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Wis. Stat. § 119.10 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.10
Meetings of the board.
Status: in_force

(1) The board is a continuing body. Any unfinished business before the board or any of its standing or special committees on the date of the annual meeting under sub. (2) shall be considered as pending before the board newly organized on such date. At its annual meeting, after the election of the new board president and the designation of the clerk, the clerk shall report to the board items of business pending before the board as a whole. After the annual April meeting, unless otherwise directed by the board, the clerk shall report items of business which had been pending before committees of the board to the corresponding committees of the board appointed by the new president. Matters thus reported may be acted upon by the board in the same manner and with the same effect as if the board had not been newly organized.

(2) Annually, no earlier than the 4th Monday in April and no later than the first Monday in May, the board shall hold its organizational meeting, shall elect a president from among its members to serve for one year and until a successor is chosen and shall designate an individual to serve as clerk. In the absence or during the disability of the board president, the board shall elect an acting president. The board president shall appoint standing committees to serve for one year.

(3) The board shall hold a regular meeting at least once each month at times fixed and published by the board in its rules. If a regular board meeting falls on a legal holiday, it shall be held on the next business day. Special meetings may be called and held as provided by the rules of the board. No business may be transacted at a special meeting other than that specified in the notice of the meeting, which shall be delivered personally or by mail to each member at least 24 hours before the time of such meeting.

(4) A majority of the members-elect of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business but a smaller number may adjourn. A majority of the members-elect of the board shall be necessary to elect any person authorized to be elected by the board.

(5) If a board member is absent for 4 successive board meetings without presenting satisfactory reason therefor in writing to the board, the board shall declare the member’s seat vacant and shall fill the vacancy under s. 119.08 (4) . If any person appointed or elected by the board is absent or is unable to perform the duties of the person’s office, the board may appoint or elect a suitable person to act in the person’s place during the person’s absence or inability.

(6) All elections or appointments by the board shall be by roll call vote which shall be entered by the clerk in the minutes and printed proceedings of the board.

History: 1977 c. 445 ; 1979 c. 110 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 1993 a. 492 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0809 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0809
Court proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) A dissolved limited liability partnership that has published a notice under s. 178.0808 may file an application with the circuit court in the county in this state where the partnership’s principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, where the partnership’s registered office is or was last located, for a determination of the amount and form of security to be provided for payment of claims that are contingent or are not known to the partnership or that are based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution but that, based on the facts known to the partnership, are reasonably expected to arise after the effective date of dissolution.

(2) Provision need not be made for any claim that is or is reasonably anticipated to be barred under s. 178.0808 .

(3) Not later than 10 days after the filing of an application under sub. (1) , the dissolved limited liability partnership shall give notice of the proceeding to each claimant holding a contingent claim whose contingent claim is known to the partnership.

(4) In any proceeding under this section, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent all claimants whose identities are unknown. The reasonable fees and expenses of the guardian, including all reasonable expert witness fees, must be paid by the dissolved limited liability partnership.

(5) A dissolved limited liability partnership that provides security in the amount and form ordered by the court under sub. (1) satisfies the partnership’s obligations with respect to claims that are contingent, are not known to the partnership, or are based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution, and such claims may not be enforced against a partner or transferee on account of assets received in liquidation.

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0202 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0202
When tax-deferred and tax-exempt retirement accounts presumed abandoned.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 177.0210 , property held in a pension account or retirement account that qualifies for federal income tax deferral or tax exemption under the U.S. income tax laws is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner 3 years after the later of:

(a) The following dates:

1. The date on which a 2nd consecutive communication sent by the holder by 1st class mail to the apparent owner is returned to the holder by the U.S. postal service as undeliverable.

2. If the 2nd communication is sent later than 30 days after the date on which the first communication is returned to the holder by the U.S. postal service as undeliverable, the date on which the first communication was returned as undeliverable.

(b) The earlier of the following dates:

1. The date on which the apparent owner reaches the minimum required distribution age, as specified under the Internal Revenue Code or by federal regulation, if that can be determined by the holder.

2. If distribution to avoid a tax penalty is required under the Internal Revenue Code, 2 years after the following:

a. The date on which the holder receives confirmation of the death of the apparent owner in the ordinary course of the holder’s business.

b. The date on which the holder confirms the death of the apparent owner under sub. (2) .

(2) If a holder in the ordinary course of its business receives notice or an indication of the death of an apparent owner and sub. (1) (b) applies, the holder shall attempt not later than 90 days after receipt of the notice or indication to confirm whether the apparent owner is deceased.

(3) If the holder does not send communications to the apparent owner of an account described in sub. (1) by 1st class mail, the holder shall attempt to confirm the apparent owner’s interest in the property by sending the apparent owner e-mail not later than 2 years after the apparent owner’s last indication of interest in the property, except that the holder shall promptly attempt to contact the apparent owner by 1st class mail if any of the following applies:

(a) The holder does not have information needed to send the apparent owner e-mail or the holder believes that the apparent owner’s e-mail address in the holder’s records is not valid.

(b) The holder receives notification that the e-mail was not received.

(c) The apparent owner does not respond to the e-mail within 30 days from the date on which the e-mail was sent.

(4) If 1st class mail sent under sub. (3) is returned to the holder by the U.S. postal service as undeliverable, the property is presumed abandoned on the date determined under sub. (1) .

History: 2021 a. 87 ; 2023 a. 138 .
Wis. Stat. § 186.12 — WI Code / Chapter 186 / Section 186.12
Compensation of officers, operation expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) Board members. No member of the board of directors may receive any compensation for services as a member of the board other than reasonable health, accident and similar insurance.

(3) Expenditures. To the extent permitted by a credit union’s bylaws, the officers elected by the board of directors and the members of the credit committee may receive such compensation as the board authorizes, but the expenditures of the credit union for all purposes shall be paid from its earnings.

History: 1971 c. 193 ; 1983 a. 369 ; 1995 a. 151 ; 1997 a. 152 ; 2015 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.41 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.41
Creation.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a Lower Wisconsin State Riverway consisting of land as designated by the natural resources board.

(2) The department shall publish as an appendix to ch. NR 45 , Wis. adm. code, a map and a description of the riverway.

History: 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 846.30 — WI Code / Chapter 846 / Section 846.30
Redemption period for land contracts.
Status: in_force

If a court finds that the purchaser under a land contract is obligated to make certain payments under that land contract, that the purchaser has failed to make the required payments and that the vendor is entitled to a judgment of strict foreclosure, the court shall set a redemption period of at least 7 working days from the date of the judgment hearing or, if there is no hearing, from the date of the entry of the judgment order. No judgment of strict foreclosure is final until the court enters an order after the expiration of the redemption period confirming that no redemption has occurred and making the judgment of strict foreclosure absolute.

History: 1995 a. 250 .
Wis. Stat. § 59.794 — WI Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.794
Milwaukee County; limitations on board authority and on intergovernmental cooperation, shared services.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Agreement” means an intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s. 66.0301 , or a contract to provide consolidated services under s. 59.03 (2) (e) , entered into by a county and another local governmental unit that is located wholly within that county.

(b) “Board” means the board of a county.

(c) “County” means a county with a population of 750,000 or more.

(d) “Executive council” means a body that consists of the mayor of a 1st class city, and the elected executive officer of every city and village that is wholly located within the county and who is also a member of the executive council as described in s. 200.23 (2) (b) .

(e) “Local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 66.0131 (1) (a) .

(2) Limitation on agreements.

(a) Subject to par. (b) , before an agreement may take effect and become binding on a county, it must be approved by the executive council. If the county enters into an agreement, the executive council shall meet as soon as practicable to vote on the agreement.

(b) With regard to an intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s. 66.0301 , the requirements under par. (a) apply only to any single contract, or group of contracts between the same parties which generally relate to the same transaction, with a value or aggregate value of more than $300,000.

(3) Limitations on board authority.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 59.51 , the board may not exercise day-to-day control of any county department or subunit of a department. Such control may be exercised only by the county executive as described in s. 59.17 .

(b) A board may require, as necessary, the attendance of any county employee or officer at a board meeting to provide information and answer questions. Except as provided in par. (d) , for the purpose of inquiry, or to refer a specific constituent concern, the board and its members may deal with county departments and subunits of departments solely through the county executive, and no supervisor may give instructions or orders to any subordinate of the county executive that would conflict with this section.

(c) The board may not create any county department or subunit of a department, except as provided in s. 59.17 (2) (b) 2.

(d) The board may use the legal services of the corporation counsel under s. 59.42 (2) .

(e) The board may not terminate, lower the salary or benefits of, or eliminate the position of, any county employee who works in the office of the county executive unless a similar change is made which affects county employees, on a countywide basis, in all other county departments. This paragraph does not apply after the county board supervisors who are elected in the 2016 spring election take office.

History: 2013 a. 14 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.79 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.79
Power of supervisor of equalization.
Status: in_force

If the reassessment is made by a person other than the supervisor of equalization of the county in which the district is located the supervisor of equalization has the same authority as in other assessments in the county and shall render assistance to the person making the reassessment and to the reviewing board and shall attend the meeting of the reviewing board. The district attorney of the county in which the reassessment is made shall give legal assistance in relation to the reassessment or the review upon the request of the supervisor of equalization.

History: 1983 a. 275 s. 15 (3) ; 1983 a. 538 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.11 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.11
Profit sharing and sliding scales.
Status: in_force

(1) A public utility may enter into any reasonable arrangement with its consumers or employees, for the division or distribution of its surplus profits, or providing for a sliding scale of charges, or other financial device if the arrangement is:

(a) Practicable and advantageous to the parties interested; and

(b) Entered into by a public utility other than a telecommunications utility and found by the commission to be reasonable and just and consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(2) Any arrangement under this section shall be under the supervision and regulation of the commission. The commission may order any rate, charge or regulation which the commission deems necessary to give effect to the arrangement. The commission may make any change in a rate, charge or regulation as the commission determines is necessary and reasonable and may revoke its approval and amend or rescind all orders relative to any arrangement. This subsection does not apply to telecommunications cooperatives, unincorporated telecommunications cooperative associations, or telecommunications utilities except as provided in s. 196.205 .

(3) A telecommunications utility may enter into any reasonable arrangement with its consumers or employees, for the division or distribution of its surplus profits, or providing for a sliding scale of charges or other financial device, if the arrangement is practical and advantageous to the parties interested.

History: 1981 c. 148 ; 1983 a. 53 ; 1985 a. 297 ; 1989 a. 344 ; 1993 a. 496 ; 2005 a. 441 ; 2011 a. 22 .
Wis. Stat. § 844.18 — WI Code / Chapter 844 / Section 844.18
Intervenors.
Status: in_force

Any person claiming an interest in the property described in the complaint, and claiming that he or she has been, or will be, injured by a defendant’s activity may intervene in the action.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 844.18; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 215.22 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.22
Real estate owned by association.
Status: in_force

(1) A savings and loan association may acquire such real estate, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, as may be necessary to protect or enforce its securities and to collect claims or debts due the association.

(2) All real estate acquired pursuant to this section shall be sold within 10 years from acquiring title thereto, unless the division grants extensions of time within which such real estate shall be sold.

(3) All real estate owned by the association shall be assessed for taxation.

History: 1975 c. 359 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 426.109 — WI Code / Chapter 426 / Section 426.109
Temporary relief; injunctions.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrator or any customer may bring a civil action to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction a person from violating chs. 421 to 427 and 429 or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, or to so restrain a merchant or a person acting on behalf of a merchant from engaging in false, misleading, deceptive, or unconscionable conduct in consumer credit transactions. It shall not be a defense to an action brought under this section that there exists an adequate remedy at law.

(2) The administrator or customer may seek a temporary restraining order without written or oral notice to the adverse party or his or her attorney. If the court finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent is engaged in the conduct sought to be restrained and that such conduct violates chs. 421 to 427 and 429 or rules promulgated under chs. 421 to 427 and 429 , it may grant a temporary restraining order or any temporary relief it deems appropriate. A temporary restraining order granted without notice shall expire by its terms within a stated time after entry, not to exceed 30 days, as the court fixes, unless within this time it is extended by the court, or unless the party against whom the order is directed consents that it may be extended for a longer period. When a temporary restraining order is granted without notice, the motion for a preliminary injunction shall be set down for a hearing at the earliest possible time. Upon notice to the party who obtained the temporary restraining order without notice, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and in this event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1995 a. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 450.15 — WI Code / Chapter 450 / Section 450.15
Placing prescription drugs prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may put, or cause to be put, any prescription drug in any public place, or upon any private premises without the consent of the owner or occupant.

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

History: 1985 a. 146 ; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 843.02 — WI Code / Chapter 843 / Section 843.02
Effect of conveyance.
Status: in_force

No action for possession of real property shall be barred or delayed by reason of any alienation or conveyance by a defendant to any other person after the commencement of the action; no action for damages for withholding rents and profits shall be barred or delayed by reason of defendant’s alienation or conveyance to any person before or after the commencement of the action.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.02.
Wis. Stat. § 779.47 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.47
Plastics fabricator’s lien.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Plastics fabricator” means a person who uses toolings to fabricate or manufacture plastic products or a person who makes or provides toolings for use in the fabrication or manufacture of plastic products.

(b) “Toolings” includes masters, models, patterns, tools, dies, molds, jigs, fixtures, forms and designs that are used in the fabrication or manufacture of plastic products.

(2) Lien. Subject to sub. (2m) , a plastics fabricator shall have a lien on all toolings and plastic products in the plastics fabricator’s possession that belong to the customer for the amount owed the plastics fabricator by the customer for toolings or for plastics fabrication processing or work. The plastics fabricator may retain possession of the toolings until the amount owed is paid or satisfied.

(2m) Attachment and perfection. A lien under sub. (2) attaches and is perfected 30 days after the date on which plastic products are delivered to the customer unless the customer notifies the plastics fabricator within that time period that the products failed to meet an approved quality control plan, the products deviated from approved samples or the products deviated from previously accepted parts and the customer returns the products within 60 days after the date on which the products are delivered to the customer.

(3) Priority. A lien under sub. (2) does not take priority over an existing perfected security interest.

History: 1993 a. 328 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.135 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.135
Regulation of water ski platforms and jumps.
Status: in_force

(1) A riparian owner placing a water ski platform or water ski jump in a navigable waterway is exempt from the permit requirements under this chapter if all of the following requirements are met:

(a) The platform or jump does not interfere with public rights in navigable waters.

(b) The platform or jump does not interfere with rights of other riparian owners.

(c) The platform or jump is located at a site that ensures adequate water depth and clearance for safe water skiing.

(2) If the department determines that any of the requirements under sub. (1) are not met, the riparian owner shall submit an application for an individual permit to the department. The notice and hearing provisions under s. 30.208 (3) to (5) apply to the application.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 118 .
Wis. Stat. § 55.105 — WI Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55.105
Appointment of counsel.
Status: in_force

(1) In any situation under this chapter in which an adult individual has a right to be represented by legal counsel, the individual shall be referred as soon as practicable to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the individual under s. 977.08 without a determination of indigency.

(2) In any situation under this chapter in which a minor has a right to be represented by legal counsel, legal counsel for the minor shall be appointed as provided in s. 48.23 (4) .

(3) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2) , an individual subject to proceedings under this chapter is entitled to retain counsel of his or her own choosing at his or her own expense.

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 19.579 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.579
Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , any person who violates this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation of s. 19.43 , 19.44 , or 19.56 (2) or not more than $5,000 for each violation of any other provision of this subchapter. If the court determines that the accused has realized economic gain as a result of the violation, the court may, in addition, order the accused to forfeit the amount gained as a result of the violation. In addition, if the court determines that a state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13) , the court may order the official to forfeit an amount equal to the amount or value of any political contribution, service, or other thing of value that was wrongfully obtained. If the court determines that a state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13) and no political contribution, service, or other thing of value was obtained, the court may order the official to forfeit an amount equal to the maximum contribution authorized under s. 11.1101 (1) for the office held or sought by the official, whichever amount is greater. The attorney general, when so requested by the commission, shall institute proceedings to recover any forfeiture incurred under this section which is not paid by the person against whom it is assessed.

(2) Any person who violates s. 19.45 (13) may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.

History: 2003 a. 39 ; 2007 a. 1 ss. 121 , 130 , 131 ; 2015 a. 117 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) .
Wis. Stat. § 877.08 — WI Code / Chapter 877 / Section 877.08
Liability as executor of his or her own wrong.
Status: in_force

No person shall be liable to an action as executor of his or her own wrong, but the wrongdoer shall be responsible to the personal representative for the value of any property or effects wrongfully received or taken and for all damages caused by his or her acts to the estate of the decedent.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 55 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 777.08; 2001 a. 102 s. 105 ; Stats. 2001 s. 877.08.