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Wis. Stat. § 779.38 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.38
Effect of mortgage.
Status: in_force

No mortgage or other instrument by which a lien is created shall operate to impair or postpone the lien and preference given and secured to the wages and moneys mentioned in s. 779.35 ; provided, that no lien of any mortgage or judgment entered before such labor is performed shall be affected or impaired by such lien.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 57 , 92 (9) ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.38.
Wis. Stat. § 61.21 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.21
Clerk to notify officers-elect; oath of office.
Status: in_force

Within 5 days after the election or appointment of any village officer the village clerk shall notify the person so selected thereof, and every person elected or appointed to any office named in s. 61.19 shall within 5 days after notice of election or appointment take and file the official oath, except that an elected assessor shall take and file the official oath within 5 days before June 1.

History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 484 .
Wis. Stat. § 215.19 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.19
Loans on savings accounts.
Status: in_force

(1) An association may make loans on the security of its savings accounts.

(2) In no event shall a savings account loan exceed the withdrawal value of the savings account pledged as security therefor.

(3) Each savings account loan shall be evidenced by a savings account loan note and a pledge of the savings account books or savings account certificates securing said loan.

(5) Any corporation, owning savings accounts in an association, and whose officers, directors or employees are officers, directors or employees of said association, may obtain a savings account loan on the security of said saving accounts.

History: 1975 c. 359 ; 1983 a. 167 .
Wis. Stat. § 620.02 — WI Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.02
Segregated account investments.
Status: in_force

(1) General. Each segregated or separate account established under s. 611.24 or 611.25 shall be evaluated separately to determine compliance with this chapter.

(2) Variable benefit separate accounts.

(a) General. The amounts allocated to each account created under s. 611.25 and accumulations thereon may be invested and reinvested without regard to any requirements or limitations prescribed by this chapter.

(b) Guaranteed benefits. To the extent that the corporation’s reserve liability, with regard to benefits guaranteed as to dollar amount and duration and funds guaranteed as to principal amount or stated rate of interest, is maintained in any separate account, a portion of the assets of the account at least equal to the reserve liability shall be invested in accordance with this chapter, or in accordance with such requirements as the commissioner prescribes by rule.

(3) Valuation of segregated account assets. Assets allocated to a segregated account shall be valued at their market value on the date of valuation, or if there is no readily available market, then in accordance with the applicable contract; but a portion of the assets of the account at least equal to the corporation’s reserve liability with regard to the guaranteed benefits and funds referred to in sub. (2) , if any, shall be reported separately and valued in accordance with the rules otherwise applicable to the corporation’s assets or in accordance with rules promulgated under sub. (2) . No securities valuation reserve or other reserve for fluctuation in the value of securities need be maintained for assets that do not have to comply with this chapter.

History: 1971 c. 260 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.126 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.126
Recycling space.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish, by rule, requirements for a person engaging in any of the following to provide adequate space in or adjacent to the building for the separation, temporary storage and collection of the materials listed in s. 287.07 (3) or (4) , likely to be generated by the occupants of the building:

(a) The construction of a public building.

(b) An increase in the size of a public building by 50 percent or more.

(c) An alteration of 50 percent or more of the existing area of a public building that is 10,000 square feet or more in area.

(1m) In developing the requirements under sub. (1) , the department shall consult with the council on recycling.

History: 1989 a. 335 , 359 ; 1995 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.82 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.82
Interstate insurance product regulation commission.
Status: in_force

There is created an interstate insurance product regulation commission as specified in s. 601.58 (3) . The member of the commission representing this state shall be the commissioner of insurance or his or her designated representative, who must be an official or employee of the office of the commissioner of insurance. The commission member shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 601.58 .

History: 2007 a. 168 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1105 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1105
Reference to external facts.
Status: in_force

A plan may refer to facts ascertainable outside the plan if the manner in which the facts will operate upon the plan is specified in the plan. The facts may include the occurrence of an event or a determination or action by a person, whether or not the event, determination, or action is within the control of a party to the transaction.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.897 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.897
Space and water heating systems.
Status: in_force

In planning and designing space or water heating systems for new or existing state facilities, the department shall ensure that geothermal technologies are utilized to the greatest extent that is cost-effective and technically feasible.

History: 2005 a. 141 .
Wis. Stat. § 323.26 — WI Code / Chapter 323 / Section 323.26
Electronic communications.
Status: in_force

The adjutant general shall provide an option for the head of emergency management for each local unit of government to elect to receive all emergency management correspondence via electronic mail, including project worksheets and other administrative documents.

History: 2019 a. 159 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.32 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.32
Penalty for violations of ss. 134.25 to 134.31.
Status: in_force

Every person who violates any of the provisions of ss. 134.25 to 134.31 , and every officer, manager, director or managing agent of any such person directly participating in or consenting to a violation of ss. 134.25 to 134.31 , shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 3 months or both.

History: 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.19 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.19
Financial and contractual resources.
Status: in_force

(1) Minimum permanent surplus. The commissioner may by rule establish the minimum permanent surplus for a corporation organized under this chapter. In the absence of such a rule, the minimum permanent surplus shall be $2,000,000 or such greater amount as the commissioner specifies by order.

(2) Initial expendable surplus. A corporation organized under this chapter shall have an initial expendable surplus, after payment of all organizational expenses, of at least 50 percent of the minimum permanent surplus specified under sub. (1) , or such other percentage as the commissioner specifies by order.

(3) Providers’ contracts. A service insurance corporation may make contracts with its members and other persons for the provision of services to policyholders in order to ensure performance of the insurance contracts to be issued. The selection of members and other providers with whom such contracts are made and the terms of the contracts, together with the surplus provided under subs. (1) , (2) and (5) , shall reflect the benefits and other terms provided in the insurance contracts and the number and distribution of existing and expected policyholders in such a way that it is reasonably to be expected that services will be provided as promised.

(4) Assessments against policyholders. There may not be any assessments against policyholders.

(5) Reduction of minimum surplus. The commissioner may by order reduce the minimum amounts of surplus required under subs. (1) and (2) if in the commissioner’s opinion the extent and nature of providers’ contracts under sub. (3) , financial guarantees and other support by financially sound private or public corporations, a pressing social need in a particular community for the formation of a service insurance corporation, or other special circumstances, justify the proposed reduction in the required surplus. A person who will directly compete with the proposed insurer is aggrieved within the meaning of s. 601.62 (3) (a) .

(5m) Capital requirements rule. Notwithstanding subs. (1) , (2) and (5) , the commissioner shall promulgate a rule that establishes for a corporation that is organized under this chapter and that is not a health maintenance organization insurer the same compulsory and security surplus requirements that apply to a corporation that is organized under ch. 611 , subject to ch. 646 and authorized to write the same line of business as a corporation that is organized under this chapter and that is not a health maintenance organization insurer.

(6) Health maintenance organization insurer. This section does not apply to a health maintenance organization insurer that is subject to s. 609.96 .

History: 1975 c. 223 , 421 ; 1979 c. 261 ; 1985 a. 335 ; 1989 a. 23 ; 1995 a. 236 .
Wis. Stat. § 69.09 — WI Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69.09
Corrections prior to filing.
Status: in_force

If prior to filing a vital record a local registrar determines that the record has an omission or error in information, the local registrar shall return the record to the filing party for correction or replacement, except as provided under s. 69.10 (2) . The filing party shall correct or replace any such record within 5 working days after it is received by the filing party.

History: 1985 a. 315 .
Wis. Stat. § 227.445 — WI Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.445
Substitution of hearing examiner assigned by division of hearings and appeals.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who has applied for a contract, permit, or other approval from the department of natural resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that is the subject of a contested case hearing for which the division of hearings and appeals has assigned a hearing examiner may file a written request with the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration, not later than 10 days after receipt of the notice under s. 227.44 (1) , for a substitution of a new hearing examiner.

(2) No person may file more than one request under sub. (1) for a single hearing.

(3) Upon receipt of a request under sub. (1) , the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals shall determine if the request was made timely and in proper form. If the request was made timely and in proper form, the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals shall transfer the matter to another hearing examiner and shall transmit to the new hearing examiner all materials relating to the matter.

History: 2015 a. 391 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.31 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.31
Directors; number, election, removal and vacancies.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) All powers of the cooperative shall be exercised by or under authority of, and the business and affairs of a cooperative shall be managed under the direction of, the board, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Except as provided in par. (b) , every director shall be a member or a representative of a member that is other than a natural person. The bylaws shall prescribe any other qualifications for directors and may provide that directors be from specified districts.

(b)

1. In this paragraph, “outside director” means a director who is neither a member nor a representative of a member that is other than a natural person.

2. Subject to subds. 3. and 4. , if authorized by the bylaws, a cooperative may allow for not more than 2 outside directors.

3. The total number of outside directors may not exceed 20 percent of the total number of directors, as established under sub. (2) .

4. No person may serve as an outside director unless a majority of the members or delegates voting or a majority of directors who are not outside directors, as specified in the bylaws, votes to approve the person as a director.

5. An outside director has the same voting rights as a director who is not an outside director.

(2) The number of directors shall not be less than 5, provided that, in a cooperative with less than 50 members, the number of directors shall not be less than 3. Subject to such limitation, the number shall be fixed in the articles, or if the articles so provide, in the bylaws.

(3) The directors constituting the temporary board, named in the articles, shall hold office until the first member meeting. At that meeting and thereafter, directors shall be elected by the members at a member meeting in the manner and for the terms provided in the bylaws. If the bylaws provide that directors be from specified districts, the articles may limit voting for any director to members from within the district from which the director is to be elected. Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a director’s term of office shall be one year. Each director shall hold office for the term for which elected and until a successor takes office. The bylaws may permit selection of alternates to take the place of directors absent at a meeting of the board. Whenever any change is made in the board, the cooperative shall file within 20 days with the department a report showing the names and addresses of all directors.

(4) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a director may be removed upon a majority vote of all members.

(5) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, any vacancy existing in the board, including any vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors, may be filled until the next annual meeting by appointment by a majority vote of the directors then in office.

History: 1985 a. 30 ss. 20 , 42 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2017 a. 76 .
Wis. Stat. § 625.04 — WI Code / Chapter 625 / Section 625.04
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may by rule exempt any person or class of persons or any market segment from any or all of the provisions of this chapter, if and to the extent that the commissioner finds their application unnecessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

History: 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (6) .
Wis. Stat. § 893.26 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.26
Adverse possession, founded on recorded written instrument.
Status: in_force

(1) An action for the recovery or the possession of real estate and a defense or counterclaim based upon title to real estate are barred by uninterrupted adverse possession of 10 years, except as provided by s. 893.14 and 893.29 . A person who in connection with his or her predecessors in interest is in uninterrupted adverse possession of real estate for 10 years, except as provided by s. 893.29 , may commence an action to establish title under ch. 841 .

(2) Real estate is held adversely under this section or s. 893.27 only if:

(a) The person possessing the real estate or his or her predecessor in interest, originally entered into possession of the real estate under a good faith claim of title, exclusive of any other right, founded upon a written instrument as a conveyance of the real estate or upon a judgment of a competent court;

(b) The written instrument or judgment under which entry was made is recorded within 30 days of entry with the register of deeds of the county where the real estate lies; and

(c) The person possessing the real estate, in connection with his or her predecessors in interest, is in actual continued occupation of all or a material portion of the real estate described in the written instrument or judgment after the original entry as provided by par. (a) , under claim of title, exclusive of any other right.

(3) If sub. (2) is satisfied all real estate included in the written instrument or judgment upon which the entry is based is adversely possessed and occupied under this section, except if the real estate consists of a tract divided into lots the possession of one lot does not constitute the possession of any other lot of the same tract.

(4) Facts which constitute possession and occupation of real estate under this section and s. 893.27 include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Where it has been usually cultivated or improved;

(b) Where it has been protected by a substantial enclosure;

(c) Where, although not enclosed, it has been used for the supply of fuel or of fencing timber for the purpose of husbandry or for the ordinary use of the occupant; or

(d) Where a known farm or single lot has been partly improved the portion of the farm or lot that is left not cleared or not enclosed, according to the usual course and custom of the adjoining country, is considered to have been occupied for the same length of time as the part improved or cultivated.

(5) For the purpose of this section and s. 893.27 it is presumed, unless rebutted, that entry and claim of title are made in good faith.

History: 1979 c. 323 ; 1981 c. 314 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 859.29 — WI Code / Chapter 859 / Section 859.29
Persons interested may be informed of claims.
Status: in_force

After the deadline for filing a claim against the estate under s. 859.01 , any person interested in the estate may make a written request to the personal representative or special administrator for a statement listing all claims that have been filed against the estate. The statement shall show each claim, the name of the claimant, a brief description of the basis of the claim and the amount claimed. Within 5 days after receipt of the request, the personal representative shall mail or deliver a copy of the statement to the requester, including any guardian of the estate, guardian ad litem or attorney, or attorney-in-fact, for a person in the military service. Failure of the personal representative or special administrator to comply with this section does not affect the jurisdiction of the court as to persons interested.

History: 1989 a. 96 ; 1991 a. 220 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.987 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.987
Earnings of self-supporting minors.
Status: in_force

During any time when a parent of a minor neglects or refuses to provide for the minor’s support, or support and education, the earnings of the minor shall be the minor’s sole property as against such parent or any creditor of such parent.

History: 1977 c. 354 s. 94 ; Stats. 1977 s. 48.987; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 800.10 — WI Code / Chapter 800 / Section 800.10
Fees and costs in municipal court.
Status: in_force

(1) Fees and costs in municipal court are prescribed in ch. 814 .

(2) All forfeitures, fees, surcharges, and costs paid to a municipal court under a judgment before a municipal judge shall be reported and paid to the municipal treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the money by the municipal court. The treasurer shall disburse the fees as provided in ch. 814 .

History: 1981 c. 317 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 139 ; 2009 a. 402 .
Wis. Stat. § 879.51 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.51
Court not to delay in setting matter for hearing.
Status: in_force

When a petition and proposed order for hearing are filed, the court within 10 days thereafter shall set a time for hearing.
Wis. Stat. § 283.60 — WI Code / Chapter 283 / Section 283.60
Waiver for certain nutrient management research projects.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may waive compliance with any requirement of this chapter or of a permit issued under this chapter for a research project for the purpose of evaluating advanced agricultural nutrient management tools and precision agricultural technology, if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The department determines that the project is unlikely to have a negative impact on, or to threaten, the environment or public health.

(b) The department reviews and approves the project before the project begins.

(c) The person who will operate the project agrees to take necessary actions to maintain compliance with surface water and groundwater requirements under ch. 281 and this chapter, other than a requirement waived under this section, and to take necessary actions to regain compliance with those requirements if a violation occurs in the course of the project.

(2) A person seeking a waiver under sub. (1) shall apply to the department in writing. The department shall approve or deny an application in writing no more than 45 days after receiving a complete application. The department may approve an application with conditions, including requirements for reporting project activities to the department and limitations on the duration of the project or the waiver for the project.

(3) A project for which the department grants a waiver under sub. (1) is an agricultural practice for the purposes of s. 823.08 .

History: 2011 a. 32 , 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 410.304 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.304
Duty of sender to report erroneously executed payment order.
Status: in_force

If the sender of a payment order that is erroneously executed as stated in s. 410.303 receives notification from the receiving bank that the order was executed or that the sender’s account was debited with respect to the order, the sender has a duty to exercise ordinary care to determine, on the basis of information available to the sender, that the order was erroneously executed and to notify the bank of the relevant facts within a reasonable time not exceeding 90 days after the notification from the bank was received by the sender. If the sender fails to perform that duty, the bank is not obliged to pay interest on any amount refundable to the sender under s. 410.402 (4) for the period before the bank learns of the execution error. The bank is not entitled to any recovery from the sender on account of a failure by the sender to perform the duty stated in this section.

History: 1991 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.365 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.365
Use of emission inspection data in setting rates.
Status: in_force

An insurer may not use odometer reading data collected in the course of an inspection under s. 110.20 (6) or (7) as a factor in setting rates or premiums for a motor vehicle liability insurance policy or as a factor in altering rates or premiums during the term, or at renewal, of such a policy. However, an insurer may use such data as a basis for investigation into the number of miles that the motor vehicle is normally driven.

History: 1991 a. 279 ; 1993 a. 213 .
Wis. Stat. § 303.16 — WI Code / Chapter 303 / Section 303.16
County house of correction.
Status: in_force

(1) The county board of any county may, pursuant to s. 301.37 , establish, relocate and maintain within the county a house of correction for the reformation and employment of persons sentenced to confinement therein.

(2) The expenses of maintaining a house of correction under sub. (1) , above all receipts for the labor of persons confined therein and for the support of prisoners therein whose support is not chargeable to the applicable county, shall be audited by the county board at its annual meeting, and paid out of the county treasury, and shall be raised, levied and collected as part of the ordinary expenses of the county.

(3) Any 2 or more counties may jointly provide for one county house of correction if each of the counties has a population of less than 750,000. Any jointly established house of correction is the county house of correction of each of the counties so joining. All of the county boards must agree before any action is taken under this section or s. 303.17 .

History: 1981 c. 314 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1691 ; Stats. 1989 s. 303.16; 1993 a. 89 ; 2017 a. 207 s. 5 .