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Wis. Stat. § 118.34 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.34
Technical preparation programs.
Status: in_force

(1) In cooperation with a technical college district board, each school board shall establish a technical preparation program in each public high school located in the school district. The program shall consist of a sequence of courses, approved by the technical college system board under s. 38.04 (26) , designed to allow high school pupils to gain advanced standing in the technical college district’s associate degree program upon graduation from high school.

(2)

(a) The technical college district director shall appoint a technical preparation council to coordinate the establishment of the technical preparation programs. The council shall consist of 12 members.

(b) The technical college district board and the school boards of school districts that operate high schools located in the technical college district shall establish a consortium to implement the technical preparation programs.

(3) The department and the technical college system board shall provide technical assistance to school boards to develop technical preparation programs in each high school. Annually, the school board shall evaluate its program and report the results to the state superintendent and the technical college system board.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 , 399 , 491 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 553.22 — WI Code / Chapter 553 / Section 553.22
Excluded franchises.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the offer or sale of the following franchises:

(1) Any relationship if the person described in the offer as a franchisee, or any of the current directors or executive officers of that person, has been in the type of business of the franchise relationship for more than 2 years and the parties anticipated, or should have anticipated, at the time the agreement establishing the franchise relationship was reached, that the sales arising from the relationship would account for no more than 20 percent of the gross sales revenue of the franchisee for a period of at least one year after the franchisee begins selling the goods or services involved in the franchise.

(2) An association of producers of agricultural products authorized by 7 USC 291 .

(3) An organization that is operated on a cooperative basis by and for independent retailers and that sells goods at wholesale to, or furnishes services primarily to, its members.

History: 1995 a. 364 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.535 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.535
Crisis intervention training grants.
Status: in_force

From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cd) , the department shall award grants in the total amount of $1,000,000 in each fiscal biennium for mental health crisis intervention team training for law enforcement agencies, as described in s. 165.77 (1) (c) , and correctional officers, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (a) .

History: 2013 a. 126 ; 2021 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 449.08 — WI Code / Chapter 449 / Section 449.08
Unprofessional conduct.
Status: in_force

(1) Unprofessional conduct includes without limitation because of enumeration:

(a) Any conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public;

(b) Loaning of an optometric license or certificate to anyone;

(d) Splitting or dividing any fee for optometric service with any person, except an associate licensed optometrist; or

(e) Engaging in conduct unbecoming a person licensed to practice.

(2) Unprofessional advertising includes advertising professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner.

History: 1977 c. 362 ; 1979 c. 337 ; 2005 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 219.03 — WI Code / Chapter 219 / Section 219.03
§ 219.03. Restrictions upon loans, security, interest rates, etc. not applicable.
Status: in_force

No law of this state requiring security upon which loans or investments may be made, or limiting the amount of the loan to any stated proportion of the value of the security, or prescribing the nature, amount or form of such security, or prescribing or limiting interest rates upon loans or investments, or prescribing or limiting the period for which loans or investments may be made, or prescribing or limiting periodical installment payments upon loans or securities, or prescribing or limiting the right to buy, sell, have serviced or assign such loans or investments and the security given therefor, shall be deemed to apply to loans or investments made pursuant to this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 66.0418 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0418
Prohibition of local regulation of certain foods, beverages.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section “political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

(2)

(a) No political subdivision may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that prohibits or restricts the sale of food or nonalcoholic beverages based on the number of calories, portion size, or other nutritional criteria of the food or nonalcoholic beverage.

(b) If a political subdivision has enacted an ordinance or adopted a resolution before July 2, 2013, that is inconsistent with par. (a) , the ordinance or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.

History: 2013 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.47 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.47
Indemnification of the Wisconsin State Agencies Building Corporation and the Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation.
Status: in_force

If the Wisconsin State Agencies Building Corporation or the Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation is the defendant in an action or special proceeding in its capacity as owner of facilities occupied by any department or agents of any department of state government, the judgment as to damages and costs shall be paid by the state from the appropriation made under s. 20.865 (1) (fm) . The state, when it does not provide legal counsel to the defendant, its members, officers or employees, shall pay reasonable attorney fees and costs of defending the action regardless of the results of the litigation, unless the court or jury finds that the member, officer or employee did not act within the scope of that person’s employment. Failure by the defendant to give notice to the department of justice of an action or special proceeding commenced against it, its members, officers or employees as soon as reasonably possible shall bar recovery by the defendant, its members, officers or employees from the state under this section. Attorney fees and expenses may not be recovered if the state offers the member, officer or employee legal counsel and the offer is refused.

History: 1977 c. 344 , 447 .
Wis. Stat. § 786.32 — WI Code / Chapter 786 / Section 786.32
Future estates, approved conveyance vests title.
Status: in_force

Every deed, mortgage, lease or other conveyance made in good faith by the referee pursuant to any order or judgment of the circuit court, made under ss. 786.26 to 786.35 , is valid and effectual to vest in the purchaser, mortgagee, lessee or other party under the conveyance, a good and sufficient title as against all persons having, or who may have, any title to or interest or estate in the lands, whether in being or not, under or by virtue of the terms of any deed or other instrument, or under and by virtue of any last will and testament, and the court may require any or all parties who are living having any interest in the lands to join the referee in the execution of the instrument of conveyance and release all their interests therein.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 63 , 92 (14) ; Stats. 1979 s. 786.32.
Wis. Stat. § 769.305 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.305
Section 769.305
Status: in_force

(3) A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under this chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.

(4) A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this chapter upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.

(5) If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.

(6) If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this state shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 1995 a. 225 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 948.55 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.55
Leaving or storing a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access of a child.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “child” means a person who has not attained the age of 14 years.

(2) Whoever recklessly stores or leaves a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access of a child is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if all of the following occur:

(a) A child obtains the firearm without the lawful permission of his or her parent or guardian or the person having charge of the child.

(b) The child under par. (a) discharges the firearm and the discharge causes bodily harm or death to himself, herself or another.

(3) Whoever recklessly stores or leaves a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access of a child is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor if all of the following occur:

(a) A child obtains the firearm without the lawful permission of his or her parent or guardian or the person having charge of the child.

(b) The child under par. (a) possesses or exhibits the firearm in a public place or in violation of s. 941.20 .

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply under any of the following circumstances:

(a) The firearm is stored or left in a securely locked box or container or in a location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure.

(b) The firearm is securely locked with a trigger lock.

(c) The firearm is left on the person’s body or in such proximity to the person’s body that he or she could retrieve it as easily and quickly as if carried on his or her body.

(d) The person is a peace officer or a member of the armed forces or national guard and the child obtains the firearm during or incidental to the performance of the person’s duties. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22) , for purposes of this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.

(e) The child obtains the firearm as a result of an illegal entry by any person.

(f) The child gains access to a loaded firearm and uses it in the lawful exercise of a privilege under s. 939.48 .

(g) The person who stores or leaves a loaded firearm reasonably believes that a child is not likely to be present where the firearm is stored or left.

(h) The firearm is rendered inoperable by the removal of an essential component of the firing mechanism such as the bolt in a breech-loading firearm.

(5) Subsection (2) does not apply if the bodily harm or death resulted from an accident that occurs while the child is using the firearm in accordance with s. 29.304 or 948.60 (3) .

History: 1991 a. 139 ; 1997 a. 248 ; 2007 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.553 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.553
Processing fee.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (3) , if the department issues any of the following approvals, a nonrefundable processing fee, in addition to any other fee imposed under s. 29.563 , shall be collected for each approval:

(a) Hunter’s choice deer hunting permit.

(am) Bonus deer hunting permit.

(b) Bobcat hunting and trapping permit.

(c) Otter trapping permit.

(d) Fisher trapping permit.

(e) Canada goose hunting permit.

(f) Wild turkey hunting license.

(g) Sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit.

(h) Class A bear license.

(hm) Elk hunting license.

(hr) Wolf harvesting license.

(i) Sturgeon fishing permit.

(2) If a person applies jointly for a hunter’s choice deer hunting permit and a bonus deer hunting permit, the person shall pay a single processing fee. A person who applies for a bonus deer hunting permit is exempt from paying an additional processing fee if the person has already applied for a hunter’s choice deer hunting permit for the same season. If the department authorizes the issuing of more than one bonus deer hunting permit to a person in a single season under s. 29.181 (2) or (2m) , the person is exempt from paying an additional processing fee for an application for the 2nd or subsequent bonus deer hunting permit.

(3) The department may waive the processing fee for the approvals specified in sub. (1) (a) , (am) and (c) to (g) for persons who apply for or are holders of resident conservation patron licenses and nonresident conservation patron licenses.

History: 1997 a. 248 ss. 143 to 149 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2011 a. 169 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.02 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.02
Council on mental health.
Status: in_force

(1) The council on mental health shall have the following duties:

(a) Advise the department, the legislature and the governor on the use of state and federal resources and on the provision and administration of programs for persons who are mentally ill or who have other mental health problems, for groups who are not adequately served by the mental health system, for the prevention of mental health problems and for other mental health related purposes.

(b) Provide recommendations to the department on the expenditure of federal funds received under the community mental health block grant under 42 USC 300x to 300x-9 and participate in the development of and monitor and evaluate the implementation of, the community mental health block grant plan.

(c) Review all departmental plans for services affecting persons with mental illness and monitor the implementation of the plans.

(d) Serve as an advocate for persons with mental illness.

(f) Consult with the department in the development of a model community mental health plan under s. 51.42 (7) (a) 9. , and review and advise the department on community mental health plans submitted by counties under s. 51.42 (3) (ar) 5.

(g) Promote the development and administration of a delivery system for community mental health services that is sensitive to the needs of consumers of the services.

(h) Review and comment on the human services and community programs board member training curriculum developed by the department under s. 51.42 (7) (a) 3m.

(2) The secretary shall submit all departmental plans affecting persons with mental illness to the council for its review. The council shall provide its recommendations to the secretary within such time as the secretary may require.

History: 1983 a. 439 ; 1987 a. 186 ; 1993 a. 445 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 293.41 — WI Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.41
Local agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) A county, town, village, city or tribal government that requires an operator to obtain an approval or permit under a zoning or land use ordinance and a county, town, village or city in which any portion of a proposed mining site is located may, individually or in conjunction with other counties, towns, villages, cities, or tribal governments, enter into one or more agreements with an operator for the development of a mining operation.

(2) An agreement under sub. (1) shall include all of the following:

(a) A legal description of the land subject to the agreement and the names of its legal and equitable owners.

(b) The duration of the agreement.

(c) The uses permitted on the land.

(d) A description of any conditions, terms, restrictions or other requirements determined to be necessary by the county, town, village, city or tribal government for the public health, safety or welfare of its residents.

(e) A description of any obligation undertaken by the county, town, village, city or tribal government to enable the development to proceed.

(f) The applicability or nonapplicability of county, town, village, city or tribal ordinances, approvals or resolutions.

(g) A provision for the amendment of the agreement.

(h) Other provisions deemed reasonable and necessary by the parties to the agreement.

(3) A county, town, village, city or tribal government may authorize the local impact committee appointed under s. 293.33 to negotiate an agreement under this section, but the agreement may not take effect until approved by the county, town, village, city or tribal government in accordance with sub. (4) .

(4) The county, town, village, city or tribal government shall hold a public hearing on an agreement under sub. (1) before its adoption. Notice of the hearing shall be provided as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 . After the public hearing, the governing body of each county, town, village, city or tribal government which is to be a party to the agreement must approve the agreement in a public meeting of the governing body.

(5) A state agency shall assist a county, town, village, city or tribal government in enforcing those provisions of a local agreement that are within the expertise of the state agency.

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 1991 a. 259 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 763 ; Stats. 1995 s. 293.41.
Wis. Stat. § 766.97 — WI Code / Chapter 766 / Section 766.97
Equal rights; common law disabilities.
Status: in_force

(1) Women and men have the same rights and privileges under the law in the exercise of suffrage, freedom of contract, choice of residence, jury service, holding office, holding and conveying property, care and custody of children and in all other respects. The various courts and executive and administrative officers shall construe the statutes so that words importing one gender extend and may be applied to either gender consistent with the manifest intent of the legislature. The courts and executive and administrative officers shall make all necessary rules and provisions to carry out the intent and purpose of this subsection.

(2) Nothing in this chapter revives the common law disabilities on a woman’s right to own, manage, inherit, transfer or receive gifts of property in her own name, to enter into contracts in her own name or to institute civil actions in her own name. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and in other sections of the statutes controlling marital property or property of spouses that is not marital property, either spouse has the right to own and exclusively manage his or her property that is not marital property, enter into contracts with 3rd parties or with his or her spouse, institute and defend civil actions in his or her name and maintain an action against his or her spouse for damages resulting from that spouse’s intentional act or negligence.

(3) The common law rights of a spouse to compel the domestic and sexual services of the other spouse are abolished. Nothing in this subsection affects a spouse’s common law right to consortium or society and companionship.

History: 1983 a. 186 ss. 47 , 48 ; Stats. 1983 s. 766.97; 1985 a. 37 .
Wis. Stat. § 607.15 — WI Code / Chapter 607 / Section 607.15
Surplus distribution.
Status: in_force

The net profits of the life fund shall be distributed annually among the policyholders, except that so far as is practicably possible, the ratio of surplus to assets shall be kept between 7 percent and 10 percent.

History: 1973 c. 117 .
Wis. Stat. § 452.17 — WI Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.17
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of, or advertises or holds himself or herself out as or acts temporarily or otherwise as, a broker or salesperson in this state without a license under this chapter shall be prosecuted by the district attorney in the county where the violation occurs or by the attorney general and may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.

(3) Any person who otherwise violates any provision of this chapter may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

(4)

(a) If the board finds that any licensee has violated s. 452.14 (3) (jm) , the board:

1. Shall, for the first offense, suspend the license of the licensee for not less than 90 days.

2. Shall, for the 2nd offense, revoke the license of the licensee.

(b) This penalty may be imposed in addition to any penalty imposed under this chapter or s. 66.1011 or 106.50 .

History: 1981 c. 94 ; 1983 a. 354 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 95 , 307 , 341 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 82 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 258 ; 2023 a. 208 .
Wis. Stat. § 215.205 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.205
Other loans and investments.
Status: in_force

Subject to such rules as the division prescribes, an association may make, buy, sell and hold the following loans and investments:

(1) Loans or obligations, or interests therein, for the purpose of mobile home or manufactured home financing.

(2) Housing project loans or interests therein, having the benefit of any guaranty under sec. 221 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as now or hereafter in effect, or loans or interests therein, having the benefit of any guaranty under sec. 224 of such act, or any commitment or agreement with respect to such loans or interests therein, made pursuant to either of such sections.

(3) Loans or obligations or interests therein, which the association has the benefit of any guaranty under Title IV of the housing and urban development act of 1968, as now or hereafter in effect, or of a commitment or agreement therefor.

(4) Loans or interests in loans to financial institutions with respect to which the United States, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, has any function of examination or supervision, or to any broker or dealer registered with the securities and exchange commission, secured by loans, obligations or investments in which it has any statutory authority to invest directly, subject to such rules as the division may issue.

(5) Notwithstanding any other statutory provision relating to investments in or ownership of real property, an association may invest in, or in interests in, real property located within urban renewal areas as defined in the national housing act of 1949 as now or hereafter in effect, and in obligations secured by first liens on real property so located.

(6) Loans to building contractors for the purpose of the development and construction of residential property.

History: 1975 c. 11 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2007 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 821.07 — WI Code / Chapter 821 / Section 821.07
Opinion.
Status: in_force

The written opinion of the supreme court stating the law governing the questions certified shall be sent by the clerk under the seal of the supreme court to the certifying court and to the parties.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 107 Wis. 2d xiii (1982).
Wis. Stat. § 879.13 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.13
Delayed service of notice.
Status: in_force

If for any reason notice to any person, including a minor or an individual adjudicated incompetent, is insufficient, the court may at any time order service of notice together with documents required under ss. 858.03 and 862.09 and, where required, appoint a guardian ad litem under s. 879.23 and require the person or the person’s guardian ad litem to show cause why the person should not be bound by the action already taken in the proceedings as though the person had been timely served with notice. Such person may consent in writing to be bound.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 50 Wis. 2d vii (1971); 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 811.08 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.08
Officer’s return.
Status: in_force

The officer executing the writ shall return thereon all of the officer’s proceedings and within 10 days from receipt of the bond shall file the writ, affidavit and bond with the clerk of the court.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.08; 1993 a. 486 .