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Wis. Stat. § 968.06 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.06
Indictment by grand jury.
Status: in_force

Upon indictment by a grand jury a complaint shall be issued, as provided by s. 968.02 , upon the person named in the indictment and the person shall be entitled to a preliminary hearing under s. 970.03 , and all proceedings thereafter shall be the same as if the person had been initially charged under s. 968.02 and had not been indicted by a grand jury.

History: 1979 c. 291 .
Wis. Stat. § 842.22 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.22
Distribution of proceeds of sale.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of every sale shall be brought into court by the sheriff with the sheriff’s report, and after deducting costs, shall be divided according to provisions of the judgment, or by order of the court among the parties in proportion to their respective rights.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.22; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.73 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.73
Departmental duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) Adopt rules which establish standards for the use of building materials, methods and equipment in the manufacture and installation of modular homes for use as dwellings or dwelling units. Where feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally recognized and shall apply to the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems. Such rules shall take into account the conservation of energy in construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs to home buyers of specific code provisions in relation to the benefits derived therefrom.

(2) Adopt rules for the examination of plans and specifications and for periodic in-plant and on-site inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication, assembly and installation of modular homes to ensure that examinations and inspections are made in compliance with the rules adopted for construction, electrical wiring, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems under ss. 101.70 to 101.77 and with the rules for indoor plumbing adopted by the department under ch. 145 .

(3) Provide for examination of plans and specifications and in-plant inspections when contracted for by the manufacturer under s. 101.75 (1) and shall contract to provide on-site inspection services for the installation of modular homes for dwellings, at municipal expense, for any municipality which requires such service under s. 101.76 or 101.761 .

(5) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension and revocation thereof, of on-site inspectors of the installation of modular homes for dwellings. Persons certified as on-site inspectors may be employees of the department, a city, village, town or county or an independent agency.

(6) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension and revocation thereof, of independent inspection agencies to conduct in-plant inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of modular homes for dwellings and to certify compliance with this subchapter.

(7) Issue or recognize an insignia of compliance for dwellings which conform to the modular home code.

(8) Biennially review the rules promulgated under this subchapter.

(9) Issue special orders which it deems necessary to secure compliance with this subchapter and enforce the same by all appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings.

(10) Prescribe and furnish to municipalities a standard building permit form for all new one- and 2-family dwellings.

(11) Hear petitions regarding the modular home code, rules and special orders in accordance with s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i) and (8) .

(12) Establish by rule a schedule of fees sufficient to defray the costs incurred under this subchapter.

History: 1975 c. 405 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 343 ; 1993 a. 414 ; 2007 a. 11 , 67 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1007 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1007
Restated articles of incorporation.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation’s board of directors or, if the corporation has not yet issued shares, the incorporators may restate the articles of incorporation at any time and without shareholder approval, unless shareholder approval is required under sub. (3) .

(2) The restatement shall consist of the articles of incorporation as amended to date and shall contain a statement that they supersede and take the place of the existing articles of incorporation and any amendments to the articles of incorporation.

(3)

(a) In addition to the contents described in sub. (2) , the restatement may include one or more amendments to the articles of incorporation. If the restatement includes an amendment, the restatement shall be adopted in the manner provided under s. 180.1002 , under ss. 180.1003 and 180.1004 or under s. 180.1005 , whichever is applicable, except as provided in par. (b) .

(b) Notwithstanding s. 180.1003 (2) (b) , if shareholder approval is required, the notice under s. 180.1003 (2) (a) of the proposed shareholders’ meeting shall state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposed restatement and shall contain or be accompanied by a copy of the restatement that identifies any amendment or other change that it would make in the articles of incorporation.

(4) A corporation restating its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the department for filing articles of restatement that include the name of the corporation and the text of the restated articles of incorporation together with a certificate including the following information:

(a) A statement indicating whether the restatement contains an amendment to the articles of incorporation requiring shareholder approval and, if it does not, that the board of directors or the incorporators adopted the restatement.

(b) If the restatement contains an amendment to the articles of incorporation requiring shareholder approval, the information required by s. 180.1006 (1) to (5) .

(5) The restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation, any restated articles of incorporation previously adopted and all amendments to the original and any restated articles of incorporation.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.740 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.740
Contracts for walleye production.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “local governmental unit” means a city, village, town, or county.

(2) The department may enter into contracts with local governmental units, federally recognized Indian tribes or bands located in this state, and fish farms for the purpose of increasing the amount of walleye available for stocking in the waters of the state.

(3) The terms of a contract entered into under this section may include all of the following:

(a) Authorization for the department to furnish fish eggs and fish for free or at cost to a local governmental unit, tribe, band, or fish farm that is a party to the contract.

(b) Authorization for the department to purchase fish from a local governmental unit, tribe, band, or fish farm that is a party to the contract.

(4) No contract entered into under this section may have a term that is more than 5 years.

History: 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.834 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.834
Budgets; rates and charges; audit.
Status: in_force

A district shall adopt a calendar year as its fiscal year for accounting purposes. The district board shall annually prepare a budget for the district. Rates and other charges received by the district shall be used for the general expenses and capital expenditures of the district and to pay interest, amortization, and retirement charges on bonds. A district shall maintain an accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall have its financial statements and debt covenants audited annually by an independent certified public accountant.

History: 1999 a. 167 .
Wis. Stat. § 711.15 — WI Code / Chapter 711 / Section 711.15
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101 (c) of that act, 15 USC 7001 (c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103 (b) of that act, 15 USC 7003 (b).

History: 2015 a. 300 .
Wis. Stat. § 879.37 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.37
Attorney fees in contests.
Status: in_force

Reasonable attorney fees may be awarded out of the estate to the prevailing party in all appealable contested matters, to an unsuccessful proponent of a will if the unsuccessful proponent is named in the will to act as personal representative and propounded the document in good faith, and to the unsuccessful contestant of a will if the unsuccessful contestant is named to act as personal representative in another document propounded by the unsuccessful contestant in good faith as the last will of the decedent.

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 2001 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0801 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0801
Deposit of funds by administrator.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , the administrator shall deposit in the common school fund all funds received under this chapter, including proceeds from the sale of property under subch. VII and amounts received from the redemption of U.S. savings bonds under s. 177.1504 .

(2) The administrator shall deposit in the general fund an amount that the administrator reasonably estimates is sufficient to pay claims allowed under this chapter and administrative expenses. For purposes of this subsection, “administrative expenses” means any of the following:

(a) Expenses for the disposition of property delivered to the administrator.

(b) Costs of mailing and publication in connection with property delivered to the administrator.

(c) Reasonable service charges.

(d) Expenses incurred in examining records of or collecting property from a putative holder or holder.

(e) Any costs in connection with the sale of abandoned property.

(f) Any costs in connection with the action under s. 177.1504 (1) and the redemption of a U.S. savings bond under s. 177.1504 (5) .

(g) Salaries of the employees of the office of the state treasurer and the administrator that are attributable to the administration of this chapter.

(h) Any costs in connection with the payment of interest under s. 177.0607 .

History: 2021 a. 87 , 240 .
Wis. Stat. § 139.362 — WI Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.362
Bad debt deductions.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “bad debt” means an amount that is equal to the purchase price of cigarettes, if such amount may be claimed as a deduction under section 166 of the Internal Revenue Code. “Bad debt” does not include financing charges, interest on the wholesale price of cigarettes, uncollectible amounts on property that remains in the seller’s possession until the full purchase price is paid, expenses incurred in attempting to collect any debt, debts sold or assigned to 3rd parties for collection, and repossessed property.

(2) A person who pays the taxes imposed under this subchapter may claim as a deduction on a return under s. 139.38 , and against the purchase of stamps under s. 139.32 , the amount of any such taxes that are attributable to bad debt that the person writes off as uncollectible in the person’s books and records and that is eligible to be deducted as bad debt for federal income tax purposes, regardless of whether the person is required to file a federal income tax return. A person who claims a deduction under this section shall claim the deduction on the return under s. 139.38 that is submitted for the period in which the person writes off the amount of the bad debt as uncollectible in the person’s books and records and in which such amount is eligible to be deducted as bad debt for federal income tax purposes. If the person subsequently collects in whole or in part any bad debt for which a deduction is claimed under this section, the person shall submit to the department the portion of the deduction related to the amount collected, in the manner prescribed by the department and for the period in which the amount is collected.

(3) A person who claims a deduction under this section shall submit the claim on a form prescribed by the department and shall submit with the form all of the following:

(a) A copy of the original invoice for the sale of cigarettes that represents bad debt.

(b) Evidence that the cigarettes described in the invoice under par. (a) were delivered to the person who ordered them.

(c) Evidence that the person who ordered and received the cigarettes did not pay the person who claims a deduction under this section for the cigarettes.

(d) Evidence that the person who claims a deduction under this section used reasonable collection practices in attempting to collect the amount owed under par. (c) .

(4) Any person who possesses cigarettes for which the taxes imposed under this subchapter have not been paid and have been claimed as a deduction under this section shall file a report as prescribed by the department, pay the taxes imposed under this subchapter on the cigarettes, and be subject to this subchapter in the same manner as is provided for persons who hold valid permits under this subchapter.

History: 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 655.24 — WI Code / Chapter 655 / Section 655.24
Insurance policy forms.
Status: in_force

(1) No insurer may enter into or issue any policy of health care liability insurance until its policy form has been submitted to and approved by the commissioner under s. 631.20 (1) (a) . The filing of a policy form by any insurer with the commissioner for approval shall constitute, on the part of the insurer, a conclusive and unqualified acceptance of all provisions of this chapter, and an agreement by it to be bound hereby as to any policy issued by it to any health care provider.

(1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , the issuance of a policy of health care liability insurance by an insurer to a health care provider constitutes, on the part of the insurer, a conclusive and unqualified acceptance of all of the provisions of this chapter, and an agreement by it to be bound under the provisions of this chapter as to any policy issued by it to a health care provider.

(2) Every policy issued under this chapter shall be deemed conclusively to provide all of the following:

(a) That the insurer agrees to pay in full all of the following:

1. Attorney fees and other costs incurred in the settlement or defense of any claims.

2. Any settlement, arbitration award or judgment imposed against the insured under this chapter up to the limits expressed in s. 655.23 (4) , or the maximum liability limit for which the health care provider is insured, whichever is greater.

3. Any portion or all of the interest, as determined by the board of governors, on an amount recovered against the insured under this chapter for which the insured is liable under s. 807.01 (4) , 814.04 (4) or 815.05 (8) .

(b) That any termination of the policy by cancellation or nonrenewal is not effective as to patients claiming against those covered by the policy unless the insured has been notified as provided in sub. (3) and s. 631.36 , except that an insurer may cancel a health care provider’s policy under s. 631.36 (2) if the health care provider is no longer licensed to practice medicine or nursing.

(3) A notice of cancellation or nonrenewal that is required under sub. (2) (b) issued to a health care provider who is a natural person must inform the health care provider that his or her license to practice medicine or nursing may be suspended or not renewed if the health care provider has no insurance or insufficient insurance. The insurer shall retain a copy of each notice issued under sub. (2) (b) for not less than 10 years from the date of mailing or delivery of the notice and shall furnish a copy to the commissioner upon request.

(4) The insurer shall, upon termination of a policy of health care liability insurance issued under this chapter by cancellation or nonrenewal, notify the commissioner of the termination.

History: 1975 c. 37 ; 1977 c. 131 ; 1985 a. 340 ; 1989 a. 187 ; 1991 a. 214 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 26.205 — WI Code / Chapter 26 / Section 26.205
Tractors, spark arresters.
Status: in_force

Tractors operating in a forest protection area or on other land where there is danger of setting fire, shall be equipped so that the tractors will not set fire on the lands and to reduce to a minimum the danger of setting fire. The department or its locomotive inspector is authorized and directed to reject from service all tractors not properly equipped to prevent the setting of fires. The department shall, after investigation, prescribe suitable fire preventive devices for tractors operating in marsh land or on other land where there is danger of fire being set by their operation.

History: 1977 c. 224 .
Wis. Stat. § 992.17 — WI Code / Chapter 992 / Section 992.17
Validation of village debts and contracts.
Status: in_force

Any debt incurred by a village prior to March 1, 1973, in connection with or for the purpose of construction or modification of public works, is declared to be a legal, valid and binding debt of such village, and any contract entered into by a village prior to March 1, 1973, for construction or modification of public works is declared to be a binding contract on such village, notwithstanding the failure of any such village to conform to the statutes regarding bidding or referral of plans to the village plan commission prior to taking final action.

History: 1973 c. 97 .
Wis. Stat. § 447.25 — WI Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.25
Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , ss. 447.17 and 447.21 do not preclude any additional right to indemnification or allowance of expenses that a director or officer may have under any of the following:

(a) The articles, constitution or bylaws.

(b) A written agreement between the director or officer and the dental society.

(c) A resolution of the board of directors.

(d) A resolution, after notice, adopted by a majority vote of members who are entitled to vote.

(2) Regardless of the existence of an additional right under sub. (1) , the dental society may not indemnify a director or officer, or permit a director or officer to retain any allowance of expenses unless it is determined by or on behalf of the dental society that the director or officer did not breach or fail to perform a duty he or she owes to the dental society which constitutes conduct under s. 447.17 (2) (a) 1. , 2. , 3. or 4. A director or officer who is a party to the same or related proceeding for which indemnification or an allowance of expenses is sought may not participate in a determination under this subsection.

(3) Sections 447.15 to 447.31 do not affect a dental society’s power to pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a director or officer in any of the following circumstances:

(a) As a witness in a proceeding to which he or she is not a party.

(b) As a plaintiff or petitioner in a proceeding because he or she is or was an employee, agent, director or officer of the dental society.

History: 1987 a. 13 .
Wis. Stat. § 429.202 — WI Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.202
Advance payment or trade-in; refund or return.
Status: in_force

(1) If a prospective lessee has made an advance payment or surrendered possession of a vehicle to a prospective lessor as a trade-in pending the execution of a consumer lease, the prospective lessee shall have the right, if the application for the consumer lease is not approved, to receive a prompt refund of the advance payment and, if applicable, to have the trade-in vehicle promptly returned. If a prospective lessor takes possession of a trade-in vehicle under this subsection, the prospective lessor may not sell, offer for sale, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of the vehicle in any manner until execution of the consumer lease or, except for return of the vehicle to the prospective lessee, disapproval of the consumer lease application.

(2) This section does not apply to the sale of a vehicle by a prospective lessee to a prospective lessor under a separate contract of sale if the contract of sale is executed prior to execution of the consumer lease between the parties, gives the date of sale and is signed by both parties. Any contract of sale under this subsection shall provide for all of the following:

(a) That the contract price establishes the value of the vehicle to be credited against the amount due from the lessee at the consummation of the lease or, if the parties fail to execute a consumer lease, the amount due the prospective lessee for the vehicle.

(b) That the prospective lessee agrees to leave the contract price on deposit with the prospective lessor pending the execution of a consumer lease between the parties with respect to a motor vehicle to be ordered from a manufacturer, including a motor vehicle not yet in production as of the date of sale.

(c) That the prospective lessee shall be entitled to payment of the contract price from the prospective lessor no later than 75 days after the date of sale, unless the parties have executed a consumer lease or the prospective lessee has already received such payment.

History: 1995 a. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 562.10 — WI Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.10
Prohibition on race dogs trained by live lures or bait.
Status: in_force

No person may:

(1) Knowingly use any live lure or bait in a dog race or in training a dog for entry in any race.

(2) Enter or permit a dog to be entered in a race if that person knows or can reasonably be expected to know that the dog was trained with any live lure or bait.

(3) Enter or permit a dog to be entered in a race if that person knows or can reasonably be expected to know that the dog was trained in a state that does not prohibit the knowing use of live lures or bait in a dog race or in training a dog for entry in any race.

History: 1987 a. 354 .
Wis. Stat. § 349.15 — WI Code / Chapter 349 / Section 349.15
Authority to modify weight limitations and classify highways.
Status: in_force

(1) The limitations on size and weight imposed by ch. 348 are lawful throughout the state and local authorities may not alter such limitations except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(2) The county highway committee with respect to the county trunk highway system and the local authorities with respect to highways maintained by them may designate all or parts of such highways to be class “B” highways for the purpose of putting into effect the weight limitations set forth in s. 348.16 , except that no portion of any such highway which is a state trunk highway or connecting highway may be so designated.

(3) Any city of the first class may, with respect to the streets of such city, by ordinance increase the maximum weight limitations specified in ss. 348.15 and 348.16 .

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (3) .
Wis. Stat. § 302.14 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.14
Property of deceased inmates, parolees, probationers or persons on extended supervision, disposition.
Status: in_force

When an inmate of a prison, a parolee of an institution, a person on extended supervision or a person on probation to the department dies leaving an estate, after paying all costs and obligations under ss. 301.32 and 301.325 , of $150 or less in the trust of the warden, superintendent or secretary, the warden, superintendent or secretary shall try to determine whether or not the estate is to be probated. If probate proceedings are not commenced within 90 days, the warden, superintendent or secretary shall turn over the money or securities to the nearest of kin as evidenced by the records of the institution and the department.

History: 1989 a. 31 s. 1633 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.14; 1997 a. 283 ; 2017 a. 246 .