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Wis. Stat. § 30.64 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.64
Patrol boats.
Status: in_force

(1) The operator of a patrol boat, including a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5) , when responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, need not comply with this subchapter or ordinances under s. 30.77 when a siren or emergency light is activated or, if the patrol boat is equipped with a siren and an emergency light, when both the siren and emergency light are activated, and if due regard is given to the safety of other persons in the vicinity. If an emergency light is used, it shall be of a type and design specified under 33 CFR 88.11 or 88.12 .

(2) Upon the approach of a patrol boat, including a patrol boat operated by a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5) , giving an audio or visual signal, the operator of a boat shall reduce the boat speed to slow-no-wake and yield the right-of-way to the patrol boat until it has passed.

(3) No person operating a boat may refuse to stop after being requested or signaled to do so by a law enforcement officer or a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5) .

History: 1979 c. 275 ; 1993 a. 167 ; 2005 a. 308 ; 2007 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 704.11 — WI Code / Chapter 704 / Section 704.11
Lien of landlord.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ss. 704.90 and 779.43 or by express agreement of the parties, the landlord has no right to a lien on the property of the tenant; the common-law right of a landlord to distrain for rent is abolished.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (9) ; 1987 a. 23 s. 2 ; 2011 a. 143 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.335 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.335
Feeding wild animals for nonhunting purposes.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 29.336 , the department shall promulgate rules to regulate the recreational and supplemental feeding of wild animals for purposes other than hunting.

History: 2001 a. 108 ; 2003 a. 240 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.72 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.72
Controlled substances hotline and rewards for controlled substances tips.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(aj) “Department” means the department of justice.

(b) “Jail officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bn) .

(bt) “Juvenile detention officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bt) .

(c) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b) .

(d) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c) .

(2) Hotline. The department of justice shall maintain a single toll-free telephone number during normal retail business hours, as determined by departmental rule, for all of the following:

(a) For persons to anonymously provide tips regarding suspected controlled substances violations.

(b) For pharmacists to report suspected controlled substances violations.

(3) Reward payment program. The department shall administer a reward payment program. Under the program, the department may offer and pay rewards from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (m) for information under sub. (2) (a) leading to the arrest and conviction of a person for a violation of ch. 961 .

(4) Payment limitations. A reward under sub. (3) may not exceed $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of any one person. The department may not make any reward payment to a law enforcement officer, jail officer, juvenile detention officer, pharmacist, or department employee.

(5) Department authority. If a reward is claimed, the department shall make the final determination regarding any payment. The department may pay portions of a reward to 2 or more persons. The payment of a reward is not subject to a contested case proceeding under ch. 227 . The offer of a reward under sub. (3) does not create any liability on the department or the state.

(6) Records. The department may withhold any record under this section from inspection or copying under s. 19.35 .

(7) Publicity. The department shall cooperate with the department of public instruction in publicizing, in public schools, the use of the toll-free telephone number under sub. (2) .

History: 1989 a. 122 , 336 ; 1993 a. 16 , 460 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4456 , 4457 , 9145 (1) ; 1995 a. 448 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 , 97 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.72 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.72
Statement of nonwage payments.
Status: in_force

Every resident of this state and every nonresident carrying on activities within this state, whether taxable or not under this chapter, who pays in any calendar year for services performed within this state by an individual remuneration that is excluded from the definition of wages in s. 71.63 (6) , in the amount of $600 or more, shall, on or before January 31 of the year following the year in which the payments are made, file a statement disclosing the name of the payor, the name and address of the recipient of the payment, and the total amount paid in the calendar year to the recipient. The person who pays for the services shall, on or before that deadline, furnish the recipient of the payment with a copy of the statement. In any case in which an individual receives wages, as defined in s. 71.63 (6) , and also remuneration for services which remuneration is excluded from such definition, both from the same payor, the wages and the excluded remuneration shall both be reported in the statement required by s. 71.71 (2) in a manner satisfactory to the department, regardless of the amount of the excluded remuneration.

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 27 , 291 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.682 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.682
Preliminary screening test.
Status: in_force

(1) Requirement. A person shall provide a sample of his or her breath or oral fluids, or both, for a preliminary screening test if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person is violating or has violated the intoxicated boating law and if, prior to an arrest, the law enforcement officer requested the person to provide this sample.

(2) Use of test results. A law enforcement officer may use the results of a preliminary screening test for the purpose of deciding whether or not to arrest a person for a violation of the intoxicated boating law or for the purpose of deciding whether or not to request a chemical test under s. 30.684 . Following the preliminary screening test, chemical tests may be required of the person under s. 30.684 .

(3) Admissibility. The result of a preliminary screening test is not admissible in any action or proceeding except to show probable cause for an arrest, if the arrest is challenged, or to show that a chemical test was properly required of a person under s. 30.684 .

(4) Refusal. There is no penalty for a violation of sub. (1) . Section 30.80 (1) and the general penalty provision under s. 939.61 do not apply to that violation.

(5) Use of oral fluids sample. A law enforcement officer may collect and retain a sample of a person’s oral fluids only to the extent necessary to perform a preliminary screening test under this section and shall destroy the sample, or return the sample to the person, after conducting the preliminary screening test. A law enforcement officer may not collect or retain a sample of a person’s oral fluids under this section for any purpose other than a preliminary screening test.

History: 1985 a. 331 ; 2025 a. 99 .
Wis. Stat. § 804.06 — WI Code / Chapter 804 / Section 804.06
Depositions upon written questions.
Status: in_force

(1) Serving questions; notice.

(a) After commencement of the action, except as provided in s. 804.015 , any party may take the testimony of any person, including a party, by deposition upon written questions. The attendance of witnesses may be compelled by subpoena as provided in s. 805.07 . The attendance of a party deponent or of an officer, director, or managing agent of a party may be compelled by notice to the person to be deposed or his or her attorney meeting the requirements of s. 804.05 (2) (a) . The deposition of a person confined in prison may be taken only by leave of court on such terms as the court prescribes, except when the person seeking to take the deposition is the state agency or officer to whose custody the prisoner has been committed.

(b) A party desiring to take a deposition upon written questions shall serve them upon every other party with a notice stating the name and address of the person who is to answer them, if known, and if the name is not known, a general description sufficient to identify the person or the particular class or group to which the person belongs, and the name or descriptive title and address of the officer before whom the deposition is to be taken. A deposition upon written questions may be taken of a public or private corporation or a limited liability company or a partnership or association or governmental agency in accordance with s. 804.05 (2) (e) .

(c) Within 30 days after the notice and written questions are served, a party may serve cross questions upon all other parties. Within 10 days after being served with cross questions, a party may serve redirect questions upon all other parties. Within 10 days after being served with redirect questions, a party may serve recross questions upon all other parties. The court may for cause shown enlarge or shorten the time.

(2) Officer to take responses and prepare record. A copy of the notice and copies of all questions served shall be delivered by the party taking the deposition to the officer designated in the notice, who shall proceed promptly, in the manner provided by s. 804.05 , either personally or by someone acting under the officer’s direction, to take the testimony of the witness in response to the questions and to prepare, certify, and serve the deposition upon, or mail it by registered or certified mail to, the party who requested it, attaching thereto the copy of the notice and the questions received by the officer.

(3) Notice of service. When the deposition is served upon or mailed to the requesting party, the person who has recorded the testimony shall promptly give notice thereof to all parties and the court.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 671 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 158 Wis. 2d xxv (1990); 1993 a. 112 , 486 ; 1997 a. 133 .
Wis. Stat. § 204.105 — WI Code / Chapter 204 / Section 204.105
Termination of benefit corporation status.
Status: in_force

A benefit corporation may terminate its status as such and cease to be subject to this chapter by amending its articles to delete the provision required by ss. 204.103 and 204.104 to be stated in the articles of a benefit corporation. Once terminated, the corporation’s status as a benefit corporation may not be revived for a period of one year from the most recent date of termination of the corporation’s status as a benefit corporation.

History: 2017 a. 77 .
Wis. Stat. § 757.36 — WI Code / Chapter 757 / Section 757.36
Lien on proceeds of action to enforce cause of action.
Status: in_force

Any person having or claiming a right of action, sounding in tort or for unliquidated damages on contract, may contract with any attorney to prosecute the action and give the attorney a lien upon the cause of action and upon the proceeds or damages derived in any action brought for the enforcement of the cause of action, as security for fees in the conduct of the litigation; when such agreement is made and notice thereof given to the opposite party or his or her attorney, no settlement or adjustment of the action may be valid as against the lien so created, provided the agreement for fees is fair and reasonable. This section shall not be construed as changing the law in respect to champertous contracts.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 96 ; Stats. 1977 s. 757.36.
Wis. Stat. § 766.625 — WI Code / Chapter 766 / Section 766.625
Classification of digital property, including the content of electronic communications.
Status: in_force

(1) General. Except as otherwise determined under sub. (2) , classification of digital property, including the content of electronic communications, is determined under s. 766.31 .

(2) Exceptions.

(a) Digital property in an account. An account and the digital property held in an account, as defined in s. 766.01 (9) (e) , including the content of electronic communications, as defined in s. 711.03 (6) , not otherwise classified as individual property under s. 766.31 (6) and (7) (a) to (d) , is classified as the individual property of the holding spouse, regardless of the classification of property used to create, purchase, or otherwise acquire the account and digital property held in the account, unless the nonholding spouse can prove that any of the following apply:

1. ‘Creation.’ The account or the digital property in the account was not originally created, purchased, or otherwise acquired exclusively for the personal, noneconomic purposes of the holding spouse.

2. ‘Use.’ The account or the digital property in the account has at any time been used for purposes other than the personal, noneconomic purposes of the holding spouse.

(b) Exchanges; income. Notwithstanding par. (a) , with respect to an account and the digital property held in the account, as defined in s. 766.01 (9) (e) , including the content of electronic communications, as defined in s. 711.03 (6) , classified as individual property solely by reason of par. (a) , all of the following apply:

1. ‘Exchanges; Proceeds.’ Section 766.31 (7) (b) does not apply, and in the event of a sale, exchange, or other disposition, property received in exchange for such account, or the digital property in the account, is classified as marital property.

2. ‘Income.’ Section 766.59 does not apply, and income during marriage and after the determination date attributable to the account, or the digital property in the account, is classified as marital property.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 82.11 — WI Code / Chapter 82 / Section 82.11
Meeting.
Status: in_force

(1) The town supervisors shall personally examine the highway or proposed highway that is the subject of an application or resolution under s. 82.10 . At the time and place stated in the notice under s. 82.10 , the town board shall hold a public hearing to decide, in its discretion, whether granting the application or resolution is in the public interest. Before the town board holds a public hearing on or takes any action on the application or resolution, the town board must be satisfied, by affidavit of the applicant or otherwise, that the notices in s. 82.10 (4) have been given.

(2)

(a) No town official may act in laying out, altering, or discontinuing a highway if acting would result in a violation of the code of ethics under s. 19.59 or of a local ordinance enacted under s. 19.59 (1m) . If a town official is prevented from acting, the remaining town officials shall act.

(b) Every town shall have a written policy on how the town board will act on an application or resolution when there are fewer than 2 supervisors in the town who are able to act on the application or resolution. In the absence of a policy, the town clerk may act. If the town clerk is prevented from acting, the treasurer may act.

History: 2003 a. 214 ss. 33 , 40 , 162 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.561 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.561
Child welfare services in a county having a population of 750,000 or more.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide child welfare services in a county having a population of 750,000 or more.

(2) The department shall employ personnel in a county having a population of 750,000 or more who devote all of their time directly or indirectly to child welfare services. Whenever possible, these personnel shall be social workers, as defined in s. 457.01 (10) .

(3)

(a) A county having a population of 750,000 or more shall contribute $58,893,500 in each state fiscal year for the provision of child welfare services in that county by the department. That contribution shall be made as follows:

1. Through a reduction of $37,209,200 from the amounts distributed to that county under ss. 46.40 (2) and 48.563 (2) in each state fiscal year.

2. Through a reduction of $1,583,000 from the amount distributed to that county under s. 46.40 (2m) (a) in each state fiscal year.

3. Through a deduction of $20,101,300 from any state payment due that county under s. 79.02 (1) , as provided in par. (b) .

(b) The department of administration shall collect the amount specified in par. (a) 3. from a county having a population of 750,000 or more by deducting all or part of that amount from any state payment due that county under s. 79.02 (1) . The department of administration shall notify the department of revenue, by September 15 of each year, of the amount to be deducted from the state payments due under s. 79.02 (1) . The department of administration shall credit all amounts collected under this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kw) and shall notify the county from which those amounts are collected of that collection. The department may not expend any moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (cx) for providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17) until the amounts in the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kw) are exhausted.

History: 1997 a. 27 , 237 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 1 ; 2023 a. 55 ; 2025 a. 232 .
Wis. Stat. § 200.57 — WI Code / Chapter 200 / Section 200.57
Minority financial advisers and investment firms and disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser” and “disabled veteran-owned investment firm” mean a financial adviser and investment firm, respectively, certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3) .

(b) “Minority financial adviser” and “minority investment firm” mean a financial adviser and investment firm, respectively, certified by the department of administration under s. 16.287 (2) .

(2) The commission shall attempt to ensure that 5 percent of the total funds expended for financial and investment analysis and for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions in each fiscal year is expended for the services of minority financial advisers or minority investment firms.

(3) The commission shall make efforts to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total funds expended for financial and investment analysis and for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions in each fiscal year is expended for the services of disabled veteran-owned financial advisers or disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 , s. 9116 (5) ; 1999 a. 150 s. 596 ; Stats. 1999 s. 200.57; 2009 a. 299 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 80 ; 2013 a. 192 .
Wis. Stat. § 614.73 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.73
Merger and consolidation of fraternals.
Status: in_force

(1) Authorization, domestic fraternals. Any 2 or more domestic fraternals may merge or consolidate under the provisions of subs. (3) and (4) .

(2) Authorization, domestic and nondomestic fraternals. Any 2 or more domestic and nondomestic fraternals may merge or consolidate under the provisions of sub. (5) .

(3) Procedure for domestic fraternals. The supreme governing body of each domestic fraternal proposing to merge or consolidate shall:

(a) At least 60 days prior to the proposed action submit the text of the proposed contract to its members in the manner provided by s. 614.29 (4) ;

(b) Approve the proposed consolidation or merger by a two-thirds vote; and

(c) File with the commissioner a certified copy of the written contract containing in full the terms and conditions of the consolidation or merger, a sworn statement by the president and secretary or corresponding officers of each fraternal showing the financial condition of each on a date to be fixed by the commissioner but no earlier than the December 31 of the year preceding the proposed contract, and evidence of compliance with pars. (a) and (b) .

(4) Issuance of certificate by commissioner. The commissioner shall issue a certificate approving the merger or consolidation, upon a finding that:

(a) The contract conforms to the provisions of this chapter;

(b) The parties to the proposed contract have complied with the provisions of sub. (3) ; and

(c) The proposed contract is just and equitable to the members of each fraternal.

(5) Procedure for nondomestic fraternals. Where a nondomestic fraternal is a party to the proposed contract, the parties shall follow the procedure for domestic fraternals under subs. (3) and (4) , but the commissioner may not issue a certificate of compliance until the parties file a certificate that the proposed contract has been approved in the manner provided by the laws of the jurisdiction under which the fraternal is incorporated, or, if such laws contain no procedure for approval, that the proposed contract has been approved by the commissioner of insurance for that jurisdiction.

(6) Effective date. The merger or consolidation is effective when the commissioner issues a certificate of approval.

(7) Effect of consolidation or merger. When the merger or consolidation is effective, the surviving or new fraternal shall have all the assets and be liable for all of the obligations of each of the participating fraternals.

History: 1975 c. 373 , 421 ; 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.324 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.324
“No arrival, no sale” term.
Status: in_force

Under a term “no arrival, no sale” or terms of like meaning, unless otherwise agreed:

(1) The seller must properly ship conforming goods and if they arrive by any means the seller must tender them on arrival but the seller assumes no obligation that the goods will arrive unless the seller has caused the nonarrival; and

(2) Where without fault of the seller the goods are in part lost or have so deteriorated as no longer to conform to the contract or arrive after the contract time, the buyer may proceed as if there had been casualty to identified goods (s. 402.613 ).

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 217.01 — WI Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.01
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Model Money Transmission Modernization Law.”

History: 2023 a. 267 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0101 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0101
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Wisconsin Trust Code.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.455 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.455
Department of transportation activities.
Status: in_force

(1) Construction, reconstruction, design, maintenance, modification or repair activities, or nonmetallic mining activities in the riverway, that are carried out under the direction and supervision of the department of transportation are not subject to ss. 30.44 to 30.45 . At the earliest practical time before the commencement of these activities, the department of transportation shall notify and consult with the department and the board on the location, nature and extent of the proposed work.

(2)

(a) The exemption under sub. (1) does not apply unless the standard in par. (b) is met.

(b) To the extent it is economically and technically feasible, the department of transportation shall minimize the visual impact of the activity and any resulting highway or structure.

(c) The department of transportation, in consultation with the department, shall adopt standards to implement par. (b) .

(3) If the department determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that an activity being carried out under this section or a resulting highway or structure is not in compliance with the standard in sub. (2) (b) , it shall notify the department of transportation. If the secretary and the secretary of transportation are unable to agree upon the methods or time schedules to be used to correct the alleged noncompliance, the secretary, notwithstanding the exemption provided in this section, may proceed with enforcement actions as the secretary considers appropriate.

(4) Except as may be required under s. 1.11 , no public notice or hearing is required in connection with any interdepartmental consultation and cooperation under this section.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 76 , 189 ; 1995 a. 211 .