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Wis. Stat. § 302.37 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.37
Maintenance of jail and care of prisoners.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The sheriff or other keeper of a jail shall constantly keep it clean and in a healthful condition and pay strict attention to the personal cleanliness of the prisoners and shall cause the clothing of each prisoner to be properly laundered. The sheriff or keeper shall furnish each prisoner with clean water, towels and bedding. The sheriff or keeper shall serve each prisoner 3 times daily with enough well-cooked, wholesome food. The county board shall prescribe an adequate diet for the prisoners in the county jail.

(b) The keeper of a lockup facility shall constantly keep it clean and in a healthful condition and pay strict attention to the personal cleanliness of the prisoners. The keeper shall serve each prisoner with clean water, towels and food.

(2) Except as provided in s. 302.375 (2m) , neither the sheriff or other keeper of any jail nor any other person shall give, sell or deliver to any prisoner for any cause whatever any alcohol beverages unless a physician certifies in writing that the health of the prisoner requires it, in which case the prisoner may be allowed the quantity prescribed.

(3)

(a) The county or municipality shall furnish its jail with necessary bedding, clothing, toilet facilities, light and heat for prisoners.

(b) The owner of a lockup facility shall furnish toilet facilities, light and heat for prisoners.

(4) The sheriff or other keeper of a jail may use without compensation the labor of any prisoner sentenced to actual confinement in the county jail or, with the prisoner’s consent, any other prisoner in the maintaining of and the housekeeping of the jail, including the property on which it stands. Any prisoner who escapes while working on the grounds outside the jail enclosure shall be punished as provided in s. 946.42 .

History: 1979 c. 34 ; 1981 c. 79 s. 17 ; 1985 a. 167 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1653 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.37; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 2005 a. 67 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.199 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.199
Authorizations for certain patients and institutionalized persons to fish.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue an authorization without charge to a county hospital, state or federal mental hospital, state correctional institution or nonprofit institution located in this state for rehabilitation purposes upon request of the superintendent of the institution. The authorization permits a resident of the hospital or institution who is supervised by an employee of the hospital or institution to fish for fish subject to all other provisions of law.

History: 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 375 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.199.
Wis. Stat. § 404.202 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.202
Responsibility for collection or return; when action timely.
Status: in_force

(1) A collecting bank must exercise ordinary care in all of the following:

(a) Presenting an item or sending it for presentment.

(b) Sending notice of dishonor or nonpayment or returning an item other than a documentary draft to the bank’s transferor after learning that the item has not been paid or accepted, as the case may be.

(c) Settling for an item when the bank receives final settlement.

(d) Notifying its transferor of any loss or delay in transit within a reasonable time after discovery thereof.

(2) A collecting bank exercises ordinary care under sub. (1) by taking proper action before its midnight deadline following receipt of an item, notice or settlement. Taking proper action within a reasonably longer time may constitute the exercise of ordinary care, but the bank has the burden of establishing timeliness.

(3) Subject to sub. (1) (a) , a bank is not liable for the insolvency, neglect, misconduct, mistake or default of another bank or person or for loss or destruction of an item in the possession of others or in transit.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.85 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.85
One day of rest in seven.
Status: in_force

(1) Every employer of labor, whether a person, partnership or corporation, who owns or operates any factory or mercantile establishment in this state, shall allow every person, except those specified in sub. (2) , employed in such factory or mercantile establishment, at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every 7 consecutive days and shall not permit any such person to work for such employer during such 24 consecutive hour period, except in case of breakdown of machinery or equipment, or other emergency, requiring the immediate services of experienced and competent labor to prevent serious injury to person, damage to property, or suspension of necessary operations, when such experienced and competent labor is not otherwise immediately available. This shall not authorize any work on Sunday not now authorized by law.

(2) This section does not apply to:

(a) Janitors.

(b) Security personnel.

(c) Persons employed in the manufacture of butter, cheese or other dairy products or in the distribution of milk or cream, or in canneries and freezers.

(d) Persons employed in bakeries, flour and feed mills, hotels, and restaurants.

(e) Employees whose duties include no work on Sunday other than:

1. Caring for live animals.

2. Maintaining fires.

(f) Any labor called for by an emergency that could not reasonably have been anticipated.

(g) An employee who states in writing that he or she voluntarily chooses to work without at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in 7 consecutive days.

(3) Every employer shall keep a time book showing the names and addresses of all employees and the hours worked by each of them in each day, and such time book shall be open to inspection by the department.

(4) If upon investigation, the department shall ascertain and determine that there be practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out the provisions of this section, or upon a joint request of labor and management, the department may by general or special order make reasonable exceptions therefrom or modifications thereof provided that the life, health, safety and welfare of employees shall not be sacrificed or endangered thereby. Such investigation and orders shall be made as provided under s. 103.005 . Such orders shall be subject to review under ch. 227 .

(5) Every employer who violates this section shall be punished as provided in s. 103.005 (11) and (12) .

History: 1971 c. 185 s. 7 ; 1971 c. 228 s. 43 ; 1985 a. 135 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 551.609 — WI Code / Chapter 551 / Section 551.609
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

A final order issued by the administrator under this chapter is subject to judicial review in accordance with ch. 227 , but administrative enforcement orders originally entered without hearing may be reviewed only if the party seeking review has requested a hearing within the time provided by s. 551.604 (2) .

History: 2007 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 851.17 — WI Code / Chapter 851 / Section 851.17
Net estate.
Status: in_force

“Net estate” means all property subject to administration less the property selected by the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner under s. 861.33 , the allowances made by the court under ss. 861.31 , 861.35 and 861.41 except as those allowances are charged by the court against the intestate share of the recipient, administration, funeral and burial expenses, the amount of claims paid and federal and state estate taxes payable out of such property.

History: 1987 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 132.20 — WI Code / Chapter 132 / Section 132.20
Trafficking in counterfeit marks.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “traffic” means any of the following:

(a) Transfer, assign or dispose of.

(b) Advertise, promote or offer to transfer, assign or dispose of.

(c) Receive, possess, transport or exercise control of, with intent to transfer, assign or dispose of.

(d) Assist another person to do any act under pars. (a) to (c) .

(2) Any person who, with intent to deceive, traffics or attempts to traffic in this state in a counterfeit mark or in any goods or service bearing or provided under a counterfeit mark is guilty of a Class H felony, except that, notwithstanding the maximum fine specified in s. 939.50 (3) (h) , if the person is an individual he or she may be fined not more than $250,000 and if the person is not an individual the person may be fined not more than $1,000,000.

(3) It is a defense to liability under this section that before another person registered an identical mark under s. 132.01 a person acquired the right under common law or federal law to traffic in a mark.

History: 1985 a. 181 ; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 801.62 — WI Code / Chapter 801 / Section 801.62
Conclusiveness of change of venue; second motion.
Status: in_force

After trial in the court to which the action has been changed, the proceedings for the change shall be conclusive unless a motion to remand was made before the trial commences. If after the transmission of the papers an order changing the place of trial is reversed or set aside the effect shall be to change the place of trial back. After the transmission of the papers back to the original court on the reversal or setting aside of the order, a party may renew the application for a change of venue within 20 days. The renewed application shall be treated as the original application.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 757 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; Stats. 1975 s. 801.62; 1977 c. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0703 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0703
Liability of person dissociated as partner to other persons.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) or s. 178.0308 (1) , a person dissociated as a partner is not liable for a partnership obligation incurred after dissociation.

(2) A person that is dissociated as a partner is liable to a party on a transaction entered into by the partnership after the dissociation only if all of the following apply:

(a) The person would have been liable on the transaction had the person not been dissociated.

(b) At the time the other party enters into the transaction, less than 2 years has passed since the dissociation.

(c) At the time the other party enters into the transaction, the other party does not have knowledge or notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a partner.

(3) By agreement with a creditor of a partnership and the partnership, a person dissociated as a partner may be released from liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership.

(4) A person dissociated as a partner is released from liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the partnership if the partnership’s creditor, with knowledge or notice of the person’s dissociation but without the person’s consent, agrees to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of the debt, obligation, or other liability.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 39.378 — WI Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39.378
Tuition and material costs for emergency medical services.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall develop a program to reimburse the persons described under sub. (2) for the tuition and materials costs incurred in completing a program at a technical college in this state as necessary to qualify for initial licensure or initial certification.

(2) The following persons are eligible for reimbursement under this section:

(a) An individual who is applying for an initial license as an emergency medical services practitioner under s. 256.15 (6) (a) if the individual has personally paid the tuition or materials costs for the program.

(b) An individual who is applying for initial certification as an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15 (8) (b) if the individual has personally paid the tuition or materials costs for the program.

(c) The employer of an individual listed under par. (a) or (b) if the employer has paid for the applicant’s cost of tuition or materials for the program.

(3) To be eligible for reimbursement under this section, a person described under sub. (2) shall satisfy the following criteria:

(a) For individuals described under sub. (2) (a) :

1. The individual has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction and training required under s. 256.15 (6) (a) 2.

2. The individual has passed any examination required under s. 256.15 (6) (a) 3.

3. The individual has met all additional qualifications for licensure as may be required by the department of health services under s. 256.15 (6) (a) 4.

4. The individual has received an initial license from the department of health services as an emergency medical services practitioner under s. 256.15 (6) .

(b) For individuals described under sub. (2) (b) , the individual has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction required under s. 256.15 (8) (b) 3. and has received certification as an emergency medical responder from the department of health services under s. 256.15 (8) (b) .

(c) For employers who have paid for an individual’s costs of tuition or materials as described under sub. (2) (c) , the individual satisfies the criteria under par. (a) or (b) .

(4) To receive reimbursement under this section, persons described under sub. (2) who are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (3) shall apply to the board for reimbursement on a form prescribed by the board.

History: 2025 a. 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0117 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0117
Resignation of registered agent.
Status: in_force

(1) A registered agent may resign as agent for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company by delivering to the department for filing a statement of resignation that states all of the following:

(a) The name of the company or foreign company.

(b) The name of the agent.

(c) That the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the company or foreign company.

(d) The address of the company or foreign company to which the agent will send the notice required by sub. (3) .

(2) The resignation under sub. (1) is effective and, if applicable, the registered office is discontinued on the earlier of the following:

(a) Sixty days after the department receives the statement of resignation for filing.

(b) The date on which the appointment of a successor registered agent is effective.

(3) A registered agent promptly shall furnish to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company notice in a record of the date on which a statement of resignation was filed.

(4) When a statement of resignation takes effect, the registered agent ceases to have responsibility under this chapter for any matter thereafter tendered to it as agent for the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company. The resignation does not affect any contractual rights the company or foreign company has against the agent or that the agent has against the company or foreign company.

(5) A registered agent may resign with respect to a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company whether or not the company or foreign company is in good standing.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.521 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.521
Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.
Status: in_force

(1) Tax identification number. In publishing instructions for the forms specified in subs. (2) and (3) , the department of financial institutions shall include a statement, where applicable, that inclusion of an employer identification number is not required under Wisconsin law.

(2) Initial financing statement form. A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written initial financing statement in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in s. 409.516 (2) :

(3) Amendment form. A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written record in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in s. 409.516 (2) :

History: 2001 a. 10 ; 2003 a. 120 ; 2009 a. 347 ; 2011 a. 206 .
Wis. Stat. § 814.79 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.79
Surcharges in ch. 345 forfeiture actions.
Status: in_force

In addition to any forfeiture imposed in an action under s. 345.20 , a defendant shall pay the following surcharges if applicable:

(1) The court support services surcharge under s. 814.85 .

(2) The crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge under s. 165.755 .

(3m) The crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s. 973.045 (1m) .

(4) The delinquency victim and witness surcharge under s. 938.34 (8d) (a) .

(4m) The driver improvement surcharge under s. 346.655 .

(4p) The safe ride program surcharge under s. 346.657 .

(4r) The ignition interlock surcharge under s. 343.301 (5) .

(5) The jail surcharge under s. 302.46 (1) .

(6) The justice information system surcharge under s. 814.86 (1) .

(7) The penalty surcharge under s. 757.05 .

(8) The railroad crossing improvement surcharge under s. 346.177 , 346.495 , or 346.65 (4r) .

(9) The special prosecution clerks surcharge under s. 814.86 (1m) .

(10) The truck driver education surcharge under s. 349.04 .

History: 2003 a. 139 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2007 a. 84 ; 2009 a. 100 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.991 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.991
Training programs.
Status: in_force

The school board may institute preservice or in-service programs designed to improve the skills of bilingual teachers, bilingual teacher’s aides, bilingual counselors, bilingual counselor’s aides or other personnel participating in, or preparing to participate in, a bilingual-bicultural education program.

History: 1975 c. 395 .
Wis. Stat. § 108.26 — WI Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.26
Saving clause.
Status: in_force

The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time; and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges or immunities conferred by this chapter or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal this chapter at any time.
Wis. Stat. § 905.08 — WI Code / Chapter 905 / Section 905.08
Trade secrets.
Status: in_force

A person has a privilege, which may be claimed by the person or the person’s agent or employee, to refuse to disclose and to prevent other persons from disclosing a trade secret as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c) , owned by the person, if the allowance of the privilege will not tend to conceal fraud or otherwise work injustice. When disclosure is directed, the judge shall take such protective measure as the interests of the holder of the privilege and of the parties and the furtherance of justice may require.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R140 (1973); 1985 a. 236 .
Wis. Stat. § 980.0305 — WI Code / Chapter 980 / Section 980.0305
Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state.
Status: in_force

(1) Inquiry. At or after the conclusion of a proceeding under this chapter in which the state public defender has provided counsel for a person, the court may inquire as to the person’s ability to reimburse the state for the costs of representation. If the court determines that the person is able to make reimbursement for all or part of the costs of representation, the court may order the person to reimburse the state an amount not to exceed the maximum amount established by the public defender board under s. 977.075 (4) . Upon the court’s request, the state public defender shall conduct a determination of indigency under s. 977.07 and report the results of the determination to the court.

(2) Payment. Reimbursement ordered under this section shall be made to the clerk of courts of the county where the proceedings took place. The clerk of courts shall transmit payments under this section to the county treasurer, who shall deposit 25 percent of the payment amount in the county treasury and transmit the remainder to the secretary of administration. Payments transmitted to the secretary of administration shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.550 (1) (L) .

(3) Report. By January 31st of each year, the clerk of courts for each county shall report to the state public defender the total amount of reimbursements ordered under sub. (1) in the previous calendar year and the total amount of reimbursements paid to the clerk under sub. (2) in the previous year.

History: 2017 a. 184 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.92 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.92
Administrative agent.
Status: in_force

Service insurance corporations organized pursuant to the authorization under ss. 148.03 , 447.13 and 613.80 may act as administrative agent for a government instrumentality performing an insurance, public assistance or related function.

History: 1975 c. 223 .
Wis. Stat. § 702.205 — WI Code / Chapter 702 / Section 702.205
Rules of classification.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “adverse party” means a person with a substantial beneficial interest in appointive property that would be affected adversely by a powerholder’s exercise or nonexercise of a power of appointment in favor of the powerholder, the powerholder’s estate, a creditor of the powerholder, or a creditor of the powerholder’s estate.

(2) If a powerholder may exercise a power of appointment only with the consent or joinder of an adverse party, the power is a nongeneral power of appointment.

(3) If the permissible appointees of a power of appointment are not defined and limited, the power is an exclusionary power of appointment.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.034 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.034
Article 34 — Advice of judge advocate and reference for trial.
Status: in_force

(1) Before directing the trial of any charge by general court-martial, the convening authority shall refer it to a judge advocate for consideration and advice. The convening authority may not refer a specification under a charge to a general court-martial for trial unless the convening authority has been advised in writing by a judge advocate that all the following conditions are met:

(a) The specification alleges an offense under this code.

(b) The specification is warranted by the evidence indicated in the report of investigation under s. 322.032 , if there is a report.

(c) A court-martial would have jurisdiction over the accused and the offense.

(2) The advice of the judge advocate under sub. (1) with respect to a specification under a charge shall include a written and signed statement by the judge advocate that does all of the following:

(a) Expresses conclusions with respect to each matter set forth in sub. (1) .

(b) Recommends action that the convening authority take regarding the specification.

(3) If the specification is referred for trial, the recommendation of the judge advocate shall accompany the specification.

(4) If the charges or specifications are not correct formally or do not conform to the substance of the evidence contained in the report of the investigating officer, formal corrections, and changes in the charges and specifications as are needed to make them conform to the evidence, may be made.

History: 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 36.62 — WI Code / Chapter 36 / Section 36.62
Rural health development council.
Status: in_force

The rural health development council created under s. 15.917 (1) shall do all of the following:

(1) Advise the board on matters related to the physician and dentist loan assistance program under s. 36.60 and the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 36.61 .

(2) Advise the board on the amount, up to $25,000, to be repaid on behalf of each health care provider who participates in the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 36.61 .

History: 2009 a. 28 s. 3057 ; Stats. 2009 s. 36.62.