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Wis. Stat. § 224.923 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.923
License application.
Status: in_force

An application for a license under this subchapter shall be made to the division in writing on a form to be prescribed by the division. An application for a license under this subchapter shall state the full name and business address of the applicant and each officer, director and person in control of the applicant. The application also shall contain the applicant’s federal employer identification number. In addition, the application shall contain the applicant’s business plan, 3 years of detailed financial projections and other relevant information, all as prescribed by the division.

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 244.51 — WI Code / Chapter 244 / Section 244.51
Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests” means a trust, probate estate, guardianship, conservatorship, escrow, or custodianship or a fund from which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled to a share or payment.

(2) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests authorizes the agent to do all of the following:

(a) Accept, receive, receipt for, sell, assign, pledge, or exchange a share in or payment from an estate, trust, or beneficial interest.

(b) Demand or obtain money or another thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled by reason of an estate, trust, or beneficial interest, by litigation or otherwise.

(c) Exercise for the benefit of the principal a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal.

(d) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to ascertain the meaning, validity, or effect of a deed, will, declaration of trust, or other instrument or transaction affecting the interest of the principal.

(e) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to remove, substitute, or surcharge a fiduciary.

(f) Conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for an authorized purpose.

(g) Transfer an interest of the principal in real property, stocks and bonds, accounts with financial institutions or securities intermediaries, insurance, annuities, and other property to the trustee of a revocable trust created by the principal as settlor.

(h) Sign a waiver or consent in a probate matter.

(i) Reject, renounce, disclaim, release, or consent to a reduction in or modification of a share in or payment from an estate, trust, or beneficial interest.

History: 2009 a. 319 .
Wis. Stat. § 106.14 — WI Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.14
Job centers.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide a job center network throughout the state through which job seekers may receive comprehensive career planning, job placement, and job training information.

(2) The department shall publicize and maintain on its job center website information related to the job program under s. 49.147 (3) so that employers and individuals seeking employment may obtain information about the program, including how to participate in it.

History: 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3713 , 3770m and 3770p ; Stats. 1995 s. 106.14; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2009 a. 333 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 778.17 — WI Code / Chapter 778 / Section 778.17
Statement to county board; payment to state.
Status: in_force

Every county treasurer shall, on the first day of the annual meeting of the county board, submit to it a verified statement of all moneys received by the county treasurer during the year next preceding from town, village, and city treasurers under this chapter, containing the names of such treasurers, the amount received from each, and the date of receipt. The county clerk shall deduct all expenses incurred by the county in recovering such forfeitures from the aggregate amount so received, and shall immediately certify to the county treasurer the amount of clear proceeds of such forfeitures, so ascertained, who shall pay the same to the secretary of administration.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 56 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 778.17; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.60 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.60
Minor illegally employed.
Status: in_force

(1m) When the injury is sustained by a minor who is illegally employed, the employer, in addition to paying compensation to the minor and death benefits to the dependents of the minor, shall pay the following amounts into the state treasury, for deposit in the fund established under s. 102.65 :

(a) An amount equal to the amount recoverable by the injured employee, but not to exceed $7,500, if the injured employee is a minor of permit age and at the time of the injury is employed, required, suffered, or permitted to work without a written permit issued under ch. 103 , except as provided in pars. (b) to (d) .

(b) An amount equal to double the amount recoverable by the injured employee, but not to exceed $15,000, if the injured employee is a minor of permit age and at the time of the injury is employed, required, suffered, or permitted to work without a permit in any place of employment or at any employment in or for which the department acting under ch. 103 , has adopted a written resolution providing that permits shall not be issued.

(c) An amount equal to double the amount recoverable by the injured employee, but not to exceed $15,000, if the injured employee is a minor of permit age or older and at the time of the injury is employed, required, suffered, or permitted to work at prohibited employment.

(d) An amount equal to double the amount recoverable by the injured employee, but not to exceed $15,000, if the injured employee is a minor under permit age and is illegally employed.

(5)

(a) A permit or certificate of age that is unlawfully issued by an officer specified in ch. 103 , or that is unlawfully altered after issuance, without fraud on the part of the employer, shall be considered a permit for purposes of this section.

(b) If the employer is misled in employing a minor illegally because of fraudulent written evidence of age presented by the minor, the employer is not required to pay the amounts specified in sub. (1m) .

(7) This section does not apply to a person selling or distributing newspapers or magazines on the street or from house to house if the agency or publisher for whom the person sells or distributes newspapers or magazines establishes by affirmative proof that at the time of the injury the person was not employed with the actual or constructive knowledge of the agency or publisher.

(8) This section does not apply to liability arising under s. 102.06 unless the employer sought to be charged knew or should have known that the minor was illegally employed by the contractor or subcontractor.

History: 1975 c. 147 s. 57 ; 1975 c. 199 ; 1977 c. 29 , 195 ; 2005 a. 172 ; 2009 a. 206 ; 2015 a. 180 ; 2017 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.269 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.269
Determining financial eligibility for long-term care programs.
Status: in_force

To the extent approved by the federal government, the department or its designee shall exclude any assets accumulated in a person’s independence account, as defined in s. 49.472 (1) (c) , and any income or assets from retirement benefits earned or accumulated from income or employer contributions while employed and receiving medical assistance under s. 49.472 in determining financial eligibility and cost-sharing requirements, if any, for a long-term care program under s. 46.275 or 46.277 , for the family care program that provides the benefit defined in s. 46.2805 (4) , for the Family Care Partnership program, or for the self-directed services option, as defined in s. 46.2897 (1) .

History: 2017 a. 59 ; 2019 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.085 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.085
Bills increasing certain tax rates.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , no house of the legislature may pass a bill that increases the rate of the state sales tax or that increases any of the rates of the income tax or franchise tax unless the bill is approved by two-thirds of those members present and voting.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply if the legislature passes a joint resolution requiring a statewide advisory referendum on the question of whether the legislature should authorize the tax increase provided in the bill and a majority of voters voting at the referendum vote to approve the tax increase.

History: 2011 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 425.207 — WI Code / Chapter 425 / Section 425.207
Restraining order to protect collateral or leased goods; abandoned property.
Status: in_force

(1) If the court finds that the merchant probably will recover possession of the collateral or goods subject to a consumer lease, and the customer is acting, or is about to act, with respect to the collateral or leased goods in a manner which substantially impairs the merchant’s prospect for realization of the merchant’s security interest or the merchant’s interest in the leased goods, the court may issue an order pursuant to s. 813.02 restraining the customer from so acting with respect to the collateral or leased goods, and need not require a bond by the merchant, notwithstanding s. 813.06 .

(2) A merchant who reasonably believes that a customer has abandoned collateral or goods subject to a consumer lease may take possession of such collateral or leased goods and preserve it. However, the customer may recover such collateral or leased goods upon request unless at the time of request the merchant has perfected the right to possession under s. 425.206 (1) (a) , (b) , or (d) . A merchant taking possession of collateral or leased goods pursuant to this section shall promptly send notification to the customer’s last-known address of such action and of the customer’s right to recover such collateral or leased goods under this section. If the collateral or leased goods are recovered by the customer pursuant to this section, it shall be returned to the customer at the location where the merchant took possession of such collateral or leased goods pursuant to this section or, at the option of the merchant, at such other location designated by the customer; and any expense incurred by the merchant in taking possession of, holding and returning the collateral or leased goods to the customer shall be borne by the merchant. If after taking possession of collateral or leased goods pursuant to this subsection, the merchant perfects the right to possession under s. 425.206 (1) (a) , (b) , or (d) , the customer is liable for the expenses set forth in s. 409.615 (1) . In determining such expenses, leased goods shall be considered collateral under s. 409.615 (1) . However, a customer is not liable for expenses of holding the collateral or leased goods from the time the merchant takes possession until the merchant perfects the right to possession in the manner provided in this subsection.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 776 (1975); 1975 c. 407 , 421 , 422 ; 1979 c. 10 ; 1981 c. 314 s. 146 ; 1997 a. 302 ; 2001 a. 10 ; 2005 a. 255 .
Wis. Stat. § 250.01 — WI Code / Chapter 250 / Section 250.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In chs. 250 to 257 , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Chief medical officer” means a physician who is appointed by the state health officer under s. 250.02 (2) .

(2) “Department” means the department of health services.

(3) “Local board of health” means the policy-making body for a local health department.

(4) “Local health department” means any of the following:

(a) In a county with a population of less than 750,000, any of the following:

1. A county health department established under s. 251.02 (1) , including a county health department whose powers and duties are transferred to a county department of human services under s. 46.23 (3) (b) 1. c.

2. A city-county health department established under s. 251.02 (1m) .

3. A city health department that was established before January 1, 1994, or that withdraws under s. 251.15 (2) or, as a city-city local health department established under s. 251.02 (3t) , that withdraws under s. 251.15 (2m) .

4. A village or town health department under s. 251.02 (3m) .

5. A multiple municipal local health department established under s. 251.02 (3r) .

6. A city-city health department established under s. 251.02 (3t) .

(b) In a county with a population of 750,000 or more, a city, village, or multiple municipal health department established under s. 251.02 (2) .

(c) A multiple county health department established under s. 251.02 (3) .

(5) “Local health officer” means the health officer who is in charge of a local health department.

(6) “Physician” has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5) .

(6g) “Public health authority” means the department, if the governor declares under s. 323.10 a state of emergency related to public health and designates the department as the lead state agency to respond to that emergency.

(6r) “Public health emergency” has the meaning given in s. 323.02 (16) .

(7) “Registered nurse” means a registered nurse who is licensed under s. 441.06 or permitted under s. 441.08 or who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h) , issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k) .

(8) “Secretary” means the secretary of health services.

(9) “State health officer” means the individual who is appointed by the secretary to develop public health policy for the state and direct state public health programs.

History: 1993 a. 27 ss. 162 , 322 , 449 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 1999 a. 9 , 22 ; 2001 a. 16 , 109 ; 2003 a. 158 ; 2005 a. 220 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) ; 2007 a. 130 ; 2009 a. 42 ; 2017 a. 135 ; 2017 a. 207 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0203 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0203
Incorporation.
Status: in_force

(1) When corporate existence begins. The corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation become effective under s. 181.0209 .

(2) Conclusive proof of incorporation. The department’s filing of the articles of incorporation or articles of domestication is conclusive proof that the corporation is incorporated under this chapter, except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation.

(3) Notification of reporting requirements. Upon filing articles of incorporation of a corporation, the department shall inform the corporation of the reporting requirements under s. 202.12 for charitable organizations that solicit contributions.

History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 805.18 — WI Code / Chapter 805 / Section 805.18
Mistakes and omissions; harmless error.
Status: in_force

(1) The court shall, in every stage of an action, disregard any error or defect in the pleadings or proceedings which shall not affect the substantial rights of the adverse party.

(2) No judgment shall be reversed or set aside or new trial granted in any action or proceeding on the ground of selection or misdirection of the jury, or the improper admission of evidence, or for error as to any matter of pleading or procedure, unless in the opinion of the court to which the application is made, after an examination of the entire action or proceeding, it shall appear that the error complained of has affected the substantial rights of the party seeking to reverse or set aside the judgment, or to secure a new trial.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 714 (1975); Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997).
Wis. Stat. § 611.785 — WI Code / Chapter 611 / Section 611.785
Dissenters’ rights.
Status: in_force

Sections 180.1301 to 180.1331 apply to stock corporations, except as provided in s. 611.71 (5) (b) with respect to a shareholder’s right to dissent from a share exchange consummated under s. 611.71 .

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.506 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.506
Statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) An action for default under a lease contract, including breach of warranty or indemnity, shall be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action accrued. By the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than one year.

(2) A cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission on which the default or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the aggrieved party, or when the default occurs, whichever is later. A cause of action for indemnity accrues when the act or omission on which the claim for indemnity is based is or should have been discovered by the indemnified party, whichever is later.

(3) If an action commenced within the time limit under sub. (1) is so terminated as to leave available a remedy by another action for the same default or breach of warranty or indemnity, the other action may be commenced after the expiration of the time limit and within 6 months after the termination of the first action unless the termination resulted from voluntary discontinuance or from dismissal for failure or neglect to prosecute.

(4) This section does not alter the law on tolling of the statute of limitations nor does it apply to a cause of action that accrues before July 1, 1992.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 462.07 — WI Code / Chapter 462 / Section 462.07
Discipline.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) , the board may conduct investigations and hearings to determine whether a person has violated this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter.

(2) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) , if a person who applies for or holds a license or limited X-ray machine operator permit under s. 462.03 does any of the following, the board may reprimand the person or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke the person’s license or permit:

(a) Makes a material misstatement in an application for a license or permit under s. 462.03 or an application for renewal of a license or permit.

(b) Violates any law of this state or federal law that substantially relates to the practice of radiography, violates this chapter, or violates a rule promulgated under this chapter, including a provision of a code of ethics promulgated under s. 462.06 (2) .

(c) Materially assists a person who does not hold a license or permit under s. 462.03 to engage in the practice of radiography.

(d) Advertises, practices, or attempts to practice under another person’s name.

(e) Engages in unprofessional conduct, as defined by the board by rule.

(f) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 , and 111.335 , is arrested for or convicted of an offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of radiology.

History: 2009 a. 106 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.548 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.548
Multidisciplinary screen and assessment criteria.
Status: in_force

The department shall make the multidisciplinary screen developed under s. 938.547 (3) and the assessment criteria developed under s. 938.547 (4) available to all counties.

History: 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 1995 a. 77 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 139.84 — WI Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.84
Bonds.
Status: in_force

Section 78.11 , as it applies to suppliers of motor vehicle fuel, applies to persons liable for the tax under this subchapter.

History: 1985 a. 302 ; 1995 a. 408 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.1002 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1002
Registration to do business in this state.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign limited liability partnership may not do business in this state until it registers with the department under this chapter.

(2) A foreign limited liability partnership doing business in this state may not maintain an action or proceeding in this state unless it has registered to do business in this state.

(3) The failure of a foreign limited liability partnership to register to do business in this state does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign partnership or its title to property in this state or preclude it from defending an action or proceeding in this state.

(4) A limitation on the liability of a partner of a foreign limited liability partnership is not waived solely because the foreign partnership does business in this state without registering to do business in this state.

(5) Section 178.1001 (1) and (2) applies even if a foreign limited liability partnership fails to register under this subchapter.

(5m)

(a) A foreign limited liability partnership that does business in this state without registering to do business in this state is liable to this state, for each year or any part of a year during which it did business in this state without registration, in an amount equal to all of the following:

1. All fees and other charges that would have been imposed by this chapter on the foreign limited liability partnership had it properly filed a foreign registration statement as required by this section and thereafter filed all reports required by this chapter.

2. Fifty percent of the amount owed under subd. 1 or $5,000, whichever is less.

(b) The foreign limited liability partnership shall pay the amount owed under par. (a) to the department, and the department may not file a foreign registration statement for the foreign limited liability partnership until the amount owed is paid. The attorney general may enforce a foreign limited liability partnership’s obligation to pay to the department any amount owed under this subsection.

History: 2015 a. 295 .