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Wis. Stat. § 846.18 — WI Code / Chapter 846 / Section 846.18
Tardy confirmation of sale.
Status: in_force

In all cases where a mortgage foreclosure sale has been made but not confirmed and the purchaser or the purchaser’s successor or assign has taken possession of the land by virtue of said sale, and occupied it for 6 years from and after said sale, the purchaser may apply for and the court may enter an order confirming said foreclosure sale with the same force and effect as if said confirmation was made as otherwise provided by law.

History: 1973 c. 189 s. 7 ; Stats. 1973 s. 816.18; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 768 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 846.18; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 861.02 — WI Code / Chapter 861 / Section 861.02
Deferred marital property elective share amount.
Status: in_force

(1) Amount. The surviving spouse has the right to elect an amount equal to no more than 50 percent of the augmented deferred marital property estate as determined under sub. (2) .

(2) Augmented deferred marital property estate.

(a) If the presumption of marital property under s. 766.31 (2) is rebutted as to the classification of an asset or a portion thereof, the asset or portion is presumed to be deferred marital property.

(b) The augmented deferred marital property estate is the total value of the deferred marital property of the spouses, irrespective of where the property was acquired, where the property was located at the time of a relevant transfer, or where the property is currently located, including real property located in another jurisdiction. It includes all types of property that fall within any of the following categories:

1. Probate and nonprobate transfers of the decedent’s deferred marital property under s. 861.03 (1) to (3) .

2. Decedent’s gifts of deferred marital property made during the 2 years before the decedent’s death under s. 861.03 (4) .

3. Deferred marital property of the surviving spouse under s. 861.04 .

(3) Calculation of property interests. Exclusions from the augmented deferred marital property estate, valuation of included property and reduction for expenses and claims are governed by s. 861.05 .

(4) Satisfaction. Satisfaction of the augmented deferred marital property elective share amount is governed by ss. 861.06 , 861.07 , and 861.11 , irrespective of where the property was acquired, where the property was located at the time of a relevant transfer, or where the property is currently located, including real property located in another jurisdiction.

(5) Proceedings. Proceedings for the election are governed by ss. 861.08 and 861.09 .

(6) Waiver. Waiver of the deferred marital property elective share amount is governed by s. 861.10 .

(7) Applicability of election.

(a) Unless the right has been waived under s. 861.10 or other limitations of this subchapter apply, the surviving spouse is eligible to make the election if at the time of the decedent’s death the decedent is domiciled in this state.

(b) If a decedent who is not domiciled in this state owns real property in this state, the rights of the surviving spouse in that property are governed by s. 861.20 .

(8) Effect if death caused by spouse. Section 854.14 (2) (c) and (3m) (d) applies to election of deferred marital property if the decedent’s surviving spouse unlawfully and intentionally killed the decedent.

History: 1983 a. 186 ; 1985 a. 37 ss. 144 , 145 ; Stats. 1985 s. 861.02; 1987 a. 393 ; 1991 a. 224 , 301 , 315 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 1997 a. 188 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 168.24 — WI Code / Chapter 168 / Section 168.24
Secondary containment requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “hazardous substance” means a combustible liquid, a flammable liquid, or a federally regulated hazardous substance.

(2) The department may not impose any requirement that specifies that pipe connections at the top of a storage tank and beneath all freestanding pumps and dispensers that routinely contain a hazardous substance be placed within secondary containment sumps, if the pipe connections were installed or in place on or before February 1, 2009. This section does not apply after December 31, 2020.

History: 2013 a. 20 ss. 1620 to 1622 ; Stats. 2013 s. 168.24.
Wis. Stat. § 800.025 — WI Code / Chapter 800 / Section 800.025
Amended citation and complaint.
Status: in_force

A citation or complaint under s. 800.02 may be amended by the municipality prior to the initial appearance of the defendant. A copy of the amended citation or complaint shall be served personally on the defendant or sent to the defendant by 1st class mail. Otherwise, the citation or complaint may be amended, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard, at the discretion of the court. At trial, the court may amend a citation or complaint to conform to the evidence. If the court amends the citation or complaint to conform to the evidence, the court shall allow both parties an opportunity to present evidence with respect to the amended citation or complaint.

History: 1981 c. 225 ; 2009 a. 402 .
Wis. Stat. § 823.12 — WI Code / Chapter 823 / Section 823.12
Punishment for violation of injunction.
Status: in_force

A party found guilty of contempt for the violation of any injunction granted under ss. 823.09 to 823.15 shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 3 nor more than 6 months or both.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 762 (1975), 782; Stats. 1975 s. 823.12.
Wis. Stat. § 85.064 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.064
Commuter rail transit system development.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Commuter rail” means rail passenger service, operating primarily on a dedicated right-of-way on existing railroad tracks used for rail freight service or intercity rail passenger service between and within metropolitan and suburban areas, connecting these areas with large business or urban centers in this state or another. Commuter rail usually operates during peak travel times with limited stops and in conjunction with other transit modes as part of a regional transit system.

(b) “Political subdivision” means any city, village, town, county, or transit commission organized under s. 59.58 (2) or 66.1021 or recognized under s. 66.0301 within this state.

(2)

(a) The department shall administer a commuter rail transit system development grant program. From the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (ct) and (cu) , the department may award grants to political subdivisions for the development or extension of commuter rail transit systems in this state.

(b) Upon completion of a planning study to the satisfaction of the department, any political subdivision may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose specified in par. (a) . No grant may be awarded under this section for a project unless the project meets the eligibility criteria established by the department under sub. (3) .

(c) The amount of a grant awarded under this section shall be limited to an amount equal to 50 percent of the portion of the project cost in excess of the federal aid funding for the project or 25 percent of the total project cost, whichever is less.

(3) The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for grants under this section and shall establish criteria for evaluating applications and determining eligibility for the award of grants under this section.

History: 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 197 s. 51 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.586 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.586
Pesticide information requirements; employer or agricultural employer to employee.
Status: in_force

Within 72 hours of a request from an employee or employee representative, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, an employer or agricultural employer shall provide the requesting employee or employee representative with access to the container label or the information required by the federal environmental protection agency or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to be on the container label, for any pesticide with which the employee works or to which the employee is likely to be exposed.

History: 1981 c. 364 ; 1983 a. 392 .
Wis. Stat. § 257.02 — WI Code / Chapter 257 / Section 257.02
Volunteer registry.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and maintain an electronic system that may be used to verify the credentials of and register volunteer practitioners before or during a state of emergency.

History: 2009 a. 42 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.065 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.065
Recording requirements; general.
Status: in_force

Every instrument offered for record related to a condominium other than a plat or addendum shall satisfy all of the following criteria:

(1) The instrument shall include the name of the condominium as it appears in the declaration.

(2) The instrument shall be prepared in the standard format for recorded documents under s. 59.43 (2m) .

(3) The instrument shall comply with s. 706.05 (2) (a) and (b) .

(4) If the instrument is a condominium instrument or an instrument that modifies a condominium instrument and the county in which the instrument is to be recorded has adopted an ordinance under s. 703.115 , the instrument is accompanied by the certified written approval of the person who performed the review under the ordinance.

History: 2021 a. 168 ; 2025 a. 234 .
Wis. Stat. § 69.62 — WI Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69.62
Returns to department of revenue.
Status: in_force

(1) Annually, on or before November 30, each county clerk shall make and transmit to the department of revenue a statement in detail of all county taxes levied on taxable property in the county during the preceding year, and the purposes for which the taxes were levied and expended. Any county clerk failing to make the statement required under this section within the required time, shall be liable to the county for all damages caused by the delinquency.

(2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish to the clerk of each county forms and instructions for the statement required under this section.

History: 1971 c. 65 ; 1975 c. 295 ss. 3 , 9 ; 1975 c. 421 ; Stats. 1975 s. 69.62; 1977 c. 29 s. 1647 (21) ; 1983 a. 275 ; 2001 a. 107 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.954 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.954
Examination.
Status: in_force

(1) The affiliated credentialing board shall conduct or arrange for examinations for athletic trainer licensure at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the affiliated credentialing board. Examinations shall consist of written or oral tests, or both, requiring applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in subjects substantially related to athletic training.

(2) In lieu of an examination under sub. (1) , the affiliated credentialing board may accept the results of an examination administered by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor agency.

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2009 a. 162 .
Wis. Stat. § 215.71 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.71
Officers of stock association.
Status: in_force

(1) General officers.

(a) The general officers of a stock association shall be:

1. A president;

2. One or more vice presidents;

3. A secretary;

4. A treasurer; and

5. Such other officers as the board of directors by resolution designate.

(b) The president shall also be a director.

(2) When elected. Immediately following each annual meeting of stockholders the directors shall convene and elect general officers for the ensuing year, in accordance with the bylaws.

(3) Duties of officers. In addition to the duties and functions prescribed in the articles of incorporation and the bylaws, the officers shall perform such other duties as are delegated by the directors.

(4) Filling vacancies. If a vacancy occurs in any general office, the directors shall, as soon as practicable, fill such vacancy by an election for the duration of the unexpired term.

History: 1975 c. 359 ; 1983 a. 167 .
Wis. Stat. § 192.31 — WI Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.31
Telltales over railroads.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Telltales shall not be required except to the extent required under federal law and except as provided in par. (b) .

(b) If the office finds that the absence of a telltale would create an unreasonable risk of harm to the public or a railroad employee on a railroad not under the jurisdiction of the federal railroad administration, the office may enter an order requiring the installation of a telltale. A telltale shall be ordered by the office according to the hearing procedure provided under sub. (4) .

(2) The office may determine the materials for and the construction and placing of such telltales.

(3) After December 31, 1993, no overhead structure shall be constructed or reconstructed, not including ordinary repairs necessary for maintenance, which shall have a vertical clearance of less than 23 feet above the top of rail, except as provided in sub. (4) .

(4) Upon finding that any such structure will not imperil life or limb, and that the public interest requires or permits such structure to be constructed or reconstructed otherwise than as permitted by sub. (3) , the office may exempt such structure from such provision. Such findings shall be made only upon written application, setting forth fully the grounds therefor and shall be made only after public hearing held upon notice to all interested parties except that, if no objection is filed with the office within 20 days of the notice, the office may require the installation of a telltale without hearing. The findings and order requiring the installation of a telltale shall be in writing and contain complete provisions and requirements as to the vertical clearance to be maintained in such construction or reconstruction. Such structure shall be constructed or reconstructed only in compliance with such order.

(5) Prior to July 1, in each year every corporation operating a railroad within the state shall file with the office a verified statement showing the location of every such bridge or other structure over any of its tracks at a height of less than 23 feet above the top of rail, together with a statement showing whether or not the provisions of this section have been fully complied with.

(6) An employee of a railroad corporation who is injured by or because of the existence of any bridge, or other structure over, above or across any of the tracks of said railroad at a height less than that provided in this section, which has not been protected by telltales, shall not be considered to have assumed the risk of such injury, although the employee continues in the employ of such corporation after the existence of such unguarded structure has been brought to the employee’s knowledge.

History: 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1983 a. 192 ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 , 482 ; 2005 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0205 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0205
Capital stock.
Status: in_force

Immediately following a bank’s organization under this chapter, the division shall determine the required capital of the bank, subject to review by the banking institutions review board. In addition to the required capital stock, a contingent fund and paid-in surplus each in an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the capital stock, shall be subscribed at the time the subscription list of shareholders is prepared by the incorporators.

History: 1995 a. 336 ; 1997 a. 146 ; 2019 a. 65 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.535 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.535
Actions of the members.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally. Unless this chapter provides otherwise and except as provided in sub. (2m) and s. 193.545 (1) (a) and (4) , the members shall take action by the affirmative vote of the greater of the following:

(a) A majority of the voting power of the membership interests present and entitled to vote on that item of business.

(b) A majority of the voting power that would constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting or for conducting the vote.

(c) The proportion of voting power specified in this chapter, the articles or bylaws, or a member control agreement as necessary for that item of business.

(2m) Exception for objecting member. Any member who objects at the beginning of a members’ meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and who fails to participate in the meeting after the objection may not be considered as present at the meeting for purposes of sub. (1) .

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.1105 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1105
Reference to external facts.
Status: in_force

A plan may refer to facts ascertainable outside the plan if the manner in which the facts will operate upon the plan is specified in the plan. The facts may include the occurrence of an event or a determination or action by a person, whether or not the event, determination, or action is within the control of a party to the transaction.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 126.84 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.84
Records; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) Public records exemption. The following records obtained by the department under this chapter are not open to public inspection under s. 19.35 :

(a) Contractor financial statements.

(b) A contractor’s purchase, storage, or procurement records.

(2) Use of records in court or administrative proceedings. Notwithstanding sub. (1) , the department may introduce any information obtained under this chapter in a court proceeding or administrative contested case, subject to any protective order that the court or administrative tribunal determines to be appropriate.

History: 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.106 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.106
Payable through or payable at bank; collecting bank.
Status: in_force

(1) If an item states that it is “payable through” a bank identified in the item, the item designates the bank as a collecting bank and does not by itself authorize the bank to pay the item and the item may be presented for payment only by or through the bank.

(2) If an item states that it is “payable at” a bank identified in the item, the item designates the bank as a collecting bank and does not by itself authorize the bank to pay the item and the item may be presented for payment only by or through the bank.

(3) If a draft names a nonbank drawee and it is unclear whether a bank named in the draft is a codrawee or a collecting bank, the bank is a collecting bank.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.18 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.18
Repair or reconstruction.
Status: in_force

(1) A declaration shall provide for the repair or reconstruction of the common elements in the event of damage to all or part of the common elements of the condominium.

(2)

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, in the event of damage to or destruction of common elements of a condominium, the association shall promptly undertake to repair or reconstruct it to a condition compatible with the remainder of the condominium. All cost of the repair or reconstruction in excess of available insurance proceeds shall be a common expense.

(b) However, if a condominium is damaged to an extent more than the available insurance proceeds, the condominium shall be subject to an action for partition upon obtaining the written consent of the unit owners having 75 percent or more of the votes. In the case of partition, the net proceeds of sale together with any net proceeds of insurance shall be considered as one fund and shall be divided among all unit owners in proportion to their percentage interests in the common elements, and shall be distributed in accordance with the priority of interests in each unit.

History: 1977 c. 407 .
Wis. Stat. § 905.12 — WI Code / Chapter 905 / Section 905.12
Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege.
Status: in_force

Evidence of a statement or other disclosure of privileged matter is not admissible against the holder of the privilege if the disclosure was (a) compelled erroneously or (b) made without opportunity to claim the privilege.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R151 (1973).
Wis. Stat. § 237.12 — WI Code / Chapter 237 / Section 237.12
Liability limited.
Status: in_force

(1) Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state nor any officer, employee, or agent of the state or a political subdivision who is acting within the scope of employment or agency is liable for any debt, obligation, act, or omission of the authority.

(2) All of the expenses incurred by the authority in exercising its duties and powers under this chapter shall be payable only from funds of the authority.

History: 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.135 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.135
Interferences with uniform trail signs and standards prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may intentionally remove, damage, deface, move or obstruct any uniform snowmobile trail sign or standard or intentionally interfere with the effective operation of any uniform snowmobile trail sign or standards if the sign or standard is legally placed by the state, any municipality or any authorized individual. This subsection does not apply to an authorized individual who removes or moves any uniform snowmobile trail sign or standard from his or her own property.

(2) No person may possess any uniform snowmobile trail sign or standard of the type established by the department for the warning, instruction or information of the public, unless he or she obtained the uniform snowmobile trail sign or standard in a lawful manner. Possession of a uniform snowmobile trail sign or standard creates a rebuttable presumption of illegal possession.

History: 1981 c. 295 ; 1993 a. 119 .
Wis. Stat. § 169.25 — WI Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.25
Scientific research license.
Status: in_force

(1) Issuance.

(a) The department shall issue a scientific research license to any person who is engaged in a study or in research that the department determines will lead to increased, useful scientific knowledge and who files a proper application and who pays the applicable fee.

(b) The department may also require the person to submit with the license application a copy of any of the following:

1. The person’s study plan or research proposal.

2. An approval received by the person under 9 CFR 2.31 .

(2) Authorization. A scientific research license authorizes the holder of the license to take from the wild, possess, kill, or propagate the species of native wild animals that the department authorizes under the license.

(3) Scope of license; contents. A scientific research license shall contain the holder’s name and address, the date of issuance, and all of the following conditions or limitations:

(a) The specific purposes for which it is issued.

(b) The species of wild animals and the number of each species to be studied.

(c) The locations from where the wild animals will be taken.

(d) The locations at which the wild animals will be kept and studied.

(e) The periods of time in which the wild animals may be studied.

(f) Any other conditions or limitations that the department considers reasonable.

(4) Equipment. A scientific research license may authorize the use of net guns, tranquilizer guns and other equipment or supplies for activities related to scientific research or study.

(5) Title to; transfer and disposal of wild animals.

(a) A person holding a scientific research license may not transfer any wild animal or its carcass held under the authority of the license unless the purpose of the transfer is to trade the wild animals for other animals for scientific research or classroom demonstrations and the transfer is specifically authorized by the department at the time of the transfer.

(b) A person holding a scientific research license shall release or dispose of a live wild animal possessed under the authority of the license, or its carcass, only in the manner specifically authorized by the department.

(6) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish additional standards, limitations, and requirements for scientific research licenses.

History: 2001 a. 56 .