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Wis. Stat. § 51.67 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.67
Alternate procedure; protective services.
Status: in_force

If, after a hearing under s. 51.13 (4) or 51.20 , the court finds that commitment under this chapter is not warranted and that the subject individual is a fit subject for guardianship and protective placement or services, the court may, without further notice, appoint a temporary guardian for the subject individual and order temporary protective placement or services under ch. 55 for a period not to exceed 30 days. Temporary protective placement for an individual in a center for the developmentally disabled is subject to s. 51.06 (3) . Any interested party may then file a petition for permanent guardianship or protective placement or services, including medication, under ch. 55 . If the individual is in a treatment facility, the individual may remain in the facility during the period of temporary protective placement if no other appropriate facility is available. The court may order psychotropic medication as a temporary protective service under this section if it finds that there is probable cause to believe the individual is not competent to refuse psychotropic medication and that the medication ordered will have therapeutic value and will not unreasonably impair the ability of the individual to prepare for and participate in subsequent legal proceedings. An individual is not competent to refuse psychotropic medication if, because of serious and persistent mental illness, and after the advantages and disadvantages of and alternatives to accepting the particular psychotropic medication have been explained to the individual, one of the following is true:

(1) The individual is incapable of expressing an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of accepting treatment and the alternatives.

(2) The individual is substantially incapable of applying an understanding of the advantages, disadvantages and alternatives to his or her serious and persistent mental illness in order to make an informed choice as to whether to accept or refuse psychotropic medication.

History: 1975 c. 430 ; 1977 c. 187 , 428 ; 1979 c. 89 , 336 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 366 ; 1995 a. 268 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 264 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.61 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.61
License required.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ss. 257.03 , 440.077 , and 448.62 , no person may practice podiatry, designate himself or herself as a podiatrist, use or assume the title “doctor of surgical chiropody”, “doctor of podiatry”or “doctor of podiatric medicine”, or append to the person’s name the words or letters “doctor”, “Dr.”, “D.S.C.”, “D.P.M.”, “foot doctor”, “foot specialist” or any other title, letters or designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as a podiatrist unless the person is licensed under this subchapter.

History: 1997 a. 175 ; 2005 a. 96 ; 2009 a. 42 ; 2021 a. 158 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.05 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.05
Indemnity amounts.
Status: in_force

(1) Replacement cost of coverage. An insurer may agree in a property insurance policy to indemnify the insured for the amount it would cost to repair, rebuild or replace the damaged or destroyed insured property with new materials of like size, kind and quality.

(2) Total loss. Whenever any policy insures real property that is owned and occupied by the insured primarily as a dwelling and the property is wholly destroyed, without criminal fault on the part of the insured or the insured’s assigns, the amount of the loss shall be taken conclusively to be the policy limits of the policy insuring the property.

History: 1975 c. 375 ; 1979 c. 73 , 177 ; 2001 a. 65 .
Wis. Stat. § 842.23 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.23
Distribution; cancellation of liens.
Status: in_force

When the amount of the liens upon any undivided shares has been ascertained, the court shall order a distribution of the money pertaining to such shares to be made among the lien creditors according to the priority thereof, respectively; and the clerk of the court shall procure satisfaction thereof to be acknowledged as required by law and cause such lien to be duly satisfied of record, and the expenses thereof shall be paid out of the money realized on the sale of the share which was subject to the lien.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.23.
Wis. Stat. § 43.07 — WI Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43.07
Council on library and network development.
Status: in_force

The state superintendent and the division shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on library and network development in performing their duties in regard to library service. The state superintendent or the administrator of the division shall attend every meeting of the council. The council may initiate consultations with the department and the division. The council shall:

(1) Make recommendations to the division in regard to the development of standards for the certification of public librarians and standards for public library systems under s. 43.09 .

(2) Advise the state superintendent in regard to the general policies and activities of the state’s program for library development, interlibrary cooperation and network development.

(3) Advise the state superintendent in regard to the general policies and activities of the state’s program for the development of school library media programs and facilities and the coordination of these programs with other library services.

(4) Hold a biennial meeting for the purpose of discussing the report submitted by the state superintendent under s. 43.03 (3) (d) . Notice of the meeting shall be sent to public libraries, public library systems, school libraries and other types of libraries and related agencies. After the meeting, the council shall make recommendations to the state superintendent regarding the report and any other matter the council deems appropriate.

(5) On or before July 1 of every odd-numbered year, transmit to the state superintendent a descriptive and statistical report on the condition and progress of library services in the state and recommendations on how library services in the state may be improved. The state superintendent shall include the report as an addendum to the department’s biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) .

(6) Review that portion of the budget of the department relating to library service. Recommendations of the council in regard to the budget shall accompany the department’s budget request to the governor.

(7) Receive complaints, suggestions and inquiries regarding the programs and policies of the department relating to library and network development, inquire into such complaints, suggestions and inquiries, and advise the state superintendent and the division on any action to be taken.

History: 1979 c. 347 ; 1983 a. 524 ; 1985 a. 177 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 811.04 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.04
Amendment to affidavit.
Status: in_force

The affidavit required by s. 811.03 may be amended at any time before the trial by the substitution of a new affidavit containing allegations of facts existing at the time of making the former affidavit.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758, 778 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.04.
Wis. Stat. § 454.16 — WI Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.16
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or both.

History: 1987 a. 265 ; 2011 a. 190 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.72 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.72
Tampering with public records and notices.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever with intent to injure or defraud destroys, damages, removes or conceals any public record is guilty of a Class H felony.

(2) Whoever intentionally damages, alters, removes or conceals any public notice, posted as authorized by law, before the expiration of the time for which the notice was posted, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1981 c. 335 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 553.51 — WI Code / Chapter 553 / Section 553.51
Civil liability; sale in violation.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who sells a franchise in violation of s. 553.27 (4) , if the violation was material in the franchisee’s or subfranchisor’s decision to purchase the franchise, shall be liable to the franchisee or subfranchisor, who may bring an action for rescission.

(2) Any person who violates s. 553.41 (3) , (4) or (5) is liable for damages to any person who does not know or have cause to believe that the statement or representation was false or misleading and who, while relying upon the statement or representation, purchased a franchise, unless the defendant proves that the plaintiff knew the facts concerning the untruth or omission or that the defendant exercised reasonable care and did not know, or if the defendant had exercised reasonable care would not have known, of the untruth or omission.

(3) Every person who directly or indirectly controls a person liable under sub. (1) or (2) , every partner in a firm so liable, every principal executive officer or director of a corporation so liable, every person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions and every employee of a person so liable who materially aids in the act or transaction constituting the violation is also liable jointly and severally with and to the same extent as such person, unless the person who would otherwise be liable hereunder had no knowledge of or reasonable grounds to believe in the existence of the facts by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist.

(4) No action may be maintained against any person to enforce any liability under this section unless it is brought before the expiration of 3 years after the act or transaction constituting the violation upon which the liability is based or 90 days after delivery to the franchisee of a written notice from or on behalf of that person that discloses any violation of this chapter and that is filed with the division, whichever first expires.

(5) The rights and remedies under this chapter are in addition to any other rights or remedies that may exist at law or in equity.

History: 1971 c. 241 ; 1981 c. 54 s. 32 ; 1983 a. 216 ; 1985 a. 332 ; 1995 a. 27 , 364 , 415 ; 1997 a. 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 26.02 — WI Code / Chapter 26 / Section 26.02
Council on forestry.
Status: in_force

(1) Duties. The council on forestry shall advise the governor, the legislature, the department of natural resources, and other state agencies, as determined to be appropriate by the council, on all of the following topics as they affect forests located in this state:

(a) The protection of forests from fire, insects, and disease.

(b) The practice of sustainable forestry, as defined in s. 28.04 (1) (e) .

(c) Reforestation and forestry genetics.

(d) Management and protection of urban forests.

(e) Increasing the public’s knowledge and awareness of forestry issues.

(f) Forestry research.

(g) Increasing the economic development of the forestry industry and employment in the forestry industry.

(h) Marketing and use of forest products.

(i) Legislation that impacts on the management of forest lands in this state.

(j) Staffing and funding needs for forestry programs conducted by the state.

(2) Report.

(a) The council on forestry shall prepare a biennial report on the status of the state’s forest resources and forestry industry. The report shall include a summary of each of the following:

1. The magnitude, nature, and extent of the forest resources in this state.

2. The current use in this state for forest products and the benefits that these forest products provide to the state.

3. The projected future demand for forest products and the projected benefits that these forest products will provide to the state in the future.

4. The types of owners and forms of ownership that apply to forests in this state, including the reasons why persons own forest land.

5. The success of existing incentives that are offered to stimulate the development of forest resources.

6. The possible economic opportunities in this state that may result if improved forest-product marketing, and increased business dealing in or use of forest products, occurs in this state.

7. Recommendations for increasing the economic development of the forestry industry and employment in the forestry industry.

8. The effect of state and local governmental laws and policy on forestry management and the location of markets for forest products.

9. Recommendations as to staffing and funding needs for forestry programs and other conservation programs related to forestry that are conducted by the state to support and enhance the development of forest resources.

10. Recommendations as to the need to increase the public’s knowledge and awareness of forestry issues.

(b) The council on forestry shall submit the report under this subsection no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year for distribution to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) . The first report shall be submitted no later than June 1, 2005. Each report shall cover the 24-month period ending on the December 31 immediately preceding the date of the report.

History: 2001 a. 109 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.86 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.86
Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Department” means the department of children and families.

(b) “Secretary” means the secretary of children and families.

(2) Withdrawal or disbursement of moneys deposited in a public depository, as defined in s. 34.01 (5) , to the credit of the department or any of its divisions or agencies shall be by check, share draft, or other draft signed by the secretary or by one or more persons in the department designated by written authorization of the secretary. Such checks, share drafts, and other drafts shall be signed personally or by use of a mechanical device adopted by the secretary or his or her designees for affixing a facsimile signature. Any public depository shall be fully warranted and protected in making payment on any check, share draft, or other draft bearing such facsimile signature notwithstanding that the facsimile may have been placed thereon without the authority of the secretary or his or her designees.

History: 1995 a. 27 ss. 3213 , 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 973.057 — WI Code / Chapter 973 / Section 973.057
Global positioning system tracking surcharge.
Status: in_force

(1) If a court convicts a person under s. 813.12 or 813.125 , or a conforming municipal ordinance, the court shall impose a global positioning system tracking surcharge under ch. 814 of $200 for each offense.

(2)

(a) If the surcharge is imposed by a court of record, after the court determines the amount due, the clerk of the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m) . The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.

(b) If the surcharge is imposed by a municipal court, after a determination by the court of the amount due, the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm) .

(3) All moneys collected from global positioning system tracking surcharges shall be deposited by the secretary of administration in s. 20.410 (1) (gL) and utilized in accordance with s. 301.49 .

(4) If the moneys collected under this section prove inadequate to fund the global positioning system tracking program under s. 301.49 , the department may, by rule, increase the surcharge under sub. (1) by not more than 5 percent each year to cover the costs of the global positioning system tracking program.

History: 2011 a. 266 ; 2013 a. 165 s. 115
Wis. Stat. § 214.655 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.655
Authority to form interim institution.
Status: in_force

(1) A savings bank may form an interim institution to effect a corporate restructuring, a voluntary corporate change or other transformation that does not in reality create an additional new financial institution, but that moves insured deposits from one financial institution to another pursuant to a change in control, change in method of ownership, merger or other organizational change that results in no new insurable deposits. The interim institution may become or receive the continuing or surviving financial institution or may be a conduit through which an existing financial institution’s assets, liabilities, fixtures, personnel, rights and property are passed to effect a corporate change. In connection with formation of an interim institution, an existing savings bank may amend its articles of incorporation and bylaws to remove any depository function and to remove any deposits that would require insurance of accounts by a deposit insurance corporation.

(2) A savings bank shall apply to the division for authority to form an interim institution. The application shall be made on forms prescribed by the division and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable $1,000 fee. The division shall promulgate rules governing the formation of, and the standards and supervisory considerations to be applied to, interim institutions. An application shall contain all of the following:

(a) The name and address of the savings bank.

(b) A copy of all filings required by other regulatory authorities.

(c) A statement from the savings bank’s certified public accountant describing and analyzing the method to effect the transaction.

(d) A 5-year plan for the resulting financial institution and for any corporate remnant of the original savings bank regarding the disposition, acquisition or expansion of assets; capital enhancement; disposition of earnings and profits; and geographic or other expansion or contraction.

(e) The purpose of the resulting financial institution.

(f) Whether deposit accounts will be expanded to require increased insurance of accounts together with copies of the appropriate filings.

(g) Ownership structure including any contemplated sales of stock of subsidiaries, affiliates or savings bank holding companies, as well as of the resulting financial institution.

(h) Articles of incorporation and bylaws of the original savings bank, interim institution and resulting financial institution.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 898.09 — WI Code / Chapter 898 / Section 898.09
Effect of discharge.
Status: in_force

The prisoner, after being so discharged, shall be forever exempt from arrest or imprisonment for the same debt unless the prisoner shall be convicted for having willfully sworn falsely upon his or her examination aforesaid or in taking the oath before prescribed.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 706.001 — WI Code / Chapter 706 / Section 706.001
Scope and construction.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the exclusions in sub. (2) , this chapter shall govern every transaction by which any interest in land is created, aliened, mortgaged, assigned or may be otherwise affected in law or in equity.

(2) Excluded from the operation of this chapter are transactions which an interest in land is affected:

(a) By act or operation of law; or

(b) By will; or

(bm) By nonprobate transfer on death under s. 705.15 ; or

(c) By lease for a term limited to one year or less; or by contract or option to lease for such period which postpones the commencement of the agreed lease to a time not later than 60 days after the date of the contract or option; or by assignment, modification or termination of lease when, at the time such assignment, modification or termination is made, the unexpired term is limited to one year or less, and remains so limited under the lease as modified; except that instruments relating to such excluded transactions, if in recordable form, shall be entitled to record.

(3) This chapter shall be liberally construed, in cases of conflict or ambiguity, so as to effectuate the intentions of parties who have acted in good faith.

History: 1999 a. 85 ss. 135 , 138 ; 2005 a. 206 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.209 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.209
Criteria for holding a child in a county jail.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of s. 48.208 , a county jail may be used as a juvenile detention facility if the criteria under either sub. (1) or (2) are met:

(1) There is no other juvenile detention facility approved by the department of corrections or a county which is available and:

(a) The jail meets the standards for juvenile detention facilities established by the department of corrections;

(b) The child is held in a room separated and removed from incarcerated adults;

(c) The child is not held in a cell designed for the administrative or disciplinary segregation of adults;

(d) Adequate supervision is provided; and

(e) The judge reviews the status of the child every 3 days.

(2) The child presents a substantial risk of physical harm to other persons in the juvenile detention facility, as evidenced by previous acts or attempts, which can only be avoided by transfer to the jail. The conditions of sub. (1) (a) to (e) shall be met. The child shall be given a hearing and transferred only upon order of the judge.

History: 1977 c. 354 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 98 ; 1995 a. 77 ; 2005 a. 344 .
Wis. Stat. § 968.37 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.37
Assistance in the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the request of the attorney general, a district attorney or an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to install and use a pen register under ss. 968.28 to 968.37 , a provider of wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian or other person shall furnish the investigative or law enforcement officer forthwith all information, facilities and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if the assistance is directed by a court order under s. 968.36 (5) (b) .

(2) Upon the request of the attorney general, a district attorney or an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to receive the results of a trap and trace device under ss. 968.28 to 968.37 , a provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian or other person shall install the device forthwith on the appropriate line and shall furnish the investigative or law enforcement officer all additional information, facilities and technical assistance including installation and operation of the device unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if the installation and assistance is directed by a court order under s. 968.36 (5) (b) . Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the results of the trap and trace device shall be furnished to the officer of a law enforcement agency, designated by the court, at reasonable intervals during regular business hours for the duration of the order.

(3) A provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian or other person who furnishes facilities or technical assistance under this section shall be reasonably compensated for the reasonable expenses incurred in providing the facilities and assistance.

(4) No cause of action may lie in any court against any provider of a wire or electronic communication service, its officers, employees or agents or other specified persons for providing information, facilities or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order under s. 968.36 .

(5) A good faith reliance on a court order, a legislative authorization or a statutory authorization is a complete defense against any civil or criminal action brought under ss. 968.28 to 968.37 .

History: 1987 a. 399 .