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Wis. Stat. § 971.04 — WI Code / Chapter 971 / Section 971.04
Defendant to be present.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , the defendant shall be present personally or as provided under s. 967.08 :

(a) At the arraignment;

(b) At trial;

(c) During voir dire of the trial jury;

(d) At any evidentiary hearing;

(e) At any view by the jury;

(f) When the jury returns its verdict;

(g) At the pronouncement of judgment and the imposition of sentence;

(h) At any other proceeding when ordered by the court.

(2) A defendant charged with a misdemeanor may authorize his or her attorney in writing to act on his or her behalf in any manner, with leave of the court, and be excused from attendance at any or all proceedings.

(3) If the defendant is present at the beginning of the trial and thereafter, during the progress of the trial or before the verdict of the jury has been returned into court, voluntarily absents himself or herself from the presence of the court without leave of the court, the trial or return of verdict of the jury in the case shall not thereby be postponed or delayed, but the trial or submission of said case to the jury for verdict and the return of verdict thereon, if required, shall proceed in all respects as though the defendant were present in court at all times. A defendant need not be present at the pronouncement or entry of an order granting or denying relief under s. 974.02 , 974.06 , or 974.07 . If the defendant is not present, the time for appeal from any order under ss. 974.02 , 974.06 , and 974.07 shall commence after a copy has been served upon the attorney representing the defendant, or upon the defendant if he or she appeared without counsel. Service of such an order shall be complete upon mailing. A defendant appearing without counsel shall supply the court with his or her current mailing address. If the defendant fails to supply the court with a current and accurate mailing address, failure to receive a copy of the order granting or denying relief shall not be a ground for tolling the time in which an appeal must be taken.

History: 1971 c. 298 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 130 Wis. 2d xix (1986); 1993 a. 486 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997); 2001 a. 16 ; 2021 a. 141 .
Wis. Stat. § 444.12 — WI Code / Chapter 444 / Section 444.12
Referee to stop contest.
Status: in_force

The referee shall stop a professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest when either of the contestants shows a marked superiority or is apparently outclassed. The referee shall be the sole arbiter of the contest and may consult a physician identified in s. 444.095 (2) (c) during the contest.

History: 2003 a. 285 ; 2009 a. 111 ; 2015 a. 277 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.405 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.405
Excused performance.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 411.404 on substituted performance, the following apply:

(1) Delay in delivery or nondelivery in whole or in part by a lessor or a supplier who complies with subs. (2) and (3) is not a default under the lease contract if performance as agreed has been made impracticable by the occurrence of a contingency the nonoccurrence of which was a basic assumption on which the lease contract was made or by compliance in good faith with any applicable foreign or domestic governmental regulation or order, whether or not the regulation or order later proves to be invalid.

(2) If the causes mentioned in sub. (1) affect only part of the lessor’s or the supplier’s capacity to perform, he or she shall allocate production and deliveries among his or her customers but at his or her option may include regular customers not then under contract for sale or lease as well as his or her own requirements for further manufacture. He or she may allocate in any manner that is fair and reasonable.

(3) The lessor seasonably shall notify the lessee and in the case of a finance lease the supplier seasonably shall notify the lessor and the lessee, if known, that there will be delay or nondelivery and, if allocation is required under sub. (2) , of the estimated quota available for the lessee.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 612.53 — WI Code / Chapter 612 / Section 612.53
Loss adjustment.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may promulgate rules for loss adjustment procedures.

History: 1973 c. 22 ; 2015 a. 90 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0204 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0204
Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person required by this chapter to sign a record or deliver a record to the department for filing under this chapter does not do so, any other person that is aggrieved may petition the circuit court to order any of the following:

(a) The person to sign the record.

(b) The person to deliver the record to the department for filing.

(c) The department to file the record unsigned.

(2) If a petitioner under sub. (1) is not the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership to which the record pertains, the petitioner shall make the partnership or foreign partnership a party to the action.

(3) A record filed under sub. (1) (c) is effective without being signed.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.308 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.308
Special rights of creditors.
Status: in_force

(1) A creditor of a lessor in possession of goods subject to a lease contract may treat the lease contract as void if as against the creditor retention of possession by the lessor is fraudulent under any statute or rule of law, but retention of possession in good faith and current course of trade by the lessor for a commercially reasonable time after the lease contract becomes enforceable is not fraudulent.

(2) Nothing in this chapter impairs the rights of a creditor of a lessor if all of the following occur:

(a) The lease contract becomes enforceable, not in current course of trade but in satisfaction of or as security for a preexisting claim for money, security or the like.

(b) The lease contract is made under circumstances that under any statute or rule of law apart from this chapter would constitute the transaction a fraudulent or voidable transfer or voidable preference.

(3) A creditor of a seller may treat a sale or an identification of goods to a contract for sale as void if as against the creditor retention of possession by the seller is fraudulent under any statute or rule of law, but retention of possession of the goods under a lease contract entered into by the seller as lessee and the buyer as lessor in connection with the sale or identification of the goods is not fraudulent if the buyer bought for value and in good faith.

History: 1991 a. 148 ; 2023 a. 246 .
Wis. Stat. § 646.21 — WI Code / Chapter 646 / Section 646.21
Custody and investment of assets.
Status: in_force

(1) Custody. Except as provided in sub. (2) , the board controls the assets of the fund. The board shall select regulated financial institutions in this state which receive deposits in which to establish and maintain accounts for assets needed on a current basis. If practicable, the accounts shall earn interest.

(2) Investment of assets. The board may request that assets of the fund not needed currently be invested by the investment board under s. 25.17 . If so requested, the investment board shall invest those assets in investments with maturities and liquidity appropriate to the probable needs of the fund for money to perform its duties. All income attributable to the investments shall be credited to the fund, and both income and principal shall be transferred to the fund on request of the board. Assets held by the fund shall be invested in a similar manner.

History: 1979 c. 109 ; 1983 a. 120 ; 2003 a. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 990.06 — WI Code / Chapter 990 / Section 990.06
Repeal or change of law limiting time for bringing actions.
Status: in_force

In any case when a limitation or period of time prescribed in any act which shall be repealed for the acquiring of any right, or barring of any remedy, or for any other purpose shall have begun to run before such repeal and the repealing act shall provide any limitation or period of time for such purpose, such latter limitation or period shall apply only to such rights or remedies as shall accrue subsequently to the time when the repealing act shall take effect, and the act repealed shall be held to continue in force and be operative to determine all such limitations and periods of time which shall have previously begun to run unless such repealing act shall otherwise expressly provide.
Wis. Stat. § 238.17 — WI Code / Chapter 238 / Section 238.17
Historic rehabilitation tax credit.
Status: in_force

(1) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, the corporation may certify a person to claim a tax credit under s. 71.07 (9m) , 71.28 (6) , or 71.47 (6) , if the corporation determines that the person is conducting an eligible activity under s. 71.07 (9m) , 71.28 (6) , or 71.47 (6) . No person may claim a tax credit under s. 71.07 (9m) , 71.28 (6) , or 71.47 (6) without first being certified under this subsection.

(2) Beginning July 1, 2018, the corporation may not certify persons to claim more than a total of $3,500,000 in tax credits within a single 15-year period for all projects undertaken on the same parcel.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , the corporation may not certify a person for a tax credit under sub. (1) if the person is not subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02 , 71.23 , or 71.43 , except that the corporation may certify a nonprofit entity described under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code for a tax credit under sub. (1) if the entity intends to sell or otherwise transfer the credit, as provided under s. 71.07 (9m) , 71.28 (6) (h) , or 71.47 (6) (h) .

(b) The corporation may certify a nonprofit entity not described under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code for a tax credit under sub. (1) by submitting the proposal for the certification to the joint committee on finance for approval. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the corporation within 14 working days after the date of the corporation’s submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the proposal may be implemented as proposed by the corporation. If, within 14 working days after the corporation’s submittal, the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance notify the corporation that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the proposal may be implemented only upon approval of the committee.

History: 2013 a. 62 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 59 , 280 ; 2025 a. 118 , 238 .
Wis. Stat. § 234.626 — WI Code / Chapter 234 / Section 234.626
Loan funding.
Status: in_force

(1) Loans made or authorized to be made under ss. 234.621 to 234.626 may be funded from the proceeds of notes and bonds issued subject to and in accordance with ss. 234.08 to 234.14 and from the fund under s. 234.165 .

(2) The authority may create a system of funds and accounts, separate and distinct from all other funds and accounts of the authority, consisting of moneys received from notes and bonds, all revenues received in the repayment of loans made under ss. 234.621 to 234.626 , except as provided in sub. (2m) , and any other revenues dedicated to it by the authority. The authority may pledge moneys and revenues received or to be received by this system of funds and accounts to secure bonds or notes issued for the program. The authority shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the proceeds of the bonds, notes and loan repayments in accordance with its powers under this chapter.

(2m) Revenues received in the repayment of loans made under s. 234.165 shall be paid into the fund under s. 234.165 .

(3) The authority may enter into agreements with the federal government, its agencies, agencies or political subdivisions of this state or private individuals or entities to insure or in other manner provide additional security for the loans or bonds or notes issued under this section.

(4) The authority may adopt rules that restrict eligibility in addition to the requirements of s. 234.623 or require the provision of additional security if, in the executive director’s judgment, the rules or security are required for the satisfactory issuance of bonds or notes.

(5) Bonds or notes issued for loans under this section shall not exceed $10,000,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding bonds or notes.

(6) Unless otherwise expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes or in other agreements with the holders of bonds or notes, each bond or note issued shall be on a parity with every other bond or note issued for the funding of loans under ss. 234.621 to 234.626 .

(7) Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that, if ever called to do so, it shall make an appropriation to make the authority whole for defaults on loans issued under ss. 234.621 to 234.626 .

History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 36 s. 96 (3) ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 269 ss. 510ui to 510up ; Stats. 1991 s. 16.997; 1993 a. 16 ss. 130z , 3051p ; Stats. 1993 s. 234.626; 1993 a. 490 .
Wis. Stat. § 140.05 — WI Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.05
Requirements for certain notarial acts.
Status: in_force

(1) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual.

(2) A notarial officer who takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the verification has the identity claimed and that the signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual.

(3) A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.

(4) A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item that was copied shall determine that the copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.

(5) A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument shall determine the matters set forth in s. 403.505 (2) .

History: 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 113.03 — WI Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113.03
§ 113.03. Recoveries credited, limitation.
Status: in_force

The amount or value of any consideration received by the obligee from one or more of several obligors, or from one or more of joint, or of joint and several obligors, in whole or in partial satisfaction of their obligations, shall be credited to the extent of the amount received on the obligations of all co-obligors to whom the obligor or obligors giving the consideration did not stand in the relation of a surety.
Wis. Stat. § 54.60 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.60
Inventory.
Status: in_force

(1) Inventory required. The guardian of the estate shall prepare an inventory that lists all of the ward’s income and assets, including interests in property and any marital property interest, regardless of how the asset is titled.

(2) Contents of inventory. The inventory shall provide all of the following information with respect to each asset:

(a) How the asset is held or titled.

(b) The name and relationship to the ward of any co-owner.

(c) The marital property classification of the property and, for any property that is marital property, the spouse who has management and control rights with respect to the property.

(3) Time for filing. The guardian of the estate shall file the initial inventory within 60 days after appointment, unless the court extends or reduces the time.

(4) Notice of inventory. The court shall specify the persons to whom the guardian of the estate shall provide copies of the inventory.

(5) Fee. The guardian of the estate shall pay from the ward’s income and assets the fee specified in s. 814.66 (1) (b) 2. at the time the inventory or other documents concerning the value of the income and assets are filed.

(6) Appraisal. The court may order that the guardian of the estate appraise all or any part of the ward’s assets.

(7) Verification, examination in court. Every guardian of the estate shall verify by oath to the best of the guardian’s information and belief that every inventory required of the guardian of the estate includes all income and assets of the ward. The court, at the request of any party or on its own motion may examine the guardian of the estate on oath as to the inventory or any supposed omission from the inventory.

(8) Citation to file inventory and to account. If any guardian neglects to file the inventory or account when required by law, the court shall call the attention of the guardian of the estate to the neglect. If the guardian of the estate continues to neglect his or her duty, the court shall order the guardian of the estate to file the inventory, and the costs may be adjudged against the guardian of the estate.

History: 2005 a. 387 ss. 100 , 384 , 385 , 405 , 406 .
Wis. Stat. § 87.02 — WI Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.02
Powers of department.
Status: in_force

To accomplish the purposes of ss. 87.01 to 87.17 , the department of natural resources is hereby authorized and empowered:

(1) To order the straightening, widening, altering, deepening, changing or the removing of obstructions from the course of any river, watercourse, pond, lake, creek or natural stream, ditch, drain or sewer, and the concentration, diversion or division of the flow of water therein; provided, that in the case of navigable waters no such work shall substantially impair the navigability thereof.

(2) To order the construction and maintenance or the removal of ditches, canals, levees, dikes, dams, sluices, revetments, reservoirs, holding basins, floodways, pumping stations, sewers and siphons, and any other works reasonably adapted or required to accomplish the purposes of said ss. 87.01 to 87.17 .
Wis. Stat. § 175.32 — WI Code / Chapter 175 / Section 175.32
School violence.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.77 (1) (b) and includes a tribal law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (e) .

(b) “Member of the clergy” has the meaning given in s. 48.981 (1) (cx) .

(c) “School” means a public, private, or tribal elementary or secondary school.

(2)

(a) Any person listed under s. 48.981 (2) (a) shall report as provided in sub. (3) if the person believes in good faith, based on a threat made by an individual seen in the course of professional duties regarding violence in or targeted at a school, that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school employee or the public.

(b) A court-appointed special advocate under s. 48.236 shall report as provided under sub. (3) if he or she believes in good faith, based on a threat made by a child seen in the course of activities under s. 48.236 (3) regarding violence in or targeted at a school, that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school employee or the public.

(c)

1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , a member of the clergy shall report as provided in sub. (3) if the member of the clergy believes in good faith, based on a threat of violence in or targeted at a school made by an individual seen in the course of professional duties, that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school employee or the public.

2. A member of the clergy is not required to report a threat of violence that he or she receives solely through confidential communications made to him or her privately or in a confessional setting if he or she is authorized to hear or is accustomed to hearing such communications and, under the disciplines, tenets, or traditions of his or her religion, has a duty or is expected to keep those communications secret. Those disciplines, tenets, or traditions need not be in writing.

(3) A person required to report under sub. (2) shall immediately inform, by telephone or personally, a law enforcement agency of the facts and circumstances contributing to the belief that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school employee or the public.

(4) Any person or institution participating in good faith in the making of a report under this section shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that results by reason of the action. Any health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) , who believes in good faith and in his or her professional judgment that a report is not required under this section shall have immunity from any civil liability or criminal penalty for not making such a report. For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of any person reporting under this section shall be presumed.

(5) Whoever intentionally violates this section by failure to report as required may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.

History: 2017 a. 143 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.896 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.896
Counseling compact.
Status: in_force

There is created a counseling compact commission as specified in s. 457.50 . The delegate on the commission representing this state shall be appointed by the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board as provided in s. 457.50 (9) (b) 1. and shall be an individual described in s. 457.50 (9) (b) 2. a. or b. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 457.50 .

History: 2023 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 55.195 — WI Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55.195
Duties of guardian ad litem for protective services reviews.
Status: in_force

In any review of a protective services order made under s. 55.12 , except as provided in s. 55.19 (2) , the guardian ad litem shall do all of the following:

(1) Interview the ward to explain the review procedure, the right to an independent evaluation, the right to counsel, and the right to a hearing.

(2) Provide the information under sub. (1) to the ward in writing.

(3) Request that the court order an additional medical, psychological, or other evaluation of the ward, if necessary.

(4) Review the annual report and relevant reports on the ward’s condition and protective services.

(5) Review the ward’s condition, protective services, and rights with the guardian.

(6) If relevant, report to the court that the ward objects to the finding of continuing incompetency, the present or proposed protective services, the position of the guardian, or the recommendation of the guardian ad litem as to the best interests of the ward or if there is ambiguity about the ward’s position on these matters.

(7) Provide a summary written report to the court.

(8) If relevant, report to the court that the ward requests the appointment of counsel or an adversary hearing.

(9) Attend the hearing.

History: 2005 a. 387 ss. 123 , 124 , 488 to 495 ; Stats. 2005 s. 55.195; 2007 a. 45 .