FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Wis. Stat. § 907.02 — WI Code / Chapter 907 / Section 907.02
Testimony by experts.
Status: in_force

(1) If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if the proponent demonstrates to the court that it is more likely than not that the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data, the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods, and the witness’s opinion reflects a reliable application of the principles and methods to the facts of the case.

(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , the testimony of an expert witness may not be admitted if the expert witness is entitled to receive any compensation contingent on the outcome of any claim or case with respect to which the testimony is being offered.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R206 (1973); 2011 a. 2 ; 2025 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 612.24 — WI Code / Chapter 612 / Section 612.24
Transfer of business.
Status: in_force

(1) Approval by members. No action by which a town mutual proposes to transfer to another person or to reinsure any part of its insurance business, other than in the normal and usual course of business, or to sell, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, is effective unless approved by the members.

(2) Report to commissioner. The town mutual shall file with the commissioner a copy of any resolution under sub. (1) not less than 30 days in advance of the date of the action proposed to be taken under the resolution, with a statement of the number of members entitled to vote, the number of members voting and the number voting to approve the transfer, stating separately mail votes and votes cast in person. The commissioner may defer the effective date for an additional period not exceeding 30 days by written notice to the town mutual before the expiration of the initial 30-day period.

(3) Disapproval. The commissioner may, within the 30-day period or its extension, prohibit the proposed action if it is contrary to law or to the interests of insureds or the public or if it will make possible the circumvention of any of the requirements of chs. 600 to 646 . The commissioner shall prohibit a transfer of all or substantially all of the business unless it is accompanied by a plan for voluntary dissolution under s. 612.25 .

History: 1973 c. 22 ; 1977 c. 203 s. 103 ; 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.925 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.925
Court-supervised voluntary dissolution.
Status: in_force

After a notice of intent to dissolve is filed as required under s. 193.905 (1) and before a certificate of dissolution is issued under s. 193.905 (7) , the cooperative or, for good cause shown, a member or creditor of the cooperative may petition the circuit court for the county where the registered address of the cooperative is located to have the dissolution conducted under the supervision of the court. Section 193.905 does not apply to a dissolution conducted under the supervision of the court under this section. Section 193.911 applies to a dissolution conducted under the supervision of the court under this section. The court may grant equitable relief that it deems appropriate in a dissolution conducted under its supervision under this section, if the supervision resulted from an application by the cooperative.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0630 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0630
Court-ordered indemnification.
Status: in_force

(1) Application for indemnification. Except as provided otherwise by written agreement between the director or officer and the bank, a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding may apply for indemnification to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction. Application shall be made for an initial determination by the court under s. 221.0631 (5) or for review by the court of an adverse determination under s. 221.0631 (1) , (2) , (3) , (4) or (6) . After receipt of an application, the court shall give any notice that it considers necessary.

(2) When to be ordered by court. The court shall order indemnification if it determines any of the following:

(a) That the director or officer is entitled to indemnification under s. 221.0627 . If the court also determines that the bank unreasonably refused the director’s or officer’s request for indemnification, the court shall order the bank to pay the director’s or officer’s reasonable expenses incurred to obtain the court-ordered indemnification.

(b) That the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, regardless of whether indemnification is required under s. 221.0627 .

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 407.207 — WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.207
Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the warehouse receipt provides otherwise, a warehouse shall keep separate the goods covered by each receipt so as to permit at all times identification and delivery of those goods. However, different lots of fungible goods may be commingled.

(2) If different lots of fungible goods are commingled, the goods are owned in common by the persons entitled thereto and the warehouse is severally liable to each owner for that owner’s share. If, because of overissue, a mass of fungible goods is insufficient to meet all the receipts the warehouse has issued against it, the persons entitled include all holders to which overissued receipts have been duly negotiated.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 100.24 — WI Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.24
Revocation of corporate authority.
Status: in_force

Any corporation, or limited liability company, foreign or domestic, which violates any order issued under s. 100.20 may be enjoined from doing business in this state and its certificate of authority, incorporation or organization may be canceled or revoked. The attorney general may bring an action for this purpose in the name of the state. In any such action judgment for injunction, cancellation or revocation may be rendered by the court, upon such terms as it deems just and in the public interest, but only upon proof of a substantial and willful violation.

History: 1981 c. 124 ; 1993 a. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0823 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0823
Waiver of notice.
Status: in_force

(1) A director may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided by sub. (2) , the waiver shall be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice and retained by the corporation.

(2) A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him or her of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon his or her arrival objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.38 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.38
Nonresident patients on unauthorized absence.
Status: in_force

The circuit court may order the detention of any nonresident individual who is on unauthorized absence from any institution of another state for the treatment of mental illness, developmental disabilities, alcoholism or drug abuse. Detention shall be for the period necessary to complete the deportation of that individual.

History: 1975 c. 430 ; 1977 c. 428 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.293 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.293
Discovery.
Status: in_force

(1) Copies of all law enforcement officer reports, including the officer’s memorandum and witnesses’ statements, shall be made available upon request to counsel or guardian ad litem for any party and to the court-appointed special advocate for the child prior to a plea hearing. The reports shall be available through the representative of the public designated under s. 48.09 . The identity of a confidential informant may be withheld pursuant to s. 905.10 .

(2) All records relating to a child, or to an unborn child and the unborn child’s expectant mother, that are relevant to the subject matter of a proceeding under this chapter shall be open to inspection by a guardian ad litem or counsel for any party and to inspection by the court-appointed special advocate for the child, upon demand and upon presentation of releases when necessary, at least 48 hours before the proceeding. Persons entitled to inspect the records may obtain copies of the records with the permission of the custodian of the records or with permission of the court. The court may instruct counsel, a guardian ad litem, or a court-appointed special advocate not to disclose specified items in the materials to the child or the parent, or to the expectant mother, if the court reasonably believes that the disclosure would be harmful to the interests of the child or the unborn child. This subsection does not apply to a guardianship proceeding under s. 48.9795 .

(3) Upon request prior to the fact-finding hearing, counsel for the interests of the public shall disclose to the child, through his or her counsel or guardian ad litem, or to the unborn child’s guardian ad litem, the existence of any audiovisual recording of an oral statement of a child under s. 908.08 that is within the possession, custody, or control of the state and shall make reasonable arrangements for the requesting person to view the statement. If, after compliance with this subsection, the state obtains possession, custody, or control of such a statement, counsel for the interests of the public shall promptly notify the requesting person of that fact and make reasonable arrangements for the requesting person to view the statement.

(4) In addition to the discovery procedures permitted under subs. (1) to (3) , the discovery procedures permitted under ch. 804 shall apply in all proceedings under this chapter.

History: 1977 c. 354 ; 1985 a. 262 ; 1989 a. 121 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 77 , 275 ; 1997 a. 292 ; 1999 a. 149 ; 2005 a. 42 ; 2013 a. 170 ; 2019 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 344.42 — WI Code / Chapter 344 / Section 344.42
Submission of certifications and recertifications by insurers.
Status: in_force

If the sum of certifications and recertifications under ss. 344.31 and 344.34 that are submitted by an insurer to the department in any year exceeds 1,000, the insurer shall pay to the department a transaction fee of $1.50 per certification or recertification that is not transmitted electronically to the department. The department shall promulgate rules establishing procedures for the collection of transaction fees under this section.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 245 .
Wis. Stat. § 86.257 — WI Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.257
Transfer of highways.
Status: in_force

The department or a political subdivision, as defined in s. 86.31 (1) (d) , may transfer jurisdiction and ownership of, or other property interest in, a highway that is under the jurisdiction of the department or political subdivision to a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or an agency of the United States government that is acting on behalf of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state by entering into a jurisdictional transfer agreement with the tribe or band or agency. The jurisdictional transfer agreement shall contain all of the following:

(1) A dispute resolution procedure.

(2) A provision that requires that the transferred highway remain open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purposes of vehicular traffic unless the tribe or band or agency conducts proceedings, makes findings, and meets other conditions for discontinuation that would be applicable to the governing body of a 1st class city under s. 62.73 , if the highway is located in a 1st class city; the governing body of a village or city, except a 1st class city, under s. 66.1003 , if the highway is located in a village or city, except a 1st class city; or the governing body of a town under s. 82.10 , if the highway is located in a town.

History: 2009 a. 231 .
Wis. Stat. § 90.10 — WI Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90.10
Compulsory repair of fence.
Status: in_force

If any person neglects to repair or rebuild any partition fence that by law that person is required to maintain, the aggrieved party may complain to 2 or more fence viewers of the town, who, after giving notice as provided in s. 90.07 , shall examine the fence. If the fence viewers determine that the fence is insufficient, they shall inform the delinquent party of the insufficiency and direct the delinquent party to repair or rebuild the fence within a time that the fence viewers determine is reasonable. If the fence is not repaired or rebuilt within the time fixed by the fence viewers, the complainant may repair or rebuild the fence and recover the expense of repairing or rebuilding the fence as provided under s. 90.11 .

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 18.14 — WI Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18.14
Validation of debt.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any defects, irregularities, lack of power or failure to comply with any statute or any act of the commission, all public debt contracted or attempted to be contracted after December 7, 1969 is declared to be valid and entitled to the pledge made by s. 18.12 ; all instruments given after December 7, 1969 to evidence such debt are declared to be binding, legal, valid, enforceable and incontestable in accordance with their terms; and all proceedings taken and certifications and determinations made after December 7, 1969 to authorize, issue, sell, execute, deliver or enter into such debt or such instruments are validated, ratified, approved and confirmed.

(2) A determination, legislative, judicial or administrative, for any reason, that the state may not spend the proceeds of contracted public debt, or that it has spent such proceeds for a purpose other than the stated purpose for which such public debt was contracted or for a purpose for which the state may not spend money, shall not affect the validity of such public debt nor the evidence of indebtedness therefor.

History: 1973 c. 90 s. 555m (2) .
Wis. Stat. § 628.097 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.097
Refusal to issue license; failure to pay support or to comply with subpoena or warrant; tax or unemployment insurance contribution delinquency.
Status: in_force

(1m) For failure to pay support or to comply with subpoena or warrant. The commissioner shall refuse to issue to a natural person a license, including a temporary license, under this subchapter or subch. V if the natural person is delinquent in court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses, or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, or if the natural person fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 .

(2m) For liability for delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. The commissioner shall refuse to issue a license, including a temporary license, under this subchapter or subch. V , or to register a navigator entity under subch. V , if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant for the license or registration is liable for delinquent taxes or if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant for the license or registration is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions.

History: 1997 a. 191 , 237 ; 2001 a. 65 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 20 , 36 , 173 , 276 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.47 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.47
Lis pendens, void contracts.
Status: in_force

A certified copy of the petition and order for hearing provided for in ss. 54.34 and 54.38 may be filed in the office of the register of deeds for the county. If a guardian is appointed after a hearing on the petition and if the court’s order includes a finding that the ward may not make contracts, all contracts, except for necessaries at reasonable prices, and all gifts, sales, and transfers of property made by the ward after the filing of a certified copy of the order are void, unless notified by the guardian in writing.

History: 1971 c. 41 ss. 8 , 12 ; Stats. 1971 s. 880.215; 1973 c. 284 ; 1997 a. 304 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 410 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.47.
Wis. Stat. § 410.210 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.210
Rejection of payment order.
Status: in_force

(1) A payment order is rejected by the receiving bank by a notice of rejection transmitted to the sender orally, electronically, or in writing. A notice of rejection need not use any particular words and is sufficient if it indicates that the receiving bank is rejecting the order or will not execute or pay the order. Rejection is effective when the notice is given if transmission is by a means that is reasonable in the circumstances. If notice of rejection is given by a means that is not reasonable, rejection is effective when the notice is received. If an agreement of the sender and receiving bank establishes the means to be used to reject a payment order, any means complying with the agreement is reasonable and any means not complying is not reasonable unless no significant delay in receipt of the notice resulted from the use of the noncomplying means.

(2) This subsection applies if a receiving bank other than the beneficiary’s bank fails to execute a payment order despite the existence on the execution date of a withdrawable credit balance in an authorized account of the sender sufficient to cover the order. If the sender does not receive notice of rejection of the order on the execution date and the authorized account of the sender does not bear interest, the bank is obliged to pay interest to the sender on the amount of the order for the number of days elapsing after the execution date to the earlier of the day the order is canceled pursuant to s. 410.211 (4) or the day the sender receives notice or learns that the order was not executed, counting the final day of the period as an elapsed day. If the withdrawable credit balance during that period falls below the amount of the order, the amount of interest is reduced accordingly.

(3) If a receiving bank suspends payments, all unaccepted payment orders issued to it are considered rejected at the time the bank suspends payments.

(4) Acceptance of a payment order precludes a later rejection of the order. Rejection of a payment order precludes a later acceptance of the order.

History: 1991 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.616 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.616
Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.
Status: in_force

A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order in this state under ss. 769.601 to 769.608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.

History: 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 291.07 — WI Code / Chapter 291 / Section 291.07
Authorized rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may, by rule, prohibit particular methods of treatment or disposal of particular hazardous wastes, upon a finding that restrictions on treatment or disposal methods are necessary to protect public health and safety or the environment.

(2) The department may exempt by rule any person who generates, transports, treats, stores or disposes of hazardous wastes from any provision under this chapter or from any rule promulgated under this chapter if the generation, transportation, treatment, storage or disposal does not present a significant hazard to public health and safety or the environment.

(3) The department may promulgate rules which specify the duration of licenses issued under s. 291.25 .

History: 1995 a. 227 ss. 660 , 662 , 665 , 992 .
Wis. Stat. § 480.04 — WI Code / Chapter 480 / Section 480.04
General duties and powers of board.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the other duties and powers of the board under this chapter, the board shall advise the secretary on matters relating to auctioneers or auction companies or to the board.

(2) The board does not have rule-making authority.

History: 1993 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.24 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.24
Hours of work.
Status: in_force

The department shall determine and fix reasonable hours of employment for minors under 16 years of age in street trades. Except as provided in this section, the department may not fix hours of employment for minors under 16 years of age in street trades that exceed the maximum hours per day and per week specified in s. 103.68 (2) (a) and (b) , that exceed the maximum days per week specified in s. 103.68 (2) (c) , or that begin earlier or end later than the hours specified in s. 103.68 (2) (d) and (e) . The department may not limit the hours of employment for minors 16 years of age or over in street trades or the hours of employment for minors of any age who are engaged in the delivery of newspapers to the consumer.

History: 1971 c. 271 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.461 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.461
Revisions agreed to by stipulation.
Status: in_force

If after an initial order is entered under s. 767.41 the parties agree to a modification in an order of physical placement or legal custody and file a stipulation with the court that specifies the agreed upon modification, including a modification to physical placement or legal custody upon the occurrence of a specified future event, as defined in s. 767.34 (3) (a) , that is reasonably certain to occur within 2 years of the date of the stipulation, the court shall incorporate the terms of the stipulation into a revised order of physical placement or legal custody unless the court finds that the modification is not in the best interest of the child. The court may not incorporate the terms of a stipulation that is based on an anticipated behavior modification of a party, including for the completion of any of the following:

(1) An anger management course or therapy.

(2) A batterers intervention program.

(3) A drug or alcohol treatment or therapy.

(4) A term of incarceration, extended supervision, parole, or probation for a violation of s. 940.01 , 940.02 , 940.03 , 940.05 , 940.06 , 940.08 , 940.09 , 940.10 , 940.225 (1) , (2) , or (3) , 940.23 , 940.235 , 940.24 (1) , 940.30 , 940.302 (2) , 940.305 , 940.31 , 940.32 (2) , (2e) , or (2m) , 940.42 , 940.43 , 940.44 , 940.45 , 940.60 , 940.61 , 940.62 , 940.65 , 941.20 , 941.29 , 941.30 , 941.39 , 943.011 (2) , 947.012 , 947.013 , 947.016 (1) , (2) , or (3) , 948.02 (1) or (2) , 948.025 , 948.03 , 948.04 , 948.05 , 948.051 , 948.055 , 948.06 , 948.07 , 948.072 , 948.08 , 948.085 , 948.095 , 948.30 , 948.55 , or 951.02 or s. 940.19 , 2023 stats., s. 940.195 , 2023 stats., s. 940.20 , 2023 stats., s. 940.201 (2) , 2023 stats., s. 940.203 (2) , 2023 stats., or s. 940.204 , 2023 stats., or any felony to which the penalty enhancer under s. 939.621 could be imposed, for a violation of a 72-hour no contact order under s. 968.075 (5) , for a violation of a domestic abuse restraining order, child abuse restraining order, or harassment restraining order, or for a violation to which a penalty enhancer for the use of a dangerous weapon is applied.

History: 1987 a. 355 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 166 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.461; 2021 a. 20 , 209 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 ; 2025 a. 24 s. 93 ; 2025 a. 88 .