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Wis. Stat. § 632.74 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.74
Reinstatement of individual or franchise disability insurance policies.
Status: in_force

(1) Conditions of reinstatement. If an insurer, after termination of an individual or franchise disability insurance policy for nonpayment of premium, within one year after the termination accepts without reservation a premium payment, the policy is reinstated as of the date of the acceptance. There is no acceptance without reservation if the insurer delivers or mails a written statement of reservations within 45 days after receipt of the payment.

(2) Consequences of reinstatement. If a policy is reinstated under sub. (1) or if the insurer within one year after the termination issues to the policyholder a reinstatement policy, any losses resulting from accidents occurring or sickness beginning between the termination and the effective date of the reinstatement or the new policy are not covered, and no premium is payable for that period, except to the extent that the premium is applied to a reserve for future losses. The insurer may also charge a reinstatement fee in accordance with a schedule that has been filed with and expressly approved by the commissioner as not excessive and not unreasonably discriminatory. In all other respects, the reinstated or renewed contract shall be treated as an uninterrupted contract subject to any provisions which are endorsed on or attached to the contract in connection with the reinstatement and which are fully and prominently disclosed to the policyholder.

History: 1975 c. 375 ; 1985 a. 280 ; 1987 a. 247 .
Wis. Stat. § 454.145 — WI Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.145
Disclosure of temporary permit status.
Status: in_force

A person practicing under a temporary permit issued under s. 454.06 (10) shall, before performing a service that he or she is authorized to perform by the temporary permit, inform the person who is receiving the service that he or she is practicing under a temporary permit and that he or she has satisfied all requirements except passage of an examination for a license for the applicable occupation.

History: 1995 a. 231 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.935 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.935
Hours of labor.
Status: in_force

(1) In the case of a migrant worker employed exclusively in agricultural labor as defined in s. 108.02 (2) , the hours of labor shall be as follows:

(a) Except in an emergency, no migrant worker may be required to work or be penalized for failure to work on any premises for more than 6 days in any one week or more than 60 hours in any one week, or more than 12 hours in any one day.

(b) Whenever an employer permits a migrant worker to work on the premises of another employer in any one week or in any one day, the aggregate number of hours during which the migrant worker is required to work on such premises shall not exceed 60 in any one week or 12 in any one day.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a migrant worker from voluntarily exceeding the limits prescribed by pars. (a) and (b) .

(2) No migrant worker may be required to work for more than 6 hours continuously without a meal period of at least 30 minutes duration unless a shift can be completed within one additional hour. The meal period need not be considered as part of the hours of labor.

(3) Each migrant worker not employed exclusively in agricultural labor as defined in s. 108.02 (2) shall be provided a rest period of at least 10 minutes duration within each 5 hours of continuous employment, which rest period shall be considered a part of the hours of labor.

History: 1977 c. 17 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (28) .
Wis. Stat. § 126.43 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.43
Milk contractors; insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) Fire and extended coverage insurance. A milk contractor licensed under s. 126.41 (1) shall maintain fire and extended coverage insurance that covers, at their full value, all milk and milk products in the possession, custody, or control of the milk contractor. If the milk contractor is required to be licensed under s. 126.41 (1) (a) , the milk contractor shall maintain insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.

(2) Insurance cancellation; replacement. Whenever an insurance policy under sub. (1) is canceled, the milk contractor shall replace the policy so that there is no lapse in coverage.

(3) Insurance coverage; misrepresentation. No milk contractor may misrepresent any of the following to the department or to any milk producer or producer agent:

(a) That the milk contractor is insured.

(b) The nature, coverage, or material terms of the milk contractor’s insurance policy.

History: 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.76 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.76
Interstate compacts.
Status: in_force

(1) This section shall apply to the establishment of agreements not affecting the sovereignty of the United States.

(2) Any state agency may agree by compact with other states to apply existing standards for residents to nonresidents if the laws or regulations of the states with which such compacts are made are similarly applied to Wisconsin residents. The compact shall be effective when approved by joint resolution adopted by the legislature.

(3) Any state agency may negotiate compacts with similar agencies in other states relating to the treatment of nonresidents on subjects within its delegated powers but on which no legislation providing standards has been enacted. Such compacts shall be submitted to the legislature and shall be effective when approved as are bills.

(4) Each compact shall as nearly as possible set forth:

(a) The statutory authority for the delegated power under which the agency is proceeding.

(b) The legal effect of the compact as shown by the amendments to statutes and rules in the applicable states required to accomplish the objectives of the compact.

(c) The objectives of the compact.

(d) The precise reasons for the compact.

(e) The standards established by the compact.

(f) The procedures contemplated by the compact.

(g) The effective date of the compact.

(h) The effect of the compact upon:

1. Public finances.

2. Public policy.

History: 1971 c. 62 ; 1983 a. 308 .
Wis. Stat. § 85.62 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.62
Transportation fund balance and appropriation reductions.
Status: in_force

(1) During any fiscal biennium, if at any time the department determines that, at the close of the fiscal biennium, net appropriations and fund reserves from the transportation fund will exceed estimated transportation fund revenues by more than $30,000,000, the department shall develop a plan to eliminate, by the close of the fiscal biennium, this projected deficit by reducing state funds appropriations under s. 20.395 , other than those for debt service and sum sufficient appropriations, from the transportation fund. This plan may not include the reduction of any state funds appropriation if the reduction would violate a condition imposed by the federal government on the receipt of federal funds or if the reduction would violate the federal or state constitution. The secretary shall submit this plan to the joint committee on finance.

(2) If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the secretary within 14 working days after the date on which the secretary submits the plan under sub. (1) that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the secretary shall implement the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date on which the secretary submits the plan, the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the secretary may implement the plan only as approved, or modified and approved, by the committee.

(3) Notwithstanding ss. 13.101 (6) and 20.001 (3) (c) , if a plan is implemented as provided under sub. (2) , the appropriation accounts shall be reduced as specified in the plan implemented under sub. (2) .

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.55 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.55
Grants for services to persons in treatment.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall award grants to county departments under s. 46.23 or 51.42 for the purpose of providing services to persons who are receiving alcohol and other drug abuse treatment, including child care services for the children of the persons.

(2) A county department under s. 46.23 or 51.42 may apply to the department for a grant under sub. (1) . The department shall select applicants to receive grants under sub. (1) based on criteria developed by the department.

(3) A county department under s. 46.23 or 51.42 which receives a grant under sub. (1) shall give priority for the services to a family whose income is below 150 percent of the poverty line, under 42 USC 9902 (2), or to a family with only one parent living in the home.

(3m) Within the limits of available funding under s. 20.435 (5) (mb) , the department shall award grants under this section in a total amount for all grants of not more than $250,000 in each fiscal year.

History: 1987 a. 339 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 428.207 — WI Code / Chapter 428 / Section 428.207
Prepayment.
Status: in_force

(1) A customer may prepay a covered loan at any time without penalty if the payment is made in the context of a refinancing of the covered loan and if the covered loan is held by the refinancing lender. This subsection does not prohibit the servicer of a covered loan from imposing a prepayment penalty, unless the servicer is also the lender and holds the loan at the time of the refinancing.

(2) Any prepayment penalty under this section is subject to all of the following limitations:

(a) A prepayment penalty is permitted only during the 36 months immediately following the date of consummation of a covered loan.

(b) A lender may not include a prepayment penalty in a covered loan unless the lender offers the customer the option of choosing a loan product without a prepayment penalty. The terms of the offer shall be in writing and initialed by the customer. The offer shall be in a clear and conspicuous format and include the following disclosure:

(c) A prepayment penalty may not exceed 60 days’ interest at the contract rate on the amount prepaid on fixed-rate covered loans over $25,000 if the borrower prepays more than 20 percent of the original loan amount within 36 months immediately following the date of consummation of the covered loan.

(d) A prepayment penalty may not be collected on fixed-rate covered loans of $25,000 or less, on adjustable rate loans, or on those fixed-rate covered loans over $25,000 not specified in par. (c) .

History: 2003 a. 257 .
Wis. Stat. § 700.03 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.03
Classification of present and future interests.
Status: in_force

Interests in property are classified as to time of enjoyment as:

(1) A present interest, which entitles the owner to the present possession or enjoyment of the benefits of property; or

(2) A future interest, which does not entitle the owner to possession or enjoyment of the benefits of property until a future time.
Wis. Stat. § 601.45 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.45
Examination costs.
Status: in_force

(1) Costs to be paid by examinees. The reasonable costs of examinations and audits under ss. 601.43 , 601.44 , and 601.83 (5) (f) shall be paid by examinees except as provided in sub. (4) , either on the basis of a system of billing for actual salaries and expenses of examiners and other apportionable expenses, including office overhead, or by a system of regular annual billings to cover the costs relating to a group of companies, or a combination of such systems, as the commissioner may by rule prescribe. Additional funding, if any, shall be governed by s. 601.32 . The commissioner shall schedule annual hearings under s. 601.41 (5) to review current problems in the area of examinations.

(2) Duty to pay. The amount payable under sub. (1) shall become due 10 days after the examinee has been served a detailed account of the costs.

(3) Deposit. The commissioner may require any examinee, before or from time to time during an examination, to deposit with the secretary of administration such deposits as the commissioner deems necessary to pay the costs of the examination. Any deposit and any payment made under subs. (1) and (2) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.

(4) Exemptions. On the examinee’s request or on the commissioner’s own motion, the commissioner may pay all or part of the costs of an examination from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. , whenever the commissioner finds that because of the frequency of examinations or other factors, imposition of the costs would place an unreasonable burden on the examinee. The commissioner shall include in his or her annual report information about any instance in which the commissioner applied this subsection.

(5) Retaliation. Deposits and payments under this section shall not be deemed to be a tax or license fee within the meaning of any statute. If any other state charges a per diem fee for examination of examinees domiciled in this state, any examinee domiciled in that other state shall be required to pay the same fee when examined by the insurance office of this state.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 102 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 138 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0707 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0707
Dissent by shareholders and beneficial shareholders.
Status: in_force

(1) Partial exercise of dissenters’ rights. A shareholder may assert dissenters’ rights as to fewer than all of the shares registered in his or her name only if the shareholder dissents with respect to all shares beneficially owned by any one person and notifies the bank in writing of the name and address of each person on whose behalf he or she asserts dissenters’ rights. The rights of a shareholder, who asserts dissenters’ rights under this subsection as to fewer than all of the shares registered in his or her name, are determined as if the shares as to which he or she dissents and his or her other shares were registered in the names of different shareholders.

(2) Rights of beneficial shareholders. A beneficial shareholder may assert dissenters’ rights as to shares held on his or her behalf only if the beneficial shareholder does all of the following:

(a) Submits to the bank the shareholder’s written consent to the dissent not later than the time that the beneficial shareholder asserts dissenters’ rights.

(b) Submits the consent under par. (a) with respect to all shares of which he or she is the beneficial shareholder.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.21 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.21
Commissioner’s summary orders.
Status: in_force

(1) Summary order after hearing. Whenever the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe, and determines, after a hearing held as prescribed in s. 601.62 , that any insurer has committed or engaged in, or is committing or engaging in or is about to commit or engage in any act, practice or transaction, or is in or is about to get into a situation that would subject it to formal delinquency proceedings under this chapter, the commissioner may make and serve upon the insurer and any other persons involved, such orders other than seizure orders under ss. 645.22 and 645.23 as are reasonably necessary to correct, eliminate or remedy such conduct, condition or ground.

(2) Summary order before hearing. If the conditions of sub. (1) are satisfied, and if it appears to the commissioner that irreparable harm to the property or business of the insurer or to the interests of its policyholders, creditors or the public may occur unless the commissioner issues with immediate effect the orders described in sub. (1) , the commissioner may make and serve such orders without notice and before hearing, simultaneously serving upon the insurer notice of hearing under s. 601.62 .

(4) Judicial relief. If the commissioner issues a summary order before hearing under sub. (2) , the insurer may at any time waive the commissioner’s hearing and apply for immediate judicial relief by means of any remedy afforded by law without first exhausting administrative remedies. Subsequent to a hearing the insurer or any person whose interests are substantially affected is entitled to judicial review of any order issued by the commissioner.

History: 1971 c. 42 , 260 ; 1979 c. 93 , 102 , 177 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 348.09 — WI Code / Chapter 348 / Section 348.09
Projecting loads on side of vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) No person, without a permit therefor, may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer carrying any load extending beyond the fender line on the left side or extending more than 6 inches beyond the fender line on the right side of the vehicle.

(2) This section applies even though the total width of the vehicle and load does not exceed the maximum permitted under s. 348.05 .

(3)

(a) Subject to par. (b) , this section does not apply if the load is an implement of husbandry being transported as provided in s. 348.05 (2g) or (3m) or an agricultural commercial motor vehicle being transported as provided in s. 348.05 (3r) or (3t) .

(b) No person may transport by trailer or semitrailer on a highway an agricultural commercial motor vehicle exceeding 8 feet 6 inches in total outside width unless the agricultural commercial motor vehicle is equipped with at least 2 amber flashing warning lamps that are lighted and visible from both the front and rear. When lighted, these lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions during hours of darkness at a distance of 500 feet from the front and rear of the agricultural commercial motor vehicle. These lamps shall be mounted, as nearly as practicable, to indicate the extreme width of the agricultural commercial motor vehicle, but not more than 16 inches from the lateral extremities of the agricultural commercial motor vehicle.

History: 1999 a. 85 ; 2013 a. 377 ; 2015 a. 15 , 232 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0214 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0214
Annual report for department.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall deliver to the department for filing an annual report that states all of the following:

(a) The name of the corporation or foreign corporation.

(b) The street and e-mail address of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office.

(c) The street address of its principal office.

(d) The name and address of each director and principal officer.

(e) In the case of a foreign corporation, the jurisdiction of its governing law and any fictitious name adopted under s. 181.1506 (1) .

(2) Information in the annual report must be current as of the date the report is signed by the corporation or foreign corporation.

(3)

(a) A domestic corporation shall deliver its annual report to the department in each year following the calendar year in which the domestic corporation’s articles of incorporation became effective, during the calendar year quarter in which the anniversary date of the articles’ effective date occurs.

(b) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall deliver its annual report to the department during the first calendar quarter of each year following the calendar year in which the foreign corporation becomes authorized to transact business in this state.

(4) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the department promptly shall notify the reporting corporation or foreign corporation in a record and return the report to it for correction. If the annual report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the department within 30 days after the effective date of such notice, the annual report is timely filed.

(5) If an annual report contains a registered office or registered agent which differs from the information shown in the records of the department immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is considered a statement of change under s. 181.0502 or 181.1508 .

History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 258 ss. 435 , 436 , 606 , 609 , 611 , 613 ; 2025 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 324.38 — WI Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.38
Content of temporary custodial responsibility order.
Status: in_force

(1) An order granting custodial responsibility under this subchapter shall do all of the following:

(a) Designate the order as temporary.

(b) Identify to the extent feasible the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment.

(2) If applicable, an order for custodial responsibility under this subchapter shall do all of the following:

(a) Specify the allocation of physical placement, legal custody, and visitation among the deploying parent, the other parent, and any nonparent.

(b) If custodial responsibility is shared by 2 or more individuals under the order, or the order grants physical placement to one or more individuals and visitation to other individuals, provide a process to resolve any dispute that may arise.

(c) Provide for liberal communication between the deploying parent and the child during deployment, including through electronic means, unless contrary to the best interest of the child, and allocate any costs of communications.

(d) Provide for liberal contact between the deploying parent and the child during the time the deploying parent is on leave or otherwise available, unless contrary to the best interest of the child.

(f) Provide that the order will terminate on the applicable date under s. 324.37 (1) .

History: 2021 a. 161 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0804 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0804
Election, designation and appointment of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) Corporation with members. If the corporation has members, all of the directors except the initial directors shall be elected at the first annual meeting of members, and at each annual meeting thereafter, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide some other time or method of election, or provide that some of the directors are appointed by some other person or are designated.

(2) Corporation without members. If the corporation does not have members, all of the directors except the initial directors shall be elected, appointed or designated as provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws. If no method of designation or appointment is set forth in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the directors other than the initial directors shall be elected by the board.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.441 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.441
Comprehensive mental health consultation program.
Status: in_force

The department shall convene a statewide group of interested persons, including at least one representative of the Medical College of Wisconsin, to develop a concept paper, business plan, and standards for a comprehensive mental health consultation program that incorporates general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction medicine and psychiatry, a perinatal psychiatry consultation program, and the child psychiatry consultation program under s. 51.442 .

History: 2019 a. 9 .