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Wis. Stat. § 76.80 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.80
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Department” means the department of revenue.

(2) “Qualified broadband service property” means tangible personal property that meets any of the following standards:

(a) The property is installed in a rural area prior to January 1, 2020, and is used to provide Internet access service to the rural area at actual speeds that are at least a download speed of 25 megabits per second and an upload speed of 3 megabits per second.

(b) The property is installed in a rural or underserved area after December 31, 2019, and is used to provide Internet access service to the rural or underserved area at actual speeds that meet or exceed the higher of the following thresholds:

1. A download speed of 25 megabits per second and an upload speed of 3 megabits per second.

2. The download and upload speed benchmarks for fixed services as designated by the federal communications commission in its inquiries regarding advanced telecommunications capability under 47 USC 1302 (b).

(2m) “Rural area” means an area in this state that is located outside a federal metropolitan statistical area or is located in a city, village, or town with a population of not more than 14,000 and a population density of not more than 2,500 per square mile. For purposes of sub. (2) (a) , the determination of whether an area meets the criteria of this subsection shall be made on the basis of the 2010 federal decennial census, except that the determination of population density shall be made using the 2017 population density per square mile by municipality estimates available from the department of administration.

(3) “Telecommunications services” means the transmission of voice, video, facsimile or data messages, including telegraph messages, except that “telecommunications services” does not include video service, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (y) , radio, one-way radio paging or transmitting messages incidental to transient occupancy in hotels, as defined in s. 97.01 (7) .

(4) “Telephone company” means any person that provides to another person telecommunications services, including the resale of services provided by another telephone company. “Telephone company” does not include a person who operates a private shared telecommunications system, as defined in s. 196.201 (1) , and who is not otherwise a telephone company.

(5) “Underserved area” means an area in this state in which Internet access service at the highest speed threshold described in sub. (2) (b) is not available from at least 2 wired providers.

History: 1995 a. 351 ss. 17 , 18 , 32 ; 2007 a. 42 ; 2009 a. 276 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2019 a. 128 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.1301 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.1301
When agreement to locate property enforceable.
Status: in_force

(1) In this subchapter, “locator service” means a person who locates, delivers, recovers, or assists in the location, delivery, and recovery of property held by the administrator.

(2) An agreement by an apparent owner and locator service is enforceable under this chapter only if the agreement complies with all of the following:

(a) It is in a written, valid contract that clearly states the nature of the property and the services to be provided.

(b) It is signed by the apparent owner or by an agent of the apparent owner.

(c) It states the amount or value of the property reasonably expected to be recovered, computed before and after a deduction for any fee or other compensation paid to the locator service.

(d) It includes a clear and prominent statement of the fee or other compensation to be paid to the locator service, which may not exceed 10 percent of the actual amount or value of the property recovered.

(e) It includes a clear and prominent statement disclosing the name and address of the holder and whether the property has been paid or delivered to the administrator.

(f) It includes a clear and prominent statement that the owner may file a claim with the administrator without the assistance of a locator service.

History: 2021 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.08 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.08
Notice prior to conversion of residential property to condominium.
Status: in_force

(1) Residential real property may not be converted to a condominium unless the owner of the residential real property gives prior written notice of the conversion to each of the tenants of the building or buildings scheduled for conversion. During the 60-day period immediately following the date of delivery of the notice a tenant has the first right to purchase the unit, if the unit is offered for sale at any time during that period, for any of the following:

(a) The price at which the unit is being offered on the market.

(b) The price contained in any accepted offer to purchase the unit.

(c) The price otherwise agreed to by the tenant and the seller.

(2) A tenant may not be required to vacate the property during the 120-day period immediately following the date of delivery of the notice required under sub. (1) unless the tenant violates a covenant in the lease or fails to pay rent.

(3) A tenant may waive in writing his or her first right of purchase under sub. (1) , his or her right to remain on the property under sub. (2) , or both.

History: 1977 c. 407 ; 2003 a. 283 ; 2021 a. 168 .
Wis. Stat. § 97.17 — WI Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97.17
Buttermaker and cheesemaker license.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section the terms “buttermaker” and “cheesemaker” mean a person employed or who may be employed in a butter or a cheese factory who has charge of and supervision over the actual process of manufacturing butter or cheese, and shall not include a person employed in a butter or cheese factory for the purpose of assisting in the manufacture of such product. This section shall not affect a person making up a product produced on the person’s farm, nor shall it be unlawful for a licensed cheesemaker employed in a licensed cheese factory to make butter or whey cream butter for the use or consumption only of the patrons thereof.

(2) No person shall engage as a buttermaker or cheesemaker unless the person has a license from the department. The license shall be issued by the department under regulations that the department shall prescribe relating to the qualifications of applicants for licenses. The qualifications shall include the applicant’s record in operating and keeping in sanitary condition the butter or cheese factory in which the applicant has been employed.

(3) Application for a buttermaker’s or cheesemaker’s license shall be made upon a form furnished by the department. Upon receipt of the application the department shall issue a permit to the applicant to carry on the work of a buttermaker or cheesemaker. The permit shall have the force and effect of a license to a buttermaker or cheesemaker until a license shall have been issued to the applicant or until the applicant shall have been notified of the denial of the application. At the time that the permit is issued, the department shall furnish the applicant with the regulations incident to securing a license and also suggestions relating to the proper method of operating butter or cheese factories.

(4) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a fee that is $50 unless otherwise established by department rule, except that an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay a fee.

(6) The license shall expire on the first day of January of the 2nd year commencing after the date of issuance or renewal. Renewal applications shall be submitted on department forms and be accompanied by the biennial license fee under sub. (4) .

History: 1977 c. 216 ; 1979 c. 342 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 174 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 492 ; 1995 a. 225 ; 2011 a. 209 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.80 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.80
Tuition trust fund.
Status: in_force

There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the tuition trust fund, consisting of all revenue from enrollment fees and the sale of tuition units under s. 224.48 .

History: 1995 a. 403 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 553.26 — WI Code / Chapter 553 / Section 553.26
Registration by notification.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who wishes to sell a franchise in this state that is not excluded under s. 553.22 and that is not exempt from registration under s. 553.23 , 553.235 or 553.25 shall register the franchise by notification to the division. The notification shall be on a notice form prescribed by the division, which need include only the name of the franchisor or subfranchisor, the name or names under which the franchisor or subfranchisor intends to do business and the franchisor’s or subfranchisor’s principal business address. Nothing other than a copy of the offering circular required under s. 553.27 (4) , the consent to service of process required by s. 553.27 (10) , if it is not already on file with the division, and the registration fee required under s. 553.72 (1) need accompany the notification.

(2) A franchisor may register only one franchise system on each notification.

(3) Registration is effective upon receipt of the notification by the division. The notice shall be effective for one year from the date on which the division receives it.

(4) Upon receipt of notification, the division shall endorse upon the notice form “received” and the date and shall return a copy to the person who filed the notice form.

(4m) A person who has complied with sub. (1) need not file with the division, during the period when the registration is effective, any more information, other than an application or amendment required to be filed under s. 553.31 . The division may not require changes in the offering circular filed by the franchisor, subject to the division’s authority to suspend or revoke a registration for any of the causes under s. 553.28 .

History: 1971 c. 241 ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (6) ; 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (2) (a) ; 1979 c. 341 s. 12 (1) ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 27 , 364 ; 2005 a. 158 .
Wis. Stat. § 992.13 — WI Code / Chapter 992 / Section 992.13
School debts validated.
Status: in_force

(1) Any debt incurred by any school district prior to May 17, 1923, for a lawful purpose and within the constitutional limitations, in pursuance of proceedings taken at a lawful meeting, is hereby declared the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such school district and refundable by loans from the state trust funds, notwithstanding the failure of such school district to conform to the statutes governing municipal borrowing and municipal loans.

(2) Notes issued before August 3, 1961, by school districts under the authority of s. 67.12 (12) and without approval thereof by the electors of such school districts shall not be deemed invalid because of absence of such approval, and such notes are herewith declared to be valid and binding obligations of such school district if in all other respects issued in accordance with the law pertaining thereto.

(3) Any bond or promissory note issued by a school district after August 8, 1989, and before September 4, 1991, without the approval of the electors of the school district at a referendum shall be legal, valid and binding, and the school board may spend the amount raised for the purpose stated in the authorizing resolution, notwithstanding the failure of the school board to obtain the approval of the electors at an annual or special meeting of the school district.

History: 1991 a. 49 ss. 8 , 10 , 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.10315 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.10315
128th Infantry Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2) , mark the entire route of STH 128, commencing at STH 72 in Pierce County and proceeding northerly to STH 64 in St. Croix County, as the “128th Infantry Memorial Highway” to honor the members of the 128th Battalion of the 32nd Infantry Brigade for bravery, sacrifice, and devotion in their service in Iraq as well as World Wars I and II.

(2) Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of erecting and maintaining markers for the route specified in sub. (1) to clearly identify the designation of the route as the “128th Infantry Memorial Highway,” the department shall erect and maintain 2 markers, at separate locations, for the route. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subsection, may be expended for the erection or maintenance of the markers.

History: 2013 a. 18 .
Wis. Stat. § 153.78 — WI Code / Chapter 153 / Section 153.78
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever intentionally violates s. 153.45 (5) or 153.50 or rules promulgated under s. 153.75 (1) (a) may be fined not more than $15,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both.

(2) Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under the authority of this subchapter, except ss. 153.45 (5) , 153.50 and 153.75 (1) (a) , as provided in s. 153.76 and sub. (1) , shall forfeit not more than $100 for each violation. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense, except that no day in the period between the date on which a request for a hearing is filed under s. 227.44 and the date of the conclusion of all administrative and judicial proceedings arising out of a decision under this section constitutes a violation.

(3) The department may directly assess forfeitures under sub. (2) . If the department determines that a forfeiture should be assessed for a particular violation or for failure to correct the violation, the department shall send a notice of assessment to the alleged violator. The notice shall specify the alleged violation of the statute or rule and the amount of the forfeiture assessed and shall inform the alleged violator of the right to contest the assessment under s. 227.44 .

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 18 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 27 , 231 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2009 a. 274 s. 39 ; Stats. 2009 s. 153.78.
Wis. Stat. § 185.55 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.55
Amendments by bankruptcy court.
Status: in_force

Certified copies of any order of a court of the United States, in proceedings under the bankruptcy laws, shall be filed and recorded as an amendment if the order effects an amendment to the articles. The principal officers of a cooperative shall cause each order to be promptly filed and recorded after it becomes final.

History: 1985 a. 30 s. 42 .
Wis. Stat. § 856.21 — WI Code / Chapter 856 / Section 856.21
Persons entitled to domiciliary letters.
Status: in_force

Letters shall be granted to one or more of the persons hereinafter mentioned, who are not disqualified, in the following order:

(1) The person named in the will to act as personal representative.

(2) Any person interested in the estate or the person’s nominee within the discretion of the court.

(3) Any person whom the court selects.

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 2001 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 947.20 — WI Code / Chapter 947 / Section 947.20
Right to work.
Status: in_force

Anyone who violates s. 111.04 (3) (a) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

History: 2015 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.1004 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1004
Amendment of foreign registration statement.
Status: in_force

A registered foreign limited liability partnership shall deliver to the department for filing an amendment to its foreign registration statement if there is a change in any of the following:

(1) The name of the partnership and, if the name of the partnership filing an amendment does not comply with s. 178.0902 (3) , a fictitious name adopted pursuant to s. 178.1006 (1) .

(1r) The cessation of the partnership’s status as a foreign limited liability partnership.

(2) The jurisdiction of the partnership’s governing law.

(3) An address required by s. 178.1003 (4) .

(4) The information required by s. 178.1003 (5) , unless such information has previously been changed pursuant to s. 178.0116 , 178.0909 , or 178.0913 (5) .

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0104 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0104
Governing law.
Status: in_force

(1) The law of this state governs all of the following:

(a) The internal affairs of a limited liability company.

(b) The liability of a member as member and a manager as manager for a debt, obligation, or other liability of a limited liability company.

(2m) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 183.0404 (1) , 183.0407 (2) (b) , and 183.0707 (2) (b) , the fact that one or more of the members of a limited liability company are, or are not, subject to tax on the income of the limited liability company shall, of itself, not alter the governing law applicable under sub. (1) .

(3m) The operating agreement may require, consistent with applicable jurisdictional requirements, that any or all claims involving the governing law applicable under sub. (1) shall be brought solely and exclusively in the courts of this state.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.209 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.209
Lessee under finance lease as beneficiary of supply contract.
Status: in_force

(1) The benefit of a supplier’s promises to the lessor under the supply contract and of all warranties, whether express or implied, including those of a 3rd party provided in connection with or as part of the supply contract, extends to the lessee to the extent of the lessee’s leasehold interest under a finance lease related to the supply contract, but is subject to the terms of the warranty and of the supply contract and all defenses or claims arising therefrom.

(2) The extension of the benefit of a supplier’s promises and of warranties to the lessee does not modify the rights and obligations of the parties to the supply contract, whether arising therefrom or otherwise, or impose any duty or liability under the supply contract on the lessee.

(3) A modification or rescission of the supply contract by the supplier and the lessor is effective between the supplier and the lessee unless, before the modification or rescission, the supplier receives notice that the lessee has entered into a finance lease related to the supply contract. If the modification or rescission is effective between the supplier and the lessee, the lessor is considered to have assumed, in addition to the obligations of the lessor to the lessee under the lease contract, promises of the supplier to the lessor and warranties that were so modified or rescinded as they existed and were available to the lessee before modification or rescission.

(4) In addition to the extension of the benefit of the supplier’s promises and of warranties to the lessee under sub. (1) , the lessee retains all rights that the lessee may have against the supplier which arise from an agreement between the lessee and the supplier or under other law.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.03 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.03
Delivery of tax rolls.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , the clerk of the taxation district shall transfer the tax roll, prepared under s. 70.65 , to the treasurer of the taxation district by December 8.

(2) The clerk of the taxation district shall transfer the tax roll, prepared under s. 70.65 , to the treasurer of the taxation district by the 3rd Monday in December if the taxation district has in effect a policy under which it issues a check for the excess of the amount escrowed by a taxpayer and paid to the taxation district by December 31 over the amount of taxes due within 15 business days after the amount is paid to the taxation district.

History: 1987 a. 378 ; 1997 a. 315 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.15 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.15
Sale or lease of used recreational vehicles.
Status: in_force

In the sale or lease of any used recreational vehicle, the sales invoice or lease agreement shall contain the point of manufacture of the used recreational vehicle and the name of the manufacturer.

History: 1973 c. 116 ; 1973 c. 132 s. 5 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2023 a. 164 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.465 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.465
Refusing or tampering with a global positioning system tracking device.
Status: in_force

(1) Refusing a global positioning system tracking device. Whoever, without the authorization of the department of corrections, knowingly refuses, resists, or obstructs the installation of a global positioning system tracking device or comparable technology that is provided under s. 301.48 or 301.49 is guilty of a Class I felony.

(2) Tampering with a global positioning system tracking device. Whoever, without the authorization of the department of corrections, intentionally tampers with, or blocks, diffuses, or prevents the clear reception of, a signal transmitted by, a global positioning system tracking device or comparable technology that is provided under s. 301.48 or 301.49 is guilty of a Class I felony.

History: 2005 a. 431 ; 2007 a. 181 ; 2011 a. 266 ; 2021 a. 140 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0129 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0129
Penalty for false document.
Status: in_force

(1) Signing false document. A person may not sign a document with intent that it be delivered to the department for filing or deliver, or cause to be delivered, a document to the department for filing, if the person knows that the document is false in any material respect at the time of its delivery.

(2) Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class I felony.

History: 1997 a. 79 , 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1116 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1116
Distribution from trust or estate.
Status: in_force

A trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as a distribution of income from a trust or an estate in which the trust has an interest other than a purchased interest, and shall allocate to principal an amount received as a distribution of principal from such a trust or estate. If a trustee purchases an interest in a trust that is an investment entity, or a decedent or donor transfers an interest in such a trust to a trustee, s. 701.1115 or 701.1129 applies to a receipt from the trust.

History: 2013 a. 92 s. 257 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.846 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.846
Discrimination based on COVID-19 prohibited.
Status: in_force

Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.729 .

History: 2019 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 280.19 — WI Code / Chapter 280 / Section 280.19
Registration exceptions.
Status: in_force

No registration or license to engage in the well drilling or pump installing industry is required of competent sanitary engineers or of superintendents of waterworks systems in the preparations of plans and specifications or in supervising the installation of wells and water systems for the obtaining of supplies of groundwater, but the plans and specifications shall conform to all requirements established by the department.

History: 1995 a. 227 s. 942 ; Stats. 1995 s. 280.19; 2005 a. 360 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.273 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.273
Allowances pending appeal.
Status: in_force

In an action affecting the family pending in appellate court, an allowance for suit money, counsel fees, or disbursements in the court or for temporary maintenance or support payments to the spouse or the children during the pendency of the appeal may be made by the proper trial court upon motion made and decided after entry of the order or judgment appealed from and prior to the return of the record to appellate court. If the allowance is ordered before the appeal is taken, the order shall be conditioned upon the taking of the appeal and is not effective until the record is transmitted to appellate court.

History: 1975 c. 94 ; 1977 c. 105 ; 1977 c. 187 s. 89 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 50 ; 1979 c. 352 s. 39 ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.39; Sup. Ct. Order, 146 Wis. 2d xiii (1988); 2005 a. 443 s. 176 .