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Wis. Stat. § 178.0304 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0304
Statement of denial.
Status: in_force

A person named in a filed statement of authority granting that person authority may deliver to the department for filing a statement of denial that does all of the following:

(1) Provides the name of the partnership and the caption of the statement of authority to which the statement of denial pertains.

(2) Denies the grant of authority.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 230.20 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.20
Recommendations.
Status: in_force

(1) Selection of classified state employees shall be based solely on merit and no employment recommendation shall be based on political or religious affiliations or on membership in associations not primarily related to merit in employment.

(2) An appointing authority may consider only those recommendations which he or she believes provide an objective evaluation of an applicant’s character, training, experience, skills or abilities as they relate to the requirements for the position.

History: 1971 c. 270 ; 1977 c. 196 s. 45 ; 1977 c. 273 ; Stats. 1977 s. 230.20; 1999 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 707.10 — WI Code / Chapter 707 / Section 707.10
Zoning and other regulation of time-share projects.
Status: in_force

(1) Limitations; land use regulation. No zoning or other land use ordinance or regulation may prohibit time-share projects or impose any requirements upon a time-share project which it does not impose upon a physically identical development under a different form of ownership. No provision of a state or local building code may be applied differently to an improvement to real property in a time-share project than would be applied to a similar improvement under a different form of ownership.

(2) Limitations; other regulations. No county, city or other jurisdiction, other than the state, may impose a burden or restriction on a time-share project that is not imposed on all other property of similar character not part of a time-share project.

History: 1987 a. 399 .
Wis. Stat. § 648.15 — WI Code / Chapter 648 / Section 648.15
Reports and replies.
Status: in_force

(1) Reports. The commissioner may require from any care management organization any of the following:

(a) Statements, reports, answers to questionnaires, and other information in whatever reasonable form the commissioner designates and at such reasonable intervals as the commissioner chooses, or from time to time.

(b) Full explanation of the programming of any data storage or communication system in use.

(c) Information from any books, records, electronic data processing systems, computers, or any other information storage system at any reasonable time in any reasonable manner.

(d) Statements, reports, audits, or certification from a certified public accountant or an actuary approved by the commissioner.

(2) Forms. The commissioner, after consulting with the department, may prescribe forms for the reports under sub. (1) and specify who shall execute or certify such reports.

(3) Accounting methods. The commissioner, after consulting with the department, may prescribe reasonable minimum standards and techniques of accounting and data handling to ensure that timely and reliable information will exist and will be available to the commissioner.

(4) Replies. Any officer or manager of a care management organization, any person controlling or having a contract under which the person has a right to control a care management organization, whether exclusively or otherwise, or any person with executive authority over or in charge of any segment of such a care management organization’s affairs, shall reply promptly in writing or in another designated form, to any written inquiry from the commissioner requesting a reply.

(5) Verification. The commissioner may require that any communication made to the commissioner under this section be verified.

(6) Immunity. In the absence of actual malice, no person shall be subject to damages in an action for defamation based on a communication to the commissioner required by law under this chapter or by the commissioner under this chapter.

(7) Experts. The commissioner may employ experts to assist the commissioner in an examination or in the review of any transaction subject to approval under this chapter. The care management organization that is the subject of the examination, or that is a party to a transaction under review, including the person acquiring, controlling, or attempting to acquire the care management organization, shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by the commissioner for the expert and related expenses.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0806 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0806
Disposition of assets in winding up; when contributions required.
Status: in_force

(1) In winding up its business, a partnership shall apply its assets, including the contributions required by this section, to discharge the partnership’s obligations to creditors, including partners that are creditors.

(2) After a partnership complies with sub. (1) , any surplus must be distributed in the following order, subject to any charging order in effect under s. 178.0504 :

(a) To each person owning a transferable interest that reflects contributions made and not previously returned, an amount equal to the value of the unreturned contributions.

(b) Among persons owning transferable interests, in proportion to their respective rights to share in distributions immediately before the dissolution of the partnership.

(3) If a partnership’s assets are insufficient to satisfy all its obligations under sub. (1) , with respect to each unsatisfied obligation incurred when the partnership was not a limited liability partnership, the following rules apply:

(a) Each person that was a partner when the obligation was incurred and that has not been released from the obligation under s. 178.0703 shall contribute to the partnership for the purpose of enabling the partnership to satisfy the obligation. The contribution due from each of those persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of a partner in effect for each of those persons when the obligation was incurred.

(b) If a person does not contribute the full amount required under par. (a) with respect to an unsatisfied obligation of the partnership, the other persons required to contribute by par. (a) on account of the obligation shall contribute the additional amount necessary to discharge the obligation. The additional contribution due from each of those other persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of a partner in effect for each of those other persons when the obligation was incurred.

(c) If a person does not make the additional contribution required by par. (b) , further additional contributions are determined and due in the same manner as provided in that paragraph.

(4) A person that makes an additional contribution under sub. (3) (b) or (c) may recover from any person whose failure to contribute under sub. (3) (a) or (b) necessitated the additional contribution. A person may not recover under this subsection more than the amount additionally contributed. A person’s liability under this subsection may not exceed the amount the person failed to contribute.

(5) If a partnership does not have sufficient surplus to comply with sub. (2) (a) , any surplus must be distributed among the owners of transferable interests in proportion to the value of the respective unreturned contributions.

(6) All distributions made under sub. (2) must be paid in money.

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 15.13 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.13
Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; creation.
Status: in_force

There is created a department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under the direction and supervision of the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The board shall consist of 7 members with an agricultural background and 2 members who are consumer representatives, appointed for staggered 6-year terms. Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to party affiliation, residence or interest in any special organized group.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.53 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.53
Resolution of necessity.
Status: in_force

If the common council proposes any public improvement involving the acquisition of private property or the use of public property, it shall pass a resolution by a three-fourths vote of the entire membership of the common council declaring the need to acquire or use certain property for a specified purpose. The common council shall state in its resolution the general nature of the proposed improvement and require the board to submit a report and tentative plan of the proposed improvement to the common council for its approval. The board may require the city engineer to submit to the board a detailed map and description of the property necessary for the proposed improvement plus adjacent property and other surveys, maps, descriptions of property or estimates of cost the board needs to prepare the report and tentative plan.

History: 1983 a. 236 .
Wis. Stat. § 755.04 — WI Code / Chapter 755 / Section 755.04
Salary.
Status: in_force

The governing body shall fix a salary for the judge. The salary may be increased by the governing body before the start of the 2nd or a subsequent year of service of the term of the judge, but shall not be decreased during a term. The salary of a municipal judge who is designated or appointed under s. 8.50 (4) (fm) or 800.06 shall be determined by contract between the municipality and the judge. The judge may not serve until the contract is entered into. Salaries may be paid annually or in equal installments as determined by the governing body, but no judge may be paid a salary for any time during the term during which the judge has not executed and filed his or her official bond or official oath, as required by s. 755.03 .

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 94 ; 1977 c. 305 s. 64 ; Stats. 1977 s. 755.04; 1985 a. 304 ; 2009 a. 402 .
Wis. Stat. § 281.94 — WI Code / Chapter 281 / Section 281.94
Investigation of alleged water withdrawal violations.
Status: in_force

(1) Any 6 or more residents of this state may petition for an investigation of a withdrawal alleged to be in violation of s. 281.35 , 281.344 (3) (a) , or 281.346 (3) (a) , in violation of a condition, limitation or restriction of a permit or approval issued in conformance with s. 281.35 (6) (a) or in violation of any rule promulgated under s. 281.35 (4) to (6) , 281.344 (3) (a) , or 281.346 (3) (a) by submitting to the department a petition identifying the alleged violator and setting forth in detail the reasons for believing a violation occurred. The petition shall state the name and address of a person in this state authorized to receive service of answer and other papers on behalf of the petitioners and the name and address of a person authorized to appear at a hearing on behalf of the petitioners.

(2) Upon receipt of a petition, the department shall do one of the following:

(a) If the department determines that the allegations are true, order the alleged violator to take whatever action is necessary to achieve compliance with the statute, rule, condition, limitation or restriction.

(b) Conduct a contested case hearing on the allegations of the petition. Within 60 days after the hearing, the department shall either dismiss the petition or notify the alleged violator of its finding that the allegations are true and order the alleged violator to take whatever action is necessary to achieve compliance with the statute, rule, condition, limitation or restriction.

(d) If the department determines that the allegations are untrue or that the petition was filed maliciously or in bad faith, dismiss the petition without holding a hearing.

(3) Any person who maliciously or in bad faith files a petition under sub. (1) is liable for attorney fees and damages or other appropriate relief to the person that is the subject of the petition.

History: 1985 a. 60 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 827 ; Stats. 1995 s. 281.94; 2007 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.06 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.06
Rights of employees in military service.
Status: in_force

Any person in the classified service in any such county who is now or hereafter becomes an active member of the military or naval forces of the United States during a period officially proclaimed to be a national emergency or limited national emergency or under P.L. 87-117 , shall be granted leave of absence, such leave to be continuous for the duration of the existing emergency or duty, plus 90 days. Service toward seniority or salary advancement shall be deemed not to be interrupted by such military service, provided that persons occupying a probationary status upon commencing such military leave shall revert to such status upon reinstatement. Application for reinstatement shall be made within 90 days from honorable discharge from the military service. Evidence of honorable discharge shall be presented to the civil service commission with such application. The position of the person so on leave shall not be filled except by appointment through the certification of the persons next eligible. Upon application of the person so on leave and presentation of evidence of such honorable discharge and of such evidence of physical fitness to perform the duties of the position formerly occupied as shall be satisfactory to the civil service commission the person shall be reinstated in the position formerly occupied by the person or in a position having similar character and standards of duties and compensation, if such military service was not for more than 4 years unless extended by law. The person appointed to fill such position during the absence of the person so on military leave shall, upon the latter’s reinstatement, be transferred to a similar position if one is available, or if not, that person’s name shall be placed on the appropriate reinstatement list in accordance with the rules of the civil service commission.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 119.82 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.82
Alternative educational programs for learnfare pupils.
Status: in_force

(1m) Upon the request of the child or the child’s parent or guardian, the board shall provide an alternative educational program for any child who resides in the city and satisfies all of the following:

(a) Is at least 13 years of age but not more than 18 years of age.

(b) Is receiving aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 or is a member of a Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s) , with a member who is participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) .

(c) Has been or is being sanctioned under s. 49.26 (1) (h) .

(2m) Programs under sub. (1m) shall be designed to meet the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33 .

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4021 , 9145 (1) ; 1995 a. 289 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 104 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 786.04 — WI Code / Chapter 786 / Section 786.04
Specific performance; conveyance; warranties.
Status: in_force

The court may require the guardian to convey the real estate which such individual adjudicated incompetent might or ought to have conveyed if still competent. Where such individual contracted before incompetency to convey real estate by warranty deed, the guardian shall convey by warranty deed subject to any exceptions set forth in the individual’s contract to convey. The guardian shall not be personally liable because of any breach of such warranty, but such warranty deed shall have the same effect for all purposes as if the individual adjudicated incompetent had executed it at such time while competent. This section is applicable where an individual adjudicated incompetent before incompetency made an assignment of a contract to convey real estate but did not deed to the assignee the title to the premises covered by the contract.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 63 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 786.04; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.22 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.22
Discrimination forbidden.
Status: in_force

No public utility may charge, demand, collect or receive more or less compensation for any service performed by it within the state, or for any service in connection therewith, than is specified in the schedules for the service filed under s. 196.19 , including schedules of joint rates, as may at the time be in force, or demand, collect or receive any rate, toll or charge not specified in the schedule.

History: 1983 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.38 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.38
Investigation and study of discrimination.
Status: in_force

Except as provided under s. 111.375 (2) , the department shall:

(1) Investigate the existence, character, causes and extent of discrimination in this state and the extent to which the same is susceptible of elimination.

(2) Study the best and most practicable ways of eliminating any discrimination found to exist, and formulate plans for the elimination thereof by education or other practicable means.

(3) Publish and disseminate reports embodying its findings and the results of its investigations and studies relating to discrimination and ways and means of reducing or eliminating it.

(4) Confer, cooperate with and furnish technical assistance to employers, labor unions, educational institutions and other public or private agencies in formulating programs, educational and otherwise, for the elimination of discrimination.

(5) Make specific and detailed recommendations to the interested parties as to the methods of eliminating discrimination.

(6) Transmit to the legislature from time to time recommendations for any legislation which may be deemed desirable in the light of the department’s findings as to the existence, character and causes of any discrimination.

History: 1977 c. 196 ; 1981 c. 334 ss. 18 , 25 (2) ; Stats. 1981 s. 111.38.
Wis. Stat. § 450.033 — WI Code / Chapter 450 / Section 450.033
Services delegated by physician.
Status: in_force

A pharmacist may perform any patient care service delegated to the pharmacist by a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5) .

History: 2013 a. 294 .
Wis. Stat. § 815.38 — WI Code / Chapter 815 / Section 815.38
Execution, certificate of sale, recording.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the sale of real estate on execution the officer making the same shall make out and subscribe duplicate certificates of such sale containing a particular description of the premises sold; the price bid for each distinct lot or parcel; the whole consideration money paid; and the time when such sale will become absolute and the purchaser will be entitled to a conveyance pursuant to law and shall record one of the duplicate certificates within 10 days after the sale in the office of the register of deeds and shall deliver the other to the purchaser. If there are 2 or more purchasers a certificate shall be delivered to each.

(2) Promptly following every execution sale the sheriff shall return the execution into court and record with it a detailed report of his or her doings upon the execution.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.38; 1993 a. 301 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0907 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0907
Withdrawal deemed on conversion to or merger into domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership.
Status: in_force

A registered foreign limited liability company that converts to, or merges into, a domestic limited liability partnership or to or into a domestic entity whose formation requires the delivery of a record to the department for filing is deemed to have withdrawn its registration on the effective date of the conversion or merger, unless the registration is transferred to such company pursuant to s. 183.0909 .

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 114.13 — WI Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114.13
Purchase of land for airports and spaceports.
Status: in_force

Private property needed by a county, city, village or town for an airport or landing field or landing and take-off strip, or for a spaceport or spacecraft launch or landing area, or property or rights for the protection of the aerial approaches thereof, shall be acquired by purchase if the city, village, town or county is able to agree with the owners on the terms thereof, and otherwise by condemnation, as provided in s. 32.05 . The purchase price or award for real property acquired for an airport or landing field or landing and take-off strip, or for a spaceport or spacecraft launch or landing area, or property or rights for the protection of the aerial approaches thereof, may be paid for the appropriation of moneys available therefor, or wholly or partly from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of the city, village, town or county, as the governing body of such city, village, town or county determines, subject to ch. 67 . Such property or rights may be acquired by gift, which the respective governing bodies are authorized to accept.

History: 2005 a. 335 .
Wis. Stat. § 980.135 — WI Code / Chapter 980 / Section 980.135
Local restrictions; limited exemption.
Status: in_force

No county, city, town, or village may enforce an ordinance or resolution that restricts or prohibits a sex offender from residing at a certain location or that restricts or prohibits a person from providing housing to a sex offender against an individual who is released under s. 980.08 or against a person who provides housing to the individual so long as the individual is subject to supervised release under this chapter, the individual is residing where he or she is ordered to reside under s. 980.08 , and the individual is in compliance with all court orders issued under this chapter.

History: 2015 a. 156 .
Wis. Stat. § 405.116 — WI Code / Chapter 405 / Section 405.116
Choice of law and forum.
Status: in_force

(1) The liability of an issuer, nominated person, or adviser for action or omission is governed by the law of the jurisdiction chosen by an agreement in the form of a record signed or otherwise authenticated by the affected parties in the manner provided in s. 405.104 or by a provision in the person’s letter of credit, confirmation, or other undertaking. The jurisdiction whose law is chosen need not bear any relation to the transaction.

(2) Unless sub. (1) applies, the liability of an issuer, nominated person, or adviser for action or omission is governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the person is located. The person is considered to be located at the address indicated in the person’s undertaking. If more than one address is indicated, the person is considered to be located at the address from which the person’s undertaking was issued. For the purpose of jurisdiction, choice of law, and recognition of interbranch letters of credit, but not enforcement of a judgment, all branches of a bank are considered separate juridical entities and a bank is considered to be located at the place where its relevant branch is considered to be located under this subsection.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the liability of an issuer, nominated person, or adviser is governed by any rules of custom or practice, such as the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, to which the letter of credit, confirmation, or other undertaking is expressly made subject. If this chapter would govern the liability of an issuer, nominated person, or adviser under sub. (1) or (2) , if the relevant undertaking incorporates rules of custom or practice, and if there is conflict between this chapter and those rules as applied to that undertaking, those rules govern except to the extent of any conflict with the nonvariable provisions specified in s. 405.103 (3) .

(4) If there is conflict between this chapter and ch. 403 , 404 , 409 , or 410 , this chapter governs.

(5) The forum for settling disputes arising out of an undertaking within this chapter may be chosen in the manner and with the binding effect that governing law may be chosen in accordance with sub. (1) .

History: 2005 a. 213 .