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Wis. Stat. § 244.56 — WI Code / Chapter 244 / Section 244.56
Taxes.
Status: in_force

Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to taxes authorizes the agent to do all of the following:

(1) Prepare, sign, and file federal, state, local, and foreign income, gift, payroll, property, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and other tax returns, claims for refunds, requests for extension of time, petitions regarding tax matters, and any other tax-related documents, including receipts, offers, waivers, consents, including consents and agreements under section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code, closing agreements, and any power of attorney required by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority with respect to a tax year upon which the statute of limitations has not run and the following 25 tax years.

(2) Pay taxes due, collect refunds, post bonds, receive confidential information, and contest deficiencies determined by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority.

(3) Exercise any election available to the principal under federal, state, local, or foreign tax law.

(4) Act for the principal in all tax matters for all periods before the Internal Revenue Service, or other taxing authority.

History: 2009 a. 319 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 111 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0206 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0206
Attorney for person in military service.
Status: in_force

At the time of filing a petition for a judicial proceeding involving a trust, the petitioner shall file an affidavit setting forth the name of any interested person who is actively engaged in the military service of the United States. Whenever it appears by the affidavit or otherwise that any person in the active military service of the United States is an interested person and is not represented by an attorney, or by an attorney-in-fact who is duly authorized to act on the interested person’s behalf in the matter, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the interested person and protect the person’s interest.

History: 2013 a. 92 s. 195 .
Wis. Stat. § 611.53 — WI Code / Chapter 611 / Section 611.53
Selection and removal of directors and officers of mutuals.
Status: in_force

(1) Public selection of directors. The articles of a mutual may provide that any number of the directors shall be public directors chosen under a plan proposed by the corporation and approved by the commissioner. The plan shall be designed to assure true public representation on the board. The persons to be nominated as directors shall be persons whose insurance business or general experience qualifies them to serve responsibly and impartially.

(2) Election of directors. Directors not to be chosen under sub. (1) shall be elected by the policyholders.

(3) Resignation, vacancies and removal of directors. Subject to subs. (1) and (2) , ss. 181.0807 and 181.0811 apply to a mutual. A director may be removed from office for cause by an affirmative vote of a majority of the full board at a meeting of the board called for that purpose.

(4) Resignation, vacancies and removal of officers. Sections 181.0843 and 181.0844 apply to a mutual.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.195 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.195
Expenses incidental to transfer of property.
Status: in_force

In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall reimburse the owner of real property acquired for a project for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred for:

(1) Recording fees, transfer taxes and similar expenses incidental to conveying such property.

(2) Penalty costs for prepayment of any mortgage entered into in good faith encumbering such real property if the mortgage is recorded or has been filed for recording as provided by law prior to the date specified in s. 32.19 (4) (a) 2.

(3) The proportional share of real property taxes paid which are allocable to a period subsequent to the date of vesting of title in the condemnor or the effective date of possession of such real property by the condemnor, whichever is earlier.

(4) The cost of realigning personal property on the same site in partial takings or where realignment is required by reason of elimination or restriction of existing used rights of access.

(5) Expenses incurred for plans and specifications specifically designed for the property taken and which are of no value elsewhere because of the taking.

(6) Reasonable net rental losses when all of the following are true:

(a) The losses are directly attributable to the public improvement project.

(b) The losses are shown to exceed the normal rental or vacancy experience for similar properties in the area.

(7) Cost of fencing reasonably necessary pursuant to s. 32.09 (6) (g) shall, when incurred, be payable in the manner described in s. 32.20 .

History: 1973 c. 192 ss. 4 , 6 ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (10) ; 1983 a. 236 s. 12 ; 1995 a. 225 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.21 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.21
Vocational education program in auto body repair at the Green Bay Correctional Institution.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may maintain and operate a vocational education program in auto body repair at the Green Bay Correctional Institution. Notwithstanding s. 303.06 (1) , in connection with the vocational education program the institution may receive from licensed automobile dealers and regularly established automobile repair shops vehicles to be repaired, painted or otherwise processed by residents enrolled in the program.

(2) Prices for repairing, painting or otherwise processing vehicles in the program shall be fixed as near as possible to the market value of the labor and materials furnished. Proceeds received from the repairing, painting or other processing of vehicles shall be deposited as provided in s. 20.410 (1) (kk) and shall be available to the institution to purchase materials, supplies and equipment necessary to operate the vocational education program in auto body repair.

History: 1975 c. 224 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (20) (a) ; 1981 c. 314 s. 146 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1640 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.21; 1989 a. 283 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.15 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.15
Construction of subchapter I.
Status: in_force

Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, nothing therein shall be construed so as to interfere with or impede or diminish in any way the right to strike or the right of individuals to work; nor shall anything in this subchapter be so construed as to invade unlawfully the right to freedom of speech. Nothing in this subchapter shall be so construed or applied as to deprive any employee of any unemployment benefit which the employee might otherwise be entitled to receive under ch. 108 .

History: 1993 a. 492 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.322 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.322
Discriminatory actions prohibited.
Status: in_force

Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365 , it is an act of employment discrimination to do any of the following:

(1) To refuse to hire, employ, admit or license any individual, to bar or terminate from employment or labor organization membership any individual, or to discriminate against any individual in promotion, compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment or labor organization membership because of any basis enumerated in s. 111.321 .

(2) To print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of application for employment or to make any inquiry in connection with prospective employment, which implies or expresses any limitation, specification or discrimination with respect to an individual or any intent to make such limitation, specification or discrimination because of any basis enumerated in s. 111.321 .

(2m) To discharge or otherwise discriminate against any individual because of any of the following:

(a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any right under s. 103.02 , 103.10 , 103.11 , 103.13 , 103.28 , 103.32 , 103.34 , 103.455 , 104.12 , 109.03 , 109.07 , 109.075 , 146.997 , or 995.55 , or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82 .

(b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02 , 103.10 , 103.11 , 103.13 , 103.28 , 103.32 , 103.34 , 103.455 , 104.12 , 109.03 , 109.07 , 109.075 , 146.997 , or 995.55 , or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82 .

(bm) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce a right under s. 49.197 (6) (d) or 49.845 (4) (d) or testifies or assists in any action or proceeding under s. 49.197 (6) (d) or 49.845 (4) (d) .

(d) The individual’s employer believes that the individual engaged or may engage in any activity described in pars. (a) to (bm) .

(3) To discharge or otherwise discriminate against any individual because he or she has opposed any discriminatory practice under this subchapter or because he or she has made a complaint, testified or assisted in any proceeding under this subchapter.

History: 1981 c. 334 ; 1989 a. 228 , 359 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 1999 a. 167 , 176 ; 2009 a. 3 , 28 , 76 , 182 , 290 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 208 ; 2015 a. 55 , 345 ; 2017 a. 59 , 365 .
Wis. Stat. § 283.81 — WI Code / Chapter 283 / Section 283.81
Waiver.
Status: in_force

The department may waive compliance with any requirement of this chapter or shorten the time periods under this chapter to the extent necessary to prevent an emergency condition threatening public health, safety or welfare.

History: 1983 a. 410 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 850 ; Stats. 1995 s. 283.81.
Wis. Stat. § 750.01 — WI Code / Chapter 750 / Section 750.01
Administration of oaths.
Status: in_force

The president and chief clerk of the senate are respectively authorized to administer to any member or officer of the senate any oath or affirmation as a member or officer of the court for the trial of impeachments, and to administer any oath or affirmation to any other person in any proceeding before such court.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 72 ; Stats. 1977 s. 750.01.
Wis. Stat. § 448.69 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.69
Penalties; appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) Penalties.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , a person who violates any provision of this subchapter or a rule promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

(b) A person who violates s. 448.67 (3) may be fined not more than $250.

(2) Appeal. A person aggrieved by an action taken under this subchapter by the affiliated credentialing board, its officers or its agents may apply for judicial review as provided in ch. 227 , and shall file notice of such appeal with the secretary of the affiliated credentialing board within 30 days. No court of this state may enter an ex parte stay of an action taken by the affiliated credentialing board under this subchapter.

History: 1997 a. 175 .
Wis. Stat. § 146.085 — WI Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146.085
Pay toilets prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) Prohibition. The owner or manager of any public building shall not permit an admission fee to be charged for the use of any toilet compartment.

(2) Penalty. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50.

(3) Enforcement. The department, the department of safety and professional services, and the public service commission shall enforce this section within their respective jurisdictions.

History: 1971 c. 228 s. 44 ; 1973 c. 12 s. 37 ; 1975 c. 298 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4361 , 9116 (5) ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 53.43 — WI Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53.43
Effect of registration.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon registration of a guardianship order from another state, the guardian of the person or guardian of the estate may exercise in this state all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of this state, including maintaining actions and proceedings in this state and, if the guardian of the person or of the estate is not a resident of this state, subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties.

(2) A court of this state may grant any relief available under this chapter and other law of this state to enforce a registered order.

History: 2017 a. 187 .
Wis. Stat. § 822.26 — WI Code / Chapter 822 / Section 822.26
Simultaneous proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 822.24 , a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this subchapter if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this chapter, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under s. 822.27 .

(2) Except as provided in s. 822.24 , a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties under s. 822.29 . If the court determines that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this chapter, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this chapter does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.

(3) In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may do any of the following:

(a) Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying, or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement.

(b) Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement.

(c) Proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.

History: 2005 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0626 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0626
Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.
Status: in_force

In ss. 221.0626 to 221.0635 :

(1) “Director or officer” means any of the following:

(a) An individual who is or was a director or officer of a bank.

(b) An individual who, while a director or officer of a bank, is or was serving at the bank’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member of any governing or decision-making committee, manager, employee or agent of another bank, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

(c) An individual who, while a director or officer of a bank, is or was serving an employee benefit plan because his or her duties to the bank also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, the person to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan.

(d) Unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director or officer of a bank.

(2) “Expenses” include fees, costs, charges, disbursements, attorney fees and any other expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding.

(3) “Liability” includes the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, forfeiture, or fine, including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 , and reasonable expenses.

(4) “Party” includes an individual who was or is, or who is threatened to be made, a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.

(5) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding, whether formal or informal, which involves foreign, federal, state or local law and which is brought by or in the right of the bank or by any other person.

History: 1995 a. 336 ; 2003 a. 139 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.39 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.39
Thirty-ninth assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 39th assembly district:

(1) Whole counties. Green Lake and Marquette.

(2) Adams County. That part of Adams County consisting of the towns of Jackson, Lincoln, and New Chester.

(3) Columbia County. That part of Columbia County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Courtland, Randolph, and Scott.

(b) The villages of Cambria and Friesland.

(4) Fond du Lac County. That part of Fond du Lac County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Alto, Eldorado, Lamartine, Metomen, Ripon, Rosendale, and Springvale.

(b) The villages of Brandon, Fairwater, and Rosendale.

(c) The city of Ripon.

(5) Waushara County. That part of Waushara County consisting of that part of the city of Berlin located in the county.

(6) Winnebago County. That part of Winnebago County consisting of the town of Nepeuskun.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0502 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0502
Liability for contribution.
Status: in_force

(1) A person’s obligation to make a contribution to a limited partnership is not excused by the person’s death, disability, termination, or other inability to perform personally.

(2) If a person does not fulfill an obligation to make a contribution other than money, the person is obligated at the option of the limited partnership to contribute money equal to the value, as stated in the required information, of the part of the contribution which has not been made.

(3) The obligation of a person to make a contribution may be compromised only by the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners. If a creditor of a limited partnership extends credit or otherwise acts in reliance on an obligation described in sub. (1) without knowledge or notice of a compromise under this subsection, the creditor may enforce the obligation.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 244.15 — WI Code / Chapter 244 / Section 244.15
Exoneration of agent.
Status: in_force

A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal’s successors in interest except to the extent that the provision does any of the following:

(1) Relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal.

(2) Was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.

History: 2009 a. 319 .
Wis. Stat. § 612.52 — WI Code / Chapter 612 / Section 612.52
Undertaking to pay premiums and assessments.
Status: in_force

An applicant for insurance shall sign an undertaking agreeing to pay the advance premiums for any insurance on the applicant’s behalf and any assessment which may be levied in accordance with the terms of the policy, the articles, the bylaws, the statutes, and the reasonable expenses of collecting the assessment and any reasonable penalties for nonpayment. The undertaking may provide that for such collection the applicant shall waive any exemptions otherwise applicable to the property covered by the policy.

History: 1973 c. 22 ; 1979 c. 102 ; 1981 c. 218 .
Wis. Stat. § 238.11 — WI Code / Chapter 238 / Section 238.11
Employment impact estimates.
Status: in_force

(1) The corporation shall prescribe the notice forms to be used under s. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. The corporation shall include on the forms a requirement for information on the number of jobs the person submitting the notice expects to be eliminated, created, or maintained on the project site and elsewhere in this state by the project which is the subject of the notice. The corporation shall prescribe the forms to be used under s. 66.1103 (4m) (b) .

(2) If the corporation receives a notice under s. 66.1103 (4m) (a) , the corporation shall estimate, no later than 20 days after receipt of the notice, whether the project that is the subject of the notice is expected to eliminate, create, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and the net number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created, or maintained as a result of the project.

(5) The corporation shall issue an estimate made under sub. (2) to the city, village, town, or county which will issue the bonds to finance the project which is the subject of the estimate.

History: 1985 a. 299 ; 1999 a. 85 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 2001 a. 104 ; 2009 a. 112 ; 2011 a. 32 s. 3318 ; Stats. 2011 s. 238.11; 2011 a. 214 .
Wis. Stat. § 601.11 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.11
Personnel.
Status: in_force

(1) Deputy commissioner.

(a) Appointment. The deputy commissioner shall be appointed subject to ss. 15.04 (2) and (3) and 15.73 .

(b) Acting commissioner. When the office of commissioner is vacant, or when the commissioner is unable to perform his or her duties because of mental or physical disability, the deputy commissioner shall be acting commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall have such other duties and powers as the commissioner delegates and assigns.

(2) Other personnel. Except for those employed under s. 601.14 (2) or otherwise specifically exempted, all personnel including staff attorneys shall be appointed under the classified service.

History: 1977 c. 418 .