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Wis. Stat. § 231.25 — WI Code / Chapter 231 / Section 231.25
Tax exemption.
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state, for the increase of their commerce, welfare and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maintenance of a project undertaken pursuant to this chapter will constitute the performance of an essential public function, neither the authority nor any agent with which it contracts to operate or maintain a project is required to pay any taxes or assessments, including mortgage recording taxes, upon or in respect of a project or any property acquired or used by the authority or its agent under this chapter and the authority’s income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state and by political subdivisions of the state.

History: 1973 c. 304 ; 1977 c. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 779.45 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.45
Liens of factors, brokers, etc.
Status: in_force

Every factor, broker or other agent entrusted by the owner with the possession of any bill of lading, customhouse permit, warehouse receipt or other evidence of the title to personal property, or with the possession of personal property for the purpose of sale or as security for any advances made or liability incurred by the factor, broker or agent in reference to such property, shall have a lien upon such personal property for all such advances, liability incurred or commissions or other moneys due for services as such factor, broker or agent, and may retain the possession of such property until such advances, commissions or moneys are paid or such liability is discharged.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 57 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.45.
Wis. Stat. § 180.0709 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0709
Remote participation in shareholders’ meeting.
Status: in_force

(1) If authorized by the board of directors in its sole discretion, and subject to sub. (2) and to any guidelines and procedures adopted by the board of directors, shareholders and proxies of shareholders not physically present at a meeting of shareholders may participate in the meeting by means of remote communication.

(2) If shareholders and proxies of shareholders participate in a meeting of shareholders by means of remote communication as provided in sub. (1) , the participating shareholders and proxies of shareholders are deemed to be present in person and to vote at the meeting of shareholders, whether the meeting is held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, if all of the following apply:

(a) The corporation has implemented reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a shareholder or proxy of a shareholder.

(b) The corporation has implemented reasonable measures to provide shareholders and proxies of shareholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the shareholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting concurrently with the proceedings.

(c) The corporation maintains a record of voting or action by any shareholder or proxy of a shareholder that votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication.

History: 2017 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 779.93 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.93
Duties of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall investigate violations of this subchapter and attempts to circumvent this subchapter. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may subpoena persons and records to facilitate its investigations, and may enforce compliance with such subpoenas as provided in s. 885.12 .

(2) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may in behalf of the state or in behalf of any person who holds a prepaid maintenance lien:

(a) Bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce and foreclose a prepaid maintenance lien under s. 779.92 .

(b) Bring an action for temporary or permanent injunctive or other relief in any court of competent jurisdiction for any violation of this chapter or attempt to circumvent this chapter. The court may in its discretion, prior to the entry of final judgment, award restitution to any customer suffering loss because of violations of this subchapter if proof of that loss is submitted to the satisfaction of the court.

(c) Bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for recovery of civil forfeitures against any seller who violates this subchapter.

History: 1977 c. 296 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 57 , 92 (9) ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.93; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.665 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.665
Unlawful combinations, trusts.
Status: in_force

(1) The state may take possession of any dam maintained under a permit granted under s. 31.06 or 31.08 by proceedings instituted by the commission if the dam:

(a) Is owned, leased, trusteed, possessed or controlled in any manner that makes it form a part of or in any way effect an unlawful combination.

(b) Is controlled by any combination in the form of an unlawful trust.

(c) Forms the subject of any contract or conspiracy to limit the output of any hydraulic or hydroelectric power derived from the dam.

(2) In proceedings under this section, the members of the commission shall be appointed to act as receivers during a period of time to be determined by the court.

History: 1983 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.79 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.79
Lienholder may contest tax.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who holds a lien on real property has the remedies of a property owner to contest, as to that property, the legality or validity of any real property tax, special assessment, special charge or special tax or the validity of a tax certificate issued under s. 74.57 .

(2) A county to which a tax certificate has been issued under s. 74.57 has the remedies of a property owner to contest, as to any property included in the tax certificate, the assessed value of the property and the legality or validity of any real property tax, special assessment, special charge or special tax.

History: 1987 a. 378 ; 1993 a. 453 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.46 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.46
Timely payment of claims.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, an insurer shall promptly pay every insurance claim. A claim shall be overdue if not paid within 30 days after the insurer is furnished written notice of the fact of a covered loss and of the amount of the loss. If such written notice is not furnished to the insurer as to the entire claim, any partial amount supported by written notice is overdue if not paid within 30 days after such written notice is furnished to the insurer. Any part or all of the remainder of the claim that is subsequently supported by written notice is overdue if not paid within 30 days after written notice is furnished to the insurer. Any payment shall not be deemed overdue when the insurer has reasonable proof to establish that the insurer is not responsible for the payment, notwithstanding that written notice has been furnished to the insurer. For the purpose of calculating the extent to which any claim is overdue, payment shall be treated as being made on the date a draft or other valid instrument which is equivalent to payment was placed in the U.S. mail in a properly addressed, postpaid envelope, or, if not so posted, on the date of delivery. All overdue payments shall bear simple interest at the rate of 7.5 percent per year.

(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , the payment of a claim shall not be overdue until 30 days after the insurer receives the proof of loss required under the policy or equivalent evidence of such loss. The payment of a claim shall not be overdue during any period in which the insurer is unable to pay such claim because there is no recipient who is legally able to give a valid release for such payment, or in which the insurer is unable to determine who is entitled to receive such payment, if the insurer has promptly notified the claimant of such inability and has offered in good faith to promptly pay said claim upon determination of who is entitled to receive such payment.

(2m)

(a) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2) and except as provided in par. (b) , a claim for payment for chiropractic services is overdue if not paid within 30 days after the insurer receives clinical documentation from the chiropractor that the services were provided unless, within those 30 days, the insurer provides to the insured and to the chiropractor the written statement under s. 632.875 (2) .

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any of the following:

1. Worker’s compensation insurance.

2. Any line of property and casualty insurance except disability insurance. In this subdivision, “disability insurance” does not include uninsured motorist coverage, underinsured motorist coverage, or medical payment coverage.

(3) This section applies only to the classes of claims enumerated in s. 646.31 (2) .

History: 1975 c. 375 ; 1979 c. 109 s. 16 ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1981 c. 38 s. 24 ; Stats. 1981 s. 628.46; 2001 a. 16 , 65 ; 2017 a. 235 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.73 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.73
Use regulations, Brule River.
Status: in_force

(1) Prohibited uses. No person may operate, occupy or use any motorboat or any pneumatic inner tube, inflatable raft or similar device on the Brule River or any of its stream tributaries in Douglas County. This subsection does not prohibit a person from operating, occupying or using a noninflatable nonmotorized boat, canoe or kayak.

(2) Exceptions. Subsection (1) does not apply to:

(a) Peace officers or rescue units engaged in emergency operations.

(b) Agents of the department while engaged in fish management or law enforcement activities.

(c) Persons on the Brule River within one mile of its mouth.

(3) Enforcement; littering. The department shall enforce this section and restrictions on littering in the area of the Brule River and its stream tributaries in Douglas County.

(4) Penalty. A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties provided under s. 30.80 (1) .

History: 1981 c. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 345.17 — WI Code / Chapter 345 / Section 345.17
Penalty for false statements.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless another civil or criminal penalty is expressly prescribed by law, no person may make a false statement to the department or secretary on which the department or the secretary relies in:

(a) Issuing a duplicate title.

(b) Issuing a duplicate license or operating privilege.

(c) Performing an act or administering a law that the department or secretary is required by law to administer or perform.

(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first offense and shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the 2nd and each subsequent offense.

History: 1973 c. 218 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) , (c); 1989 a. 105 ; 1999 a. 80 .
Wis. Stat. § 810.15 — WI Code / Chapter 810 / Section 810.15
Judgment in replevin against principal and sureties.
Status: in_force

The judgment in replevin may be entered both against the principal and the sureties on the principal’s bond for a return or delivery of the property, as prescribed in ss. 810.01 to 810.13 ; and where the officer, to whom the execution thereon is directed, cannot find sufficient property of the principal to satisfy the execution, the officer shall satisfy it out of the property of such sureties; and the execution shall so direct.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975), 778; Stats. 1975 s. 810.15; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 809.24 — WI Code / Chapter 809 / Section 809.24
Rule (Reconsideration).
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (4) , a party may file a motion for reconsideration in the court of appeals within 20 days after the date of a decision issued pursuant to s. 752.41 (1) . The motion must state with particularity the points of law or fact alleged to be erroneously decided in the decision and must include supporting argument. No separate memorandum in support of the motion is permitted unless subsequently ordered by the court. The court may order a response before issuing an amended decision. No response to the motion is permitted unless ordered by the court. The motion and any response shall not exceed 5 pages if a monospaced font or handwriting is used, or 1,100 words if a proportional serif font is used.

(2) In response to a motion for reconsideration, the court shall issue an amended decision or the court shall issue an order denying the motion.

(3) Nothing in this section prohibits the court from reconsidering a decision on its own motion at any time prior to remittitur if no petition for review is filed under s. 809.62 or, if a petition for review is filed, within 30 days after filing the petition for review.

(4) No motion for reconsideration of a court of appeals decision issued under s. 809.105 or 809.107 is permitted.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiii (1978); Sup. Ct. Order, 104 Wis. 2d xi (1981); 1981 c. 390 s. 252 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 00-02 , 2001 WI 39, 242 Wis. 2d xxvii; Sup. Ct. Order No. 02-01 , 2002 WI 120, 255 Wis. 2d xiii; 2009 a. 25 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 20-07 , 2021 WI 37, 397 Wis. 2d xiii.
Wis. Stat. § 847.03 — WI Code / Chapter 847 / Section 847.03
Removal of restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) If all or part of the area of any city, village or town block is affected by restrictive deed provisions, restrictive covenants or agreements, if the first restriction affecting the property has existed for 30 years or more and if 75 percent or more of the area of the city, village or town block has not been developed with buildings of the type allowed by the restrictions, the owner of any part of the block may commence an action in the circuit court of the county where the land lies to remove the restrictive deed provisions, restrictive covenants or agreements. All adjacent property owners shall be named as defendants and shall be served with a copy of the complaint.

(2) Notice of the commencement of the action, including a description of the area affected, shall be published in the county as a class 3 notice, under ch. 985 . A lis pendens shall be filed in the office of the register of deeds upon commencement of the action.

(3) The court may enter a judgment releasing the area from the effect of any restrictive deed provision, restrictive covenant or agreement contained whether the same appears in the deed to the area or block involved or in the deed to other lands or lots. No costs may be allowed or taxed against the defendants in such action.

(4) Any property owner affected by the removal of the restrictions may petition in the action, to be allowed actual damages to compensate the owner for any actual damages the owner may sustain by such removal. No damages may flow automatically from the removal and damages shall be allowed by the court only upon a showing of actual injury. The court in granting or denying same shall take into consideration the development of the surrounding area including the commercial development in the immediate neighborhood.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 768 (1975); 1977 c. 449 ; 1993 a. 246 , 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.41 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.41
Care of prisoners.
Status: in_force

Whenever there is a prisoner in any jail there shall be at least one person of the same sex on duty who is wholly responsible to the sheriff or keeper for the custody, cleanliness, food and care of such prisoner.

History: 1975 c. 94 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1665 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.41.
Wis. Stat. § 24.33 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.33
Resale may be canceled.
Status: in_force

(1) The board, within 3 months after a resale under s. 24.32 , may by a written recorded order, a copy of which shall be immediately served on the purchaser of the resold land, avoid and cancel the resale and restore and revive the certificate issued to the original purchaser of the land under s. 24.17 , after all of the following occur:

(a) Proof is made that there are valuable improvements on the resold land.

(b) Proof is made that the forfeiture was occasioned by the death of the holder of the first certificate, or the neglect of the first certificate holder’s personal representative.

(c) Payment is made to the secretary of administration in the amount actually due on the first certificate at the time of the resale, with interest, costs, and charges, and with interest on the amount for which the land was sold at the rate of 10 percent per year.

(2) Upon the surrender of the certificate, receipt, or patent given upon the resale, the purchaser of the resold land shall be paid out of the state treasury the amount paid by the purchaser at resale, together with the interest collected from the person redeeming the land.

History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1991 a. 316 ; 2001 a. 102 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.048 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.048
Article 48 — Contempt.
Status: in_force

A military judge may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder. A person subject to this code may be punished for contempt by confinement not to exceed 30 days or a fine of $100, or both. A person not subject to this code may be punished for contempt by a military court in the same manner as a court of the state.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 410.208 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.208
Misdescription of intermediary bank or beneficiary’s bank.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) This subsection applies to a payment order identifying an intermediary bank or the beneficiary’s bank only by an identifying number.

(am) The receiving bank may rely on the number as the proper identification of the intermediary bank or the beneficiary’s bank and need not determine whether the number identifies a bank.

(b) The sender is obliged to compensate the receiving bank for any loss and expenses incurred by the receiving bank as a result of its reliance on the number in executing or attempting to execute the order.

(2)

(a) This subsection applies to a payment order identifying an intermediary bank or the beneficiary’s bank both by name and an identifying number if the name and number identify different persons.

(am) If the sender is a bank, the receiving bank may rely on the number as the proper identification of the intermediary bank or the beneficiary’s bank if the receiving bank, when it executes the sender’s order, does not know that the name and number identify different persons. The receiving bank need not determine whether the name and number refer to the same person or whether the number refers to a bank. The sender is obliged to compensate the receiving bank for any loss and expenses incurred by the receiving bank as a result of its reliance on the number in executing or attempting to execute the order.

(b) If the sender is not a bank and the receiving bank proves that the sender, before the payment order was accepted, had notice that the receiving bank might rely on the number as the proper identification of the intermediary bank or the beneficiary’s bank even if it identifies a person different from the bank identified by name, the rights and obligations of the sender and the receiving bank are governed by sub. (2) (am) , as though the sender were a bank. Proof of notice may be made by any admissible evidence. The receiving bank satisfies the burden of proof if it proves that the sender, before the payment order was accepted, signed a writing stating the information to which the notice relates.

(c) Regardless of whether the sender is a bank, the receiving bank may rely on the name as the proper identification of the intermediary bank or the beneficiary’s bank if the receiving bank, at the time it executes the sender’s order, does not know that the name and number identify different persons. The receiving bank need not determine whether the name and number refer to the same person.

(d) If the receiving bank knows that the name and number identify different persons, reliance on either the name or the number in executing the sender’s payment order is a breach of the obligation stated in s. 410.302 (1) (a) .

History: 1991 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.567 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.567
Performance audits.
Status: in_force

The examining board shall promulgate rules that require the examining board on a periodic basis to conduct performance self-audits of its activities under this subchapter.

History: 2001 a. 70 ; 2009 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 17.08 — WI Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17.08
Suspension of receiver of moneys.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor may summarily suspend from office any appointive state officer who collects, receives or handles public moneys, if it appears to the governor by reason of action, proceedings, charges or credible information that the officer has in any particular willfully neglected the officer’s duty in connection with public moneys. The suspension shall continue until the final determination of the action or proceedings or of the investigation of the charges or information, or pending any proceedings to remove the officer from office as provided by law for neglect of duty, and a competent person shall be appointed, in the manner and by the appointing power prescribed for filling vacancies in the affected office, to discharge the duties of the officer during the officer’s suspension. If it is determined in the action or proceedings or is found upon investigation that the officer has not in any particular willfully neglected the officer’s duty in connection with public moneys, and that fact is certified to the secretary of state by the judge, governor or other officer who conducted the action, proceedings or investigation, the suspended officer, unless the officer has been removed from office for any cause provided by law, shall thereby be restored to office, if the term for which the officer was elected or appointed has not expired, and shall thereby become entitled to the emoluments of the office for all of the time the officer would have served therein had the officer not been suspended as herein provided.

(2) This section in no manner impairs or restricts the power of the governor or other officer or body to remove any officer from office as provided by law.

History: 1991 a. 316 .