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Wis. Stat. § 16.87 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.87
Approval of contracts by secretary and governor; audit.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Construction work” includes all labor and materials used in the framing or assembling of component parts in the erection, installation, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, conversion, razing, demolition or removal of any appliance, device, equipment, building, structure or facility.

(am) “Disabled veteran-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3) .

(b) “Environmental consultant services” includes services provided by environmental scientists, engineers and other experts.

(c) “Limited trades work” has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (7) .

(2)

(a) A contract for engineering services or architectural services or a contract involving an expenditure of $10,000 or more for construction work, or $30,000 or more for limited trades work, to be done for or furnished to the state or a department, board, commission, or officer of the state is exempt from the requirements of ss. 16.705 and 16.75 .

(b) The department shall attempt to ensure that 5 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to minority businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (3m) (a) 4.

(c) The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (4) , a contract under sub. (2) is not valid or effectual for any purpose until it is endorsed in writing and approved by the secretary or the secretary’s designee and, if the contract involves an expenditure over $600,000, approved by the governor. Except as provided in sub. (4) , no payment or compensation for work done under any contract involving $2,500 or more, except a highway contract, may be made unless the written claim is audited and approved by the secretary or the secretary’s designee. Any change order to a contract requiring approval under this subsection requires the prior approval by the secretary or the secretary’s designee and, if the change order involves an expenditure over $600,000, the approval of the governor.

(4) This section does not apply to contracts by the department of natural resources for environmental consultant services or engineering services for hazardous substance spill response under s. 292.11 or environmental repair under s. 292.31 , or for environmental consultant services to assist in the preparation of an environmental impact statement or to provide preapplication services under s. 23.40 .

(5) This section does not apply to any project specified in s. 13.48 (10) (c) .

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 39 , 199 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 221 ss. 68 , 81 , 82 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1983 a. 390 s. 6 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (1) ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 227 ; 1999 a. 197 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 391 ; 2009 a. 299 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 80 ; 2013 a. 192 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 237 ; 2023 a. 19 .
Wis. Stat. § 611.61 — WI Code / Chapter 611 / Section 611.61
Transactions of insurers with affiliates.
Status: in_force

(1) Restricted transactions. No transaction may be entered into between an insurer authorized to do business in this state and any affiliate unless:

(a) The transaction at the time it is entered into is reasonable and fair to the interests of the insurer;

(b) The books, accounts and records of each party to the transaction are kept in a manner that clearly and accurately discloses the nature and details of the transaction and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles permits ascertainment of charges relating to the transaction; and

(c) If the transaction is a reinsurance transaction, it is reported to the commissioner immediately if the insurer is a domestic corporation.

(2) Voidability. Transactions entered into by domestic corporations in violation of sub. (1) are voidable by the corporation.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 61.36 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.36
Streets, sidewalks, sewers and watercourses.
Status: in_force

Without limitation because of enumeration, the village board may lay out, open, change, widen or extend roads, streets, alleys, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, parks and other public grounds, and improve, repair or discontinue the same or any part thereof, including lighting and tree planting, and may establish and open and construct drains, canals or sewers and alter, widen or straighten watercourses; may build, alter, repair or otherwise improve or vacate or discontinue sidewalks and crosswalks; and may build and maintain roads and sidewalks required to connect the village with any transportation terminal or village property outside of its limits.
Wis. Stat. § 961.47 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.47
Conditional discharge for possession or attempted possession as first offense.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of any offense under this chapter, or of any offense under any statute of the United States or of any state or of any county ordinance relating to controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana or stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic drugs, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession or attempted possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog under s. 961.41 (3g) (b) , the court, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the accused, may defer further proceedings and place him or her on probation upon terms and conditions. Upon violation of a term or condition, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings against him or her. Discharge and dismissal under this section shall be without adjudication of guilt and is not a conviction for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, including the additional penalties imposed for 2nd or subsequent convictions under s. 961.48 . There may be only one discharge and dismissal under this section with respect to any person.

(2) Within 20 days after probation is granted under this section, the clerk of court shall notify the department of justice of the name of the individual granted probation and any other information required by the department. This report shall be upon forms provided by the department.

History: 1971 c. 219 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 121 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 285 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.47.
Wis. Stat. § 91.44 — WI Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.44
Permitted uses.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 84.01 (34) , a farmland preservation zoning ordinance does not comply with s. 91.42 if the farmland preservation zoning ordinance allows as a permitted use in a farmland preservation zoning district a land use other than the following land uses:

(a) Agricultural uses.

(b) Accessory uses.

(c) Agriculture-related uses.

(d) Nonfarm residences constructed in a rural residential cluster in accordance with an approval of the cluster as a conditional use under s. 91.46 (1) (e) .

(e) Undeveloped natural resource and open space areas.

(f) A transportation, utility, communication, or other use that is required under state or federal law to be located in a specific place or that is authorized to be located in a specific place under a state or federal law that preempts the requirement of a conditional use permit for that use.

(g) Other uses identified by the department by rule.

(2) The department may promulgate rules imposing additional limits on the permitted uses that may be allowed in a farmland preservation zoning district in order for a farmland preservation zoning ordinance to comply with s. 91.42 .

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 324.43 — WI Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.43
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 to 7031 , except that the chapter does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 USC 7001 (c) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 USC 7003 (b).

History: 2021 a. 161 .
Wis. Stat. § 948.04 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.04
Causing mental harm to a child.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever is exercising temporary or permanent control of a child and causes mental harm to that child by conduct which demonstrates substantial disregard for the mental well-being of the child is guilty of a Class F felony.

(2) A person responsible for the child’s welfare is guilty of a Class F felony if that person has knowledge that another person has caused, is causing or will cause mental harm to that child, is physically and emotionally capable of taking action which will prevent the harm, fails to take that action and the failure to act exposes the child to an unreasonable risk of mental harm by the other person or facilitates the mental harm to the child that is caused by the other person.

History: 1987 a. 332 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 470.06 — WI Code / Chapter 470 / Section 470.06
Reciprocal licenses.
Status: in_force

Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) , the appropriate section of the examining board may issue a professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist license to a person who has been issued a similar license by another state or territory of the United States or in another country if he or she submits evidence satisfactory to the section of all of the following:

(1) That, subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , he or she does not have an arrest or conviction record the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil science.

(2) That the requirements of the other state, territory or country that issued the license are substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter.

History: 1997 a. 300 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.41 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.41
Vacancies in special cases, how filled.
Status: in_force

In case of a vacancy in a position, requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a scientific, technical or professional character, upon satisfactory evidence that competition is impracticable and that the position can be best filled by the selection of some designated person of recognized attainments, the commission may, after public hearing, by the affirmative vote of at least 4 commissioners, suspend competition, but no such suspension shall be general in its application to such position and all such cases of suspension shall be reported, together with the reason therefor, in the annual reports of the commission.
Wis. Stat. § 78.59 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.59
Notice by general aviation fuel licensee of cessation, sale or transfer of business; final report.
Status: in_force

(1) Notice required. Whenever any general aviation fuel licensee ceases to perform any of the acts for which a general aviation fuel license is required, the licensee shall notify the department in writing. The notice shall give the date of cessation and, in the event of sale or transfer of the business, the name and address of the purchaser or transferee thereof.

(2) Final report. Every general aviation fuel licensee shall, upon such cessation, sale or transfer of the business or upon the cancellation or revocation of a license, make a report as required in s. 78.58 and pay all general aviation fuel taxes and penalties due the state.

History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 73.04 — WI Code / Chapter 73 / Section 73.04
Hearings, witnesses.
Status: in_force

(1) Contempts. If any person unlawfully fails to obey any subpoena to appear before the department of revenue or before the tax appeals commission, or unlawfully refuses to testify, such failure or refusal shall be reported to the attorney general and the department of justice shall institute contempt proceedings against such person.

(2) Fees. Officers who serve subpoenas, and witnesses attending hearings at the instance of the department, shall receive like compensation as officers and witnesses in the circuit court. Such compensation shall be charged to the proper appropriation for the department of revenue.

(3) Special investigations. The department of revenue may appoint any employee to act for it to investigate and make report to the department upon any matter upon which the department is required to act, and such employee shall have authority to hold hearings, administer oaths, take testimony and perform all other duties necessary to bring such matter before the department for final adjudication and determination.
Wis. Stat. § 126.78 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.78
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Contributing contractor” has the meaning given in s. 126.68 (1) .

(2) “Depositor” has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (5) .

(3) “Grain dealer” has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (9) .

(4) “Grain warehouse keeper” has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (9) .

(5) “Milk contractor” has the meaning given in s. 126.40 (8) .

(6) “Producer agent” means a person who is a producer agent, as defined in s. 126.10 (13) , 126.40 (13) , or 126.55 (12) .

(7) “Vegetable contractor” has the meaning given in s. 126.55 (14) .

(8) “Vegetable producer” has the meaning given in s. 126.55 (16) .

History: 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.28 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.28
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) Sections 103.21 to 103.31 shall be enforced by the department. Police and school attendance officers of cities, towns, villages and school districts shall assist the department in enforcement by questioning minors seen on the streets engaged in street trades and reporting to the department all cases of minors apparently engaged in street trades in violation of ss. 103.21 to 103.31 .

(2) The failure of an employer to produce for inspection by the department or any school attendance or police officer a permit required for a minor under 16 years of age employed in street trades is prima facie evidence of unlawful employment of the minor.

(3) The department may refer violations of ss. 103.21 to 103.275 for prosecution by the department of justice or the district attorney for the county in which the violation occurred.

History: 1971 c. 271 ; 1973 c. 183 ; 1979 c. 298 ; 1989 a. 113 ; 2017 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 280.21 — WI Code / Chapter 280 / Section 280.21
Local authority.
Status: in_force

(1) Ordinances. The department may authorize counties to adopt ordinances under s. 59.70 (6) (b) and (c) , relating to the enforcement of this chapter and rules of the department under this chapter. The department shall establish by rule standards for approval of ordinances and enforcement programs. Among other things, the rules may:

(a) Include personnel, training, reporting and other requirements;

(b) Establish separate standards for different categories of wells and enforcement actions;

(c) Require approval by the department before a variance may be granted; and

(d) Establish exemptions from licensing or alternate licensing requirements for replacement of a pump in an emergency.

(2) Private wells. The department shall define by rule “private well” and “private wells” as used in this section and s. 59.70 (6) . The definition may not include wells for which plans and specifications must be submitted to the department for approval prior to construction or installation.

(3) Training. The department shall provide training and technical assistance to local government employees and agents for implementation of this section and s. 59.70 (6) . The department may charge each county which receives training and technical assistance a fee for those services. Fees may not exceed the department’s actual costs of providing the services.

(4) Review and audit. The department shall review and audit periodically each ordinance and program adopted under s. 59.70 (6) to ascertain compliance with this chapter and with rules of the department under this chapter. If an ordinance or related program is not in compliance, the department may revoke the authority of the county to enforce the ordinance. Revocation may be made only pursuant to written department findings made after a public hearing held in the county upon 30 days advance notice to the clerk of the local unit of government.

(5) Concurrent enforcement. The department may enforce this chapter and rules of the department under this chapter that are covered by an ordinance adopted under s. 59.70 (6) , in the county with the ordinance, if the department is engaged in audit or review activities, if there is reasonable cause to believe that the ordinance or related enforcement program of the county is not in compliance under sub. (4) or if the department determines that there are special circumstances requiring concurrent enforcement. The department shall continue to enforce this chapter and rules of the department under this chapter that are not covered by an ordinance in counties with ordinances adopted under s. 59.70 (6) .

History: 1983 a. 410 ; 1995 a. 201 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 944 ; Stats. 1995 s. 280.21.
Wis. Stat. § 861.33 — WI Code / Chapter 861 / Section 861.33
Selection of personalty by surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Subject to this section, in addition to all allowances and distributions, the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner may file with the court a written selection of the following personal property, which shall then be transferred to the spouse or domestic partner by the personal representative:

1. Wearing apparel and jewelry held for personal use by the decedent or the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner;

2. Automobile;

3. Household furniture, furnishings and appliances; and

4. Other tangible personalty not used in trade, agriculture or other business, not to exceed $3,000 in inventory value.

(b) The selection in par. (a) may not include items specifically bequeathed except that the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner may in every case select the normal household furniture, furnishings, and appliances necessary to maintain the home. For this purpose antiques, family heirlooms, and collections that are specifically bequeathed are not classifiable as normal household furniture or furnishings.

(2) If it appears that claims may not be paid in full, the court may, upon petition of any creditor, limit the transfer of personalty to the spouse under this section to items not exceeding $5,000 in aggregate inventory value until the claims are paid in full or the court otherwise orders, or the court may require the spouse to retransfer property in excess of $5,000 or, at the option of the spouse, pay the excess in value over this amount.

(3) The surviving spouse may select items not specifically bequeathed of the type specified under sub. (1) (a) 4. exceeding in value the $3,000 limit or obtain the transfer of items exceeding the limit set by the court under sub. (2) , by paying to the personal representative the excess of inventory value over the respective limit.

(4) The personal representative has power, without court order, to execute appropriate documents to effect transfer of title to any personal property the spouse selects under this section. A person may not question the validity of the documents of transfer or refuse to accomplish the transfer on the grounds that the personal representative is also the surviving spouse of the decedent.

History: 1973 c. 233 ; 1983 a. 192 ; 1991 a. 301 ; 1997 a. 188 ; 2005 a. 216 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 408.113 — WI Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.113
Statute of frauds inapplicable.
Status: in_force

A contract or modification of a contract for the sale or purchase of a security is enforceable whether or not there is a writing signed or record authenticated by a party against whom enforcement is sought, even if the contract or modification is not capable of performance within one year of its making.

History: 1997 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.1053 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.1053
Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2) , mark the route of I 43, commencing at the North Avenue interchange in the city of Milwaukee and proceeding northerly to the Keefe Avenue and Atkinson Avenue interchange in the city of Milwaukee, as the “Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway” in recognition and appreciation of the good works of Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson, a lifelong community leader and activist who championed the poor, the disadvantaged, children, and peaceful non-violent resolutions to conflicts.

(2) Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of erecting and maintaining markers along the route specified in sub. (1) to clearly identify to motorists the designation of the route as the “Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway,” the department shall erect and maintain the markers. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subsection, may be expended for the erection or maintenance of the markers.

History: 2009 a. 151 s. 1 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 80 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.612 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.612
Recognition of order modified in another state.
Status: in_force

If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, all of the following apply to a tribunal of this state:

(1) The tribunal may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrearages and interest accruing before the modification.

(3) The tribunal may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order that occurred before the effective date of the modification.

(4) The tribunal shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 139.46 — WI Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.46
Lists.
Status: in_force

The department shall compile and maintain a list of direct marketers who have complied with the requirements of s. 139.345 and a list of direct marketers who the department knows have not complied with such requirements. The department shall provide copies of the lists described under this section to the attorney general and to each person who delivers cigarettes to consumers in this state that are sold by direct marketing under s. 139.345 .

History: 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.785 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.785
Duties of retailers.
Status: in_force

(1) All retailers shall collect and report the taxes under this subchapter on the sales price from leases and rentals of property or items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b) , (c) , and (d) under s. 77.71 (4) .

(2) Prior to registration or titling, a retailer of a boat, aircraft, motor vehicle, manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2) , or recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r) , shall collect the taxes under this subchapter on sales of items under s. 77.71 (4) . The retailer shall remit those taxes to the department of revenue along with payments of the taxes under subch. III .

History: 1985 a. 41 ; 1987 a. 141 ; 2007 a. 11 ; 2009 a. 2 .