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Wis. Stat. § 106.09 — WI Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.09
Public employment offices.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish and conduct free employment agencies, license and supervise the work of private employment offices, do all in its power to bring together employers seeking employees and working people seeking employment, make known the opportunities for self-employment in this state, aid in procuring employment for the blind adults of the state, aid in inducing minors to undertake promising skilled employments, provide industrial or agricultural training for vagrants and other persons unsuited for ordinary employments, and encourage wage earners to insure themselves against distress from unemployment. It shall investigate the extent and causes of unemployment in this state and the remedies therefor in this and other countries, and it shall devise and adopt the most efficient means within its power to avoid unemployment, to provide employment, and to prevent distress from involuntary idleness.

(2) Any county, city, town or village may enter into an agreement with the department for such period of time as may be deemed desirable for the purpose of establishing and maintaining local free employment offices, and it shall be lawful for any county, city, town or village to appropriate and expend the necessary money and to permit the use of public property for the joint establishment and maintenance of such offices as may be agreed upon, or in counties containing 250,000 inhabitants or more in any city, town or village therein to purchase a site and construct necessary buildings. Provided, that in any county, city, village or town therein, wherein there is a citizens’ committee on unemployment, such committee may rent, lease, purchase or construct necessary buildings for the joint establishment and maintenance of such free employment office, subject to the approval of such plans by the department. The department may establish such free employment offices as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of ch. 108 . All expenses of such offices, or all expenses not defrayed by the county, city, town or village in which an office is located, shall be paid from the appropriations to the department provided in s. 20.445 (1) (ga) and (n) .

(3) The department may rent, furnish and equip, except as provided in sub. (2) , such offices as may be needed in cities for the conduct of its affairs. All payments arising under this section shall be charged against the proper appropriation for the department.

(5) The department is authorized and directed to cooperate with the U.S. employment service in the administration of its functions.

(7) The department may, by rule, fix and collect fees for provision of employment services authorized but not funded by the U.S. employment service.

History: 1971 c. 185 ss. 1 , 7 ; 1971 c. 228 ss. 25 , 42 ; Stats. 1971 s. 101.23; 1973 c. 90 s. 559 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (25) (a) ; 1981 c. 36 s. 45 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 ss. 1650 , 3202 (29) ; 1995 a. 27 s. 3692 ; Stats. 1995 s. 106.09; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 45.095 — WI Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45.095
Donation of abandoned vehicles.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance or other services to veterans and their dependents that receives a vehicle donated under s. 342.40 shall use at least 50 percent of the proceeds obtained through the donation to serve the needs of active duty service members, veterans, or the families of veterans.

History: 2015 a. 106 .
Wis. Stat. § 806.11 — WI Code / Chapter 806 / Section 806.11
Delinquent income or franchise tax lien.
Status: in_force

(1) At the time of filing the warrant provided by s. 71.74 (14) , 71.91 (5) , or 71.93 (8) (b) 5. , the clerk of circuit court shall enter the warrant in the judgment and lien docket, including:

(a) The name of each delinquent income or franchise tax debtor, with place of residence if it is stated in the warrant.

(b) The date of the warrant.

(c) The day and time of entry.

(d) The amount of delinquent income or franchise taxes with interest, penalties and costs as set forth in the warrant.

(2) If a warrant provided by s. 71.74 (14) , 71.91 (5) , or 71.93 (8) (b) 5. is against several persons, the warrant shall be entered, in accordance with the procedure under sub. (1) , in the judgment and lien docket under the name of each person against whom the warrant was issued.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 730 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1985 a. 145 ; 1987 a. 312 s. 17 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 224 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 351.025 — WI Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.025
Revocation.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall revoke a person’s operating privilege for a period of 5 years upon receipt of a record of conviction which brings the person within the definition of a habitual traffic offender or repeat habitual traffic offender.

(2) The revocation is effective on the date the department mails the notice of revocation.

History: 1985 a. 71 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.1043 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.1043
Approval of conversion; amendment; abandonment.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 183.1061 , a plan of conversion must be approved by all the members of a converting domestic limited liability company. A plan of conversion into a converted domestic limited liability company must be approved pursuant to the governing law of the converting entity.

(2) Subject to s. 183.1061 and the governing law of each of the converting entity and converted entity, after a plan of conversion is approved, and at any time before a conversion becomes effective, the converting entity may amend the plan of conversion or abandon the conversion as provided in the plan of conversion or, except as otherwise provided in the plan of conversion, with the same vote or consent as was required to approve the plan of conversion.

(3) If, after articles of conversion have been delivered to the department for filing and before the conversion becomes effective, the plan of conversion is amended in a manner that requires an amendment to the articles of conversion or if the conversion is abandoned, a statement of amendment or abandonment, signed by the converting entity, must be delivered to the department for filing before the conversion becomes effective. When a statement of abandonment becomes effective, the conversion is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of amendment or abandonment must contain all of the following:

(a) The name of the converting entity and the converted entity under the plan of conversion.

(b) The amendment to or abandonment of the articles of conversion.

(c) A statement that the amendment or abandonment was approved in accordance with this section.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.089 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.089
Hunting, fishing, and trapping on land in state parks and state fish hatcheries.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may hunt or trap on land located in state fish hatcheries.

(1m)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , state parks shall be open to hunting, fishing, and trapping by persons who hold the appropriate approvals required under this chapter.

(b) The department may prohibit hunting, fishing, or trapping in a state park or a portion of a state park if any of the following applies:

1. The department prohibits hunting, fishing, or trapping within 100 yards of a designated use area.

2. The natural resources board determines that prohibiting hunting, fishing, or trapping is necessary to protect public safety or to protect a unique animal or plant community. A determination to prohibit hunting, fishing, or trapping in a state park or a portion of a state park under this subdivision requires 4 or more members of the natural resources board to concur in that determination.

(2) No person may have in his or her possession or under his or her control a firearm or airgun on land located in state fish hatcheries unless the firearm or airgun is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case. This subsection does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A person who is employed in this state by a public agency as a law enforcement officer and to whom s. 941.23 (1) (g) 2. to 5. and (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.

(am) A person who is certified as a tactical emergency medical services professional under s. 165.85 (3) while acting in the line of duty.

(b) A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (g) , to whom s. 941.23 (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.

(c) A former officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (c) , to whom s. 941.23 (2) (c) 1. to 7. applies.

(d) A licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d) , or an out-of-state licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g) , if the firearm is a handgun, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (bm) .

History: 1989 a. 214 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 599 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.089; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 286 ; 2011 a. 35 , 168 ; 2023 a. 115 , 218 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.70 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.70
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Affiliated credentialing board” means the dietitians affiliated credentialing board.

(1m) “Certified dietitian” means an individual who is certified as a dietitian under this subchapter or who holds a compact privilege.

(1r) “Compact” means the dietitian licensure compact under s. 448.9887 .

(1s) “Compact privilege” means a compact privilege, as defined in s. 448.9887 (2) (i) , that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in this state.

(2) “Dietetics” means the integration and application of principles of nutritional science, biochemistry, food science, physiology, food systems management, behavioral science and social science in order to achieve or maintain the health of an individual or group of individuals. “Dietetics” includes assessing the nutritional needs of an individual or group of individuals and determining available resources and constraints in meeting those nutritional needs; establishing priorities, goals and objectives that meet those nutritional needs and are consistent with available resources and constraints; providing nutrition counseling; or developing, implementing and managing nutritional care systems.

(3) “Dietitian” means an individual who practices dietetics.

History: 1993 a. 443 ; 2025 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.585 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.585
Infectious agent information requirements; employer to employee.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 101.589 (1) and (3) , within 72 hours after a written request by an employee or employee representative, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, an employer shall provide in writing to the employee or employee representative the following information regarding any infectious agent which the employee works with or is likely to be exposed to if the infectious agent is present in the workplace when the request is made or at any time during the 30 days immediately preceding the request:

(a) The name and any commonly used synonym of the infectious agent.

(b) Any method or route of transmission of the infectious agent.

(c) Any symptom or effect of infection, emergency and first aid procedures and a telephone number to be called in an emergency.

(d) Any personal protective equipment to be worn or used and special precautions to be taken when handling or coming into contact with the infectious agent.

(e) Procedures for handling, cleanup and disposal of infectious agents leaked or spilled.

(2) An employer is not required to provide information regarding an infectious agent under sub. (1) if the employee or employee representative making the request has requested information about the infectious agent under sub. (1) within the preceding 12 months, unless the employee’s job assignment has changed or there is new information available concerning any of the subjects about which information is required to be provided.

History: 1981 c. 364 .
Wis. Stat. § 444.13 — WI Code / Chapter 444 / Section 444.13
Sham contests, license revoked.
Status: in_force

Any promoter or club that conducts, holds, gives, or participates in any sham or fake professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest shall forfeit its license. That license shall be revoked by the department, and the promoter or club shall not be entitled to another license.

History: 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (1) ; 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45) ; 2003 a. 285 ; 2009 a. 111 ; 2015 a. 277 .
Wis. Stat. § 948.50 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.50
Strip search by school employee.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature intends, by enacting this section, to protect pupils from being strip searched. By limiting the coverage of this section, the legislature is not condoning the use of strip searches under other circumstances.

(2) In this section:

(am) “Private area” means the naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple.

(av) “School” means a public school, parochial or private school, or tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m) , which provides an educational program for one or more grades between kindergarten and grade 12 and which is commonly known as a kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, senior high school, or high school.

(b) “Strip search” means a search in which a person’s private area is uncovered and either is exposed to view or is touched by a person conducting the search.

(3) Any official, employee or agent of any school or school district who conducts a strip search of any pupil is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(4) This section does not apply to a search of any person who:

(a) Is serving a sentence, pursuant to a conviction, in a jail, state prison or house of correction.

(b) Is placed in or transferred to a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p) , or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g) .

(c) Is committed, transferred or admitted under ch. 51 , 971 or 975 .

(5) This section does not apply to any law enforcement officer conducting a strip search under s. 968.255 .

History: 1983 a. 489 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 38 ; Stats. 1987 s. 948.50; 1995 a. 77 ; 2005 a. 344 ; 2009 a. 302 ; 2023 a. 198 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.46 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.46
Brucellosis vaccination; official vaccinates.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person other than an approved veterinarian to treat any bovine animal with any biological product containing Brucella organisms.

(2) No bovine animals may be vaccinated against brucellosis except calves within age ranges prescribed by department rules. Such calves may be vaccinated by approved veterinarians if officially reported to the department and permanently identified as official vaccinates as required under this section and rules of the department.

(3) All animals vaccinated by approved veterinarians shall be identified by a tattoo on the inner surface of the right ear of each such animal, using such symbols as the department by rule prescribes.

(4) All veterinarians shall use only vaccine provided under federal regulations or produced by or under the direction or supervision of the department. They shall identify the vaccinates as required in sub. (3) and record in triplicate on forms prepared by the department the information it requires. The veterinarian shall transmit one copy of the vaccination record to the department within 15 days after the date of vaccination, furnish one copy to the owner of the animals, and retain one copy for the veterinarian’s own file.

(6) Official vaccinates need not be identified as reactors until they are past 20 months of age unless there is other evidence of infection in the herd.

History: 1973 c. 123 ; 1979 c. 129 .
Wis. Stat. § 601.85 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.85
Accounting, reports, and audits.
Status: in_force

(1) Accounting. The commissioner shall keep an accounting for each benefit year of all of the following:

(a) Funds appropriated for reinsurance payments and administrative and operational expenses.

(b) Requests for reinsurance payments received from eligible health carriers.

(c) Reinsurance payments made to eligible health carriers.

(d) Administrative and operational expenses incurred for the healthcare stability plan.

(2) Reports. By November 1 of the calendar year following the applicable benefit year or by 60 days following the final disbursement of reinsurance payments for the applicable benefit year, whichever is later, the commissioner shall make available to the public a report summarizing the healthcare stability plan’s operations for each benefit year by posting the summary on the office’s Internet site.

(3) Legislative auditor. The healthcare stability plan is subject to audit by the legislative audit bureau. The commissioner shall ensure that its contractors, subcontractors, or agents cooperate with any audit of the healthcare stability plan performed by the legislative audit bureau.

History: 2017 a. 138 , 370 .
Wis. Stat. § 799.03 — WI Code / Chapter 799 / Section 799.03
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this chapter unless otherwise designated, “court” means circuit court and “court” does not mean circuit court commissioner.

History: 1977 c. 345 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 64 , 92 (16) ; Stats. 1979 s. 799.03; 1983 a. 228 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 50.12 — WI Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.12
Waiver of federal requirements.
Status: in_force

The department shall petition the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services for a waiver of the requirement that it conduct annual medical assistance surveys of nursing homes, for a waiver of the requirement that it conduct annual independent medical reviews and independent professional reviews, to allow the department under 42 USC 1396a (a) (26) and (31) to conduct biennial surveys and reviews and for any waivers necessary to implement the special requirements promulgated under s. 50.02 (3) (d) .

History: 1981 c. 121 ; 1985 a. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 343.234 — WI Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.234
Department to furnish information to the selective service system.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the department shall forward to the selective service system, in electronic format, any information on an application for a driver’s license, permit, or identification card submitted under this chapter by a male who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age that is requested by the selective service system for the purpose of registering the applicant with the selective service system. This section does not apply if the selective service system does not register applicants with the selective service system on the basis of information forwarded under this section.

History: 2001 a. 93 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.90 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.90
Right to hearing.
Status: in_force

An applicant under s. 77.82 or an owner of managed forest land who is adversely affected by a decision of the department under this subchapter is entitled to a contested case hearing under ch. 227 .

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 2009 a. 365 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.175 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.175
Referenda.
Status: in_force

Every proposal for legislation which is to be submitted to the voters for their approval or for an expression of their opinion including, without limitation because of enumeration, proposed constitutional amendments, advisory referenda, and legislation designed to become effective only after ratification by the voters shall include a complete statement of the referendum question upon which the voters shall be requested to vote in the form prescribed under s. 5.64 (2) . No such proposal shall be passed by either house of the legislature unless it contains the precise wording of the referendum question which is to be submitted to the voters for their approval, expression of opinion or ratification.

History: 1985 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0301 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0301
Representation: basic effect.
Status: in_force

(1) Notice, information, an accounting, or a report given to a person who may represent and bind another person under this subchapter is a substitute for and has the same effect as notice, information, an accounting, or a report given directly to the other person.

(2) The consent of a person who may represent and bind another person under this subchapter is binding on the person represented unless the person represented objects to the representation by notifying the trustee or the representative in writing before the consent would otherwise have become effective.

(3) Except as provided in ss. 701.0411 and 701.0602 , a person who under this subchapter may represent a settlor who lacks capacity may receive notice and may give a binding consent on the settlor’s behalf.

(4) A settlor may not represent and bind a beneficiary under this subchapter with respect to the termination or modification of a trust under s. 701.0411 (1) .

(5) A trustee is not liable for giving notice, information, an accounting, or a report to a beneficiary who is represented by another person under this subchapter and nothing in this subchapter prohibits the trustee from giving notice, information, an accounting, or a report to the person represented.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0804 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0804
Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders.
Status: in_force

If the articles of incorporation authorize dividing the shares into classes, the articles of incorporation may also authorize the election of all or a specified number of directors by the holders of one or more authorized classes of shares. A class or classes of shares entitled to elect one or more directors shall be a separate voting group for purposes of the election of directors.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 700.17 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.17
Classification and characteristics of certain concurrent interests.
Status: in_force

(1) Classification of concurrent interests. Interests in property may be owned concurrently by 2 or more persons as joint tenants or as tenants in common. A joint tenancy or tenancy in common established exclusively between spouses after the determination date is classified as provided under s. 766.60 (4) (b) .

(2) Characteristics of joint tenancy.

(a) Each of 2 or more joint tenants has an equal interest in the whole property for the duration of the tenancy, irrespective of unequal contributions at its creation. On the death of one of 2 joint tenants, the survivor becomes the sole owner; on the death of one of 3 or more joint tenants, the survivors are joint tenants of the entire interest. If a survivor disclaims under s. 854.13 (2) (b) , the joint tenancy is severed as of the date of death with respect to the disclaimed interest.

(am) Survivorship under par. (a) is governed by s. 854.03 (2) .

(b) If a joint tenant unlawfully and intentionally kills another joint tenant of the same property, the disposition of the deceased joint tenant’s interest in the joint tenancy is governed by s. 854.14 .

(3) Characteristics of tenancy in common. Each of 2 or more tenants in common has an undivided interest in the whole property for the duration of the tenancy. There is no right of survivorship incident to a tenancy in common, but a remainder may be created to vest ownership in the survivor of several persons who own as tenants in common other preceding interests, such as a life interest, in the same property.

History: 1971 c. 66 ; 1981 c. 228 ; 1985 a. 37 ; 1987 a. 222 ; 1995 a. 360 ; 1997 a. 188 ; 1999 a. 85 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0312 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0312
Investments in development companies.
Status: in_force

A bank is authorized to invest, in an amount not to exceed in the aggregate 5 percent of its capital, in shares of the Wisconsin Development Credit Corporation and in shares of small business investment companies located in this state.

History: 1995 a. 336 .