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Wis. Stat. § 816.03 — WI Code / Chapter 816 / Section 816.03
Debtor may be compelled to answer as to property.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) When an execution against property has, within 5 years, been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part or the officer holding the execution certifies that the officer is unable to levy upon property sufficient to satisfy the judgment or the judgment creditor by affidavit satisfies the court or judge that the judgment debtor, whether an individual, firm, corporation or other association, has property which the judgment debtor unlawfully refuses to apply towards the satisfaction of the judgment, the court or a judge of the county to which the execution was issued shall, upon motion of the judgment creditor, order such judgment debtor, whether an individual, firm, corporation or other association, to appear before the court or judge and answer concerning the judgment debtor’s property at a time and place specified in the order, within said county.

(b) A supplemental court commissioner upon application of a judgment creditor shall order any judgment debtor to appear before the supplemental court commissioner and answer concerning the judgment debtor’s property at a time and place specified in the order, within said county, in lieu of the procedure set forth in par. (a) .

(2) The fact that garnishee proceedings have been commenced in aid of or that property has been levied on under a second execution shall not bar proceedings under this section; but if it appears to the satisfaction of the court or judge before whom such proceedings are pending that the property levied on or garnisheed will be sufficient to satisfy such judgment with costs, then the proceedings herein provided for may be dismissed or adjourned to a time after the sale under such execution or the termination of such garnishee proceedings.

History: 1971 c. 123 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 816.03; 1993 a. 213 , 486 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.38 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.38
Military family relief fund.
Status: in_force

There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the military family relief fund. The fund shall consist of money deposited in the fund under s. 71.10 (5i) (i) , together with all donations, gifts, or bequests made to the fund.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.71 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.71
Human trafficking resource center hotline poster.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of justice shall design a poster, or obtain a predesigned poster, that provides information regarding a human trafficking resource center hotline. The department shall ensure that the size of poster makes it legible and that the poster informs individuals what human trafficking is and provides a phone number that a victim or someone who knows a victim can call or text for help and services. The poster shall be in English and Spanish, and, for each county, in any other language required for voting materials in that county under federal law.

(2) The department of justice shall make the poster under sub. (1) available to others to print from its Internet site and shall encourage its display at each of the following places:

(a) Gas stations with signs visible from an interstate or state highway that offer amenities to commercial vehicles.

(b) Hotels.

(c) Adult entertainment establishments.

(d) Salons at which hair or nail services are provided.

(e) Places at which employers engage some employees to perform agricultural labor.

(f) Hospitals or other medical centers.

(g) Places at which athletic or sporting events occur.

(h) Establishments that operate as a massage parlor or spa, alternative health clinic, or similar entity.

(i) Expositions conducted by a county or agricultural society.

(j) Courthouses.

(k) Rest areas maintained by the department of transportation.

(L) Public and private transit stations.

History: 2015 a. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 786.13 — WI Code / Chapter 786 / Section 786.13
Platting realty of wards before sale.
Status: in_force

Whenever an order shall have been made for the sale of any such real estate and it shall be made to appear to the court or judge that the interest of the minor or other ward would be promoted by platting such real estate the court or judge may, by order, authorize the guardian either alone or together with the cotenants, if any, or other owners, to make and acknowledge a plat of such real estate in the manner prescribed in ch. 236 . A plat made pursuant to such order, certified and acknowledged in manner and form prescribed in ch. 236 and approved by the court or presiding judge, shall be as valid and effectual as if made by the minor when of full age or by the individual adjudicated incompetent before the adjudication. After such plat shall have been duly made and recorded such guardians may make separate sales of any lot or lots, according to such plat, or of such ward’s interest therein in the manner above prescribed.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 63 ; Stats. 1979 s. 786.13; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.974 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.974
Penalties; repeaters.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person is convicted of any violation of this chapter, of s. 167.31 (2) or (3) or of a rule promulgated under s. 167.31 (4m) , and it is alleged in the indictment, information or complaint, and proved or admitted on trial or ascertained by the court after conviction that the person was previously convicted within a period of 5 years for a violation of this chapter, of s. 167.31 (2) or (3) or of a rule promulgated under s. 167.31 (4m) by any court of this state, the person shall be fined not more than $100, or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both. In addition, all hunting, fishing and trapping approvals issued to the person shall be revoked and no hunting, fishing or trapping approval may be issued to the person for a period of one year after the 2nd conviction.

(2)

(a) In this subsection, “wild animal” does not include a farm-raised deer, a farm-raised fish, a farm-raised game bird, or a wild animal subject to regulation under ch. 169 .

(b) When any person is convicted and it is alleged in the indictment, information or complaint and proved or admitted on trial or ascertained by the court after conviction that the person had been before convicted 3 times within a period of 3 years for violations of this chapter or department order punishable under s. 29.501 (10) , 29.601 (1) or 29.971 (5) , or for violation of s. 29.539 , or for violation of any statute or department order regulating the taking or possession of any wild animal or carcass during the closed season or any combination of those violations by any court of this state, and that the convictions remain of record and unreversed, the person shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

(3) No penalty for any violation listed in sub. (1) or (2) may be reduced or diminished by reason of this section.

History: 1975 c. 365 s. 46 ; Stats. 1975 s. 29.995; 1981 c. 243 s. 7 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 , 272 ; 1993 a. 137 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 723 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.974; 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 343.302 — WI Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.302
Ignition interlock device tampering; failure to install.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may remove, disconnect, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent the operation of an ignition interlock device installed in response to the court order under s. 346.65 (6) , 1999 stats., or s. 343.301 (1) , 2007 stats., or s. 343.301 (1g) , or fail to have the ignition interlock device installed as ordered by the court, or violate a court order under s. 343.301 (1g) (am) 1. or a court order restricting the person’s operating privilege under s. 343.301 (1g) (am) 2. , or violate an ignition interlock device restriction under s. 343.10 (5) (a) 3. This subsection does not apply to the removal or repair of an ignition interlock device by a service provider.

(2) Any person violating sub. (1) shall be fined not less than $350 nor more than $1,100 and imprisoned for not less than 5 days nor more than 6 months.

(3) The department shall design a warning label which shall be affixed to each ignition interlock device upon installation. The label shall provide notice of the penalties for tampering with or circumventing the operation of the ignition interlock device under sub. (1) and s. 343.10 (5) (a) 3.

History: 1991 a. 277 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 1999 a. 109 ; 2001 a. 16 ss. 3445f , 3445g , 4060hd , 4060hw , 4060hy ; 2009 a. 100 , 121 ; 2017 a. 124 ; 2025 a. 210 s. 11 , 13 ; Stats. 2025 s. 347.413.
Wis. Stat. § 342.24 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.24
Method of perfecting exclusive.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 409.311 (4) , the method provided in this chapter of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to this chapter is exclusive. Security interests subject to this chapter are hereby exempted from the provisions of law which otherwise require or relate to the filing of instruments creating or evidencing security interests.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 809.82 — WI Code / Chapter 809 / Section 809.82
Rule (Computation and enlargement of time).
Status: in_force

(1) Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed by these rules, the provisions of s. 801.15 (1) and (5) apply.

(2) Enlargement or reduction of time.

(a) Except as provided in this subsection, the court upon its own motion or upon good cause shown by motion, may enlarge or reduce the time prescribed by these rules or court order for doing any act, or waive or permit an act to be done after the expiration of the prescribed time.

(b) Notwithstanding par. (a) , the time for filing a notice of appeal or cross-appeal of a final judgment or order, other than in an appeal under s. 809.107 or an appeal under s. 809.30 or 809.32 , may not be enlarged.

(c) The court may not enlarge the time prescribed for an appeal under s. 809.105 without the consent of the minor and her counsel.

(e) Notwithstanding par. (a) , the time for filing a motion for reconsideration under s. 809.24 may not be enlarged.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiii (1978); Sup. Ct. Order, 104 Wis. 2d xi (1981); 1981 c. 390 s. 252 ; 1991 a. 263 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 00-02 , 2001 WI 39, 242 Wis. 2d xxvii; Sup. Ct. Order No. 02-01 , 2002 WI 120, 255 Wis. 2d xiii; 2005 a. 293 ; 2017 a. 258 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 20-07 , 2021 WI 37, 397 Wis. 2d xiii.
Wis. Stat. § 407.202 — WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.202
Form of warehouse receipt.
Status: in_force

(1) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form.

(2) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of the following, the warehouse is liable for damages caused to a person injured by its omission:

(a) The location of the warehouse facility where the goods are stored.

(b) The date of issue of the receipt.

(c) The unique identification code of the receipt.

(d) A statement whether the goods received will be delivered to the bearer, to a named person, or to a named person or its order.

(e) The rate of storage and handling charges, but if goods are stored under a field warehousing arrangement, a statement of that fact is sufficient on a nonnegotiable receipt.

(f) A description of the goods or the packages containing them.

(g) The signature of the warehouse or its agent.

(h) If the receipt is issued for goods that the warehouse owns, either solely, jointly, or in common with others, the fact of that ownership.

(i) A statement of the amount of advances made and of liabilities incurred for which the warehouse claims a lien or security interest, but if the precise amount of advances made or of liabilities incurred is, at the time of the issue of the receipt, unknown to the warehouse or to its agent that issued the receipt, a statement of the fact that advances have been made or liabilities incurred and the purpose of the advances or liabilities is sufficient.

(3) A warehouse may insert in its receipt any terms that are not contrary to chs. 401 to 411 and do not impair its obligation of delivery under s. 407.403 or its duty of care under s. 407.204 . Any contrary provisions are ineffective.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.18 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.18
Lead hazard reduction in dwellings and premises; renovations.
Status: in_force

(1) Sampling or testing of dwellings, units of dwellings or premises for the presence of lead-bearing paint or a lead hazard is not required before lead hazard reduction activities are conducted if the presence of lead-bearing paint or a lead hazard is assumed and the lead hazard reduction activities are performed in a lead-safe manner.

(2)

(a) In this subsection, “partial lead inspection” means an on-site investigation of one or more painted, varnished, or otherwise coated building components to determine the presence of lead, but not a surface-by-surface investigation.

(b) If the presence of lead-bearing paint or a lead hazard is assumed and a renovation of a dwelling, unit of a dwelling, or premises is performed in a lead-safe manner, any person who performs a partial lead inspection relating to that renovation is not required to comply with any requirements established by the department for a lead inspection.

(c) The person who performs a partial lead inspection under this subsection shall disclose, in writing, to the owner or lessor of the dwelling or premises that the person performed a partial lead inspection.

History: 1999 a. 113 ; 2015 a. 122 .
Wis. Stat. § 5.83 — WI Code / Chapter 5 / Section 5.83
Preparation for use of voting devices; comparison of ballots.
Status: in_force

Where voting devices are used at a polling place, the municipal clerk shall cause the voting devices to be put in order, set, adjusted and made ready for voting when delivered to the polling place. Before the opening of the polls the inspectors shall compare the ballots used in the voting devices with the sample ballots furnished and see that the names, numbers and letters thereon agree and shall certify thereto on forms provided by the commission.

History: 1979 c. 311 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) .
Wis. Stat. § 285.71 — WI Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.71
Federal aid.
Status: in_force

Subdivisions of this state and interlocal agencies may make application for, receive, administer and expend any federal aid for the control of air pollution or the development and administration of programs related to air pollution control if first submitted to and approved by the department. The department shall approve any such application if it is consistent with the purposes of this chapter and any other applicable requirements of law.

History: 1979 c. 34 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 459 ; Stats. 1995 s. 285.71.
Wis. Stat. § 164.03 — WI Code / Chapter 164 / Section 164.03
Recrimination.
Status: in_force

No law enforcement officer may be discharged, disciplined, demoted or denied promotion, transfer or reassignment, or otherwise discriminated against in regard to employment, or threatened with any such treatment, by reason of the exercise of the rights under this chapter.

History: 1979 c. 351 ; Stats. 1979 s. 166.03; 1979 c. 361 s. 71 ; Stats. 1979 s. 164.03.
Wis. Stat. § 877.39 — WI Code / Chapter 877 / Section 877.39
Extent of liability.
Status: in_force

If the personal property delivered to the decedent’s next of kin or legatees or the real estate descended or devised to the decedent’s heirs or devisees exceeds the amount of debts that are entitled to a preference over the debt for which an action is brought, judgment shall be rendered against the next of kin, legatees, heirs, or devisees only for a sum that is a just proportion to the other debts of the same class with that on which the action is brought.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 55 ; Stats. 1979 s. 777.39; 2001 a. 102 s. 123 ; Stats. 2001 s. 877.39.
Wis. Stat. § 823.21 — WI Code / Chapter 823 / Section 823.21
Dilapidated buildings declared nuisances.
Status: in_force

Any building which, under s. 66.0413 (1) (b) 1. , has been declared so old, dilapidated or out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation or has been determined to be unreasonable to repair under s. 66.0413 (1) (b) 1. is a public nuisance and may be proceeded against under this chapter.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 762 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 823.21; 1993 a. 213 ; 1999 a. 150 .
Wis. Stat. § 213.05 — WI Code / Chapter 213 / Section 213.05
Organization of town fire companies.
Status: in_force

Any number of persons, not less than 15, not residing in any city or village may organize a fire company as a nonstock corporation under ch. 181 for the protection of life and property. A corporation organized under this section shall have all of the powers of a corporation, including the powers respecting real estate necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes prescribed by the company’s articles of organization, and shall be governed by all of the provisions of the statutes applicable to fire companies and nonstock corporations.

History: 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1408 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1408
Enforcing claims.
Status: in_force

(1) A claim not barred under s. 180.1406 or 180.1407 may be enforced against the dissolved corporation to the extent of its undistributed assets.

(2) If the dissolved corporation’s assets have been distributed in liquidation, a claim not barred under s. 180.1406 or 180.1407 may be enforced against a shareholder of the dissolved corporation to the extent of the shareholder’s proportionate share of the claim or the corporate assets distributed to him or her in liquidation, whichever is less, but a shareholder’s total liability for all claims under this section may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to him or her. As computed for purposes of this subsection, the shareholder’s proportionate share of the claim shall reflect the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the class or classes of shares owned by the shareholder as well as the number of shares owned, and shall be equal to the amount by which payment of the claim from the assets of the corporation before dissolution would have reduced the total amount of assets to be distributed to the shareholder upon dissolution.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 73.028 — WI Code / Chapter 73 / Section 73.028
Levy rate limits and debt conditions; rules.
Status: in_force

The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer the levy rate limits and debt issuance conditions under ss. 59.605 and 67.045 .

History: 1993 a. 16 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.56 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.56
Base prices and specifications.
Status: in_force

(1) As a basis for bids for public printing in classes 1, 2, 3 and 4, the department shall, before advertising for bids and after consultation with agencies, establish base prices and specifications for 2-year periods unless otherwise determined by the department, except that:

(a) As a basis for printing the biennial Wisconsin statutes under s. 35.18 (1) (a) , the department shall, before advertising for bids and after consultation with the legislative reference bureau, establish base prices for 2-year periods and establish specifications subject to approval by the legislative reference bureau for 2-year periods.

(b) As a basis for printing of the Laws of Wisconsin, the department shall, before advertising for bids and after consultation with the chief of the legislative reference bureau, establish base prices for 2-year periods and establish specifications subject to approval by the chief for 2-year periods.

(2) The specifications shall include a provision that the contract price shall be adjusted as affected by an increase or decrease in the printers’ wage scale, providing no adjustment will take effect before 3 months of a new contract period has elapsed.

(3) The specifications shall include normal production schedules for completion and delivery of each class; and shall provide penalties for failure to comply with production schedules or standards of quality.

(4) The specifications shall provide that all work will be performed within the plant of the contract printer unless excepted by the department.

(5) Notwithstanding subs. (1) , (3) and (4) , the legislative reference bureau shall approve specifications and production schedules for the printing and binding of the Wisconsin statutes.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1991 a. 215 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.11 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.11
Appointment of agents.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall report to the commissioner at such intervals as the commissioner establishes by rule all appointments, including renewals of appointments, and all terminations of appointments of insurance agents to do business in this state, and shall pay the fees prescribed under s. 601.31 (1) (n) .

History: 1975 c. 371 , 421 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 237 ; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (26) (a) ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2007 a. 169 .
Wis. Stat. § 323.44 — WI Code / Chapter 323 / Section 323.44
Public shelters.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person owning or controlling real property who voluntarily and without compensation permits the state or any of its political subdivisions to inspect, designate, and use the whole or any part of the real property for the purpose of sheltering persons during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is immune from civil liability for negligently causing the death of or injury to any person on or about the real property while it is being used to shelter persons during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise, if the owner or controller has complied with sub. (2) .

(2) Any person owning or controlling real property who gratuitously grants the use of that real property for the purposes stated in sub. (1) shall make known to the licensee any hidden dangers or safety hazards which are known to the owner or occupant of the real property that might possibly result in death or injury or loss of property to any person making use of the property.

History: 1979 c. 361 ss. 56 , 112 ; Stats. 1979 s. 166.09; 2009 a. 42 s. 150 ; Stats. 2009 s. 323.44.
Wis. Stat. § 137.13 — WI Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.13
Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form.

(2) This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties’ conduct.

(3) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any provision of this chapter may be varied by agreement. Use of the words “unless otherwise agreed,” or words of similar import, in this chapter shall not be interpreted to preclude other provisions of this chapter from being varied by agreement.

(5) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and other applicable law.

History: 2003 a. 294 ; 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.60 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.60
Classification of motorboats.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of ss. 30.61 and 30.62 , motorboats are divided on the basis of their length into 4 classes as follows:

(1) Class A—those less than 16 feet.

(2) Class 1—those 16 feet or over but less than 26 feet.

(3) Class 2—those 26 feet or over but less than 40 feet.

(4) Class 3—those 40 feet or over.