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Wis. Stat. § 703.205 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.205
Establishing fee amounts charged by association.
Status: in_force

(1) Limitations on charging certain fees. An association may charge, or increase the amount of, the following fees only if the association follows the procedures under sub. (2) :

(a) A fee for furnishing the disclosure information under s. 703.33 (1) , (1m) , and (2) that is greater than the amount allowed under s. 703.33 (2m) (a) .

(b) A fee for providing the first payoff statement within a 2-month period as allowed under s. 703.335 (4) (b) .

(2) Procedure for establishing fee amounts. An association may establish, or increase the amount of, a fee described under sub. (1) (a) or (b) by doing all of the following:

(a) Providing written notice to unit owners as provided under s. 703.15 (4) (c) at least 48 hours before any meeting at which the association will consider any of the following:

1. Establishing the fee or increasing the amount of the fee.

2. Entering into or modifying a management contract that does any of the following:

a. If the association does not currently charge the fee, allows the manager to begin charging the fee.

b. If the association does currently charge the fee, allows the manager to increase the amount of the fee.

(b) Adopting a written resolution, at a meeting described under par. (a) , to take any of the actions described under par. (a) 1. or 2.

(c) No later than 48 hours after adopting a resolution described under par. (b) , providing written notice to unit owners describing the type of fee established or increased and the amount of the fee established or the amount by which the fee was increased.

(3) Failure to provide notice. An association’s failure to provide a notice required under sub. (2) (a) or (c) does not affect the right of the association, directly or under a management contract, to charge a fee established or increased under sub. (2) .

History: 2017 a. 303 ; 2021 a. 166 .
Wis. Stat. § 199.15 — WI Code / Chapter 199 / Section 199.15
Corporation to be nonpartisan.
Status: in_force

The corporation may not sponsor, endorse or otherwise support, nor may it oppose, any political party or the candidacy of any person for public office.

History: 1979 c. 72 .
Wis. Stat. § 50.54 — WI Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.54
Prohibitions.
Status: in_force

(1) An entity that is not licensed as a rural medical center under this subchapter may not designate itself as a “rural medical center” or use the phrase “rural medical center” to represent or tend to represent the entity as a rural medical center or services provided by the entity as health care services provided by a rural medical center.

(2) No person may do any of the following:

(a) Intentionally prevent, interfere with or impede an investigation by the department of an alleged violation or enforcement by the department of a requirement of this subchapter or the rules promulgated under this subchapter.

(b) Intentionally retaliate or discriminate against a patient or rural medical center employee for doing any of the following:

1. Contacting or providing information to a state agency, as defined in s. 16.004 (12) (a) .

2. Initiating, participating in or testifying in an action to enforce any provision of this subchapter or rules promulgated under this subchapter.

(c) Intentionally destroy or modify the original report of an inspection that the department conducts under this subchapter or the rules promulgated under this subchapter.

History: 1995 a. 98
Wis. Stat. § 563.61 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.61
Report of bingo operations.
Status: in_force

(1) Each licensed organization shall file with the department, on a form prescribed by the department, a semiannual report of bingo operations for each 6-month period beginning on the date on which the organization’s license is issued. The report is due on the 60th day after the last day of the reporting period. The report shall be accompanied by the payment of the gross receipts tax due. The licensed organization shall retain a copy of the report for its permanent records. The report shall include:

(a) The name and address of each supervising member and the member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts.

(b) The date, hour and address of each bingo occasion held during the reporting period.

(c) The number of games played at each bingo occasion held during the reporting period.

(d) An itemized statement of the gross receipts from each bingo occasion held during the reporting period, including gross receipts from sales of regular bingo cards, extra regular cards, special game cards and sale of supplies.

(e) An itemized statement of expenditures for each bingo occasion held during the reporting period, including amounts paid for prizes, bingo supplies and equipment, license fees and other expenses.

(em) An itemized statement of expenditures, if any, made during the reporting period by the licensed organization for the advancement, improvement or benefit of the licensed organization.

(f) A statement showing the balance in the licensed organization’s bingo account and all deposits into and adjustments in the bingo account that were made during the reporting period.

(g) The name of the depository and the title and number of the account.

(2) The report shall be signed by the member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts for the bingo occasion.

(3) If no bingo games are held on a date when a license authorizes them to be held, a report to that effect shall be filed with the department.

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1975 c. 99 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1983 a. 222 ; 1987 a. 21 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782id ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.61; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2017 a. 361 .
Wis. Stat. § 614.94 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.94
Fraternals as fundholders.
Status: in_force

Sections 610.24 and 611.94 apply to fraternals.

History: 1975 c. 373 ; 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.81 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.81
Proceedings to suspend operations of drainage district.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The owners of land representing 90 percent or more of the confirmed benefits in a drainage district, excluding benefits received by land owned by this state, may file with the drainage board a petition requesting that the board conduct no further proceedings and incur on behalf of the district no further expense if the petition is filed within 2 years after the order organizing the district is issued under s. 88.34 .

(b) The owners of land representing 67 percent or more of the confirmed benefits in a drainage district, excluding benefits received by land owned by this state, may file with the drainage board a petition requesting that the board conduct no further proceedings and incur on behalf of the district no further expense if the petition is filed at least 2 years after the order organizing the district is issued under s. 88.34 .

(bm) Except as provided in par. (bs) , the owner of any land in a drainage district may file with the drainage board a petition requesting that the board conduct no further proceedings and incur on behalf of the district no further expense if the petition is filed at least 20 years after the latest assessment for costs against land in the drainage district.

(bs) A state agency, as defined in s. 16.61 (2) (d) , may not petition for the suspension of operations of a drainage district.

(c) Upon receipt of a petition, the drainage board shall fix a time and place of a hearing on the petition and shall cause notice of the hearing to be given under s. 88.05 (2) (b) to the persons specified in s. 88.05 (4) (b) .

(2) If after the hearing the drainage board finds that the petition is signed by the required number of owners, that notice of the hearing was properly given, and that the conditions of sub. (3) have been met, it shall issue an order directing that no more work be done in or expense incurred on behalf of the district. The order does not dissolve the district or in any way affect existing contracts. The district remains liable for all its debts existing at the time of issuance of the drainage board order suspending operations, and the board shall continue to levy such additional assessments for costs as are necessary to meet existing obligations.

(3) As a condition of issuing the order under sub. (2) , the drainage board shall require the petitioners under this section to pay the expenses of the hearing under this section and all expenses, if any, incurred in connection with specific current projects whose completion would be affected by the drainage board order.

(4) An order suspending operations of a drainage district remains in effect until a like application upon like notice requesting that work be continued is heard and determined in favor of petitioners.

(5) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply on or after July 14, 2015.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1983 a. 483 ; 1993 a. 456 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 891.11 — WI Code / Chapter 891 / Section 891.11
County records as to taxation.
Status: in_force

(1) All books and files in the office of any county treasurer or county clerk, all assessments and tax rolls and certificates, all notices required to be published or posted by the county treasurer or county clerk, and the proofs of publication or posting filed in the office of either, pursuant to any law relating to the assessment or collection of taxes or to lands included in a tax certificate under s. 74.57 , shall be received as presumptive evidence of the facts therein stated.

(2) A transcript of so much of said books, files and records, as relates to the assessment or sale for taxes of any parcel of land in any specified year or years shall be received in evidence with the same effect as the originals and as presumptive evidence of the facts stated in such certificate, when certified in substantially the following form:

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 852.11 — WI Code / Chapter 852 / Section 852.11
Advancement.
Status: in_force

The effect of a lifetime gift by the decedent on the intestate share of an heir is governed by s. 854.09 .

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.35 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.35
State capitol restoration fund.
Status: in_force

There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the state capitol restoration fund, to consist of all monetary public and private gifts, grants and bequests received by the state capitol and executive residence board under s. 16.83 (2) (e) .

History: 1993 a. 477 .
Wis. Stat. § 460.06 — WI Code / Chapter 460 / Section 460.06
Examinations.
Status: in_force

The affiliated credentialing board may not grant a license under this chapter unless the applicant achieves a passing grade on the following examinations:

(1) A nationally administered, entry-level competency examination for therapeutic massage and bodywork therapy that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and standards or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the affiliated credentialing board.

(2) The examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage therapy and bodywork therapy required under s. 460.04 (2) (g) .

History: 2001 a. 74 s. 16 ; 2009 a. 355 ; 2013 a. 168 s. 21 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.38 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.38
Entry upon lands.
Status: in_force

The turnpike corporation by its authorized agents and employees may enter upon any lands in the state for the purpose of making such surveys and examinations as are necessary or proper for the purposes of ss. 182.30 to 182.48 . Such entry shall not be deemed a trespass nor entry under any kind of condemnation proceedings which may be then pending. The corporation shall make reimbursement for any actual damage resulting to such lands or premises and to private property located on the same as a result of such activities.
Wis. Stat. § 13.106 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.106
Medical College of Wisconsin and UW-Madison Medical School reports.
Status: in_force

(2) The Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School shall submit a biennial report containing financial summaries for the college and school to the governor and the joint committee on finance, in a consistent format and methodology to be developed in consultation with the medical education review committee under s. 39.16 .

(3) By October 15 of each even-numbered year, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School shall submit a report to the governor, the joint committee on finance, and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) , that provides information on all of the following:

(ac) Minority student recruitment policies and programs of each medical school, and the number of minority students enrolled.

(ag) Number and percentages of Wisconsin residents enrolled.

(aL) Average faculty salaries compared to national averages.

(ap) Development of cooperative educational programs with other institutions throughout this state.

(at) Placement of graduates of doctor of medicine and residency training programs.

(ax) The financial status of the family practice residency sites.

(b) The number of family practice residents choosing to practice in medically underserved areas of the state upon graduation.

(c) The number of graduates entering family practice as a career.

(4)

(a) In this subsection, “rural or underserved urban medicine program” includes the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, the Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health program, any community medical education program of the Medical College of Wisconsin, and any other rural or underserved urban medicine program established after July 2, 2013.

(b) By October 15 of each even-numbered year, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health shall submit a report to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that provides information on all of the following:

1. The number of students enrolled in rural or underserved urban medicine programs.

2. The medical specialties and residency locations of the students in rural or underserved urban medicine programs.

3. The initial postresidency practice locations for graduates of rural or underserved urban medicine programs.

History: 1973 c. 333 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1983 a. 524 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 54 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 184 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.844 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.844
Burning bituminous coal near capitol.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful to burn any bituminous coal for heating, power or any other purpose or purposes within any of the following blocks surrounding the capitol park in the city of Madison: Blocks 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 82, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109 and 110 or in the streets or alleys adjoining said blocks, except in smoke preventing furnaces of such an efficiency that no smoke shall be visible emitting from the top or outlet of the stack or chimney.

(2) Any person who shall cause, allow, or permit bituminous coal to be burned in violation of this section shall forfeit the sum of $25 for each day or part thereof during which such violation continues.

(3) The secretary of administration, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall institute proper proceedings to collect fines for and restrain violations of this section.

(4) The limitations contained in this section are imposed for the protection of the state capitol and its contents.

History: 1975 c. 41 s. 51 ; 1989 a. 222 s. 3 ; Stats. 1989 s. 16.844.
Wis. Stat. § 29.183 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.183
Deferral of certain approvals.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall defer as provided in sub. (4) , upon request from a person who meets the requirements under sub. (2) and who submits a request under sub. (3) , any of the following approvals that the department issues to the person under a random or preference selection system:

(a) Hunter’s choice deer hunting permit.

(b) Bonus deer hunting permit.

(c) Bobcat hunting and trapping permit.

(d) Otter trapping permit.

(e) Fisher trapping permit.

(f) Canada goose hunting permit.

(g) Wild turkey hunting license.

(h) Sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit.

(i) Class A bear license.

(j) Elk hunting license.

(k) Sturgeon spearing license.

(2) A person shall meet all of the following requirements to be eligible for the deferral of an approval under sub. (1) :

(a) Be selected under a random or preference selection system for the issuance of any of the approvals listed in sub. (1) .

(b) Be serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or national guard.

(c) Be unable to exercise his or her privilege to fish, hunt, or trap as permitted by that approval due to his or her service on active duty in the U. S. armed forces or national guard.

(3) A person who meets the requirements under sub. (2) may request, or have a request made on his or her behalf, that the department defer the person’s approval.

(4) If the department receives a request for a deferral of an approval under sub. (3) and any approval and tags that have already been issued before the day prior to the beginning of that hunting or trapping season, the department shall defer the person’s approval.

(5) The department shall notify the person whose approval was deferred under sub. (4) that he or she may receive that deferred approval after his or her active duty ends without applying under the random or preference selection system. A person whose approval was deferred under sub. (4) may apply for that approval during the calendar year that the person ceased serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or national guard, during the calendar year following the calendar year that the person ceased serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or national guard, or earlier if he or she is able to exercise his or her privilege to fish, hunt, or trap. Upon receipt of the appropriate fees and the application form prescribed by the department, the department shall issue the person his or her approval that was deferred.

History: 2005 a. 53 ; 2007 a. 66 .
Wis. Stat. § 618.31 — WI Code / Chapter 618 / Section 618.31
Changes in business plan.
Status: in_force

(1) Notification. Within 5 years after the initial issuance of a certificate of authority to a nondomestic insurer by its domiciliary jurisdiction no substantial change may be made in the business plan and the insurer may not substantially deviate from it unless notice of the proposed action is filed with the commissioner 30 days in advance of the proposed effective date. The commissioner at least 5 days before the proposed effective date may request that the effective date be deferred for an additional period not exceeding 30 days.

(2) Disapproval.

(a) Applicability in this state. If the commissioner finds that effectiveness of the proposed change within this state would be contrary to the laws of this state or to the interests of insureds, creditors or the public in this state, the commissioner may prohibit the application of the change to this state.

(b) Changes outside state. If the commissioner finds after a hearing that the application of the change outside of this state would endanger the interests of insureds, creditors or the public in this state, the commissioner may revoke the insurer’s certificate of authority unless it agrees not to make such a change.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (6) ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 407.404 — WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.404
No liability for good faith delivery pursuant to document of title.
Status: in_force

A bailee that in good faith has received goods and delivered or otherwise disposed of the goods according to the terms of a document of title or pursuant to this chapter is not liable for the goods even if any of the following apply:

(1) The person from which the bailee received the goods did not have authority to procure the document or to dispose of the goods.

(2) The person to which the bailee delivered the goods did not have authority to receive the goods.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.111 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.111
Statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

An action to enforce an obligation, duty, or right arising under this chapter must be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.45 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.45
Robotics league participation grants program.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Allowable expenses” includes fees, kits, and supplies required to participate in a robotics competition, travel expenses to a robotics competition for eligible team members, and a stipend for the mentor of an eligible team.

(b) “Eligible team” means any of the following:

1. A robotics competition team consisting of pupils in any of the grades 9 through 12 and at least one mentor.

2. A robotics competition team described in subd. 1. that also has one or more pupils in any of the grades 6 to 8.

(c) “Robotics competition” means a competition that requires participating teams to design, construct, program, and operate robots and that is sponsored by a nonstock, nonprofit corporation, described under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, having as one of its organizational purposes encouraging young people to develop an interest in science, engineering, technology, and math.

(2)

(a) Annually, the department shall notify school boards, operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) , governing bodies of private schools, and administrators of home-based private educational programs that applications for grants to participate in one or more robotics competitions will be accepted from eligible teams through a date set forth in the notice. As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, an applicant eligible team shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant eligible team will provide matching funds in an amount equal to the amount awarded under this section.

(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dr) , the department shall award grants to eligible teams selected from the applicants under par. (a) . Grant funds awarded under this section may be applied only towards allowable expenses. The department cannot award to an eligible team more than $6,000 in a school year.

(3) The department shall publish on its Internet site a list of grant recipients and submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a report on the program under this section.

History: 2015 a. 280 ; 2017 a. 59 , 315 ; 2019 a. 9 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 45 ; 2023 a. 19 .
Wis. Stat. § 110.22 — WI Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110.22
Repaired salvage vehicle inspector training.
Status: in_force

From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (cq) , the department shall provide training on the examination of repaired salvage vehicles to inspectors or persons eligible to be authorized as inspectors by the department under s. 342.07 (2) .

History: 1993 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.364 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.364
Dismissal of certain dispositional orders.
Status: in_force

A juvenile, the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian, or the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered may request the court to dismiss an order under s. 938.342 (2) if the juvenile shows documentary proof that he or she is enrolled in a school program or a high school equivalency program. The court may also propose such a dismissal.

History: 1995 a. 77 ; 2005 a. 344 .