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Wis. Stat. § 218.20 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.20
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Department” means the department of transportation.

(1g) “License period” means the period during which a license issued under s. 218.22 is effective, as established by the department under s. 218.22 (2) (b) 1.

(1r) “Motor vehicle salvage dealer” means a person who purchases and resells motor vehicles for wrecking, processing, scrapping, recycling, or dismantling purposes or who carries on or conducts the business of wrecking, processing, scrapping, or dismantling motor vehicles or selling parts of motor vehicles so processed. Motor vehicle salvage dealer includes a motor vehicle scavenger and a scrap metal processor or scrap metal dealer who acquires a motor vehicle for scrap or salvage.

(1t) “Motor vehicle scavenger” means a person who carries on or conducts the business of purchasing motor vehicles and reselling the vehicles to a motor vehicle salvage dealer or scrap metal processor.

(1v) “Scrap metal dealer” has the meaning given in s. 134.405 (1) (h) .

(2) “Scrap metal processor” means a motor vehicle salvage dealer who sells no motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts and whose business is limited to a fixed location at which machinery and equipment are utilized for the processing and manufacturing of iron, steel or nonferrous metallic scrap into prepared grades and whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel or nonferrous metal scrap for sale for remelting purposes.

History: 1987 a. 351 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 170 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.49 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.49
Offenses involving intent to deliver or distribute a controlled substance on or near certain places.
Status: in_force

(1m) If any person violates s. 961.41 (1) (cm) , (d) , (dm) , (dn) , (e) , (f) , (g) , or (h) by delivering or distributing, or violates s. 961.41 (1m) (cm) , (d) , (dm) , (dn) , (e) , (f) , (g) , or (h) by possessing with intent to deliver or distribute, cocaine, cocaine base, fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, carfentanil, heroin, phencyclidine, lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocin, psilocybin, amphetamine, methamphetamine, methcathinone or any form of tetrahydrocannabinols or a controlled substance analog of any of these substances and the delivery, distribution or possession takes place under any of the following circumstances, the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for that crime may be increased by 5 years:

(a) While the person is in or on the premises of a scattered-site public housing project.

(b) While the person is in or on or otherwise within 1,000 feet of any of the following:

1. A state, county, city, village or town park.

2. A jail or correctional facility.

3. A multiunit public housing project.

4. A swimming pool open to members of the public.

5. A youth center or a community center.

6. Any private or public school premises and any premises of a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m) .

7. A school bus, as defined in s. 340.01 (56) .

(c) While the person is in or on the premises of an approved treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (2) , that provides alcohol and other drug abuse treatment.

(d) While the person is within 1,000 feet of the premises of an approved treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (2) , that provides alcohol and other drug abuse treatment, if the person knows or should have known that he or she is within 1,000 feet of the premises of the facility or if the facility is readily recognizable as a facility that provides alcohol and other drug abuse treatment.

(2m) If any person violates s. 961.65 and, during the violation, the person intends to deliver or distribute methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine under any of the circumstances listed under sub. (1m) (a) , (b) , (c) , or (d) , the maximum term of imprisonment for that crime is increased by 5 years.

History: 1985 a. 328 ; 1987 a. 332 , 339 , 403 ; 1989 a. 31 , 107 , 121 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 87 , 98 , 118 , 281 , 490 , 491 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 289 , 491 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.49; 1997 a. 283 , 327 ; 1999 a. 32 , 48 , 57 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 14 ; 2009 a. 302 ; 2021 a. 179 ; 2025 a. 100 ; s. 35.17 correction in (1m) (intro.).
Wis. Stat. § 601.63 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.63
Notice and effective date of orders.
Status: in_force

(1) Notice to person addressed by order. Notice of any order by the commissioner shall be served under s. 227.48 .

(2) Notification to agents of revocation of certificate of authority of insurer. Upon issuance of any order revoking an insurer’s authority to do business in this state, the insurer shall within 10 business days and by separate written notice notify agents appointed with the insurer and shall provide a copy of the notice to the commissioner. The commissioner shall publish notice of the revocation in whatever reasonable form the commissioner designates.

(3) Delay of effective date. Except as provided in sub. (4) or as expressly provided otherwise by statute, all orders of the commissioner shall take effect 10 days after notice under sub. (1) or at a later date specified in the order.

(3m) Hearing request. If the order was issued without a hearing, any person aggrieved by the order may demand a hearing under s. 601.62 (3) (a) . If no demand for a hearing is made within the prescribed time, the order is final.

(4) Suspension of order. Whenever a hearing is demanded under s. 601.62 (3) (a) or a rehearing is requested under s. 227.49 , the commissioner may suspend the order or any part thereof until after the hearing or rehearing. If the commissioner refuses to suspend the order, any person aggrieved thereby may seek a court order under ch. 813 to restrain enforcement of the order until after the hearing or rehearing.

(5) Actions subject to approval or disapproval.

(a) Required approval. Whenever the law requires the commissioner’s approval for a certain action, the action is not effective until expressly approved. The approval is deemed refused if the commissioner does not act within 60 days after receiving the application for approval.

(b) Reserved disapproval. Whenever the law provides that a certain action does not become effective if disapproved by the commissioner within a certain period, the action may be made effective prior to the expiration of the period by being affirmatively approved by the commissioner.

(c) Specific provisions. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to the extent that the law specifically provides otherwise.

History: 1971 c. 40 s. 93 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 776 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1975 c. 414 s. 28 ; 1977 c. 26 ; 1977 c. 203 ss. 83 , 84 , 104 ; 1979 c. 102 ; 1985 a. 182 s. 57 ; 1995 a. 396 ; 2023 a. 212 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.01 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.01
Distribution of specific property to distributee and partial distribution before final judgment.
Status: in_force

Before final judgment has been rendered the personal representative may deliver to any distributee possession of any specific property to which the distributee is entitled under the terms of the will or any statute. The personal representative may make one or more partial distributions of the estate, provided that other distributees and claimants are not prejudiced thereby. The personal representative may require the distributees to give security for the return of such property.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 853.35 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.35
Nonademption of specific gifts in certain instances.
Status: in_force

The rights of a beneficiary with respect to a specific gift that is destroyed, damaged, sold or condemned before the testator’s death are governed by s. 854.08 .

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 968.45 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.45
Witness rights; transcripts.
Status: in_force

(1) Any witness appearing before a grand jury may have counsel present, but the counsel shall not be allowed to examine his or her client, cross-examine other witnesses or argue before the judge. Counsel may consult with his or her client while before a grand jury. If the prosecuting officer, attorney for a witness or a grand juror believes that a conflict of interest exists for an attorney or attorneys to represent more than one witness before a grand jury, the person so believing may make a motion before the presiding judge to disqualify the attorney from representing more than one witness before the grand jury. A hearing shall be held upon notice with the burden upon the moving party to establish the conflict.

(2) No grand jury transcript may be made public until the trial of anyone indicted by the grand jury and then only that portion of the transcript that is relevant and material to the case at hand. This subsection does not limit the defendant’s rights to discovery under s. 971.23 .

History: 1979 c. 291 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997); Stats. 1997 s. 968.45.
Wis. Stat. § 230.48 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.48
State employees suggestion board.
Status: in_force

(1) Duties. The state employees suggestion board shall do all of the following:

(a) Formulate, establish and maintain a plan or plans to encourage and reward unusual and meritorious suggestions and accomplishments by state employees promoting efficiency and economy in the performance of any function of state government.

(b) Appoint departmental or divisional committees to analyze and review suggestions and accomplishments of state employees submitted for consideration under the plan or plans established under par. (a) , and make recommendations regarding the plan or plans to the state employees suggestion board.

(c) Make and render awards to or for the benefit of state employees nominated to receive them in accordance with the plan or plans established under par. (a) .

(2) Personnel, facilities and equipment. The administrator shall appoint, under the classified service, a secretary and such other employees as are necessary to carry out the duties of the state employees suggestion board, and shall provide such facilities and equipment as that board requires for the proper performance of its work. The state employees suggestion board may request and shall receive from any state department any assistance that it requires.

(3) Awards. The state employees suggestion board may determine the nature and extent of the awards to be made under this section which may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:

(a) Certificates, medals or other insignia, in the form and awarded at the times that the state employees suggestion board determines.

(b) Cash awards, in an amount equal to 10 percent of the average annual savings that result from the suggestion, with a minimum payment of $50 and a maximum payment of $10,000, and payable at the times that the state employees suggestion board determines.

(4) Rules. The state employees suggestion board may promulgate rules governing the operation of any plan or plans established under sub. (1) (a) , the eligibility and qualifications of state employees participating under this section, the character and quality of suggestions and accomplishments submitted for consideration, the method of their submission and the procedure for their review, nominations for awards, and the kind, character and value of the awards, and any other rules as are necessary for the proper administration of this section or for the accomplishment of the purposes of this section.

History: 1971 c. 270 s. 87 ; Stats. 1971 s. 16.34; 1977 c. 196 s. 61 ; Stats. 1977 s. 16.008; 1977 c. 418 s. 36 ; Stats. 1977 s. 16.006; 1981 c. 20 ; 1987 a. 142 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 99 ; Stats. 1989 s. 230.48; 2003 a. 33 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 898.02 — WI Code / Chapter 898 / Section 898.02
Notice to plaintiff.
Status: in_force

The person shall cause notice to be given to the plaintiff in the action, the plaintiff’s agent or attorney, in writing, that at a time and place specified in the notice the person will apply to the circuit judge or circuit court commissioner of the county in which the person is so confined for the purpose of obtaining a discharge from imprisonment.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 20.920 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.920
Contingent funds.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Agency head” means the constitutional officer, secretary, commissioner, executive or administrative officer or body serving as appointing authority for staff of a state agency.

(b) “Contingent fund” means an amount of money set aside for a state agency to use in making small payments.

(c) “Secretary” means the secretary of administration.

(2) Establishment.

(a) With the approval of the secretary, each state agency may establish a contingent fund. The secretary shall determine the funding source for each contingent fund, total amount of the fund, and maximum payment from the fund.

(b) No part of a contingent fund may be utilized to pay the salary or wages of an employee of a state agency.

(c) All moneys in a contingent fund, except petty cash accounts established under s. 16.52 (7) , shall be deposited in a separate account in a public depository approved by the secretary or his or her designee. The agency head of each state agency having a contingent fund is responsible for all disbursements from the fund, but the agency head may delegate the responsibility for administration of the fund to a custodian, who shall be an employee of the agency. State agency invoices which qualify for payment from a contingent fund may be paid by check, share draft or other draft drawn by the agency head or custodian against the account. No such invoice need be submitted for audit prior to disbursement. After making each disbursement, the agency head shall file with the secretary a claim for reimbursement of the contingent fund on a voucher which shall be accompanied by a copy of the invoice to be reimbursed. Upon audit and approval of the claim by the secretary, the department of administration shall reimburse the contingent fund with the total amount lawfully paid therefrom.

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.477 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.477
Dissolution of a district.
Status: in_force

Subject to providing for the payment of its bonds, including interest on the bonds, and the performance of its other contractual obligations, a district may be dissolved by the joint action of the district’s board of directors and sponsoring municipality. If the district is dissolved, the property of the district that does not include sports and entertainment arena facilities shall be transferred to its sponsoring municipality. Subject to the terms of any lease under s. 229.461 (3) , the property of the district that does include sports and entertainment arena facilities shall be transferred to the local units of government that compose the district’s jurisdiction in such proportions as the secretary of administration determines fairly and reasonably represent the contributions of each local unit of government to the development, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of the property that contains sports and entertainment arena facilities. If the district was created by more than one sponsoring municipality, the municipalities shall agree on the apportioning of the district’s property before the district may be dissolved.

History: 1993 a. 263 ; 2015 a. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 285.51 — WI Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.51
Solid waste incinerator operator certification.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “solid waste treatment” has the meaning given in s. 289.01 (39) .

(2) The department shall, by rule, establish a program for the certification of persons participating in or responsible for the operation of solid waste treatment facilities that burn solid waste. The certification requirements shall take effect on January 1, 1993. The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Identify those persons or positions involved in the operation of a solid waste treatment facility who are required to obtain certification.

(b) Establish the requirements for and term of initial certification and requirements for recertification upon expiration of that term. At a minimum, the department shall require applicants to complete a program of training and pass an examination in order to receive initial certification.

(c) Establish different levels of certification and requirements for certification for different sizes or types of facilities, as the department determines is appropriate.

(d) Impose fees for the operator training and certification program, except that the department may not impose a fee on an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 .

(e) Require that there be one or more certified operators on the site of a solid waste treatment facility at all times during the facility’s hours of operation.

(3) The program under sub. (2) does not apply with respect to any of the following:

(a) A facility described in s. 287.07 (7) (bg) .

(b) A solid waste treatment facility for the treatment of hazardous waste.

(c) A solid waste treatment facility for high-volume industrial waste as defined in s. 289.01 (17) .

(d) A solid waste treatment facility of a type exempted from the program by the department by rule.

(4) The training required under sub. (2) (b) may be conducted by the department or by another person with the approval of the department.

(5) The department may suspend or revoke a solid waste treatment facility’s operating license if persons at the facility fail to obtain certification required under sub. (2) (a) or for failure to have a certified operator on the site as required under sub. (2) (e) .

(6) The department may suspend or revoke an operator’s certification for failure to comply with this chapter, rules promulgated under this chapter or conditions of operation made applicable to a solid waste treatment facility by the department.

History: 1995 a. 227 s. 457 , 989 ; 2011 a. 209 .
Wis. Stat. § 447.063 — WI Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.063
Preservation and transfer of patient health care records.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who manages or controls a business that offers dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services, including management or control of a business through which the person allows another person to offer dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services, shall preserve patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4) , for an amount of time determined by the examining board by rule.

(2) A person who manages or controls a business that offers dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services, including management or control of a business through which the person allows another person to offer dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services, shall, upon request of a patient or person authorized by the patient, as defined in s. 146.81 (5) , transfer the patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4) , of the patient to another person that the patient or person authorized by the patient specifies to receive the patient health care records.

History: 2017 a. 116 ; 2023 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 40.62 — WI Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.62
Income continuation insurance benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) The group insurance board shall establish an income continuation insurance plan providing for full or partial payment of the financial loss of earnings incurred as a result of injury or illness with separate provisions for short-term insurance with a benefit duration of no more than one year and long-term insurance covering injury or illness of indefinite duration. Employees insured under the plan shall be eligible for benefits upon exhaustion of accumulated sick leave and completion of the elimination period established by the group insurance board.

(1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , no employee may be required to use more than 130 days of accumulated sick leave unless required to exhaust accumulated sick leave under s. 40.63 (1) (c) .

(2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 , and ss. 13.121 (4) , 36.30 , 49.825 (4) (d) and (5) (d) , 49.826 (4) (d) , 230.35 (2) , 233.10 , 238.04 (8) , 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3) .

History: 1981 c. 96 ; 1987 a. 309 ; 1989 a. 13 , 31 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 15 , 28 ; 2011 a. 10 , 32 ; 2013 a. 166 .
Wis. Stat. § 116.032 — WI Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.032
Contracts for services.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subs. (2) to (5) , for the purpose of providing services to pupils, a board of control may contract with school districts, University of Wisconsin System institutions, technical college district boards, private schools, tribal schools, and agencies or organizations that provide services to pupils. A board of control may also contract with one or more school boards to operate a charter school under s. 118.40 (3) (c) .

(2) A board of control may not contract with any person for the purpose of providing services to any entity specified under sub. (1) unless the entity specified under sub. (1) is authorized to contract directly with that person for those services.

(3)

(a) A board of control may contract with a private school, tribal school, or private agency or organization to provide a service or program to that private school, tribal school, or private agency or organization only if all of the following apply:

1. The service or program was developed for and has been provided to public schools.

2. Providing the service or program will not have a negative effect on the agency’s ability to serve school districts.

(b) Any contract with an entity specified under sub. (1) other than a school district shall require payment for at least the full cost of the service or program provided.

(5) No contract may be for a term that is longer than 20 years.

History: 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 237 , 238 ; 1999 a. 32 ; 2009 a. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.4803 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.4803
Civil liability exemption; information concerning paternity.
Status: in_force

Any member of the staff of a hospital who is designated by the hospital and trained by the department of children and families under s. 69.14 (1) (cm) and who in good faith provides to a child’s available parents written information that is provided by the department of children and families and oral information or an audio or video presentation about statements acknowledging paternity as prescribed by the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. and about the significance and benefits of, and alternatives to, establishing paternity, under the requirements of s. 69.14 (1) (cm) , is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in providing that oral information or audio or video presentation and written information.

History: 2005 a. 155 ss. 46 , 48 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2017 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.015 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.015
Exempt printing.
Status: in_force

(2) Any printing for a single job which the department determines may be printed at a cost less than $50, other than stationery required for the use of the state, printing authorized and required by the legislature to be done for its use, or printing authorized and required by law to be done for the state, is not subject to this chapter.

(3) Printing is exempt from this chapter when the department exercises the discretion vested in s. 16.82 (4) to determine what printing shall be done by the state itself and what shall be contracted and when printing of forms is done by prison industries, as created under s. 303.01 (1) .

History: 1975 c. 39 , 200 ; 1981 c. 350 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 2015 a. 55 .