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Wis. Stat. § 231.17 — WI Code / Chapter 231 / Section 231.17
Investment of funds.
Status: in_force

The authority may invest any funds in bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, treasury bills, or other securities constituting direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by, the United States; in those certificates of deposit or time deposits constituting direct obligations of any bank that are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation; in certificates of deposit constituting direct obligations of any credit union that are insured by the national board, as defined in s. 186.01 (3m) ; in certificates of deposit constituting direct obligations of any savings and loan association or savings bank that are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation; in short-term discount obligations of the federal national mortgage association; or in any of the investments provided under s. 66.0603 (1m) (a) . Any such securities may be purchased at the offering or market price thereof at the time of such purchase.

History: 1973 c. 304 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1983 a. 368 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 39 , 221 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 2001 a. 30 ; 2005 a. 134 .
Wis. Stat. § 460.04 — WI Code / Chapter 460 / Section 460.04
Duties of affiliated credentialing board.
Status: in_force

(1m) The affiliated credentialing board shall prepare an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage therapy and bodywork therapy.

(2) The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following:

(a) Standards that govern the professional conduct of license holders in practicing massage therapy or bodywork therapy. The standards shall prohibit a license holder from having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client.

(b) Criteria for approving a training program for purposes of s. 460.05 (1) (e) 1. Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall require the training program to meet the requirements under s. 460.095 and to consist of at least 600 classroom hours.

(c) Requirements and procedures for obtaining the informed consent of a client under s. 460.11 (1) and for making a report required under s. 460.12 (1) .

(d) A definition of “sexually oriented business” for purposes of s. 460.11 (3) .

(e) A requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter submit evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.

(f) Requirements to be satisfied by a person seeking a temporary license under s. 460.08 . The rules promulgated under this subsection shall require the person to be a graduate of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school or program and may require the holder of a temporary license to make disclosures to clients and to practice under the supervision of a massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under this chapter.

(g) A requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter pass an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage therapy and bodywork therapy.

History: 2001 a. 74 ; 2007 a. 104 ; 2009 a. 355 .
Wis. Stat. § 865.04 — WI Code / Chapter 865 / Section 865.04
Proceedings independent; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except where a demand for formal administration of the estate has been duly made:

(a) Any interested person may apply for informal administration if administration of the estate has not been commenced under s. 856.07 or 879.57 or ch. 867 ; and

(b) The personal representative may apply for informal administration at any time during administration.

(2) The determination of each issue and the completion of each proceeding required for the administration of a decedent’s estate is independent of any other issue or proceeding involving the same estate.

(3) Petitions in formal proceedings during informal administration may combine various requests for relief if all the requests may be finally granted without delay.

(4) Upon entry of an order or judgment in a formal proceeding informal administration shall resume except as otherwise ordered by the court.

History: 1973 c. 39 , 243 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.48 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.48
Unemployment reserve financial statement.
Status: in_force

(1) No later than May 31 of each even-numbered year, the secretary of workforce development shall prepare and furnish to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and the council on unemployment insurance, a statement of unemployment insurance financial outlook, which shall contain all of the following, together with the secretary’s recommendations and an explanation for such recommendations:

(am) Projections of unemployment insurance operations under current law through at least the 2nd year following the close of the biennium, including benefit payments, tax collections, borrowing or debt repayments and amounts of interest charges, if any.

(bm) Specific proposed changes, if any, in the laws relating to unemployment insurance financing, benefits, and administration.

(c) Projections specified in par. (am) under the proposed laws.

(d) The economic and public policy assumptions upon which the projections are based, and the impact upon the projections of variations from those assumptions.

(e) If significant cash reserves in the unemployment reserve fund are projected throughout the forecast period, a statement giving the reasons why the reserves should be retained in the fund.

(f) If unemployment insurance program debt is projected at the end of the forecast period, the methods proposed to liquidate the debt.

(3) Biennially, no later than January 31 of each even-numbered year, the secretary of workforce development shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and the council on unemployment insurance the statement of unemployment insurance financial outlook prepared under sub. (1) , together with a report that summarizes the deliberations of the council and the position of the council regarding any proposed change to the unemployment insurance laws submitted under sub. (1) .

(4) The department shall post the most recent version of the statement prepared under sub. (1) and the most recent version of the report prepared under sub. (3) on the department’s Internet site.

History: 1983 a. 388 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 , 39 ; 2013 a. 36 ; 2021 a. 231 .
Wis. Stat. § 757.34 — WI Code / Chapter 757 / Section 757.34
Attorney not to be bail, etc.
Status: in_force

No attorney practicing in this state shall be taken as bail or security on any undertaking, bond or recognizance in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, nor shall any practicing attorney become surety on any bond or recognizance for any sheriff, constable, clerk of court or municipal judge.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 96 ; 1977 c. 305 s. 64 ; Stats. 1977 s. 757.34.
Wis. Stat. § 978.04 — WI Code / Chapter 978 / Section 978.04
Assistants in certain prosecutorial units.
Status: in_force

The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of less than 100,000 may appoint one or more assistant district attorneys as necessary to carry out the duties of his or her office and as may be requested by the department of administration authorized in accordance with s. 16.505 . Any such assistant district attorney must be an attorney admitted to practice law in this state and, except as provided in s. 978.043 (1) , may perform any duty required by law to be performed by the district attorney.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 434 .
Wis. Stat. § 256.205 — WI Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.205
Community paramedics.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “community paramedic” means an individual who has obtained an approval issued under sub. (2) .

(2) Departmental approval. No person may use the title “community paramedic” unless he or she obtains an approval from the department issued under this section to provide services as a community paramedic. To be eligible for an approval by the department as a community paramedic, an individual shall meet all of the following criteria:

(a) The individual is licensed as a paramedic, that license is not suspended or revoked, and the individual is not the subject of an action under s. 256.15 (11) .

(b) The individual has the equivalent of 2 years of service as a paramedic.

(c) The individual successfully completes a training program that has been approved by the department under sub. (3) .

(d) The individual submits an application for the approval on a form specified by the department.

(e) The individual satisfies any other requirements established by the department.

(3) Training program. The department shall, after consulting the board, approve training programs for community paramedics that include clinical experience, that provide flexibility in addressing local service needs, and that meet any other criteria established by the department.

(4) Affiliation. A community paramedic may provide services under sub. (6) only if he or she is a volunteer for or an employee of a community emergency medical services provider, as defined in s. 256.215 (1) (a) , or if he or she is an employee of or under contract with a hospital, clinic, or physician.

(5) Requirements.

(a) A community paramedic shall follow any protocols and supervisory standards established by the department or by a medical director.

(b) A community paramedic is subject to certification, disciplinary, complaint, and other regulatory requirements that apply to emergency medical services practitioners under s. 256.15 .

(6) Services provided. Notwithstanding the actions authorized for emergency services under s. 256.15 (6n) , a community paramedic may provide services for which he or she is trained under a training program approved by the department under sub. (3) , that are not duplicative of services already being provided to a patient, and that are approved by the hospital, clinic, or physician for which the community paramedic is an employee or contractor or are incorporated in the patient care protocols under s. 256.215 (2) (b) .

History: 2017 a. 66 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.12 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.12
Conformity.
Status: in_force

Unless specifically provided in this subchapter, fiduciaries shall be subject to all of the provisions, requirements and liabilities of this chapter, so far as applicable, unless the context requires otherwise.

History: 1987 a. 312 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.478 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.478
Director Education.
Status: in_force

A director shall annually attend a course in at least 2 of the following topics offered by a recognized provider of cooperative director education:

(1) Duties and responsibilities of a cooperative director.

(2) Board and management relations.

(3) The board’s role in defining and developing cooperative policies.

(4) Understanding cooperative governance and structure.

(5) Understanding financial statements, key financial ratios, and control tools.

(6) Cooperative finance and equity redemption.

(7) Cooperative strategic planning.

(8) Cooperative membership communication and education.

(9) Selecting and evaluating principal cooperative management.

(10) Board evaluation.

(11) Analyzing and understanding the current cooperative business environment.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.313 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.313
Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample.
Status: in_force

(1) Express warranties by the seller are created as follows:

(a) Any affirmation of fact or promise made by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the affirmation or promise.

(b) Any description of the goods which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the description.

(c) Any sample or model which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the whole of the goods shall conform to the sample or model.

(2) It is not necessary to the creation of an express warranty that the seller use formal words such as “warrant” or “guarantee” or that the seller have a specific intention to make a warranty, but an affirmation merely of the value of the goods or a statement purporting to be merely the seller’s opinion or commendation of the goods does not create a warranty.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 321.41 — WI Code / Chapter 321 / Section 321.41
Training; special schools; pay and allowances.
Status: in_force

The governor or adjutant general may order the national guard or state defense force to assemble for training at any military establishment and fix the dates and places of that training. The governor or adjutant general may order members of the national guard or state defense force, at their option, to attend special schools for military training that are authorized by the state or federal government. The governor or adjutant general shall determine the amount that the members of the national guard or state defense force shall receive as pay and allowances for the training.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2007 a. 200 s. 37 ; Stats. 2007 s. 321.41.
Wis. Stat. § 856.31 — WI Code / Chapter 856 / Section 856.31
Selection of attorney to represent estate.
Status: in_force

Whenever a corporate fiduciary is appointed as the sole personal representative, the person or persons receiving the majority interest from the estate may within 30 days after the date of the appointment select the attorney who shall represent the personal representative in all proceedings of any kind or nature, unless good cause is shown before the court why selection should not be so made, or unless the testator’s will names the attorney or firm who shall represent the personal representative. The corporate fiduciary shall notify the persons who are entitled to name the attorney of this right within 5 days after appointment. In case a person is under disability, the court appointed guardian, if any, may act for such person under this section. In the case of a minor who has no court appointed guardian, the natural guardian, if any, may act for the minor. “Interest”, as used in this section, means beneficial interest whether legal or equitable.

History: 1973 c. 233 ; 1975 c. 331 , 421 .
Wis. Stat. § 323.62 — WI Code / Chapter 323 / Section 323.62
Mobile field force grants.
Status: in_force

From the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (dm) , the division may award grants to Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, as defined in s. 165.77 (1) (c) , to fund crowd-control training and equipment used for crowd control.

History: 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.08 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.08
School zones; crossings.
Status: in_force

(1) On any street or highway which borders the grounds of any public, private, or tribal school in which school is held for a term of not less than 6 months, the authority in charge of the maintenance of the street or highway shall erect black and yellow “school” warning signs. The authority may also designate school crossings across any street or highway, whether or not the street or highway borders on the grounds of a school.

(2) All signs required by this section and their installation shall comply with standards adopted by the department of transportation.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 48 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (g) ; 2009 a. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.16 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.16
Common expenses and common surpluses.
Status: in_force

(1) Disposition of common surpluses. All common surpluses of the association shall be credited to the unit owners’ assessments for common expenses in proportion to their percentage interests in the common elements or as otherwise provided in the declaration or shall be used for any other purpose as the association decides.

(2) Funds for payment of common expenses obtained by assessments.

(a) Funds for the payment of common expenses and for the creation of reserves for the payment of future common expenses shall be obtained by assessments against the unit owners in proportion to their percentage interests in the common elements or as otherwise provided in the declaration.

(b) During the period of declarant control of the association under s. 703.15 (2) (c) , if any unit owned by the declarant is exempt from assessments for common expenses until the unit is sold, the total amount assessed against units that are not exempt from assessments may not exceed the amount that equals nonexempt units’ budgeted share of common expenses, based on the anticipated common expenses set forth in the annual budget under s. 703.161 (2) (a) . The declarant is liable for the balance of the actual common expenses.

History: 1977 c. 407 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 453 ; 1995 a. 224 , 227 ; 1997 a. 27 , 250 ; 1999 a. 185 ; 2003 a. 283 ; 2015 a. 195 s. 83 .
Wis. Stat. § 842.12 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.12
Hearing on report.
Status: in_force

Notice of a hearing on the referee’s report shall be given to all parties who have appeared.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.12.
Wis. Stat. § 480.26 — WI Code / Chapter 480 / Section 480.26
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

(2) In addition to or in lieu of the penalties under sub. (1) and the remedies under s. 480.24 , any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each separate offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

History: 1993 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.197 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.197
Financial assistance for paratuberculosis testing.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide financial assistance to owners of livestock herds for conducting testing for paratuberculosis.

(2) The department shall promulgate rules for providing financial assistance under sub. (1) .

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 459.71 — WI Code / Chapter 459 / Section 459.71
Implementation of the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Compact privilege” means a compact privilege, as defined in s. 459.70 (2) (h) , that is granted under the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact under s. 459.70 to an individual to practice in this state.

(b) “Examining board” means the hearing and speech examining board.

(2) The department may impose a fee for an individual to receive a compact privilege as provided under s. 459.70 (3) (j) .

(3)

(a) An individual who holds a compact privilege shall comply with s. 440.03 (13) (am) .

(b) Subject to s. 459.70 and any rules promulgated thereunder, ss. 440.20 to 440.22 and the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) shall apply to an individual who holds a compact privilege in the same manner that they apply to holders of licenses and permits issued under subch. II .

History: 2023 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 618.49 — WI Code / Chapter 618 / Section 618.49
Investigation, disclosure and taxation of insurance contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Report on insurance. Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that insurance has been effectuated by or for any person in this state with an unauthorized insurer, the commissioner may in writing order the person to produce for examination all insurance contracts and other documents evidencing insurance contracts and other documents evidencing insurance with both authorized and unauthorized insurers and to disclose to the commissioner the amount of insurance, name and address of each insurer, gross amount of premium and the name and address of any person who has assisted in the effectuation of the insurance.

(2) Uninsured property. The commissioner may order any owner of property situated in this state, other than property owned by a unit of government that maintains a public fire department and furnishes full fire protection for the property, to furnish in addition to the information furnished under sub. (1) information about amounts paid to or credited to any insurance fund or other reserve against loss or damage by fire. If the owner of the property has not insured it, the owner shall pay under s. 601.93 (2) an amount equal to 2 percent of the annual premium that would have been charged for insuring such property by authorized insurers using the rates promulgated by the rate service organization of which the state insurance fund is a member or subscriber under s. 604.04 (5) , or which is designated for that purpose by the commissioner.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1973 c. 336 ; 1975 c. 372 s. 41 ; 1975 c. 421 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (26) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 403.111 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.111
Place of payment.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided for items in ch. 404 , an instrument is payable at the place of payment stated in the instrument. If no place of payment is stated, an instrument is payable at the address of the drawee or maker stated in the instrument. If no address is stated, the place of payment is the place of business of the drawee or maker. If a drawee or maker has more than one place of business, the place of payment is any place of business of the drawee or maker chosen by the person entitled to enforce the instrument. If the drawee or maker has no place of business, the place of payment is the residence of the drawee or maker.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 903.01 — WI Code / Chapter 903 / Section 903.01
Presumptions in general.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by statute, a presumption recognized at common law or created by statute, including statutory provisions that certain basic facts are prima facie evidence of other facts, imposes on the party relying on the presumption the burden of proving the basic facts, but once the basic facts are found to exist the presumption imposes on the party against whom it is directed the burden of proving that the nonexistence of the presumed fact is more probable than its existence.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R41 (1973).
Wis. Stat. § 113.04 — WI Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113.04
Release of some, effect.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 113.03 , the obligee’s release or discharge of one or more of several obligors, or of one or more of joint, or of joint and several obligors shall not discharge co-obligors, against whom the obligee in writing and as part of the same transaction as the release or discharge, expressly reserves the obligee’s rights; and in the absence of such reservation of such rights shall discharge co-obligors only to the extent provided in s. 113.05 .

History: 1993 a. 492 .