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Wis. Stat. § 767.335 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.335
Waiting period for final hearing or trial.
Status: in_force

An action for divorce or legal separation may not be brought to final hearing or trial or granted based on an affidavit under s. 767.235 (1) (b) until the first of the following occurs:

(1) Generally. The expiration of 120 days after service of the summons and petition upon the respondent or the expiration of 120 days after the filing of the joint petition.

(2) Emergency. An order by the court, after consideration of the recommendation of a circuit court commissioner, directing an immediate hearing on the petition for the protection of the health or safety of either of the parties or of any child of the marriage or for other emergency reasons consistent with the policies of this chapter. The court shall, upon granting the order, specify the grounds for the order.

History: 1977 c. 105 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 50 , 92 (4) ; 1979 c. 196 ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.083; 1987 a. 355 ; 2001 a. 61 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 45 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.335; 2025 a. 40 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0410 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0410
Local regulation of ticket reselling.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

(b) “Ticket” means a ticket that is sold to an entertainment or sporting event.

(2) Reselling of tickets.

(a) A political subdivision may not enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not promulgate a rule or adopt a resolution prohibiting the resale of any ticket for an amount that is equal to or less than the ticket’s face value.

(b) If a political subdivision or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has in effect on April 22, 2004 an ordinance, rule, or resolution that is inconsistent with par. (a) , the ordinance, rule, or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.

History: 2003 a. 191 .
Wis. Stat. § 222.0105 — WI Code / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0105
Fees.
Status: in_force

The division may establish such fees as it determines are appropriate for documents filed with the division under this chapter and for services provided by the division under this chapter.

History: 2003 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.121 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.121
Legislators’ salaries and benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) Current member. From the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) , each member of the legislature shall be paid, in equal installments, the salary provided under s. 20.923 .

(2) Deceased Member. The salary of any member who dies during a term of office shall be paid for each pay period to a beneficiary named by the member in writing and filed with the chief clerk of the house in which the member serves, until a personal representative has been appointed and qualified, and then to such personal representative until a successor has been elected and qualified. When any person elected a member dies before commencement of the term of office to which the person is elected, the person shall be deemed a member dying during such term of office and the person’s salary shall be paid for each pay period to the person’s estate or personal representative until a successor is elected and qualified.

(3) Speaker. For services as speaker, the speaker of the assembly shall receive $25 per month, payable monthly, in addition to the speaker’s compensation, expenses and mileage as a member.

(4) Insurance. For the purpose of premium determinations under s. 40.05 (4) and (5) each member of the legislature shall accrue sick leave at a rate equivalent to a percentage of time worked recommended for such positions by the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the same manner as compensation for such positions is determined under s. 20.923 . This percentage of time worked shall be applied to the sick leave accrual rate established under s. 230.35 (2) . The approved percentage shall be incorporated into the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1) .

History: 1973 c. 51 , 243 ; 1977 c. 196 s. 131 ; 1981 c. 96 s. 67 ; 1983 a. 27 ss. 8 , 9 , 2202 (33) ; 1991 a. 316 ; 2003 a. 33 ss. 11 , 12 , 9160 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 60.782 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.782
Power to act as a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “public inland lake” means a lake, reservoir or flowage within the boundaries of the state that is accessible to the public via contiguous public lands or easements giving public access.

(2) A town sanitary district that has at least 60 percent of the footage of shoreline of a public inland lake within its boundaries for which a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district is not in effect may do any of the following that is authorized by the commission:

(a) Create, operate and maintain a water safety patrol unit, as defined in s. 30.79 (1) (b) 2.

(b) Undertake projects to enhance the recreational uses of the public inland lake, including recreational boating facilities, as defined in s. 30.92 (1) (c) .

(c) Appropriate money for the conservation of natural resources or for payment to a bona fide nonprofit organization for the conservation of natural resources within the district or beneficial to the district.

(d) Lease or acquire, including by condemnation, any real property situated in this state that may be needed for the purposes of s. 23.09 (19) , 23.094 (3g) or 30.275 (4) . The power of condemnation may not used to acquire property for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s) ; a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e) ; or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a) .

(3) The commissioners of a town sanitary district that has the powers of a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district under sub. (2) shall possess the powers of the board of commissioners of a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district that are authorized by resolution of the town sanitary district.

History: 1995 a. 349 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.210 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.210
Security interest of collecting bank in items, accompanying documents and proceeds.
Status: in_force

(1) A collecting bank has a security interest in an item and any accompanying documents or the proceeds of either in any of the following situations:

(a) In case of an item deposited in an account, to the extent to which credit given for the item has been withdrawn or applied.

(b) In case of an item for which it has given credit available for withdrawal as of right, to the extent of the credit given, whether or not the credit is drawn upon or there is a right of charge-back.

(c) If it makes an advance on or against the item.

(2) If credit given for several items received at one time or pursuant to a single agreement is withdrawn or applied in part, the security interest remains upon all the items, any accompanying documents or the proceeds of either. For the purpose of this section, credits first given are first withdrawn.

(3) Receipt by a collecting bank of a final settlement for an item is a realization on its security interest in the item, accompanying documents and proceeds. So long as the bank does not receive final settlement for the item or give up possession of the item or possession or control of the accompanying documents for purposes other than collection, the security interest continues to that extent and is subject to ch. 409 , but all of the following apply:

(a) No security agreement is necessary to make the security interest enforceable.

(b) No filing is required to perfect the security interest.

(c) The security interest has priority over conflicting perfected security interests in the item, accompanying documents or proceeds.

History: 1973 c. 336 s. 79 ; 1995 a. 449 s. 47 ; Stats. 1995 s. 404.210; 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 121.135 — WI Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121.135
State aid to county children with disabilities education boards.
Status: in_force

(1) If, upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4) , the state superintendent is satisfied that there are children participating in a special education program provided by a county children with disabilities education board, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bh) in favor of the county children with disabilities education board the amount determined under sub. (2) , except as provided under sub. (3) .

(2)

(a) In this subsection:

1. “Additional general aid” means the amount determined by calculating the percentage of a school district’s shared costs that would be paid under s. 121.08 if its membership included each pupil who is a resident of the school district or is attending the school district under s. 118.51 and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by the county children with disabilities education board that includes the school district in its program under s. 115.817 (2) and the school district’s shared costs were increased by the costs of the county children with disabilities education board program for all pupils participating in the county children with disabilities education board program who are residents of the school district or attending the school district under s. 118.51 , and multiplying the costs of the county children with disabilities education board program by that percentage.

2. “Costs of the county children with disabilities education board program” means the gross cost of the county children with disabilities education board program minus all nonduplicative revenues and other financing sources except property taxes and state aid paid under this section in the previous school year.

(c) The state superintendent shall pay the additional general aid to the county children with disabilities education board.

(3) This section does not apply beginning on the effective date of a resolution adopted under s. 115.817 (9) (c) , except that in the school year beginning July 1 of the year prior to the effective date of the resolution, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bh) in favor of the county children with disabilities education board an amount equal to one-half the amount specified under sub. (2) for each pupil enrolled.

History: 1973 c. 89 , 243 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (43) (a) ; 1979 c. 176 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 27 ss. 1482g , 1482r , 2202 (42) ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 336 , 359 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4072 , 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 , 113 , 164 ; 2021 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 410.108 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.108
Relationship to Electronic Fund Transfer Act.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , this chapter does not apply to a funds transfer any part of which is governed by the electronic fund transfer act, 15 USC 1693 to 1693r .

(2) This chapter applies to a funds transfer that is a remittance transfer, as defined in 15 USC 1693o-1 , unless the remittance transfer is an electronic fund transfer, as defined in 15 USC 1693a .

(3) In a funds transfer to which this chapter applies, in the event of an inconsistency between an applicable provision of this chapter and an applicable provision of the electronic fund transfer act, the provision of the electronic fund transfer act governs to the extent of the inconsistency.

History: 1991 a. 304 ; 2013 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.01 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.01
Subpoenas, who may issue.
Status: in_force

The subpoena need not be sealed, and may be signed and issued as follows:

(1) By any judge or clerk of a court or court commissioner or municipal judge, within the territory in which the officer or the court of which he or she is the officer has jurisdiction, to require the attendance of witnesses and their production of lawful instruments of evidence in any action, matter or proceeding pending or to be examined into before any court, magistrate, officer, arbitrator, board, committee or other person authorized to take testimony in the state.

(2) By the attorney general or any district attorney or person acting in his or her stead, to require the attendance of witnesses, in behalf of the state, in any court or before any magistrate and from any part of the state.

(3) By the chairperson of any committee of any county board, town board, common council or village board to investigate the affairs of the county, town, city or village, or the official conduct or affairs of any officer thereof.

(4) By any arbitrator, coroner, medical examiner, board, commission, commissioner, examiner, committee or other person authorized to take testimony, or by any member of a board, commission, authority or committee which is authorized to take testimony, within their jurisdictions, to require the attendance of witnesses, and their production of documentary evidence before them, respectively, in any matter, proceeding or examination authorized by law; and likewise by the secretary of revenue and by any agent of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

(5) By the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) in the administration of ss. 49.145 , 49.19 , 49.22 , 49.46 , 49.47 , and 49.471 and programs carrying out the purposes of 7 USC 2011 to 2029 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1837 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1837
Officers; execution of documents.
Status: in_force

(1) A statutory close corporation may operate and conduct business with one or more officers.

(2) If an individual holds more than one office in a statutory close corporation, the individual may execute, acknowledge or verify in more than one capacity any instrument required to be executed, acknowledged or verified by the holders of 2 or more offices.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0728 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0728
Voting for directors; cumulative voting.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present. In this subsection, “plurality” means that the individuals with the largest number of votes are elected as directors up to the maximum number of directors to be chosen at the election.

(2) Shareholders do not have a right to cumulate their votes for directors unless the articles of incorporation provide for cumulative voting. If the articles of incorporation contain a statement indicating that all or a designated voting group of shareholders are entitled to cumulate their votes for directors, the shareholders so designated are entitled to multiply the number of votes that they are entitled to cast by the number of directors for whom they are entitled to vote and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among 2 or more candidates.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (c) , shares entitled under sub. (2) to vote cumulatively may not be voted cumulatively at a particular meeting unless any of the following notice requirements are satisfied:

1. The meeting notice or proxy statement accompanying the notice states conspicuously that cumulative voting is authorized.

2. A shareholder who has the right to cumulate his or her votes gives notice that complies with s. 180.0141 to the corporation not less than 48 hours before the time set for the meeting of his or her intent to cumulate his or her votes during the meeting.

(b) If one shareholder gives notice under par. (a) 2. , all other shareholders in the same voting group participating in the election are entitled to cumulate their votes without giving further notice.

(c) If shares of a corporation that is a close corporation under s. 180.1801 are entitled under sub. (2) to vote cumulatively, the shares may not be voted cumulatively at a particular meeting unless the notice requirement of par. (a) 1. or 2. is satisfied or unless shares were voted cumulatively in the last election of directors.

(4) For purposes of this section, votes against a candidate are not given legal effect and are not counted as votes cast in an election of directors.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1991 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 893.01 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.01
Civil actions; objection as to time of commencing.
Status: in_force

Civil actions may be commenced only within the periods prescribed in this chapter, except when, in special cases, a different limitation is provided by statute. An objection that the action was not commenced within the time limited may only be taken by answer or motion to dismiss under s. 802.06 (2) in proper cases.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 770 (1975); 1979 c. 323 .
Wis. Stat. § 889.17 — WI Code / Chapter 889 / Section 889.17
Conveyances and record thereof.
Status: in_force

Every instrument entitled by law to be recorded or filed in the office of a register of deeds, and the record thereof and a certified copy of any such record or of any such filed instrument, is admissible in evidence without further proof thereof, and the record and copies shall have like effect with the original.
Wis. Stat. § 610.50 — WI Code / Chapter 610 / Section 610.50
Vital records.
Status: in_force

An insurer or an employee, agent or attorney of an insurer is not subject to s. 69.24 (1) (a) for copying a certified copy of a vital record for the insurer’s own internal administrative use in connection with the payment of insurance claims or benefits if the copy is marked “FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE” and is retained in the files of the insurer or attorney.

History: 1987 a. 247 .
Wis. Stat. § 238.135 — WI Code / Chapter 238 / Section 238.135
Grants to regional economic development organizations.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall award annual grants to regional economic development organizations to fund marketing activities. The amount of each grant may not exceed $100,000 or the amount of matching funds the organization obtains from sources other than the corporation or the state, whichever is less.

History: 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 15.31 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.31
Department of military affairs; creation.
Status: in_force

There is created a department of military affairs under the direction and supervision of the adjutant general who shall be appointed by the governor for a 5-year term. The adjutant general may be reappointed to successive terms. Notwithstanding s. 17.28 , if a vacancy occurs in the office of the adjutant general, the governor shall appoint a successor for a 5-year term. A person must meet all of the following requirements to be appointed as the adjutant general:

(1) Hold the federally recognized minimum rank of full colonel.

(2) Except for those qualified under sub. (4) , be a current participating member of one of the following components:

(a) The Wisconsin army national guard.

(b) The army national guard of the United States.

(c) The U.S. army reserve.

(d) The Wisconsin air national guard.

(e) The air national guard of the United States.

(f) The U.S. air force reserve.

(3) Be fully qualified to receive federal recognition at the minimum rank of brigadier general and have successfully completed a war college course or the military equivalent acceptable to the appropriate service.

(4) If the applicant is already a federally recognized general officer, meet all of the following conditions:

(a) Be retired from active drilling status within the proceeding 2 years.

(b) The basis of the applicant’s retired status was service with one of the service components noted in sub. (2) .

(c) Be 62 years of age or less.

(d) Continue to be eligible for federal recognition as a major general.

History: 1981 c. 35 ; 1983 a. 391 ; 1987 a. 63 ; 1989 a. 19 ; 2003 a. 25 , 321 .
Wis. Stat. § 861.08 — WI Code / Chapter 861 / Section 861.08
Proceeding for election; time limit.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally. Except as the time may be extended under sub. (3) , in order to make the election, the surviving spouse shall, within 6 months after the date of the decedent’s death, do all of the following:

(a) File a petition for the election with whichever of the following applies:

1. The court that has jurisdiction of the probate proceedings relating to the decedent’s estate if a judicial proceeding has been commenced.

2. The court that has jurisdiction of probate proceedings relating to decedents’ estates located in the county of the decedent’s residence if no judicial proceeding has commenced.

(b) Mail or deliver a copy of the petition to the personal representative, if any, of the decedent’s estate.

(2) Notification of interested parties. The surviving spouse shall give notice, in the manner provided in ch. 879 , of the time and place set for hearing the petition to any persons who may be adversely affected by the election.

(3) Extension of time for election.

(a) Subject to par. (b) , the court may grant the surviving spouse an extension for making an election if the surviving spouse petitions the court for an extension, gives notice as specified in sub. (2) and shows cause for an extension.

(b) The petition for extension of the time for making an election must be filed within 6 months after the decedent’s death, unless the court finds all of the following:

1. That the surviving spouse was prevented from filing the action or naming a particular interested party for reasons beyond his or her control.

2. That failure to extend the time for making an election will result in hardship for the surviving spouse.

(4) Withdrawal of election. The surviving spouse may withdraw the petition for an election at any time before the probate court has entered the final determination of the distribution of the decedent’s estate.

(5) Court determination of liability.

(a) After notice and hearing, the court shall determine the deferred marital property elective share amount and shall determine the property that satisfies that amount under ss. 861.06 and 861.07 .

(b) If the personal representative does not hold the money or property included in the augmented deferred marital property estate, the court shall determine the liability of any person or entity that has any interest in the money or property or that holds that money or property.

(c) The surviving spouse may choose to seek relief from fewer than all recipients. However, any such action shall not cause any other recipient’s liability to exceed the amount that he or she would have had to pay if all recipients had paid a prorated share.

(6) Suits authorized. An order or judgment of the court may be enforced in a suit for contribution or payment in other courts of this state or other jurisdictions.

History: 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.90 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.90
Vicarious liability.
Status: in_force

No member of or other provider for a service insurance corporation is liable, solely by virtue of a relationship with the corporation or of the providers’ contract, for any act, omission or default of the corporation or of any other member of or provider for the corporation.

History: 1975 c. 223 , 421 .
Wis. Stat. § 424.501 — WI Code / Chapter 424 / Section 424.501
False, misleading or deceptive insurance solicitation.
Status: in_force

(1) A creditor may not solicit or offer for sale any insurance product in connection with a consumer credit transaction in any manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or that omits to state material information with respect to the insurance or the consumer credit transaction that is necessary to make the solicitation or offer not false, misleading or deceptive.

(2) It is not a violation of sub. (1) to use printed materials or forms that have been approved for use by the office of the commissioner of insurance.

(3) A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.304 .

History: 1985 a. 256 .