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Wis. Stat. § 181.0702 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0702
Special meeting.
Status: in_force

(1) When held. A corporation with members shall hold a special meeting of members if any of the following occurs:

(a) A special meeting is called by the board or any person authorized by the articles of incorporation or bylaws to call a special meeting.

(b) Members holding at least 5 percent of the voting power of a corporation, or such other percentage specified in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, sign, date and deliver to any corporate officer one or more written demands for the meeting describing one or more purposes for which it is to be held.

(2) Record date. The close of business on the 30th day before delivery of the demand for a special meeting to any corporate officer is the record date for determining if the percentage requirement of sub. (1) (b) has been met.

(3) If notice not given. Notwithstanding sub. (4) , if a notice for a special meeting demanded under sub. (1) (b) is not given under s. 181.0705 within 30 days after the date on which the written demand is delivered to a corporate officer, a person signing the demand may set the time, and, subject to sub. (4) , the place, of the meeting. The person signing the demand shall give notice under s. 181.0705 .

(4) Place of meeting. A corporation may hold a special meeting of members in or outside of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is stated or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, a corporation shall hold a special meeting at the corporation’s principal office.

(5) Scope of meeting. Only those matters that are within the purpose described in the meeting notice required by s. 181.0705 may be conducted at a special meeting of members.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0807 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0807
Resignation of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) Notice. A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the presiding officer of the board or to the president or secretary.

(2) When effective. A resignation is effective when the notice is received unless the notice specifies a later effective date. If a resignation is made effective at a later date, the board may make the effective date earlier and fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the board provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.30 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.30
Provider disclosures.
Status: in_force

(1) Plan may not contract. A defined network plan may not contract with a participating provider to limit the provider’s disclosure of information, to or on behalf of an enrollee, about the enrollee’s medical condition or treatment options.

(2) Plan may not penalize or terminate. A participating provider may discuss, with or on behalf of an enrollee, all treatment options and any other information that the provider determines to be in the best interest of the enrollee. A defined network plan may not penalize or terminate the contract of a participating provider because the provider makes referrals to other participating providers or discusses medically necessary or appropriate care with or on behalf of an enrollee.

History: 1997 a. 237 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.21 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.21
Construction of will, notice.
Status: in_force

Notice of hearing upon a petition for the construction of a will shall be given under s. 879.05 . If a petition for final judgment contains a request for construction of a will, the notice of hearing on such petition shall include, or be accompanied by, specific notice of the request for construction, the reasons therefor and a copy of the petition or the part thereof requesting construction.

History: 1975 c. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.555 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.555
Voting rights of nonmembers.
Status: in_force

The articles or bylaws may authorize any nonmember or class of nonmembers to vote at a members’ meeting in the same manner as patron members are permitted to vote. The articles or bylaws may prescribe the manner by which persons are authorized to vote under this section.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 175.15 — WI Code / Chapter 175 / Section 175.15
Endurance contests; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) No person, firm or corporation shall advertise, operate, maintain, attend, participate in, promote or aid in advertising, operating, maintaining or promoting any physical endurance contest, exhibition, performance, or show in the nature of a “marathon,” “walkathon,” “skatathon” or any other physical endurance contest, exhibition, performance or show of a like or similar nature, whether or not an admission is charged or a prize is awarded to any person for participation in such physical endurance contest, wherein any person participates in such contest for a period of more than 16 hours in any 24 hours over a period of more than 6 days in one month.

(2) Any person attending any contest, exhibition, performance or show enumerated in sub. (1) shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 10 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (2) any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of sub. (1) shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day for which any of the provisions of said sub. (1) is violated shall constitute a separate offense.

(4) The place, buildings and premises where any of the illegal exhibitions or contests mentioned in sub. (1) hereof are hereafter conducted, maintained, had or held are hereby declared to be and constitute a public nuisance, and it is hereby the duty of the attorney general and district attorney to take proper action to abate the same.

(5) Section 945.01 (4) (c) shall also apply to this section.

(6) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to apply to or prohibit roller skating or bicycle contests or races which are not intended to and which do not continue for or have a duration of more than 150 hours.
Wis. Stat. § 174.10 — WI Code / Chapter 174 / Section 174.10
Dog licensing in populous counties.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “municipality” means a city, village, or town.

(2) If all of the municipalities in a county with a population of 750,000 or more form an intergovernmental commission by contract under s. 66.0301 (2) for the purpose of providing animal control services, the county and the intergovernmental commission may enter into an agreement under which the intergovernmental commission assumes the county’s responsibility for activities related to dog licensing.

(3) If a county and an intergovernmental commission enter into an agreement under sub. (2) , the intergovernmental commission shall provide a copy of the agreement to the department.

History: 2003 a. 133 ; 2017 a. 207 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 460.03 — WI Code / Chapter 460 / Section 460.03
Applicability.
Status: in_force

A license under this chapter is not required for any of the following:

(1) A person holding a license, permit, registration, or certification granted by this state or the federal government who engages in a practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy within the scope of his or her license, permit, registration, or certification and who does not imply that he or she is licensed under this chapter. A person who is exempt from licensure under this subsection may use the terms “bodywork,” “bodyworker,” and “bodywork therapy” to identify his or her practice.

(2) A person who is authorized to practice massage therapy or bodywork therapy in another state or country and is providing a consultation to or demonstration with a license holder. A person who is exempt from licensure under this subsection may use the terms “bodywork,” “bodyworker,” and “bodywork therapy” to identify his or her practice.

(2m)

(a) A person who does any of the following and who satisfies the requirements of par. (b) :

1. Uses touch, words, and directed movement to deepen a client’s awareness of his or her existing patterns of movement and to suggest to the client new patterns of movement.

2. Uses touch to affect the energy systems of the human body.

3. Uses touch and education to effect change in the structure of the body while engaged in the practice of structural integration.

(b) The person is recognized by or meets the established standards of either a professional organization or credentialing association that recognizes a person in a practice after that person demonstrates an adequate level of training and competency and adherence to ethical standards.

(c) A person who is exempt from licensure under this subsection may use the terms “bodywork,” “bodyworker,” and “bodywork therapy” to identify his or her practice.

(3) A person who manipulates only the soft tissues of the hands, feet, or ears of the human body, provided that the services are not represented or implied to be massage therapy or bodywork therapy.

History: 2001 a. 74 ; 2009 a. 355 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 80 .
Wis. Stat. § 426.301 — WI Code / Chapter 426 / Section 426.301
Violations and enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrator may recover in a civil action from a person who violates chs. 421 to 427 and 429 or any rule made pursuant to any authority granted in chs. 421 to 427 and 429 , a civil penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each violation.

(2) In addition to the amount to which the administrator shall be entitled under sub. (1) , the administrator may recover in a civil action from a person who knowingly or willfully violates chs. 421 to 427 and 429 or any rule made pursuant to any authority granted in chs. 421 to 427 and 429 , a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000 for each violation.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1995 a. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 121.82 — WI Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121.82
Tuition payment by adult.
Status: in_force

An adult for whom the school district provides services under s. 120.13 (4) shall provide for the payment of tuition.

History: 1985 a. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 19.67 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.67
Data collection.
Status: in_force

(1) Collection from data subject or verification. An authority that maintains personally identifiable information that may result in an adverse determination about any individual’s rights, benefits or privileges shall, to the greatest extent practicable, do at least one of the following:

(a) Collect the information directly from the individual.

(b) Verify the information, if collected from another person.

History: 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 224.94 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.94
Renewal of license.
Status: in_force

Except as provided under s. 224.935 (2) , a licensee shall renew its license by submitting to the division a renewal application and the renewal fee as prescribed by the division not less than 60 days before the date on which the license expires. A renewal application is subject to the same criteria as the criteria for approval of an original license.

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 190.07 — WI Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.07
Railroad ferries on Lake Michigan.
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation in this state may contract with the owner or operator of any railroad terminating on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, within the state of Michigan, for the joint operation of their roads; and may build or buy, and operate vessels to facilitate transportation.
Wis. Stat. § 961.34 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.34
Controlled substances therapeutic research.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the request of any practitioner, the controlled substances board shall aid the practitioner in applying for and processing an investigational drug permit for marijuana under 21 USC 355 (i). If the federal food and drug administration issues an investigational drug permit, the controlled substances board shall approve which pharmacies can distribute the marijuana to patients upon written prescription. Only pharmacies located within hospitals are eligible to receive the marijuana for distribution. The controlled substances board shall also approve which practitioners can write prescriptions for the marijuana.

(2) Upon the request of any physician, the controlled substances board shall aid the physician in applying for and processing an investigational drug permit under 21 USC 355 (i) for cannabidiol as treatment for a medical condition.

History: 1981 c. 193 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (18) ; 1985 a. 146 s. 8 ; 1995 a. 448 ss. 16 to 19 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.34; 2013 a. 267 ; 2019 a. 68 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0512 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0512
Whistleblower protection for certain disclosures made by municipal clerks.
Status: in_force

No municipal clerk, as defined in s. 5.02 (10) , county clerk, as defined in s. 5.02 (2) , or election official, as defined in s. 5.02 (4e) , may be discharged, disciplined, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against in regard to employment, or threatened with any such treatment, as a reprisal because the clerk or election official lawfully reported, or is believed to have reported, witnessing what the clerk or election official reasonably believed to be election fraud or irregularities. For purposes of this section, “lawfully reported” means a report of information the disclosure of which is not expressly prohibited by state or federal law, rule, or regulation.

History: 2023 a. 126 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.61 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.61
Sharing commissions.
Status: in_force

(1) Prohibition. No intermediary or insurer may pay any consideration, nor reimburse out-of-pocket expenses, to any natural person for services performed within this state as an intermediary if he or she knows or should know that the payee is not licensed under s. 628.04 or 628.09 . No natural person may accept compensation for service performed as an intermediary unless the natural person is licensed under s. 628.04 or 628.09 .

(2) Exceptions. This section does not prohibit:

(a) The payment of deferred commissions to formerly licensed agent and broker intermediaries or their assignees; or

(b) The proper exchange of business between agent and broker intermediaries lawfully licensed in this state.

History: 1975 c. 371 , 421 ; 1979 c. 102 ; 1981 c. 38 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.57 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.57
Report of board.
Status: in_force

The board shall include in any report submitted under s. 15.07 (6) a report of its official proceedings for the period since the proceedings reported in the most recent report, showing the quantity of land sold or leased and the amount received therefor, the amount of interest moneys accrued or received and a specific account of the several investments made by them, stating in all cases of loans, the name of each borrower, the sum borrowed and a description of the property mortgaged. The report also shall include such other matters as it thinks proper to communicate or as the legislature requires.

History: 1979 c. 34 s. 699g ; Stats. 1979 s. 24.57; 1983 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.11 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.11
Invading of right to choose insurance agent or insurer by persons engaged in selling property.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person engaged in the business of selling real or personal property, and any trustee, director, officer, agent or employee of any such person, who requires, as a condition precedent to the selling of such property, or to the performance of any other act in connection therewith, that the person to whom such property is being sold, negotiate any policy of insurance or renewal thereof covering such property through a particular insurance agent, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.

(2) It is the duty of every person engaged in the business of selling real property or personal property and of every trustee, director, officer, agent or employee of any person so engaged, when negotiating the sale or selling any real or personal property, to advise the person to whom the property is being sold that the person is free to choose the insurance agent or insurer through which the insurance covering the property is to be negotiated.

(3) This section shall not be construed to prevent the reasonable exercise by any person so engaged, or his or her trustee, director, officer, agent or employee, of his or her right to approve or disapprove, on behalf of himself or herself or his or her principal, the insurer selected to underwrite the insurance or to determine the adequacy of the insurance offered.

History: 1993 a. 482 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.30 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.30
Quarterly registration.
Status: in_force

(1) Any of the following vehicles may be registered on a quarterly basis in lieu of the annual registration specified in s. 341.29 :

(a) A motor bus having a registered gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds, except motor buses registered under s. 341.26 (2) (d) and (h) .

(c) A motor truck, road tractor or trailer having a registered gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds.

(d) A truck tractor, when the aggregate combined registered gross weight of the truck tractor and any semitrailer operated in conjunction with it is more than 8,000 pounds.

(e) Any of the vehicles subject to registration under s. 341.26 (3) (c) , (d) or (e) having a registered gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds.

(f) A motor home having a registered gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds and registered under s. 341.25 (1) (j) .

(2) For the purpose of quarterly registration of vehicles, the quarters are January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. A registration made on a quarterly basis expires on the last day of the quarter for which the vehicle is registered.

(3) The quarterly registration fee is 25 percent of the annual fee. The department shall register a vehicle subject to quarterly registration for as many quarters less than a full year as the applicant desires. The fee payable shall be the quarterly registration fee times the number of quarters for which registration is desired plus $5 for each application submitted. If satisfactory evidence is provided that a vehicle was not operated on the highways during any quarter it shall be exempt from the payment of fees for the quarter in which it was not used.

History: 1977 c. 29 ss. 1441 , 1654 (7) (a) ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 123 ; 2015 a. 197 s. 51 .
Wis. Stat. § 50.11 — WI Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.11
Cumulative remedies.
Status: in_force

The remedies provided by this subchapter are cumulative and shall not be construed as restricting any remedy, provisional or otherwise, provided by law for the benefit of any party, and no judgment under this subchapter shall preclude any party from obtaining additional relief based upon the same facts.

History: 1977 c. 170 .
Wis. Stat. § 700.26 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.26
Applicability of general transfers at death provisions.
Status: in_force

Chapter 854 applies to a transfer at death under an instrument of transfer.

History: 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 814.07 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.07
Costs on motion.
Status: in_force

Costs may be allowed on a motion, in the discretion of the court or judge, not exceeding $300, and may be absolute or directed to abide the event of the action.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 814.07; 2003 a. 138 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.19 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.19
Advocacy activities.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor may authorize advocacy activities to be conducted in the office of the governor concerning problems of members of ethnic minority groups, women and the family.

(3) Advocacy activities may include investigation of complaints, service as an adviser or a mediator in resolving disputes or promotion of public education and planning to resolve problems.

(4) The governor shall appoint an employee of the office of the governor as the family literacy advocate to establish a statewide program to improve family literacy.

History: 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.205 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.205
County home in adjoining county.
Status: in_force

The county board of any county may by a majority vote of all of its members provide for a home for the aged and physically disabled in an adjoining county and all bonds heretofore issued for the construction or other acquisition of such a home in any county or an adjoining county are hereby validated and the proceeds from the bonds may be used in the construction or other acquisition of a home in such county or an adjoining county. When any county shall establish such home in an adjoining county it shall be maintained and operated under the same statutes which would be applicable to the maintenance and operation of the home if it were established in such first county.

History: 1977 c. 83 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.463 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.463
Zoning ordinances.
Status: in_force

In any matter relating to a zoning ordinance or shoreland zoning ordinance enacted or enforced by a city, village, town, or county, the court shall resolve an ambiguity in the meaning of a word or phrase in a zoning ordinance or shoreland zoning ordinance in favor of the free use of private property.

History: 2015 a. 391 .
Wis. Stat. § 172.01 — WI Code / Chapter 172 / Section 172.01
Animals not to run at large.
Status: in_force

No stallion over one year old, nor bull over 6 months old, nor boar, nor ram, nor billy goat over 4 months old shall run at large. If the owner or keeper of an animal described in this section, for any reason, permit the animal to run at large, the owner or keeper shall forfeit $5 to the person taking up the animal and shall be liable in addition for all damages done by the animal while at large, regardless of whether the animal’s escape was the fault of the owner or keeper. The construction of any fence enumerated in s. 90.02 does not relieve an owner or keeper from liability for any damage committed by an animal described in this section upon the enclosed premises of an adjoining owner.

History: 1993 a. 482 ; 1997 a. 254 .