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Wis. Stat. § 806.30 — WI Code / Chapter 806 / Section 806.30
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In ss. 806.30 to 806.44 :

(1) “Action” means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a money payment may be awarded or enforced with respect to a foreign-money claim.

(1m) “Bank-offered spot rate” means the rate of exchange at which a bank will issue its draft in a foreign money or will cause credit to become available in a foreign money on a next-day basis.

(2) “Conversion date” means the banking day before the date that money is used, under ss. 806.30 to 806.44 , for one of the following:

(a) To pay a judgment creditor.

(b) To pay the designated official enforcing a judgment on behalf of the judgment creditor.

(c) To effect a recoupment or setoff of claims in different moneys in an action.

(3) “Distribution proceeding” means a judicial or nonjudicial proceeding for an accounting, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a foreclosure, a liquidation or rehabilitation of a corporation or other entity or a distribution of an estate, trust or other fund in which or against which a foreign-money claim is asserted.

(4) “Foreign money” means money other than money authorized or adopted by the United States of America.

(5) “Foreign-money claim” means a claim upon an obligation to pay or a claim for recovery of a loss, expressed in or measured by a foreign money.

(6) “Money” means a medium of exchange for the payment of obligations or a store of value authorized or adopted by a government or by intergovernmental agreement.

(8) “Party” means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, partnership, or association of 2 or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity asserting or defending against a foreign-money claim.

(9) “Rate of exchange” means the rate at which the money of one country may be converted into money of another country in a free financial market convenient to or reasonably usable by the party obliged to pay or to state a rate of conversion. If separate rates of exchange apply to different kinds of transactions or events, the term means the rate applicable to the particular transaction or event giving rise to the foreign-money claim.

(10) “Spot rate” means the rate of exchange at which foreign money is sold by a bank or other dealer in foreign exchange for settlement by immediate payment, by charge to an account, or by an agreed delayed settlement not exceeding 2 days.

(11) “State” means a state, territory or possession of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the United States Virgin Islands.

History: 1991 a. 236 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.25 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.25
Supplier to notify department of changes.
Status: in_force

During the pendency of an application for a supplier’s license, the applicant shall immediately notify the department in writing of any change in the facts set forth in the application, including any change in any item in the application, in the organization, structure or mode of operation of the supplier’s business and in the identity of persons named or required to be named in the application or the nature or extent of their interests. Within 10 days after any such change which occurs after the issuance of the license, the change shall be reported to the department. Failure to notify the department of such change shall constitute sufficient cause for denial of a pending license application or for suspension or revocation of a license which has been granted.

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782fh ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.25; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.2355 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.2355
Weed management grants.
Status: in_force

The department, in consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, shall promulgate rules that authorize the department, in consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, to provide funds received from the federal government under 7 USC 7782 to eligible recipients for the control or eradication of noxious weeds. The rules shall authorize the department and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to use the funds received from the federal government to provide technical assistance and to make grants to eligible recipients to control or eradicate noxious weeds.

History: 2009 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.68 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.68
Support collections trust fund.
Status: in_force

There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the support collections trust fund, to consist of all of the following:

(1) All moneys received by the department of children and families under s. 49.854 , except for moneys received under s. 49.854 (11) (b) .

(2) All moneys received under ss. 767.57 and 767.75 for child or family support, maintenance or spousal support, health care expenses or birth expenses.

(3) All moneys not specified under sub. (2) that are received under a judgment or order in an action affecting the family, as defined in s. 767.001 (1) , by the department of children and families or its designee.

(4) All moneys received under s. 49.855 (4) from the department of revenue or the department of administration that were withheld by the department of revenue or the internal revenue service for delinquent child support, family support, or maintenance or outstanding court-ordered amounts for past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses.

History: 1997 a. 191 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.81 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.81
Conservation of property of foreign or alien insurers found in this state.
Status: in_force

(1) Grounds for petition. If a domiciliary liquidator has not been appointed, the commissioner may apply to the circuit court for Dane County by verified petition for an order directing him or her to conserve the property of an alien insurer not domiciled in this state or a foreign insurer on any one or more of the following grounds:

(a) Any of the grounds in s. 645.31 ;

(b) Any of the grounds in s. 645.41 ;

(c) That any of its property has been sequestered by official action in its domiciliary state, or in any other state;

(d) That enough of its property has been sequestered in a foreign country to give reasonable cause to fear that the insurer is or may become insolvent;

(e) That its certificate of authority to do business in this state has been revoked or that none was ever issued, and that there are residents of this state with outstanding claims or outstanding policies.

(2) Terms of order. The court may issue the order in whatever terms it considers appropriate. The recording of the order with any register of deeds in this state imparts the same notice as a deed, bill of sale or other evidence of title recorded with that register of deeds.

(3) Transformation to liquidation or ancillary receivership. The conservator may at any time petition for and the court may grant an order under s. 645.82 to liquidate the assets of a foreign or alien insurer under conservation or, if appropriate, for an order under s. 645.84 to be appointed ancillary receiver.

(4) Order to return to company. The conservator may at any time petition the court for an order terminating conservation of an insurer. If the court finds that the conservation is no longer necessary, it shall order that the insurer be restored to possession of its property and the control of its business. The court may also make such finding and issue such order at any time upon its own motion.

History: 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (20) ; 1993 a. 301 ; 1995 a. 225 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.637 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.637
Driver awareness program.
Status: in_force

The department shall conduct a campaign to educate drivers in this state concerning:

(1) The laws relating to operating a motor vehicle and drinking alcohol, using controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, or using any combination of alcohol, controlled substances and controlled substance analogs.

(2) The effects of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, or the use of them in any combination, on a person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle.

History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1995 a. 448 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.16 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.16
Chief clerks’ duties.
Status: in_force

The chief clerk of each house shall be personally responsible for the safekeeping of every bill, memorial, joint resolution or other document or paper pertaining to legislation, received personally or through a deputy or assistant from any member, committee or officer of the legislature or of either house thereof. The chief clerk shall keep a full record of them and shall enter in the record the disposition made of them. The chief clerks, at the close of each session shall deposit for safekeeping in the office of the secretary of state all books, bills, documents and papers in the possession of the legislature, correctly labeled. The chief clerk of the house in which a joint resolution or resolution originates shall deposit a copy of the resolution or joint resolution in the office of the secretary of state immediately upon its adoption by the legislature, enrollment and signing.

History: 1983 a. 36 s. 96 (2) ; 1985 a. 135 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.72 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.72
Appeal procedure.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 48.715 (6) and (7) , any person aggrieved by the department’s refusal or failure to issue, renew, or continue a license or by any action taken by the department under s. 48.715 has the right to an administrative hearing provided for contested cases in ch. 227 . To receive an administrative hearing under ch. 227 , the aggrieved person shall send to the department a written request for a hearing under s. 227.44 within 10 days after the date of the department’s refusal or failure to issue, renew, or continue a license or the department’s action taken under s. 48.715 . The department shall hold an administrative hearing under s. 227.44 within 30 days after receipt of the request for the administrative hearing unless the aggrieved person consents to an extension of that time period. Judicial review of the department’s decision may be had by any party in the contested case as provided in ch. 227 .

History: 1991 a. 275 ; 1993 a. 375 ; 1997 a. 27 , 191 , 237 ; 2005 a. 293 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.78 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.78
Distribution of the common school fund income.
Status: in_force

Under article X, section 5 , of the constitution the common school fund income shall be distributed to the school districts among the several towns, villages and cities of the state for the support of common schools therein, as provided in s. 43.70 .

History: 1971 c. 152 s. 38 ; 1981 c. 169 ; Stats. 1981 s. 24.78; 1983 a. 192 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.43 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.43
Prohibited acts C — penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person:

(a) To acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge;

(b) Without authorization, to make, distribute or possess any punch, die, plate, stone or other thing designed to print, imprint or reproduce the trademark, trade name or other identifying mark, imprint or device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any drug or container or labeling thereof so as:

1. To make a counterfeit substance; or

2. To duplicate substantially the physical appearance, form, package or label of a controlled substance.

(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class H felony.

History: 1971 c. 219 ; 1981 c. 90 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 268 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.43; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.715 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.715
Wages not subject to withholding.
Status: in_force

(1) Statement employer must furnish to employee.

(a) Every employer, as defined in s. 71.63 (3) , that pays in any calendar year wages, as defined in s. 71.63 (6) , to an employee, as defined in s. 71.63 (2) , from which the employer was not required to deduct and withhold from the employee under the general withholding provisions of subch. X ., shall furnish to the employee, with respect to the wages paid by the employer to the employee during a calendar year, on or before January 31 of the year following the year in which the wages are paid, or, if the employee’s employment is terminated before the close of a calendar year, on the day on which the last payment of wages is made, 2 legible copies of a written statement showing all of the following:

1. The name of the employer and the employer’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 the employer paid in the calendar year to the employee.

(b) An employee that receives a statement under par. (a) shall furnish the department one copy of the statement along with the employee’s return for the year.

(2) Statement employer must file. Every employer required to furnish a statement under sub. (1) (a) shall file, with respect to the wages paid by the employer to an employee as described in sub. (1) during the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, one copy of the statement, 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: 2017 a. 59 , 324 .
Wis. Stat. § 68.125 — WI Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68.125
Refund of fees.
Status: in_force

If in an administrative appeal under s. 68.10 the municipal authority’s order is overturned or the municipal authority withdraws the order that was the subject of the appeal, the municipality and municipal authority shall refund any fee paid to it by the appellant as a condition of filing the appeal.

History: 2017 a. 317 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 843.08 — WI Code / Chapter 843 / Section 843.08
Defense; condemnation; how pleaded.
Status: in_force

If the defendant is entitled to have the lands described in the complaint or any part thereof condemned for public use, the defendant shall set forth the facts and the purpose for which the lands are required. If no proceedings for condemnation have been instituted and the defendant is authorized to condemn such lands and intends to condemn, the court may stay proceedings until the defendant can, with due diligence, institute and complete condemnation proceedings; if the plaintiff is entitled to judgment, the plaintiff shall have costs.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.08; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 295.66 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.66
Cessation of mining or reclamation.
Status: in_force

If there is a cessation of mining or reclamation for 30 days or more that is not set forth in either the mining plan or the reclamation plan, the operator shall notify the department of the cessation within 48 hours of the cessation of mining and shall begin stabilization of the mining site. The department may require the operator to provide technical, engineering, and any other information that the operator believes shows that its actions to stabilize the mining site are adequate. If the department determines, after reviewing the information provided by the operator, that the proposed stabilization of the mining site will result in a substantial adverse impact to the environment, the department shall order the operator to begin additional measures to protect the environment, including, if the cessation is reasonably anticipated to extend for a protracted period of time, reclamation according to the reclamation plan or part of the reclamation plan. Usual and regular shutdown of operations on weekends, for maintenance or repair of equipment or facilities, or for other customary reasons do not constitute a cessation of mining.

History: 2013 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 76.645 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.645
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Late payment. An insurer that fails to make quarterly payments under s. 76.64 of at least 25 percent of either the total tax paid for the previous calendar year or 80 percent of the actual tax for the current calendar year is liable, in addition to the amount due, for interest of 1.5 percent of the amount due and unpaid for each month or part of a month that the amount due, together with any interest, remains unpaid.

(2) Negligence. An insurer that fails to pay an amount due, or file a return required, under s. 76.64 , and upon a showing by the department of revenue under s. 73.16 (4) , is liable for the greater of the following amounts:

(a) Five hundred dollars.

(b) Five percent of the amount due for each month or fraction of a month during which the failure continues, but not more than 25 percent of the amount due.

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 2011 a. 68 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.63 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.63
Bingo account.
Status: in_force

(1) Each licensed organization shall maintain one account which shall be designated as the “bingo account” and which shall be a regular or interest-bearing checking, share draft or negotiable order of withdrawal account from which canceled checks, share drafts or negotiable orders of withdrawal, or microfilm copies of any of them, may be obtained. All gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo shall be deposited into the bingo account. No other receipts may be deposited in a bingo account. Deposits shall be made within 5 days following the date of a bingo occasion. All accounts shall be maintained in a financial institution located in this state.

(2)

(a) All withdrawals from the bingo account shall be by checks or other drafts having preprinted consecutive numbers, signed by the duly authorized person and made payable to a specific person. Except as permitted in par. (b) , no such check or other draft shall be issued payable to “cash” or to “bearer”.

(b) If more than one player is declared to be the winner on the call of the same number in the same bingo game and an equal division of the cash prize is $10 or less for each winner, a check for the game total prize may be issued to “Cash—Game #—” and the winners paid with cash from that check.

(3) Checks or other drafts drawn on the bingo account shall be for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) The payment of necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the conduct of bingo, including prizes, bingo supplies and equipment, utilities, license fees and taxes.

(b) Proper and legitimate expenditures.

(5) Gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo shall not be commingled with any other funds of the licensed organization. Except as permitted by sub. (3) (b) , no part of such receipts shall be transferred to any other account maintained by the licensed organization.

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1975 c. 99 ; 1983 a. 222 ; 1985 a. 171 ; 1987 a. 21 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ip ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.63.
Wis. Stat. § 862.03 — WI Code / Chapter 862 / Section 862.03
Account of personal representative adjudicated incompetent, deceased, or removed.
Status: in_force

(1) Personal representative adjudicated incompetent. If a personal representative is adjudicated incompetent, the account under s. 862.01 shall be filed by the personal representative’s guardian, or, if the personal representative’s guardian fails to file, then by the personal representative’s bondsman. If neither the guardian nor the bondsman files an account, the court shall appoint a special administrator to file the account of the personal representative who is adjudicated incompetent.

(2) Deceased personal representative. If a personal representative dies, the account under s. 862.01 shall be filed by the personal representative of the deceased personal representative’s estate, or if the deceased personal representative’s personal representative fails to file then by a special administrator of the deceased personal representative’s estate or by the deceased personal representative’s bondsman.

(3) Removed personal representative. If a personal representative is removed and fails to file the account under s. 862.01 , the removed personal representative’s account shall be filed by the removed personal representative’s bondsman. If the bondsman fails to file, the court shall appoint a special administrator to file the account of the personal representative who has been removed.

(4) Payment for preparation. The person who prepares and files an account in accordance with this section shall be allowed the reasonable value of the person’s services to be paid out of the estate, and the fees of the personal representative who is adjudicated incompetent, deceased, or removed shall be reduced accordingly.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 281.91 — WI Code / Chapter 281 / Section 281.91
State agency personnel to report water pollution.
Status: in_force

Personnel of all state agencies shall report any evidence of water pollution found by them to the department.

History: 1995 a. 227 ss. 396 , 987 .
Wis. Stat. § 33.31 — WI Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.31
Power to finance.
Status: in_force

(1) Every district may borrow money and use any other financing method prescribed by law. In utilizing financing powers, the commission shall follow the procedures required by statute for the selected financing methods so far as they are applicable and not in conflict with this subchapter.

(2) Any district, when in temporary need, may borrow money under s. 67.12 .

(3) The district shall levy an annual, irrepealable tax to pay the principal and interest of the indebtedness incurred under subs. (1) and (2) when they are due. The district shall levy this tax without limitation as to rate or amount on all taxable property within the district. The tax shall be reported in accordance with s. 33.30 (4) (a) and may not be included nor includable in the operations tax limit of s. 33.30 (4) (a) .

(4) At an annual or special meeting, the district may not consider or approve any borrowing or any tax to pay the indebtedness incurred under sub. (1) or (2) unless the meeting notice under s. 33.30 (2) (a) or 33.305 (2) includes a statement that borrowing or a tax levy to pay the indebtedness will be considered at the meeting.

History: 1973 c. 301 ; 1975 c. 197 ; 1977 c. 391 ; 1983 a. 207 ; 1989 a. 159 ; 1993 a. 167 ; 2003 a. 275 .
Wis. Stat. § 5.07 — WI Code / Chapter 5 / Section 5.07
Action to compel compliance.
Status: in_force

Whenever a violation of the laws regulating the conduct of elections or election campaigns, other than a violation of the laws regulating campaign financing, occurs or is proposed to occur, the attorney general or the district attorney of the county where the violation occurs or is proposed to occur may sue for injunctive relief, a writ of mandamus or prohibition, or other such legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to compel compliance with the law. No bond is required in such actions.

History: 1973 c. 334 ; 1983 a. 484 s. 136m ; Stats. 1983 s. 5.07; 1985 a. 304 ; 2015 a. 118 .