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Wis. Stat. § 323.51 — WI Code / Chapter 323 / Section 323.51
Emergency seat of state government.
Status: in_force

(1) Designation and use of a temporary location by the governor. Whenever, as the result of a disaster or the imminent threat of a disaster, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the state capital, the governor shall, as often as the exigencies of the situation require, designate a temporary location for the seat of government at a place in or outside this state. The governor shall take any action and issue any orders necessary for an orderly transition of the affairs of state government to the temporary location. If practicable, the temporary location the governor designates shall conform to that provided for in the current emergency management plan authorized under subch. II . The temporary location shall remain as the seat of government until the governor establishes a new location under this section, or until the seat of government is returned to its normal location.

(1m) Designation of temporary location by the legislature.

(a) The legislature, by joint rule, may provide a process for designating a temporary seat of government for the legislature that is different than the location under sub. (1) .

(b) Whenever, as the result of a disaster, as defined in s. 13.42 (1) (a) , or the imminent threat of a disaster, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the business of the legislature at the state capital, the legislature may meet at the temporary location designated as provided under par. (a) or sub. (1) until it is no longer, as a result of the disaster or imminent threat of disaster, imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible, to conduct the business of the legislature at the state capital.

(c) Pursuant to the session schedule under s. 13.02 (3) , the legislature may meet for up to one week per session in a location that is not the state capital or the temporary location designated as provided under par. (a) or sub. (1) to practice meeting at a temporary location.

(d) Information about the temporary location designated as provided under par. (a) is not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1) .

(2) Exercise of governmental authority. While the seat of government remains at a temporary location all official acts required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, independent agency, department, or authority of this state, including the convening and meeting of the legislature in regular or special session under sub. (1) or (1m) (b) or (c) , shall be as valid and binding when performed at the temporary location as if performed at the normal location.

History: 1979 c. 361 ss. 56 , 112 , 113 ; Stats. 1979 s. 166.05; 1995 a. 247 ; 2009 a. 42 ss. 123 to 125 ; Stats. 2009 s. 323.51; 2009 a. 363 ; 2011 a. 260 ss. 49 , 80 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.56 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.56
Altering the plan of improvement.
Status: in_force

(1) Procedure. The city may alter the plan of improvement after its approval under s. 32.55 (2) at any time prior to the confirmation of the assessment of benefits and damages. The board shall submit to the common council the proposed alteration of the plan plus an amended estimate of the cost and the benefits and an amended map of the proposed improvement. The common council shall approve the alteration by resolution before the alteration is effective. If the city alters the plan while benefits and damages are being assessed under s. 32.57 , the board shall reassess benefits and damages based on the altered plan.

(2) Recording the alteration. The city attorney shall record the common council’s resolution approving the alteration under sub. (1) plus a description of the alteration in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the property is located.

History: 1983 a. 236 ; 1993 a. 301 .
Wis. Stat. § 779.87 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.87
Escrow account or bond requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) Requirement. A seller who enters a regulated prepaid maintenance agreement shall either maintain an escrow account or maintain a bond.

(2) Escrow account.

(a) Surety. If a seller maintains an escrow account, all proceeds received under any regulated prepaid maintenance agreement shall be deposited in the escrow account for the benefit of any customer who suffers a loss of prepayments for maintenance due to the bankruptcy or cessation of business by the seller.

(b) Not to be commingled. The seller shall not commingle the proceeds received under a regulated prepaid maintenance agreement with any other funds and any other funds which are commingled become a part of and shall be deposited in the escrow account. The seller may aggregate the proceeds received under several prepaid maintenance agreements in one escrow account.

(c) Interest. The seller may withdraw and retain for his or her own use any interest payments received on the escrow account.

(d) Not to be used prior to discharge. The seller may not withdraw or use the proceeds received under a regulated prepaid maintenance agreement which are deposited in an escrow account prior to the discharge of the prepaid maintenance lien under s. 779.91 .

(e) Not subject to attachment. Until all prepaid maintenance liens are discharged, the escrow account is not subject to garnishment, execution, levy, attachment or foreclosure except as provided under s. 779.92 .

(3) Bond.

(a) Surety. If a seller maintains a bond, it shall be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in this state.

(b) Amount; filed. The principal sum of the bond shall be $25,000 at all times. A copy of the bond shall be filed with the department of financial institutions.

(c) For benefit of customer. The bond shall be in favor of the state for the benefit of any customer who suffers a loss of prepayments for maintenance due to the bankruptcy or cessation of business by the seller. Any customer claiming against the bond may maintain an action against the seller and the surety.

(d) Surety’s obligation. If the seller fails to perform maintenance under a regulated prepaid maintenance agreement, the surety shall either perform or procure the performance of that maintenance or pay the customer the amount of the prepayment made under the agreement.

(e) No lien. If a seller maintains a bond under this subsection, a customer does not have a prepaid maintenance lien under s. 779.88 .

History: 1977 c. 296 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 57 , 92 (9) ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.87; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.115 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.115
Notice of certain proposed strikes.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “strike” includes any concerted stoppage of work by employees, and any concerted slowdown or other concerted interruption of operations or services by employees, or any concerted refusal of employees to work or perform their usual duties as employees, for the purpose of enforcing demands upon an employer.

(3) Where the exercise of the right to strike by employees of any employer engaged in the state of Wisconsin in the production, harvesting or initial off-farm processing of any farm or dairy product produced in this state would tend to cause the destruction or serious deterioration of such product, the employees shall give to the commission at least 10 days’ notice of their intention to strike and the commission shall immediately notify the employer of the receipt of such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the commission shall take immediate steps to effect mediation, if possible. In the event of the failure of the efforts to mediate, the commission shall endeavor to induce the parties to arbitrate the controversy.

History: 1995 a. 27 , ss. 3789b , 3789bc ; 1999 a. 83 ; 2011 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.124 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.124
Waterfowl habitat management.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ss. 30.12 , 30.20 , 30.44 , and 30.45 , and if the department finds that the activity will not adversely affect public or private rights or interests in fish and wildlife populations, navigation, or waterway flood flow capacity and will not result in environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4) , the department may do all of the following on public lands or waters:

(a) Cut aquatic plants, as defined in s. 30.07 (1) (b) , without removing them from the water, for the purpose of improving waterfowl nesting, brood, and migration habitat.

(b) Develop nesting islands for the purpose of increasing waterfowl production.

(2) The department may use moneys available under s. 29.191 (1) (b) 1. to engage in the activities described under sub. (1) .

History: 1987 a. 294 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 227 ; 1997 a. 248 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2009 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 222.0201 — WI Code / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0201
Procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) Application. A financial institution may apply to become certified as a universal bank by filing a written application with the division. The application shall include all information required by the division. The application shall be on the forms and in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the division.

(2) Review by division. An application submitted by a financial institution under sub. (1) shall either be approved or disapproved by the division, in writing, within 60 days after the date on which application is filed with the division. The division and the financial institution may mutually agree to extend the application period for an additional period of 60 days. The division shall approve an application if all of the applicable requirements under s. 222.0203 (1) are met.

History: 2003 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 73.035 — WI Code / Chapter 73 / Section 73.035
Private letter rulings.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “department” means the department of revenue.

(2) Upon receipt of a request, in the form prescribed by the department, from a person who requests a ruling about facts relating to a tax that the department administers, the department may issue a private letter ruling. Rulings under this section:

(a) May be published if the department decides to do so.

(b) May be edited by the requester as to types of information specified by the department, if that editing is submitted to the department before the deadline that the department establishes and if the department approves the editing.

(c) Do not bind the requester.

(d) May not be appealed.

(e) Do not preclude application for a declaratory ruling under s. 227.41 .

(3) Any person who receives a ruling under this section shall attach a copy of it to all of that person’s tax returns to which it is relevant.

(4) Rulings under this section and all information related to them are subject to the confidentiality provisions for the tax relevant to the request, except that if a ruling has been edited under sub. (2) (b) , or the deadline for editing set by the department has expired, and if the ruling has been published by the department, the published rulings are not subject to those confidentiality provisions.

(5) The department’s decision not to issue, or not to publish, a ruling under this section may not be appealed.

History: 1987 a. 399 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0406 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0406
Liability for improper distributions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) , if a member of a member-managed limited liability company or manager of a manager-managed limited liability company consents to a distribution made in violation of s. 183.0405 and in consenting to the distribution fails to comply with s. 183.0409 , the member or manager is personally liable to the company for the amount of the distribution which exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without the violation of s. 183.0405 .

(2) To the extent a written operating agreement of a member-managed limited liability company relieves a member of the authority and responsibility to consent to distributions and imposes that authority and responsibility on one or more other members, the liability stated in sub. (1) applies to the other members and not the member that the written operating agreement relieves of the authority and responsibility.

(3) A person that receives a distribution knowing that the distribution violated s. 183.0405 is personally liable to the limited liability company but only to the extent that the distribution received by the person exceeded the amount that could have been properly paid under s. 183.0405 .

(4) A person against which an action is commenced because the person is liable under sub. (1) may do any of the following:

(a) Implead any other person that is subject to liability under sub. (1) and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person.

(b) Implead any person that is subject to liability under sub. (3) and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person in the amount of the liability under sub. (3) .

(5) An action under this section is barred unless commenced not later than 2 years after the distribution.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.988 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.988
Vicarious liability.
Status: in_force

No health care provider shall be liable for an injury resulting from an act or omission by a licensed midwife, even if the health care provider has consulted with or accepted a referral from the licensed midwife.

History: 2005 a. 292 .
Wis. Stat. § 140.24 — WI Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.24
Database of notaries public.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public to which all of the following apply:

(1) A person may verify through the database the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts.

(2) The database indicates whether a notary public has notified the department that the notary public will be performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals under s. 140.145 .

History: 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.377 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.377
Inspection of property subject to tax certificate.
Status: in_force

A county may enter any real property for which a tax certificate has been issued under s. 74.57 , or may authorize another person to enter the real property, to determine the nature and extent of environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4) .

History: 1993 a. 453 ; 1995 a. 227 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 286 ; Stats. 1999 s. 75.377.
Wis. Stat. § 421.108 — WI Code / Chapter 421 / Section 421.108
Obligation of good faith.
Status: in_force

Every agreement or duty within chs. 421 to 427 imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement. “Good faith” means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 195.27 — WI Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.27
Safe tracks and bridges.
Status: in_force

Every railroad shall construct and maintain its tracks, bridges and line structures in a reasonably adequate and safe manner consistent with federal law.

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 ; 2005 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.492 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.492
Civil liability exemption; certificate of qualification for employment.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Employee” has the meaning given in s. 101.01 (3) and also includes a former employee.

(b) “Employer” has the meaning given in s. 101.01 (4) .

(2) An employer who hires an employee who has been issued a certificate of qualification for employment under s. 973.25 is immune from liability for the intentional acts or omissions of the employee, for the acts of the employee that are outside of the course of the employee’s employment, and in any proceeding on a claim against the employer for negligent hiring, retention, training, or supervision of the employee unless the employer, when he or she hired the employee, acted maliciously towards the plaintiff or with intentional disregard of the rights of the plaintiff.

History: 2019 a. 123 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 6.30 — WI Code / Chapter 6 / Section 6.30
How to register.
Status: in_force

(1) In person. An elector shall apply for registration in person, except as provided under subs. (4) and (5) and s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.

(4) By mail. Any eligible elector may register by mail on a form prescribed by the commission and provided by each municipality. The form shall be designed to obtain the information required in s. 6.33 (1) . The form shall contain a certification by the elector that all statements are true and correct. The form shall be prepostpaid for return when mailed at any point within the United States. The form shall be available in the municipal clerk’s office and may be distributed by any elector of the municipality. The clerk shall mail a registration form to any elector upon written or oral request.

(5) By electronic application. An eligible elector who holds a current and valid operator’s license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by the commission. The commission shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter the information required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically. An elector who registers electronically under this subsection must authorize the commission to obtain from the department of transportation an electronic copy of the elector’s signature, which signature shall constitute an affirmance that all information provided by the elector is correct and shall have the same effect as if the elector had signed the application personally. The commission shall include on the registration form a place for the elector to give this authorization. Upon submittal of the electronic application, the commission shall obtain from the department of transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the elector. The commission shall maintain the application on file and shall notify the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides of its receipt of each completed application. The commission shall also permit any elector who has a current and valid operator’s license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes in his or her registration at the same Internet site that is used by electors for original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the correctness of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for information entered on an application for original registration.

History: 1971 c. 249 ; 1975 c. 85 ss. 12 , 65 ; 1975 c. 199 , 200 , 275 , 422 ; 1977 c. 283 , 394 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1989 a. 192 ; 1999 a. 182 ; 2001 a. 51 ; 2003 a. 265 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) ; 2015 a. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0526 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0526
Stock control of bank or trust company bank by other corporation.
Status: in_force

(1) Effect of ownership. A domestic corporation, investment trust, or other form of trust or any out-of-state bank holding company that owns, holds or in any manner controls a majority of the stock in a bank or trust company bank is engaged in the business of banking and is subject to the supervision of the division. The corporation, trust or company shall file reports of its financial condition or activities when required by the division, and the division may order an examination of its condition and solvency whenever in the division’s opinion an examination is required. The cost of this examination shall be paid by the corporation, trust or company. Whenever the division determines that the condition of the corporation, trust or company endangers the safety of the deposits in a bank that the corporation, trust or company owns or controls, or that the operation of the corporation, trust or company is carried on in such a manner as to endanger the safety of the trust company bank or the bank or its depositors, the division may order the corporation, trust or company to remedy the condition or policy within 90 days. If the corporation, trust or company does not comply with the order, the division may direct the operation of the bank or trust company bank until the order is complied with, and may withhold all dividends from the corporation, trust or company, during the period in which the division directs the operation of the bank or trust company bank.

(2) Applicability to foreign entities. Subsection (1) applies to a foreign corporation, association, investment trust, or other form of trust that is authorized to do business in this state.

(3) Other entities and trusts. This section applies equally to associations, investment trusts, or other forms of organized trusts, whether so specifically stated or not. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit a trust company bank, or state or national bank, authorized to administer or execute trusts, from accepting and carrying out the provisions of any personal trust, or any trust created by will that the owner of bank stock creates for the owner’s benefit during the owner’s lifetime, or that the owner creates by will for the benefit of the owner’s heirs. This section does not apply to trusts so created.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0110 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0110
Applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter applies to a partnership formed on or after January 1, 2018, unless the partnership is the successor to a partnership under s. 178.36 , 2013 stats.

(2) On January 1, 2018, this chapter applies to a partnership formed before January 1, 2018, including a partnership that is the successor to a partnership under s. 178.36 , 2013 stats., except as follows:

(a) If a partnership elects, in a manner allowed by law for amending the partnership agreement, to be subject to this chapter as of any date between July 1, 2016, and January 1, 2018, and files with the department a statement of applicability to that effect, this chapter applies to the partnership as of the date that the statement of applicability is effective under s. 178.0114 .

(b) If a partnership elects, in a manner allowed by law for amending the partnership agreement, to continue to be subject to ch. 178 , 2013 stats., and files with the department a statement of nonapplicability to that effect prior to January 1, 2018, the partnership shall not be subject to this chapter, except for requirements relating to filing or obtaining copies of records with the department, receiving or responding to notices from the department, and complying with administrative rules promulgated under this chapter. Thereafter, if the partnership elects, in such manner, to be subject to this chapter as of any subsequent date and files with the department a statement of applicability to that effect, this chapter applies to the partnership as of the date that the statement of applicability is effective under s. 178.0114 .

(c) Any statement of applicability to be subject to this chapter pursuant to a valid election by the partnership shall be irrevocable upon such filing.

(d) Upon this chapter becoming applicable with respect to a partnership, all of the following apply:

1. This chapter shall not, and the corresponding provisions of ch. 178 , 2013 stats., shall, be applicable with respect to obligations incurred by the partnership prior to such applicability.

2. Any provisions of a partnership agreement that were valid and in effect immediately prior to this chapter becoming applicable with respect to the partnership shall continue to be valid and applicable to the extent allowed under prior law.

3. A registration statement filed by a registered limited liability partnership or foreign registered limited liability partnership under ch. 178 , 2013 stats., shall be effective as a statement of qualification or statement of foreign qualification, respectively, under this chapter.

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .