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Wis. Stat. § 101.84 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.84
Departmental powers.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) Hold hearings on any matter relating to this subchapter and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence at the hearings, except that the department shall conduct hearings related to occupational licenses, as defined in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2. , as provided in s. 101.022 .

(3) Promulgate rules to differentiate the scope of installation, repair, or maintenance of electrical wiring that may be performed by electrical contractors, registered electricians, journeyman electricians, master electricians, and any additional types of electricians recognized under sub. (5) .

(5) The department may promulgate rules that recognize and regulate different types and subtypes of electricians that are in addition to those specified in s. 101.82 (1g) and that establish criteria and procedures for enrolling, registering, or licensing these electricians.

History: 1979 c. 309 ; 2007 a. 63 ; 2013 a. 143 ; 2017 a. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.988 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.988
Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

Sections 54.950 to 54.988 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this subchapter among states enacting it.

History: 1991 a. 246 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 573 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.988.
Wis. Stat. § 410.504 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.504
Order in which items and payment orders may be charged to account; order of withdrawals from account.
Status: in_force

(1) If a receiving bank has received more than one payment order of the sender or one or more payment orders and other items that are payable from the sender’s account, the bank may charge the sender’s account with respect to the various orders and items in any sequence.

(2) In determining whether a credit to an account has been withdrawn by the holder of the account or applied to a debt of the holder of the account, credits first made to the account are first withdrawn or applied.

History: 1991 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.038 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.038
Maintenance and detoxification treatment under federal waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “waiver” means a waiver issued by the federal department of health and human services under 21 USC 823 (g) (2) (A).

(2) With respect to the ability of a physician assistant to obtain and practice under a waiver, a physician who meets any of the conditions specified in 21 USC 823 (g) (2) (G) (ii) shall be considered eligible to serve as a qualifying physician for purposes of the requirement under 21 USC 823 (g) (2) (G) (iv) (III), regardless of whether the physician himself or herself holds a waiver.

History: 2017 a. 262 .
Wis. Stat. § 50.498 — WI Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.498
Denial, nonrenewal and revocation of license, certification or registration based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (1m) , the department shall require each applicant to provide the department with his or her social security number, if the applicant is an individual, or the applicant’s federal employer identification number, if the applicant is not an individual, as a condition of issuing any of the following:

(a) A certificate of approval under s. 50.35 .

(b) A license under s. 50.49 (6) (a) .

(c) A provisional license under s. 50.49 (10) .

(1m) If an individual who applies for a certificate of approval, license or provisional license under sub. (1) does not have a social security number, the individual, as a condition of obtaining the certificate of approval, license or provisional license, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of children and families. A certificate of approval, license or provisional license issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subsection is invalid.

(2) The department may not disclose any information received under sub. (1) to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227 .

(3) Except as provided in sub. (1m) , the department shall deny an application for the issuance of a certificate of approval, license or provisional license specified in sub. (1) if the applicant does not provide the information specified in sub. (1) .

(4)

(a) The department shall deny an application for the issuance of a certificate of approval, license or provisional license specified in sub. (1) or shall revoke a certificate of approval, license or provisional license specified in sub. (1) , if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant for or holder of the certificate of approval, license or provisional license is liable for delinquent taxes.

(b) The department shall deny an application for the issuance of a certificate of approval, license or provisional license specified in sub. (1) or shall revoke a certificate of approval, license or provisional license specified in sub. (1) , if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant for or holder of the certificate of approval, license or provisional license is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions.

(5) An action taken under sub. (3) or (4) is subject to review only as provided under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) and (5) or s. 108.227 (5) and (6) , whichever is applicable.

History: 1997 a. 237 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 36 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.322 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.322
Fees for computer accessible water resource management information.
Status: in_force

The department may charge a fee for providing any information that it maintains in a format that may be accessed by computer concerning the waters of this state, including maps and other water resource management information.

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.10477 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.10477
Deputy Kaitie Leising Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate and mark STH 128 from STH 64 to I 94 as the “Deputy Kaitie Leising Memorial Highway” in honor and recognition of St. Croix County Sheriff’s Deputy Kaitie Leising.

History: 2023 a. 269 .
Wis. Stat. § 562.124 — WI Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.124
Snowmobile racing.
Status: in_force

(1g) In this section, “pari-mutuel” means a wagering system in which all persons who wager on any snowmobile that finishes in any position for which wagers are taken in a race share the total amount wagered on the race minus any deductions from the wagers on that race required under rules promulgated under sub. (2) .

(1m) The department may authorize on-track pari-mutuel wagering on snowmobile racing at times and places, as determined by the department, that do not conflict with animal racing authorized by this chapter.

(2) If the department authorizes on-track pari-mutuel wagering on snowmobile racing under sub. (1m) , the department shall regulate the pari-mutuel wagering and shall promulgate all rules necessary to administer this section. The department may promulgate rules that require persons who conduct snowmobile racing to be licensed by the department and the department may charge a fee to any person licensed under this subsection to cover the costs of the department in regulating on-track pari-mutuel wagering on snowmobile racing. Through its rules, the department shall do everything necessary to ensure the public interest and protect the integrity of the sport of snowmobile racing. If the department charges a fee to a person licensed under this subsection, the department shall deposit the moneys received into the appropriation accounts under ss. 20.455 (2) (g) and 20.505 (8) (g) .

(3) The department shall confer with representatives of the United States snowmobile association in developing rules to protect the integrity of the sport of snowmobile racing.

(4) If the department authorizes on-track pari-mutuel wagering on snowmobile racing, the department shall prepare and submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a report on whether any additional civil or criminal penalties are necessary to enforce its rules.

History: 1987 a. 354 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 , 252 ; 1999 a. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.31 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.31
Notice of meetings.
Status: in_force

(1) Notice of an annual meeting shall be provided not fewer than 10 days nor more than 40 days before the date of the meeting in the manner provided in the bylaws. The notice shall be displayed at each office of the savings bank in a manner prescribed by rule of the division. The notice shall state the time, place and purpose of the meeting.

(2) For a special meeting or for an annual meeting that is to consider any proposition that requires an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members or stockholders, the notice shall be provided to each member or stockholder by mail, postmarked between 10 and 40 days before the date of the meeting, and shall be displayed at each of the savings bank’s offices as if for an annual meeting, beginning on the date notice is given. The notice shall state the time, place and purpose of the meeting.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.47 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.47
Assignment of life insurance rights.
Status: in_force

(1) General. Except as provided in sub. (3) , the owner of any rights under a life insurance policy or annuity contract may assign any of those rights, including any right to designate a beneficiary and the rights secured under s. 632.57 or any other statute. An assignment valid under general contract law vests the assigned rights in the assignee subject, so far as reasonably necessary for the protection of the insurer, to any provisions in the insurance policy or annuity contract inserted to protect the insurer against double payment or obligation.

(2) Relative rights of assignee and beneficiary. The rights of a beneficiary under a life insurance policy or annuity contract are subordinate to those of an assignee, unless the beneficiary was effectively designated as an irrevocable beneficiary prior to the assignment.

(3) Prohibition on assignment. Assignment may be expressly prohibited by any of the following:

(a) A group contract providing annuities as retirement benefits.

(b) An annuity contract that is subject to transferability restrictions under any federal or state tax, employee benefit or securities law.

History: 1975 c. 373 , 375 , 422 ; 1999 a. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.886 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.886
Liability to 3rd persons.
Status: in_force

(1) A claim based on a contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity, an obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property or a tort committed during the custodianship may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable therefor.

(2) A custodian is not personally liable:

(a) On a contract properly entered into in the custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity and to identify the custodianship in the contract; or

(b) For an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodian is personally at fault.

(3) A minor is not personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the minor is personally at fault.

History: 1987 a. 191 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 543 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.886.
Wis. Stat. § 6.32 — WI Code / Chapter 6 / Section 6.32
Verification of certain registrations.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receipt of a registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5) , the commission or municipal clerk shall examine the form for sufficiency.

(2) If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the commission or clerk knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not qualified, the commission or clerk shall notify the proposed elector within 5 days, if possible, and request that the elector appear at the clerk’s office or another registration location to complete a proper registration or substantiate the information presented.

(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the commission or clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register at the clerk’s office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location designated under s. 6.55 (2) .

(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the commission or clerk has no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the commission or clerk shall enter the elector’s name on the registration list and transmit a 1st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector’s ward or aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall be sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or if the commission or clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector, the commission or clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the commission or clerk if the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.

History: 1975 c. 85 , 199 ; 1977 c. 394 ; 1979 c. 260 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 2003 a. 265 ; 2005 a. 451 ; 2015 a. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 45.001 — WI Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45.001
Recognition of persons who served in the armed forces.
Status: in_force

The state of Wisconsin recognizes, as veterans, the men and women of Wisconsin who served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, the men and women who served in a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, and the men and women who served in the national guard.

History: 2005 a. 22 .
Wis. Stat. § 877.36 — WI Code / Chapter 877 / Section 877.36
Debts, order of payment.
Status: in_force

The next of kin, legatees, heirs, or devisees who are liable for demands against the decedent under this chapter shall be given preference in the payment of and shall be liable for demands against the estate in the following order:

(1) Debts entitled to preference under the laws of the United States.

(2) Judgments entered in the judgment and lien docket against the decedent, according to the respective priority of the judgments.

(3) All other debts arising or growing out of any contract.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 55 ; Stats. 1979 s. 777.36; 1995 a. 224 ; 2001 a. 102 s. 121 ; Stats. 2001 s. 877.36.
Wis. Stat. § 25.36 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.36
Veterans trust fund.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , all moneys appropriated or transferred by law shall constitute the veterans trust fund which shall be used for the veterans programs under ss. 20.485 (2) (m) , (tm) , (u) , and (z) , and (5) (mn) , (v) , (vo) , and (zm) , 45.03 (19) , 45.07 , 45.20 , 45.21 , 45.40 (1m) , 45.41 , 45.42 , 45.43 , and 45.82 and administered by the department of veterans affairs, including all moneys received from the federal government for the benefit of veterans or their dependents, and for the veteran grant jobs pilot program under s. 38.31 administered by the technical college system board; all moneys paid as interest on and repayment of loans under the post-war rehabilitation fund; soldiers rehabilitation fund, veterans housing funds as they existed prior to July 1, 1961; all moneys paid as interest on and repayment of loans under this fund; all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on, and repayment of veterans trust fund stabilization loans under s. 45.356 , 1995 stats.; all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on, and repayment of veterans personal loans; the net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties related to veterans personal loans; all mortgages issued with the proceeds of the 1981 veterans home loan revenue bond issuance purchased with moneys in the veterans trust fund; all moneys received from the state investment board under s. 45.42 (8) ; and all gifts of money received by the board of veterans affairs for the purposes of this fund.

(2) Any moneys appropriated or transferred by law for programs other than those listed under sub. (1) after April 23, 1994, shall be repaid from the state general fund with interest at a rate of 5 percent per year computed from the date of the appropriation or transfer to the date of repayment.

History: 1993 a. 16 , 254 ; 1995 a. 27 , 255 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 , 83 ; 2005 a. 22 , 25 ; 2009 a. 113 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2019 a. 9 ; 2021 a. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.820 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.820
Legislative declaration.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature determines that the provision of assistance by state agencies to a district under this subchapter, any appropriation of funds to a district under this subchapter and the moral obligation pledge under s. 229.830 (7) serve a statewide public purpose by assisting the development of professional football stadium facilities in the state for providing recreation, by encouraging economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment and by bringing needed capital into the state for the benefit and welfare of people throughout the state. The legislature determines that the taxes that may be imposed by a district under subch. V of ch. 77 are special taxes that are generated apart from any direct annual tax on taxable property.

(2) The legislature determines that a district serves a public purpose in the district’s jurisdiction by providing recreation, by encouraging economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment and by bringing needed capital into the district’s jurisdiction for the benefit of people in the district’s jurisdiction.

History: 1999 a. 167 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.88 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.88
Official documents to remain public property.
Status: in_force

All official document series and all current volumes of periodically updated official documents that are distributed to any state or local government office or officer under s. 35.84 shall remain as public property and shall be kept for the use of that office or officer.

History: 1985 a. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 79.036 — WI Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.036
County and municipal aid; beginning in 2024.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) , (3) , and (4) , for the distribution in 2024 and in subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive payments under this section as follows:

(a) For the distribution in 2024, each county and municipality shall receive a payment equal to the amount it received under s. 79.035 in 2023.

(b) For the distribution in 2025 and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment equal to the proportion of the total payments from the county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (2) that the county or municipality received in 2024 multiplied by the amount for the year in the county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (2) .

(2) Beginning with the distributions in 2024 and ending with the distributions in 2035, the annual payment under s. 79.02 (1) to a county in which a sports and entertainment arena, as defined in s. 229.41 (11e) , is located shall be the amount otherwise determined for the county under this section, minus $4,000,000.

(3)

(a) The department of administration shall reduce the payment under this section to each county and municipality that receives a grant under s. 16.047 (4m) for replacement of public transit vehicles in an urban mass transit system by an amount determined as follows:

1. For an urban mass transit system that is eligible to receive state aid under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. or d. and serving a population exceeding 200,000, 75 percent of the total amount of grants received under s. 16.047 (4m) .

2. For an urban mass transit system that is eligible to receive state aid under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. and serving a population of at least 50,000, 20 percent of the total amount of grants received under s. 16.047 (4m) .

3. For an urban mass transit system that is eligible to receive state aid under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. and serving a population of less than 50,000, 10 percent of the total amount of grants received under s. 16.047 (4m) .

(b) Beginning with the first payment due under s. 79.02 (1) after the county or municipality receives a grant under s. 16.047 (4m) , the department of administration shall apply the reduction determined under par. (a) for each county and municipality by reducing 10 consecutive annual payments under s. 79.02 (1) to the county or municipality by equal amounts.

(4) Beginning with the distributions in 2024, the department of revenue shall increase the payment to each county and municipality under this section by the amount the county or municipality reported under s. 66.0137 (5) (d) for the year prior to the previous calendar year. The department shall decrease the total amount to be distributed to all counties and municipalities by the total of all amounts reported under s. 66.0137 (5) (d) for the year prior to the previous calendar year and reduce each payment to a county or municipality under this section in proportion to the entity’s share of the total distribution.

History: 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.03 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.03
Taxation of forest croplands.
Status: in_force

After the filing and recording of the order with the officers under s. 77.02 (3) the lands described therein shall be “Forest Croplands”, on which taxes shall thereafter be payable only as provided under this subchapter. The enactment of ss. 77.01 to 77.14 , petition by the owner and the making of the order under s. 77.02 (3) or (4) (a) shall constitute a contract between the state and the owner, running with the lands, for a period of 25 or 50 years at the election of the applicant at the time the petition is filed, unless withdrawn under s. 77.10 , with privilege of renewal by mutual agreement between the owner and the state, whereby the state as an inducement to owners and prospective purchasers of forest croplands to come under ss. 77.01 to 77.14 agrees that, unless withdrawn under s. 77.10 , no change in or repeal of ss. 77.01 to 77.14 shall apply to any land then accepted as forest croplands, except as the department of natural resources and the owner may expressly agree in writing and except as provided in s. 77.17 . If at the end of the contract period the land is not designated as managed forest land under subch. VI , the merchantable timber on the land shall be estimated by an estimator jointly agreed upon by the department of natural resources and the owner, and if the department and the owner fail to agree on an estimator, the judge of the circuit court of the district in which the lands lie shall appoint a qualified forester, whose estimate shall be final, and the cost thereof shall be borne jointly by the department of natural resources and the owner; and the 10 percent severance tax paid on the stumpage thereon in the same manner as if the stumpage had been cut. The owners by such contract consent that the public may hunt and fish on the lands, subject to such rules as the department of natural resources prescribes regulating hunting and fishing.

History: 1971 c. 215 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 301 ; 2009 a. 28 .