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Wis. Stat. § 346.43 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.43
Penalty for violating sections 346.37 to 346.42.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Any pedestrian or personal delivery device operator violating s. 346.37 or 346.38 may be required to forfeit not less than $2 nor more than $20 for the first offense and not less than $10 nor more than $50 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

(b)

1. Except as provided in subd. 2. or 3. or sub. (4) , any operator of a vehicle violating ss. 346.37 to 346.39 may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

2. Any operator of a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device violating s. 346.37 , 346.38 or 346.39 may be required to forfeit not more than $20.

3.

a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b. , if an operator of a vehicle violates s. 346.37 or 346.39 where persons engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area, railroad maintenance or construction area, utility work area, or emergency or roadside response area are at risk from traffic, any applicable minimum and maximum forfeiture specified in subd. 1. for the violation shall be doubled.

b. If an operator of a vehicle violates s. 346.37 or 346.39 where persons engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area, railroad maintenance or construction area, utility work area, or emergency or roadside response area are at risk from traffic and the violation results in bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (4) , to another, the operator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months, or both. In addition to the penalties specified under this subd. 3. b. , a court may also order a person convicted under this subd. 3. b. to perform not fewer than 100 nor more than 200 hours of community service work and attend traffic safety school, as provided under s. 345.60 .

(2) Any person violating s. 346.42 may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.

(3) Any person violating s. 346.41 may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $200 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

(4)

(a) Except as provided in sub. (1) (b) 3. b. , if a person violates s. 346.37 (1) (a) 1. , (c) 3. , or (d) 1. or 346.39 (1) and the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14) , to another, the person shall forfeit $500.

(b) Except as provided in sub. (1) (b) 3. b. , if a person violates s. 346.37 (1) (a) 1. , (c) 3. , or (d) 1. or 346.39 (1) and the violation results in death to another, the person shall forfeit $1,000.

History: 1971 c. 278 , 336 ; 1973 c. 182 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 69 s. 16 ; 1993 a. 198 ; 1997 a. 277 ; 2001 a. 90 ; 2017 a. 13 , 105 ; 2019 a. 11 ; 2021 a. 115 ; 2023 a. 159 .
Wis. Stat. § 893.62 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.62
Action concerning usury.
Status: in_force

An action under s. 138.06 (3) for interest, principal and charges paid on a loan or forbearance shall be commenced within 2 years after the interest which is at a rate greater than allowed under s. 138.05 is paid or be barred.

History: 1979 c. 323 .
Wis. Stat. § 201.09 — WI Code / Chapter 201 / Section 201.09
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any public service corporation, or any agent, director or officer of a public service corporation, who shall directly or indirectly, issue or cause to be issued, any securities for whose issuance a certificate is required contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or who shall apply the proceeds from the sale of the securities to any purpose other than that specified in the certificate of the commission, shall forfeit to the state not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 for each offense.

(2) Every director, president, secretary or other official or agent of any public service corporation, who shall practice fraud or knowingly make any false statement to secure a certificate of authority to issue any security, or issue under a certificate so obtained and with knowledge of such fraud, or false statement, or negotiate, or cause to be negotiated, any security, in violation of this chapter, is guilty of a Class I felony.

History: 1997 a. 140 s. 13 ; Stats. 1997 s. 200.09; 1997 a. 254 , 283 ; 1999 a. 32 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 656 ; Stats. 1999 s. 201.09; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 407.306 — WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.306
Altered bills of lading.
Status: in_force

An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in a bill of lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.9961 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.9961
License and fee.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) No person may operate a dry cleaning facility in this state unless the person completes and submits to the department an application for a license on a form that the department prescribes.

(b) The department may require, before or after the license is issued, that any person who submits an application for a license under par. (a) provide a security deposit to the department. For purposes of this paragraph, s. 77.61 (2) , as it applies to a security deposit related to a seller’s permit, applies to the security deposit required under this subsection.

(c) Subject to par. (b) , the department shall issue a license to each person who completes and submits an application for a license under par. (a) . If a dry cleaning facility is sold, the seller may transfer the license to the buyer. A license is valid until the license is surrendered by the person to whom the license was issued or transferred or until the license is revoked by the department as provided in par. (e) . A license is valid only for the facility designated by the license and the license holder shall display the license prominently in the facility to which the license applies.

(d) Section 77.52 (12) , as it applies to a person who operates as a seller without a seller’s permit, applies to a person who operates a dry cleaning facility without a license issued under this subsection.

(e) The department may revoke a license issued under this subsection if the person who holds the license fails to comply with any provision of this subchapter related to the fees imposed under this subchapter or any rule promulgated by the department related to the fees imposed under this subchapter, is delinquent with respect to taxes imposed by the department, or fails to timely file a return or report with respect to taxes imposed under chs. 71 , 72 , 76 , 77 , 78 , or 139 after having been requested to file the return or report. Section 77.52 (11) , as it applies to revoking a seller’s permit, applies to revoking a license issued under this subsection.

(1m) Every person operating a dry cleaning facility shall pay to the department a fee for each dry cleaning facility that the person operates. The fee shall be paid in installments, as provided in sub. (2) , and each installment is equal to 2.8 percent of the gross receipts from the previous 3 months from dry cleaning apparel and household fabrics, but not from formal wear the facility rents to the general public.

(2) Persons who owe a fee under this section shall pay it in installments on or before April 25, July 25, October 25 and January 25.

(3) The department shall send to each dry cleaning facility of which the department is aware a form on which to apply for a license under this section.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2003 a. 312 , 326 ; 2007 a. 20 , 96 ; 2017 a. 324 .
Wis. Stat. § 287.08 — WI Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.08
Yard waste bags.
Status: in_force

After December 31, 1990, no person may discharge, deposit, inject, dump or place in a solid waste facility that is for solid waste treatment or for solid waste storage yard waste that is in a bag unless the bag is constructed of a material that decomposes within a reasonable time after exposure to weather elements and is labeled as being so constructed.

History: 1989 a. 335 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 890 ; Stats. 1995 s. 287.08.
Wis. Stat. § 344.30 — WI Code / Chapter 344 / Section 344.30
Methods of giving proof of financial responsibility.
Status: in_force

Whenever a person is required under ch. 343 or this chapter to give proof of financial responsibility for the future, such proof may be given by filing:

(1) Certification of insurance as provided in s. 344.31 ; or

(2) A bond as provided in s. 344.36 ; or

(3) A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in s. 344.37 ; or

(4) A certificate of self-insurance as provided in s. 344.16 , supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, the self-insurer will pay the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under a motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to such self-insurer.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1981 c. 390 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 2009 a. 245 .
Wis. Stat. § 752.21 — WI Code / Chapter 752 / Section 752.21
Venue.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , a judgment or order appealed to the court of appeals shall be heard in the court of appeals district which contains the court from which the judgment or order is appealed.

(2) A judgment or order appealed from an action venued in a county designated by the plaintiff to the action as provided under s. 801.50 (3) (a) shall be heard in a court of appeals district selected by the appellant but the court of appeals district may not be the court of appeals district that contains the court from which the judgment or order is appealed.

History: 1977 c. 187 ; 2011 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.016 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.016
Department authority; deer hunting seasons and license restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may not do any of the following:

(a) Require a person who holds a license that authorizes the hunting of deer to take an antlerless deer before the person may take the person’s first antlered deer under that license.

(b) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , establish a fall open season for hunting deer with firearms and airguns that begins before the Saturday immediately preceding the 4th Thursday in November.

(2) Subsection (1) (b) does not prohibit the department from promulgating a rule that establishes a fall open season for hunting deer with firearms and airguns that begins before the Saturday immediately preceding the 4th Thursday in November if any of the following applies:

(a) The department limits the open season to hunting deer by any of the following persons:

1. Persons who are under 16 years of age.

2. Persons who hold a Class A, Class B, or Class C permit under s. 29.193 (2) .

3. Persons who are learning to hunt.

(b) The department establishes the fall open season because a fall open season is necessary to control the spread of chronic wasting disease or other disease in deer and if all of the following apply:

1. The rule authorizes the hunting of only antlerless deer.

2. The rule provides for a closing date for the fall open season that is on or before October 15.

3. The rule provides that the rule does not apply beginning 270 days after the effective date of the rule.

(3) The department may establish a fall open season for hunting deer within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore that begins before the Saturday immediately preceding the 4th Thursday in November if the season is open for hunting deer only with muzzle-loading firearms.

History: 2011 a. 50 ; 2017 a. 298 ; 2023 a. 115 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.305 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.305
Hearing upon the involuntary removal of a juvenile.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding other time periods for hearings under this chapter, if a juvenile is removed from the physical custody of the juvenile’s parent or guardian under s. 938.19 (1) (c) or (d) 5. without the consent of the parent or guardian, the court, subject to s. 938.299 (10) , shall schedule a plea hearing and fact-finding hearing within 30 days after a request from the parent or guardian from whom custody was removed. The plea hearing and fact-finding hearing may be combined. This time period may be extended only with the consent of the requesting parent or guardian.

History: 1995 a. 77 ; 2009 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 947.21 — WI Code / Chapter 947 / Section 947.21
Labor peace agreements prohibited.
Status: in_force

Anyone who knowingly violates s. 66.0134 (3) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

History: 2017 a. 327 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.955 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.955
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(2) “Bilingual-bicultural education program” means a program designed to improve the comprehension and the speaking, reading and writing ability of a limited-English proficient pupil in the English language, so that the pupil will be able to perform ordinary classwork in English.

(3) “Bilingual counselor” means a certified school counselor approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (15) (a) .

(4) “Bilingual counselor’s aide” means a person who is employed to assist a counselor and who is approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (15) (a) .

(5) “Bilingual teacher” means a certified teacher approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (15) (a) .

(6) “Bilingual teacher’s aide” means a person who is employed to assist a teacher and who is approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (15) (a) .

(7) “Limited-English proficient pupil” means a pupil whose ability to use the English language is limited because of the use of a non-English language in his or her family or in his or her daily, nonschool surroundings, and who has difficulty, as defined by rule by the state superintendent, in performing ordinary classwork in English as a result of such limited English language proficiency.

History: 1975 c. 395 ; 1977 c. 203 s. 106 ; 1983 a. 189 ; 1987 a. 159 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 19 .
Wis. Stat. § 186.36 — WI Code / Chapter 186 / Section 186.36
Sale of insurance in credit unions.
Status: in_force

Any officer or employee of a credit union, when acting as an agent for the sale of insurance on behalf of the credit union, shall pay all commissions received from the sale of insurance to the credit union.

History: 1973 c. 243 ; 1993 a. 482 ; 1995 a. 151 ; 2003 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 222.0409 — WI Code / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0409
Stock in bank-owned banks.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the division, a universal bank may acquire and hold stock in one or more banks chartered under s. 221.1202 or national banks chartered under 12 USC 27 (b) or in one or more holding companies wholly owning such a bank. Aggregate investments under this section may not exceed 10 percent of the universal bank’s capital.

History: 2003 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 818.23 — WI Code / Chapter 818 / Section 818.23
Proceedings against bail.
Status: in_force

In case of breach of the bond the sureties may be proceeded against by action only.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 809.23; Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiiiv (1978); Stats. 1977 s. 818.23.
Wis. Stat. § 60.55 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.55
Fire protection.
Status: in_force

(1) General authority.

(a) The town board shall provide for fire protection for the town. Fire protection for the town, or any portion of the town, may be provided in any manner, including:

1. Establishing a town fire department.

2. Joining with another town, village or city to establish a joint fire department. If the town board establishes a joint fire department with a village under s. 61.65 (2) (a) 3. , the town board shall create a joint board of fire commissioners with the village under s. 61.65 (2) (b) 2.

3. Contracting with any person.

4. Utilizing a fire company organized under ch. 213 .

5. Creating a combined protective services department under s. 60.553 .

(b) The town board may provide for the equipping, staffing, housing and maintenance of fire protection services.

(2) Funding. The town board may:

(a) Appropriate money to pay for fire protection in the town.

(b) Charge property owners a fee for the cost of fire protection provided to their property under sub. (1) (a) according to a written schedule established by the town board.

(c) Levy taxes on the entire town to pay for fire protection.

(d) Levy taxes on property served by a particular source of fire protection, to support the source of protection.

History: 1983 a. 532 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.444 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.444
Person seeking assistance following sexual assault; immunity from prosecution.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “sexual assault” means conduct that is in violation of s. 940.22 (2) , 940.225 , 940.302 , or 944.06 or a crime under ch. 948 that involves sexual contact or sexually explicit conduct.

(2) Immunity for aider. A person is immune from being charged or prosecuted for a misdemeanor violation of s. 961.41 (3g) , 961.573 , or 961.69 (2) if all of the following apply:

(a) The person requested emergency assistance in connection with a sexual assault by calling the telephone number “911” or by other means, the person encountered a law enforcement officer at a medical facility at the time that the victim of the sexual assault received treatment in connection with the sexual assault, or the person reported or disclosed the sexual assault with the intent to obtain assistance for the sexual assault.

(b) The evidence for the charge or prosecution is obtained as a result of the person’s action described under par. (a) .

(c) The person provides a name and contact information and furnishes all requested information unless the person lacks capacity to cooperate.

(3) Immunity for victim. A victim of a sexual assault is immune from being charged or prosecuted for a misdemeanor violation of s. 961.41 (3g) , 961.573 , or 961.69 (2) if all of the following apply:

(a) The victim reported or disclosed the sexual assault with the intent to obtain assistance for the sexual assault or was in need of assistance due to the sexual assault.

(b) The evidence for the charge or prosecution was obtained as a result of the victim’s action described under par. (a) .

(4) Prohibition on revocation. A person’s pretrial release, probation, extended supervision, parole, or supervised release may not be revoked based on an incident for which the person is immune from prosecution under sub. (2) or (3) .

(5) Exception. This section does not apply to a person who reports or discloses an alleged sexual assault with an intention to claim the protections under this section knowing that the fact situation that he or she reports or discloses does not exist.

History: 2025 a. 90 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.10341 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.10341
Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate and mark the route of STH 11, commencing at the western border of the village of Orfordville and proceeding easterly to the eastern border of the village of Footville, as the “Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway” in recognition of the sacrifice of Corporal Benjamin H. Neal, a proud member of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, who, on April 25, 2012, died from injuries caused by an improvised explosive device during Operation Enduring Freedom in Zharay, Kandahar Province in Afghanistan.

History: 2023 a. 215 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.81 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.81
Theft from a financial institution.
Status: in_force

Whoever knowingly uses, transfers, conceals, or takes possession of money, funds, credits, securities, assets, or property owned by or under the custody or control of a financial institution without authorization from the financial institution and with intent to convert it to his or her own use or to the use of any person other than the owner or financial institution may be penalized as provided in s. 943.91 .

History: 2005 a. 212 .
Wis. Stat. § 116.065 — WI Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.065
Withdrawal from agency.
Status: in_force

(1) The school board of a school district may adopt a resolution to withdraw from an agency. The school board shall immediately notify the board of control and the state superintendent that the school board has adopted a resolution under this subsection.

(2) A resolution adopted under sub. (1) or (3) prior to January 15 in any school year shall be effective the next succeeding July 1. A resolution adopted under sub. (1) or (3) on or after January 15 in any school year shall be effective on the 2nd succeeding July 1.

(3) A school district that has withdrawn from an agency under sub. (1) may rejoin the agency by adopting a resolution and immediately notifying the board of control and state superintendent of the resolution to rejoin.

(4) The school board of a school district that has withdrawn from an agency under this section and is not in any other agency may contract with the department for other programs and services the school district would be receiving if it were in an agency.

(5) The board of control of an agency may not assess any cost against a school district that withdraws from the agency under this section for expenses the board incurs while the school district is not in the agency.

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 55 ss. 3234 to 3236m , 3240 .
Wis. Stat. § 107.33 — WI Code / Chapter 107 / Section 107.33
Limitations on claims and actions for mining-related injuries.
Status: in_force

The periods of limitation under s. 893.925 apply to all claims and actions for damages arising under or governed by this subchapter.

History: 1979 c. 353 ; 1979 c. 355 s. 241 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0723 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0723
Shares held by nominees.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation may establish a procedure by which the beneficial owner of shares that are registered in the name of a nominee is recognized by the corporation as the shareholder. The extent of this recognition may be determined in the procedure.

(2) The procedure may set forth all of the following:

(a) The types of nominees to which it applies.

(b) The rights or privileges that the corporation recognizes in a beneficial owner.

(c) The manner in which the nominee selects the procedure.

(d) The information that must be provided when the procedure is selected.

(e) The period for which selection of the procedure is effective.

(f) Other aspects of the rights and duties created.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 814.131 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.131
Taxing costs on compulsory references.
Status: in_force

In all cases of compulsory reference in which the fees claimed by the referee exceed $50, the fees shall not be allowed until a hearing is had on the fees, upon 10 days’ notice to the district attorney of the county, accompanied by a copy of the bill.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 814.131; 1997 a. 254 .