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Wis. Stat. § 344.02 — WI Code / Chapter 344 / Section 344.02
Hearing on suspension or impoundment.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever the department under s. 344.13 gives notice of the amount of security required to be deposited and that an order of suspension or impoundment will be made if such security is not deposited, it shall afford the person so notified an opportunity for a hearing on the proposed action, if written request for a hearing is received by the department prior to the date specified in the notice, or prior to the postponed effective date of suspension if postponement has been granted under s. 344.14 (1) . Upon receipt of timely request for hearing, the department shall fix the time and place of the hearing and give notice thereof to such person by regular mail. The scope of the hearing is limited to the matter set forth in s. 344.14 (2) (k) and, subject to s. 344.14 (2m) , to whether or not the person is the owner of the motor vehicle to be impounded. Any person who fails without reasonable cause to appear at the time and place specified in the notice shall forfeit the right to a hearing.

(2) No law enforcement officer or other witness called by the person who has requested a hearing to testify on his or her behalf may be paid a witness fee by the department. No law enforcement officer called as a witness for the department may be paid any witness fee.

(3) Upon completion of the hearing, the department shall make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a decision, and shall either proceed to order suspension of the person’s operating privilege, or registrations, or both, and may also order the impoundment of the person’s motor vehicle, in accordance with s. 344.14 , or upon good cause appearing therefor, shall terminate the proceedings.

(4) The time during which enforcement of an order of suspension or impoundment is stayed pending completion of court review thereof shall not be included as part of the one-year period fixed by s. 344.18 (1) (d) for suspension or the period fixed under s. 344.185 (2) (a) or (b) for impoundment.

History: 1971 c. 253 ; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1462 , 1654 (7) (a) , (c); 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 258 ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2) ; 1981 c. 363 , 391 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 27 , 84 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.11 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.11
Accounts of department of natural resources.
Status: in_force

The department of natural resources shall keep a set of forest croplands books in which shall always appear as to each description in each town containing any forest croplands, the amount of taxes paid by the state to the town and received by the state from the owner. All tax payments shall be paid out of and receipts credited to the forestry account of the conservation fund.

History: 1977 c. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 948.53 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.53
Child unattended in child care vehicle.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Child care provider” means a child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 (1) , a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651 , or a child care program that is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) .

(b) “Child care vehicle” means a vehicle that is owned or leased by a child care provider or a contractor of a child care provider and that is used to transport children to and from the child care provider.

(2) No child left unattended.

(a) No person responsible for a child’s welfare while the child is being transported in a child care vehicle may leave the child unattended at any time from the time the child is placed in the care of that person to the time the child is placed in the care of another person responsible for the child’s welfare.

(b) Any person who violates par. (a) is guilty of one of the following:

1. A Class A misdemeanor.

2. A Class I felony if bodily harm is a consequence.

3. A Class H felony if great bodily harm is a consequence.

4. A Class G felony if death is a consequence.

History: 2005 a. 184 ; 2007 a. 80 ; 2009 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 951.10 — WI Code / Chapter 951 / Section 951.10
Sale of baby rabbits, chicks and other fowl.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may sell, offer for sale, barter or give away living chicks, ducklings or other fowl unless the person provides proper brooder facilities for the care of such chicks, ducklings or other fowl during the time they are in the person’s possession.

(2) No retailer, as defined in s. 100.30 (2) (e) , may sell, offer for sale, barter or give away living baby rabbits, baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl under 2 months of age in any quantity less than 6 unless in the business of selling these animals for agricultural, wildlife or scientific purposes.

History: 1973 c. 314 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (3) (a) ; 1979 c. 176 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (20) ; 1987 a. 332 s. 54 ; Stats. 1987 s. 951.10; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.536 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.536
Crisis program enhancement grants.
Status: in_force

(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cf) , the department shall award grants in the total amount of $250,000 in each fiscal biennium to counties or regions comprised of multiple counties to establish or enhance crisis programs to serve individuals having crises in rural areas or counties, municipalities, or regions comprised of multiple counties or municipalities to establish and enhance law enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration programs. Grant recipients under this section shall match at least 25 percent of the grant amount awarded for the purpose that the grant is received. The department may not award any single grant in an amount greater than $100,000.

(2) By June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the department shall collect information from counties, municipalities, and regions comprised of multiple counties and municipalities receiving a grant under sub. (1) and submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) on all of the following topics:

(a) The uses that the grants were directed towards.

(b) Outcomes generated as a result of enhancing relationships between law enforcement and crisis response services.

(c) Any other accountability measures determined relevant by the department.

History: 2013 a. 132 ; 2019 a. 9 ; 2021 a. 184 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1805 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1805
Share transfer restrictions.
Status: in_force

No interest in shares of a statutory close corporation may be transferred without the written consent of all shareholders holding voting stock, unless the interest is transferred in any of the following circumstances:

(1) As provided in s. 180.1807 .

(2) To the corporation or to any other holder of the same class or series of shares.

(3) To members of the shareholder’s immediate family, or to a trust, all of whose beneficiaries are members of the holder’s immediate family. In this subsection, “shareholder’s immediate family” means the shareholder’s spouse, parents, lineal descendants, including any adopted children and stepchildren, and the spouse of any lineal descendants, and brothers and sisters.

(4) To a personal representative on the death of a shareholder or to a trustee or receiver as the result of a bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or similar proceeding brought by or against a shareholder.

(5) By merger or interest exchange that becomes effective under ss. 180.1101 to 180.1106 or an interest exchange of existing shares for other shares of a different class or series in the corporation.

(6) By a pledge as collateral for a loan that does not grant the pledgee any voting rights possessed by the pledgor.

(7) After termination of the corporation’s status as a statutory close corporation.

(8) As otherwise provided in the corporation’s articles of incorporation or in an agreement among shareholders under s. 180.1823 .

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1991 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 321 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.01 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.01
Redemption.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) As used in this subsection, “recording” means the presentation of a tax deed to the register of deeds for record and acceptance of it.

(b) Any person, prior to the recording of a tax deed based on a tax certificate issued on land for nonpayment of taxes, may redeem the land described in the tax certificate. Redemption shall be made by paying to the county treasurer the amount of the unpaid taxes stated in the tax certificate plus the interest and penalty as provided under s. 74.47 , computed from the date of accrual as specified in the tax certificate plus any other charges authorized by law to be imposed on the tax certificate following its issuance. If there is a redemption before the recording, the tax deed, as it relates to the land redeemed, shall be void.

(c) The provisions of this chapter relating to redemption, conveyance, rights of action, limitation and other proceedings shall apply to all swamp and overflowed lands that have been or may be contracted for sale by any county board.

(4)

(a) Redemption of land subject to a tax certificate may be made in partial payments of not less than $20, unless the county treasurer agrees to accept a smaller amount. The making of partial payments shall not operate to extend the period of redemption.

(b) Each partial payment shall be applied first to pay all charges authorized by law, then to pay the interest and penalty accrued and then to pay the principal of the tax. The portion of the payment to be applied as principal shall be ascertained by dividing the amount of the payment by the sum of one plus a figure that is the product of either .01 or a decimal reflecting the applicable percentage under s. 74.47 , multiplied by the number of months of delinquency, counting any part of a month as a full month. This amount of principal shall be deducted from the amount offered in payment and the remainder of it shall be the interest accrued from the date of accrual specified in the tax certificate on that portion of the tax that is offered to be paid. Interest on any new balance of principal sum shall be figured from the date of accrual specified in the tax certificate.

History: 1977 c. 26 ; 1981 c. 167 ; 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 125.70 — WI Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125.70
Trade show samples.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer, rectifier, winery, or intoxicating liquor wholesaler may furnish, free of charge, on “Class B” premises, taste samples of intoxicating liquor to any person who has attained the legal drinking age and who is attending a trade show, conference, convention, or similar business meeting, that is held on those premises, of a bona fide national or statewide trade association that derives income from membership dues of “Class B” licensees. Taste samples may not be furnished under this section at more than 2 such events of any one trade association per year. No intoxicating liquor brought on “Class B” premises under this section may remain on those premises after the close of the trade show, conference, convention, or business meeting.

History: 1995 a. 320 ; 2013 a. 250 .
Wis. Stat. § 470.05 — WI Code / Chapter 470 / Section 470.05
Examination.
Status: in_force

Examinations for licensure under this chapter shall require an applicant to demonstrate minimum competency in the principles and practice of subjects substantially related to the practice of professional geology, hydrology, or soil science and may consist of one or more written or oral tests, or both.

History: 1997 a. 300 ; 2017 a. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 198.145 — WI Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.145
District legislature, ordinances, officers.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors shall constitute the legislative body of such district and determine all questions of policy.

(2) The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: “The board of directors of .... municipal power district do ordain as follows:”. All ordinances shall be signed by the chairperson, or vice chairperson, and be attested by the clerk.

(3) The board shall appoint a general manager and may appoint and fix the duties of an attorney, a clerk, a treasurer and any other officers that the board considers necessary. Each appointee shall hold office at the pleasure of the board and give a bond in an amount that the board may require.

History: 1993 a. 184 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.027 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.027
Lyceum, libraries and art galleries.
Status: in_force

Any corporation formed for the establishment and maintenance of lyceums, libraries, art galleries and the like shall have power to make bylaws for the protection of its property, and to provide fines upon its members or patrons for their infraction by way of liquidated damages; and may collect the same in a tort action.
Wis. Stat. § 289.675 — WI Code / Chapter 289 / Section 289.675
Waiver of fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , if the department requests a person to participate in waste removal activities to mitigate potential environmental impacts and related liability and the department determines that granting a waiver from the fees under ss. 289.63 , 289.64 , 289.645 , and 289.67 will provide an incentive for the person to participate in those activities, the department may grant the person a waiver from those fees for solid waste or hazardous waste that is disposed of as a result of the activities.

(2) The department may not grant a waiver under sub. (1) to any of the following:

(a) A person who knowingly committed a violation of law that caused or contributed to the need for the waste removal activities.

(b) A person who committed an act that the person knew or should have known would cause or contribute to the need for the waste removal activities.

(3) The department shall issue a document to a person to whom the department grants a waiver under sub. (1) stating that solid or hazardous waste generated as a result of the waste removal activities for which the waiver is granted is exempt from the fees under ss. 289.63 , 289.64 , 289.645 , and 289.67 . The person shall provide a copy of the document to the operator of the licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility at which the solid or hazardous waste is disposed of or to any intermediate hauler used to transport the solid or hazardous waste to a licensed facility.

History: 2013 a. 333 .
Wis. Stat. § 904.12 — WI Code / Chapter 904 / Section 904.12
Statement of injured; admissibility; copies.
Status: in_force

(1) In actions for damages caused by personal injury, no statement made or writing signed by the injured person within 72 hours of the time the injury happened or accident occurred, shall be received in evidence unless such evidence would be admissible as a present sense impression, excited utterance or a statement of then existing mental, emotional or physical condition as described in s. 908.03 (1) , (2) or (3) .

(2) Every person who takes a written statement from any injured person or person sustaining damage with respect to any accident or with respect to any injury to person or property, shall, at the time of taking such statement, furnish to the person making such statement, a true, correct and complete copy thereof. Any person taking or having possession of any written statement or a copy of said statement, by any injured person, or by any person claiming damage to property with respect to any accident or with respect to any injury to person or property, shall, at the request of the person who made such statement or the person’s personal representative, furnish the person who made such statement or the person’s personal representative, a true, honest and complete copy thereof within 20 days after written demand. No written statement by any injured person or any person sustaining damage to property shall be admissible in evidence or otherwise used or referred to in any way or manner whatsoever in any civil action relating to the subject matter thereof, if it is made to appear that a person having possession of such statement refused, upon the request of the person who made the statement or the person’s personal representatives, to furnish such true, correct and complete copy thereof as herein required.

(3) This section does not apply to any statement taken by any officer having the power to make arrests.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R99 (1973); 1991 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.9221 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.9221
Grounds for refusing issuance of certificate of title.
Status: in_force

The department shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee has not been paid or for any of the following reasons:

(1) The department has reasonable grounds to believe that:

(a) The person alleged to be the owner of the manufactured home is not the owner.

(b) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement.

(2) The applicant has failed to furnish any of the following:

(a) If applicable, the power of attorney required under 15 USC 1988 or rules of the department.

(b) Any other information or documents required by law or by the department pursuant to authority of law.

(3) The applicant is a manufactured home dealer and is prohibited from applying for a certificate of title under s. 101.921 (1) (a) or (b) .

(4) Except as provided in ss. 101.9203 (3) and 101.921 (1) (a) for a certificate of title and registration for a manufactured home owned by a nonresident, the applicant is a nonresident and the issuance of a certificate of title has not otherwise been authorized by rule of the department.

History: 1999 a. 9 , 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 292.16 — WI Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.16
Responsibility of certain municipalities acquiring closed landfills.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section:

(a) “Generator” has the meaning given in s. 292.35 (1) (b) .

(b) “Transporter” has the meaning given in s. 292.35 (1) (g) .

(2) Application. A municipality may apply to the department for an exemption from liability with respect to property that contains a closed landfill and that is acquired by the municipality before, on or after October 14, 1997.

(3) Conditions for approval. The department shall approve an application under sub. (2) if all of the following apply:

(a) The landfill is closed when the municipality acquires the property.

(b) The landfill closure complies with all rules of the department at the time of the application under sub. (2) .

(c) The municipality did not have an ownership interest in the landfill while the landfill was in operation.

(d) The municipality enters into an agreement with the department that contains requirements for the municipality to maintain the property.

(e) The department determines that an exemption from liability under this section is in the public interest.

(f) The landfill was privately owned while it was in operation.

(g) The landfill has caused groundwater contamination.

(h) A steering committee of local public and private representatives was formed to address the contamination caused by the landfill in a cooperative effort with the department that prevented the landfill from being listed on the national priority list under 42 USC 9605 (a) (8) (B).

(i) The remedial action approved by the department authorized a recreational use for the property and was completed by December 31, 1995.

(4) Scope of exemption. An approval by the department under sub. (3) exempts the municipality from liability imposed under ss. 289.05 , 289.41 , 289.46 , 289.95 , 291.37 , 291.85 (2) , 292.11 (3) , (4) and (7) (b) and (c) and 292.31 (8) , and rules promulgated under those provisions, based on the municipality’s ownership of the property. The exemption does not apply to any liability based on hazardous substances for which the municipality is responsible as a generator or transporter.

(5) Requirements. If the department approves a municipality’s application under sub. (3) , the municipality shall do all of the following:

(a) Obtain the prior approval of the department for any proposed uses of the property, for any physical disturbance of the soil and for any construction on the property.

(b) Allow access to the property by any person who is required to conduct monitoring, to operate and maintain equipment or to undertake remedial action in connection with the closed landfill.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 173 s. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.10355 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.10355
Governor Patrick Lucey Highway.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate the route of STH 35 from the village of Ferryville in Crawford County to the city of Prairie du Chien in Crawford County as the “Governor Patrick Lucey Highway” in recognition and appreciation of Patrick J. Lucey, who served with distinction as both the governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977 and as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 1977 to 1979. The department shall mark this route, by erecting and maintaining appropriate signs, to clearly identify to motorists the route as the “Governor Patrick Lucey Highway.”

History: 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1006 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1006
Reliance on trust instrument.
Status: in_force

A trustee who acts in reasonable reliance on the terms of the trust as expressed in the trust instrument is not liable to a beneficiary for a breach of trust to the extent the breach resulted from the reliance.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 98.04 — WI Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98.04
Municipalities.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , a municipality having a population of more than 5,000, according to the most recent population estimate made by the department of administration under s. 16.96 , shall enforce the provisions of this chapter within its jurisdiction. For this purpose, a municipality shall establish a municipal department of weights and measures. Each municipal department of weights and measures shall have such number of qualified sealers or inspectors as will ensure compliance with this chapter. Municipal sealers or inspectors shall have the same authority as sealers or inspectors of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The selection of municipal sealers or inspectors shall be from a list of applicants whose qualifications have been certified by the state or local civil service agency under the rules of the agency. The municipality shall procure and keep at all times a complete set of standards of weight and measure conforming to the state standards and shall submit the standards for certification at regular intervals as required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The municipality shall keep a complete record of its work and annually shall file a report thereof with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The municipality may enact ordinances that regulate weights and measures and that are not in conflict with this chapter or the rules of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The municipality may assess fees that do not exceed the actual cost of its weights and measures program.

(2) A municipality that is required to establish a department of weights and measures under sub. (1) may contract with the department of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection to enforce the provisions of this chapter within the municipality’s jurisdiction instead of establishing its own department if the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection agrees to enter into such a contract. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may charge the municipality fees sufficient to cover the department’s costs under the contract. A municipality may recover an amount not to exceed the cost of these fees by assessing fees on the persons who receive services under the weights and measures program.

History: 1983 a. 230 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 .