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Wis. Stat. § 111.64 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.64
Construction.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to require any individual employee to render labor or service without the employee’s consent, or to make illegal the quitting of the employee’s labor or service or the withdrawal from the employee’s place of employment unless done in concert or agreement with others. No court shall have power to issue any process to compel an individual employee to render labor or service or to remain at the employee’s place of employment without the employee’s consent. It is the intent of this subchapter only to forbid employees of a public utility employer to engage in a strike or to engage in a work slowdown or stoppage in concert, and to forbid a public utility employer to lock out the employer’s employees, where such acts would cause an interruption of essential service.

(2) All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are to the extent of such conflict concerning the subject matter dealt with in this subchapter supplanted by the provisions of this subchapter.

History: 1993 a. 492 .
Wis. Stat. § 443.20 — WI Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.20
Indemnification in civil contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Civil contract” means any contractual agreement between the state or a political subdivision and a private entity.

(b) “Design professional” means any of the following:

1. Architect.

2. Engineer-in-training.

3. Landscape architect.

4. Professional engineer.

5. Professional land surveyor.

6. Wisconsin registered interior designer.

(c) “Design professional services” means any service performed by a design professional and services performed by others that arise out of or are related to services performed by a design professional, including the following:

1. Studies.

2. Planning.

3. Surveys.

4. Project management.

5. Traffic management.

6. Preparatory work.

(2) Notwithstanding s. 895.447 , any provision of a civil contract containing any of the following, explicitly or in effect, is void and unenforceable:

(a) A provision requiring a private entity performing design professional services to indemnify the state or any political subdivision, except as provided in sub. (3) (a) .

(b) A provision requiring a private entity performing design professional services to defend the state or any political subdivision in any legal action.

(3) The limitations under sub. (2) (a) do not apply to any of the following:

(a) Indemnification provisions in any civil contract in which a private entity’s indemnification obligation is limited to losses proximately caused by the negligent performance of design professional services by the private entity and does not exceed the proportion of a loss caused by the negligent performance.

(b) Provisions required to be included in the state’s or a political subdivision’s contracts with the federal government to the extent the provisions conflict with sub. (2) .

(c) A provision in a civil design contract that requires a private entity to indemnify the state or any political subdivision for damages caused by the private entity’s acts or omissions if the acts or omissions involve reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

(4) Nothing in this section may be construed as a waiver of any immunity or other limitation of liability described in this chapter or ch. 893 or 895 .

(5) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit the state or any political subdivision from requiring a private entity to provide proof of liability insurance as a condition of contract.

History: 2023 a. 211 .
Wis. Stat. § 69.04 — WI Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69.04
Local registration district.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The state registrar may approve a city as a registration district for registration of deaths occurring in the city if the state registrar determines that the city has staff, office space, and other resources for the proper administration of death records, makes reasonable use of public health data derived from death records, and suitably preserves and cares for official city death records.

(b) The state registrar may withdraw the approval given under par. (a) if the city fails to meet the requirements under par. (a) .

(2)

(a) The county register of deeds office shall be the place for filing vital records except as provided under par. (c) .

(c) If a death occurs in a city which is a registration district approved by the state registrar for registering death records, the office of the city registrar shall be the place for filing.

(3) Any city which is not a registration district shall dispose of any vital records which it has filed as follows:

(a) Offer all records of events occurring prior to October 1, 1907, to the state historical society under s. 69.21 (2) (d) 1.

(b) Offer the records of each event occurring after September 30, 1907, to the register of deeds of the county in which the event occurred.

(c) Destroy any record which the state historical society or the register of deeds does not accept under par. (a) or (b) .

History: 1985 a. 315 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 253 ; 1993 a. 27 ; 2017 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 184.11 — WI Code / Chapter 184 / Section 184.11
Claim not abated by change of members or officers.
Status: in_force

A claim for relief against a nonprofit association does not abate merely because of a change in its members or persons authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association.

History: 1997 a. 140 .
Wis. Stat. § 61.28 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.28
Marshal.
Status: in_force

(1) If required to do so by the village board, the village marshal shall execute and file an official bond. If the village board does not require the marshal to execute and file an official bond, the board shall obtain a dishonesty insurance policy or other appropriate insurance policy that covers the marshal, in an amount determined by the board, in lieu of the bond requirement. The marshal shall possess the powers, enjoy the privileges and be subject to the liabilities conferred and imposed by law upon constables, and be taken as included in all writs and papers addressed to constables. The marshal shall obey all lawful written orders of the village board. The marshal is entitled to the same fees prescribed for sheriffs in s. 814.70 for similar services, unless a higher fee is applicable under s. 814.705 (1) (c) ; for other service rendered the village, compensation as the board fixes.

(2) A village marshal who is given law enforcement duties by the village board, and who meets the definition of a law enforcement officer under s. 165.85 (2) (c) , shall comply with the minimum employment standards for law enforcement officers established by the law enforcement standards board and shall complete training under s. 165.85 (4) (a) 1.

History: 1975 c. 41 , 199 ; 1981 c. 317 ; 1987 a. 181 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 214 ; 2017 a. 51 .
Wis. Stat. § 289.07 — WI Code / Chapter 289 / Section 289.07
Department powers.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) Hold hearings relating to any aspect of the administration of this chapter and ss. 292.31 and 292.35 and, in connection therewith, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence.

(2) Secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative and operational services, including laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise.

(3) Advise, consult, contract and cooperate with other agencies of the state, local governments, industries, other states, interstate or interlocal agencies, and the federal government, and with interested persons or groups.

(4) Conduct or direct scientific experiments, investigations, demonstration grants and research on any matter relating to solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, land fill, disposal and utilization of junked vehicles, and production of compost.

History: 1995 a. 227 ss. 523 , 525 , 632 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.957 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.957
Section 16.957
Status: in_force

(e) Wholesale supplier credit. If a wholesale supplier has established a commitment to community program, a municipal utility or retail electric cooperative that is a customer or member of the wholesale supplier may include an amount equal to the product of the municipal utility’s or retail electric cooperative’s wholesale supply percentage and the amount that the wholesale supplier has spent on the commitment to community program in a year in calculating the amount that the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative has spent on commitment to community programs in that year under par. (b) 1.

(f) Joint programs. Municipal utilities or retail electric cooperatives may establish joint commitment to community programs, except that each municipal utility or retail electric cooperative that participates in a joint program is required to comply with the spending requirements under par. (b) 1.

(g) Reports.

1. Annually, each municipal utility and retail electric cooperative that spends the low-income assistance fees that the utility or cooperative charges under par. (a) on commitment to community programs under par. (b) 1. shall provide for an independent audit of its programs and submit a report to the department that describes each of the following:

a. An accounting of low-income assistance fees charged to customers or members under par. (a) in the year and expenditures on commitment to community programs under par. (b) 1. , including any amounts included in the municipal utility’s or retail electric cooperative’s calculations under par. (e) .

b. A description of commitment to community programs established by the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative in the year.

2. The department shall require that municipal utilities and retail electric cooperatives file reports under subd. 1. electronically, in a format that allows for tabulation, comparison, and other analysis of the reports. The department shall maintain reports filed under subd. 1. for at least 6 years.

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 , 30 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 141 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 11 , 28 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0708 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0708
Conduct of meeting.
Status: in_force

Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, every meeting of the shareholders shall be conducted as follows:

(1) A chairperson shall preside over the meeting. The chairperson shall be appointed by the board of directors.

(2) The chairperson shall determine the order of business and the time of adjournment and may establish rules for the conduct of the meeting which the chairperson believes are fair to the interests of all shareholders.

(3) The chairperson shall determine and announce at the meeting the time at which the polls will close for each matter voted upon at the meeting. The polls close at the announced time, except that, if no such announcement is made, the polls close upon final adjournment of the meeting. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies, or votes or revocations or changes to ballots, proxies, or votes may be accepted.

History: 2005 a. 476 .
Wis. Stat. § 295.67 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.67
Determination of abandonment of mining.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , abandonment of mining occurs if there is a cessation of mining, not set forth in an operator’s mining plan or reclamation plan or by any other sufficient written or constructive notice, extending for more than 6 consecutive months.

(2) Abandonment of mining does not occur if all of the following apply:

(a) The cessation of mining is due either to labor strikes or to unforeseen developments such as adverse market conditions.

(b) The cessation of mining does not continue beyond the time, not to exceed 5 years, specified by the department.

(c) The mining site is maintained in an environmentally stable manner during the cessation of mining.

(d) The reclamation of the mining site continues according to the reclamation plan during the cessation of mining to the extent practicable.

History: 2013 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 704.15 — WI Code / Chapter 704 / Section 704.15
Requirement that landlord notify tenant of automatic renewal clause.
Status: in_force

A provision in a lease of residential property that the lease shall be automatically renewed or extended for a specified period unless the tenant or either party gives notice to the contrary prior to the end of the lease is not enforceable against the tenant unless the lessor, at least 15 days but not more than 30 days prior to the time specified for the giving of such notice to the lessor, gives to the tenant written notice in the same manner as specified in s. 704.21 calling the attention of the tenant to the existence of the provision in the lease for automatic renewal or extension.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 40.55 — WI Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.55
Long-term care coverage.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (5) , the state shall offer, through the group insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under contracts established by the group insurance board. The state shall also allow an eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse or parent.

(2) For any long-term care policy offered through the group insurance board, the insurer may impose underwriting considerations in determining the initial eligibility of persons to cover and what premiums to charge.

(4) The group insurance board may charge a fee to each insurer whose policy is offered under this section, but the fee may not exceed the direct costs incurred by the group insurance board in offering the policy.

(5) An eligible state employee who elects insurance coverage with a county under s. 978.12 (6) may not elect coverage under this section.

History: 1987 a. 356 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 152 ; 2007 a. 168 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 809.12 — WI Code / Chapter 809 / Section 809.12
Rule (Motion for relief pending appeal).
Status: in_force

A person seeking relief under s. 808.07 shall file a motion in the trial court unless it is impractical to seek relief in the trial court. A motion in the court must show why it was impractical to seek relief in the trial court or, if a motion had been filed in the trial court, the reasons given by the trial court for its action. A person aggrieved by an order of the trial court granting the relief requested may file a motion for relief from the order with the court. A judge of the court may issue an ex parte order granting temporary relief pending a ruling by the court on a motion filed pursuant to this rule. A motion filed in the court under this section must be filed in accordance with s. 809.14 .

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiii (1978); 1981 c. 390 s. 252 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.08 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.08
Mortgage clause.
Status: in_force

A provision for payment to a mortgagee or other owner of a security interest in property may be contained in or added by endorsement to any insurance policy protecting against loss or destruction of or damage to property. If the insurance covers real property, any loss not exceeding $500 shall be paid to the insured mortgagor despite the provision, unless the mortgagee is a named insured.

History: 1975 c. 375 ; 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.19 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.19
Telephone authorization for quarterly and consecutive monthly registration.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish a telephone call-in procedure to authorize the operation of vehicles under the quarterly registration system in s. 341.30 or consecutive monthly registration system in s. 341.305 . In addition to the registration fee required under s. 341.30 or 341.305 , for authorizing the operation of a vehicle under this section, a fee shall be paid to the department of the lesser of $10 per vehicle or the actual cost of the telephone authorization per vehicle as determined by the department.

(2)

(a) The department may require that cancellation of telephone authorization be made by telephone.

(c) Telephone authorization to operate a vehicle may be canceled by the applicant within 36 hours after making the request for telephone authorization, and the applicant shall not be required to pay the registration fee. The applicant shall pay to the department the authorization fee under sub. (1) and may be charged a cancellation fee established by the department.

(3) The department may refuse telephone authorization to an applicant who does not comply with this section or whose registration has been suspended under s. 341.195 .

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

History: 1983 a. 469 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2013 a. 363 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.108 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.108
Public education program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall promulgate rules to provide for a public education program to:

(a) Inform snowmobile operators of the prohibitions and penalties included in the intoxicated snowmobiling law. The snowmobile recreational council may assist the department in developing the public education program.

(b) Provide for the development of signs briefly explaining the intoxicated snowmobiling law.

(2) The department shall develop and issue an educational pamphlet on the intoxicated snowmobiling law to be distributed, beginning in 1989, to persons issued snowmobile registration certificates under s. 350.12 or 350.122 .

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.79 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.79
Coverage of hospital and ambulatory surgery center charges and anesthetics for dental care.
Status: in_force

Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.895 (12) .

History: 1997 a. 27 , 237 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1164 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1164
Filings required for conversion; effective date.
Status: in_force

(1) After the converting entity has approved a plan of conversion in accordance with its governing law, the converting entity shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the department for filing articles of conversion setting forth all of the following:

(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converting entity.

(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converted entity.

(c) A statement that the plan of conversion has been approved and adopted by the converting entity in accordance with its governing law.

(d) Any organizational documents of the converted entity that are to be in a public record under its governing law.

(e) A statement that the plan of conversion is on file at the principal office of the converted entity.

(f) A statement that upon request the converted entity will provide a copy of the plan of conversion to any interest holder of the converting entity.

(g) A statement whether s. 181.1180 applies to the conversion.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , the articles of conversion may contain any other provisions relating to the conversion, as determined by the converting entity in accordance with the plan of conversion.

(3) If the converted entity is a foreign entity that will be required to register to do business in this state immediately after the conversion and it has not previously registered to do so, it shall so register.

(4) A conversion takes effect at the effective date and time of the articles of conversion.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 140.27 — WI Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.27
Rules; powers of the department.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) , the department shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter. These rules shall do all of the following:

1. Establish maximum fees that may be charged by a notary public for performing a notarial act for a remotely located individual.

2. Prescribe the manner of performing notarial acts regarding tangible and electronic records.

3. Include provisions to ensure that any change to or tampering with a record bearing a certificate of a notarial act is self-evident.

4. Include provisions to ensure integrity in the creation, transmittal, storage, or authentication of electronic records or signatures.

5. Prescribe the process of granting, renewing, conditioning, denying, suspending, or revoking a notary public commission and assuring the trustworthiness of an individual holding a commission as a notary public.

6. Include provisions to prevent fraud or mistake in the performance of notarial acts.

(b) Rules promulgated under par. (a) regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification.

(c) In promulgating rules under par. (a) about notarial acts with respect to electronic records, the department shall consider, so far as is consistent with this chapter, all of the following:

1. The most recent standards regarding electronic records promulgated by national bodies, such as the National Association of Secretaries of State.

2. Standards, practices, and customs of other jurisdictions that substantially enact the revised uniform law on notarial acts (2018) or any subsequent version of this act.

3. The views of governmental officials, entities, and other interested persons.

(2) The department has the power, jurisdiction, and authority to do any of the following:

(a) Investigate to determine whether a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate this chapter or a rule promulgated or order issued under this chapter. For the purpose of an investigation under the chapter, the department may administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, take evidence, require the filing of statements, require testimony, and require the production of any records that the department considers relevant or material to the investigation.

(b) Revoke, suspend, or restrict any commission or registration issued under this chapter if the department determines that the person holding the commission or registration has refused to comply with an investigation demand under par. (a) or has violated, is violating, or is about to violate this chapter or any rule promulgated or order issued under this chapter.

History: 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0853 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0853
Allowance of expenses as incurred.
Status: in_force

Upon written request by a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding, a corporation may pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses as incurred if the director or officer provides the corporation with all of the following:

(1) A written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has not breached or failed to perform his or her duties to the corporation.

(2) A written undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to repay the allowance and, if required by the corporation, to pay reasonable interest on the allowance to the extent that it is ultimately determined under s. 180.0855 that indemnification under s. 180.0851 (2) is not required and that indemnification is not ordered by a court under s. 180.0854 (2) (b) . The undertaking under this subsection shall be an unlimited general obligation of the director or officer and may be accepted without reference to his or her ability to repay the allowance. The undertaking may be secured or unsecured.

History: 1989 a. 303
Wis. Stat. § 201.11 — WI Code / Chapter 201 / Section 201.11
Impaired capital.
Status: in_force

Whenever the commission shall find that the capital of any public service corporation is impaired it may, after investigation and hearing, issue an order directing such public utility to cease paying dividends on its common stock until such impairment has been made good. Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the requirements of ss. 180.0623 and 180.0640 .

History: 1989 a. 303 , 1997 a. 140 s. 13 ; Stats. 1997 s. 200.11; 1999 a. 150 s. 656 ; Stats. 1999 s. 201.11.