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Wis. Stat. § 940.46 — WI Code / Chapter 940 / Section 940.46
Attempt prosecuted as completed act.
Status: in_force

Whoever attempts the commission of any act prohibited under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 is guilty of the offense attempted without regard to the success or failure of the attempt. The fact that no person was injured physically or in fact intimidated is not a defense against any prosecution under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 .

History: 1981 c. 118 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.015 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.015
Administration.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be administered by the division.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 238.06 — WI Code / Chapter 238 / Section 238.06
Liability limited.
Status: in_force

Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state, nor any officer, employee, or agent of the state or a political subdivision of the state who is acting within the scope of employment or agency, is liable for any debt, obligation, act, or omission of the corporation.

History: 2011 a. 7 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.966 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.966
Use of custodial trust property.
Status: in_force

(1) A custodial trustee shall pay to the beneficiary or expend for the beneficiary’s use and benefit so much or all of the custodial trust property as the beneficiary while not incapacitated may direct from time to time.

(2) If the beneficiary is incapacitated, the custodial trustee shall expend so much or all of the custodial trust property as the custodial trustee considers advisable for the use and benefit of the beneficiary and individuals who were supported by the beneficiary when the beneficiary became incapacitated or who are legally entitled to support by the beneficiary. Expenditures may be made in the manner, when and to the extent that the custodial trustee determines suitable and proper, without court order and without regard to other support, income or property of the beneficiary.

(3) A custodial trustee may establish checking, savings or other similar accounts of reasonable amounts from or against which either the custodial trustee or the beneficiary may withdraw funds or write checks. Funds withdrawn from, or checks written against, the account by the beneficiary are distributions of custodial trust property by the custodial trustee to the beneficiary.

History: 1991 a. 246 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 562 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.966.
Wis. Stat. § 14.895 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.895
Psychology interjurisdictional compact.
Status: in_force

There is created a psychology interjurisdictional compact commission as specified in s. 455.50 . The representative on the commission representing this state shall be appointed by the psychology examining board as provided in s. 455.50 (10) (b) 1. and shall be an individual described in s. 455.50 (10) (b) 1. a. , b. , or c. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 455.50 .

History: 2021 a. 131 ; 2025 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 812.24 — WI Code / Chapter 812 / Section 812.24
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any creditor who violates s. 812.01 (3) or 812.02 (2) shall forfeit not more than $100 which forfeiture shall be paid to the county treasurer.

(2) The court before which the garnishment action is pending shall have summary jurisdiction under this section.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 759 (1975), 779; Stats. 1975 s. 812.24; 1977 c. 203 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.208 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.208
Course of performance or practical construction.
Status: in_force

(1) Where the contract for sale involves repeated occasions for performance by either party with knowledge of the nature of the performance and opportunity for objection to it by the other, any course of performance accepted or acquiesced in without objection shall be relevant to determine the meaning of the agreement.

(2) The express terms of the agreement and any such course of performance, as well as any course of dealing and usage of trade, shall be construed whenever reasonable as consistent with each other; but when such construction is unreasonable, express terms shall control course of performance and course of performance shall control both course of dealing and usage of trade (s. 401.303 ).

(3) Subject to s. 402.209 on modification and waiver, such course of performance is relevant to show a waiver or modification of any term inconsistent with such course of performance.

History: 2009 a. 320 .
Wis. Stat. § 878.13 — WI Code / Chapter 878 / Section 878.13
§ 878.13. Action not barred; partial defense; stay of execution.
Status: in_force

An action brought upon the bond of any personal representative, special administrator, guardian or trustee shall not be barred or dismissed by reason that a former action was prosecuted on the bond, but any payment of damages made or collected from the sureties or any of them on any judgment in an action previously begun by any party on the bond shall be applied as a total or partial discharge of the liability thereon; and such partial defense may be pleaded by answer or supplemental answer as may be proper. The court may stay execution on any judgment rendered in the action until the final determination of any other action commenced upon the bond.
Wis. Stat. § 347.43 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.43
Safety glass.
Status: in_force

(1g) In this section, “safety glass” means glass so treated or combined with other materials as to reduce, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from external sources or by such glass when it is struck, cracked or broken.

(1s) No person may operate upon a highway any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1936, except a recreational vehicle other than a 5th-wheel recreational vehicle, unless the motor vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used on the motor vehicle in partitions, doors, windows or windshields.

(2) No person may sell any new motor vehicle unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glass in accordance with the requirements of sub. (1s) .

(4) If a common carrier or person operating under a permit or certificate issued by the department is convicted of operating a vehicle in violation of this section, the department may suspend or revoke the permit or certificate until such time as the vehicle has been equipped with safety glass as required by this section.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (f) ; 1981 c. 347 ; 1985 a. 187 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1999 a. 85 ; 2007 a. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 121.136 — WI Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121.136
State aid for high-poverty school districts.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “membership” means the membership used by the department to calculate state aid to the school district under s. 121.08 in the first school year of a fiscal biennium.

(2)

(a) In the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter, the department shall pay additional state aid to a school district if at least 50 percent of the district’s enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the immediately preceding even-numbered year, as rounded to the nearest whole percentage point, satisfied the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

(b) The amount paid to each eligible school district in the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter shall be determined as follows:

1. Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bb) by the total membership in all eligible school districts.

4. Multiply the result under subd. 1. by the school district’s membership.

History: 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.73 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.73
Jurisdiction to tax.
Status: in_force

(2) Counties, municipalities, and special districts do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under s. 77.71 (2) in regard to items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b) , (c) , and (d) , and tangible personal property, except snowmobiles, trailers, semitrailers, limited use off-highway motorcycles, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (o) , all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles, purchased in a sale that is consummated in another county, municipality, or special district in this state that does not have in effect an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter and later brought by the buyer into the county, municipality, or special district that has imposed a tax under s. 77.71 (2) .

(2m) Counties, municipalities, and special districts do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under s. 77.71 (5) with regard to the lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r) , or aircraft if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic payments and if the purchaser received the property in another county, municipality, or special district in this state and then brings the property into a county, municipality, or special district that imposes the tax under s. 77.71 (5) .

(3) Counties, municipalities, and special districts have jurisdiction to impose the taxes under this subchapter on retailers who file, or who are required to file, an application under s. 77.52 (7) or who register, or who are required to register, under s. 77.53 (9) or (9m) , regardless of whether such retailers are engaged in business in the county, municipality, or special district, as provided in s. 77.51 (13g) . A retailer who files, or is required to file, an application under s. 77.52 (7) or who registers, or is required to register, under s. 77.53 (9) or (9m) shall collect, report, and remit to the department the taxes imposed under this subchapter for all counties, municipalities, or special districts that have an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter.

History: 1985 a. 41 ; 1995 a. 56 ; 2009 a. 2 , 28 ; 2011 a. 32 , 208 ; 2015 a. 170 , 216 ; 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1020 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1020
Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation’s board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws except to the extent that any of the following applies:

(a) The articles of incorporation, s. 180.1021 (2) or 180.1022 (1) (a) or any other provision of this chapter reserve that power exclusively to the shareholders.

(b) The shareholders in adopting, amending or repealing a particular bylaw provide within the bylaws that the board of directors may not amend, repeal or readopt that bylaw.

(2) A corporation’s shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws even though the board of directors may also amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 552.21 — WI Code / Chapter 552 / Section 552.21
Civil liabilities.
Status: in_force

(1) Any offeror who purchases a security in connection with a take-over offer not in compliance with this chapter or by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, is liable to the person selling the security to the offeror, who may sue either at law or in equity to recover the security, plus any income received by the purchaser on the security, upon tender of the consideration received, or for damages. Damages are the excess of either the value of the security on the date of purchase or its present value, whichever is greater, over the present value of the consideration received for the security. Tender requires only notice of willingness to pay the amount specified in exchange for the security. Any notice may be given by service as in civil actions or by certified mail to the last-known address of the person liable.

(2) Every person who directly or indirectly controls a person liable under sub. (1) , every partner, principal executive officer or director of such person, every person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, every employee of such person who materially aids in the act or transaction constituting the violation, and every broker-dealer or agent who materially aids in the act or transaction constituting the violation, is also liable jointly or severally with and to the same extent as such person, unless the person liable under this subsection proves that he or she did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of the facts by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist. There is contribution as in cases of contract among the several persons so liable.

(3) No action may be maintained under this section unless commenced before the expiration of 3 years after the act or transaction constituting the violation, but the time specified for commencing such action shall be extended by reason of any fact and for the time specified in ss. 893.13 and 893.16 to 893.23 .

(4) The rights and remedies under this chapter are in addition to any other rights or remedies that may exist at law or in equity.

History: 1971 c. 300 ; 1979 c. 323 s. 33 ; 1981 c. 16 ; 1983 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.522 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.522
Maintenance and destruction of records.
Status: in_force

(1) Postlapse maintenance and retrieval of information. The filing office shall maintain a record of the information provided in a filed financing statement for at least one year after the effectiveness of the financing statement has lapsed under s. 409.515 with respect to all secured parties of record. The record must be retrievable by using the name of the debtor and:

(a) If the record was filed or recorded in the filing office described in s. 409.501 (1) (a) , by using the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates and the date on which the record was filed or recorded; or

(b) If the record was filed in the filing office described in s. 409.501 (1) (b) , by using the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates.

(2) Destruction of written records. Except to the extent that a statute governing disposition of public records provides otherwise, the filing office may destroy immediately any written record evidencing a financing statement. However, if the filing office destroys a written record, it shall maintain another record of the financing statement which complies with sub. (1) .

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.43 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.43
Custodian of deeds, securities, oaths and bonds.
Status: in_force

All deeds, conveyances, abstracts of title, options and leases of land; and, unless otherwise directed by law, all bonds, mortgages and other securities, for money, belonging to this state, and all official oaths and bonds shall be deposited and preserved in the office of the secretary of state and be open to public inspection.
Wis. Stat. § 812.06 — WI Code / Chapter 812 / Section 812.06
Garnishee fees, costs.
Status: in_force

A garnishee shall be entitled to $3 as garnishee fee, and shall not be required to answer unless such fee is first paid. When a corporation is garnisheed such fee shall be paid to the person upon whom the garnishee summons and complaint is served. Such fee shall be taxed as costs in the action the same as witness fees are taxed.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 759 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 812.06; 1993 a. 213 .
Wis. Stat. § 287.29 — WI Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.29
Iron and steel slag recovery.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “slag” means slag generated by the production or processing of iron or steel that is managed as an item of value in a controlled manner and is not discarded.

(2) No person may use unencapsulated slag on private property within 100 feet of a residential dwelling or a building intended to be used in whole or in part as a school or daycare facility without prior approval of the department.

History: 2017 a. 285 .
Wis. Stat. § 940.305 — WI Code / Chapter 940 / Section 940.305
Taking hostages.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , whoever by force or threat of imminent force seizes, confines or restrains a person without the person’s consent and with the intent to use the person as a hostage in order to influence a person to perform or not to perform some action demanded by the actor is guilty of a Class B felony.

(2) Whoever commits a violation specified under sub. (1) is guilty of a Class C felony if, before the time of the actor’s arrest, each person who is held as a hostage is released without bodily harm.

History: 1979 c. 118 ; 1993 a. 194 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 82.52 — WI Code / Chapter 82 / Section 82.52
Rules for town road standards.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish by rule uniform minimum geometric standards for the improvement of existing town roads.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 2003 a. 214 s. 184 ; Stats. 2003 s. 82.52.
Wis. Stat. § 811.07 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.07
Additional security.
Status: in_force

In case the defendant is not satisfied with the amount specified in the bond or with the surety, the defendant may, upon 5 days’ notice to the plaintiff, apply to a judge for additional security and the judge may require the plaintiff to give and file another bond, to be approved by the judge, in such sum as the judge shall consider proper, not exceeding the appraised value of the property attached. The surety shall justify as provided in s. 811.06 ; but if there be more than one surety, the sureties may be accepted if they are jointly responsible for the required sum.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758, 778 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.07; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.875 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.875
Coverage of colorectal cancer screening.
Status: in_force

Defined network plans are subject to s. 632.895 (16m) .

History: 2009 a. 346 s. 8 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 80 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.385 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.385
Maintenance, legal custody, and support when divorce or separation denied.
Status: in_force

If a judgment in an action for divorce or legal separation denies the divorce or legal separation, the court may make such order as the nature of the case renders just and reasonable for the legal custody of and periods of physical placement with any of the minor children, and for the maintenance of either spouse and support of the children by either spouse out of property or income. If the court orders child support under this section, the court shall determine the child support payments in a manner consistent with s. 767.511 , regardless of the fact that a judgment of divorce or legal separation has not been entered.

History: 1971 c. 220 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 50 ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.28; 1987 a. 355 ; 1993 a. 481 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 125 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.385.
Wis. Stat. § 66.1321 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.1321
Urban redevelopment; city lease to, terms.
Status: in_force

If real property of a city is leased to a redevelopment corporation:

(1) The lease may provide that all improvements shall be the property of the lessor.

(2) The lessor may grant to the redevelopment corporation the right to mortgage the fee of the real property and enable the redevelopment corporation to give as security for its notes or bonds a first lien upon the land and improvements.

(3) The execution of a lease does not impose upon the lessor any liability or obligation in connection with or arising out of the financing, construction, management or operation of a development involving the leased land. The lessor may not, by executing the lease, incur any obligation or liability with respect to the leased premises other than may devolve upon the lessor with respect to premises not owned by it. The lessor, by consenting to the execution by a redevelopment corporation of a mortgage upon the leased land, does not assume, and the consent may not be construed as imposing upon the lessor, any liability upon the note or bond secured by the mortgage.

(4) The lease may reserve any easements or other rights in connection with the real property that are considered necessary or desirable for the future planning and development of the city and the extension of public facilities in the city, including the construction of subways and conduits and the widening and changing of grade of streets. The lease may contain any other provisions for the protection of the parties that are not inconsistent with the provisions of ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329 .

History: 1995 a. 225 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 422 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.1321.
Wis. Stat. § 251.01 — WI Code / Chapter 251 / Section 251.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1c) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means an individual licensed under s. 441.09 .

(1g) “City-county board of health” means a board of health for a city-county health department.

(1r) “County board of health” means a board of health for a single county health department or for a multiple county health department.

(3) “County health officer” means the position of a local health officer in a single county health department or in a multiple county health department.

(7m) “Represented employee” means an employee in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. IV of ch. 111 .

(8) “Sanitarian” means a sanitarian, as defined in s. 440.98 (1) (b) , who is registered under s. 440.98 (5) .

History: 1993 a. 27 ss. 196 , 197 , 460 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2007 a. 130 ; 2021 a. 192 ; 2025 a. 17 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.892 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.892
Termination of custodianship.
Status: in_force

The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial property to the minor or to the minor’s estate upon the earlier of:

(1) The minor’s attainment of 21 years of age with respect to custodial property transferred under s. 54.860 or 54.862 ;

(2) The minor’s attainment of 18 years of age with respect to custodial property transferred under s. 54.864 or 54.866 ; or

(3) The minor’s death.

History: 1987 a. 191 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 546 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.892.
Wis. Stat. § 188.18 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.18
Corporate powers of Reserve Officers Association.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of Wisconsin and any chapter or unit of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States, organized in this state pursuant to the constitution, bylaws and rules and regulations of such association or such department, shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and to take over the assets and liabilities of the existing department, chapters or other units upon filing with the department of financial institutions, a statement of its intention so to do, its name, location and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers, and by so doing shall become a body corporate. No filing fees shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for so doing.

(2) All acts done by the department or any chapter or other unit so incorporated or its constituted authorities shall be considered acts of such department, chapter or other unit as a body corporate and no personal liability shall be attached to any member thereof. The provisions of ss. 180.0203 and 181.0203 shall not apply to corporations organized under this section.

(3) Any department, chapter or other unit which has become a body corporate under the provisions of this section, whenever its constitution or bylaws do not provide the manner in which its name shall be changed or the dissolution effected, may change its name or dissolve by a majority vote of its members at a meeting called for that purpose. A certificate signed by the president and secretary stating the facts shall be filed with the department of financial institutions, and thereupon the name shall be changed or the corporation shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs. No filing fee shall be charged for such filing.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 79 .