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Wis. Stat. § 440.21 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.21
Enforcement of laws requiring credential.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may conduct investigations, hold hearings and make findings as to whether a person has engaged in a practice or used a title without a credential required under chs. 440 to 480 .

(2) If, after holding a public hearing, the department determines that a person has engaged in a practice or used a title without a credential required under chs. 440 to 480 , the department may issue a special order enjoining the person from the continuation of the practice or use of the title.

(3) In lieu of holding a public hearing, if the department has reason to believe that a person has engaged in a practice or used a title without a credential required under chs. 440 to 480 , the department may petition the circuit court for a temporary restraining order or an injunction as provided in ch. 813 .

(4)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of chs. 440 to 480 relating to fines, forfeitures, or imprisonment, any person who violates a special order issued under sub. (2) may be required to forfeit not more than $10,000 for each offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. The attorney general or any district attorney may commence an action in the name of the state to recover a forfeiture under this paragraph.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of chs. 440 to 480 relating to fines, forfeitures, or imprisonment, any person who violates a temporary restraining order or an injunction issued by a court upon a petition under sub. (3) may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 102 ; 2011 a. 146 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.01 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.01
Treason.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person owing allegiance to this state who does any of the following is guilty of a Class A felony:

(a) Levies war against this state; or

(b) Adheres to the enemies of this state, giving them aid and comfort.

(2) No person may be convicted of treason except on the testimony of 2 witnesses to the same overt act, or on the person’s confession in open court.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0705 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0705
Property of public and private entities subject to special assessments.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The property of this state, except that held for highway right-of-way purposes or acquired and held for purposes under s. 85.08 or 85.09 , and the property of every county, city, village, town, school district, sewerage district or commission, sanitary or water district or commission, or any public board or commission within this state, and of every corporation, company, or individual operating any railroad, telegraph, telecommunications, electric light, or power system, or doing any of the business mentioned in ch. 76 , and of every other corporation or company is in all respects subject to all special assessments for local improvements.

(b) Certificates and improvement bonds for special assessments may be issued and the lien of the special assessments enforced against property described in par. (a) , except property of the state, in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of individuals. Special assessments on property described in par. (a) may not extend to the right, easement or franchise to operate or maintain railroads, telegraph, telecommunications or electric light or power systems in streets, alleys, parks or highways. The amount represented by any certificate or improvement bond issued under this paragraph is a debt due personally from the corporation, company or individual, payable in the case of a certificate when the taxes for the year of its issue are payable, and in the case of a bond according to the terms of the bond.

(2) In this subsection, “assessment” means a special assessment on property of this state and “project” means any continuous improvement within overall project limits regardless of whether small exterior segments are left unimproved. If the assessment of a project is less than $50,000, or if the assessment of a project is $50,000 or more and the building commission approves the assessment under s. 66.0703 (6) , the state agency which manages the property shall pay the assessment from the revenue source which supports the general operating costs of the agency or program against which the assessment is made.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1977 c. 418 ss. 431 , 924 (48) ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 187 ; 1985 a. 297 s. 76 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 548 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0705; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.89 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.89
Construction and services controlled by this chapter.
Status: in_force

No department, independent agency, constitutional office or agent of the state shall employ engineering, architectural or allied services or expend money for construction purposes on behalf of the state, except as provided in this chapter and except that the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may engage such services for any project specified in s. 13.48 (10) (c) .

History: 1981 c. 390 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0618 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0618
Limited liability of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) In general. Except as provided in sub. (2) or s. 221.0803 , a director is not liable to the bank, its shareholders, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the bank or its shareholders, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:

(a) A willful failure to deal fairly with the bank or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director has a material conflict of interest.

(b) A violation of criminal law, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

(c) A transaction from which the director derived an improper personal profit.

(d) Willful misconduct.

(2) Articles of incorporation may limit. A bank may limit the immunity provided under this section by its articles of incorporation. A limitation under this subsection applies if the cause of action against a director accrues while the limitation is in effect.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 285.43 — WI Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.43
Sulfur dioxide emission rates; state-owned facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) Limit. After June 30, 1988, the average number of pounds of sulfur dioxide emissions per million British thermal units of heat input during any year from any large source, as defined under s. 285.45 (1) (a) , that is owned by this state may not exceed 1.50.

(2) Compliance. The department shall determine compliance with sub. (1) using data submitted by state agencies. Each state agency shall provide the department with any information needed to determine compliance.

(3) Noncompliance; report required. Noncompliance report required. If the department determines that any large source owned by this state is not in compliance with sub. (1) , the department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (2) , a report of the noncompliance and recommendations for bringing the large source into compliance.

History: 1985 a. 296 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 482 ; Stats. 1995 s. 285.43.
Wis. Stat. § 441.092 — WI Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.092
Expedited partner therapy.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(b) “Antimicrobial drug” has the meaning given in s. 448.035 (1) (b) .

(c) “Expedited partner therapy” has the meaning given in s. 448.035 (1) (c) .

(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.9785 , an advanced practice registered nurse who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) may provide expedited partner therapy if a patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The advanced practice registered nurse shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient’s sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this subsection shall include the name and address of the patient’s sexual partner, if known. If the advanced practice registered nurse is unable to obtain the name of the patient’s sexual partner, the prescription order shall include, in ordinary, bold-faced capital letters, the words, “expedited partner therapy” or the letters “EPT.”

(3) The advanced practice registered nurse shall provide the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact.

(4)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , an advanced practice registered nurse is immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed, or furnished under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as specified under this section.

(b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution, furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by an advanced practice registered nurse whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
Wis. Stat. § 29.734 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.734
Barriers required for fish farms.
Status: in_force

No person may use any body of water as a fish farm or as part of a fish farm unless the body of water is equipped with barriers that prevent the passage of fish between it and the other waters of the state.

History: 1997 a. 237 ; 1999 a. 32 s. 65 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.734.
Wis. Stat. § 188.19 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.19
Corporate powers of American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS).
Status: in_force

(1) Any post, county, district council, and department of the American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) organized in this state pursuant to the acts of congress passed July 23, 1947 and the acts amendatory thereto, and any unit, county or district council, and department of the auxiliary of the American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) organized in this state, shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and to take over the assets and liabilities of the existing posts, units, county or district councils, or departments upon filing with the department of financial institutions a statement of its intent so to do, and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers, and shall by so doing become a body corporate. No filing fee shall be charged by the department of financial institutions.

(2) All acts done by any post, unit, county or district council, or department so incorporated, or its constituted authorities, shall be considered acts of said post, unit, county or district council, or department, as a body corporate, and no personal liability shall be attached to any member therefor.

(3) Sections 180.0203 and 181.0203 shall not apply to corporations organized under this section. In the execution of any conveyance or encumbrance by such corporations, the post, county or district, or department commander, or the post, county or district council, or department adjutant or like or similar officers, shall have the powers and duties granted to presidents and secretaries respectively under s. 706.03 (2) and (3) .

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 79 ; 2025 a. 129 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.21 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.21
Asbestos management.
Status: in_force

(2) The department shall promulgate rules to do all of the following:

(a) Establish building inspection requirements and procedures to protect students and employees from asbestos hazards in schools.

(b) Regulate asbestos abatement activities in schools.

(c) Establish requirements for the maintenance of asbestos-containing material in schools which contain asbestos-containing material.

(d) Establish priorities for asbestos abatement activities in schools which contain asbestos-containing materials.

(e) Require a management plan for asbestos-containing material in every school which contains asbestos-containing material.

(2m) No requirement under sub. (2) may be stricter than any requirement under 15 USC 2641 to 2654 .

(3) A school district and any school which is not a public school may apply to the department for a variance to any standard adopted under this section under the provisions of s. 101.055 (4) (a) to (c) .

(4) Any person who intentionally violates any rule promulgated under this section shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. Each violation constitutes a separate offense and each day of continued violation is a separate offense.

History: 1987 a. 396 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 364 , 366 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.21.
Wis. Stat. § 38.272 — WI Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38.272
Farm training program tuition grants.
Status: in_force

(1) A student enrolled in a district’s farm business and production management program may apply to the board for a grant for the purpose of paying 50 percent of the tuition for up to 6 years.

(2) The board shall review the applications submitted under sub. (1) according to procedures and criteria established by the board. The board shall notify the student whether his or her application has been approved and, if approved, of the amount of the grant.

(3) The board may award grants under this section. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f) .

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.61 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.61
Effect of registration for modification.
Status: in_force

A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of s. 769.611 or 769.613 have been met.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.16 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.16
Jurisdiction over petitions for waiver of parental consent to a minor’s abortion.
Status: in_force

Any circuit court within this state has jurisdiction over a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7) for waiver of the parental consent requirement under s. 48.375 (4) .

History: 1991 a. 263 .
Wis. Stat. § 995.225 — WI Code / Chapter 995 / Section 995.225
Fire Prevention Week.
Status: in_force

(1) The week in October during which October 9 falls is designated Fire Prevention Week and the Saturday at the end of Fire Prevention Week is designated Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day. In conjunction with the week, appropriate observances, ceremonies, exercises, and activities may be held under state auspices to do all of the following:

(a) Commemorate 2 of the most devastating fires in U.S. history, both of which started on October 8, 1871, the Peshtigo fire and the Chicago fire.

(b) Study fire safety tips to help avoid home fires.

(c) Recognize that well-trained, dedicated, and well-equipped fire departments are important to all of the residents of this state.

(d) Recognize that thousands of state firefighters, both full-time and volunteer, dedicate themselves to protecting lives and property.

(e) Express the gratitude of the residents of this state for the valuable contributions that firefighters have made to the other residents of this state.

(f) Honor those contributions and memorialize the firefighters of this state who have died while performing their duties.

(2) The chief officials of local governments and the people of the state are invited either to join and participate in the observances, ceremonies, exercises, and activities under sub. (1) that may be held under state auspices or to conduct similar observances in their respective localities.

History: 2003 a. 56 , 320 ; 2005 a. 155 s. 35 ; Stats. 2005 s. 995.225; 2011 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 200.65 — WI Code / Chapter 200 / Section 200.65
Validation of debt; liability for diverting funds.
Status: in_force

(1) Debt validation. No legislative, judicial or administrative determination that a district may not spend borrowed money or that a district has spent borrowed money for a purpose other than the stated purpose for which it was borrowed affects the validity of the obligation or the evidence of indebtedness therefor.

(2) Limitations on actions to contest debts. Section 893.77 applies to all borrowing by a district and to all evidences of indebtedness given therefor.

(3) Impairments of borrowed money funds.

(a) Any person participating in any impairment of or diversion from a borrowed money fund, debt service fund, special redemption fund, bond security or similar fund of the district is liable in an action brought by a party listed under par. (b) for the cost of restoring the fund to its proper level.

(b) The commission, any taxpayer of the district or any holder of an evidence of indebtedness payable in whole or in part out of the fund that is impaired or diverted may commence an action under par. (a) .

History: 1981 c. 282 , 391 ; 1983 a. 207 s. 93 (8) ; 1999 a. 150 s. 600 ; Stats. 1999 s. 200.65.
Wis. Stat. § 105.04 — WI Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.04
§ 105.04. Fee-splitting.
Status: in_force

No employment agent or any employee or agent thereof, shall divide or offer to divide, or share directly or indirectly, any fee, charge or compensation received from any applicant for employment, with any employer, superintendent, manager, foreman, or any other person who hires help or to whom help is furnished by an employment agent; and it shall be unlawful for any employer, superintendent, manager, foreman, or any other person who hires help to receive any compensation or any valuable consideration from any applicant for employment or from any employment agent for giving employment to said applicant or to any employees furnished by said employment agent.
Wis. Stat. § 180.1811 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1811
Transfer of shares in breach of transfer restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) An attempted transfer of shares in a statutory close corporation in violation of a transfer restriction that is binding on the transferee is ineffective.

(2) An attempted transfer of shares in a statutory close corporation in violation of a transfer restriction that is not binding on the transferee, either because the corporation fails to give written notice under s. 180.1809 or because a court orders that the restriction prohibiting the transfer is unenforceable, gives the corporation the option to purchase the shares from the transferee for the same price paid and terms agreed to by the transferee. To exercise the option, the corporation shall give the transferee written notice that complies with s. 180.0141 and shall make payment within 75 days after the shares are presented for registration in the transferee’s name.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 786.28 — WI Code / Chapter 786 / Section 786.28
Future estates, sale, referee bond.
Status: in_force

Upon the application being made, the circuit court must appoint some suitable person as referee, under whose direction the sale, mortgaging, leasing or other disposition of the lands or interest shall be made, which referee shall give a bond to the court in such amount, with such sureties and in such form as the court directs, conditioned as provided in s. 786.08 . All proceedings had prior to June 7, 1913, under this chapter in county courts not having civil jurisdiction are hereby legalized.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 63 , 92 (14) ; Stats. 1979 s. 786.28.
Wis. Stat. § 14.83 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.83
Interstate medical licensure compact.
Status: in_force

There is created an interstate medical licensure compact commission as specified in s. 448.980 . The members of the commission representing this state under s. 448.980 (11) (d) shall be members of the medical examining board and shall be appointed by the chairperson of the medical examining board, subject to confirmation by the senate. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 448.980 .

History: 2015 a. 116 ; 2019 a. 49 s. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 59.76 — WI Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.76
Registration of farms.
Status: in_force

The owner of any farm or country estate, or that person’s authorized agent, may register the name of the farm or estate in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the farm or estate is situated. The owner or purchaser of the farm or any part of the farm may change or release the name from that person’s respective interest in the farm by recording a certificate stating that the original registered name is released. A new name of the farm or any parts of the farm may then be registered. Every register of deeds shall index all registrations of farm documents and make the index available upon request. The index shall contain the name of the owner of the farm or estate and the name for the farm or estate that the owner or agent may designate, if no other farm or estate in the county has been previously registered under the same name. The fee for recording an instrument under this subsection shall be the fee specified under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) .

History: 1971 c. 211 ; 1981 c. 245 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 301 ; 1995 a. 201 s. 463 ; Stats. 1995 s. 59.76; 2017 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.311 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.311
Options and cooperation respecting performance.
Status: in_force

(1) An agreement for sale which is otherwise sufficiently definite (s. 402.204 (3) ) to be a contract is not made invalid by the fact that it leaves particulars of performance to be specified by one of the parties. Any such specification must be made in good faith and within limits set by commercial reasonableness.

(2) Unless otherwise agreed specifications relating to assortment of the goods are at the buyer’s option and except as otherwise provided in s. 402.319 (1) (c) and (3) specifications or arrangements relating to shipment are at the seller’s option.

(3) Where such specification would materially affect the other party’s performance but is not seasonably made or where one party’s cooperation is necessary to the agreed performance of the other but is not seasonably forthcoming, the other party in addition to all other remedies:

(a) Is excused for any resulting delay in his or her own performance; and

(b) May also either proceed to perform in any reasonable manner or after the time for a material part of his or her own performance treat the failure to specify or to cooperate as a breach by failure to deliver or accept the goods.

History: 1991 a. 316 .