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Wis. Stat. § 77.56 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.56
Exemptions from use tax.
Status: in_force

(1) The storage, use or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property, and items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b) , (c) , and (d) , the sales price from the sale of which is reported to the department in the measure of the sales tax, is exempted from the use tax.

(2) The loan by an automobile dealer of a motor vehicle to any school or school district for a driver training educational program conducted by the school or school district is exempt from the use tax.

(3) The donation to an entity specified under s. 77.54 (9a) of property that has been purchased tax-free for resale or upon the presentation of a valid exemption certificate is exempt from the use tax.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 2 , 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0202 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0202
Amendment or restatement of certificate of limited partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) A certificate of limited partnership may be amended or restated at any time.

(2) To amend its certificate of limited partnership, a limited partnership must deliver to the department for filing an amendment stating all of the following:

(a) The name of the partnership.

(b) The text of the amendment.

(3) To restate its certificate of limited partnership, a limited partnership must deliver to the department for filing a restatement, designated as such in its heading.

(4) A limited partnership shall promptly deliver to the department for filing an amendment to a certificate of limited partnership to reflect any of the following:

(a) The admission of a new general partner.

(b) The dissociation of a person as a general partner.

(c) The appointment of a person to wind up the limited partnership’s activities and affairs under s. 179.0802 (3) or (4) .

(5) If a general partner knows or has notice that any information in a filed certificate of limited partnership was inaccurate when the certificate was filed or has become inaccurate due to changed circumstances, the general partner shall promptly do one of the following to correct the inaccuracy:

(a) Cause the certificate to be amended.

(b) If appropriate, deliver to the department for filing a statement of change under s. 179.0118 or a statement of correction under s. 179.0209 .

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 5.66 — WI Code / Chapter 5 / Section 5.66
Number of ballots.
Status: in_force

(1) For local elections, where necessary, municipal clerks shall have sufficient ballots printed or otherwise prepared whenever a voting system does not utilize printed ballots to assure a ballot for all electors or voting machines. For all other elections the municipal clerks shall certify to their county clerk, on the first day of the 2nd month preceding the month in which the primary is held, the approximate number of electors in the municipality. The county clerk shall total these estimates and order a sufficient supply to assure ballots for all electors and voting machines.

(2) The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall print a sufficient number of sample ballots. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall print sample ballots whenever the municipality prepares ballots under s. 7.15 (2) (b) or (c) . Sample ballots shall be printed on nonwhite colored paper and shall be overprinted “SAMPLE”. Voting machine sample ballots shall be a reduced size diagram of the face of the board or screen inside the voting machine with all candidates, issues and voting instructions as they will appear on the official ballot. Sample ballots to be used with an electronic voting system in which ballots that are distributed to electors are used shall be an actual size copy of the ballot. The clerk or board of election commissioners printing the ballots shall distribute the samples approximately as follows: 45 percent shall be kept in the clerk’s or board’s office and distributed to electors requesting them; 45 percent shall be sent to the municipalities, or, if the municipality prints ballots, 45 percent shall be sent to the county for distribution to the electors; and 10 percent shall be reserved to be sent to the polling places by municipalities in proportion to the number certified in sub. (1) and made available to electors at the polls on election day.

History: 1979 c. 260 , 311 , 355 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1987 a. 391 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 116.07 — WI Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.07
Consolidation of agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) A board of control may on its own motion or shall on the petition of 100 electors of the agency territory approach an adjoining board of control regarding the feasibility of the consolidation of their agencies. Unless within 60 days of the filing of the petition each board of control passes a resolution to explore the feasibility of consolidation and to hold a separate public hearing, the resolution or petition is denied without further action.

(2) Upon completion of a plan of consolidation, the affected boards of control shall give 30 days’ notice in writing to those school boards affected of a public hearing on the proposed consolidation. Notice of such hearing also shall be published as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 , the last insertion to be at least 20 days prior to the date of the hearing.

(3) Following the hearing on the proposed consolidation the affected boards of control shall vote on the consolidation. A majority vote of the members present and voting from each board of control shall be necessary to approve the proposed consolidation. The consolidation shall become effective the next succeeding July 1. The boards of control acting jointly shall devise a plan for the equitable distribution of the assets and liabilities of the existing agencies and provide for the transfer of existing contracts and programs.

(4) No such plan is valid if it permits any territory of this state to be outside an agency area, unless the territory is part of a school district that has withdrawn from an agency under s. 116.065 .

History: 1977 c. 221 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0406 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0406
Radio broadcast service facility regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

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

(b) “Radio broadcast services” means the regular provision of a commercial or noncommercial service involving the transmission, emission, or reception of radio waves for the transmission of sound or images in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public.

(c) “Radio broadcast service facilities” means commercial or noncommercial facilities, including antennas and antenna support structures, intended for the provision of radio broadcast services.

(2) Limitations on local regulation. Beginning on May 1, 2013, if a political subdivision enacts an ordinance, adopts a resolution, or takes any other action that affects the placement, construction, or modification of radio broadcast service facilities, the ordinance, resolution, or other action may not take effect unless all of the following apply:

(a) The ordinance, resolution, or other action has a reasonable and clearly defined public health or safety objective, and reflects the minimum practical regulation that is necessary to accomplish that objective.

(b) The ordinance, resolution, or other action reasonably accommodates radio broadcast services and does not prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, the provision of such services in the political subdivision.

(3) Continued application of existing regulations. If a political subdivision has in effect on May 1, 2013, an ordinance or resolution that is inconsistent with the requirements that are specified in sub. (2) for an ordinance, resolution, or other action to take effect, the existing ordinance or resolution does not apply, and may not be enforced, to the extent that it is inconsistent with the requirements that are specified in sub. (2) .

(4) Denial of placement, construction, or modification of facilities. If a political subdivision denies a request by any person to place, construct, or modify radio broadcast service facilities in the political subdivision, the denial may be based only on the political subdivision’s public health or safety concerns. The political subdivision must provide the requester with a written denial of the requester’s request, and the political subdivision must provide the requester with substantial written evidence which supports the reasons for the political subdivision’s action.

History: 2013 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 173 s. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0419 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0419
Local regulation of auxiliary containers.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Auxiliary container” means a bag, cup, bottle, can, or other packaging that is designed to be reusable or single-use; that is made of cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, postconsumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or multi-layer substrates; and that is designed for transporting or protecting merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility.

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

(2) No political subdivision may do any of the following:

(a) Enact or enforce an ordinance or adopt or enforce a resolution regulating the use, disposition, or sale of auxiliary containers.

(b) Prohibit or restrict auxiliary containers.

(c) Impose a fee, charge, or surcharge on auxiliary containers.

(3)

(a) This section does not limit the authority of a political subdivision in operating a curbside recycling or commercial recycling program or an effective recycling program under s. 287.11 or in designating a recycling location.

(b) Subsection (2) (b) and (c) does not apply to the use of auxiliary containers on a property owned by the political subdivision.

History: 2015 a. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.488 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.488
Moped equipment.
Status: in_force

No person may operate a moped unless:

(1) The moped complies with all federal emission, equipment and safety standards applicable at the time of manufacture;

(2) None of the original equipment installed on the moped by the manufacturer has been replaced with equipment of lesser performance characteristics; and

(3) The performance characteristics of the moped have not been altered so as to enable it to exceed the maximum design speed authorized for a moped under s. 340.01 (29m) .

History: 1977 c. 288 .
Wis. Stat. § 859.49 — WI Code / Chapter 859 / Section 859.49
Last illness and funeral expense of deceased spouse.
Status: in_force

The reasonable expense of the last illness and funeral may, if properly presented, be paid by the personal representative of the estate of a deceased spouse and if so paid shall be allowed as a proper expenditure even though the surviving spouse could have been held liable for the expense.

History: 1975 c. 94 s. 91 (3) , (13); 1975 c. 199 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1008 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1008
Amendment pursuant to reorganization.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (4) , a corporation’s articles of incorporation may be amended without action by the board of directors or shareholders to carry out a plan of reorganization ordered or decreed by a court having jurisdiction under federal statute.

(2) The persons designated by the court shall deliver to the department for filing articles of amendment that include all of the following information:

(a) The name of the corporation.

(b) The text of each amendment approved by the court.

(c) The date of the court’s order or decree approving the articles of amendment.

(d) The title of the reorganization proceeding in which the order or decree was entered.

(e) A statement that the court had jurisdiction of the proceeding under federal statute.

(3) Notwithstanding s. 180.1302 , shareholders of a corporation undergoing reorganization do not have dissenters’ rights except as and to the extent provided in the reorganization plan.

(4) This section does not apply after entry of a final decree in the reorganization proceeding even though the court retains jurisdiction of the proceeding for limited purposes unrelated to consummation of the reorganization plan.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 815.37 — WI Code / Chapter 815 / Section 815.37
Execution sale; officer not to purchase.
Status: in_force

The officer to whom any execution shall be directed and the officer’s deputy holding any execution and conducting any sale in pursuance thereof shall not, directly or indirectly, purchase any property at such sale; and every purchase made by such officer or deputy, or to the officer’s or deputy’s use, shall be void.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.37; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 450.18 — WI Code / Chapter 450 / Section 450.18
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter may be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100 or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days or both.

History: 1985 a. 146 .
Wis. Stat. § 904.15 — WI Code / Chapter 904 / Section 904.15
Communication in farmer assistance programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided under sub. (2) , no oral or written communication made in the course of providing or receiving advice or counseling under s. 93.51 or in providing or receiving assistance under s. 93.41 or 93.52 is admissible in evidence or subject to discovery or compulsory process in any judicial or administrative proceeding.

(2)

(a) Subsection (1) does not apply to information relating to possible criminal conduct.

(b) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person receiving advice or counseling under s. 93.51 or assistance under s. 93.41 or 93.52 consents to admission or discovery of the communication.

(c) A court may admit evidence otherwise barred by this section if necessary to prevent a manifest injustice.

History: 1997 a. 264 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.34 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.34
Job printing and all printing not otherwise classified.
Status: in_force

(1) Job printing includes such other printing not specified in this chapter as may be permitted or required by law and necessary for the use of state agencies, including binding needed in connection with such printing.

(2) Costs for such printing shall be charged to the requisitioning agency.
Wis. Stat. § 853.52 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.52
Contents of wills.
Status: in_force

(1) There are 2 Wisconsin basic wills: the Wisconsin basic will and the Wisconsin basic will with trust.

(2) The Wisconsin basic will includes all of the following:

(a) The contents of the form for the Wisconsin basic will under s. 853.55 .

(b) The full texts of each of the following:

1. The definitions under s. 853.50 .

2. The clause under s. 853.57 .

3. The property disposition clause under s. 853.58 adopted by the testator.

4. The mandatory clauses under s. 853.60 .

(3) The Wisconsin basic will with trust includes all of the following:

(a) The contents of the form for the Wisconsin basic will with trust under s. 853.56 .

(b) The full texts of each of the following:

1. The definitions under s. 853.50 .

2. The clause under s. 853.57 .

3. The property disposition clause under s. 853.59 .

4. The mandatory clauses under ss. 853.60 and 853.61 .

(4) Any person who prints forms for the Wisconsin basic will or basic will with trust shall place a signature line on each page of the printed document. A testator shall sign on each such line. Failure to comply with this subsection does not affect the validity of the will.

History: 1983 a. 376 ; 1993 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0819 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0819
Marital deduction transfers.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, “marital deduction transfer” means a lifetime or testamentary transfer of property that is intended to qualify for the marital deduction as indicated by the terms of the trust.

(2) In interpreting, construing, or administering a trust instrument, absent a clear expression of intent by the settlor to the contrary, a trustee shall apply the following presumptions that may only be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence:

(a) The settlor intended to take advantage of tax deductions, exemptions, exclusions, and credits.

(b) The settlor intended that any transfer made to a spouse outright and free of trust qualify for the gift or estate tax marital deduction and is a marital deduction transfer.

(c) If the trust instrument refers to a trust as a marital trust, qualified terminable interest property trust, or spousal trust, or refers to qualified terminable interest property, section 2044 , 2056 , 2056A , or 2523 of the Internal Revenue Code, or a similar provision of applicable state law, the settlor intended that the trust and property passing to the trust qualify for the applicable gift or estate tax marital deduction and that the transfer qualifies for the marital deduction for federal and state gift or estate tax purposes.

(3) If a trust receives a marital deduction transfer, the trust instrument shall be construed to comply with the marital deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

(4) If a trust receives a marital deduction transfer, the trustee has all the powers, duties, and discretionary authority necessary to comply with the marital deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The trustee may not take any action or have any power that may impair the availability of the marital deduction, but this does not require the trustee to make the election under either section 2056 (b) (7), 2056A (a) (3), or 2523 (f) of the Internal Revenue Code.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 255.085 — WI Code / Chapter 255 / Section 255.085
Diabetes care and prevention action program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall, in consultation with the department of employee trust funds, develop and implement a plan to reduce the incidence of diabetes in Wisconsin, improve diabetes care, and control complications associated with diabetes. The department may also consult with the department of public instruction and the department of corrections in developing a plan under this section.

(2) By January 1, 2021, and biennially thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that provides all of the following:

(a) An assessment of the financial impact and reach diabetes of all types is having on the department, the state, and localities. This assessment shall include the number of individuals with diabetes impacted or covered by the entity, the number of individuals with diabetes and family members impacted by prevention and diabetes control programs implemented by the department, the financial toll or impact diabetes and its complications place on the department’s programs, and the financial toll or impact diabetes and its complications place on the department’s programs in comparison to other chronic diseases and conditions.

(b) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities aimed at controlling diabetes and preventing the disease. This assessment shall also document the amount of and source for any funding directed to the department or other entities or organizations from the state for programs and activities aimed at reaching those with diabetes.

(c) A description of the level of coordination existing within the department and between the department and other entities or organizations on activities, programmatic activities, and messaging on managing, treating, or preventing all forms of diabetes and its complications.

(d) The development or revision of the detailed action plan under sub. (1) with a range of actionable items for consideration by the legislature. The department shall identify in the plan proposed steps to reduce the impact of diabetes, prediabetes, and related diabetes complications, and may include associated comorbid conditions. The plan shall also identify expected outcomes of the proposed steps while also establishing benchmarks for controlling and preventing relevant forms of diabetes.

(e) The development of a detailed budget proposal identifying needs, costs, and resources required to implement the plan under sub. (1) . This proposal shall include a budget range for all options presented in the plan under sub. (1) for consideration by the legislature.

History: 2019 a. 154 .
Wis. Stat. § 631.02 — WI Code / Chapter 631 / Section 631.02
Definition.
Status: in_force

“Interest of the insured,” when used in an insurance policy, includes the interest of the named insured and of any other person with whom the named insured holds the insured property in joint tenancy or as marital property.

History: 1979 c. 102 ; 1983 a. 186 ; 2015 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 125.275 — WI Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125.275
Industrial fermented malt beverages permit.
Status: in_force

(1) The division may issue an industrial fermented malt beverages permit which authorizes the permittee to purchase and use fermented malt beverages for industrial purposes only. Such permits may be issued only to persons who prove to the division that they use alcohol for industrial purposes and who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) .

(2)

(a) Industrial fermented malt beverages permits may be issued to any person qualified under s. 125.04 (5) , except a person acting as agent for or in the employ of another. Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. , a person is not required to complete a responsible beverage server training course to be qualified for a permit under this section.

(b) An industrial fermented malt beverages permit may not be issued to a person holding a wholesaler’s permit issued under s. 125.28 or to a person who has an interest in a permittee under s. 125.28 .

(3) Shipments of industrial fermented malt beverages shall be conspicuously labeled “for industrial purposes” and shall meet other requirements which the division prescribes by rule.

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 253 ; 1993 a. 259 , 378 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2023 a. 73 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.565 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.565
Legislative review of certain rules.
Status: in_force

Upon referral of any proposed rule relating to animal waste treatment to the presiding officers of each house of the legislature under s. 227.19 (2) , the presiding officers shall refer it to a senate and an assembly committee concerned with agriculture. The committees shall hold a public hearing to review the proposed rule.

History: 1971 c. 335 ; 1975 c. 418 ; 1977 c. 26 s. 75 ; 1977 c. 325 , 377 , 418 , 447 ; 1979 c. 154 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1985 a. 182 s. 57 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.448 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.448
Safety devices on farm equipment, ordinary negligence.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Farm equipment” means a tractor or other machine used in the business of farming.

(b) “Safety device” means a guard, shield or other part that has the purpose of preventing injury to humans.

(2) If a person in the business of selling or repairing farm equipment fabricates a safety device and installs the safety device on used farm equipment, after determining either that the farm equipment was not originally equipped with such a safety device or that a replacement is not available from the original manufacturer or from a manufacturer of replacements, and notifies the owner or purchaser of the farm equipment that the person fabricated the safety device, the person is not liable for claims founded in tort for damages arising from the safety device unless the claimant proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that a cause of the claimant’s harm was the failure to use reasonable care with respect to the design, fabrication, inspection, condition or installation of, or warnings relating to, the safety device.

History: 1993 a. 455 ; 2005 a. 155 s. 50 ; Stats. 2005 s. 895.448.