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Wis. Stat. § 177.0204 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0204
When custodial account for a minor presumed abandoned.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 177.0210 , property held in an account established under any state’s uniform gifts to minors act or uniform transfers to minors act is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by or on behalf of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened 3 years after the later of the following:

(a) If the date on which the minor’s custodian is required to transfer the property to the minor has passed, the date on which a 2nd consecutive communication sent by the holder by 1st class mail to the minor’s custodian is returned to the holder by the U.S. postal service as undeliverable.

(b) If the date on which the minor’s custodian is required to transfer the property to the minor has passed and if the 2nd communication is sent by the holder to the minor’s custodian later than 30 days after the date on which the first communication is returned to the holder by the U.S. postal service as undeliverable, the date on which the first communication was returned as undeliverable.

(c) The date on which the minor’s custodian is required to transfer the property to the minor or the minor’s estate in accordance with the uniform gifts to minors act or uniform transfers to minors act of the state in which the account was opened.

(2) If the holder does not send communications to the custodian by 1st class mail, as described in sub. (1) , the holder shall attempt to confirm the custodian’s interest in the property by sending the custodian e-mail not later than 2 years after the custodian’s last indication of interest in the property, except that the holder shall promptly attempt to contact the custodian by 1st class mail if any of the following applies:

(a) The holder does not have information needed to send the custodian e-mail or the holder believes that the custodian’s e-mail address in the holder’s records is not valid.

(b) The holder receives notification that the e-mail was not received.

(c) The custodian does not respond to the e-mail within 30 days from the date on which the e-mail was sent.

(3) If 1st class mail sent under sub. (2) is returned to the holder by the U.S. postal service as undeliverable, the property is presumed abandoned on the date determined under sub. (1) .

(4) The property in the account described under sub. (1) is not subject to this section after the property is transferred to the minor or the minor’s estate.

History: 2021 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.149 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.149
Wisconsin works; education and training.
Status: in_force

A Wisconsin works agency shall do all of the following:

(1) Establish a referral relationship with other employment and training programs for participants to make use of varied education and training opportunities available through integrated job centers, as defined by the department by rule.

(3) Encourage employers to make training sites available on the business site for participants.

History: 1995 a. 289 ; 2009 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.04 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.04
Owner responsible for improperly equipped vehicle.
Status: in_force

Any owner of a vehicle not equipped as required by this chapter who knowingly causes or permits such vehicle to be operated on a highway in violation of this chapter is guilty of the violation the same as if he or she had operated the vehicle personally. No demerit points shall be assessed or counted pursuant to s. 343.32 against the operator’s license of the owner of the vehicle by reason of the owner’s conviction of any such violation unless the owner was personally operating the vehicle at the time of the violation.

History: 1989 a. 105 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.887 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.887
Wildlife control in urban communities.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish a program to award matching grants to any city, village, or town with a population density of not less than 125 persons per square mile for up to 50 percent of the costs for projects to plan wildlife abatement measures or to engage in wildlife control efforts or both.

(2) A grant awarded under this section may not exceed $5,000.

(3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for awarding grants under this section.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 643 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.887; 2023 a. 50 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.1012 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1012
Action by attorney general.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may maintain an action to enjoin a foreign limited liability partnership from doing business in this state in violation of this subchapter.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 89.063 — WI Code / Chapter 89 / Section 89.063
Fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall determine by rule the fees for each initial license, certification, and permit issued under ss. 89.06 , 89.072 , and 89.073 , and, if applicable, for renewal of the license, certification, or permit, including late fees, based on the department’s administrative and enforcement costs under this chapter. The department shall notify the holder of each such license, certification, or permit of any fee adjustment under this subsection that affects that license, certification, or permit holder.

History: 2015 a. 55 , 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 782.12 — WI Code / Chapter 782 / Section 782.12
Service of writ, when complete.
Status: in_force

Except where service is made under s. 782.10 (3) , the service of a writ of habeas corpus is not complete until the party serving the writ tenders to the custodian of the prisoner, if an officer, the fees allowed for bringing up the prisoner, nor unless, when required by the officer, the party shall also give the officer a bond in double the sum for which the prisoner is detained, if detained for a specific sum of money, and if not, then in the sum of $1,000, conditioned that the obligor will pay the charges of carrying back the prisoner if remanded and that the prisoner will not escape, either going to or returning from the place to which taken, and if the prisoner is not in the custody of an officer, and the writ requires that the charges of bringing up the prisoner shall be paid by the petitioner, then until the charges have been tendered to the respondent.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 59 , 92 (11) ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.12.
Wis. Stat. § 150.965 — WI Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.965
Construction programs.
Status: in_force

The department is directed to develop construction programs for facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability and community mental health centers for the mentally ill, which shall be based respectively on statewide inventories of existing facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability and the mentally ill and surveys of need, and which shall provide in accordance with regulations prescribed under the federal act, for facilities which will provide adequate services for individuals with an intellectual disability and adequate community mental health services for the people residing in this state and for furnishing needed services to persons unable to pay therefor.

History: 1993 a. 27 s. 239 ; Stats. 1993 s. 150.965; 1993 a. 213 ; 2011 a. 126 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.499 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.499
Nursing facility resident protection.
Status: in_force

(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (g) , the department shall contribute to the payment of all of the following, as needed by a resident in a nursing facility, as defined in s. 49.498 (1) (i) , that is in violation of s. 49.498 or of a rule promulgated under s. 49.498 :

(a) The cost of relocating the resident from the nursing facility to another nursing facility.

(b) Maintenance of operation of a nursing facility pending correction of deficiencies or closure of the nursing facility.

(c) Reimbursement of the resident for any personal funds of the resident that were misappropriated by the nursing facility staff or other persons holding an interest in the nursing facility.

(2m) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (g) , the department may distribute funds for innovative projects designed to protect the health and property of a resident in a nursing facility, as defined in s. 49.498 (1) (i) .

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 785.01 — WI Code / Chapter 785 / Section 785.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Contempt of court” means intentional:

(a) Misconduct in the presence of the court which interferes with a court proceeding or with the administration of justice, or which impairs the respect due the court;

(b) Disobedience, resistance or obstruction of the authority, process or order of a court;

(bm) Violation of any provision of s. 767.117 (1) ;

(br) Violation of an order under s. 813.1285 (4) (b) 2. ;

(c) Refusal as a witness to appear, be sworn or answer a question; or

(d) Refusal to produce a record, document or other object.

(2) “Punitive sanction” means a sanction imposed to punish a past contempt of court for the purpose of upholding the authority of the court.

(3) “Remedial sanction” means a sanction imposed for the purpose of terminating a continuing contempt of court.

History: 1979 c. 257 ; 1983 a. 189 ; 1993 a. 78 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 ; 2013 a. 321 .
Wis. Stat. § 192.56 — WI Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.56
Abandoning of railroad stations.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any railroad company owning or operating any railroad in whole or in part in this state, to abandon any station in any town, village or city on its line of railroad, within this state, or to remove the depot therefrom, or to withdraw agency service therefrom, without first obtaining from the office an order authorizing such action.

(2) At a station where agency service is provided the application to the office for such authorizing order shall set forth the facts showing the necessity for such action by the railroad company, and if the office finds that the application is sufficient presumptively to justify the order prayed for, it shall enter an order fixing the time and place of hearing on the application, which time shall not be less than 20 days after the posting provided for in sub. (3) .

(3) Notice of the time and place of the hearing and of the purpose thereof shall be given, by the office, by posting the notice in 5 conspicuous places in the town or village.

(4) Any public body, or citizen, or group of citizens affected may appear at said hearing and prior to or at said hearing, file objections to the granting of the order prayed for.

(5) The hearing shall be held as other hearings before the office are held as far as applicable. The office may dismiss the application or may grant it in whole or in part and under such conditions as it may deem equitable.

(6) At a station where no agency service is provided, the application to the office for such authorizing order shall set forth the facts showing the necessity for such action by the railroad company. Notice of proposed removal or abandonment shall be given by the office by posting notice in 5 conspicuous places in the town or village concerned; and if within 20 days after the posting of notice no objections in writing are filed with the office by persons directly affected, an order authorizing the abandonment of the station may be issued by the office. If such objections to the granting of the order are filed with the office, the office shall proceed to hold a hearing in the matter as provided in subs. (4) and (5) .

History: 1973 c. 157 , 333 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (e) ; 1977 c. 203 ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 .
Wis. Stat. § 865.15 — WI Code / Chapter 865 / Section 865.15
Purchasers from distributees protected.
Status: in_force

If property distributed in kind or a security interest therein is acquired from a distributee by a purchaser, or lender, in good faith, for value and without actual notice that the distribution was improper, the purchaser or lender takes title free of any claims of the estate and incurs no personal liability to the estate, whether or not the distribution was proper. Purchasers and lenders have no duty to inquire whether a distribution was proper.

History: 1973 c. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 757.87 — WI Code / Chapter 757 / Section 757.87
Request for jury; panel.
Status: in_force

(1) After the commission has found probable cause that a judge or circuit or supplemental court commissioner has engaged in misconduct or has a permanent disability, and before the commission files a formal complaint or a petition under s. 757.85 (5) , the commission may, by a majority of its total membership not disqualified from voting, request a jury hearing. If a jury is not requested, the matter shall be heard by a panel constituted under sub. (3) . The vote of each member on the question of a jury request shall be recorded and shall be available for public inspection under s. 19.35 after the formal complaint or the petition is filed.

(2) If a jury is requested under sub. (1) , the hearing under s. 757.89 shall be before a jury selected under s. 805.08 . A jury shall consist of 6 persons, unless the commission specifies a greater number, not to exceed 12. Five-sixths of the jurors must agree on all questions which must be answered to arrive at a verdict. A court of appeals judge shall be selected by the chief judge of the court of appeals to preside at the hearing, on the basis of experience as a trial judge and length of service on the court of appeals.

(3) A judicial conduct and permanent disability panel shall consist of either 3 court of appeals judges or 2 court of appeals judges and one reserve judge. Each judge may be selected from any court of appeals district including the potential selection of all judges from the same district. The chief judge of the court of appeals shall select the judges and designate which shall be presiding judge.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1981 c. 335 s. 26 ; 1983 a. 378 ss. 8g , 11m ; 1991 a. 269 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 225.01 — WI Code / Chapter 225 / Section 225.01
Incorporators.
Status: in_force

Five or more natural persons of the age of 18 years or more may act as incorporators by signing, acknowledging and filing articles of incorporation for such corporation.

History: 1971 c. 213 s. 5 ; 1981 c. 337 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.05 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.05
Survey of lands.
Status: in_force

Whenever it appears necessary to the board that surveys should be made in order to ascertain the true boundaries of any tract or portion of the public lands, or to enable the board to describe and dispose of any tract or portion of the public lands in suitable and convenient lots, the board may cause all necessary surveys to be made.

History: 2005 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0909 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0909
Change of registered agent or registered office by limited liability partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited liability partnership or registered foreign limited liability partnership may change its registered agent or registered office as provided in s. 178.0913 (5) or by delivering to the department for filing a statement of change that states all of the following:

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

(b) The information that is to be in effect as a result of the filing of the statement of change.

(2) The partners of a limited liability partnership need not approve the filing of any of the following:

(a) A statement of change under this section.

(b) A similar filing changing the registered agent or registered office, if any, of the partnership in any other jurisdiction.

(3) A statement of change under this section designating a new registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the limited liability partnership or registered foreign limited liability partnership that the agent has consented to serve.

(4) As an alternative to using the procedure in this section, a limited liability partnership may amend its statement of qualification.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 50.33 — WI Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.33
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Whenever used in ss. 50.32 to 50.39 :

(1c) “Conditions for Medicare participation for hospitals” means the conditions of participation specified under 42 CFR 482 or, with respect to critical access hospitals, 42 CFR 485 .

(1g) “Critical access hospital” means a hospital that is designated by the department as meeting the requirements of 42 USC 1395i-4 (c) (2) (B) and is federally certified as meeting the requirements of 42 USC 1395i-4 (e).

(1r) “Governmental unit” means the state, any county, town, city, village, or other political subdivision or any combination thereof, department, division, board or other agency of any of the foregoing.

(2)

(a) “Hospital” means any building, structure, institution or place devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment of and medical or surgical care for 3 or more nonrelated individuals hereinafter designated patients, suffering from illness, disease, injury or disability, whether physical or mental, and including pregnancy and regularly making available at least clinical laboratory services, and diagnostic X-ray services and treatment facilities for surgery, or obstetrical care, or other definitive medical treatment.

(b) “Hospital” may include, but not in limitation thereof by enumeration, related facilities such as outpatient facilities, nurses’, interns’ and residents’ quarters, training facilities and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals.

(c) “Hospital” includes “special hospitals” or those hospital facilities that provide a limited type of medical or surgical care, including orthopedic hospitals, children’s hospitals, critical access hospitals, mental hospitals, psychiatric hospitals or maternity hospitals.

(2d) “Hospital-associated service” means a health care service that meets all of the following conditions:

(a) The service is of the same type as those furnished by a hospital in an inpatient or outpatient facility.

(b) The service is of a type for which a payment could be claimed as a hospital service under the federal Medicare program, 42 USC 1395 et seq.

(c) The service is provided at a location other than in a facility approved by the department under s. 50.35 .

(d) The service is provided in a home setting.

(3) “Requirements for hospitals” means all of the rules, standards, and requirements described in or promulgated under ss. 50.32 to 50.39 that apply to hospitals, including the standards described under s. 50.36 (1) .

History: 1975 c. 413 ss. 4 , 18 ; Stats. 1975 s. 50.33; 1977 c. 83 s. 26 (4) ; 1979 c. 175 ; 1983 a. 189 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 2013 a. 236 ; 2021 a. 10 , 208 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.313 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.313
Annulment.
Status: in_force

(1) Grounds; when suit may be brought. A court may annul a marriage upon any of the following grounds:

(a) A party lacked capacity to consent to the marriage at the time the marriage was solemnized, either because of age, because of mental incapacity or infirmity or because of the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other incapacitating substances, or a party was induced to enter into a marriage by force or duress, or by fraud involving the essentials of marriage. Suit may be brought by either party, or by the legal representative of a party lacking the capacity to consent, no later than one year after the petitioner obtained knowledge of the described condition.

(b) A party lacks the physical capacity to consummate the marriage by sexual intercourse, and at the time the marriage was solemnized the other party did not know of the incapacity. Suit may be brought by either party no later than one year after the petitioner obtained knowledge of the incapacity.

(c) A party was 16 or 17 years of age and did not have the consent of his or her parent or guardian or judicial approval, or a party was under 16 years of age. Suit may be brought by the underaged party or a parent or guardian at any time prior to the party’s attaining the age of 18 years, but a parent or guardian must bring suit within one year of obtaining knowledge of the marriage.

(d) The marriage is prohibited by the laws of this state. Suit may be brought by either party within 10 years of the marriage, except that the 10-year limitation shall not apply where the marriage is prohibited because either party has another spouse living at the time of the marriage and the impediment has not been removed under s. 765.24 .

(2) Judicial proceeding required; no annulment after death. A judicial proceeding is required to annul a marriage. A marriage may not be annulled after the death of a party to the marriage.

History: 1977 c. 105 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 50 , 92 (2) ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.03; 2005 a. 443 ss. 22 , 23 , 145 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.313.
Wis. Stat. § 119.08 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.08
Election of board members.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The board shall consist of one member elected at-large and 8 members elected from numbered election districts determined by the board. The election districts shall be substantially equal in population and the boundaries of the election districts shall be drawn so as to reflect a balanced representation of citizens in all areas within the city.

(b) Within 60 days after the common council of the city enacts an ordinance or adopts a resolution adjusting the boundaries of wards in the city following the federal decennial census under s. 5.15 (1) and (2) , the board shall, by vote of a majority of the membership of the board, adopt an election district apportionment plan for the election of board members which shall be effective until the city enacts a new ordinance under s. 62.08 (1) adjusting the boundaries of its wards under s. 5.15 (1) and (2) .

(c) A person elected to represent a district shall reside within the boundaries of the district, except that if a person ceases to reside within the district because the boundaries of the district are changed during the person’s term of office, the person may continue to serve for the balance of the term for which he or she was elected for so long as the person resides in the school district. Before taking office, the members of the board shall take the official oath of office and file it, duly certified by the officer administering the oath, with the city clerk.

(2) The electors of each election district shall elect one member residing within the election district to represent the election district. The at-large member shall be elected by the electors of the city. Board members shall be electors of the city and shall be elected at the spring election. Candidates shall file nomination papers for full terms or, when vacancies are to be filled, for unexpired terms. The primary and spring elections for board members shall be conducted by the election officials for the election of judicial or other officers held on that date. The polling places for the state, municipal or judicial election shall be the polling places for the board election and the municipal election hours shall apply.

(3) The regular terms of board members shall be 4 years.

(4) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by a special election ordered by the board. At such election the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. The board shall follow procedures under s. 8.50 , so far as applicable.

History: 1977 c. 445 ; 1983 a. 105 , 484 ; 1985 a. 312 ; 1987 a. 176 ; 1989 a. 290 ; 2011 a. 39 .