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Wis. Stat. § 893.93 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.93
Miscellaneous actions.
Status: in_force

(1) The following actions shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred:

(c) An action upon a claim, whether arising on contract or otherwise, against a decedent or against a decedent’s estate, unless probate of the estate in this state is commenced within 6 years after the decedent’s death.

(cm) An action under s. 218.0125 (7) or 218.0126 .

(d) An action under s. 968.31 .

(e) An action under s. 895.444 .

(1m) The following actions shall be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred:

(a) An action upon a liability created by statute when a different limitation is not prescribed by law.

(b) An action for relief on the ground of fraud. The cause of action in such case is not deemed to have accrued until the discovery, by the aggrieved party, of the facts constituting the fraud.

(2) The following actions shall be commenced within 2 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred:

(a) An action by a private party upon a statute penalty, or forfeiture when the action is given to the party prosecuting therefor and the state, except when the statute imposing it provides a different limitation.

(b) An action to recover a forfeiture or penalty imposed by any bylaw, ordinance or regulation of any town, county, city or village or of any corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of this state, when no other limitation is prescribed by law.

(3) The following actions shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues or be barred:

(a) An action against a sheriff or other officer for the escape of a prisoner arrested or imprisoned on civil process.

(b) An action under ch. 135 .

(4) An action by a drainage board for damages under s. 88.92 (2) shall be commenced within 3 years after the drainage board discovers the fact, or with the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered the fact of the damage, whichever comes first, or be barred.

History: 1979 c. 323 ; 1993 a. 98 , 112 , 456 ; 2005 a. 155 ; 2017 a. 235 .
Wis. Stat. § 422.4155 — WI Code / Chapter 422 / Section 422.4155
Notice of termination of liability.
Status: in_force

(1) In an open-end credit plan in which more than one person may be obligated for extensions of credit, any person may terminate his or her liability for future extensions of credit under the plan by giving written notice to the creditor of the person’s termination of liability. The person’s liability for future extensions of credit under the plan shall continue as to loans extended to, or purchases made by, any other person under the plan for 15 business days after the creditor’s receipt of the termination notice. The terminating person’s liability may not exceed the greater of the requested and contracted for credit limit under the plan or the balance outstanding under the plan on the receipt of the termination notice plus $500.

(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , a person remains liable for loans extended to, or purchases made by, the person after giving the termination notice.

History: 1981 c. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.10013 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.10013
Housing affordability report.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “municipality” means a city or village with a population of 10,000 or more.

(2) Not later than January 1, 2020, a municipality shall prepare a report of the municipality’s implementation of the housing element of the municipality’s comprehensive plan under s. 66.1001 . The municipality shall update the report annually, not later than January 31. The report shall contain all of the following:

(a) The number of subdivision plats, certified survey maps, condominium plats, and building permit applications approved in the prior year.

(b) The total number of new residential dwelling units proposed in all subdivision plats, certified survey maps, condominium plats, and building permit applications that were approved by the municipality in the prior year.

(c) A list and map of undeveloped parcels in the municipality that are zoned for residential development.

(d) A list of all undeveloped parcels in the municipality that are suitable for, but not zoned for, residential development, including vacant sites and sites that have potential for redevelopment, and a description of the zoning requirements and availability of public facilities and services for each property.

(e) An analysis of the municipality’s residential development regulations, such as land use controls, site improvement requirements, fees and land dedication requirements, and permit procedures. The analysis shall calculate the financial impact that each regulation has on the cost of each new subdivision. The analysis shall identify ways in which the municipality can modify its construction and development regulations, lot sizes, approval processes, and related fees to do each of the following:

1. Meet existing and forecasted housing demand.

2. Reduce the time and cost necessary to approve and develop a new residential subdivision in the municipality by 20 percent.

(3) A municipality shall post the report under sub. (2) on the municipality’s Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to the report and titled “Housing Affordability Analysis.”

History: 2017 a. 243 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.0122 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.0122
Damages to delivered vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer, importer or distributor shall disclose in writing to a motor vehicle dealer, at or before delivery to the dealer, any damage and repair to a new motor vehicle occurring after the manufacturing process is complete but before delivery to the dealer, if the cost of the repair exceeds 6 percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, as measured by retail repair costs. Replacement of glass, tires, bumpers, fenders, moldings, audio equipment, instrument panels, hoods and deck lids with identical manufacturer’s original equipment is not considered damage and repair under this subsection. If a manufacturer, importer or distributor fails to make a disclosure of damage and repair under this subsection, it shall be liable to the dealer for any liability imposed on the dealer for a failure on the part of the dealer to disclose that damage and repair.

(2) If the cost of repairing damage to a new motor vehicle that occurs before delivery to the dealer’s location exceeds 6 percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, as measured by retail repair costs, the dealer may reject or, if title has passed to the dealer, require the manufacturer, importer or distributor who delivered the vehicle to repurchase the vehicle within 10 business days after delivery, unless the damage occurred during shipment and the method of transportation, carrier or transporter of the motor vehicle was designated by the motor vehicle dealer. Upon repurchase, the manufacturer, importer or distributor shall be subrogated to all of the dealer’s rights against the carrier or transporter of the motor vehicle regarding damage. The cost of repairing glass, tires, bumpers, moldings and audio equipment with identical manufacturer’s original equipment shall not be included in determining the cost of repairing damage under this subsection.

(3) This section does not apply to motorcycles that are delivered in a crated, disassembled condition to the dealer or the dealer’s agent.

History: 1999 a. 31 s. 111 .
Wis. Stat. § 241.09 — WI Code / Chapter 241 / Section 241.09
Assignment of wages.
Status: in_force

No assignment of the salary or wages of any married person is valid for any purpose unless the assignment is in writing signed by the person’s spouse, if the spouse at the time is a member of the family, and unless the spouse’s signature is witnessed by 2 disinterested witnesses. No assignment of the salary or wages of any person is valid as to any such salary or wages accruing more than 6 months after the date of the making of the assignment, except that any assignment of wages made in connection with a proceeding under s. 128.21 shall run concurrently with the period during which the amortization proceedings are in effect and shall become void upon the dismissal of the proceedings. Nothing in this section shall apply to assignments made under s. 109.09 or ch. 767 , nor to any authorization from an employee to an employer directing deductions from wages to accrue in the future for union or employee club dues, insurance or annuities, war bond purchases, a revocable and voluntary deduction to a credit union or a state chartered financial institution operated primarily for the benefit of the employees of any particular employer or other financial institution under s. 705.01 (3) , for contributions to the American Red Cross, a community fund or other similar charity, or any indebtedness to the employer. No assignment of salary or wages or voluntary deduction which is permitted under this section shall be valid if prohibited by s. 422.404 .

History: 1971 c. 228 s. 44 ; 1971 c. 239 , 307 ; 1973 c. 255 ; 1975 c. 12 , 199 ; 1975 c. 380 s. 5 ; 1979 c. 352 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0206 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0206
When U.S. savings bonds presumed abandoned.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 177.0205 , a U.S. savings bond that remains unredeemed by the owner for more than 5 years after the date of final maturity is presumed abandoned. In this section, “final maturity” means the date a U.S. savings bond stops earning interest upon reaching its final extended maturity date.

History: 2015 a. 309 ; 2021 a. 87 s. 145 ; Stats. 2021 s. 177.0206.
Wis. Stat. § 409.314 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.314
Perfection by control.
Status: in_force

(1) Perfection by control. A security interest in investment property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights, electronic chattel paper, or electronic documents may be perfected by control of the collateral under s. 407.106 , 409.104 , 409.105 , 409.106 , or 409.107 .

(2) Specified collateral: time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, letter-of-credit rights, or electronic documents is perfected by control under s. 407.106 , 409.104 , 409.105 , or 409.107 when the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control only while the secured party retains control.

(3) Investment property: time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in investment property is perfected by control under s. 409.106 from the time the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control until:

(a) The secured party does not have control; and

(b) One of the following occurs:

1. If the collateral is a certificated security, the debtor has or acquires possession of the security certificate;

2. If the collateral is an uncertificated security, the issuer has registered or registers the debtor as the registered owner; or

3. If the collateral is a security entitlement, the debtor is or becomes the entitlement holder.

History: 2001 a. 10 ; 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.71 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.71
Wages subject to withholding.
Status: in_force

(1) Statement employer must furnish to employee.

(a) Every person, partnership or limited liability company required to deduct and withhold from an employee under the general withholding provisions of subch. X shall furnish to each such employee in respect of the remuneration paid by such person, partnership or company to such employee during the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, or if his or her employment is terminated before the close of any such calendar year on the day on which the last payment of remuneration is made, 2 legible copies of a written statement showing the following:

1. The name of such person, partnership or limited liability company, and that person’s, partnership’s or company’s Wisconsin income tax identification number, if any.

2. The name of the employee and the employee’s social security number, if any, or other number required by the department.

3. The total amount of wages as defined in s. 71.63 (6) .

4. The total amount deducted and withheld as required by the general withholding provisions of subch. X .

(b) The employee shall furnish the department of revenue one copy of such written statement along with his or her return for the year.

(2) Statement employer must file. Every person required to deduct and withhold from an employee under subch. X shall file, in respect to remuneration paid by the person to the employee during the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, one copy of the statement under sub. (1) , except that, if the statement includes a number other than the employee’s social security number, the statement filed shall include the employee’s social security number.

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2017 a. 59 , 324 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.82 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.82
Departmental duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) Promulgate by rule a state electrical wiring code that establishes standards for installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring. The rules shall include separate standards, established in consultation with the uniform dwelling code council, that apply only to electrical wiring in camping units that are set in a fixed location in a campground for which a permit is issued under s. 97.67 , that contain a sleeping place, and that are used for seasonal overnight camping. The rules do not apply to electrical wiring in primitive rural hunting cabins, as defined in s. 101.61 (3) . The standards established in the rules shall also take into account the uses, including seasonal use, that are unique to recreational and educational camps, as defined in s. 101.053 (1) . Where feasible, the rules shall reflect nationally recognized standards.

(1g) Regulate all of the following types of electricians:

(a) Master electricians, including residential master electricians.

(b) Journeyman electricians, including residential journeyman electricians and industrial journeyman electricians.

(c) Electrical apprentices, including residential electrical apprentices and industrial electrical apprentices.

(d) Registered electricians.

(1m) Promulgate rules that establish criteria for the enrollment of registered electricians and for the registration of electrical apprentices.

(1n) Promulgate rules that establish procedures for the enrollment of registered electricians, the registration of electrical apprentices, and the licensing of journeyman electricians and master electricians.

(1r) Promulgate rules that establish requirements for the supervision of registered electricians. Registered electricians must be supervised by licensed journeyman or master electricians.

(1v) Promulgate rules that establish criteria and procedures for the licensing of electrical contractors.

(2) Promulgate rules that establish criteria and procedures for the certification of electrical inspectors for the purpose of inspecting electrical wiring.

(2m) Promulgate rules that establish standards and a process for the inspection of electrical wiring, including the inspection of electrical wiring for which a municipality does not provide inspection under s. 101.86 (1) .

(3r) Promulgate rules that establish criteria and a process for the suspension or revocation of registrations issued to registered electricians, licenses issued to electricians and electrical contractors, and certifications issued to electrical inspectors.

(4) Establish by rule a schedule of fees sufficient to defray the costs incurred under this subchapter.

History: 1979 c. 309 ; 1989 a. 348 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2007 a. 63 ; 2013 a. 143 ; 2015 a. 49 ; 2017 a. 59 , 366 ; 2019 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 765.14 — WI Code / Chapter 765 / Section 765.14
Form of marriage document when solemnized by parties.
Status: in_force

If the marriage is to be solemnized by the parties without an officiating person, as provided by s. 765.16 (1m) (c) , the marriage document shall contain all those items and notations as required by s. 765.13 .

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 48 , 92 (2) ; Stats. 1979 s. 765.14; 1981 c. 20 ; 2013 a. 372 .
Wis. Stat. § 76.10 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.10
Review of state assessment; notice of hearing; decision; time limits; notice of decision; action to review decision; error adjusted.
Status: in_force

(1) Every company defined in s. 76.02 shall, on or before October 1 in each year, be entitled, on its own motion, to present evidence before the department relating to the state assessment made in the preceding year pursuant to s. 70.575 . On request, in writing, for such hearing or presentation, the department shall fix a time therefor within 60 days after such application is filed, the same to be conducted in such manner as the department directs. Notice of such hearing shall be mailed to any company requesting a hearing and shall be published in the official state paper. Within 30 days after the conclusion of such hearing the department shall enter an order either affirming the state assessment or ordering correction thereof as provided in sub. (2) . A copy of such order shall be sent by certified mail to the company or companies requesting such hearing and to any interested party who has made an appearance in such proceeding. The department may, on its own motion, correct such state assessment. Any company having filed application for review of the state assessment pursuant to this section, or any other interested party participating in such hearing, if aggrieved by the order entered by the department, may bring an action in the circuit court for Dane County within 30 days after the entry of such order to have said order set aside and a redetermination made of the state assessment. In any such action or in any hearing before the department pursuant to this section, any interested party may appear and be heard. An interested party includes any division of government whose revenues would be affected by any adjustment of the state assessment.

(2) Whenever, in reviewing the valuation of the general property of the state, under the provisions of this section, the department shall determine that the valuation last made by it of the general property of the state under s. 70.575 was too high or too low, it shall adjust the next state assessment to correct such error; and any mistake discovered in any return, either by omission or otherwise, of any tax reported, or because of failure to report, shall be considered by the department in fixing the average tax rate for the year following, by adding to or deducting from the total tax returned the amount of such mistake or omission.
Wis. Stat. § 811.16 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.16
Bond for release of property; estoppel.
Status: in_force

The defendant may, at any time before judgment, deliver to the officer who attached the defendant’s property a bond executed by 2 sureties, to the effect that they will, on demand, pay to the plaintiff the amount of the judgment, with all costs, that may be recovered against the defendant in the action, not exceeding the sum specified in the bond with interest. The bond shall be at least the amount claimed in the plaintiff’s affidavit or, at the defendant’s option, the value of the property attached, according to the appraisement; or, if real estate, in a sum fixed by the court or a judge, on notice. The sureties shall justify as provided in s. 811.06 , and may be accepted if they are jointly responsible for the required sum.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975), 778; Stats. 1975 s. 811.16; 1977 c. 412 ; 1987 a. 256 .
Wis. Stat. § 906.14 — WI Code / Chapter 906 / Section 906.14
Calling and interrogation of witnesses by judge.
Status: in_force

(1) Calling by judge. The judge may, on the judge’s own motion or at the suggestion of a party, call witnesses, and all parties are entitled to cross-examine witnesses thus called.

(2) Interrogation by judge. The judge may interrogate witnesses, whether called by the judge or by a party.

(3) Objections. Objections to the calling of witnesses by the judge or to interrogation by the judge may be made at the time or at the next available opportunity when the jury is not present.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R200 (1973); 1991 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.001 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.001
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Contract printer” is the person under contract to do public printing, other than printing of the 5th class.

(2) “Department” means the department of administration.

(2m) “Printing” includes all public printing by means of graphic reproduction by whatever process and the necessary materials and binding. The term also includes reproduction of a document in optical disc format whenever the publishing state agency is authorized to reproduce and determines to reproduce copies of a document in optical disc format in lieu of printed format.

(4) “State agencies” includes departments, boards, commissions, bureaus, and institutions, except that “state agencies” does not include the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

History: 1977 c. 26 ; 1983 a. 189 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 , 196 ; 2017 a. 364 .
Wis. Stat. § 948.051 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.051
Trafficking of a child.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever knowingly recruits, entices, provides, obtains, sells, purchases, harbors, transports, transfers, receives, patronizes, solicits, isolates, holds, confines, or deprives of liberty or knowingly attempts to recruit, entice, provide, obtain, sell, purchase, harbor, transport, transfer, receive, patronize, solicit, isolate, hold, confine, or deprive of liberty any child for the purpose of commercial sex acts, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (a) , is guilty of the following:

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , a Class B felony.

(b) If the act involves at least 3 victims who are children at the time the act is committed, a Class A felony. The term of imprisonment is life imprisonment without the possibility of extended supervision.

(2) Whoever benefits in any manner from a violation of sub. (1) is guilty of the following if the person knows that the benefits come from an act described in sub. (1) :

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , a Class B felony.

(b) If the violation involves at least 3 victims who are children at the time of the violation, a Class A felony. The term of imprisonment is life imprisonment without the possibility of extended supervision.

(3) Any person who incurs an injury or death as a result of a violation of sub. (1) or (2) may bring a civil action against the person who committed the violation. In addition to actual damages, the court may award punitive damages to the injured party, not to exceed treble the amount of actual damages incurred, and reasonable attorney fees.

History: 2007 a. 116 ; 2013 a. 362 ; 2015 a. 367 ; 2025 a. 56 , 187 .