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Wis. Stat. § 181.1134 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1134
Filings required for interest exchange; effective date.
Status: in_force

(1) After an interest exchange has been approved with respect to the acquiring and acquired entity in accordance with their governing laws, the acquiring entity shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the department for filing articles of interest exchange setting forth all of the following:

(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the acquired entity.

(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the acquiring entity.

(c) A statement that the plan of interest exchange has been approved by the acquired and acquiring entities in accordance with their respective governing laws.

(d) Any amendments to the organizational documents of the acquired or acquiring entity that are to be in a public record under their respective governing laws or, if there are no such amendments, a statement to that effect.

(e) A statement that the plan of interest exchange is on file at the principal office of the acquiring entity.

(f) A statement that upon request the acquiring entity will provide a copy of the plan of interest exchange to any interest holder of the acquired entity.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , articles of interest exchange may contain any other provisions relating to the interest exchange, as determined by the acquiring entity in accordance with the plan of interest exchange.

(3) An interest exchange takes effect at the effective date and time of the articles of interest exchange.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 806.39 — WI Code / Chapter 806 / Section 806.39
Enforcement of foreign judgments.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subs. (2) and (3) , if an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this state as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as provided in s. 806.36 whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of U.S. dollars. A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment must be credited against the amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in this state.

(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , a foreign judgment may be filed and entered in the judgment and lien docket under s. 806.24 .

(3) A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in U.S. dollars in another state must be enforced in this state in U.S. dollars only.

History: 1991 a. 236 ; 1995 a. 224 .
Wis. Stat. § 287.91 — WI Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.91
Enforcement; duty of department of justice; expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) The attorney general shall enforce this chapter except for ss. 287.07 , 287.08 and 287.81 and all rules promulgated under this chapter except under those sections.

(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and s. 287.95 (3) (a) , the attorney general may enforce s. 287.07 (3) , (4) , and (5) by seeking injunctive relief against any person violating those provisions.

(3) The circuit court for Dane County or for any other county where a violation occurred in whole or in part has jurisdiction to enforce this chapter or related rules by injunctive and other relief appropriate for enforcement.

(4) The department of natural resources shall reimburse the department of justice for the expenses incurred in enforcing this chapter from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ma) .

History: 1989 a. 335 ; 1993 a. 75 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 919 ; Stats. 1995 s. 287.91; 2009 a. 50 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 222.0101 — WI Code / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0101
Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Wisconsin universal bank law.”

History: 2003 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 765.19 — WI Code / Chapter 765 / Section 765.19
Delivery and filing of marriage document.
Status: in_force

The marriage document, legibly and completely filled out with unfading black ink, shall be returned by the officiating person, or, in the case of a marriage ceremony performed without an officiating person, then by the parties to the marriage contract, or either of them, to the register of deeds of any county in this state within 3 days after the date of the marriage.

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 48 ; 1979 c. 221 , 355 ; Stats. 1979 s. 765.19; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 221 ; 2021 a. 84 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.30 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.30
Penalty for violating sections 346.23 to 346.29.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Any pedestrian violating s. 346.23 , 346.24 (2) , 346.25 , 346.28 or 346.29 and any personal delivery device operator violating s. 346.23 or 346.24 (2) may be required to forfeit not less than $2 nor more than $20 for the first offense and not less than $10 nor more than $50 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

(b)

1. Except as provided in subd. 2. or sub. (5) , any operator of a vehicle violating s. 346.23 or 346.28 may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

2. Any operator of a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device violating s. 346.23 , 346.24 or 346.25 may be required to forfeit not more than $20.

(2) Unless otherwise provided in sub. (1) (b) 2. , any person violating s. 346.24 (1) or (3) may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.

(3) Any person violating s. 346.26 may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $200 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

(4) Any person violating s. 346.27 may be required to forfeit not less than $60 nor more than $600.

(5)

(a) If a person violates s. 346.23 and the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14) , to another, the person shall forfeit $500.

(b) If a person violates s. 346.23 and the violation results in death to another, the person shall forfeit $1,000.

History: 1971 c. 278 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 69 ; 1993 a. 198 ; 2001 a. 90 ; 2017 a. 13 , 105 ; 2019 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.053 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.053
Applicability of chapter to artificial water bodies and certain impoundments.
Status: in_force

(1) Except in subch. V and except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, nothing in this chapter applies to an artificial water body, as defined in s. 30.19 (1b) (a) , that is not hydrologically connected to a natural navigable waterway and that does not discharge into a natural navigable waterway except as a result of storm events.

(2) Except in subch. V and s. 30.10 (2) (b) , nothing in this chapter applies to an impoundment described under s. 30.10 (2) (b) if the impoundment is not hydrologically connected to a stream classified by the department on March 30, 2018, as a class I, class II, or class III trout stream and the impoundment does not discharge directly into a natural navigable waterway.

History: 2015 a. 387 ; 2017 a. 164 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 111 .
Wis. Stat. § 85.085 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.085
Private road crossings.
Status: in_force

(1b) In this section, “rehabilitated” means a significant rebuilding of railroad track that restores severely deteriorated track to a minimum service standard or, for track that is at or above a minimum service standard, that increases the service standard of the track.

(1m) The department shall make payments from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bu) to fund the rebuilding of any private road crossing across the tracks of a rail transit commission within this state if the applicable tracks of the rail transit commission were rehabilitated during the 1992-93 fiscal year or thereafter, the private road crossing has not been rebuilt since the tracks were rehabilitated and the private road crossing user obtains a private road crossing permit from the applicable rail transit commission.

(2) The department shall make payments from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bu) to reimburse any private road crossing user for costs incurred by the user in financing the rebuilding of a private road crossing across the tracks of a rail transit commission within this state if the applicable tracks of the rail transit commission were rehabilitated during the 1992-93 fiscal year or thereafter and the private road crossing user has obtained a private road crossing permit from the applicable rail transit commission.

(3) The department shall not make any payment under this section unless the applicable private road crossing permit provides that the rail transit commission shall, at the user’s sole cost and expense, maintain, repair and renew the private road crossing. “Maintain, repair and renew” does not include any rebuilding of a private road crossing that is required because the applicable tracks have been rehabilitated.

History: 1993 a. 354 ; 1995 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 562.06 — WI Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.06
Minors on racetracks; wagering prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) Admission. Except as provided under subs. (2) and (3) , no person under the age of 18 years may be admitted to a racetrack, or a track located at a fair where there is racing, unless accompanied by a parent, grandparent, greatgrandparent, guardian or spouse who is at least 18 years of age, or unless accompanied by another person at least 18 years of age with the written permission of the minor’s parent or guardian.

(2) Employment. No person under the age of 16 years may be employed at a racetrack not at a fair. No person under the age of 16 years may be employed in any employment at a fair in any pari-mutuel wagering activity.

(3) Child care. Nothing in this section prohibits a licensee from operating a child care area at a track if the child care area is licensed by the department of children and families under s. 48.65 .

(4) Placing a wager. No person under the age of 18 years may make a wager in any race or receive any payout on a wager.

(5) Accepting a wager; making a payout. No licensee may knowingly accept a wager from any person under the age of 18 years or make any payout on a wager to any person under the age of 18 years.

History: 1987 a. 354 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.65 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.65
Proper and legitimate expenditures; reimbursement and waiver.
Status: in_force

If a financial audit of a licensed organization shows that an expenditure of bingo funds was not a proper and legitimate expenditure and the department requests that the licensed organization reimburse the appropriate bingo account in an amount equal to the amount so expended, the licensed organization may appeal the request to the department. The department may waive or reduce the amount of any such reimbursement if the licensed organization presents evidence satisfactory to the department that the licensed organization acted in good faith and by mistake or inadvertently in so expending the funds.

History: 1983 a. 222 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782jd ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.65; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 92.06 — WI Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.06
Land conservation committees.
Status: in_force

(1) Creation; membership.

(a) Creation. Each county board shall create a land conservation committee.

(b) Membership.

1. The county board shall appoint to the land conservation committee at least 2 persons who are members of the committee on agriculture and extension education created under s. 59.56 (3) (b) .

2. The county board shall appoint to the land conservation committee a person who is engaged in an agricultural use, as defined under s. 91.01 (2) (a) 1. to 7.

3. The county board may appoint to the land conservation committee any number of members who are also members of the county board.

4. The county board may appoint to the land conservation committee up to 2 members who are not members of the county board.

(c) Terms. Each member of the land conservation committee shall serve for a term of 2 years or until a successor is appointed, whichever is longer.

(d) Reimbursement. Each member of the land conservation committee shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses and shall be paid the same per diem as members of other county board committees.

(e) Programs and responsibilities. The county board may assign other programs and responsibilities to the land conservation committee.

(2) Designated representatives. The county board shall designate a representative of each county committee with responsibilities related to natural resource management to serve as an adviser to the land conservation committee. The county board shall designate, at a minimum, representatives from any county zoning or land use, forestry, parks and solid waste committees. In addition, the land conservation committee may invite any state, federal or local agency with which the county or committee has a memorandum of understanding to designate a representative to advise the land conservation committee.

(4) Public participation. The committee shall actively solicit public participation in the planning and evaluation of soil and water conservation programs.

History: 1981 c. 346 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1995 a. 201 ; 2011 a. 263 ; 2023 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0815 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0815
General powers of trustee.
Status: in_force

(1) A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise the following powers:

(a) Powers conferred by the terms of the trust.

(b) Except as limited by the terms of the trust, all of the following powers:

1. All powers over the trust property that an unmarried, competent owner has over individually owned property.

2. Any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property.

3. Any other powers conferred by this chapter.

(2) The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this chapter.

(3) A trustee has no power to give warranties in a sale, mortgage, or lease that are binding on the trustee personally.

History: 2013 a. 92 ; 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 644.18 — WI Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.18
Directors’ and officers’ liability and indemnification.
Status: in_force

(1) Liability. Sections 181.0850 to 181.0855 , except s. 181.0855 (2) (c) , apply to mutual holding companies.

(2) Indemnification. Sections 181.0871 to 181.0881 and 181.0889 apply to mutual holding companies.

(3) Insurance. Section 181.0883 applies to mutual holding companies.

(4) Derivative actions. Sections 181.0740 to 181.0747 apply to mutual holding companies.

History: 1997 a. 227 ; 1999 a. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1123 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1123
Approval of merger; amendment; abandonment.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 179.1161 , a plan of merger must be approved by a vote or consent of all of the following with respect to each domestic limited partnership that is a constituent entity:

(a) All general partners.

(b) Partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions, whether as a general partner, a limited partner, or both.

(2) Subject to s. 179.1161 and the governing law of each constituent entity, after a plan of merger is approved, and at any time before a merger becomes effective, the constituent entities may amend the plan of merger or abandon the merger as provided in the plan of merger or, except as otherwise provided in the plan of merger, with the same vote or consent as was required to approve the plan of merger.

(3) If, after articles of merger have been delivered to the department for filing and before the merger becomes effective, the plan of merger is amended in a manner that requires an amendment to the articles of merger or if the merger is abandoned, a statement of amendment or abandonment, signed by a constituent entity, must be delivered to the department for filing before the merger becomes effective. When the statement of abandonment becomes effective, the merger is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of amendment or abandonment must contain all of the following:

(a) The name of each constituent entity.

(b) The amendment to or the abandonment of the articles of merger.

(c) A statement that the amendment or abandonment was approved in accordance with this section.

(4) In addition to approval under sub. (1) , a plan of merger must be approved by each constituent entity that is not a domestic limited partnership in accordance with any requirements of its governing law.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 285.45 — WI Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.45
Sulfur dioxide emission goals after 1992; major utilities and other large air contaminant sources.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Large source” means a stationary source in this state, other than a fossil fuel-fired boiler under the ownership or control of a major utility, that had sulfur dioxide emissions averaging at least 1,000 tons annually in the most recent 5-year period, that became operational before May 2, 1986, and that is not a boiler subject to the standard of performance for new stationary sources for sulfur dioxide emissions established under s. 285.27 (1) .

(b) “Major utility” has the meaning given under s. 285.41 (1) (f) .

(2) Goals. It is the goal of this state that, beginning with 1993, total annual sulfur dioxide emissions do not exceed the following:

(a) From all major utilities and large sources, 325,000 tons.

(b) From all fossil fuel-fired boilers under the ownership and control of the major utilities, 250,000 tons.

(c) From all large sources, 75,000 tons.

History: 1985 a. 296 ; 1987 a. 186 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 483 ; Stats. 1995 s. 288.45; 2015 a. 299 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.62 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.62
Collection of delinquent sales and use taxes.
Status: in_force

The department of revenue may exercise the powers vested in it by ss. 71.80 (12) , 71.82 (2) , 71.91 (1) (a) and (c) , (2) to (7) , 71.92 and 73.0301 in connection with collection of delinquent sales and use taxes including, without limitation because of enumeration, the power incorporated by reference in s. 71.91 (5) (j) , and the power to:

(1) Use the warrant procedures under ss. 71.80 (12) , 71.91 (1) (a) and (c) and (2) to (5m) and 71.92 .

(2) Release real property from the lien of a warrant.

(3) Satisfy warrants.

(4) Approve installment payment agreements.

(5) Compromise on the basis of ability to pay.

(6) Compromise delinquent estimated assessments on the basis of fairness and equity.

History: 1975 c. 224 ; 1987 a. 312 s. 17 ; 1995 a. 233 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 1999 a. 83 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 17.245 — WI Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17.245
New city, village or town office, filling.
Status: in_force

Whenever an elective office is created in a city, village or town pursuant to law or ordinance, the office shall not be deemed vacant until it has first been filled by the electorate, except that if a city, village or town enacts an ordinance or bylaw creating a municipal court under s. 755.01 before the December 1 preceding the spring election the office of municipal judge for that court shall be considered vacant and a temporary appointment may be made by the city, village or town governing body pending the election of the initial elected occupant of the office.

History: 1977 c. 256 , 447 ; 1993 a. 10 ; 1995 a. 16 s. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 153.21 — WI Code / Chapter 153 / Section 153.21
Consumer guide; list for hospital charge disclosures.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall prepare and submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) an annual guide to assist consumers in selecting health care providers and health care plans. The guide shall be written in language that is understandable to laypersons. The department shall widely publicize and distribute the guide to consumers.

(2) The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall prepare and submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) an annual guide to assist consumers in selecting hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The guide shall be written in language that is understandable to laypersons and shall include data derived from the annual survey of hospitals conducted by the American Hospital Association and the annual hospital fiscal survey. The entity shall widely publicize and distribute the guide to consumers.

(3) The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall, using data collected under s. 153.05 (1) (b) , annually identify the 75 diagnosis related groups for which hospitals in this state most frequently provide inpatient care and the 75 outpatient surgical procedures most frequently performed by hospitals in this state, and shall distribute a list of the identified diagnosis related groups and surgical procedures to all hospitals in the state and to the department.

History: 1997 a. 231 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2009 a. 146 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0102 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0102
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Articles of incorporation” includes amended and restated articles of incorporation.

(2) “Authorized shares” means the shares of all classes that a bank is authorized to issue.

(3) “Capital stock” means the stock of a bank, other than preferred stock.

(4) “Capital” means, with respect to any bank, the sum of all of the following, less the bank’s intangible assets:

(a) The bank’s capital stock.

(b) The bank’s preferred stock.

(bm) The bank’s surplus.

(c) The bank’s undivided profits.

(d) Outstanding notes and debentures of the bank that are legally issued and sold by the bank and approved by the division under s. 221.0318 (2) .

(5) “Record date” means the date on which a bank determines the identity of its shareholders for purposes of this chapter.

(6) “Shareholder” means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of a bank or, to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a bank, the beneficial owner of the shares.

(7) “Subscriber” means a person who subscribes for shares in a bank, whether before or after incorporation of the bank.

(8) “Treasury shares” means shares of a bank that have been issued, that have been subsequently acquired by and belong to the bank, and that have not been canceled or restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares.

(9) “Voting group” means any of the following:

(a) All shares of one or more classes or series that, under the articles of incorporation or this chapter, are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders.

(b) All shares that under the articles of incorporation or this chapter are entitled to vote generally on a matter.

History: 1995 a. 336 ; 1997 a. 27 .