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Wis. Stat. § 601.01 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.01
Purposes.
Status: in_force

The purposes of chs. 600 to 655 are:

(1) To ensure the solidity of all insurers doing business in this state;

(2) To ensure that policyholders, claimants and insurers are treated fairly and equitably;

(3) To ensure that the state has an adequate and healthy insurance market, characterized by competitive conditions and the exercise of initiative;

(4) To provide for an office that is expert in the field of insurance, and able to enforce chs. 600 to 655 ;

(5) To encourage full cooperation of the office with other regulatory bodies, both of this and other states and of the federal government;

(6) To improve and thereby preserve state regulation of insurance;

(7) To maintain freedom of contract and freedom of enterprise so far as consistent with the other purposes of the law;

(8) To encourage self-regulation of the insurance enterprise;

(9) To encourage loss prevention as an aspect of the operation of the insurance enterprise;

(10) To keep the public informed on insurance matters; and

(11) To achieve the other purposes stated in chs. 600 to 655 .

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1977 c. 339 ss. 27 , 28 , 43 ; 1979 c. 89 , 102 , 177 ; 1989 a. 187 s. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 948.21 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.21
Neglecting a child.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Child sex offense” means an offense under s. 948.02 , 948.025 , 948.05 , 948.051 , 948.055 , 948.06 , 948.07 , 948.072 , 948.08 , 948.10 , 948.11 , or 948.12 .

(b) “Emotional damage” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (5j) .

(c) “Necessary care” means care that is vital to the needs of a child’s physical, emotional, or mental health based on all of the facts and circumstances bearing on the child’s need for care, including the child’s age; the child’s physical, mental, or emotional condition; and any special needs of the child.

(d) “Negligently” means acting, or failing to act, in such a way that a reasonable person would know or should know seriously endangers the physical, mental, or emotional health of a child.

(2) Neglect. Any person who is responsible for a child’s welfare who, through his or her action or failure to take action, for reasons other than poverty, negligently fails to provide any of the following, so as to seriously endanger the physical, mental, or emotional health of the child, is guilty of neglect and may be penalized as provided in sub. (3) :

(a) Necessary care.

(b) Necessary food.

(c) Necessary clothing.

(d) Necessary medical care.

(e) Necessary shelter.

(f) Education in compliance with s. 118.15 .

(g) The protection from exposure to the distribution or manufacture of controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4) , or controlled substance analogs, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m) , or to drug abuse, as defined in s. 46.973 (1) (b) .

(3) Penalties. A person who violates sub. (2) is guilty of the following:

(a) A Class D felony if the child suffers death as a consequence.

(b) A Class F felony if any of the following applies:

1. The child suffers great bodily harm as a consequence.

2. The child becomes a victim of a child sex offense as a consequence.

(c) A Class G felony if the child suffers emotional damage as a consequence.

(d) A Class H felony if the child suffers bodily harm as a consequence.

(e) A Class I felony if the natural and probable consequences of the violation would be a harm under par. (a) , (b) , (c) , or (d) although the harm did not actually occur if one of the following applies:

1. The child had not attained the age of 6 years when the violation was committed.

2. The child has a physical, cognitive, or developmental disability that was known or should have been known by the actor.

(f) A Class A misdemeanor if the natural and probable consequences of the violation would be a harm under par. (a) , (b) , (c) , or (d) although the harm did not actually occur.

History: 1987 a. 332 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2007 a. 80 ; 2017 a. 283 ; 2025 a. 88 .
Wis. Stat. § 72.30 — WI Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72.30
Determination of tax.
Status: in_force

(1) Filing requirements.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , if a federal estate tax return is required, the personal representative, special administrator, trustee, distributee or other person interested shall prepare the return for the tax under this chapter, compute the tax due under this chapter, and on or before the due date, as extended, of the federal estate tax return file the return for the tax under this chapter with a copy of the federal estate tax return and a copy of all documents submitted with the federal estate tax return.

(b) The personal representative, special administrator, trustee, distributee, or other person interested shall prepare the return for the tax under this chapter in the manner prescribed by the department.

(3) Certificate of tax. Upon receipt of the return and payment of the tax, the department shall issue a dated certificate showing the amount of tax and any interest.

(4) Hearing in circuit court. The attorney general, department, district attorney or any person dissatisfied with the appraisal, assessment or determination of the tax due under this chapter may apply for a hearing before the circuit court within 6 months from the date the certificate in sub. (3) is issued. The applicant must give a written notice to the court stating the grounds of the application. No statute of limitations shall run against the department in cases of fraud or collusion or where property is not disclosed in the return.

(7) Collection. In addition to its powers to collect taxes due under this chapter, the department may proceed in the manner provided in ss. 71.91 (5) and (7) . All payments under this chapter after their due date shall be applied first in discharging costs and interest and the balance applied on the tax principal.

History: 1971 c. 310 ; 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 41 s. 52 ; 1975 c. 331 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; 1979 c. 1 ; 1985 a. 278 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 312 s. 17 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 27 , 35 , 252 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0825 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0825
Committees of the board.
Status: in_force

If the articles of incorporation or bylaws so provide, the board may adopt a resolution designating one or more committees. Each committee shall consist of 3 or more directors elected by the board of directors. To the extent provided by the resolution or in the articles of incorporation or in the bylaws, the committee may exercise the powers of the board with respect to the management of the affairs of the corporation, when the board is not meeting, except for electing officers or the filling of vacancies on the board or on committees created under this section. The board may elect one or more of its members as alternate members of a committee created under this section, who may take the place of absent members at any meeting of the committee. The designation of a committee and the delegation of authority to it does not relieve the board or any director of any responsibility imposed upon the board or director by law.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 865.07 — WI Code / Chapter 865 / Section 865.07
Determinations required of probate registrar.
Status: in_force

(1) Where no administration proceedings are pending, upon receipt of an application for informal administration the probate registrar shall determine whether:

(a) The application is complete including verification and the applicant is an interested person;

(b) The court of the county in which the application is made has jurisdiction of the estate of the decedent;

(c) The requests and consents required by s. 865.02 (1) (b) are complete and notice has been given as required under s. 865.05 ;

(d) The decedent died intestate or testate and, if testate, whether the original will is in the possession of the court or accompanies the application, contains an attestation clause showing compliance with the requirements of execution under s. 853.03 or 853.05 or includes an affidavit in substantially the form under s. 853.04 (1) or (2) , and does not expressly prohibit informal administration;

(e) The person nominated for personal representative is not disqualified under s. 856.23 or otherwise deemed unsuitable;

(f) Bond may be required. The probate registrar shall have the authority granted to the court by, and shall proceed pursuant to, s. 856.25 .

(2) Where administration proceedings are pending either before the court or in another jurisdiction, upon receipt of an application for informal administration the probate registrar shall determine, in addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , that no demand for formal administration has been made and, where the decedent died testate and the will was probated elsewhere, that an authenticated copy of the will and proof of probate accompany the application.

(3) The failure of the probate registrar to make a determination on any of the items set forth in subs. (1) and (2) shall not be a defense in any suit at law against the personal representative.

History: 1973 c. 39 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 133.12 — WI Code / Chapter 133 / Section 133.12
Domestic and foreign corporations and limited liability companies; cancellation of charters or certificates of authority for restraining trade; affidavit.
Status: in_force

Any corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of this state or foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state pursuant to a certificate of authority from the department of financial institutions which violates any provision of this chapter, may, upon proof thereof, in any circuit court have its charter or authority to transact business in this state suspended, canceled or annulled. Every corporation shall, in its annual report filed with the department of financial institutions, show whether it has entered into any contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce. The department of justice shall enforce this section.

History: 1979 c. 209 ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1995 a. 27 , 400 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.37 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.37
Certain water and sewerage service in Winnebago County.
Status: in_force

The department, as a member of the tri-institutional Winnebago Mental Health Institute, Winnebago County Asylum, and Sunny View Sanatorium sewer agreement in Winnebago County, is authorized to furnish and charge for water and sewerage services to business and dwelling units located in the privately owned area lying west of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute and bounded on the west by the railroad properties and on the north, east, and south by the grounds of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute, together with any dwelling or other units located on the railroad-owned and state-owned property adjacent to this area.

History: 1973 c. 90 s. 560 (3) ; 2001 a. 103 .
Wis. Stat. § 323.18 — WI Code / Chapter 323 / Section 323.18
State agency volunteers.
Status: in_force

A state agency may register or preregister volunteers to assist the agency during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise.

History: 2009 a. 42 .
Wis. Stat. § 443.12 — WI Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.12
Disciplinary proceedings against professional land surveyors.
Status: in_force

(1) The professional land surveyor section may reprimand a professional land surveyor, or limit, suspend, or revoke the license of any professional land surveyor, for the practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining the license, or any gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of professional land surveying.

(2) Charges of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct may be made against any professional land surveyor by the professional land surveyor section or any person. Such charges may be made on information and belief, but shall be in writing, stating the specific acts, be signed by the complainant and be submitted to the examining board. All charges shall be heard according to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) .

(3) If after a hearing 3 members vote in favor of reprimand or limiting, suspending, or revoking the license of a professional land surveyor, the professional land surveyor section shall notify the surveyor to that effect. The surveyor shall return the license to the examining board immediately on receipt of notice of a revocation. The action of the professional land surveyor section may be reviewed under ch. 227 .

(4) The professional land surveyor section, for reasons it deems sufficient, may reinstate a license to engage in the practice of professional land surveying that has been revoked, if 3 members vote in favor of such reinstatement. This subsection does not apply to a license that is revoked under s. 440.12 .

History: 1979 c. 167 , 357 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 2013 a. 358 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.495 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.495
Possession or attempted possession of a controlled substance on or near certain places.
Status: in_force

If any person violates s. 961.41 (3g) by possessing or attempting to possess a controlled substance included in schedule I or II, a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance included in schedule I or II or ketamine or flunitrazepam while in or on the premises of a scattered-site public housing project, while in or on or otherwise within 1,000 feet of a state, county, city, village, or town park, a jail or correctional facility, a multiunit public housing project, a swimming pool open to members of the public, a youth center or a community center, while in or on or otherwise within 1,000 feet of any private or public school premises or of any premises of a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m) , or while in or on or otherwise within 1,000 feet of a school bus, as defined in s. 340.01 (56) , the court shall, in addition to any other penalties that may apply to the crime, impose 100 hours of community service work for a public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization. The court shall ensure that the defendant is provided a written statement of the terms of the community service order and that the community service order is monitored. Any organization or agency acting in good faith to which a defendant is assigned pursuant to an order under this section has immunity from any civil liability in excess of $25,000 for acts or omissions by or impacting on the defendant.

History: 1989 a. 31 , 121 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 87 , 118 , 281 , 490 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 290 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.495; 1999 a. 57 ; 2009 a. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0210 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0210
Duty of department to file; review of refusal to file; delivery of record by department.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall file a record delivered to the department for filing which satisfies this chapter. The duty of the department under this section is ministerial.

(2) When the department files a record, the department shall record it as filed on the date of its delivery. After filing a record, the department shall deliver to the person that submitted the record a copy of the record with an acknowledgment of the date of filing and, in the case of a statement of denial, also to the limited liability company to which the statement pertains.

(3) If the department refuses to file a record, the department shall, not later than 5 business days after the record is delivered, do all of the following:

(a) Return the record or notify the person that submitted the record of the refusal.

(b) Provide a brief explanation in a record of the reason for the refusal.

(4) If the department refuses to file a record, the person that submitted the record may petition the circuit court to compel filing of the record. The record and the explanation of the department of the refusal to file must be attached to the petition. The court may decide the matter in a summary proceeding.

(5) The filing of or refusal to file a record does not create a presumption of any of the following:

(a) That the record does or does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.

(b) That the information contained in the record is correct or incorrect.

(6) Except as otherwise provided by s. 183.0119 or by law other than this chapter, the department may deliver any record to a person by delivering it in any of the following ways:

(a) In person to the person that submitted it.

(b) To the address of the person’s registered agent.

(c) To the principal office of the person.

(d) To another address the person provides to the department for delivery.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 169.01 — WI Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Animal” means any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, mollusk, or arthropod or any egg of any bird, reptile, amphibian, mollusk, or arthropod except that “animal” does not include any mollusk or arthropod, or any egg of any mollusk or arthropod, if the mollusk or arthropod is regulated under s. 93.07 (12) or (13) , 94.01 , 94.02 , 94.03 , or 94.76 .

(2) “Captive” means any of the following:

(a) Restrained by a cage, pen, fence, or other enclosure.

(b) Restrained by physical alterations that limit movement or facilitate capture.

(c) Restrained by a leash or a tether or otherwise tied.

(d) Held in a controlled environment that is designed to prevent the departure from the controlled environment.

(3) “Carcass” means the dead body of any wild animal including the head, hair, skin, plumage, skeleton, meat, or any other part thereof.

(4) “Circus” means a scheduled event staged by a traveling company with mobile facilities in which entertainment consisting of a variety of performances by acrobats, clowns, or trained animals is the primary attraction or principal business.

(5) “Conservation warden” means a warden appointed under s. 23.10 .

(6) “Department” means the department of natural resources.

(7) “Domestic animal” means a farm-raised deer, a pet bird, a farm-raised game bird, or an animal that is listed as a domestic animal by rule by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

(8) “Dressed fur” has the meaning given in s. 29.501 (1) (a) .

(9) “Endangered or threatened species” means those species of wild animals that are indigenous to the United States or Canada and are identified on the federal list of endangered and threatened species or on the Wisconsin list of endangered and threatened species.

(11) “Exhibit” means to display for the purpose of public viewing, regardless of whether a fee is charged.
Wis. Stat. § 814.23 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.23
Actions by or against county.
Status: in_force

In all actions by or against a county, and in actions or proceedings by or against county officers in their name of office, costs shall be awarded to the prevailing party as in actions between individuals.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 814.23.
Wis. Stat. § 979.08 — WI Code / Chapter 979 / Section 979.08
Inquests: instructions, burden of proof and verdict.
Status: in_force

(1) When the evidence is concluded and the testimony closed, the judge or circuit court commissioner shall instruct the jury on its duties and on the substantive law regarding the issues inquired into before the jury. The district attorney shall prepare a written set of appropriate requested instructions and shall submit them to the judge or circuit court commissioner who, together with the district attorney, shall compile the final set of instructions which shall be given. The instructions shall include those criminal offenses for which the judge or circuit court commissioner believes a reasonable jury might return a verdict based upon a finding of probable cause.

(2) The jury’s verdict shall be based upon a finding of probable cause and shall be unanimous.

(3) The jury shall retire to consider its verdict after hearing all of the testimony and evidence, making all necessary inquiries and having been instructed in the law. The judge or circuit court commissioner shall provide the jury with one complete set of written instructions providing the substantive law to be applied to the issues to be decided. The verdict shall be in a form which permits the following findings:

(a) Whether the deceased came to his or her death by criminal means and, if so, the specific crimes committed and the name of the person or persons, if known, having committed the crimes.

(b) Whether the deceased came to his or her death by natural causes, accident, suicide or an act privileged by law.

(4) The jury shall render its verdict in writing, signed by all of its members. The verdict shall set forth its findings from the evidence produced according to the instructions.

(5) The verdict delivered by the inquest jury is advisory and does not preclude or require the issuance of any criminal charges by the district attorney.

(6) Any verdict so rendered, after being validated and signed by the judge or circuit court commissioner, together with the record of the inquest, shall be delivered to the district attorney for consideration. After considering the verdict and record, the district attorney may deliver the entire inquest record or any part thereof to the coroner or medical examiner for safekeeping.

(7) The record of a secret inquest proceeding shall not be open for inspection unless so ordered by the judge or circuit court commissioner conducting the inquest upon petition by the district attorney.

History: 1983 a. 279 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 458.32 — WI Code / Chapter 458 / Section 458.32
Prohibited conduct.
Status: in_force

Except as provided under s. 458.34 , no appraisal management company may do any of the following unless the company is a licensed appraisal management company:

(1) Perform appraisal management services for compensation.

(2) Advertise that the person is an appraisal management company; use the title “licensed appraisal management company,” “appraisal management company,” or other similar title; or otherwise hold itself out as an appraisal management company.

History: 2017 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.9215 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.9215
Assignment of security interest.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 409.308 (5) , a secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, the party’s security interest in the manufactured home to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the secured party as the holder of the security interest and the secured party remains liable for any obligations as a secured party until the assignee is named as secured party on the certificate.

(2) Subject to s. 409.308 (5) , the assignee may but need not, to perfect the assignment, have the certificate of title endorsed or issued with the assignee named as secured party, upon delivering to the department the certificate and an assignment by the secured party named in the certificate in the form that the department prescribes.

History: 1999 a. 9 , 53 ; 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.30 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.30
Utilities may complain.
Status: in_force

Any public utility may file a complaint with the commission on any matter affecting its own product or service.

History: 1983 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 702.313 — WI Code / Chapter 702 / Section 702.313
Appointment to taker in default.
Status: in_force

If a powerholder makes an appointment to a taker in default of appointment and the appointee would have taken the property under a gift-in-default clause had the property not been appointed, the power of appointment is considered not to have been exercised and the appointee takes under the gift-in-default clause.

History: 2023 a. 127 .