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Wis. Stat. § 854.11 — WI Code / Chapter 854 / Section 854.11
Gift of securities.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “securities” includes all of the following:

(a) Any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, collateral trust certificate, transferable share or voting trust certificate.

(b) Any certificate of interest or participation in an oil, gas or mining title or lease or in payments out of production under such a title or lease.

(c) Any interest or instrument commonly known as a security.

(d) Any certificate of interest or participation in, any temporary or interim certificate, receipt or certificate of deposit for, or any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the instruments or interests specified in pars. (a) to (c) .

(2) Increase in securities; accessions. Except as provided in sub. (4) , if a person executes a governing instrument that transfers securities and at the time of the execution or immediately after execution the described securities are in fact governed by the instrument, the transfer includes additional securities that are governed by the instrument at the person’s death if all of the following apply:

(a) The additional securities were acquired after the governing instrument was executed.

(b) The additional securities were acquired as a result of ownership of the described securities.

(c) The additional securities are any of the following types:

1. Securities of the same organization acquired as a result of a plan of reinvestment.

2. Securities of the same organization acquired by action initiated by the organization or any successor, related or acquiring organization, excluding any acquired by exercise of purchase options.

3. Securities of another organization acquired as a result of a merger, consolidation, reorganization or other distribution by the organization or any successor, related or acquiring organization.

(3) Gift of securities construed as specific. Except as provided in sub. (4) , a transfer of a stated number of shares or amount of securities is construed to be a specific gift if the same or a greater number of shares or amount of the securities was governed by the instrument at the time of, or immediately after, execution of the instrument, even if the instrument does not describe the securities more specifically or qualify the description by a possessive pronoun such as “my”.

(4) Contrary intent. If the person who executed the governing instrument had an intent contrary to any provision in this section, then that provision is inapplicable to the transfer. Extrinsic evidence may be used to construe the intent.

History: 1997 a. 188 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.27 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.27
Persons working on highway.
Status: in_force

The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to persons engaged in maintenance or construction work on a highway whenever the operator is notified of their presence by flagmen or warning signs.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 490 .
Wis. Stat. § 72.24 — WI Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72.24
Refunding.
Status: in_force

Whenever any amount has been paid in excess of the tax determined, the secretary of administration, upon certification by the department or circuit court, shall refund the excess to the payor or other person entitled thereto.

History: 1971 c. 310 ; 1973 c. 90 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0104 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0104
Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all banks organized and existing within this state. The powers, privileges, duties and restrictions conferred and imposed upon a bank existing and doing business under the laws of this state are hereby abridged, enlarged or modified, as each particular case may require, to conform to this chapter.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 55.22 — WI Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55.22
Records.
Status: in_force

(1) No records of the court pertaining to protective services or protective placement proceedings, including evaluations, reviews and recommendations prepared under s. 55.11 (1) (c) , are open to public inspection but any record is available to all of the following:

(a) The individual who is the subject of the proceedings and the individual’s guardian at all times.

(b) The individual’s attorney or guardian ad litem, without the individual’s consent and without modification of the records, in order to prepare for any court proceedings relating to the individual’s protective services or protective placement or relating to the individual’s guardianship.

(c) Other persons only with the informed written consent of the individual as provided in s. 51.30 (2) or under an order of the court that maintains the records.

(2) If the individual is a minor, consent for release of information from and access to the court records may be given only as provided in s. 51.30 . If the individual is an adult who has been adjudicated incompetent in this state, consent for release of information from and access to court records may be given only as provided in s. 54.75 .

(3) All treatment and service records pertaining to an individual who is protected under this chapter or for whom application has been made for protection under this chapter are confidential. Section 51.30 governs access to treatment and service records.

History: 2005 a. 264 s. 154 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 120 ; 2007 a. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 283.95 — WI Code / Chapter 283 / Section 283.95
Savings clause.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to supersede any other statute or session law.

History: 1973 c. 74 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 880 ; Stats. 1995 s. 283.95.
Wis. Stat. § 224.44 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.44
Disclosure of financial records for collection of unemployment insurance debt.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Financial institution” has the meaning given in 12 USC 3401 (1).

(b) “Financial record” has the meaning given in 12 USC 3401 (2).

(2) Financial record matching agreements. A financial institution is required to enter into an agreement with the department of workforce development under s. 108.223 .

(3) Limited liability. A financial institution is not liable for any of the following:

(a) Disclosing a financial record of an individual or other information to the department of workforce development in accordance with an agreement, and its participation in the program, under s. 108.223 .

(b) Any other action taken in good faith to comply with s. 108.223 .

History: 2013 a. 36 .
Wis. Stat. § 170.10 — WI Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.10
Disposition of found goods or money.
Status: in_force

If no owner of lost money or goods appears within 90 days after notice is given to the law enforcement agency of the city, village or town under s. 170.07 or 170.08 , the finder of the money or goods shall be the owner of the lost money or goods.

History: 1991 a. 206 ; 1995 a. 263 ; 2015 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 705.09 — WI Code / Chapter 705 / Section 705.09
Applicability of general transfers at death provisions.
Status: in_force

Chapter 854 applies to transfers at death under this subchapter.

History: 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 222.0107 — WI Code / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0107
Administration.
Status: in_force

(1) Powers of division. The division shall administer this chapter for all universal banks.

(2) Rule-making authority. The division may promulgate rules to administer and carry out this chapter. The division may establish additional limits or requirements on universal banks, if the division determines that the limits or requirements are necessary for the protection of depositors, members, investors, or the public.

History: 2003 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.78 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.78
Required grace period for disability insurance policies.
Status: in_force

Every disability insurance policy shall contain clauses providing for a grace period of at least 7 days for weekly premium policies, 10 days for monthly premium policies and 31 days for all other policies, for each premium after the first, during which the policy shall continue in force. In group and blanket policies the policy must provide for a grace period of at least 31 days unless the policyholder gives written notice of discontinuance prior to the date of discontinuance and in accordance with the policy terms. In group or blanket policies, the policy may provide for payment of a proportional premium for the period the policy is in effect during the grace period under this section.

History: 1975 c. 375 ; 1977 c. 371 ; 1979 c. 75 ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (11) ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.702 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.702
Valuation; presumption and liability.
Status: in_force

The determinations of the board as to a contribution’s accorded value under s. 193.701 (3) (a) and the fairness to the cooperative of a contribution and any terms of payment or performance applicable to the contribution, the terms of any contribution agreement under s. 193.711 , and the terms of any contribution rights agreement under s. 193.715 are presumed to be proper if the determinations are made in good faith and on the basis of methods that are reasonable under the circumstances. Directors who are present and entitled to vote, and who, intentionally or without reasonable investigation, fail to vote against approving a consideration that is unfair to the cooperative, or who overvalue property or services received or to be received by the cooperative as a contribution, are jointly and severally liable to the cooperative for the benefit of the members then existing who did not consent to and are damaged by the consideration or overvaluing of property or services, to the extent of the damages to those members. A director against whom a claim is asserted pursuant to this section, except in a case of knowing participation in a deliberate fraud, is entitled to contribution on an equitable basis from other directors who are liable under this section.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.635 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.635
Sale of tax certificate revenues.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “County” includes a city that is authorized to act under s. 74.87 .

(b) “Tax certificate” means a tax certificate issued under s. 74.57 .

(c) “Tax certificate revenues” means, with respect to each parcel of real property included in a tax certificate, payments of real property taxes, special charges, special taxes, and special assessments indicated on a tax certificate, including interest and penalties on such amounts.

(2) Sale. A county may sell to any person all or a portion of the county’s right to receive tax certificate revenues. The county shall distribute the proceeds from a sale under this subsection as provided under s. 75.05 .

(3) Administration. A county may enter into an agreement for the sale of the county’s right to receive tax certificate revenues. The agreement may include any provisions that the county considers necessary and may permit any person who purchases all or any portion of a county’s right to receive tax certificate revenue to sell, assign, or otherwise transfer such right, in whole or in part, to another person.

History: 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 98.22 — WI Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98.22
Bulk deliveries sold in terms of weight and delivered by vehicle.
Status: in_force

(1) When a commodity in bulk is delivered by vehicle to an individual purchaser and the commodity is sold in terms of weight units, the delivery shall be accompanied by a duplicate delivery ticket with the following information clearly stated in ink or by means of other indelible marking equipment:

(a) The name and address of the vendor.

(b) The name and address of the purchaser.

(c) The net weight of the delivery expressed in pounds.

(d) The gross and tare weights of the delivery if the net weight of the delivery is derived from determination of gross and tare weights.

(2) Where milk is picked up at farms, only the identity of the vendor and the net weight need be stated.

(3) One of the duplicate delivery tickets required under sub. (1) shall be retained by the vendor, and the other shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the commodity, or shall be surrendered, on demand to the inspector or sealer, who may retain it as evidence and issue a weight slip in lieu thereof for delivery to the purchaser. If the purchaser carries away the purchase, the vendor shall be required only to give to the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the number of pounds of commodity delivered to the purchaser. If the commodity is to be weighed by the purchaser, the purchaser shall furnish the vendor the duplicate delivery ticket provided for in this section.

History: 1993 a. 492 ; 1995 a. 225 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.85 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.85
Interpretation.
Status: in_force

Sections 51.81 to 51.85 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

History: 1971 c. 40 s. 93 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.564 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.564
Voluntary contributions; invasive species grants.
Status: in_force

(1) Any applicant for a fishing license under s. 29.563 (3) (a) to (c) may, in addition to paying any fee charged for the license, elect to make a voluntary contribution of at least $2 to be used for research by the department concerning invasive species that are aquatic species and for grants under s. 23.22 (2) (c) to control invasive species that are aquatic species.

(1m) If a person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. , 3. , or 4. , collects a voluntary contribution under sub. (1) from an applicant for a fishing license, the person collecting the voluntary contribution may retain 50 cents of the voluntary contribution to compensate for the person’s services in collecting the voluntary contribution.

(2) All moneys collected under sub. (1) , less the amount retained as authorized under sub. (1m) , shall be deposited into the account under s. 20.370 (4) (ks) .

History: 1997 a. 248 ss. 163 to 165 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2021 a. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 97.607 — WI Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97.607
Pre-licensing inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) The department or a local health department granted agent status under s. 97.615 (2) may not grant a license to a person intending to operate a new hotel, tourist rooming house, bed and breakfast establishment, or vending machine commissary or to a person intending to be the new operator of an existing hotel, tourist rooming house, bed and breakfast establishment, or vending machine commissary without a pre-licensing inspection. This section does not apply when a license is transferred under s. 97.605 (4) (d) or (e) .

(2) Agents designated by the department under s. 97.615 (1) shall make pre-licensing inspections of vending machine commissaries as required under this subsection and shall be reimbursed for those services at the rate of 80 percent of the pre-licensing inspection fee designated in this subsection. Agents designated by the department under s. 97.615 (2) shall make pre-licensing inspections of hotels and tourist rooming houses and establish and collect pre-licensing inspection fees under s. 97.615 (2) (d) .

History: 1983 a. 203 ss. 10 , 16 , 19 ; 1983 a. 538 ; 1987 a. 27 , 81 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 68 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.65; 2005 a. 302 ; 2015 a. 55 s. 4081 ; Stats. 2015 s. 97.607.
Wis. Stat. § 46.2899 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.2899
Services for the developmentally disabled who receive post-secondary education.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “self-directed services option” means a program known as Include, Respect, I Self-direct or IRIS operated by the department under a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services under 42 USC 1396n (c).

(2) Waiver program. The department shall request a waiver from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services in order to receive the federal medical assistance percentage for home-based and community-based services provided to individuals who are developmentally disabled and who received post-secondary education on the grounds of institutions. If the waiver is approved the department shall operate a waiver program to provide those services to no more than 100 individuals per month per year.

(3) Eligibility. The department shall consider as eligible for the waiver program described under sub. (2) only individuals who are receiving post-secondary education in a setting that is distinguishable from the institution. The department shall set the financial eligibility requirements and functional eligibility requirements for the waiver program described under sub. (2) the same as the financial eligibility requirements and functional eligibility requirements for the self-directed services option except for the requirement to be an individual who is developmentally disabled and who is receiving post-secondary education on the grounds of a institution.

(4) Services and benefits. The department shall provide the same services under the waiver program described in sub. (2) as it provides under the self-directed services option. The department shall determine the funding amount for a waiver program participant under this section.

History: 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.203 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.203
Effect of instructions.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 403.420 concerning conversion of instruments and to s. 403.206 concerning restrictive endorsements, only a collecting bank’s transferor can give instructions that affect the bank or constitute notice to it and a collecting bank is not liable to prior parties for any action taken pursuant to the instructions or in accordance with any agreement with its transferor.

History: 1995 a. 449 ; 2005 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0705 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0705
Other claims against dissolved limited liability company.
Status: in_force

(1) A dissolved limited liability company may publish notice of its dissolution and request persons having claims, whether known or unknown, against the company to present them in accordance with the notice.

(2) A notice under sub. (1) must satisfy all of the following:

(a) It must be published as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985 , in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which the dissolved limited liability company’s principal office is located or, if it has none located in this state, in the county in which the office of the company’s registered agent is or was last located.

(b) It must describe the information required to be contained in a claim, state that the claim must be in writing, and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent.

(c) It must state that a claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced not later than 2 years after publication of the notice.

(3) If a dissolved limited liability company publishes a notice in accordance with sub. (2) , unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the company within 2 years after the publication date of the notice, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred:

(a) A claimant that did not receive notice in a record under s. 183.0704 .

(b) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the company but not acted on.

(c) A claimant whose claim is contingent at, or based on an event occurring after, the date of dissolution.

(4) A claim not barred under this section or s. 183.0704 may be enforced against all of the following:

(a) A dissolved limited liability company, to the extent of its undistributed assets.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in s. 183.0706 , if assets of the limited liability company have been distributed after dissolution, a member or transferee to the extent of that person’s proportionate share of the claim or of the limited liability company’s assets distributed to the member or transferee after dissolution, whichever is less, but a person’s total liability for all claims under this paragraph may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the person after dissolution.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 449.12 — WI Code / Chapter 449 / Section 449.12
Interpretation.
Status: in_force

This chapter is passed in the interests of public health, safety and welfare and its provisions shall be liberally construed to carry out its objects and purposes.
Wis. Stat. § 38.06 — WI Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38.06
District boundaries.
Status: in_force

(1) Each district shall include one or more counties, municipalities or school districts in any contiguous combination.

(2) In this section, “reorganization” means any alteration, dissolution, creation or merger of any district.

(3)

(a) Upon its own motion or upon approval of a petition filed under sub. (4) , the board may issue a district reorganization order. Prior to issuing an order under this subsection, the board shall conduct such studies, investigations and hearings as it deems necessary.

(b) Any reorganization order issued by the board shall take effect on the July 1 next succeeding the date of the order.

(c) Three months prior to the effective date of any reorganization order, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance the fiscal and educational impact of the reorganization order upon the affected districts.

(4)

(a) The governing body of a county, municipality or school district may file a petition with the board requesting that its territory be detached from the district in which it lies and attached to a district to which such territory is contiguous, or if portions of its territory lie in more than one district, by requesting that all such portions be placed within one of such districts.

(b) Immediately upon receipt of the petition, the board shall notify each district board affected of the receipt of the petition and the boundary reorganization requested therein. Such district boards shall within 45 days notify the board of their recommendations on the petition.

(c) Within 90 days of the receipt of the petition, the board shall notify the governing body filing the petition and the district boards affected of its approval or disapproval of the proposed detachment and attachment of territory.

(5) If school district boundaries are changed in accordance with chs. 115 to 121 , the board may act to change district boundaries to coincide with school district boundaries without holding a public hearing.

History: 1971 c. 154 ; 1973 c. 333 ; 1989 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.507 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.507
Administrative enforcement of orders.
Status: in_force

(1) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state.

(2) Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this state to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order as provided in this chapter.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .