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Wis. Stat. § 178.1006 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1006
Noncomplying name of foreign limited liability partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign limited liability partnership whose name does not comply with s. 178.0902 may not register to do business in this state until it adopts, for the purpose of doing business in this state, a fictitious name that complies with s. 178.0902 . After registering to do business in this state with a fictitious name, the partnership shall only do business in this state under the fictitious name.

(2) If a registered foreign limited liability partnership changes its name to one that does not comply with s. 178.0902 , it may not do business in this state until it complies with sub. (1) by amending its registration to adopt a fictitious name that complies with s. 178.0902 .

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0706 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0706
Court proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) A dissolved limited liability company that has published a notice under s. 183.0705 may file an application with the circuit court in the county where the company’s principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, where the office of its registered agent is or was last located, for a determination of the amount and form of security to be provided for payment of claims that are reasonably expected to arise after the date of dissolution based on facts known to the company which, at the time of application, are contingent or have not been made known to the company or which are based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution.

(2) Security is not required for any claim that is or is reasonably anticipated to be barred under s. 183.0705 .

(3) Not later than 10 days after the filing of an application under sub. (1) , the dissolved limited liability company shall give notice of the proceeding to each claimant holding a contingent claim known to the company.

(4) In a proceeding under this section, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent all claimants whose identities are unknown. The reasonable fees and expenses of the guardian, including all reasonable expert witness fees, must be paid by the dissolved limited liability company.

(5) A dissolved limited liability company that provides security in the amount and form ordered by the court under sub. (1) satisfies the company’s obligations with respect to claims that are contingent, have not been made known to the company, or are based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution, and such claims may not be enforced against a member or transferee on account of assets received in liquidation.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.126 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.126
Privileged communications.
Status: in_force

(1) A school psychologist, counselor, social worker and nurse, and any teacher or administrator designated by the school board who engages in alcohol or drug abuse program activities, shall keep confidential information received from a pupil that the pupil or another pupil is using or is experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs unless:

(a) The pupil using or experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs consents in writing to disclosure of the information;

(b) The school psychologist, counselor, social worker, nurse, teacher or administrator has reason to believe that there is serious and imminent danger to the health, safety or life of any person and that disclosure of the information to another person will alleviate the serious and imminent danger. No more information than is required to alleviate the serious and imminent danger may be disclosed; or

(c) The information is required to be reported under s. 48.981 or 175.32 .

(2) A school psychologist, counselor, social worker, or nurse, or any teacher or administrator designated by the school board who engages in alcohol or drug abuse program activities, who in good faith discloses or fails to disclose information under sub. (1) is immune from civil liability for such acts or omissions. This subsection does not apply to information required to be reported under s. 48.981 or 175.32 .

History: 1979 c. 331 ; 1985 a. 163 ; 1987 a. 188 , 339 ; 2017 a. 143 .
Wis. Stat. § 625.13 — WI Code / Chapter 625 / Section 625.13
Filing of rates and consent to rate.
Status: in_force

(1) Filing procedure. Except as provided in sub. (2) , every authorized insurer and every rate service organization licensed under s. 625.31 which has been designated by any insurer for the filing of rates under s. 625.15 (2) shall file with the commissioner all rates and supplementary rate information and all changes and amendments thereof made by it for use in this state within 30 days after they become effective.

(2) Consent to rate. Upon written application of the insured, stating the insured’s reasons therefor, filed with and not disapproved by the commissioner within 10 days after filing, a rate in excess of that provided by a filing otherwise applicable may be applied to any specific risk. The rate may be disapproved without a hearing, subject to s. 601.62 (3) . If disapproved, the rate otherwise applicable applies from the effective date of the policy, but the insurer may cancel the policy proportionally on 10 days’ notice to the policyholder. If the insurer does not cancel the policy the insurer shall refund any excess premium from the effective date of the policy.

History: 1979 c. 93 , 177 ; 1983 a. 36 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.643 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.643
Public utility service to rental dwelling unit.
Status: in_force

(1) Responsible party. When a customer terminates service to the customer’s rental dwelling unit, a public utility shall make reasonable attempt to identify the party responsible for service to the rental dwelling unit after the customer’s termination. If a responsible party cannot be identified, the public utility may give the owner written notice by regular or other mail of the public utility’s intent to hold the owner responsible for service to the rental dwelling unit. The owner shall not be responsible for service if the public utility does not give the notice under this subsection or if, within 15 days after the date the notice is mailed, the owner notifies the public utility of the name of the party responsible for service to the rental dwelling unit or notifies the public utility that service to the rental dwelling unit should be terminated and affirms that service termination will not endanger human health or life or cause damage to property.

(2) Joint metering. If gas, electric or water service is measured jointly for 2 or more rental dwelling units, the owner shall maintain the account for gas, electric or water service in the name of the owner or in the name of the agent responsible for the collection of rent and the management of the rental dwelling units.

(3) Notifications; electric service.

(a) If requested by the owner of a rental dwelling unit and authorized by the tenant residing in the unit as provided in par. (b) , all of the following apply to the public utility that provides electric service to the tenant:

1. The public utility shall notify the owner in the same manner as the tenant of any pending disconnection of service to the unit that is due to nonpayment of past due charges.

2. The public utility may provide information about the status of a disconnection described in subd. 1. to the owner by telephone.

(b) A public utility or owner may obtain from a tenant the authorization required under par. (a) , except that an owner must obtain the authorization in a separate written document.

(4) Resumption of service. No public utility may require the owner of a rental dwelling unit to provide proof of eviction or other evidence that a tenant has vacated the unit as a condition for providing or resuming public utility service to the unit if the service is placed and maintained solely in the owner’s name.

History: 1989 a. 40 ; 2017 a. 317 .
Wis. Stat. § 805.12 — WI Code / Chapter 805 / Section 805.12
Special verdicts.
Status: in_force

(1) Use. Unless it orders otherwise, the court shall direct the jury to return a special verdict. The verdict shall be prepared by the court in the form of written questions relating only to material issues of ultimate fact and admitting a direct answer. The jury shall answer in writing. In cases founded upon negligence, the court need not submit separately any particular respect in which the party was allegedly negligent. The court may also direct the jury to find upon particular questions of fact.

(2) Omitted issue. When some material issue of ultimate fact not brought to the attention of the trial court but essential to sustain the judgment is omitted from the verdict, the issue shall be deemed determined by the court in conformity with its judgment and the failure to request a finding by the jury on the issue shall be deemed a waiver of jury trial on that issue.

(3) Clerk’s entries after verdict. Upon receiving a verdict, the clerk shall make an entry on the minutes specifying the time the verdict was received and the court’s order setting time for motions after verdict under s. 805.16 . The verdict and special findings shall be filed.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 702 (1975); 1975 c. 218 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.855 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.855
Assessment of costs against municipalities.
Status: in_force

Any expense incurred by the commission in making any appraisal or investigation of public utility property under ch. 197 shall be charged directly to the municipality making the application. The commission shall ascertain the expense, and shall render and review any bill under s. 196.85 insofar as applicable. For the purpose of calculating the expense, 90 percent of the costs determined shall be costs of the commission and 10 percent of the costs determined shall be costs of state government operations. If a bill under this section is not paid within the time required by s. 196.85 , the bill shall bear interest at the rate of 6 percent per year and the amount of the bill and the interest shall be certified to the department of administration and shall be levied and collected as a special charge in the same manner as a state tax.

History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1983 a. 53 ; 1991 a. 269 .
Wis. Stat. § 757.18 — WI Code / Chapter 757 / Section 757.18
Process, etc., to be in English.
Status: in_force

All writs, process, proceedings and records in any court within this state shall be in the English language, except that the proper and known names of process and technical words may be expressed in the language heretofore and now commonly used, and shall be made out on paper or parchment in a fair, legible character, in words at length and not abbreviated; but such abbreviations as are now commonly used in the English language may be used and numbers may be expressed by Arabic figures or Roman numerals in the usual manner.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 96 ; Stats. 1977 s. 757.18.
Wis. Stat. § 645.73 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.73
Unclaimed and withheld funds.
Status: in_force

(1) Unclaimed funds. The liquidator, as provided in ch. 177 , shall report and deliver to the secretary of revenue all unclaimed funds subject to distribution remaining in the liquidator’s hands when he or she is ready to apply to the court for discharge, including the amount distributable to any creditor, shareholder, member or other person who is unknown or cannot be found or who is under disability with no person legally competent to receive a distributive share.

(2) Withheld funds. All funds withheld under s. 645.64 and not distributed shall upon discharge of the liquidator be deposited with the secretary of revenue and paid by the secretary in accordance with s. 645.64 . Any sums remaining which under s. 645.64 would revert to the undistributed assets of the insurer shall be transferred to the secretary of revenue and become the property of the state under sub. (1) , unless the commissioner petitions the court to reopen the liquidation under s. 645.75 .

History: 1979 c. 102 ss. 220 , 236 (23) ; 1983 a. 408 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.30 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.30
Penalty for violating lighting equipment requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person violating s. 347.06 or 347.13 (2) , (3) or (4) may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $20 for the first offense and not less than $25 nor more than $50 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

(2) Any person violating ss. 347.03 , 347.07 to 347.12 , 347.13 (1) or 347.14 to 347.29 may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $200.

(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2) , on or after April 5, 2018, and before 6 months after April 5, 2018, if a person violates s. 347.24 (2) by operating on a highway during hours of darkness a vehicle that is drawn by an animal and that is not equipped with 2 yellow or amber strobe lights visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear and mounted not more than 6 inches from the lateral extremities of the vehicle, a law enforcement officer shall issue the person a warning notice and may not issue a citation.

History: 1971 c. 278 ; 2017 a. 228 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.90 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.90
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Exchange” means the American health benefit exchange, as described in 42 USC 18031 .

(2) “Health benefit plan” has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (11) .

(3) “Individual navigator” means a natural person, including a natural person who is supervised or employed by an entity, who does all of the following:

(am) Performs any of the activities and duties identified in 42 USC 18031 (i) and 45 CFR 155.210 on behalf of the exchange.

(bm) Receives funding to perform any of the activities and duties identified in 42 USC 18031 (i) and 45 CFR 155.210 on behalf of the exchange.

(3m) “Navigator entity” means an entity or organization that does all of the following:

(a) Employs, supervises, or is affiliated with at least one individual navigator.

(b) Performs, and receives funding to perform, any of the activities and duties identified in 42 USC 18031 (i) and 45 CFR 155.210 on behalf of the exchange.

(4) “Nonnavigator assister” means a natural person who has been designated by the exchange, or could reasonably be described as working at the behest of the exchange, as a nonnavigator assister, including an in-person assister, enrollment assister, application assister, or certified application counselor.

History: 2013 a. 20 ; 2025 a. 122 .
Wis. Stat. § 707.25 — WI Code / Chapter 707 / Section 707.25
Use for sales purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , a developer may maintain sales offices, management offices and models in the time-share property only if the time-share instrument so provides and specifies the rights of a developer with regard to the number, size, location and relocation of the offices. The developer may maintain signs on the time-share property advertising the time-share property.

(2) A developer’s authority under sub. (1) is subject to restrictions in ordinances and the project instrument.

History: 1987 a. 399 .
Wis. Stat. § 941.30 — WI Code / Chapter 941 / Section 941.30
Recklessly endangering safety.
Status: in_force

(1) First-degree recklessly endangering safety. Whoever recklessly endangers another’s safety under circumstances which show utter disregard for human life is guilty of a Class F felony.

(2) Second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Whoever recklessly endangers another’s safety is guilty of a Class G felony.

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1302 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1302
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Authorized fiduciary” means any of the following:

(a) A trustee, a directing party, or another fiduciary, other than a settlor, that has discretion to distribute or direct a trustee to distribute part or all of the principal of the first trust to one or more current beneficiaries.

(b) A special fiduciary appointed under s. 701.1309 .

(c) A special-needs fiduciary under s. 701.1313 .

(d) A trust protector who has been granted a decanting power, which may be exercised in a fiduciary or nonfiduciary capacity, under s. 701.0818 (2) (b) 2. h.

(2) “Decanting power” means the power of an authorized fiduciary under this subchapter to distribute property of a first trust to one or more 2nd trusts or to modify the terms of the first trust.

(3) “Expanded distributive discretion” means a discretionary power of distribution that is not limited to an ascertainable standard or a reasonably definite standard.

(4) “First trust” means a trust over which an authorized fiduciary may exercise the decanting power.

(5) “First-trust instrument” means the trust instrument for a first trust.

(6) “Reasonably definite standard” means a clearly measurable standard under which a holder of a power of distribution is legally accountable within the meaning of section 674 (b) (5) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code and any applicable regulations.

(7) “Second trust” means any of the following:

(a) A first trust after modification under this subchapter.

(b) A trust to which a distribution of property from a first trust is or may be made under this subchapter.

(8) “Second-trust instrument” means the trust instrument for a 2nd trust.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.195 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.195
Suspension for failure to pay fees for telephone authorization.
Status: in_force

The department may suspend any or all registrations of a person who obtains authorization to operate under s. 341.19 and fails to pay the required authorization and registration fees within the time period established by the department under s. 341.19 . A registration suspended under this section shall remain suspended until the fees required in s. 341.19 are paid.

History: 1983 a. 469 .
Wis. Stat. § 972.085 — WI Code / Chapter 972 / Section 972.085
Immunity; use standard.
Status: in_force

Immunity from criminal or forfeiture prosecution under ss. 13.35 , 17.16 (7) , 77.61 (12) , 93.17 , 111.07 (2) (b) , 128.16 , 133.15 , 139.20 , 139.39 (5) , 195.048 , 196.48 , 551.602 (5) , 553.55 (3) , 601.62 (5) , 767.87 (4) , 885.15 , 885.24 , 885.25 (2) , 891.39 (2) , 968.26 , 972.08 (1) and 979.07 (1) and ch. 769 , provides immunity only from the use of the compelled testimony or evidence in subsequent criminal or forfeiture proceedings, as well as immunity from the use of evidence derived from that compelled testimony or evidence.

History: 1989 a. 122 ; 1995 a. 225 , 400 ; 1997 a. 35 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 ; 2007 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.445 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.445
Confinement of county jail prisoners in tribal jails.
Status: in_force

The county board and the sheriff of any county may enter into an agreement with the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state for the confinement in a tribal jail of county jail prisoners. The sheriff retains responsibility for the prisoners for providing custody, care, treatment, services, leave privileges and food and determining good time as if they remained county jail prisoners, except that the sheriff may delegate, under the agreement, any of the responsibility to the tribal chief of police. The tribal jail is subject to s. 301.37 (4) but is not subject to the requirements for county jails unless otherwise provided under the agreement.

History: 1993 a. 48 .
Wis. Stat. § 456.07 — WI Code / Chapter 456 / Section 456.07
Registration.
Status: in_force

(1) Every individual who holds a license as a nursing home administrator issued by the department shall biennially apply to the examining board for a new certificate of registration and report any facts requested by the examining board on forms provided for such purpose.

(2) The application for a new certificate of registration shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the examining board that during the biennial period immediately preceding application for registration the applicant has attended a continuing education program or course of study. During the time between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period new licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements. All registration fees are payable on or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a) .

(3) Upon approval of an application for registration the examining board shall issue a certificate of registration to the nursing home administrator.

(4) The license of a nursing home administrator who fails to comply with this section, and who continues to act as a nursing home administrator, may be suspended or revoked by the examining board.

(5) Only an individual who has qualified as a licensed and registered nursing home administrator under this chapter and who holds a valid current registration certificate under this section for the current registration period may use the title “Nursing Home Administrator”, and the abbreviation “N.H.A.” after the person’s name. No other person may use or be designated by such title or such abbreviation or any other words, letters, sign, card or device tending to or intended to indicate that the person is a licensed and registered nursing home administrator.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 162 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 168 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.962 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.962
Worthless checks for approvals.
Status: in_force

If a person tenders a check or other order for payment to an issuing agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 3. to make payment for an approval issued under this chapter to an issuing agent, and the check is drawn on an account that does not exist or on an account with insufficient funds, or is otherwise worthless, the issuing agent may give notification to the department of the fact after having made an effort to receive payment from the person who tendered the check or other payment. If the issuing agent gives such notification, the department shall revoke the approval and send notification to the holder of the approval that it has been revoked for failure to make payment for the approval. The holder of the approval shall return the approval to the department within 7 days after receiving the notification.

History: 2003 a. 138 .