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Wis. Stat. § 841.04 — WI Code / Chapter 841 / Section 841.04
Answer.
Status: in_force

The answer shall indicate the nature and derivation of defendant’s interest. If the defendant, by answer, disclaims any interest in the described property or in plaintiff’s claimed interest, no further answer is necessary.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 841.04.
Wis. Stat. § 224.52 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.52
Repayment to the general fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary of administration shall transfer from the tuition trust fund, the college savings program trust fund, the college savings program bank deposit trust fund, or the college savings program credit union deposit trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the amount expended from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (9) (a) , 1995 stats., s. 20.585 (2) (a) , 2001 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (am) , 2001 stats., when the secretary of administration determines, after consultation with the secretary of financial institutions, that funds in those trust funds are sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary of administration may make the transfer in installments.

(2) Annually, by June 1, the secretary of financial institutions, after consultation with the secretary of administration, shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance on the amount available for repayment under sub. (1) , the amount repaid under sub. (1) , and the outstanding balance under sub. (1) .

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 478 ; 2011 a. 32 s. 77 ; Stats. 2011 s. 16.642; 2017 a. 59 s. 150 ; Stats. 2017 s. 224.52.
Wis. Stat. § 84.16 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.16
Jurisdictional transfers of bridges.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may transfer its jurisdiction over bridges constructed, reconstructed or purchased under s. 84.11 before August 9, 1989, or under s. 84.12 to any local unit of government by entering into a jurisdictional transfer agreement with the local unit of government. Deletion of any part of the state trunk highway system under this section may be made without regard to any mileage limitation or procedural requirement imposed under s. 84.02 or chapter 518, laws of 1947 .

(2) The jurisdictional transfer agreement must be approved by the department and the governing body of any municipality or county board involved before the transfer of any bridge becomes effective.

(3) A jurisdictional transfer agreement may contain any terms and conditions that the department and the local unit of government may deem necessary regarding maintenance or rehabilitation of any bridge transferred.

History: 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 45.62 — WI Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45.62
Burial places compiled.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may compile a record of veteran’s burial places located within the state that may, so far as practicable, indicate all of the following information:

(a) The deceased veteran’s name.

(b) The service in which the deceased veteran was engaged.

(c) The appropriate designation of the deceased veteran’s armed forces unit.

(d) The deceased veteran’s rank and period of service.

(e) The name and location of the cemetery or other place in which the deceased veteran’s body is interred.

(f) The location of the deceased veteran’s grave in the cemetery or other place of interment.

(g) A description of the headstone or other marker, if any, at the deceased veteran’s grave.

(2) The department may prepare blank forms for the transmission to the department of the information required for the record under sub. (1) . The department may distribute the forms to county veterans service officers. A county veterans service officer within whose county any cemetery or other burial place is located in which deceased veteran’s bodies are interred shall submit the facts required for the record under sub. (1) to the department on the forms provided by the department, if so requested by the department.

History: 2005 a. 22 ; 2025 a. 138 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.804 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.804
Security interest unperfected before effective date.
Status: in_force

A security interest that is an unperfected security interest immediately before July 1, 2013, becomes a perfected security interest:

(1) Without further action, on July 1, 2013, if the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 206 , are satisfied before or at that time; or

(2) When the applicable requirements for perfection are satisfied if the requirements are satisfied after that time.

History: 2011 a. 206 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.775 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.775
Effect of power of attorney for health care.
Status: in_force

(1) Insurer may not require. An insurer may not require an individual to execute a power of attorney for health care under ch. 155 as a condition of coverage under a disability insurance policy.

(2) Effect on disability policies. Executing a power of attorney for health care under ch. 155 may not be used to impair in any manner the procurement of a disability insurance policy or to modify the terms of an existing disability insurance policy. A disability insurance policy may not be impaired or invalidated in any manner by the exercise of a health care decision by a health care agent on behalf of a person who is insured under the policy and who has authorized the health care agent under ch. 155 .

History: 1989 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 227.05 — WI Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.05
Agency publications.
Status: in_force

An agency, other than the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System Board, or the department of employee trust funds, shall identify the applicable provision of federal law or the applicable state statutory or administrative code provision that supports any statement or interpretation of law that the agency makes in any publication, whether in print or on the agency’s Internet site, including guidance documents, forms, pamphlets, or other informational materials, regarding the laws the agency administers.

History: 2017 a. 369 .
Wis. Stat. § 190.16 — WI Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.16
Industrial spur tracks.
Status: in_force

(2) Municipal consent. No spur tracks shall be constructed across, or upon any street, road or alley, within any city, village or town, until application therefor shall have been made to and acted upon by such city, village or town. The city may prescribe any reasonable terms and conditions for the construction of any such spur track. Construction of spur tracks across or upon any street, road, or alley is subject to the provisions of ch. 195 .

(5) Removal, when. When a spur track has been abandoned, as defined in s. 85.09 , the office, after hearing held upon notice to all parties interested and for good cause shown may order the removal of the track except that, if no objection has been filed with the office within 20 days from the original notice, the office may without hearing authorize the removal of the track.

History: 1973 c. 157 ; 1977 c. 203 ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 , 246 , 482 , 490 ; 2005 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 234.95 — WI Code / Chapter 234 / Section 234.95
Community development finance company.
Status: in_force

(1) The community development finance company is the corporation organized for profit under ch. 180 , or limited partnership organized under ch. 179 , which was created under s. 233.05 (1) , 1985 stats. The chairperson of the authority, or his or her designee, is a director of the community development finance company. The shareholders of the community development finance company shall elect 4 other people to the company’s board of directors. To the extent practicable, 3 people elected to the board of directors shall have substantial business and financial experience and one person shall represent a community development corporation. If the community development finance company is organized as a limited partnership its general partner shall, to the extent practicable, have substantial business and financial experience.

(2) The community development finance company shall issue stock or partnership interests. The community development finance company shall invest funds it receives from the sale of stock or partnership interests by purchasing capital participation instruments under s. 234.96 .

History: 1981 c. 371 ; 1983 a. 106 ; 1987 a. 399 s. 430 ; Stats. 1987 s. 234.95.
Wis. Stat. § 29.512 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.512
Guide licenses.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may engage or be employed for any compensation or reward to guide, direct or assist any other person in hunting, fishing or trapping unless the person is issued a guide license by the department subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. No guide license for hunting or trapping may be issued to or obtained by any person who is not a resident of this state. No guide license may be issued to any person under the age of 18 years. The holder of a guide license shall comply with all of the requirements of this chapter.

(2) Any person violating this section shall forfeit not more than $100 and upon such conviction the person’s guide license shall be revoked for one year.

History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1981 c. 390 s. 252 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 379 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.512; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.1472 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.1472
Contractor regulation.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Construction work” means construction, renovation, improvements, remodeling, installations, alterations, repairs, or demolition activities.

(b) “License” means a license, a permit, or a certificate of certification or registration.

(2) The department may not promulgate or enforce any rule that requires that a person who is engaged, or who offers to be engaged, in a business to do construction work hold a license issued under this chapter or ch. 145 unless the rule relates to a license specifically required by this chapter or ch. 145 .

History: 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.861 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.861
Municipal licensing authority.
Status: in_force

(1) Any ordinance enacted by a municipality that relates to licensure or certification of electrical contractors or electricians pursuant to the municipality’s authority under s. 101.865 , 2005 stats., or s. 101.87 , 2005 stats., and that is in existence on March 19, 2008, shall remain in effect until April 1, 2014, but may not be amended or repealed during this time period. Beginning on April 1, 2014, such an ordinance is no longer in effect, and municipalities may no longer impose any registration, licensing, or certification requirements on electrical contractors, electricians, or electrical inspectors.

(2) Beginning on March 28, 2013, and ending on March 31, 2014, all of the following apply:

(a) Any municipal ordinance that was in existence on March 19, 2008, and that imposed any licensing, registration, or certification requirements on electrical contractors, electricians, or electrical inspectors shall not apply to electrical contractors, electricians, or electrical inspectors who are licensed, registered, or certified by the department under this subchapter.

(b) A municipality that had an ordinance in existence on March 19, 2008, for licensing, registering, or certifying electrical contractors, electricians, or electrical inspectors may issue and renew licenses, registrations, or certifications but such licenses, registrations, and certifications are not valid after March 31, 2014.

History: 2007 a. 63 ; 2013 a. 4 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.22 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.22
Imposition of real estate transfer fee.
Status: in_force

(1) There is imposed on the grantor of real estate a real estate transfer fee at the rate of 30 cents for each $100 of value or fraction thereof on every conveyance not exempted or excluded under this subchapter. In regard to land contracts, the value is the total principal amount that the buyer agrees to pay the seller for the real estate. This fee shall be collected by the register at the time the instrument of conveyance is submitted for recording. Except as provided in s. 77.255 , at the time of submission the grantee or his or her duly authorized agent or other person acquiring an ownership interest under the instrument, or the judgment creditor in the case of a foreclosure under s. 846.16 , shall execute a return, signed by both grantor and grantee, on the form prescribed under sub. (2) . The register shall enter the fee paid on the face of the deed or other instrument of conveyance before recording, and, except as provided in s. 77.255 , submission of a completed real estate transfer return and collection by the register of the fee shall be prerequisites to acceptance of the conveyance for recording. The register shall have no duty to determine either the correct value of the real estate transferred or the validity of any exemption or exclusion claimed. If the transfer is not subject to a fee as provided in this subchapter, the reason for exemption shall be stated on the face of the conveyance to be recorded by reference to the proper subsection under s. 77.25 .

(2) The secretary of revenue shall prescribe the form required under sub. (1) . Forms filed on or after July 1, 2009, shall be filed electronically in the manner prescribed by the secretary. The secretary may waive the requirement to file electronically if the secretary determines, based on a written application for a waiver, that the requirement causes an undue hardship. The form shall include an application for a credit under s. 79.10 (5) and shall provide for the submission of the following:

(a) The value of the ownership interest transferred by the instrument of conveyance.

(b) The amount of the fee payable under this section.

(e) The financing terms under which agricultural land is transferred that are relevant to determining only the value of the property.

(f) Any other information the secretary requires.

History: 1971 c. 150 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1985 a. 54 ; 1985 a. 174 ss. 1 , 2 , 7 ; 1985 a. 332 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1993 a. 307 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3475m to 3476 , 9116 (5) ; 2007 a. 219 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 60 ; 2017 a. 59 , 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0144 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0144
Advisory referenda.
Status: in_force

No city, village, or town may conduct a referendum for advisory purposes, except as provided under s. 66.0305 (6) , 66.0307 (4) (e) , 66.0420 (12) (b) 2. , 66.0422 (3) (b) , or 196.204 (2m) (b) 2. or for an advisory referendum regarding capital expenditures proposed to be funded by the property tax levy of the city, village, or town.

History: 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0602 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0602
Consideration and certificates.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, a corporation may admit members for no consideration or for such consideration as is determined by the board. A corporation may issue certificates evidencing membership in the corporation.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 343.027 — WI Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.027
Confidentiality of signatures.
Status: in_force

Any signature collected under this chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt, to the elections commission, in electronic or digital format, for the purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5) , to the person to whom the signature relates, to a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney, to a law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.

History: 1995 a. 113 ; 2005 a. 25 , 59 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 261 ; 2017 a. 365 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.1203 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1203
Coordination.
Status: in_force

(1) No political action committee, independent expenditure committee, other person required to report under s. 11.1001 , or individual may make an expenditure for express advocacy for the benefit of a candidate that is coordinated with that candidate, candidate’s committee, or candidate’s agent, nor with any legislative campaign committee of the candidate’s political party, or a political party, in violation of the contribution limits under s. 11.1101 or the source restrictions under s. 11.1112 .

(2)

(a) For purposes of this section, an expenditure for express advocacy is coordinated if any of the following applies:

1. The candidate, candidate’s agent, legislative campaign committee of the candidate’s political party, or the candidate’s political party communicates directly with the political action committee, independent expenditure committee, other person, or individual making the expenditure to specifically request that the political action committee, independent expenditure committee, other person, or individual make the expenditure that benefits the candidate and the political action committee, independent expenditure committee, other person, or individual explicitly assents to the request before making the expenditure.

2. The candidate, candidate’s agent, legislative campaign committee of the candidate’s political party, or the candidate’s political party exercises control over the expenditure or the content, timing, location, form, intended audience, number, or frequency of the communication.

(b) If an expenditure for express advocacy is coordinated, but not in violation of the coordination prohibitions under sub. (1) , all of the following apply:

1. The political action committee or independent expenditure committee making the expenditure shall report the expenditure as required under this chapter.

2. The candidate committee shall report the expenditure as a contribution.

(3) None of the following are considered coordinated communications prohibited under this section:

(a) Candidates endorsing and soliciting contributions for other candidates.

(b) Candidates, candidate committees, legislative campaign committees, and political parties responding to inquiries about a candidate’s or political party’s position on legislative or policy issues.

(c) Using publicly available information to create, produce, or distribute a communication if sub. (2) does not apply to such use.

History: 2015 a. 117 .
Wis. Stat. § 172.03 — WI Code / Chapter 172 / Section 172.03
Notice, if owner unknown.
Status: in_force

If the owner of an animal taken up under s. 172.02 is unknown, the finder shall, within 10 days after taking up the animal, file a notice with the clerk of the town in which the animal is taken up and, if the value of the animal exceeds $50, shall publish in the county a class 3 notice, under ch. 985 . The notice shall briefly describe the animal, by marks natural or artificial, as near as practicable, and give the name and residence of the finder and the time when the animal was taken up. A copy of the notice shall be sent immediately by the town clerk to the county clerk, who shall file the notice.

History: 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.776 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.776
Sexual assault kit tracking system.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Health care professional” has the meaning given in s. 154.01 (3) .

(b) “Law enforcement agency” means a governmental unit of one or more persons employed full-time by the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing federal or state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.

(c) “Sexual assault forensic examination” means an examination performed by a health care professional to gather evidence regarding a sex offense.

(d) “Sexual assault kit” means the evidence collected from a sexual assault forensic examination.

(e) “Wisconsin law enforcement agency” means a governmental unit of one or more persons employed full-time by this state or a political subdivision of this state for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.

(2) The department shall establish a database, which shall be known as the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System, for the purpose of providing victims of sexual assault access to information about the status of any sexual assault kit the victim has provided. The database shall use electronic technologies to allow continuous, ongoing access to do all of the following:

(a) Allow health care professionals collecting sexual assault kits, forensic laboratories, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and the department to update and track the location and status of sexual assault kits, including the initial collection of evidence, receipt and storage at law enforcement agencies, receipt and analysis at forensic laboratories, and destruction.

(b) Allow a victim of sexual assault to anonymously track the location and status of the victim’s sexual assault kit. Notwithstanding s. 165.79 (1) , a victim may receive information relating to the location and status of the victim’s sexual assault kit.

(3)

(a) Whenever a Wisconsin law enforcement agency or a health care professional collects evidence in a case of sexual assault, the agency or professional shall enter the information required in the department’s rules under sub. (4) into the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System.

(b) Whenever the crime laboratories perform deoxyribonucleic acid analysis of a sexual assault kit, the crime laboratories shall enter the information required in the department’s rules under sub. (4) into the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System.

(4) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.

History: 2021 a. 117 s. 1 ; 2025 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.515 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.515
Purchase of real estate at forced sale.
Status: in_force

A savings bank may purchase at any sheriff’s or other judicial sale any real estate upon which the savings bank has any mortgage, lien or other encumbrance, or in which the savings bank has any other interest. The savings bank may repair, insure, improve, sell, lease, preserve, mortgage or dispose of that real estate.

History: 1991 a. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 822.31 — WI Code / Chapter 822 / Section 822.31
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Judicial day” means each day except Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday under s. 995.20 .

(2) “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for the return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

(3) “Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for the return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

History: 2005 a. 130 ; 2007 a. 97 .
Wis. Stat. § 128.16 — WI Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128.16
Discovery.
Status: in_force

(1) The court may compel the debtor to discover any property alleged to belong or to have belonged to him or her, the disposition of the property and the consideration and all the circumstances of the disposition. Every officer, agent or stockholder of a corporation, every manager or member of a limited liability company and every person to whom it shall be alleged that any transfer of property has been made, or in whose possession or control the property is alleged to be, may be compelled to testify in relation to the property and to the transfer or possession of the property; but the witness shall not be liable to criminal prosecution or proceeding for or on account of his or her testimony.

(2) The immunity provided under sub. (1) is subject to the restrictions under s. 972.085 .

History: 1989 a. 122 ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1997 a. 253 .