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Wis. Stat. § 177.1204 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.1204
Holder penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Failure to file a report.

(a) Any person who fails to timely file a report under this chapter shall pay a penalty equal to $150.

(b) In addition to the penalty imposed under par. (a) , any person who fails to file a report by the time prescribed in a written request by the administrator may be subject to a penalty of $100 for each day the report is not filed.

(c) Any person who files a false or fraudulent report with intent to defeat or evade the laws imposed under this chapter is subject to the penalties under pars. (a) and (b) and a fine of $1,000 for each day from the date the report was made until corrected or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both. The fine imposed under this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of $25,000 or an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount or value of any property that was required to be included in the report that was not included or was underreported.

(2) Failure to pay or deliver property.

(a) Any person who fails to timely pay or deliver abandoned property to the administrator as required under this chapter shall pay a penalty equal to 15 percent of the value of the property.

(b) In addition to the penalty imposed under par. (a) , any person who fails to pay or deliver abandoned property by the time prescribed in a written request from the administrator may be subject to a penalty of $100 for each day the property is not paid or delivered.

(3) Failure to perform other duty. Any person who fails to perform any other duty required under this chapter, other than the duties for which a penalty is imposed under sub. (1) or (2) , may be subject to a penalty of up to $500 for each day the duty is not performed, not to exceed $10,000 in a calendar year.

(4) Assessment and collection. The administrator shall assess and collect any penalties under this section as it assesses and collects amounts or property due for payment or delivery under this chapter.

History: 2021 a. 87 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 ; 2025 a. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.605 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.605
Unlawful transfer of evidence of registration.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as authorized by the department, no person may transfer to another person or offer for sale a registration plate, insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration issued by the department. This subsection does not apply to transfers of vehicles under s. 342.15 (4) (c) .

(2) No person may transfer to another person or offer for sale a counterfeit, forged or fictitious registration plate, insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration.

(3) Whoever violates sub. (1) or (2) is guilty of a Class H felony.

History: 1995 a. 128 ; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 951.08 — WI Code / Chapter 951 / Section 951.08
Instigating fights between animals.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may intentionally instigate, promote, aid or abet as a principal, agent or employee, or participate in the earnings from, or intentionally maintain or allow any place to be used for a cockfight, dog fight, bullfight or other fight between the same or different kinds of animals or between an animal and a person. This section does not prohibit events or exhibitions commonly featured at rodeos or bloodless bullfights.

(2) No person may own, possess, keep or train any animal with the intent that the animal be engaged in an exhibition of fighting.

(2m) If a person has been convicted under sub. (1) or (2) , the person may not own, possess, keep or train any animal for a period of 5 years after the conviction. In computing the 5-year period, time which the person spent in actual confinement serving a criminal sentence shall be excluded. The person may move the sentencing court to have this requirement waived. The court may waive the requirement except that the waiver may not authorize the person to own, possess, keep or train animals of the species involved in the offense under sub. (1) or (2) .

(3) No person may intentionally be a spectator at a cockfight, dog fight, bullfight or other fight between the same or different kinds of animals or between an animal and a person.

History: 1973 c. 314 ; 1981 c. 160 ; 1983 a. 95 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 54 ; Stats. 1987 s. 951.08.
Wis. Stat. § 701.0801 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0801
Duty to administer trust.
Status: in_force

Upon acceptance of a trusteeship, the trustee shall administer the trust in good faith, in accordance with its terms and purposes and the interests of the beneficiaries, and in accordance with this chapter.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 94.385 — WI Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.385
Seed label requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may sell, distribute, or offer or expose for sale in this state a container of agricultural seed or vegetable seed for seeding or sprouting purposes unless the container bears or has attached to it in a conspicuous place a label containing the information required by the department by rule.

(2) Except as provided under s. 94.43 (2) , no person may sell in this state a bulk lot of agricultural or vegetable seed for seeding or sprouting purposes unless the person includes with the invoice or shipping document furnished the purchaser at time of delivery a label containing the information required by the department by rule.

History: 1985 a. 138 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 971.33 — WI Code / Chapter 971 / Section 971.33
Possession of property, what sufficient.
Status: in_force

In the prosecution of a crime committed upon or in relation to or in any way affecting real property or any crime committed by stealing, damaging or fraudulently receiving or concealing personal property, it is sufficient if it is proved that at the time the crime was committed either the actual or constructive possession or the general or special property in any part of such property was in the person alleged to be the owner thereof.
Wis. Stat. § 193.315 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.315
Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims.
Status: in_force

Section 185.042 applies to a cooperative to the same extent as if the cooperative was organized under ch. 185 .

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 941.298 — WI Code / Chapter 941 / Section 941.298
Firearm silencers.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “firearm silencer” means any device for silencing, muffling or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and intended for use in assembling or fabricating such a device, and any part intended only for use in that assembly or fabrication.

(2) Whoever sells, delivers or possesses a firearm silencer is guilty of a Class H felony.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to sales or deliveries of firearm silencers to or possession of firearm silencers by any of the following:

(a) Any peace officer who is acting in compliance with the written policies of the officer’s department or agency. This paragraph does not apply to any officer whose department or agency does not have such a policy. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22) , this paragraph does not apply to a commission warden.

(b) Any armed forces or national guard personnel, while in the line of duty.

(c) Any person who has complied with the licensing and registration requirements under 26 USC 5801 to 5872 .

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2007 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.82 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.82
Exemptions from liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , a crematory authority is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from cremating human remains, including damages to prosthetic or medical devices or valuables of the decedent, if the authority has complied with the requirements of this subchapter.

(2) A crematory authority is liable for damages resulting from the authority’s intentional misconduct, negligent conduct, or failure to return valuables specified on an authorization form under s. 440.73 (7) .

History: 2005 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 224.25 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.25
Customer access to appraisals.
Status: in_force

If requested by an individual who is a customer, loan applicant or credit applicant, a financial institution, as defined in s. 705.01 (3) , shall provide that individual with a copy of any written appraisal report which is held by the financial institution, which relates to residential real estate that the individual owns or has agreed to purchase and for which a fee is imposed.

History: 1991 a. 78 ; 1997 a. 191 s. 236 ; Stats. 1997 s. 224.25.
Wis. Stat. § 23.51 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.51
Words and phrases defined.
Status: in_force

In ss. 23.50 to 23.85 the following words and phrases have the designated meanings unless a different meaning is expressly provided or the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1d) “Captive” has the meaning given in s. 169.01 (2) .

(1m) “Citation” means a pleading of essential facts and applicable law coupled with a demand for judgment, which notifies the person cited of a violation of a statute or rule enumerated in s. 23.50 (1) or of a violation of a local ordinance, and requests the person to appear in court. Part of the citation is a complaint.

(2) “Complaint” means the pleading of essential facts and applicable law coupled with a demand for judgment.

(2L) “Corporation” includes a limited liability company.

(3) “Enforcing officer” means a peace officer as defined in s. 939.22 (22) , but not including a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5) , or means a person who has authority to act pursuant to a specific statute.

(7) “Summons” means an order to appear in court at a particular time and place. It accompanies the delivery of a complaint but not a citation.

(8) “Violation” means conduct which is prohibited by state law or municipal ordinance and punishable by a forfeiture.

(9m) “Wild animal” has the meaning given in s. 169.01 (37) .

History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1985 a. 36 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (7) ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 107 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1995 a. 227 ; 1997 a. 27 , 248 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 56 ; 2003 a. 139 ; 2005 a. 253 ; 2007 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 20.521 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.521
Ethics commission.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated to the ethics commission for the following programs:

(1) Ethics, campaign finance and lobbying regulation.

(a) General program operations; general purpose revenue. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations under ch. 11 , subch. III of ch. 13 , and subch. III of ch. 19 .

(be) Investigations. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of financing the costs of investigations authorized by the commission of potential violations of ch. 11 , subch. III of ch. 13 , or subch. III of ch. 19 .

(br) Special counsel. The amounts in the schedule for the compensation of special counsel appointed as provided in s. 19.49 (2) (b) 5.

(g) General program operations; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations under ch. 11 and subch. III of ch. 19 . All moneys received from fees imposed under s. 11.0102 (2) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

(h) Gifts and grants. The amounts in the schedule to carry out the purposes, not inconsistent with the law, for which gifts, grants, and bequests to the commission are made. All moneys received by the commission from gifts, grants, and bequests shall be credited to this appropriation account.

(i) Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the cost of publishing documents, locating and copying records, postage and shipping, and conducting programs under s. 19.48 (9) and of compiling, disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed with the commission under s. 19.48 (10) . All moneys received by the commission from sales of documents, and from fees collected for copies of records, for postage, shipping, and location fees, and from fees assessed under s. 19.48 (9) and (10) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

(im) Lobbying administration; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule for the administration of subch. III of ch. 13 . All moneys received from the fees imposed under s. 13.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account.

(j) Electronic filing software. The amounts in the schedule for providing software to be utilized for electronic filing of campaign finance reports under s. 11.1304 (6) . All moneys received from registrants who purchase software under s. 11.1304 (6) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

History: 2015 a. 118 ss. 221m , 222 , 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 97.62 — WI Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97.62
Health and safety; standard.
Status: in_force

Every hotel, tourist rooming house, bed and breakfast establishment, vending machine commissary and vending machine shall be operated and maintained with a strict regard to the public health and safety and in conformity with this subchapter and the rules and orders of the department.

History: 1975 c. 413 s. 13 ; Stats. 1975 s. 50.55; 1983 a. 163 , 203 , 538 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 75 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.72; 2015 a. 55 s. 4089 ; 2015 Stats. s. 97.62.
Wis. Stat. § 302.08 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.08
Humane treatment and punishment.
Status: in_force

The wardens and the superintendents and all prison officials shall uniformly treat the inmates with kindness. There shall be no corporal or other painful and unusual punishment inflicted upon inmates.

History: 1989 a. 31 s. 1625 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.08.
Wis. Stat. § 62.59 — WI Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62.59
Police authority to alderpersons in 1st class cities repealed.
Status: in_force

No common council in a 1st class city by ordinance may give alderpersons the powers of city police officers.

History: 1983 a. 210 ; 1993 a. 184 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 308 ; Stats. 1999 s. 62.59.
Wis. Stat. § 125.175 — WI Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125.175
Issuance of operators’ permits.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to sub. (4) , the division shall issue an operator’s permit to any applicant who is qualified under s. 125.04 (5) . Operators’ permits may not be required other than for the purpose of complying with ss. 125.32 (2) and 125.68 (2) or s. 125.06 (3g) . Operators’ permits may be issued only upon written application.

(2) Operators’ permits are valid in all municipalities in this state.

(3) The division shall establish a fee for issuance or renewal of an operator’s permit and shall determine whether the permit shall be valid for one or 2 years.

(4)

(a) The division may not issue an operator’s permit unless the applicant satisfies the criteria for issuance of an operator’s license specified in s. 125.17 (6) (a) . In applying these criteria to an applicant who holds or previously held an operator’s permit or an operator’s license, the division shall treat as synonymous operators’ permits and operators’ licenses.

(b) The division may not require applicants for operators’ permits to undergo training in addition to that specified in s. 125.17 (6) (a) but may require applicants to purchase at cost materials that deal with relevant subjects not covered in the course under s. 125.17 (6) (a) .

History: 2023 a. 73 .
Wis. Stat. § 140.15 — WI Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.15
Certificate of notarial act.
Status: in_force

(1) A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must satisfy all of the following:

(a) Be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act.

(b) Be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the department.

(c) Identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed.

(d) Contain the title of office of the notarial officer.

(e) If the notarial officer is a notary public, indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the officer’s commission.

(2) If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp must be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record by a notarial officer other than a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in sub. (1) (b) , (c) , and (d) , an official stamp may be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notarial officer and the certificate contains the information specified in sub. (1) (b) , (c) , and (d) , an official stamp may be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.

(3) A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of subs. (1) and (2) and satisfies any of the following:

(a) Is in a short form set forth in s. 140.16 .

(b) Is in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this state.

(c) Is in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed.

(d) Sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and the actions are sufficient to meet the requirements of the notarial act as provided in ss. 140.05 , 140.06 , and 140.07 or law of this state other than this chapter.

(4) By executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has complied with the requirements and made the determinations specified in ss. 140.04 , 140.05 , and 140.06 .

(5) A notarial officer may not affix the officer’s signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until the notarial act has been performed.

(6) If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate must be part of, or securely attached to, the record. If a notarial act is performed regarding an electronic record, the certificate must be affixed to, or logically associated with, the electronic record. If the department has established standards pursuant to s. 140.27 for attaching, affixing, or logically associating the certificate, the process must conform to the standards.

History: 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 810.05 — WI Code / Chapter 810 / Section 810.05
Motion to vacate or modify.
Status: in_force

The defendant may at any time upon notice to the plaintiff move the court or the presiding judge thereof to vacate or modify the order directing delivery of the property for any sufficient cause. A motion to vacate or modify the order directing delivery of the property may be combined with a motion to increase the plaintiff’s security or excepting to the sureties on the plaintiff’s bond.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975), 777; Stats. 1975 s. 810.05; 1977 c. 308 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.625 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.625
Section 48.625
Status: in_force

(c) An individual who is eligible for a fee waiver under the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay the fee under par. (a) for a license under sub. (1) .

(2m) When the department issues a license to operate a group home, the department shall notify the school district in which the group home is located that a group home has been licensed in the school district.

(3) This section does not apply to a foster home licensed under s. 48.62 (1) or to a relative or guardian of a child or a person delegated care and custody of a child under s. 48.979 who provides care and maintenance for the child.

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1985 a. 281 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 395 , 446 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 69 ; 2009 a. 28 , 335 ; 2011 a. 87 , 209 ; 2017 a. 251 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.46 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.46
Incontestability and misstated age.
Status: in_force

(1) Incontestability of individual policies. Except under sub. (3) or (4) or for nonpayment of premiums, no individual life insurance policy may be contested after it has been in force from the date of issue for 2 years during the lifetime of the person whose life is at risk.

(2) Incontestability of group policies. Except under sub. (3) or (4) or for nonpayment of premiums, no group life insurance policy may be contested after it has been in force for 2 years from its date of issue and no coverage of any insured thereunder may be contested on the basis of a statement made by the insured relative to his or her insurability after the coverage has been in force on the insured for 2 years during the lifetime of the insured. No such statement may be used to contest coverage unless contained in a written instrument signed by the insured person.

(3) Misstated age or sex.

(a) Subject to par. (b) , if the age or sex of the person whose life is at risk is misstated in an application for a policy of life insurance and the error is not adjusted during the person’s lifetime the amount payable under the policy is what the premium paid would have purchased if the age or sex had been stated correctly.

(b) If the person whose life is at risk was, at the time the insurance was applied for, beyond the maximum age limit designated by the insurer, the insurer shall refund at least the amount of the premiums collected under the policy.

(4) Disability coverages and additional accident benefits. Despite subs. (1) and (2) , disability coverages and additional accident benefits may be contested at any time on the ground of fraudulent misrepresentation.

History: 1975 c. 373 , 375 , 422 ; 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.16 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.16
Judicial officer collecting claims.
Status: in_force

Any judicial officer who causes to be brought in a court over which the officer presides any action or proceeding upon a claim placed with the officer as agent or attorney for collection is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

History: 1977 c. 173 .
Wis. Stat. § 408.507 — WI Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.507
Duty of securities intermediary to comply with entitlement order.
Status: in_force

(1) A securities intermediary shall comply with an entitlement order if the entitlement order is originated by the appropriate person, the securities intermediary has had reasonable opportunity to assure itself that the entitlement order is genuine and authorized, and the securities intermediary has had reasonable opportunity to comply with the entitlement order. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

(a) The securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(b) In the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to comply with the entitlement order.

(2) If a securities intermediary transfers a financial asset pursuant to an ineffective entitlement order, the securities intermediary shall reestablish a security entitlement in favor of the person entitled to it, and pay or credit any payments or distributions that the person did not receive as a result of the wrongful transfer. If the securities intermediary does not reestablish a security entitlement, the securities intermediary is liable to the entitlement holder for damages.

History: 1997 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.70 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.70
Seventieth assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 70th assembly district:

(1) Whole county. Jackson.

(2) Juneau County. That part of Juneau County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Fountain, Lemonweir, Lindina, Lisbon, Marion, and Plymouth.

(b) The village of Hustler.

(c) The cities of Elroy, Mauston, and New Lisbon.

(3) Monroe County. That part of Monroe County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Adrian, Byron, Clifton, Glendale, Grant, Greenfield, La Grange, Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Falls, New Lyme, Oakdale, Scott, Tomah, Wellington, and Wilton.

(b) The villages of Kendall, Oakdale, Warrens, Wilton, and Wyeville.

(c) The city of Tomah.

History: 2023 a. 94 .