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Wis. Stat. § 402.326 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.326
Sale on approval and sale or return; rights of creditors.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise agreed, if delivered goods may be returned by the buyer even though they conform to the contract, the transaction is:

(a) A “sale on approval” if the goods are delivered primarily for use; and

(b) A “sale or return” if the goods are delivered primarily for resale.

(2) Goods held on approval are not subject to the claims of the buyer’s creditors until acceptance; goods held on sale or return are subject to such claims while in the buyer’s possession.

(4) Any “or return” term of a contract for sale is to be treated as a separate contract for sale within s. 402.201 and as contradicting the sale aspect of the contract within s. 402.202 on parol or extrinsic evidence.

(5) If a person delivers or consigns for sale goods that the person used, or bought for use, for personal, family or household purposes, these goods do not become the property of the deliveree or consignee unless the deliveree or consignee purchases and fully pays for the goods. This subsection does not prevent the deliveree or consignee from acting as the deliverer’s or consignor’s agent to transfer title to these goods to a buyer who pays the full purchase price. Any payment received by the deliveree or consignee from a buyer of these goods, less any amount that the deliverer or consignor expressly agreed could be deducted from the payment for commissions, fees or expenses, is the property of the deliveror or consignor and is not subject to the claims of the deliveree’s or consignee’s creditors.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 279 ; 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.10 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.10
Power of the judge to act as intake worker.
Status: in_force

The duties of the intake worker may be carried out from time to time by the judge at his or her discretion, but if a request to file a petition is made or an informal disposition is entered into, the judge shall be disqualified from participating further in the proceedings.

History: 1977 c. 354 ; 1979 c. 331 , 359 ; 1995 a. 77 ; 1997 a. 80 .
Wis. Stat. § 891.09 — WI Code / Chapter 891 / Section 891.09
Record of births, stillbirths, fetal deaths, deaths and marriages.
Status: in_force

(1) Records as evidence. The record of any marriage, birth, stillbirth, fetal death or death kept in the office of any register of deeds or local health officer of a local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4) (a) 2. or 3. or (b) , or in the state bureau of vital records shall be received as presumptive evidence of the marriage, birth, stillbirth, fetal death or death so recorded.

(2) Church and doctor’s records. Any church, parish or baptismal record, and any record of a physician or a person authorized to solemnize marriages, in which record are preserved the facts relating to any birth, stillbirth, fetal death, marriage or death, including the names of the persons, dates, places and other material facts, may be admitted as prima facie evidence of any fact aforesaid. But such record must be produced by its proper custodian and be supported by the custodian’s oath that it is such a record as it purports to be and is genuine to the best of the custodian’s knowledge and belief.

(3) Certificates of foreign births, etc. Official certificates of births, marriages or deaths, issued in foreign countries in which such births, marriages or deaths have occurred, purporting to be founded on books of record, properly authenticated, shall be received as presumptive evidence of the facts in such certificates stated.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R6 (1973); 1993 a. 27 , 486 ; 2017 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 969.03 — WI Code / Chapter 969 / Section 969.03
Release of defendants charged with felonies.
Status: in_force

(1) A defendant charged with a felony may be released by the judge without bail or upon the execution of an unsecured appearance bond or the judge may in addition to requiring the execution of an appearance bond or in lieu thereof impose one or more of the following conditions which will assure appearance for trial:

(a) Place the person in the custody of a designated person or organization agreeing to supervise the person.

(b) Place restrictions on the travel, association or place of abode of the defendant during the period of release.

(c) Prohibit the defendant from possessing any dangerous weapon.

(d) Require the execution of an appearance bond with sufficient solvent sureties, or the deposit of cash in lieu of sureties. If the judge requires a deposit of cash in lieu of sureties, the person making the cash deposit shall be given written notice of the requirements of sub. (4) .

(e) Impose bail following a finding under s. 969.01 (1) (b) or any nonmonetary condition deemed reasonably necessary to secure appearance in court as required, protect members of the community from serious harm, or prevent intimidation of witnesses, including a condition requiring that the defendant return to custody after specified hours. The charges authorized by s. 303.08 (4) and (5) shall not apply under this section.

(1m) The clerk of circuit court may accept a credit card or debit card, as defined in s. 59.40 (5) (a) 1. and 2. , instead of cash under sub. (1) (d) .

(2) As a condition of release in all cases, a person released under this section shall not commit any crime.

(2m) Any person who is charged with a felony and released under this section shall comply with s. 940.49 . The person shall be given written notice of this requirement.

(3) Once bail has been given and a charge is pending or is thereafter filed or transferred to another court, the latter court shall continue the original bail in that court subject to s. 969.08 . A single bond form shall be utilized for all stages of the proceedings through conviction and sentencing or the granting of probation.

(4) If a judgment of conviction is entered in a prosecution in which a deposit had been made in accordance with sub. (1) (d) , the balance of the deposit, after deduction of the bond costs, shall be applied first to the payment of any restitution ordered under s. 973.20 and then, if ordered restitution is satisfied in full, to the payment of the judgment.

(5) If the complaint against the defendant has been dismissed or if the defendant has been acquitted, the entire sum deposited shall be returned. A deposit under sub. (1) (d) shall be returned to the person who made the deposit, his or her heirs or assigns, subject to sub. (4) .

(6) The restriction on the application of cash deposits under subs. (4) and (5) do not apply if bail is forfeited under s. 969.13 .

History: 1971 c. 298 ; 1979 c. 112 ; 1981 c. 118 , 183 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 63 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 59 , 447 ; 2023 a. 3 .
Wis. Stat. § 814.14 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.14
Fiduciary; liability for costs limited; bond premium.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) or unless otherwise specifically provided in any action or proceeding prosecuted or defended in any court in this state by a personal representative, guardian ad litem, trustee of an express trust, general guardian or person expressly authorized by statute, costs may be recovered as in an action by or against a person prosecuting or defending in the person’s own right.

(b) Except in cases in which the plaintiff or defendant is guilty of mismanagement or bad faith in the action, proceeding, or defense of the action, costs recovered under par. (a) shall be chargeable only upon or collected from the estate, fund, or party represented. In cases in which the plaintiff or defendant is guilty of mismanagement or bad faith in the action, proceeding, or defense of the action, the court shall direct that the costs recovered under par. (a) shall be paid by the plaintiff or defendant personally.

(2) In addition to other costs, all actions or proceedings in which any fiduciary may be entitled to recover costs, the fiduciary may recover any sum that the fiduciary paid to a company, authorized by the laws of this state to act as the fiduciary’s surety, for becoming the fiduciary’s surety upon any bond or other obligation given by the fiduciary in the fiduciary’s representative capacity in the action or proceeding pursuant to law or the order of any court, as may be allowed by the court in which the fiduciary accounts, not exceeding the lesser of 2 percent per year on the amount secured by the obligation or the actual amount paid to the company.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 814.14; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2001 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 562.056 — WI Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.056
Registration of greyhounds.
Status: in_force

No dog which is of the greyhound breed may be entered in a race on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted unless the dog is registered with the National Greyhound Association of Abilene, Kansas.

History: 1987 a. 354 ; 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.40 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.40
Mirrors.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway unless such vehicle is equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the operator a view of the roadway for a distance of 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle.

(2) No person shall operate on a highway any school bus having a passenger-carrying capacity of 10 or more persons including the operator unless such bus is equipped with at least one mirror which is 7 inches in diameter so located as to enable the operator to see a reflection of the road from the entire front bumper forward to a point where direct observation is possible.

(3) No person may operate or permit the operation of any motor bus on a highway unless the bus is equipped with 2 outside rearview mirrors, one to the right and one to the left of the operator. Each mirror shall have not less than 50 square inches of unobstructed reflective surface and shall be firmly supported and adjustable to give the operator a clear view past both the right and left rear of the bus.

(4) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and 49 CFR 393.80 (a) , a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5 , may be equipped with a camera monitor system that is exempted from the requirements of 49 CFR 393.80 (a) by the federal motor carrier safety administration or approved for use under 49 CFR 393.80 or in federal motor vehicle safety standards as an alternative to mirrors. In this subsection, “commercial motor vehicle” includes a commercial motor vehicle operated in intrastate commerce.

History: 1975 c. 84 ; 1987 a. 235 ; 2025 a. 51 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.92 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.92
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1m) “File” means mail or deliver a document that the department prescribes to the department or, if the department prescribes another method of submitting or another destination, use that other method or submit to that other destination.

(3) “Gross tax liability” means a corporation’s tax liability under ch. 71 , without regard to any tax credit.

History: 1989 a. 335 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 1993 a. 16 , 112 , 490 ; 1995 a. 27 , 209 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 99 , 135 , 255 , 326 ; 2005 a. 74 , 361 , 479 , 483 ; 2007 a. 20 , 96 ; 2009 a. 2 , 28 , 265 , 269 , 295 , 332 ; 2011 a. 32 , 212 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 80 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 458.43 — WI Code / Chapter 458 / Section 458.43
Department review of decisions concerning appraisers.
Status: in_force

(1) Except within the first 60 days after a licensed appraisal management company adds an independent appraiser to the licensed appraisal management company’s appraiser panel, a licensed appraisal management company may not remove an independent appraiser from its appraiser panel unless the licensed appraisal management company does the following:

(a) If the independent appraiser is not being removed under par. (b) , notifies the independent appraiser in writing of the reasons the independent appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel.

(b) If the independent appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel for conduct alleged to be any of the following, notifies the independent appraiser of the alleged conduct and provides the independent appraiser with an opportunity to respond before removal:

1. A violation of this subchapter or rules promulgated under this subchapter, other state or federal law, or the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice described under s. 458.24 .

2. Other good cause.

(2)

(a) An independent appraiser who is removed from an appraiser panel under sub. (1) (b) may petition the department for review of that removal decision. The department’s review of a removal decision under this paragraph is limited to determining whether the licensed appraisal management company has complied with sub. (1) and whether the independent appraiser engaged in conduct described in sub. (1) (b) 1. or 2.

(b) If an independent appraiser petitions the department for review under par. (a) , the department shall complete its review within 180 days after the department receives the petition.

(c) If, after opportunity for hearing, the department determines that a licensed appraisal management company did not comply with sub. (1) or that an independent appraiser did not engage in the conduct described in the notice under sub. (1) (b) 1. or 2. , the department shall order the licensed appraisal management company to reinstate the independent appraiser on the appraiser panel. The licensed appraisal management company may not refuse to assign appraisal services to the appraiser or otherwise penalize or retaliate against the appraiser.

History: 2017 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 968.17 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.17
Return of search warrant.
Status: in_force

(1) The return of the search warrant shall be made within 48 hours after execution to the clerk designated in the warrant. The return shall be accompanied by a written inventory of any property taken. Upon request, the clerk shall deliver a copy of the inventory to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken and to the applicant for the search warrant.

(2) An affidavit or complaint made in support of the issuance of the warrant and the transcript of any testimony taken shall be filed with the clerk within 5 days after the date of the execution of any search warrant.

History: 1971 c. 298 .
Wis. Stat. § 55.02 — WI Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55.02
Protective services and protective placement: duties.
Status: in_force

(1) Department duties.

(a) The department shall do all of the following:

1. Cooperate with county departments to develop and operate a coordinated, statewide system for protective services and protective placement. The protective services and protective placement system shall be designed to encourage independent living and to avoid protective placement whenever possible.

2. Monitor and supervise the implementation and operation of the protective services and protective placement system.

3. Provide technical assistance to county departments providing protective services and protective placement.

4. Evaluate the protective services and protective placement system.

(b) The department may provide protective services and protective placement directly or contract for the provision of protective services or protective placement.

(2) County department duties.

(a) The chairperson of each county board of supervisors shall designate a county department under s. 46.215 , 46.22 , 46.23 , 51.42 , or 51.437 that is providing services in the county on its own or through a joint mechanism with another county department or county to have the responsibility for planning for the provision of protective services and protective placement and for directly providing protective services, protective placement, or both, or entering into a contract under s. 46.036 with a responsible agency for the provision of protective services, protective placement, or both.

(b) In addition to the responsibilities specified in par. (a) , the county department shall:

1. Monitor and evaluate protective services and protective placements.

2. Prepare and submit reports required by the department, or by a court if protective services or protective placement are ordered by a court.

3. Develop requirements for submittal by guardians of the person of reports to the county department under s. 54.25 (1) (a) .

4. Designate at least one appropriate medical facility or protective placement facility as an intake facility for the purpose of emergency protective placements under s. 55.135 .

(3) Corporation counsel. The corporation counsel of the county in which the petition is brought may or, if requested by the court, shall assist in conducting proceedings under this chapter.

History: 1973 c. 284 ; 1975 c. 393 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 379 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3200 (56) ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (3) ; 1993 a. 445 ; 2001 a. 103 ; 2005 a. 264 ss. 80 , 116 ; 2005 a. 387 , 388 ; 2007 a. 45 .
Wis. Stat. § 452.11 — WI Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.11
Nonresident applicants and licensees.
Status: in_force

(1) A nonresident may become a broker or salesperson by conforming to all the provisions of this chapter.

(3) Every nonresident applicant, and every resident licensee who becomes a nonresident, shall file with the board an irrevocable consent that actions may be commenced against the applicant or licensee in the proper court of any county of the state in which a cause of action arises or in which the plaintiff resides, by the service of any process or pleading authorized by the laws of this state on the board or any duly authorized employee. The consent shall stipulate and agree that such service is valid and binding as due service upon the applicant or licensee in all courts in this state. The consent shall be duly acknowledged and, if made by a corporation, shall be authenticated by the corporate seal.

(4) Any process or pleading under this section shall be served in duplicate upon the board or its duly authorized employee. One copy shall be filed with the board and the other immediately forwarded by certified mail to the nonresident licensee against whom the process or pleading is directed at the last address provided to the board by the nonresident licensee. No default in any such proceeding or action may be taken unless it appears by affidavit of the chairperson of the board or any duly authorized employee that a copy of the process or pleading was mailed to the nonresident licensee as required in this subsection. No judgment by default may be taken in any action or proceeding within 20 days after the date of mailing the process or pleading to the nonresident licensee.

History: 1981 c. 94 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1991 a. 207 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 757.22 — WI Code / Chapter 757 / Section 757.22
Judge not to act as attorney, etc.; attorneys not to have office with judge.
Status: in_force

(1) No judge, while holding office, may be in any manner engaged or act as attorney or counsel; and no judge or his or her clerk or any person employed by the judge in or about his or her office, court commissioner or other judicial officer shall be allowed to give advice to parties litigant in any matter or action pending before the judge or officer, or which the judge has reason to believe will be brought before him or her for decision, or draft or prepare any papers, including wills, or other proceedings relating to any such matter or action except when expressly authorized by law; and no court commissioner or other judicial officer may be allowed to demand or receive any fees or compensation for services as such commissioner or judicial officer, except those expressly authorized by law, upon penalty, for any violation hereof, of removal from office.

(2) No practicing attorney may hold office in the office of the clerk of any court in which he or she practices nor may he or she hold office in the same room with a judge.

(3) No practicing attorney may have his or her office in the same room with any district attorney, municipal judge or court commissioner, unless he or she is a partner of the district attorney, municipal judge or court commissioner, in which case he or she shall not practice as an attorney before the municipal judge or court commissioner nor act as attorney in any case in which it is the duty of the district attorney to appear or prosecute for the state; except that the law partner of any district attorney may, at the request of the district attorney, without fee or compensation therefor, assist the district attorney in the prosecution of any case on the part of the state.

(4) No law partner of any district attorney may act as a municipal judge or court commissioner in any case in which the state may be a party or defend in any court any person charged with any offense, or appear in any civil action against the state in which it is the duty of the district attorney to prosecute or appear for the state.

(5) Any attorney who violates sub. (2) , (3) or (4) , and any municipal judge or court commissioner who violates or knowingly permits any such violation, may be fined not to exceed $100 for each such offense.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 96 ; 1977 c. 305 ss. 52 , 64 ; Stats. 1977 s. 757.22.
Wis. Stat. § 322.075 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.075
Article 75 — Restoration.
Status: in_force

(1) Under regulations as may be prescribed, all rights, privileges, and property affected by an executed part of a court-martial sentence which has been set aside or disapproved, except an executed dismissal or discharge, shall be restored unless a new trial or rehearing is ordered and the executed part is included in a sentence imposed upon the new trial or rehearing.

(2) If a previously executed sentence of dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge is not imposed on a new trial, the governor may substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issuance unless the accused is to serve out the remainder of the accused’s enlistment.

(3) If a previously executed sentence of dismissal is not imposed on a new trial, the governor may substitute a form of discharge authorized for administrative issue, and the commissioned officer dismissed by that sentence may be reappointed by the governor alone to a commissioned grade and rank as in the opinion of the governor that former officer would have attained had he or she not been dismissed. The reappointment of a former officer shall be without regard to the existence of a vacancy and shall affect the promotion status of other officers only insofar as the governor may direct. All time between the dismissal and the reappointment shall be considered as actual service for all purposes, including the right to pay and allowances.

History: 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 620.05 — WI Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.05
Protection against currency fluctuations.
Status: in_force

Any insurer doing business that requires it to make payment in different currencies shall have investments in securities in each of such currencies in an amount that independently of all other investments meets the requirements of chs. 600 to 646 as applied separately to the insurer’s obligations in each currency. The commissioner may by order exempt an insurer, or by rule a class of insurers, from this requirement if the obligations in other currencies are small enough that no significant problem for solidity would be created by substantial fluctuations in relative currency values.

History: 1977 c. 339 ; 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 859.27 — WI Code / Chapter 859 / Section 859.27
Execution and levies prohibited.
Status: in_force

Garnishment, attachment or execution shall not issue against nor shall any levy be made against any property of the estate under any judgment or cause of action against a decedent or a personal representative, but this section shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of mortgages, pledges, liens or other security agreements upon real or personal property in an appropriate proceeding.