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Wis. Stat. § 110.001 — WI Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110.001
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Department” means department of transportation.

(1m) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 967.02 (5) .

(2) “Secretary” means secretary of transportation.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1993 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.79 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.79
Educational placements.
Status: in_force

(1) Each local educational agency shall ensure that all of the following occur:

(a) An evaluation is conducted under s. 115.782 before special education and related services are provided to a child with a disability.

(b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child’s individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b) , if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50 , 118.51 , or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4) , the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required by the placement.

(c) To the maximum extent appropriate, a child with a disability, including a child receiving publicly funded special education in a public or private institution or other care facility, is educated with nondisabled children.

(d) Special classes, separate schooling or other removal of a child with a disability from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the child’s disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.

(2) A local educational agency shall seek to obtain informed consent from the parent of a child with a disability before providing special education and related services to the child. If the parent of a child with a disability denies consent, the local educational agency shall not provide special education and related services to the child. If the parent of a child with a disability denies consent or does not respond to a request for consent, all of the following apply:

(a) The local educational agency is not in violation of the requirement to make available to the child a free appropriate public education.

(b) The local educational agency is not required to convene an individualized education program team meeting or to develop an individualized education program for the child for the special education and related services for which the local educational agency sought consent.

History: 1997 a. 164 ; 1999 a. 117 ; 2005 a. 258 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 611.15 — WI Code / Chapter 611 / Section 611.15
Deposit of proceeds of subscriptions.
Status: in_force

All funds, and the securities and documents representing interests in property, received by a stock corporation for stock subscriptions or by a mutual for applications for insurance policies or for mutual bond or contribution note subscriptions shall be deposited in the name of the corporation with a depository approved by the commissioner, subject to an escrow agreement approved by the commissioner under which withdrawals may be made only with the commissioner’s approval.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (14) .
Wis. Stat. § 879.61 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.61
Discovery proceedings.
Status: in_force

Any personal representative or any person interested who suspects that any other person has concealed, stolen, conveyed or disposed of property of the estate; or is indebted to the decedent; possesses, controls or has knowledge of concealed property of the decedent; possesses, controls or has knowledge of writings which contain evidence of or tend to disclose the right, title, interest or claim of the decedent to any property; or possesses, controls or has knowledge of any will of the decedent, may file a petition in the court so stating. The court upon, such notice as it directs, may order the other person to appear before the court or a circuit court commissioner for disclosure, may subpoena witnesses and compel the production of evidence, and may make any order in relation to the matter as is just and proper.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 822.12 — WI Code / Chapter 822 / Section 822.12
Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.
Status: in_force

(1) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following:

(a) Hold an evidentiary hearing.

(b) Order a person to produce or give evidence under procedures of that state.

(c) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding.

(d) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request.

(e) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

(2) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in sub. (1) .

(3) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subs. (1) and (2) may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.

(4) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.

History: 2005 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 851.70 — WI Code / Chapter 851 / Section 851.70
Presumption in favor of orders.
Status: in_force

When the validity of any order or judgment of a circuit court in a probate proceeding or certificate to terminate a life estate or joint tenancy in a death tax proceeding is drawn in question in another action or proceeding, everything necessary to have been done or proved to render the order, judgment or certificate valid and which might have been proved by parole evidence at the time of making the order or judgment and was not required to be recorded shall, after 20 years from that time, be presumed to have been done or proved unless the contrary appears on the same record.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1987 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0502 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0502
Transfer of transferable interest.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 183.0503 (6) , all of the following apply to a transfer, in whole or in part, of a transferable interest:

(a) It is permissible.

(b) It does not by itself cause a member’s dissociation or a dissolution and winding up of the limited liability company’s activities and affairs.

(c) Subject to s. 183.0504 , it does not entitle the transferee to any of the following:

1. Participate in the management or conduct of the company’s activities and affairs.

2. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) and s. 183.0410 (3) , have access to records or other information concerning the company’s activities and affairs.

(2) A transferee has the right to receive, in accordance with the transfer, distributions to which the transferor would otherwise be entitled.

(3) In a dissolution and winding up of a limited liability company, a transferee is entitled to an account of the company’s transactions only from the date of dissolution.

(4) A transferable interest may be evidenced by a certificate of the interest issued by a limited liability company in a record, and, subject to this section, the interest represented by the certificate may be transferred by a transfer of the certificate.

(5) A limited liability company need not give effect to a transferee’s rights under this section until the company knows or has notice of the transfer.

(6) A transfer of a transferable interest in violation of a restriction on transfer contained in the operating agreement is ineffective if the intended transferee knows or has notice of the restriction at the time of the intended transfer.

(7) Except as otherwise provided in s. 183.0602 (5) (b) , if a member transfers a transferable interest and the transferee does not become a member with respect to the transferred interest, the transferor retains the rights of a member other than the interest in distributions transferred and retains all the duties and obligations of a member.

(8) If a member transfers a transferable interest to a person that becomes a member with respect to the transferred interest, the transferee is liable for the member’s obligations under ss. 183.0403 and 183.0406 known to the transferee when the transferee becomes a member.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 757.55 — WI Code / Chapter 757 / Section 757.55
Reporting testimony.
Status: in_force

The supreme court shall determine, by rule, the civil and criminal actions and proceedings which shall be reported.

History: 1981 c. 353 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0611 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0611
Political subdivisions prohibited from levying tax on incomes.
Status: in_force

No county, city, village, town, or other unit of government authorized to levy taxes may assess, levy or collect any tax on income, or measured by income, and any tax so assessed or levied is void.

History: 1999 a. 150 s. 562 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0611.
Wis. Stat. § 171.03 — WI Code / Chapter 171 / Section 171.03
Officers’ fees.
Status: in_force

The fees allowed under this subchapter to any sheriff or constable are the same fees allowed by law to a sheriff for sales upon execution.

History: 1993 a. 18 .
Wis. Stat. § 62.225 — WI Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62.225
Recycling or resource recovery facilities.
Status: in_force

A city may establish and require use of facilities for the recycling of solid waste or for the recovery of resources from solid waste as provided under s. 287.13 .

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 335 s. 89 ; 1995 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 69.05 — WI Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69.05
Duties of local registrar.
Status: in_force

A local registrar shall:

(1) Be subject to the direction of the state registrar.

(4) Preserve, amend and certify vital records under this subchapter by photographic, electronic or other means as directed by the state registrar, except that a local registrar may destroy vital records on file for more than 365 days if the state registrar determines that the local registrar has access through the state registrar’s computer database to the information necessary to issue certified copies under s. 69.21 (1) (b) 2.

(5) Enforce this subchapter in his or her registration district and report to the state registrar in writing any violation upon receipt of knowledge of the violation.

(7) Send a note of the designation of a deputy to the state registrar no later than one working day after the designation takes effect. The notice shall include a copy of the deputy’s signature and the effective date of the designation.

History: 1985 a. 315 ; 1989 a. 359 ; 1993 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 114 ; 1999 a. 185 ; 2017 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 600.02 — WI Code / Chapter 600 / Section 600.02
Interpretive rules.
Status: in_force

In chs. 600 to 655 , unless the context indicates otherwise:

(1) “Includes” means “including but not limited to”.

(2) Statements that a term “includes” or “excludes” something else are not definitions.

(3) References in s. 600.03 to particular sections only indicate where a term is especially relevant, and do not limit its application to such sections.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1989 a. 187 s. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.44 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.44
Budget hearings.
Status: in_force

After the filing of the compilation required under s. 16.43 , the governor or governor-elect shall consider all requests and all other information which may be of value in understanding the issues and problems to be dealt with in the executive budget. The governor or governor-elect may hold public hearings determined to be necessary to gather further information from agencies, interested citizens and others. The department of administration and all other agencies shall cooperate fully with the governor or governor-elect in providing information and analyses as requested.

History: 1973 c. 333 ; 1977 c. 196 s. 130 (3) ; 1977 c. 273 .
Wis. Stat. § 425.1025 — WI Code / Chapter 425 / Section 425.1025
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, “billing statement” means a statement issued pursuant to 15 USC 1637 (b).

History: 2015 a. 155 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.06 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.06
License or certificate granted, denied.
Status: in_force

(1) Grant of license or certificate. Subject to s. 448.05 (1) (d) , if three-fourths of the members of the board find that an applicant who has passed the required examinations is qualified, the board shall so notify the applicant and shall grant the license or certificate.

(1m) Grant of limited license or certificate. If the board finds, based upon considerations of public health and safety, that the applicant has not demonstrated adequate education, training or performance on examinations or in past practice, if any, to qualify for full licensure or certification under sub. (1) , the board may grant the applicant a limited license or certificate and shall so notify the applicant.

(2) Denial of license or certificate. The board may deny an application for any class of license or certificate and refuse to grant such license or certificate on the basis of unprofessional conduct on the part of the applicant, failure to possess the education and training required for that class of license or certificate for which application is made, or failure to achieve a passing grade in the required examinations.

(3) Grant of respiratory care compact privilege. The board shall grant or deny a respiratory care compact privilege in accordance with subs. (1) to (2) , unless otherwise provided under the respiratory care interstate compact under subch. XV .

History: 1975 c. 383 , 421 ; 1985 a. 340 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1999 a. 180 ; 2013 a. 240 ; 2025 a. 76 .
Wis. Stat. § 782.27 — WI Code / Chapter 782 / Section 782.27
Notice to district attorney.
Status: in_force

When the prisoner is detained upon any criminal accusation no order for discharge shall be made until sufficient notice of the time and place at which such writ shall have been returned or shall be made returnable shall be given to the district attorney of the county, if to be found within the county.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 59 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.27.
Wis. Stat. § 214.76 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.76
Annual audit requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , the board of directors of a savings bank shall hire a certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 or other qualified person to conduct a comprehensive annual audit of the records, accounts, and affairs of the savings bank.

(2) The board of directors of a savings bank may appoint an auditing committee of one or more capable persons to annually audit the records, accounts, and cash of the savings bank and to verify customer accounts. Verification procedures shall be conducted according to the savings bank’s auditing program or the rules of the division.

(3) Audit reports under this section shall be submitted to the savings bank’s board of directors and retained as records of the savings bank.

History: 1991 a. 221 , 315 ; 1995 a. 27 , 325 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2011 a. 182 .
Wis. Stat. § 190.051 — WI Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.051
Branches and extensions.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Any railroad corporation may extend its road from any point named in its charter or articles of organization, or may build branch roads from any point on its line or from any point on the line of any other road connected or to be connected with its road, the use of which other road between such points and the connection with its own road the railroad corporation has secured for a term of not less than 10 years.

(b) Before making an extension or building a branch road under par. (a) , the railroad corporation shall, by resolution of its directors, to be entered in the record of its proceedings, designate the route of the proposed extension or branch, and file, for record, a copy of the record, certified by the president and secretary, with the department of financial institutions. Upon filing the record with the department of financial institutions, the railroad corporation shall have all of the rights and privileges to make the extension or build the branch and receive aid thereto that the railroad corporation would have had if it had been authorized in its charter or articles of organization.

(2) The requirements of this section shall not apply to permanent branches or extensions not exceeding 5 miles in length nor to temporary branches or extensions not exceeding 10 miles in length.

History: 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 254 ; 1999 a. 32 s. 218 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0801 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0801
Direct action by member.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to sub. (2) , a member may maintain a direct action against another member, a manager, or the limited liability company to enforce the member’s rights and protect the member’s interests, including rights and interests under the operating agreement or this chapter or arising independently of the membership relationship.

(2) A member maintaining a direct action under this section must plead and prove an actual or threatened injury that is not solely the result of an injury suffered or threatened to be suffered by the limited liability company.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0704 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0704
Interim banks.
Status: in_force

Subject to the approval of the division, one or more banks may consolidate or merge into or with an interim bank organized under this chapter under the charter of either the existing bank or banks or the interim bank in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for consolidation or merger of a bank. The division shall promulgate rules providing for a simple process for the organization of interim banks under this chapter. The rules shall permit the organization of an interim bank with a minimum of one director.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.90 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.90
Place of trial.
Status: in_force

(1) Civil actions shall be tried in the county where the offense was committed, except as otherwise provided.

(2) Where 2 or more acts are requisite to the commission of any offense, the trial may be in any county in which any of such acts occurred.

(3) Where an offense is committed on or within one-fourth of a mile of the boundary of 2 or more counties, the defendant may be tried in any of such counties.

(4) If an offense is commenced outside the state and is consummated within the state, the defendant may be tried in the county where the offense was consummated.

(5) If an offense is committed on boundary waters at a place where 2 or more counties have common jurisdiction under s. 2.03 or 2.04 or under any other law, the prosecution may be in either county. The county whose process against the offender is first served shall be conclusively presumed to be the county in which the offense was committed.

(6) If an offense results from the violation of a prohibition against breaking, removing, interfering with, altering, forging, or misrepresenting an approval or proof of an approval issued under ch. 29 or a prohibition under ch. 29 against counterfeit approvals or illegally obtained approvals and the offense was committed outside of this state, the defendant may be tried in Dane County.

(7) In an action under s. 23.33 (2h) (a) 1. for intentionally making a false statement on an application for a registration, the defendant may be tried in the defendant’s county of residence at the time that the complaint is filed, in the county where the defendant purchased the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle if purchased from a dealer, or in the county where the department of natural resources received the application.

History: 1975 c. 365 ; 2015 a. 89 ; 2019 a. 183 .
Wis. Stat. § 752.17 — WI Code / Chapter 752 / Section 752.17
District III.
Status: in_force

The court chambers for the court of appeals in district III are located in Wausau. The court shall also sit in Eau Claire, Superior and Green Bay.

History: 1977 c. 187 .
Wis. Stat. § 551.504 — WI Code / Chapter 551 / Section 551.504
Filing of sales and advertising literature.
Status: in_force

(1) Filing requirement. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) , a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter may require the filing of a prospectus, pamphlet, circular, form letter, advertisement, sales literature, or other advertising record relating to a security or investment advice, addressed or intended for distribution to prospective investors, including clients or prospective clients of a person registered or required to be registered as an investment adviser under this chapter.

(2) Excluded communications. This section does not apply to sales and advertising literature specified in sub. (1) which relates to a federal covered security, a federal covered investment adviser, or a security or transaction exempted by s. 551.201 , 551.202 , or 551.203 except as required pursuant to s. 551.201 (7) .

History: 2007 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.955 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.955
Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings.
Status: in_force

A dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or any action under s. 193.931 (1) may be discontinued at any time during the dissolution proceedings if it is established that cause for dissolution does not exist. The court shall dismiss the proceedings and direct the receiver appointed under s. 193.935 (1) or (2) , if any, to deliver to the cooperative its remaining property and assets.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 295.14 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.14
Authority to enact and administer ordinance.
Status: in_force

(1) Authority to enact and administer ordinance. A city, village or town may enact and administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance, that complies with the rules under s. 295.12 (1) . Except as provided in sub. (2) , a city, village or town may not administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance that does not comply with the rules under s. 295.12 (1) .

(2) Preexisting municipal ordinances. A city, village or town with a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance in effect on June 1, 1993, may maintain and administer that ordinance if the department reviews the existing ordinance and determines that it is at least as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) . If the department determines that any part of the existing ordinance is not as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) , the city, village or town may amend the ordinance and submit the amended ordinance to the department for a determination of whether the amended ordinance is as restrictive as those rules. After obtaining the determination of the department that an ordinance is as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) , the city, village or town may not amend the ordinance to make it more restrictive. A city, village or town may not amend a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance to make it less restrictive than the rules under s. 295.12 (1) .

History: 1995 a. 227 s. 804 ; 1997 a. 27 .