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Wis. Stat. § 342.41 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.41
Identity of buyer.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding s. 342.15 , after December 31, 2015, no individual may sell a motor vehicle to another individual, including transferring a junk vehicle by bill of sale, unless within 30 days of the sale the seller reports to the department the identification number of the vehicle and the identity of the individual buyer.

(2) The department shall accept electronically information related to the sale of the motor vehicle, including all of the information required to be reported under sub. (1) .

History: 2015 a. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1205 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1205
Applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) and ss. 701.0602 , 701.0813 , and 701.0903 (4) , this chapter is applicable to a trust existing on July 1, 2014, as well as a trust created after such date, and shall govern trustees acting under such trusts. If application of any provision of this chapter to a trust in existence on July 1, 2014, is unconstitutional, it shall not affect application of the provision to a trust created after that date.

(2) Subchapter XI of this chapter applies to a trust or decedent’s estate existing on July 1, 2014, and to a trust or decedent’s estate created or coming into existence after that date, except as otherwise expressly provided in subch. XI or by the decedent’s will or the terms of the trust. With respect to a trust or decedent’s estate existing on July 1, 2014, ss. 701.1110 to 701.1135 shall apply at the beginning of the trust’s or estate’s first accounting period, as defined in s. 701.1102 (1) , that begins on or after July 1, 2014.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , this chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a trust commenced before, on, or after July 1, 2014.

(b) If a court finds that application of a particular provision of this chapter to a judicial proceeding commenced before July 1, 2014, will substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of the parties, the particular provision of this chapter does not apply to that judicial proceeding and the court shall apply ch. 701 , 2011 stats., as the court finds to be necessary to prevent interference with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding and to avoid prejudicing the rights of the parties.

History: 1971 c. 66 ; 1977 c. 309 ; 2005 a. 10 , 216 ; 2013 a. 92 ss. 191 , 296 to 298 ; Stats. 2013 s. 701.1205; 2013 a. 151 .
Wis. Stat. § 611.36 — WI Code / Chapter 611 / Section 611.36
Number of shareholders.
Status: in_force

Section 180.0142 applies to stock corporations for purposes of this chapter.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0701 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0701
Interest exchange.
Status: in_force

A bank or other corporation may acquire all of the outstanding shares of one or more classes or series of a bank organized under this chapter, with the approval of the division, if the board of directors of the bank, by resolution adopted by the board, approves a plan of interest exchange and its shareholders also approve a plan of interest exchange. This section does not limit the power of a corporation or bank to acquire all or part of the shares of one or more classes or series of a bank through a voluntary exchange or otherwise. Application for approval of an interest exchange shall be made to the division on a form prescribed by the division. The application shall be accompanied by a fee established by the division.

History: 1995 a. 336 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.841 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.841
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Bond” means any bond, note or other obligation issued under s. 66.0621 by a district.

(2) “Bond resolution” means a resolution of the district board authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds and includes, where appropriate, any trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust providing terms and conditions for bonds.

(3) “County executive” means the county executive or, if the county does not have a county executive, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors, of the county in which the sponsoring city is located. If a sponsoring city is located in more than one county, the city shall be considered to be located solely in the county in which the greatest percentage of its territory is located at the time a district is created.

(4) “Cultural arts activity” means any performance, program, concert, exhibit, show, broadcast or other activity with any artistic or cultural significance, or any related or incidental activity.

(5) “Cultural arts facilities” means district property, tangible or intangible, owned in whole or in part, operated or leased by a district that is principally for a cultural arts activity including auditoriums, music halls, exhibit halls, theaters, practice facilities, dressing rooms, parking lots, garages, restaurants, concession facilities, entertainment facilities, transportation facilities and other functionally related or auxiliary facilities or structures.

(6) “District” means a district created under this subchapter.

(7) “District board” means the governing board of a district.

(8) “Mayor” means the mayor of a sponsoring city.

(9) “Populous city” means any city with a population of more than 150,000.

(10) “Sponsoring city” means a populous city that creates a district under this subchapter.

History: 1999 a. 65 , 186 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.01 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.01
State prisons defined and named.
Status: in_force

(1) All of the following are state prisons:

(a) The institutions named in this section.

(b) The medium security correctional institutions at Redgranite and New Lisbon.

(c) The correctional institutions authorized under s. 301.16 (1n) and (1v) .

(d) The correctional institution at Prairie du Chien authorized under s. 301.16 (1u) .

(e) The correctional institution authorized under s. 301.046 (1) .

(f) The correctional institution authorized under s. 301.048 (4) (b) .

(g) The correctional institution at Stanley authorized under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16 , section 9107 (1) (b) .

(h) The minimum security correctional institutions authorized under s. 301.13 .

(i) The probation and parole holding facilities authorized under s. 301.16 (1q) .

(j) The state-local shared correctional facilities when established under s. 301.14 .

(k) The geriatric correctional institution authorized under s. 301.16 (1ww) .

(2) The penitentiary at Waupun is named “Waupun Correctional Institution.”

(3) The correctional treatment center at Waupun is named “Dodge Correctional Institution.”

(4) The penitentiary at Green Bay is named “Green Bay Correctional Institution.”

(5) The medium/maximum penitentiary at Portage is named “Columbia Correctional Institution.”

(6) The medium security institution at Oshkosh is named “Oshkosh Correctional Institution.”

(7) The medium security penitentiary near Fox Lake is named “Fox Lake Correctional Institution.”

(8) The penitentiary at Taycheedah is named “Taycheedah Correctional Institution.”

(9) The medium security penitentiary at Plymouth is named “Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution.”

(10) The penitentiary at the village of Sturtevant in Racine County is named “Racine Correctional Institution.”

(10m) The medium security correctional institution near Black River Falls is named “Jackson Correctional Institution.”

(11) The medium security penitentiary at Racine is named “Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility.”

(12) The resource facility at Oshkosh is named “Wisconsin Resource Center.”

(13) The adult correctional institution established under s. 301.16 (1f) is named “Lincoln Correctional Institution.”

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 39 ; 1975 c. 189 s. 99 (1) ; 1975 c. 224 , 422 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1977 c. 418 ss. 369 , 924 (18) (d) ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 192 , 332 , 538 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 5 ; 1989 a. 31 ss. 1617m , 1617n ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.01; 1989 a. 359 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 4 , 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 , 103 ; 2003 a. 33 , 321 ; 2017 a. 59 , 185 ; 2023 a. 256 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.02 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.02
Hours of labor.
Status: in_force

No person may be employed or be permitted to work in any place of employment or at any employment for such period of time during any day, night or week, as is dangerous or prejudicial to the person’s life, health, safety or welfare. The department shall investigate, ascertain, determine and fix such reasonable classification, and promulgate rules fixing a period of time, or hours of beginning and ending work during any day, night or week, which shall be necessary to protect the life, health, safety or welfare of any person, or to carry out the purposes of ss. 103.01 to 103.03 . The department shall, by rule, classify such periods of time into periods to be paid for at regular rates and periods to be paid for at the rate of at least one and one-half times the regular rates. Such investigations, classifications and orders shall be made as provided in s. 103.005 and the penalties under s. 103.005 (12) shall apply to and be imposed for any violation of ss. 103.01 to 103.03 . Such orders shall be subject to review in the manner provided in ch. 227 . Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge or other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section.

History: 1971 c. 228 s. 43 ; 1975 c. 94 ; 1989 a. 228 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 140.06 — WI Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.06
Personal appearance required.
Status: in_force

If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer.

History: 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.263 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.263
Amendment of petition.
Status: in_force

(1) To cure defect. Except as provided in s. 938.255 (3) , no petition, process or other proceeding may be dismissed or reversed for any error or mistake if the case and the identity of the juvenile named in the petition may be readily understood by the court; and the court may order an amendment curing the defects.

(2) Before or after plea. With reasonable notification to the interested parties and prior to the taking of a plea under s. 938.30 , the petition may be amended at the discretion of the court or person who filed the petition. After the taking of a plea, the court may allow amendment of the petition to conform to the proof if the amendment is not prejudicial to the juvenile.

History: 1995 a. 77 ; 2005 a. 344 .
Wis. Stat. § 700.24 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.24
Death of a joint tenant; effect of liens.
Status: in_force

A real estate mortgage, a security interest under ch. 409 , or a lien under s. 72.86 (2) , 1985 stats., or s. 71.91 (5) (b) , or ch. 49 or 779 on or against the interest of a joint tenant does not defeat the right of survivorship in the event of the death of such joint tenant, but the surviving joint tenant or tenants take the interest such deceased joint tenant could have transferred prior to death subject to such mortgage, security interest, or statutory lien.

History: 1971 c. 307 s. 118 ; 1975 c. 39 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (9) ; 1987 a. 27 s. 3202 (47) (a) ; 1987 a. 312 s. 17 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.193 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.193
Taking an adult expectant mother into custody.
Status: in_force

(1) An adult expectant mother of an unborn child may be taken into custody under any of the following:

(a) A warrant.

(b) A capias issued by a judge under s. 48.28 .

(c) An order of the judge if made upon a showing satisfactory to the judge that due to the adult expectant mother’s habitual lack of self-control in the use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, exhibited to a severe degree, there is a substantial risk that the physical health of the unborn child, and of the child when born, will be seriously affected or endangered unless the adult expectant mother is taken into custody and that the adult expectant mother is refusing or has refused to accept any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her or is not making or has not made a good faith effort to participate in any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her. The order shall specify that the adult expectant mother be held in custody under s. 48.207 (1m) .

(d) Circumstances in which a law enforcement officer believes on reasonable grounds that any of the following conditions exists:

1. A capias or warrant for the apprehension of the adult expectant mother has been issued in this state or in another state.

2. There is a substantial risk that the physical health of the unborn child, and of the child when born, will be seriously affected or endangered due to the adult expectant mother’s habitual lack of self-control in the use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, exhibited to a severe degree, unless the adult expectant mother is taken into custody.

3. The adult expectant mother has violated the conditions of an order under s. 48.213 (3) or the conditions of an order for temporary physical custody by an intake worker.

(2) When an adult expectant mother of an unborn child is taken into physical custody as provided in this section, the person taking the adult expectant mother into custody shall immediately attempt to notify an adult relative or friend of the adult expectant mother by the most practical means. The person taking the adult expectant mother into custody shall continue such attempt until an adult relative or friend is notified, or the adult expectant mother is delivered to an intake worker under s. 48.203 (2) , whichever occurs first. If the adult expectant mother is delivered to the intake worker before an adult relative or friend is notified, the intake worker, or another person at his or her direction, shall continue the attempt to notify until an adult relative or friend of the adult expectant mother is notified.

(3) Taking into custody is not an arrest except for the purpose of determining whether the taking into custody or the obtaining of any evidence is lawful.

History: 1997 a. 292 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.11 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.11
Disobedient witness.
Status: in_force

(1) Damages recoverable. If any person obliged to attend as a witness shall fail to do so without any reasonable excuse, the person shall be liable to the aggrieved party for all damages occasioned by such failure, to be recovered in an action.

(2) Attendance compelled. Every court, in case of unexcused failure to appear before it, may issue an attachment to bring such witness before it for the contempt, and also to testify.

(3) Punishment in courts. Inexcusable failure to attend any court of record is a contempt of the court, punishable by a fine not exceeding $200.

(4) Same. Unexcused failure to attend a court not of record shall be a contempt, and the witness shall be fined all the costs of the witness’s apprehension, unless the witness shall show reasonable cause for his or her failure; in which case the party procuring the witness to be apprehended shall pay said costs.

(5) Striking out pleading. If any party to an action or proceeding shall unlawfully refuse or neglect to appear or testify or depose therein, either within or without the state, the court may, also, strike out the party’s pleading, and give judgment against the party as upon default or failure of proof.

History: 1987 a. 155 ; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 569.02 — WI Code / Chapter 569 / Section 569.02
Indian gaming; general duties.
Status: in_force

Under the direction of the secretary of administration, the director of Indian gaming shall do all of the following:

(1) Coordinate all of the state’s regulatory activities regarding Indian gaming.

(2) Function as an Indian gaming liaison between Indians, the general public and the state.

(3) Function as a clearinghouse for information on Indian gaming.

(4) Assist the governor in determining the types of gaming that may be conducted on Indian lands and in entering into Indian gaming compacts.

History: 1991 a. 269 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2021 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 20.914 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.914
Acquisition of land and buildings.
Status: in_force

All appropriations made by law for the purchase of land and for the construction of new buildings or additions to existing buildings shall be expended only in accordance with the following conditions:

(1) Land purchase, governor’s approval. No land shall be purchased and no contract or contracts entered into for the purchase of any land by any state agency until complete estimates of the total cost thereof shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the governor. The governor shall withhold such approval until the governor is satisfied by a personal investigation, or by such other means as the governor adopts, that such land is required for the purpose proposed, and can be purchased for the sum proposed out of the appropriations made for such purpose.

(2) Construction in order of need. Except as expressly provided otherwise, all construction shall be in the order of the greatest need therefor, as determined by the state agency to whom the appropriation is made.

History: 1973 c. 333 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 601.48 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.48
Participation in organizations.
Status: in_force

(1) National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The commissioner and the office of the commissioner shall maintain close relations with the commissioners of other states and shall participate in the activities and affairs of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and other organizations so far as it will, in the judgment of the commissioner, enhance the purposes of chs. 600 to 655 . The actual and necessary expenses incurred thereby shall be reimbursed out of the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.

(1m) Accreditation.

(a) The office shall maintain accreditation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(b) Notwithstanding s. 230.14 , the commissioner may adopt minimum education and certification requirements for job classification levels that monitor the financial solvency of insurers as necessary to meet accreditation and best practice standards established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Any minimum education and certification requirement adopted under this paragraph shall apply only to employees placed into the classification level after the requirement is adopted and may not apply to employees who were in that classification level prior to the adoption of the requirement.

(2) Consultation in regulation. The commissioner may exchange information and data and consult with other persons in order to improve and carry out insurance regulation.

History: 1977 c. 339 s. 43 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (14) ; 1979 c. 177 ; 1983 a. 358 s. 14 ; 1989 a. 187 s. 29 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 114 .
Wis. Stat. § 175.37 — WI Code / Chapter 175 / Section 175.37
Warning whenever transferring a firearm.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the retail commercial sale or retail commercial transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall provide to the buyer or transferee the following written warning in block letters not less than one-fourth inch in height: “IF YOU LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD YOU MAY BE FINED OR IMPRISONED OR BOTH IF THE CHILD IMPROPERLY DISCHARGES, POSSESSES OR EXHIBITS THE FIREARM.”

(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.

History: 1991 a. 139 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.78 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.78
Registration.
Status: in_force

No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r) , trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (q) , or aircraft that is required to be registered by this state may be registered or titled by this state unless the registrant files a sales and use tax report and pays the county tax, municipal tax, and special district tax at the time of registering or titling to the state agency that registers or titles the property. That state agency shall transmit those tax revenues to the department of revenue.

History: 1985 a. 41 ; 1995 a. 56 ; 2007 a. 11 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 , 208 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.47 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.47
When vehicles using alley or nonhighway access to stop.
Status: in_force

(1) The operator of a vehicle emerging from an alley or about to cross or enter a highway from any point of access other than another highway shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to moving on to the sidewalk or on to the sidewalk area extending across the path of such vehicle and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, bicyclist, personal delivery device, or rider of an electric scooter or an electric personal assistive mobility device, and upon crossing or entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such roadway.

(2) The operator of a vehicle on an alley shall stop such vehicle immediately before crossing or entering an intersecting alley, whether or not such intersecting alley crosses the alley on which the vehicle is being operated.

(3) The operator of a vehicle about to cross or enter a highway from a point of access other than another highway is not required to stop in compliance with sub. (1) if a traffic control officer or official traffic control device directs or permits otherwise.

History: 1975 c. 229 ; 1985 a. 69 ; 2001 a. 90 ; 2017 a. 13 ; 2019 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 17.24 — WI Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17.24
Vacancies in village offices.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 9.10 , a vacancy in any elective village office may be filled by appointment by a majority of the members of the village board for the residue of the unexpired term or until a special election is held, as ordered by the village board, or an office may remain vacant until an election is held. A vacancy in an appointive office shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

History: 1977 c. 305 , 403 , 447 ; 1979 c. 260 ; 1985 a. 304 ; 1995 a. 16 s. 2 ; 2005 a. 248 ; 2019 a. 164 .
Wis. Stat. § 618.32 — WI Code / Chapter 618 / Section 618.32
Transfer of business.
Status: in_force

(1) Report to commissioner. Any action by which a nondomestic insurer proposes to transfer to another person or to reinsure any part of its insurance business in this state, other than in the normal and usual course of business, shall be reported to the commissioner not less than 30 days in advance of the proposed effective date. The commissioner may defer the effective date for an additional period not exceeding 30 days by written notice to the insurer before expiration of the initial 30-day period.

(2) Disapproval. The commissioner may, within the 30-day period or its extension, prohibit the proposed action if it would be contrary to the law or to the interests of insureds, creditors or the public in this state.

History: 1971 c. 260 .