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Wis. Stat. § 973.125 — WI Code / Chapter 973 / Section 973.125
Notice of lifetime supervision for serious sex offenders.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever a prosecutor decides to seek lifetime supervision under s. 939.615 of a person charged with a serious sex offense specified in s. 939.615 (1) (b) 1. , the prosecutor shall, at any time before or at arraignment and before acceptance of any plea, state in the complaint, indictment or information or amendments to the complaint, indictment or information that the prosecution will seek to have the person placed on lifetime supervision under s. 939.615 .

(2) Whenever a prosecutor decides to seek lifetime supervision under s. 939.615 of a person charged with a serious sex offense specified in s. 939.615 (1) (b) 2. , the prosecutor shall, at any time before or at arraignment and before acceptance of any plea, do all of the following:

(a) State in the complaint, indictment or information or amendments to the complaint, indictment or information that the prosecution will seek to have the person placed on lifetime supervision under s. 939.615 .

(b) Allege in the complaint that the violation with which the person is charged is a serious sex offense under s. 939.615 (1) (b) because one of the purposes for the conduct constituting the violation was for the person’s sexual arousal or gratification.

(3) Before accepting a plea, the court may, upon motion of the district attorney, grant a reasonable time to investigate whether lifetime supervision may be necessary for a defendant or whether one of the purposes for the conduct constituting a violation with which a defendant is charged was for the defendant’s sexual arousal or gratification.

History: 1997 a. 275 .
Wis. Stat. § 86.20 — WI Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.20
Interstate bridge corporations.
Status: in_force

Any corporation organized for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining a bridge over navigable boundary waters of this state and authorized by congress to erect such bridge shall have all the rights and powers with respect to entry upon, and acquisition, of real estate for the construction, operation and maintenance of such bridge, with the necessary approaches, terminals and appurtenances thereto, that are possessed by railroad corporations.
Wis. Stat. § 851.06 — WI Code / Chapter 851 / Section 851.06
Determination date.
Status: in_force

“Determination date” has the meaning given under s. 766.01 (5) .

History: 1985 a. 37 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.204 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.204
Theft of mail.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Adult at risk” has the meaning given in s. 55.01 (1e) .

(b) “Course of conduct” has the meaning given in s. 947.013 (1) (a) .

(c) “Elder adult at risk” has the meaning given in s. 46.90 (1) (br) .

(d) “Mail” means a letter, flat, postcard, package, bag, or other sealed article that is delivered by the U.S. postal service, a common carrier, or a delivery service and is not yet received by the addressee or that has been left to be collected for delivery by the U.S. postal service, a common carrier, or a delivery service.

(2) Acts. Whoever intentionally takes or receives the mail of another from a residence or other building or the curtilage of a residence or other building without the other’s consent and with intent to deprive the other permanently of possession of such mail may be penalized as provided in sub. (3) .

(3) Penalties. Whoever violates sub. (2) is guilty of the following:

(a) If fewer than 10 pieces of mail are taken or received from one or more individuals in a course of conduct, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) If at least 10 but fewer than 30 pieces of mail are taken or received from one or more individuals in a course of conduct, a Class I felony.

(c) If 30 or more pieces of mail are taken or received from one or more individuals in a course of conduct, a Class H felony.

(d) If the mail that is taken or received is addressed to an adult at risk or an elder adult at risk, a Class H felony.

History: 2019 a. 144 .
Wis. Stat. § 172.04 — WI Code / Chapter 172 / Section 172.04
Appraisal of animals.
Status: in_force

The finder of animals taken up under s. 172.02 shall, within one month from taking them up, if the animals are of the value of $10 or more, apply to the town chairperson, village president or city mayor of the municipality where found for the appointment of a disinterested appraiser. A certificate of the appraisal shall be signed by the appraiser and filed in the municipal clerk’s office. The finder shall pay the appraiser $3 for the certificate and 10 cents per mile for every mile necessarily traveled by the appraiser.

History: 1989 a. 56 s. 258 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.1111 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.1111
Historic properties.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Historic property” has the meaning given under s. 44.31 (3) .

(b) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town or county.

(2) Acquisition of property. A political subdivision may acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation any property right in historic property, whether the property is real or personal.

(3) Ownership, use and disposition of property.

(a) A political subdivision may preserve or rehabilitate any historic property which it owns, construct buildings on that property, own and maintain that property for public purposes or lease or convey that property.

(b) If a political subdivision leases to another person historic property, the political subdivision shall include provisions in the lease which protect the historic character and qualities of that property. If the political subdivision conveys historic property, the political subdivision shall obtain a conservation easement under s. 700.40 to protect the historic character and qualities of the property.

(4) Consideration of effects on historic properties.

(a) In the earliest stage of planning any action related to the following, a political subdivision shall determine if its proposed action will affect any historic property which is a listed property, as defined under s. 44.31 (4) , or which is on the list of locally designated historic places under s. 44.45 :

1. Long-range planning for facilities development.

2. Any action under sub. (3) .

3. Razing any historic property which it owns.

(b) A political subdivision shall notify the state historic preservation officer of any proposed action which it determines under par. (a) would affect any historic property.

(5) Grants. A political subdivision may make grants of funds to any public or private entity for the purpose of preserving or rehabilitating historic property.

History: 1987 a. 395 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 88 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.1111.
Wis. Stat. § 215.72 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.72
General operations of a stock association.
Status: in_force

The general operation of a stock association shall comply with this subchapter and applicable provisions of subch. I .

History: 1975 c. 359 .
Wis. Stat. § 40.28 — WI Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.28
Variable benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) Any annuity provided to a participant whose accounts include credits segregated for a variable annuity shall consist of a core annuity and a variable annuity.

(a) The initial amount of the variable annuity shall be the amount which can be provided on the basis of the actuarial tables in effect on the effective date of the annuity by the following amounts, if otherwise available:

1. The amount of the additional contribution accumulations reserved for a variable annuity as of the date the annuity begins;

2. The amount equal to 200 percent of employee required contribution accumulations reserved for a variable annuity as of the date the annuity begins. Except, for a county jailer described in s. 40.02 (48) (am) 23. , the amount equal to the employee required contributions and the employer required contributions paid for a county jailer under s. 40.05 (2) (a) , including interest, reserved for a variable annuity on the date the annuity begins. The amount applicable for a county jailer applies only to a county jailer who becomes a protective occupation participant on or after January 1, 2024, and who is either employed in a county that did not classify county jailers as protective occupation participants on January 1, 2024, or employed in a county that classified county jailers as protective occupation participants on January 1, 2024, and the county subsequently determines to not classify county jailers as protective occupation participants and instead classify county jailers as general participating employees; and

3. The amount equal, as of the date the annuity begins, to the accumulated prior service credits reserved for the participant for a variable annuity within the employer accumulation account, together with the net gain or loss credited to the accumulations.

(b) The initial amount of the core annuity shall be the excess of the total annuity payable, as determined under s. 40.23 , over the amount of the variable annuity.

(2) Whenever the balance in the variable annuity reserve, as of December 31 of any year, exceeds or is less than the then present value of all variable annuities in force, determined in accordance with the rate of interest and approved actuarial tables then in effect, by at least 2 percent of the present value of all variable annuities in force, the amount of each variable annuity payment shall be proportionately increased or decreased, disregarding fractional percentages, and effective on a date determined by rule, so as to reduce the variance between the balance of the variable annuity reserve and the present value of variable annuities to less than one percent.

(3) Except as otherwise specifically provided, benefits based on variable accumulations shall be determined on the same basis and paid in the same manner and at the same time as benefits based on accumulations not so segregated insofar as practicable considering the nature of variable annuities.

History: 1981 c. 96 ; 2005 a. 153 ; 2023 a. 4 .
Wis. Stat. § 702.203 — WI Code / Chapter 702 / Section 702.203
Presumption of unlimited authority.
Status: in_force

Subject to ss. 702.204 and 702.205 , and unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, a power of appointment is all of the following:

(1) A presently exercisable power of appointment.

(2) An exclusionary power of appointment.

(3) A general power of appointment.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0901 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0901
Statement of qualification.
Status: in_force

(1) A domestic partnership may become a limited liability partnership pursuant to this section.

(2) The terms and conditions on which a domestic partnership becomes a limited liability partnership must be approved by the affirmative vote or consent necessary to amend the partnership agreement except, in the case of a partnership agreement that expressly addresses obligations to contribute to the partnership, the affirmative vote or consent necessary to amend those provisions.

(3) After the approval required by sub. (2) , a partnership may become a limited liability partnership by delivering to the department for filing a statement of qualification. The statement must contain all of the following:

(a) The name of the partnership, which name satisfies s. 178.0902 .

(b) The street and mailing addresses of the partnership’s principal office and, if different, the street address of an office in this state, if any.

(c) The street address of the partnership’s registered office in this state and the name and e-mail address of its registered agent at that office.

(d) A statement that the partnership elects to become a limited liability partnership.

(4) The partnership’s status as a limited liability partnership begins when its statement of qualification becomes effective as provided in s. 178.0114 and remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is canceled pursuant to sub. (6) or administratively revoked pursuant to ss. 178.09031 and 178.09032 .

(5) The status of a partnership as a limited liability partnership and the protection against liability of its partners for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the partnership while it is a limited liability partnership is not affected by errors or later changes in the information required to be contained in the statement of qualification.

(5r) A partnership that becomes, or ceases to be, a limited liability partnership is for all purposes the same partnership that existed before such change in status and continues to be a partnership under this chapter.

(6) A limited liability partnership may amend or cancel its statement of qualification by delivering to the department for filing a statement of amendment or cancellation. A statement of cancellation must be approved by the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners. A statement of amendment or cancellation shall state the name of the limited liability partnership and also state the following:

(a) In the case of an amendment, the text of the amendment.

(b) In the case of a cancellation, that the statement of qualification is canceled.

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 15.223 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.223
Same; specified divisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Division of equal rights. There is created in the department of workforce development a division of equal rights.

History: 1995 a. 27 ss. 144 , 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 , 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 5.93 — WI Code / Chapter 5 / Section 5.93
Administration.
Status: in_force

The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules for the administration of this subchapter.

History: 1979 c. 311 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1) ; 2015 a. 118 .
Wis. Stat. § 287.93 — WI Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.93
Inspections.
Status: in_force

Any officer, employee or authorized representative of the department may enter and inspect any place at which a solid waste facility is located or is being constructed or installed, or inspect any record relating to solid waste management of any person who generates, transports, treats, stores or disposes of solid waste, at any reasonable time for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and rules promulgated under this chapter. No person may refuse entry or access to any officer, employee or authorized representative of the department who requests entry or access for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials. No person may obstruct, hamper or interfere with any such inspection. The department, if requested, shall furnish to the owner or operator of the premises a report setting forth all facts found that relate to compliance status.

History: 1989 a. 335 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 920 ; Stats. 1995 s. 287.93.
Wis. Stat. § 863.46 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.46
Remedy of creditors of certain heirs and legatees; service of citation.
Status: in_force

(1) If any legacy or distributive share of any estate belongs to any debtor who has absconded from or is a nonresident of this state, any of his or her creditors may petition to intervene in the probate proceedings to compel the application of the legacy or distributive share to the payment of his or her debt.

(2) If the appearance of the debtor is necessary for the proceedings, the creditor may serve the debtor with a citation in the manner provided by s. 879.05 .

(3) Upon proof of service, the court shall consider the petition at the time fixed in the citation. The court may grant such relief as it determines is just. Any order, judgment or determination made in the proceedings is binding on the debtor. If the claim is not a judgment and any issue arises in the proceedings related to the debt, the court may stay the proceedings pending the final determination of the issue. The court may at any time require the petitioner to give a bond in such sum and with such sureties for costs and damages as it deems proper.

History: 1985 a. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 28.042 — WI Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28.042
Forestry inventory; implementation.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall undertake and maintain an inventory of forested areas on land owned by the state, including the areas of timber in these forested areas that have been or are to be harvested for purposes of state forestry management.

(2) The department, in performing its duties under this chapter, shall give priority to the completion of the inventory described in sub. (1) and the completion of the harvesting of timber that has been identified for harvesting in this inventory.

History: 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.0203 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0203
Registration; required information.
Status: in_force

(1) Required information. The candidate committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a candidate committee and shall include all of the following, where applicable, on the registration statement:

(a) The name and mailing address of the candidate committee.

(b) The name and mailing address of the candidate committee treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer’s address indicated upon the form.

(bd) The email address and personal telephone number of the candidate, the candidate committee treasurer, and any other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) .

(c) In the case of a candidate committee of an independent candidate for partisan office or a candidate for nonpartisan county or municipal office, a list of the members of the committee, in addition to those specified in par. (b) , if any, whom the commission shall recognize as eligible to fill a nomination vacancy if the candidate dies before the election.

(d) The name and address of the depository account of the candidate committee and of any other institution where funds of the committee are kept.

(2) Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a candidate committee’s registration statement and any form or report required of the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.

(3) Change of information.

(a) The candidate committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b) , any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.

(b) A candidate or the treasurer of the candidate’s committee may report a change in the candidate committee’s registration statement.

History: 2015 a. 117 ss. 24 , 74 (1m) ; 2023 a. 120 , 126 ; 2025 a. 7 s. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.5265 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.5265
Civil liability exemption; placement of certain structures in waterways.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “department” means the department of natural resources.

(2) A person is immune from civil liability for damage to personal property, injury to a person, or death caused by placing a structure on the bed of a navigable water or in a wetland if the structure is placed for the purpose of fish and wildlife habitat creation, protection, or improvement or if the structure is a net pen that meets the requirements under s. 30.12 (3) (b) 1. a. , b. , and c. , and if any of the following applies:

(a) The department authorized the person to place the structure under a permit or other approval issued under subch. II of ch. 30 or under s. 281.36 and the person placed the structure in accordance with the permit or other approval.

(b) The person is exempt from any permit requirement under subch. II of ch. 30 or under s. 281.36 and the structure is placed in a manner that meets the exemption requirements.

(c) The person is acting under the direction of a person described under par. (a) or (b) .

(2m) A person is immune from civil liability for damage to personal property, injury to a person, or death caused by a structure described under sub. (2) if the structure was placed on the bed of a navigable water or in a wetland on or adjacent to the person’s property by a predecessor in title to the property.

(3) No person authorized under sub. (2) (a) , (b) , or (c) to place a structure in a navigable water or wetland and no person described under sub. (2m) owe to any person a duty to do any of the following:

(a) Inspect or maintain the structure.

(b) Give warning of the existence of the structure unless specifically required by law.

(c) Give warning of an unsafe condition caused by the structure.

History: 2015 a. 220 .
Wis. Stat. § 192.54 — WI Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.54
General penalty for this chapter.
Status: in_force

If any railroad corporation, its officers, agents or servants violate or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter the corporation shall, for every violation or failure, unless some other penalty is specifically provided, forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $1,000, and be liable to the person injured for all damages sustained thereby.

History: 1981 c. 390 ; 1995 a. 225 .
Wis. Stat. § 480.16 — WI Code / Chapter 480 / Section 480.16
Trust accounts.
Status: in_force

All downpayments, earnest money deposits or other trust funds received by an auctioneer or auction company on behalf of the auctioneer’s or auction company’s principal or any other person shall be deposited in a common trust account maintained by the auctioneer or auction company for that purpose in a bank, savings and loan association or credit union which is authorized to do business in this state and is designated by the auctioneer or auction company pending the consummation or termination of the transaction, except that the money may be paid to one of the parties pursuant to an agreement between the parties. The name of the bank, savings and loan association or credit union shall at all times be registered with the department, along with a letter authorizing the department to examine and audit the trust account when the department determines that an examination or audit of the trust account is necessary.

History: 1993 a. 102 .