. 775.11; 1993 a. 490 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.095 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.095
Social security and federal employer identification numbers on applications or at time of fee payment.
Status: in_force

(1) Required on applications. An application for a license issued under this subchapter or subch. V , or for registration under s. 628.92 (2) , shall contain the applicant’s social security number, if the applicant is a natural person unless the applicant does not have a social security number, or the applicant’s federal employer identification number, if the applicant is not a natural person.

(2) Refusal to issue license or register. The commissioner may not issue a license, including a temporary license, under this subchapter or subch. V , or register a navigator entity under subch. V , unless the applicant provides his or her social security number, if the applicant is a natural person unless the applicant does not have a social security number, or provides the applicant’s federal tax identification number, if the applicant is not a natural person.

(3) Required when annual fee paid. At the time that the annual fee is paid under s. 601.31 (1) (m) , (nm) 2. , or (np) 2. , an intermediary who is a natural person, or an individual navigator, shall provide his or her social security number unless he or she does not have a social security number, and an intermediary that is not a natural person, or a navigator entity, shall provide its federal employer identification number, if the social security number or federal employer identification number was not provided on the application for the license or registration or previously when the annual fee was paid.

(4) Disclosure.

(a) The commissioner shall disclose a social security number obtained under sub. (1) or (3) to the department of children and families in the administration of s. 49.22 , as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 .

(b) The commissioner may disclose any information received under sub. (1) or (3) to the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227 .

(5) If natural person has no social security number. An applicant who is a natural person and who does not have a social security number shall provide to the commissioner, along with the application for a license and on a form prescribed by the department of children and families, a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social security number. An intermediary who is a natural person and who does not have a social security number, or an individual navigator who does not have a social security number, shall provide to the commissioner, each time that the annual fee is paid under s. 601.31 (1) (m) or (nm) 2. and on a form prescribed by the department of children and families, a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the intermediary or individual navigator does not have a social security number.

History: 1997 a. 191 , 237 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 20 , 36 , 173 ; 2025 a. 122 .
Wis. Stat. § 778.104 — WI Code / Chapter 778 / Section 778.104
Department of natural resources forfeitures; how recovered.
Status: in_force

If there is a conflict with this chapter, the procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 shall be followed in actions to recover forfeitures for the violation of those natural resources laws enumerated in s. 23.50 .

History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 56 ; Stats. 1979 s. 778.104.
Wis. Stat. § 403.405 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.405
Employer’s responsibility for fraudulent endorsement by employee.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Employee” includes an independent contractor and employee of an independent contractor retained by the employer.

(b) “Fraudulent endorsement” means, in the case of an instrument payable to the employer, a forged endorsement purporting to be that of the employer or, in the case of an instrument with respect to which the employer is the issuer, a forged endorsement purporting to be that of the person identified as payee.

(c)

1. “Responsibility” with respect to instruments means authority to do any of the following:

a. Sign or endorse instruments on behalf of the employer.

b. Process instruments received by the employer for bookkeeping purposes, for deposit to an account or for other disposition.

c. Prepare or process instruments for issue in the name of the employer.

d. Supply information determining the names or addresses of payees of instruments to be issued in the name of the employer.

e. Control the disposition of instruments to be issued in the name of the employer.

f. Act otherwise in a responsible capacity with respect to instruments.

2. “Responsibility” does not include authority that merely allows an employee to have access to instruments or blank or incomplete instrument forms that are being stored or transported or are part of incoming or outgoing mail, or similar access.

(2) For the purpose of determining the rights and liabilities of a person who, in good faith, pays an instrument or takes it for value or for collection, if an employer entrusted an employee with responsibility with respect to the instrument and the employee or a person acting in concert with the employee makes a fraudulent endorsement of the instrument, the endorsement is effective as the endorsement of the person to whom the instrument is payable if it is made in the name of that person. If the person paying the instrument or taking it for value or for collection fails to exercise ordinary care in paying or taking the instrument and that failure substantially contributes to loss resulting from the fraud, the person bearing the loss may recover from the person failing to exercise ordinary care to the extent that the failure to exercise ordinary care contributed to the loss.

(3) Under sub. (2) , an endorsement is made in the name of the person to whom an instrument is payable if the endorsement is made in a name substantially similar to the name of that person or if the instrument, whether or not endorsed, is deposited in a depositary bank to an account in a name substantially similar to the name of that person.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 822.33 — WI Code / Chapter 822 / Section 822.33
Duty to enforce.
Status: in_force

(1) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this chapter and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this chapter.

(2) A court of this state may utilize any remedy available under other law of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided in this subchapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody determination

History: 2005 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 553.21 — WI Code / Chapter 553 / Section 553.21
Registration requirement.
Status: in_force

No person may sell in this state any franchise unless the franchise has been registered under this chapter or is exempted under s. 553.23 , 553.235 or 553.25 .

History: 1971 c. 241 ; 1981 c. 54 ss. 1 , 32 ; 1987 a. 381 ; 1989 a. 56 s. 259 ; 1995 a. 364 .