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Wis. Stat. § 181.1401 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1401
Dissolution by incorporators, directors, members and 3rd persons.
Status: in_force

(1) In general.

(a) Prior to the election of directors, unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws require a greater vote or voting by class, dissolution is authorized if it is approved by a majority of the incorporators.

(b) After the election of directors, unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws require a greater vote or voting by class, dissolution is authorized if it is approved by all of the following:

1. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board.

2. The members with voting rights, if any, by two-thirds of the votes cast or a majority of the voting power, whichever is less.

3. A 3rd person, in writing, whose approval is required by a provision of the articles of incorporation.

(2) Corporation without members with voting rights. If the corporation does not have members with voting rights, dissolution must be approved by a vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time the transaction is approved. In addition, the corporation shall provide notice of any board of directors’ meeting at which such approval is to be obtained in accordance with s. 181.0822 (3) . The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider dissolution of the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.

(3) Notice requirements. If the board seeks to have dissolution approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall give notice to its members of the proposed membership meeting in accordance with s. 181.0705 . The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider dissolving the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.

(4) Written consents or ballots. If the board seeks to have dissolution approved by the members by written consent or written ballot, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.

(5) Distribution of assets. The plan of dissolution shall indicate to whom the assets owned or held by the corporation will be distributed after all creditors have been paid.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.057 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.057
Wild animals; possession in open season.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to possess or control at any time a protected wild animal or the carcass of any protected wild animal showing that it was taken during the closed season for the protected wild animal. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169 .

History: 1997 a. 248 s. 503 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.057; 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 630.10 — WI Code / Chapter 630 / Section 630.10
Lobbying.
Status: in_force

Subchapter III of ch. 13 applies to all persons subject to regulation under chs. 600 to 655 .

History: 1979 c. 102 ; 1981 c. 314 ; 1989 a. 187 s. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 344.26 — WI Code / Chapter 344 / Section 344.26
Suspension after judgment for money damages.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Subject to the exceptions stated in ss. 344.25 (2) and 344.27 (2) , any operating privilege or registration suspended or revoked under s. 344.25 shall remain suspended or revoked for 5 years from the date of entry of judgment or until the judgment is stayed, satisfied, or discharged, whichever is earlier, and, unless 3 years have elapsed since the date on which the judgment was stayed, satisfied, or discharged or 8 years have elapsed since the date of entry of judgment, whichever is earlier, or unless the person is a nonresident, until the person whose operating privilege and registration was suspended or revoked furnishes and maintains in effect proof of financial responsibility for the future.

(b) If suspension of any operating privilege or registration under s. 344.25 was terminated before 5 years from the date of entry of judgment because an exception under s. 344.25 (2) or 344.27 (2) applied and the judgment debtor’s operating privilege or registration is subsequently suspended under s. 344.25 (2) or 344.27 (3) , the operating privilege or registration shall remain suspended for all of the following periods:

1. Five years from the date of suspension under s. 344.25 (2) or 344.27 (3) or until the judgment is stayed, satisfied, or discharged, whichever is earlier. A suspension period that commences on the date of suspension under s. 344.25 (2) or 344.27 (3) under this subdivision shall be reduced by the amount of time that the judgment debtor’s operating privilege or registration was suspended under s. 344.25 before one of the exceptions under s. 344.25 (2) or 344.27 (2) was satisfied.

2. Three years from the date on which the period under subd. 1. expires. The suspension under this subdivision does not apply to a person who is a nonresident or who furnishes and maintains in effect proof of financial responsibility for the future.

(3) Judgments in excess of the amounts specified in s. 344.01 (2) (d) shall, for the purpose of this section only, be deemed satisfied when payments in the amounts so specified have been credited thereon. Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the respective amounts so specified.

History: 1975 c. 297 ; 1997 a. 84 ; 1999 a. 80 , 186 ; 2009 a. 245 ; 2011 a. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 2.04 — WI Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2.04
Jurisdiction of counties on boundary lakes and state boundary waters.
Status: in_force

The counties now or hereafter organized upon the westerly shore of Lake Michigan shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on the lake. The counties now or hereafter organized on the shores of Green Bay shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on Green Bay. The counties now or hereafter organized on the southerly shore of Lake Superior shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on the lake. The counties now or hereafter organized on the easterly shore of the Mississippi River shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on the river. The counties now or hereafter organized on the shores of Lake Winnebago shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on any part of the lake. The counties now or hereafter organized on the easterly shore of the St. Croix River or lake shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on any part of the river or lake; when 2 or more counties are now or hereafter organized on the shores of any inland water of this state, as defined in s. 29.001 (45) , the counties shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on any part of the inland water; and all offenses committed against this state on any part of the waters may be heard and tried in any of the counties having common jurisdiction over the waters where the offense may be committed in which legal process against the offender is first served and may be alleged and shall be conclusively deemed to have been committed within the county; and all civil process from any of the counties may be executed within and upon the waters that are within the jurisdiction of the county. In the construction of this section all wharves and piers are part of the land with which they are connected.

History: 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (38) ; 1997 a. 248 .
Wis. Stat. § 710.05 — WI Code / Chapter 710 / Section 710.05
Adverse claim to account.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Account” means credit of a depositor with a financial institution, and includes a demand deposit or savings account, certificate of deposit, share account, time deposit, open account and other similar arrangements.

(b) “Depositor” means a person who, by agreement with a financial institution or by written power of attorney, has the right to issue orders or instructions concerning an account.

(c) “Financial institution” means a state or national bank, trust company, savings bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association or credit union doing business in this state.

(2) Except as provided in ch. 112 or subch. I of ch. 705 , notice to a financial institution of a claim to all or part of an account by any person other than a depositor of the account or the financial institution has no effect upon the rights and duties of the depositor or financial institution with respect to the account, and notwithstanding such notice or claim the financial institution may honor the orders and instructions of its depositor regarding the account without liability to the claimant until otherwise ordered by a court or administrative agency of appropriate jurisdiction.

History: 1977 c. 430 ; 1989 a. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 779.29 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.29
Intervention.
Status: in_force

In an action for the enforcement of a lien upon property under s. 779.18 a person not a party may, at any time before sale of the property upon which a lien is claimed, become a party defendant by filing with the clerk of the court where the action is pending an affidavit made in behalf of or by the person that the person is the owner of or of some interest in the property upon which a lien is claimed and believes that the claim for lien is invalid. Upon filing this affidavit the person may defend this action so far as a claim for a lien is concerned. If judgment has been previously rendered for a lien, the person may move the court for relief from the judgment within 20 days after the filing of the affidavit. The right to file an affidavit shall not extend beyond one year from the rendition of the judgment.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 57 , 92 (9) ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.29; 1983 a. 219 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1120 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1120
Obligation to pay money.
Status: in_force

(1) An amount received as interest, whether determined at a fixed, variable, or floating rate, on an obligation to pay money to the trustee, including an amount received as consideration for prepaying principal, must be allocated to income without any provision for amortization of premium.

(2) A trustee shall allocate to principal an amount received from the sale, redemption, or other disposition of an obligation to pay money to the trustee more than one year after it is purchased or acquired by the trustee, including an obligation whose purchase price or value when it is acquired is less than its value at maturity. If the obligation matures within one year after the trustee purchases or acquires it, an amount received in excess of its purchase price or its value when the trust acquires it must be allocated to income.

(3) This section does not apply to an obligation to which s. 701.1123 , 701.1124 , 701.1125 , 701.1126 , 701.1128 , or 701.1129 applies.

History: 2013 a. 92 s. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 119.40 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.40
Salary schedules.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Annually, the board shall establish a schedule of salaries for all classroom teachers, not including principals and vice principals, in the schools of the city.

(b) Annually, the board may establish one or more schedules of salaries for all its employees not covered under par. (a) .

(2) All schedules of salaries annually fixed by the board shall be adopted for the same period and on the same year basis as the annual school budget is adopted by the board.
Wis. Stat. § 452.19 — WI Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.19
Fees, commissions, and other compensation.
Status: in_force

(1m)

(a) No licensee may pay a fee or a commission or any part thereof for performing any act specified in this chapter or as compensation for a referral or as a finder’s fee to any person who is not licensed under this chapter or who is not regularly and lawfully engaged in the real estate brokerage business in another state, a territory or possession of the United States, or a foreign country, unless the person was licensed under this chapter when the commission was earned or when the referral fee arrangement was made.

(b) If a licensee is associated with a firm, all fees or commissions and any part thereof for performing any act specified in this chapter and all compensation for a referral or as a finder’s fee shall be paid to the firm.

(3)

(a)

1. A firm shall not accept compensation of any kind from another firm in connection with brokerage services performed as part of a real estate transaction involving a residential property containing one to 4 dwelling units.

2. The prohibition under subd. 1. applies regardless of whether the firm represents different parties, such as buyer and seller, or whether a non-listing firm is acting as a buyer’s agent, as a subagent, or in another cooperative capacity.

3. Subdivision 1. does not prohibit the payment of compensation for a referral fee or a finder’s fee as described in sub. (1m) .

(b) Any agreement or arrangement that violates this subsection is void and unenforceable.

(4)

(a) In any transaction involving a residential property containing one to 4 dwelling units, if a seller agrees to pay compensation to a firm that is not the listing firm for brokerage services provided to a buyer, the agreement must satisfy all of the following:

1. Be expressly stated in the fully executed offer to purchase or option to purchase.

2. Be signed by the buyer and the seller as part of the contract.

(b) A firm that is not the listing firm may not receive compensation from a party to a transaction who is not the client of the firm unless the agreement to pay the compensation is documented in the executed offer to purchase or option to purchase.

(c) A listing contract may not require or imply that a seller will pay compensation to a firm that is not the listing firm, as prohibited under par. (b) , unless such obligation is contingent upon its inclusion in the executed offer to purchase or option to purchase as provided in par. (a) .

(d) A listing contract shall include a statement as to whether the seller authorizes the listing firm to disclose if the seller is offering compensation to a firm other than the listing firm.

History: 1981 c. 94 ; 1983 a. 464 ; 1985 a. 128 ; 1989 a. 307 ; 2015 a. 258 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 111 ; 2023 a. 208 ; 2025 a. 69 .
Wis. Stat. § 948.098 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.098
Sexual misconduct by a school staff person or volunteer.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Physical contact of a sexual nature” means any of the following types of intentional touching, whether direct or through clothing:

1. Intentional touching by the actor or, upon the actor’s instruction, by another person, by the use of any body part or object, if the purpose of the intentional touching is any of the following:

a. To sexually degrade or sexually humiliate the pupil.

b. To sexually degrade or sexually humiliate the actor.

c. To sexually arouse or sexually gratify the pupil.

d. To sexually arouse or sexually gratify the actor.

2. Intentional touching by the pupil, by the use of any body part or object, of the actor or, if done upon the actor’s instructions, another person, if the purpose of the intentional touching is any of the following:

a. To sexually degrade or sexually humiliate the pupil.

b. To sexually degrade or sexually humiliate the actor.

c. To sexually arouse or sexually gratify the pupil.

d. To sexually arouse or sexually gratify the actor.

(b) “School” means a public or private elementary or secondary school, or a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m) .

(c) “School staff member” means any person who provides services to a school or a school board, including an employee of a school or a school board and a person who provides services to a school or a school board under a contract. “School staff member” includes a bus driver.

(d) “Sexual misconduct” means verbal conduct of a sexual nature or physical contact of a sexual nature. “Sexual misconduct” includes conduct directed by a person at another person of the same or opposite gender.

(e) “Verbal conduct of a sexual nature” means communications made intentionally for any of the following purposes:

1. Sexually degrading or sexually humiliating the pupil

2. Sexually degrading or sexually humiliating the actor.

3. Sexually arousing or sexually gratifying the pupil.

4. Sexually arousing or sexually gratifying the actor.

(f) “Volunteer” means a person, other than a school staff member, who provides services to a school without compensation.

(2) Any school staff member or volunteer who commits an act of sexual misconduct against a pupil enrolled in a school in this state is guilty of a Class I felony.

(3) A law enforcement officer who receives a report of an alleged violation of sub. (2) shall notify the department of public instruction of the alleged violation including the name of the person alleged and the name of the school district or school at which the person works or volunteers.

History: 2023 a. 200 ; 2025 a. 88 , 129 , 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 242.06 — WI Code / Chapter 242 / Section 242.06
When transfer is made or obligation is incurred.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) A transfer is made:

(a) With respect to an asset that is real property other than a fixture, but including the interest of a seller or purchaser under a contract for the sale of the asset, when the transfer is so far perfected that a good-faith purchaser of the asset from the debtor against whom applicable law permits the transfer to be perfected cannot acquire an interest in the asset that is superior to the interest of the transferee.

(b) With respect to an asset that is not real property or that is a fixture, when the transfer is so far perfected that a creditor on a simple contract cannot acquire a judicial lien other than under this chapter that is superior to the interest of the transferee.

(2) If applicable law permits the transfer to be perfected as provided in sub. (1) and the transfer is not so perfected before the commencement of an action for relief under this chapter, the transfer is deemed made immediately before the commencement of the action.

(3) If applicable law does not permit the transfer to be perfected as provided in sub. (1) , the transfer is made when it becomes effective between the debtor and the transferee.

(4) A transfer is not made until the debtor has acquired rights in the asset transferred.

(5) An obligation is incurred:

(a) If oral, when it becomes effective between the parties.

(b) If evidenced by a record, when the record signed by the obligor is delivered to or for the benefit of the obligee.

History: 1987 a. 192 ; 2023 a. 246 .
Wis. Stat. § 199.01 — WI Code / Chapter 199 / Section 199.01
Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as “The Citizens Utility Board Act”.

History: 1979 c. 72 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.172 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.172
Limited liability of drainage board members.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , a drainage board member is not liable to any other person for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a drainage board member, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:

(a) A willful failure to deal fairly with any person in connection with a matter in which the drainage board member has a material conflict of interest.

(b) A violation of criminal law, unless the drainage board member had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

(c) A transaction from which the drainage board member derived an improper personal profit.

(d) Willful misconduct.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , this section does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A civil or criminal proceeding brought by or on behalf of any governmental unit, authority or agency.

(b) A proceeding brought by any person for a violation of state or federal law if the proceeding is brought under an express private right of action created by state or federal statute.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a proceeding brought by a governmental unit, authority or agency in its capacity as a private party or contractor.

History: 1993 a. 456 .
Wis. Stat. § 244.52 — WI Code / Chapter 244 / Section 244.52
Claims and litigation.
Status: in_force

Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to claims and litigation authorizes the agent to do all of the following:

(1) Assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense, including an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.

(2) Bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise participate in litigation.

(3) Seek an attachment, garnishment, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.

(4) Make or accept a tender, offer of judgment, or admission of facts, submit a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination, and bind the principal in litigation.

(5) Submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, and propose or accept a compromise.

(6) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon which process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principal’s behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive, execute, and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, confession of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.

(7) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.

(8) Pay a judgment, award, or order against the principal or a settlement made in connection with a claim or litigation.

(9) Receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.

History: 2009 a. 319 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.776 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.776
Payment of support arrears.
Status: in_force

If a custodial parent who formerly received payments under s. 49.775 but who is no longer receiving payments under s. 49.775 assigned to the state under s. 49.775 (2) (bm) his or her right or the right of the dependent child to support from any other person, the department shall pay to the custodial parent all money in support arrears that is collected by the department after the custodial parent’s receipt of payments under s. 49.775 ceased and that accrued while the custodial parent was receiving those payments.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 87.16 — WI Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.16
Court proceedings given preference.
Status: in_force

Any action brought in any court for the purpose of enjoining, preventing or interfering with the construction, repairing, reconstruction, operation or maintenance of the improvement ordered by the department, or any part thereof, except actions to review the orders of the department under ss. 87.01 to 87.17 , shall be given preference in the circuit court. An appeal shall be given preference.

History: 1977 c. 187 , 449 ; 1983 a. 219 .