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Wis. Stat. § 812.42 — WI Code / Chapter 812 / Section 812.42
Garnishment of earnings of public officers and employees.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) This section does not apply or extend to money due to an officer or employee for reimbursement for expenditures made by him or her in the discharge of his or her duties.

(b) Actions under this section are subject to rules promulgated under s. 16.53 (1) (d) 4.

(2)

(a) Except as provided in this section, the procedures in earnings garnishment actions brought against the state or a political subdivision of the state shall be as provided in this subchapter. The creditor shall serve the earnings garnishment forms under s. 812.35 upon the department of administration if the state is the garnishee; upon the city treasurer if a 1st class city is the garnishee; and upon the secretary or clerk if any other political subdivision is the garnishee.

(b) Notwithstanding ss. 812.35 and 812.40 , a garnishment of earnings payable to a debtor by the state or a political subdivision of the state shall remain valid and effective until the judgment is satisfied, unless sooner terminated by order of the court.

(c) In addition to the $15 garnishee fee, the garnishee shall receive a $3 fee for each payment delivered to the creditor under s. 812.39 after the first payment. That additional fee shall be deducted from the moneys delivered to the creditor. Those fees become part of the funds of the state if the department of administration is the garnishee, or funds of the appropriate governmental subdivision if any other governmental entity is the garnishee. The judgment creditor shall pay the initial garnishee fee to the secretary of administration or other governmental subdivision, as applicable.

History: 1993 a. 80 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 823.05 — WI Code / Chapter 823 / Section 823.05
Warrant may be stayed.
Status: in_force

The court may, on the application of the defendant, order a stay of such warrant for such time as may be necessary, not exceeding 6 months, to give the defendant an opportunity to remove the nuisance, upon the defendant’s giving satisfactory security to do so within the time specified in the order.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 762 (1982); Stats. 1975 s. 823.05; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.89 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.89
Recommendation of the department.
Status: in_force

(1) The recommendation of the department is required for the adoption of a child if the child is not under the guardianship of a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a child welfare agency under s. 48.61 (5) . In making a recommendation under this subsection with respect to an Indian child, the department shall comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (a) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c) , unless the department finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e) , for departing from that order.

(2) The department shall make its recommendation to the court at least 10 days before the hearing unless the time is extended by the court. The recommendation shall be part of the record of the proceedings.

(3) The recommendation of the department shall not be required if the recommendation of the department, a licensed child welfare agency or a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) is required by s. 48.841 , if a report of an investigation by the department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a licensed child welfare agency is required by s. 48.88 (2) (a) 2. or if one of the petitioners is a relative of the child.

History: 1973 c. 263 ; 1977 c. 271 ; 1981 c. 81 ; 1983 a. 447 ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1995 a. 443 ; 2009 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.59 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.59
Breach of printing contracts.
Status: in_force

If a successful bidder or contractor enters upon the performance of a printing contract, and thereafter at any time during the term thereof refuses or neglects to comply with its terms and conditions or with the law relating to public printing, the bidder or contractor is liable to the state in damages to the amount of the difference between the cost of public printing under the printing contract and the cost thereof under any subsequent contracts let by the department. The attorney general, in all cases of damages and of forfeitures arising under this chapter, shall commence and prosecute to final judgment all necessary actions for the recovery thereof with costs, which when collected shall be paid into the state treasury.

History: 1979 c. 355 ; 1983 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.70 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.70
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Authorization form” means a form specified in s. 440.73 .

(3) “Business entity” has the meaning given in s. 452.01 (3j) .

(4) “Columbarium” means a building, structure, or part of a building or structure that is used or intended to be used for the inurnment of cremated remains.

(5) “Cremated remains” means human remains recovered from the cremation of a human body or body part and the residue of a container or foreign materials that were cremated with the body or body part.

(6) “Cremation” means the process of using heat to reduce human remains to bone fragments and includes processing or pulverizing the bone fragments.

(7) “Cremation chamber” means an enclosed space within which cremation takes place.

(8) “Crematory” means a building or portion of a building within which a cremation chamber is located.

(9) “Crematory authority” means a person who owns or operates a crematory.

(10) “Funeral director” has the meaning given in s. 445.01 (5) .

(11) “Funeral establishment” has the meaning given in s. 445.01 (6) .

(12) “Human remains” means the body or part of the body of a deceased individual.

(14) “Niche” means a space in a columbarium that is used or intended to be used for the inurnment of cremated remains.

History: 2005 a. 31 , 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 851.295 — WI Code / Chapter 851 / Section 851.295
Surviving domestic partner.
Status: in_force

“Surviving domestic partner” means a person who was in a domestic partnership under ch. 770 with the decedent, at the time of the decedent’s death.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 279.01 — WI Code / Chapter 279 / Section 279.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Affected property” means real property in this state that is owned by a person who, with respect to the property, is responsible for waterway improvement costs due to discharges from the property into the Fox River extending from Lake Winnebago to the mouth of the river in Lake Michigan and any portion of Green Bay in Lake Michigan containing sediments affected by discharges into the Fox River.

(2) “Authority” means the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority.

(3) “Board” means the board of directors of the authority.

(4) “Bond” means, except in s. 279.19 (1) (a) , a bond, note, or other obligation of the authority issued under this chapter, including a refunding bond.

(5) “Bond resolution” means a resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds and includes, when appropriate, any trust agreement or trust indenture providing terms and conditions for the bonds.

(6) “Consenting landowner” means a person who owns affected property, or a parent or subsidiary of such a person, who requests the authority to issue bonds for waterway improvement costs, and who consents to the levy of an assessment on the affected property.

(7) “Waterway improvement” means any of the following actions, taken under an administrative or judicial order or decree or an administratively or judicially approved agreement, related to discharges into the Fox River:

(a) Determining whether a discharge occurred, whether the discharge poses a significant threat to human health and the environment, or whether additional remedial actions may be required with respect to a discharge.

(b) Conducting a feasibility study.

(c) Planning for remedial action or removal.

(d) Conducting remedial action or removal.

(8) “Waterway improvement costs” means the costs of waterway improvements and any of the following:

(a) The reasonable costs of financing provided by the authority and associated administrative costs incurred by the authority.

(b) The fees and charges imposed by the authority or by others in connection with the financing.

(c) A reserve for payment of the principal and interest on bonds issued by the authority.

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 31.045 — WI Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31.045
Permits for dams that affect drained lands.
Status: in_force

(1) For the construction, raising or enlarging of a dam that will affect the water level in a drainage district organized under ch. 88 , no person who obtains a permit under this chapter may construct, raise or enlarge the dam unless the person obtains the approval of the drainage board with jurisdiction of the drainage district.

(2) For the construction, raising or enlarging of a dam that will affect the water level in a drain, for an individual landowner, that is constructed under an order issued under s. 88.94 , no person who obtains a permit under this chapter may construct, raise or enlarge the dam unless the person obtains the approval of the landowner.

History: 1993 a. 456 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.19 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.19
Fees and records.
Status: in_force

(1b) In this section:

(a) “Amusement attraction” means any game of skill, show, or exhibition that does not constitute an amusement or thrill ride entertainment device.

(b) “Amusement or thrill ride” means any device that carries frequenters in an unusual, entertaining or thrilling mode of motion or any vehicle providing entertainment or transportation to, from or within an amusement area.

(1g) The department, by rule promulgated under ch. 227 , shall fix and collect fees which shall, as closely as possible, equal the cost of providing the following services:

(a) The examination of plans for public buildings, public structures, places of employment and the components thereof.

(am) The services specified by s. 101.12 (3) (am) and (bq) and (3m) .

(b) The required inspection of boilers, pressure vessels, refrigeration plants, liquefied petroleum gas vessels, anhydrous ammonia tanks and containers, escalators, dumbwaiters, and amusement or thrill rides but not of amusement attractions.

(bm) The inspection by the department of lifts, as defined in s. 167.33 (1) (f) .

(c) Determining and certifying the competency of inspectors, blasters and welders.

(d) Each inspection of a facility conducted to ensure that the construction is in accordance with the plans approved by the department.

(f) Administration of the manufactured dwelling program, the one-family and two-family dwelling programs, and the manufactured home and mobile home program.

(g) The inspection and investigation of accidents.

(h) Inspections of mines, tunnels, quarries, pits and explosives.

(j) The licensing and inspection of fireworks manufacturers under s. 167.10 (6m) .

(k) Administering subch. VII , except that the department may not charge a fee for an emergency elevator mechanic’s license under s. 101.985 (2) (c) .

(L) Issuing licenses to retailers, as defined in s. 101.16 (1) (d) , of liquefied petroleum gas under s. 101.16 (3g) , except as provided in sub. (1m) .

(1m) The department shall collect an annual fee of $20 for issuing a license under s. 101.16 (3g) to a retailer who only fills department of transportation cylinders.

(2) The department shall issue and record required certificates of inspection or of registration for equipment listed in sub. (1g) (b) .

History: 1971 c. 185 ; 1971 c. 228 s. 42 ; Stats. 1971 s. 101.19; 1975 c. 39 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1983 a. 27 , 94 , 446 ; 1987 a. 343 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 1993 a. 414 ; 1999 a. 53 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 45 , 456 ; 2007 a. 203 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 , 199 , 209 ; 2013 a. 20 , 168 , 270 ; 2015 a. 327 ; 2017 a. 59 , 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 425.108 — WI Code / Chapter 425 / Section 425.108
Extortionate extensions of credit.
Status: in_force

(1) If it is the understanding of the creditor and the customer during any time that an extension of credit is outstanding, that delay in making repayment could result in the use of violence to cause harm to the person or property of any person, the extension of credit shall be unenforceable in accordance with s. 425.305 and the customer shall additionally recover triple the penalty provided in s. 425.304 (1) .

(2) If it is shown that an extension of credit was made at an annual rate exceeding that permitted by or referred to in s. 422.201 on maximum charges and that the creditor had a reputation for the use or threat of use of violence to cause harm to the person or property of any person to collect extensions of credit or to punish the nonrepayment thereof, it shall be presumed that the extension of credit was a violation under chs. 421 to 427 under sub. (1) .

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 711.09 — WI Code / Chapter 711 / Section 711.09
Choice of methods for disclosing digital property; custodian.
Status: in_force

(1) When disclosing digital property of a user under this chapter, the custodian may in its sole discretion provide a fiduciary or designated recipient with any of the following:

(a) Full access to the user’s account.

(b) Partial access to the user’s account that is sufficient to perform the tasks with which the fiduciary or designated recipient is charged.

(c) A copy in a record of any digital property that the user could have accessed if the user were alive, had full capacity, and had full access to the account on the date on which the custodian received the request for disclosure.

(2) A custodian may assess a reasonable administrative charge to a fiduciary or designated recipient for the cost of disclosing digital property under this chapter.

(3) A custodian is not required to disclose under this chapter digital property deleted by the user.

(4) If a user directs or a fiduciary or designated recipient requests a custodian to disclose under this chapter some, but not all, of the user’s digital property, the custodian is not required to disclose the digital property if segregation of the digital property would impose an undue burden on the custodian. If the custodian refuses to disclose digital property because the custodian believes the segregation of the digital property imposes an undue burden, the custodian or fiduciary may seek an order from the court to disclose any of the following:

(a) To the fiduciary or designated recipient, a subset of the user’s digital property that is limited by date.

(b) To the fiduciary or designated recipient, all of the user’s digital property.

(c) None of the user’s digital property.

(d) To the court for review in camera, all of the user’s digital property.

History: 2015 a. 300 .
Wis. Stat. § 342.22 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.22
Release of security interest.
Status: in_force

(1) Within one month or within 10 days following written demand by the debtor after there is no outstanding obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, secured by the security interest in a vehicle under any security agreement between the owner and the secured party, the secured party shall mail or deliver the certificate of title for the vehicle to the department if the secured party is in possession of the certificate and shall also do one of the following:

(a) If the secured party is an individual or a person exempted by rule under s. 342.245 (3) , execute and deliver to the owner, as the department prescribes, a release of the security interest in the form and manner prescribed by the department and a notice to the owner stating in no less than 10-point boldface type the owner’s obligation under sub. (2) . If the secured party fails to execute and deliver the release and notice of the owner’s obligation as required by this paragraph, the secured party is liable to the owner for $25 and for any loss caused to the owner by the failure.

(b) If the secured party is not described in par. (a) , deliver to the department a release of the security interest in the manner specified in s. 342.245 (1) and deliver to the owner a notice stating that the release has been provided to the department.

(2) If an owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale, is in possession of the owner’s certificate of title, the owner, upon receipt of the release and notice of obligation delivered under sub. (1) (a) , shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the department, which shall release the secured party’s rights on the certificate and issue a new certificate. Upon receipt of the notice under sub. (1) (b) , the owner may, in the form and manner prescribed by the department and without additional fee, deliver an application and the certificate of title to the department and the department shall issue a new certificate of title free of the security interest notation.

(3) The department may remove information pertaining to a security interest perfected under s. 342.19 from its computerized records when the following applicable period of time after the original perfection has elapsed unless the security interest is renewed in the same manner as provided in s. 342.19 (2) for perfection of a security interest:

(a) For a recreational vehicle, 20 years.

(b) For a truck tractor, 8 years.

(c) For any other vehicle, 10 years.

(4) Removal of information pertaining to a security interest from the records of the department under sub. (3) does not affect any security agreement between the owner of a vehicle and the holder of security interest in the vehicle.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1977 c. 217 , 447 ; 1985 a. 202 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 951.09 — WI Code / Chapter 951 / Section 951.09
Shooting at caged or staked animals.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may shoot, kill, or wound with a firearm, or with any deadly weapon, any animal that is tied, staked out, caged or otherwise intentionally confined in an artificial enclosure, regardless of size.

(2)

(a) Whoever is concerned in the commission of a violation of this section is a principal and may be charged with and convicted of the violation although he or she did not directly commit it and although the person who directly committed it has not been convicted of the violation.

(b) A person is concerned in the commission of a violation of this section under par. (a) if the person does any of the following:

1. Instigates, promotes, aids, or abets the violation as a principal, agent, employee, participant, or spectator.

2. Participates in any earnings from the commission of the violation.

3. Intentionally maintains or allows any place to be used for the commission of the violation.

(3) This section does not apply to any of the following animals:

(b) A captive wild bird that is shot, killed, or wounded on a bird hunting preserve licensed under s. 169.19 .

(c) Farm-raised deer, as defined in s. 95.001 (1) (ag) .

(d) Animals that are treated in accordance with normally acceptable husbandry practices.

History: 1973 c. 314 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 54 ; Stats. 1987 s. 951.09; 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 247.06 — WI Code / Chapter 247 / Section 247.06
Support of arts programs.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The foundation may distribute moneys appropriated under s. 20.220 (1) (r) to the arts board for programs that provide operating support to arts organizations and for the Wisconsin regranting program under s. 41.62 .

(b) The foundation may distribute moneys appropriated under s. 20.220 (1) (r) to an arts program established under s. 247.05 (1) (h) if the program is reviewed biennially by the foundation with the advice of the arts board and statewide arts organizations. To the extent possible, the programs funded under this paragraph shall use existing arts board mechanisms and staff for administering and distributing the moneys.

(2)

(a) Of the total amount distributed by the foundation under sub. (1) in any fiscal year that constitutes earnings on unrestricted donations, the foundation shall distribute at least 50 percent to the arts board under sub. (1) (a) .

(b) The foundation may not distribute moneys to the arts board under sub. (1) (a) in any fiscal year in which the foundation determines that the amount of general purpose revenue appropriated to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (3) is less than the amount appropriated in the previous fiscal year.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.0602 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0602
Registration; timing.
Status: in_force

(1) Every independent expenditure committee that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose a candidate in a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500 shall file a registration statement giving the information required by s. 11.0603 .

(2) An independent expenditure committee that triggers the registration requirement under sub. (1) shall file the registration statement no later than the 10th business day commencing after receipt of the first contribution by the independent expenditure committee exceeding the amount specified under sub. (1) , before making any disbursement exceeding that amount, and before incurring obligations exceeding that amount.

History: 2015 a. 117 .
Wis. Stat. § 50.91 — WI Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.91
Departmental powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide uniform, statewide licensing, inspection and regulation of hospices as specified in this subchapter.

History: 1989 a. 199 .