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Wis. Stat. § 133.18 — WI Code / Chapter 133 / Section 133.18
Treble damages; statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Except as provided under par. (b) , any person injured, directly or indirectly, by reason of anything prohibited by this chapter may sue therefor and shall recover threefold the damages sustained by the person and the cost of the suit, including reasonable attorney fees. Any recovery of treble damages shall, after trebling, be reduced by any payments actually recovered under s. 133.14 for the same injury.

(b) No damages, interest on damages, costs or attorney fees may be recovered under this chapter from any local governmental unit or against any official or employee of a local governmental unit who acted in an official capacity.

(2) A civil action for damages or recovery of payments under this chapter is barred unless commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrued. When, in a civil class action, a class or subclass is decertified or a class or subclass certification is denied, the statute of limitations provided in this section is tolled as to those persons alleged to be members of the class or subclass for the period from the filing of the complaint first alleging the class or subclass until the decertification or denial.

(3) Whenever any civil or criminal action or proceeding is instituted by the state under this chapter, the running of the statute of limitations in respect of every other right of action based in whole or in part on any matter complained of in the state’s action or proceeding shall be suspended during the pendency thereof and for one year thereafter. The pendency of any such action or proceeding instituted by the state shall not be grounds for staying any other action or discovery in such other action.

(4) A cause of action arising under this chapter does not accrue until the discovery, by the aggrieved person, of the facts constituting the cause of action.

(5) Each civil action under this chapter and each motion or other proceeding in such action shall be expedited in every way and shall be heard at the earliest practicable date.

(6) In a civil action against a person or entity specified in s. 893.80 , the amount recovered may not exceed the amount specified in s. 893.80 (3) .

History: 1979 c. 209 ; 1981 c. 314 s. 146 ; 1987 a. 377 .
Wis. Stat. § 116.055 — WI Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.055
Real property.
Status: in_force

The board of control may purchase, hold, encumber and dispose of real property, in the name of the agency, for use as its office or for any educational service provided by the agency if a resolution to do so is adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board of control and then approved by three-fourths of the school boards in the agency by majority vote of each school board. Aid received under s. 116.08 may be used for the acquisition and maintenance of real property under this section.

History: 1983 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.40 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.40
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) Except as otherwise provided, “agency” means the department, a county department or a licensed child welfare agency.

(1m) “Kinship care provider” means a person receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) for providing care and maintenance for a child.

(1r) “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (13) , except that for purposes of filing a petition seeking the involuntary termination of parental rights under s. 48.415 to a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803 and whose paternity has not been established, of finding grounds under s. 48.415 for the involuntary termination of parental rights to such a child, and of terminating the parental rights to such a child on a ground specified in s. 48.415 , “parent” includes a person who may be the parent of such a child.

(2) “Termination of parental rights” means that, pursuant to a court order, all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between parent and child are permanently severed.

History: 1979 c. 330 ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1995 a. 289 ; 2005 a. 293 ; 2007 a. 96 ; 2023 a. 119 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.1144 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1144
Filings required for conversion; effective date.
Status: in_force

(1) After the converting entity has approved a plan of conversion in accordance with its governing law, the converting entity shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the department for filing articles of conversion setting forth all of the following:

(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converting entity.

(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converted entity.

(c) A statement that the plan of conversion has been approved and adopted by the converting entity in accordance with its governing law.

(d) Any organizational documents of the converted entity that are to be in a public record under its governing law.

(e) A statement that the plan of conversion is on file at the principal office of the converted entity.

(f) A statement that upon request the converted entity will provide a copy of the plan of conversion to any interest holder of the converting entity.

(g) A statement whether s. 178.1161 applies to the conversion.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , the articles of conversion may contain any other provisions relating to the conversion, as determined by the converting entity in accordance with the plan of conversion.

(3) If the converted entity is a foreign entity that will be required to register to do business in this state immediately after the conversion and it has not previously registered to do so or been assigned a registration to do so under s. 178.1009 , it shall so register.

(4) A conversion takes effect at the effective date and time of the articles of conversion.

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 69.10 — WI Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69.10
Correction of obvious errors.
Status: in_force

(1) Until 365 days after the occurrence of an event which is the subject of a vital record, the state registrar or a local registrar may correct an error in the record if he or she determines that the error is obviously inadvertent.

(2) A person with a direct and tangible interest in a vital record may petition a court to order a correction in the record under this section if the state or local registrar with whom the record is filed fails to make the correction.

History: 1985 a. 315 ; 2017 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 459.05 — WI Code / Chapter 459 / Section 459.05
Issuance of license.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall issue to each applicant who passes an examination under s. 459.06 and pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) a license.

(1m) Whenever the examining board determines that another state or jurisdiction has requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect in the state for the practice of ordering, fitting, and dealing in hearing aids, and that such state or jurisdiction has a program equivalent to or stricter than the program for determining whether applicants in this state are qualified to engage in the practice of ordering, fitting, and dealing in hearing aids, the department may issue a license by reciprocity to applicants who hold valid licenses to order, deal in, or fit hearing aids in such other state or jurisdiction, who pay the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) , and who are otherwise qualified for licensure. No applicant for a license by reciprocity under this subsection shall be required to submit to or undergo a qualifying examination, if the applicant personally appears at the next meeting of the examining board after filing the application to answer any questions the examining board has.

History: 1975 c. 224 ; 1977 c. 29 , 418 ; 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4) ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2003 a. 270 ; 2023 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.971 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.971
Barring of claims.
Status: in_force

(1) Claims barred. Except as provided in s. 193.951 (3) , a creditor or claimant who does not file a claim or bring an action during the pendency of the dissolution proceedings or has not brought an action before the commencement of the dissolution proceedings, and all those claiming through or under the creditor or claimant, are forever barred from bringing an action to collect on that claim or otherwise enforcing it, except as provided in this section.

(2) Certain claims allowed for good cause. Except as provided in s. 193.951 (3) , within one year after the date on which the articles of dissolution are filed under s. 193.905 (5) or an order of dissolution is issued under s. 193.961 , a creditor or claimant who shows good cause for not having previously filed the claim may apply to the circuit court to allow a claim against the cooperative’s undistributed assets or, if the undistributed assets are not sufficient to satisfy the claim, against a person to the extent of the distributions received by that person in the dissolution by virtue of that person’s status as a member.

(3) Certain omitted claims allowed. A person to whom is owed a debt, obligation, or liability incurred during an action under s. 193.931 (1) , but who is not paid before the distribution of assets and proceeds under s. 193.935 (3) (f) , may bring an action to recover on the claim against the officers, directors, or members of the cooperative before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.31 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.31
Intervenor financing.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2m) , in any proceeding before the commission, the commission shall compensate any participant in the proceeding who is not a public utility, for some or all of the reasonable costs of participation in the proceeding if the commission finds that:

(a) The participation is necessary to provide for the record an adequate presentation of a significant position in which the participant has a substantial interest, and that an adequate presentation would not occur without a grant of compensation; or

(b) The participation has provided a significant contribution to the record and has caused a significant financial hardship to the participant.

(1m) The commission shall compensate any consumer group or consumer representative for all reasonable costs of participating in a hearing under s. 196.198 .

(2) Compensation granted under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.155 (1) (j) and shall be assessed under s. 196.85 (1) , except that, if the commission finds that the participation for which compensation is granted relates more to a general issue of utility regulation rather than to an issue arising from a single proceeding, the cost of the compensation may be assessed under s. 196.85 (2) . Any payment by a public utility for compensation under this section assessed under s. 196.85 (1) or (2) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.155 (1) (j) .

(2m) The commission may grant no more than $100,000 annually in compensation under this section to the consumer advocate, as defined in s. 196.315 (2) (a) .

(3) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 297 ; 1989 a. 56 s. 259 ; 1993 a. 496 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2009 a. 383 ; 2011 a. 22 , 32 ; 2021 a. 24 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1509 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1509
Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.
Status: in_force

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

(a) The name of the foreign corporation.

(b) The name of the agent.

(bm) That the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the foreign corporation.

(c) The address of the foreign corporation to which the agent will send the notice required by sub. (4) .

(3) 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.

(4) A registered agent promptly shall furnish to the foreign corporation notice in a record of the date on which a statement of resignation was filed.

(5) 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 foreign corporation. The resignation does not affect any contractual rights the foreign corporation has against the agent or that the agent has against the foreign corporation.

(6) A registered agent may resign with respect to a foreign corporation whether or not the foreign corporation is in good standing.

History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 98.145 — WI Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98.145
Licensing of milk and cream testers.
Status: in_force

(1) To secure fair and accurate tests to producers and manufacturers for the determination of the basis of payment or for settlement for such milk or cream, or for the purpose of official inspection, or for the making of records of dairy production, persons making such milk fat tests shall be licensed by the department as herein provided.

(2) No person may engage as a tester of milk or cream to determine its value for payment or for the purpose of official inspection or for records of dairy production for the purposes described above unless the person holds a license issued by the department; but no such license is required of a licensed cheesemaker or buttermaker. The license shall expire biennially on October 31 of the 2nd year commencing after the date of issuance or renewal. Each application for milk tester license or renewal thereof shall be accompanied by a fee of $50, except that an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay the fee. Each application shall be made upon forms provided by the department. If the department conducts a reinspection of any milk or cream tested by a person licensed under this subsection due to any violation of any federal or state law which the department determines in a regularly scheduled inspection of milk or cream tested by that person, the department shall charge that person $25 for that reinspection.

(3) To qualify for a milk and cream tester’s license the applicant shall not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , shall furnish 2 references who have known the applicant for at least one year and shall give proof of ability to perform the necessary duties to the satisfaction of the department by satisfactorily passing a written examination pertaining to milk and cream sampling and care of samples and use of the Babcock test or other test method approved by the department; and by actual demonstration in the laboratory of his or her ability to determine accurately the milk fat content of milk and cream including special emphasis on the handling and testing of composite samples of milk and cream.

(4) Unless provision is made for the testing of milk or cream by a duly licensed tester as provided herein, no dairy plant shall receive any milk or cream unless at least one employee is a milk and cream tester licensee who shall be responsible for the care of samples and the testing of milk and cream and who shall be regularly assigned to the duty of making such tests.

(5) This section shall not be construed to require the licensing of city or village sanitary or dairy inspectors.

History: 1977 c. 216 ; 1981 c. 380 ; 1981 c. 391 s. 211 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 209 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.27 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.27
Institution roads.
Status: in_force

The department may administer a program to improve highways forming convenient connections between the University of Wisconsin System and state charitable or penal institutions, and the state trunk highway system, or to construct roadways under or over state trunk highways that pass through the grounds thereof, or to construct and maintain all drives and roadways on such grounds or the grounds of the state capitol. Within the limitations and for the purposes of this section, work may be performed by or under the supervision or authority of the department, upon the request for such work filed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System or the state boards, commissions, departments or officers, respectively, as to such work in connection with the institution controlled by them. The cost of any work under this section shall be the responsibility of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System or the state boards, commissions, departments or officers involved.

History: 1971 c. 100 s. 23 ; 1973 c. 243 s. 82 ; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1654 (8) (b) , 1656 (43) ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (52) (a) ; 1981 c. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.35 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.35
Imposition of additional tax on tax-option corporations.
Status: in_force

In addition to the other taxes imposed under this chapter, there is imposed on every tax-option corporation, except a corporation that qualifies for the exception under section 1374 (c) (1) of the internal revenue code and that has not elected to change from tax-option status under s. 71.365 (4) (a) for that taxable year, that has a net recognized built-in gain, as defined in section 1374 (d) (2) of the internal revenue code, during a recognition period, as defined in section 1374 (d) (7) of the internal revenue code as modified by this section, a tax computed under section 1374 of the internal revenue code except that the rate is that under s. 71.27 (2) , the net recognized built-in gain is computed using the Wisconsin basis of the assets and the Wisconsin apportionment percentage for the current taxable year, the taxable income is the Wisconsin taxable income and the credit and net operating losses are those under this chapter rather than the federal credits and net operating losses. The tax under this section does not apply if the return is filed pursuant to a federal S corporation election made before January 1, 1987, and the corporation has not elected to change its status under s. 71.365 (4) (a) for any intervening year. If a corporation that elected to change from tax-option status under s. 71.365 (4) (a) subsequently elects to become a tax-option corporation, its recognition period begins with the first day of the first taxable year affected by the subsequent election.

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 410.207 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.207
Misdescription of beneficiary.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to sub. (2) , if, in a payment order received by the beneficiary’s bank, the name, bank account number, or other identification of the beneficiary refers to a nonexistent or unidentifiable person or account, no person has rights as a beneficiary of the order and acceptance of the order cannot occur.

(2) If a payment order received by the beneficiary’s bank identifies the beneficiary both by name and by an identifying or bank account number and the name and number identify different persons, the following rules apply:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , if the beneficiary’s bank does not know that the name and number refer to different persons, it may rely on the number as the proper identification of the beneficiary of the order. The beneficiary’s bank need not determine whether the name and number refer to the same person.

(b) If the beneficiary’s bank pays the person identified by name or knows that the name and number identify different persons, no person has rights as beneficiary except the person paid by the beneficiary’s bank if that person was entitled to receive payment from the originator of the funds transfer. If no person has rights as beneficiary, acceptance of the order cannot occur.

(3) If a payment order described in sub. (2) (intro.) is accepted, the originator’s payment order described the beneficiary inconsistently by name and number and the beneficiary’s bank pays the person identified by number as permitted under sub. (2) (a) , the following rules apply:

(a) If the originator is a bank, the originator is obliged to pay its order.

(b) If the originator is not a bank and proves that the person identified by number was not entitled to receive payment from the originator, the originator is not obliged to pay its order unless the originator’s bank proves that the originator, before acceptance of the originator’s order, had notice that payment of a payment order issued by the originator might be made by the beneficiary’s bank on the basis of an identifying or bank account number even if it identifies a person different from the named beneficiary. Proof of notice may be made by any admissible evidence. The originator’s bank satisfies the burden of proof if it proves that the originator, before the payment order was accepted, signed a writing stating the information to which the notice relates.

(4) In a case governed by sub. (2) (a) , if the beneficiary’s bank rightfully pays the person identified by number and that person was not entitled to receive payment from the originator, the amount paid may be recovered from that person to the extent allowed by the law governing mistake and restitution as follows:

(a) If the originator is obliged to pay its payment order as stated in sub. (3) , the originator has the right to recover.

(b) If the originator is not a bank and is not obliged to pay its payment order, the originator’s bank has the right to recover.

History: 1991 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 844.19 — WI Code / Chapter 844 / Section 844.19
Damages.
Status: in_force

(1) General. If damages are proper, the findings or verdict shall indicate the amount of damages awardable to each person interested.

(2) Waste; double damages. If the injury or interference constitutes waste, the court shall give judgment for double the damages found.

(3) Multiple damages. Multiple damages may be awarded if a statute so provides.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 844.19.
Wis. Stat. § 62.57 — WI Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62.57
Uniform salaries in 1st class cities.
Status: in_force

The common council of a 1st class city may at any regular or special meeting adopt a uniform and comprehensive salary or wage ordinance, or both, based on a classification of officers, employments and positions in the city service, whether previously so classified or not, if provision has been made in the budget of the current year for the total sum of money required for the payment of the salaries and wages and a tax levied to fund the wages and salaries. Wages under this section may be fixed by resolution. The common council may, at any time, determine a cost-of-living increment or deduction, to be paid in addition to wages or salaries under this section, based on a proper finding of the United States bureau of labor statistics. The common council may provide for overtime pay and compensatory time under s. 103.025 for employees who work in excess of 40 hours per week.

History: 1993 a. 144 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 498 ; Stats. 1999 s. 62.57.
Wis. Stat. § 943.392 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.392
Fraudulent data alteration.
Status: in_force

Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, manipulates or changes any data, as defined in s. 943.70 (1) (f) , is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

History: 1993 a. 496 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.71 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.71
Treasurer’s receipts.
Status: in_force

When a taxation district treasurer pays money to a county treasurer under this chapter, the county treasurer shall give the taxation district treasurer a receipt prescribed by the department of revenue for the amount paid.

History: 1987 a. 378 ; 1991 a. 39 .