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Wis. Stat. § 29.324 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.324
Group deer hunting.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Contact” means visual or voice contact without the aid of any mechanical or electronic amplifying device other than a hearing aid.

(b) “Group deer hunting party” means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms or airguns, each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer.

(c) “Youth deer approval” means an approval that authorizes the taking of one antlerless deer and that is issued by the department with a youth deer license.

(d) “Youth deer license” means a license that is issued by the department to a person who is under the age of 18 and that authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm or airgun.

(2) Except as provided in subs. (4) and (5) , any member of a group deer hunting party may kill a deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if all of the following conditions exist:

(a) At the time and place of the kill, the person who kills the deer is in contact with the person for whom the deer is killed.

(b) The person for whom the deer is killed possesses a current unused approval that authorizes the harvest of the deer killed.

(4) If the department issues youth deer approvals, no member of a group deer hunting party may use a youth deer approval issued to another member of the group deer hunting party to kill an antlerless deer for that other member.

(5) No member of a group hunting party who is serving as a mentor under s. 29.592 for another member of the group hunting party may kill a deer for the person being mentored or use a deer approval issued to the person being mentored.

History: 1983 a. 546 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 506 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.324; 2015 a. 89 , 100 ; 2017 a. 59 , 61 , 62 ; 2017 a. 364 ss. 4 , 49 ; 2023 a. 115 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.371 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.371
Local ordinance; collective bargaining agreements.
Status: in_force

Section 111.37 does not do any of the following:

(1) Prevent a county, city, village or town from adopting an ordinance that prohibits honesty testing, restricts the use of honesty testing to a greater extent than s. 111.37 or provides employees with more rights and remedies with respect to honesty testing than are provided under s. 111.37 .

(2) Supersede, preempt or prohibit provisions of a collective bargaining agreement that prohibit honesty testing, restrict the use of honesty testing to a greater extent than s. 111.37 or provide employees with more rights and remedies with respect to honesty testing than are provided under s. 111.37 .

History: 1991 a. 289 , 315 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.109 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.109
Payable to bearer or to order.
Status: in_force

(1) A promise or order is payable to bearer if any of the following applies:

(a) It states that it is payable to bearer or to the order of bearer or otherwise indicates that the person in possession of the promise or order is entitled to payment.

(b) It does not state a payee.

(c) It states that it is payable to or to the order of cash or otherwise indicates that it is not payable to an identified person.

(2) A promise or order that is not payable to bearer is payable to order if it is payable to the order of an identified person or to an identified person or order. A promise or order that is payable to order is payable to the identified person.

(3) An instrument payable to bearer may become payable to an identified person if it is specially endorsed under s. 403.205 (1) . An instrument payable to an identified person may become payable to bearer if it is endorsed in blank under s. 403.205 (2) .

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0811 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0811
Enforcement and defense of claims.
Status: in_force

A trustee shall take reasonable steps to enforce claims of the trust known to the trustee and to defend claims against the trust known to the trustee.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.207 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.207
Nonresident 5-day small game hunting license.
Status: in_force

(1) A nonresident 5-day small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident 5-day small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game for which there is an open season during the 5-day period for which it is issued but does not authorize the hunting of deer, elk, bear, wild turkey, or fur-bearing animals.

(2) A nonresident 5-day small game hunting license authorizes hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 271 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.207; 2001 a. 109 ; 2009 a. 119 ; 2011 a. 252 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.15 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.15
Rewards.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person convicted of or charged with any felony escapes, or whenever any heinous crime has been committed, the governor may offer a reward of not to exceed $500 for the apprehension and delivery of such person or the conviction of the perpetrator of such crime. If such reward is claimed, whether by one or more persons, the governor shall finally determine to whom the same shall be paid, and, if to more than one person what portion to each, and shall certify the determination to the secretary of state. No such offer of a reward by the governor shall impose any actionable liability on the state.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 61.197 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.197
Selection of officers.
Status: in_force

(1) Officers other than members of the village board and municipal judges except as provided in s. 61.65 , shall be selected by one of the following methods:

(a) Appointment by the village president.

(b) Appointment by the village president subject to confirmation by the village board.

(c) Appointment by the village board.

(d) Election by the voters of those officers so enumerated in s. 61.19 , unless otherwise provided pursuant to s. 61.195 .

(e) Selection under any of the above methods, the selection to be from an eligible list established pursuant to s. 66.0509 .

(f) A corporation or an independent contractor may be appointed as the village assessor. The corporation or independent contractor so appointed shall designate the person responsible for the assessment. The designee shall file the official oath under s. 19.01 , and sign the affidavit of the assessor attached to the assessment roll under s. 70.49 . No person may be designated by any corporation or independent contractor unless he or she has been granted the appropriate certification under s. 73.09 . For purposes of this subsection, “independent contractor” means a person who either is under contract to furnish appraisal and assessment services or is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, business or profession in which the services are offered to the general public.

(2) Such officers shall continue to be selected in the manner prevailing on April 15, 1939, provided one of the above plans was in force on that date. Such method shall be continued until changed in the manner provided by s. 66.0101 . However, any village may require that selection be made from an eligible list as specified under sub. (1) (e) by the enactment of an ordinary ordinance.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1977 c. 305 s. 64 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 949.33 — WI Code / Chapter 949 / Section 949.33
Agency cooperation.
Status: in_force

Upon request by the department, any state or local agency, including a district attorney or law enforcement agency, shall make available all reports, files, and other appropriate information which the department requests in order to make a determination that a health care provider is eligible for an award under this subchapter.

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 324.39 — WI Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.39
Order for child support.
Status: in_force

If the court issues an order granting physical placement under this subchapter, or an agreement granting physical placement has been executed under subch. II , the court may enter a temporary order for child support consistent with the law of this state other than this chapter if the court has jurisdiction under ch. 769 .

History: 2021 a. 161 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.457 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.457
Limiting felon’s right to damages.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Crime” means a crime under the laws of this state or under federal law.

(b) “Damages” means damages for an injury to real or personal property, for death, or for personal injury.

(c) “Felony” means a felony under the laws of this state or under federal law.

(d) “Victim” means a person against whom an act constituting a felony was committed.

(2) No person may recover damages from any of the following persons for injury or death incurred while committing, or as a result of committing, an act that constituted a felony, if the person was convicted of a felony for that act:

(a) A victim of that felony.

(b) An individual other than a victim of that felony who assisted or attempted to assist in the prevention of the act, who assisted or attempted to assist in the protection of the victim, or who assisted or attempted to assist in the apprehension or detention of the person committing the act unless the individual who assisted or attempted to assist is convicted of a crime as a result of his or her assistance or attempted assistance.

(3) This section does not prohibit a person from recovering damages for death or personal injury resulting from a device used to provide security that is intended or likely to cause great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14) , or death.

(4)

(a) Any applicable statute of limitations for an action to recover damages against a person described under sub. (2) (a) or (b) for injury or death incurred while committing, or as a result of committing, an act that constituted a felony is tolled during the period beginning with the commencement of a criminal proceeding charging the person who committed the act with a felony for that act and ending with the final disposition, as defined in s. 893.13 (1) , of the criminal proceeding.

(b) Any applicable statute of limitations for an action to recover damages from an individual described under sub. (2) (b) for injury or death incurred while committing, or as a result of committing, an act that constituted a felony is tolled during the period beginning with the commencement of a criminal proceeding charging the individual described under sub. (2) (b) with a crime as a result of his or her assistance or attempt to assist and ending with the final disposition, as defined in s. 893.13 (1) , of the criminal proceeding. This paragraph does not apply if a criminal proceeding described in par. (a) does not result in a felony conviction and there is no other criminal proceeding described under par. (a) pending.

(5) A court may stay a civil action described under sub. (2) until the final disposition of a criminal proceeding described under sub. (4) .

History: 2003 a. 87 ; 2005 a. 155 s. 68 ; Stats. 2005 s. 895.457.
Wis. Stat. § 19.345 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.345
Time computation.
Status: in_force

In ss. 19.33 to 19.39 , when a time period is provided for performing an act, whether the period is expressed in hours or days, the whole of Saturday, Sunday, and any legal holiday, from midnight to midnight, shall be excluded in computing the period.

History: 2003 a. 47 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.32 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.32
General powers.
Status: in_force

Turnpike corporations may be organized under ch. 181 and shall have the powers enumerated therein except as otherwise provided in ss. 182.30 to 182.48 .
Wis. Stat. § 969.13 — WI Code / Chapter 969 / Section 969.13
Forfeiture.
Status: in_force

(1) If the conditions of the bond are not complied with, the court having jurisdiction over the defendant in the criminal action shall enter an order declaring the bail to be forfeited.

(2) This order may be set aside upon such conditions as the court imposes if it appears that justice does not require the enforcement of the forfeiture.

(3) By entering into a bond, the defendant and sureties submit to the jurisdiction of the court for the purposes of liability on the bond and irrevocably appoint the clerk as their agent upon whom any papers affecting their bond liability may be served. Their liability may be enforced without the necessity of an independent action.

(4) Notice of the order of forfeiture under sub. (1) shall be mailed forthwith by the clerk to the defendant and the defendant’s sureties at their last addresses. If the defendant does not appear and surrender to the court within 30 days from the date of the forfeiture and within such period the defendant or the defendant’s sureties do not satisfy the court that appearance and surrender by the defendant at the time scheduled for the defendant’s appearance was impossible and without the defendant’s fault, the court shall upon motion of the district attorney enter judgment for the state against the defendant and any surety for the amount of the bail and costs of the court proceeding. Proceeds of the judgment shall be paid to the county treasurer. The motion and such notice of motion as the court prescribes may be served on the clerk who shall forthwith mail copies to the defendant and the defendant’s sureties at their last addresses.

(5)

(a) A cash deposit made with the clerk pursuant to this chapter shall be applied first to the payment of any recompense determined under par. (b) and then, if the recompense is paid in full, to the payment of costs. If any amount of such deposit remains after the payment of costs, it shall be applied to payment of the judgment of forfeiture. The person making the cash deposit shall be given written notice of the requirements of this paragraph.

(b) The court shall determine a recompense amount for any victim, or if the victim is deceased, for his or her estate, of the crime for which the bond was entered into unless the court finds substantial reason not to do so and states the reason on the record. The court shall determine the recompense amount in the same manner as the court would have determined the restitution amount under s. 973.20 (2) , (3) , (4) , (4m) , (5) , and (7) had the person been convicted.

History: 1971 c. 298 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 447 .
Wis. Stat. § 812.34 — WI Code / Chapter 812 / Section 812.34
Exemption.
Status: in_force

(1) The exemptions provided in this section do not apply if the judgment debt meets one of the following conditions:

(a) Was ordered by a court under s. 128.21 or by any court of the United States under 11 USC 1301 to 1330 .

(b) Is for the support of any person.

(c) Is for unpaid taxes.

(2)

(a) Unless the court grants relief under s. 812.38 (2) or par. (b) or (c) applies, 80 percent of the debtor’s disposable earnings are exempt from garnishment under this subchapter.

(b) The debtor’s earnings are totally exempt from garnishment under this subchapter if:

1. The debtor’s household income is below the poverty line.

2. The debtor receives need-based public assistance, has received such assistance within 6 months prior to service of the earnings garnishment forms upon the garnishee or has been determined eligible to receive need-based assistance although actual receipt of benefits has not commenced.

(c) If the garnishment of 20 percent of the debtor’s disposable income under this subchapter would result in the debtor’s household income being below the poverty line, the amount of the garnishment is limited to the debtor’s household income in excess of the poverty line before the garnishment is in effect.

(3) The judicial conference shall adopt and make available schedules and worksheets to assist debtors in computing their eligibility for exemption under sub. (2) (b) 1. The schedules shall divide the annual poverty line for families of various sizes by 12, rounding to the nearest dollar, and the worksheets shall assist debtors to compute their household incomes. The judicial conference shall develop separate schedules for debtors paid on a weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly basis by dividing the annual poverty line by 52, 26, 24 and 12, respectively, and rounding to the nearest dollar. The judicial conference shall revise those schedules annually to reflect changes in the poverty line. The revised schedules shall take effect July 1 for earnings garnishments or extensions commencing thereafter.

History: 1993 a. 80 ; 1999 a. 119 ; 2003 a. 138 .
Wis. Stat. § 119.75 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.75
First grade programs.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall provide expanded educational opportunities for first grade pupils who have participated in an expanded 5-year-old kindergarten program under s. 119.71 .

(2) Annually, the board shall spend at least $1,070,000 to pay the costs of teachers, aides and other support staff, transportation of staff to pupils’ homes, in-service programs, parental involvement programs and instructional materials related to the programs under sub. (1) . The board may not use the funds to provide facilities to house the programs under sub. (1) or to pay pupil transportation or indirect administrative costs associated with the programs under sub. (1) .

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.87 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.87
Coverage of treatment for autism spectrum disorders.
Status: in_force

Defined network plans are subject to s. 632.895 (12m) .

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 344.16 — WI Code / Chapter 344 / Section 344.16
Requirements as to self-insurers.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person in whose name more than 25 motor vehicles are registered may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the secretary as provided in sub. (2) .

(2) The secretary may, upon the application of such a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when satisfied that such person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against such person.

(3) Upon not less than 5 days’ notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the secretary may upon reasonable grounds cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within 30 days after such judgment has become final constitutes a reasonable ground for cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (c) ; 1977 c. 273 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.10 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.10
Previous practice.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 448.05 (2) , a person who, on April 1, 2015, possessed a valid license to practice medicine and surgery under s. 448.05 (2) or 448.065 , 2011 stats., may retain, practice under, and continue to renew that license, subject to any other provisions in this subchapter or any rules promulgated by the board governing a license to practice medicine and surgery.

History: 1975 c. 383 , 421 ; 1981 c. 390 ; 1985 a. 135 ; 1993 a. 107 ; 1997 a. 175 ; 2013 a. 240 .
Wis. Stat. § 766.63 — WI Code / Chapter 766 / Section 766.63
Mixed property.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided otherwise in ss. 766.61 , 766.62 , and 766.625 (2) , mixing marital property with property other than marital property reclassifies the other property to marital property unless the component of the mixed property which is not marital property can be traced.

(2) Application by one spouse of substantial labor, effort, inventiveness, physical or intellectual skill, creativity or managerial activity to either spouse’s property other than marital property creates marital property attributable to that application if both of the following apply:

(a) Reasonable compensation is not received for the application.

(b) Substantial appreciation of the property results from the application.

History: 1983 a. 186 ; 1985 a. 37 ; 1991 a. 301 ; 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.32 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.32
False swearing.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever does either of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:

(a) Under oath or affirmation or upon signing a statement pursuant to s. 887.015 makes or subscribes a false statement which he or she does not believe is true, when such oath, affirmation, or statement is authorized or required by law or is required by any public officer or governmental agency as a prerequisite to such officer or agency taking some official action.

(b) Makes or subscribes 2 inconsistent statements under oath or affirmation or upon signing a statement pursuant to s. 887.015 in regard to any matter respecting which an oath, affirmation, or statement is, in each case, authorized or required by law or required by any public officer or governmental agency as a prerequisite to such officer or agency taking some official action, under circumstances which demonstrate that the witness or subscriber knew at least one of the statements to be false when made. The period of limitations within which prosecution may be commenced runs from the time of the first statement.

(2) Whoever under oath or affirmation or upon signing a statement pursuant to s. 887.015 makes or subscribes a false statement which the person does not believe is true is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2009 a. 166 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.31 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.31
Perjury.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever under oath or affirmation orally makes a false material statement which the person does not believe to be true, in any matter, cause, action or proceeding, before any of the following, whether legally constituted or exercising powers as if legally constituted, is guilty of a Class H felony:

(a) A court;

(b) A magistrate;

(c) A judge, referee or court commissioner;

(d) An administrative agency or arbitrator authorized by statute to determine issues of fact;

(e) A notary public while taking testimony for use in an action or proceeding pending in court;

(f) An officer authorized to conduct inquests of the dead;

(g) A grand jury;

(h) A legislative body or committee.

(2) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the perjured testimony was corrected or retracted.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1979 c. 110 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.52 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.52
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Circuit court” includes proceedings before circuit court judges and commissioners, and all references to circuit court judges include circuit court commissioners.

(2) “Participants” includes litigants, counsel, witnesses while on the stand, judges, and essential court staff, but excludes other interested persons and the public at large.

(3) “Videoconferencing” means an interactive technology that sends video, voice, and data signals over a transmission circuit so that two or more individuals or groups can communicate with each other simultaneously using video monitors.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 07-12 , 2008 WI 37, 305 Wis. 2d xli.
Wis. Stat. § 29.886 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.886
Management of double-crested cormorants.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “U.S. depredation order” means the depredation order for double-crested cormorants to protect public resources that was issued by the U.S. department of interior, fish and wildlife service, in 50 CFR 21.48 , to reduce or minimize the wildlife damage caused by double-crested cormorants.

(b) “Wildlife damage” means adverse impacts on fish, including fish hatchery stock, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.

(2) The department shall, in cooperation with federal agencies, administer a program in a manner that complies with the U.S. depredation order to control and manage double-crested cormorants in order to reduce wildlife damage caused by double-crested cormorants.

History: 2005 a. 287 .