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Wis. Stat. § 16.302 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.302
State housing strategy plan.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The department shall prepare a comprehensive 5-year state housing strategy plan. The department shall submit the plan to the federal department of housing and urban development.

(b) In preparing the plan, the department may obtain input from housing authorities, community-based organizations, the private housing industry and others interested in housing assistance and development.

(2) The state housing strategy plan shall include all of the following:

(a) A statement of housing policies and recommendations.

(b) An evaluation and summary of housing conditions and trends in this state, including housing stock and housing cost analyses, general population and household composition demographic analyses and housing and demographic forecasts.

(c) An evaluation of housing assistance needs, based in part on the evaluation under par. (b) .

(d) A discussion of major housing issues, including housing production, housing and neighborhood conservation, housing for persons with special needs, fair housing and accessibility and housing affordability.

(e) Housing policies that set the general framework for this state’s housing efforts.

(f) Strategies for utilizing federal funding and for coordinating federal and state housing efforts.

(g) Specific recommendations for public and private action that contribute to the attainment of housing policies under the plan.

(h) Strategies and specific recommendations for public and private action that will facilitate the inclusion of bicycle-oriented and pedestrian-oriented design in residential developments and mixed-use developments that include residential elements.

(3) The department shall annually update the state housing strategy plan.

(4) Before October 1 of each year, the department shall submit the state housing strategy plan to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) .

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 33 s. 152 ; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9802; 2009 a. 351 ; 2011 a. 32 s. 3451m ; Stats. 2011 s. 16.302.
Wis. Stat. § 342.13 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.13
Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates.
Status: in_force

(1) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, or becomes illegible, the owner or person in possession of the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a replacement upon furnishing information satisfactory to the department. The replacement certificate of title shall contain a notation, in a form determined by the department, identifying the certificate as a replacement certificate that may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate.

(3) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the department.

History: 1975 c. 297 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1991 a. 239 ; 1993 a. 475 ; 2003 a. 184 ; 2009 a. 100 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.66 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.66
Restrictions on practice of lobbying.
Status: in_force

Except as authorized under s. 13.621 , no person may engage in lobbying as a lobbyist unless the person has been licensed under s. 13.63 and has been authorized to act as a lobbyist for the principal whom the lobbyist represents under s. 13.65 . Except as authorized under s. 13.621 , no principal may authorize its lobbyist to engage in lobbying until the lobbyist is licensed and the principal is registered under s. 13.64 .

History: 1977 c. 278 ; 1989 a. 338 .
Wis. Stat. § 970.035 — WI Code / Chapter 970 / Section 970.035
Preliminary examination; juvenile younger than 15 years old.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 970.03 , if a preliminary examination under s. 970.03 is held regarding a juvenile who was waived under s. 938.18 for a violation which is alleged to have occurred prior to his or her 15th birthday, the court may bind the juvenile over for trial only if there is probable cause to believe that a crime under s. 940.03 , 940.06 , 940.225 (1) or (2) , 940.305 , 940.31 or 943.10 (2) , 943.32 (2) or 961.41 (1) has been committed or that a crime that would constitute a felony under chs. 939 to 948 or 961 if committed by an adult has been committed at the request of or for the benefit of a criminal gang, as defined in s. 939.22 (9) . If the court does not make any of those findings, the court shall order that the juvenile be discharged but proceedings may be brought regarding the juvenile under ch. 938 .

History: 1987 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 98 ; 1995 a. 77 , 448 ; 1997 a. 35 , 205 .
Wis. Stat. § 285.54 — WI Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.54
Medical waste incinerator fees.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Medical waste incinerator” has the meaning given in s. 287.07 (7) (c) 1. cr.

(b) “Municipality” means a city, village or town.

(2) A municipality may, by ordinance, impose a fee, in accordance with rules promulgated under s. 287.03 (1) (am) , on the operator of a medical waste incinerator located in the municipality to cover the costs incurred because of the presence of the medical waste incinerator, including costs of monitoring emissions and of providing periodic notification to residents concerning the medical waste incinerator. The fee imposed under this section may not exceed $1 per ton of waste that is incinerated at the medical waste incinerator unless the municipality and the operator of the medical waste incinerator agree to a higher fee.

History: 1989 a. 335 ; 1995 a. 227 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 373 ; Stats. 1999 s. 285.54.
Wis. Stat. § 224.76 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.76
Mortgage banker, mortgage loan originator, and mortgage broker trust accounts.
Status: in_force

A mortgage banker, mortgage loan originator, or mortgage broker shall deposit in one or more trust accounts all funds other than nonrefundable fees which it receives on behalf of any person, pending disbursement of the funds in accordance with instructions from the person on whose behalf the funds are deposited. A mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall maintain trust accounts in a depository institution. The mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall notify the division of the location of its trust accounts.

History: 1987 a. 359 ; 1987 a. 403 s. 182 ; Stats. 1987 s. 440.76; 1995 a. 27 s. 6597 ; Stats. 1995 s. 224.76; 1997 a. 145 ; 2009 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.162 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.162
Screening requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Institutions and programs providing services to children under 6 years of age. The department may promulgate rules requiring the following institutions and programs to obtain written evidence that each child under 6 years of age participating in the institution or program has obtained a lead screening, or is exempt from obtaining one, under the recommended lead screening levels and intervals contained in the rules promulgated by the department under s. 254.158 , within the time periods specified by the department:

(a) Multidisciplinary evaluations for early intervention under s. 51.44 .

(b) Head start programs administered by a head start agency under 42 USC 9836 .

(c) Child care providers certified under s. 48.651 and child care centers licensed under s. 48.65 , provisionally licensed under s. 48.69 , or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) .

(d) School-based programs serving children under 6 years of age, including kindergartens, special education and related services for children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5) , and other early childhood programs.

(e) Health care programs that provide services to children under 6 years of age and that receive state funding.

(f) Other institutions or programs that provide services to children under 6 years of age.

(2) Information requirement. If a program or institution is required to request written evidence of a lead screening under rules promulgated under sub. (1) , the institution or program shall, at the time that it makes the request, inform the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the child in writing, in a manner that is prescribed by the department by rule, of the importance of lead screening, of how and where the lead screening may be obtained, and of the conditions under which a child is exempt from the recommended lead screening requirements under the department’s rules.

History: 1993 a. 450 ; 1997 a. 164 ; 2009 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 59.47 — WI Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.47
County auditors; powers; duties.
Status: in_force

(1) In every county, except as provided in s. 59.255 (2) (i) , the clerk shall act as auditor, unless a separate office of county auditor is created as provided in sub. (2) , and, when directed by resolution of the board, shall examine the books and accounts of any county officer, board, commission, committee, trustees or other officer or employee entrusted with the receipt, custody or expenditure of money, or by or on whose certificate any funds appropriated by the board are authorized to be expended, whether compensated for services by fees or by salary, and all original bills and vouchers on which moneys have been paid out and all receipts of moneys received by them. The clerk shall have free access to such books, accounts, bills, vouchers and receipts as often as may be necessary to perform the duties required under this subsection and he or she shall report in writing the results of the examinations to the board.

(2) The board by resolution may create a separate office of county auditor and may fix the compensation of the auditor. The auditor shall perform the duties and have all of the powers conferred upon the clerk as auditor by sub. (1) , and shall perform such additional duties and shall have such additional powers as are imposed and conferred upon him or her from time to time by resolution adopted by the board.

(3) If a county auditor’s office is created under sub. (2) , the chairperson of the board shall appoint a person known to be skilled in matters of public finance and accounting to act as county auditor. The appointment shall be made under ss. 63.01 to 63.17 and shall be subject to confirmation by the board. The auditor shall direct the keeping of all of the accounts of the county, in all of its offices, departments and institutions, and shall keep books of account necessary to properly perform the duties of the office. The auditor’s salary and the amount of the official bond shall be fixed by the board. The auditor shall perform all duties pertaining to the office, have all of the powers and perform the duties in sub. (1) and perform other duties imposed by the board.

(4) The board by resolution may authorize a county auditor appointed under sub. (3) to appoint a deputy auditor under ss. 63.01 to 63.17 to aid him or her in the discharge of the duties of his or her office, and who, in the absence or disability of the county auditor, or in case of a vacancy in said office, shall perform all the duties of the office of county auditor until such vacancy is filled, or disability is removed. Such deputy shall execute and file an official bond in the same amount as that given by the county auditor.

History: 1977 c. 265 , 305 , 447 ; 1983 a. 192 ; 1995 a. 201 s. 420 ; Stats. 1995 s. 59.47; 2011 a. 62 .
Wis. Stat. § 818.18 — WI Code / Chapter 818 / Section 818.18
Justification of bail.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of justification each surety shall attend before the judge at the time and place mentioned in the notice, and may be examined on oath, on the part of the plaintiff, touching the surety’s sufficiency. The examination shall be reduced to writing and subscribed by the surety, if required by the plaintiff.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 809.18; Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiiiv (1978); Stats. 1977 s. 818.18; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.038 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.038
Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , ss. 185.035 and 185.037 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 or bylaws.

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

(c) A resolution of the board.

(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 cooperative 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 cooperative that the director or officer did not breach or fail to perform a duty he or she owes to the cooperative which constitutes conduct under s. 185.035 (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 185.034 to 185.042 do not affect a cooperative’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 cooperative.

History: 1987 a. 13 .
Wis. Stat. § 244.57 — WI Code / Chapter 244 / Section 244.57
Gifts.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, a gift “for the benefit of” a person includes a gift to a trust, an account under ss. 54.854 to 54.898 , and a tuition savings account or prepaid tuition plan as defined under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to gifts authorizes the agent to do all of the following:

(a) Make outright to, or for the benefit of, a person, a gift of any of the principal’s property, including by the exercise of a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal, in an amount per donee not to exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal gift tax exclusion under section 2503 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code, without regard to whether the federal gift tax exclusion applies to the gift, or if the principal’s spouse agrees to consent to a split gift under section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code, in an amount per donee not to exceed twice the annual federal gift tax exclusion limit.

(b) Consent, under section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code, to the splitting of a gift made by the principal’s spouse in an amount per donee not to exceed the aggregate annual gift tax exclusions for both spouses.

(c) Make a gift of the principal’s property only as the agent determines is consistent with the principal’s objectives if actually known by the agent and, if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with the principal’s best interest based on all relevant factors, including all of the following:

1. The value and nature of the principal’s property.

2. The principal’s foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance.

3. Minimization of taxes, including income, estate, inheritance, generation skipping transfer, and gift taxes.

4. Eligibility for a benefit, a program, or assistance under a statute, rule, or regulation.

5. The principal’s personal history of making or joining in making gifts.

History: 2009 a. 319 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.294 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.294
Nuisances, abatement.
Status: in_force

Every violation of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance and may be prohibited by injunction and may be abated by legal action brought by any person.

History: 1987 a. 374 .
Wis. Stat. § 348.28 — WI Code / Chapter 348 / Section 348.28
Permits to be carried.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Permits issued under ss. 348.25 , 348.26 and 348.27 , other than a permit described in s. 348.27 (19) (b) 5. b. , shall be carried on the vehicle during operations so permitted.

(b) Permits issued under s. 348.27 (19) that are required to be carried on the vehicle under par. (a) may be carried and produced in either printed or electronic format, including by display of electronic images on a cellular telephone or other electronic device. If the permit is displayed in electronic format on any cellular telephone or other electronic device, a traffic officer or inspector under s. 110.07 (3) may not view, and producing the permit in electronic format is not considered consent for the traffic officer or inspector to view, any content on the telephone or other device except the permit.

(2) Any person violating this section may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $20 for the first offense and not less than $25 nor more than $50 for the 2nd and each subsequent conviction within one year.

History: 1971 c. 278 ; 1985 a. 202 s. 37 ; 2005 a. 250 ; 2007 a. 171 ; 2011 a. 55 , 56 , 58 , 243 ; 2013 a. 377 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 601.53 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.53
Insolvency notices.
Status: in_force

(1) Insurers doing a surety business. Whenever any authorized insurer doing a surety business is placed in liquidation under ch. 645 or a similar law of another state or jurisdiction, the commissioner shall immediately notify the director of state courts. Upon receipt of the notice, the director of state courts shall notify each register in probate, probate registrar and clerk of circuit court, who shall notify and require every fiduciary that has filed a bond on which the company is surety to file a new bond with a different surety.

(2) Other. The commissioner as liquidator of an insurer shall send notices as provided in s. 645.47 .

History: 1975 c. 375 , 421 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; 1989 a. 141 ; 1991 a. 144 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.405 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.405
Grant program for peer review and mentoring.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) A cooperative educational service agency or a consortium consisting of 2 or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies, or a combination thereof, may apply to the department for a grant to provide technical assistance and training for teachers who are licensed or have been issued a permit under ss. 115.28 (7) and 118.192 to implement peer review and mentoring programs. An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall submit to the department a plan identifying the school districts and cooperative educational service agencies that will participate in the peer review and mentoring program and describing how the grant funds will be allocated. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, a cooperative educational service agency or a consortium shall provide matching funds in an amount equal to at least 20 percent of the amount of the grant awarded. The matching funds may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both.

(b) The department shall award grants under par. (a) from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fk) . The department may not award more than $25,000 to an applicant in a fiscal year.

(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

History: 1997 a. 237 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.24 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.24
Division of fee.
Status: in_force

Twenty percent of all fees collected under this subchapter shall be retained by the county and the balance shall be transmitted to the state. Remittances shall be made monthly by the county treasurers to the department of revenue by the 15th day of the month following the close of the month in which the fee was collected. The remittance to the department shall be accompanied by the returns executed under s. 77.22 .

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1981 c. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.310 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.310
Open time for payment or running of credit; authority to ship under reservation.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise agreed:

(1) Payment is due at the time and place at which the buyer is to receive the goods even though the place of shipment is the place of delivery; and

(2) If the seller is authorized to send the goods the seller may ship them under reservation, and may tender the documents of title, but the buyer may inspect the goods after their arrival before payment is due unless such inspection is inconsistent with the terms of the contract (s. 402.513 ); and

(3) If delivery is authorized and made by way of documents of title otherwise than by sub. (2) then payment is due regardless of where the goods are to be received at the time and place at which the buyer is to receive the documents; or at the time the buyer is to receive delivery of the electronic documents and at the seller’s place of business or, if none, the seller’s residence; and

(4) Where the seller is required or authorized to ship the goods on credit the credit period runs from the time of shipment but postdating the invoice or delaying its dispatch will correspondingly delay the starting of the credit period.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.44 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.44
Release.
Status: in_force

On the payment of the costs by such defendant or defendants or the collection thereof the county shall execute a release to said defendant or defendants of all such right, title, interest or claim in said parcel or parcels of lands, duly acknowledging the same, and deliver it to the said defendant or defendants; and thereupon said action shall be discontinued as to the said parcel or parcels of land so released.

History: 1987 a. 378 .