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Wis. Stat. § 76.66 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.66
Retaliatory taxation of nondomestic insurers.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “taxes” means the taxes imposed on nondomestic insurers under ss. 76.60 , 76.63 , 76.65 (2) and 601.93 less offsets allowed against those taxes under s. 646.51 (7) or the amounts imposed on domestic insurers by another state or foreign country for similar purposes.

(2) If another state or foreign country requires a domestic insurer doing business in that state or country to pay taxes greater in the aggregate than the aggregate amount of taxes that a nondomestic insurer doing business in this state would pay, each insurer domiciled in that state or foreign country shall pay to this state for the same year the amount that a domestic insurer doing a similar business would be required to pay to the other state or foreign country.

History: 1979 c. 102 s. 26 ; Stats. 1979 s. 76.66; 1983 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.1201 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1201
Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact the uniform law.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0807 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0807
Delegation by trustee.
Status: in_force

(1) A trustee may delegate duties and powers that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in each of the following:

(a) Selecting an agent.

(b) Establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust.

(c) Periodically reviewing the agent’s actions in order to monitor the agent’s performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.

(2) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.

(3) A trustee who complies with sub. (1) is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated.

(4) By accepting a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the law of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state even if the terms of the delegation provide for a different jurisdiction or venue.

(5) This section does not apply to a trustee’s delegation of investment and management functions. A trustee’s delegation of investment and management functions is governed by s. 881.01 (10) .

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 139.32 — WI Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.32
Payment of taxes.
Status: in_force

(1) The tax imposed by s. 139.31 (1) shall be paid. To evidence the payment, the department shall provide stamps. A person who has paid the tax shall affix stamps of the proper denomination to each package in which cigarettes are packed, prior to the first sale within this state. First sale does not include a sale by a manufacturer to a distributor or to a bonded direct marketer or by a distributor to a permittee who has obtained department approval as provided for in s. 139.321 (1) (a) 2. The tax shall be paid only once on each package or container.

(2) The secretary shall prepare and have available for sale stamps of such denominations and quantities as the secretary considers necessary for the payment of the taxes imposed by s. 139.31 . The stamps shall be of such designs and materials as to make the removal and reuse thereof impossible after being once affixed.

(2m) The secretary shall prepare and have available for sale distinctive stamps, which shall be affixed to all packages of cigarettes in respect to which a refund can be made under s. 139.323 and only to those packages.

(3) Stamps shall be affixed in the manner prescribed by the secretary.

(4) In lieu of stamps the secretary may authorize impressions applied by the use of meter machines. The secretary shall prescribe by rule the type of impression and the kind of machines which may be used.

(5) Manufacturers, bonded direct marketers, and distributors who are authorized by the department to purchase tax stamps shall receive a discount on stamp purchases of 1.25 percent of the tax paid.

(5m) Distributors, bonded direct marketers, and manufacturers shall pay to the department the cost of printing and shipping those stamps.

(6) Manufacturers, bonded direct marketers, and distributors who are authorized by the department to purchase tax stamps may purchase stamps on credit. The secretary may require manufacturers, bonded direct marketers, and distributors who purchase stamps on credit to file under the conditions prescribed by the secretary by rule.

(7) Beginning on September 1, 1993, the cost to print stamps is the actual cost to print stamps, adjusted to reflect the expenses incurred to print stamps during the previous year and the reimbursement received for that purpose during the previous year, as determined by the department. Beginning in 1994, the department shall annually determine that cost and shall make the new cost effective on July 1.

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 16 , 482 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2023 a. 19 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.72 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.72
Watercraft use rules, Lower St. Croix River.
Status: in_force

(1) Water surface use rules.

(a) The department shall promulgate rules to govern the operation of boats on the Lower St. Croix River. The rules may restrict any or all of the following:

1. The type of boats which may be used on the waters affected by the rules;

2. The areas of water which may be used by boats;

3. Speed of boats; or

4. The hours during which boating is permitted.

(b) In promulgating the rules required under par. (a) , the department shall consider the physical characteristics of the waters affected, their historical uses, shoreland uses and classification, the classification of river segments under the Lower St. Croix national scenic riverway master plan, and any other features unique to the Lower St. Croix River, as well as the views of appropriate officials of counties, cities, villages and towns lying within the affected area, and of appropriate officials of agencies of the federal government and the state of Minnesota which have jurisdiction over the waters of the Lower St. Croix River.

(2) Concurrent regulations required. Rules promulgated under this section are effective upon adoption of laws, rules or regulations providing for similar limitations or prohibitions on the operation and use of boats on the same segments of the Lower St. Croix River by the state of Minnesota or its agencies. In exercising the authority granted by this section, the department may enter into necessary agreements with the federal government and its agencies, or with the state of Minnesota and its agencies under s. 66.0303 .

(3) Enforcement. In addition to the enforcement powers granted to the department under s. 30.74 (3) , the rules promulgated under this section may be enforceable by officers of water safety patrol units having jurisdiction on waters of the Lower St. Croix River under s. 30.79 (3) . All officers so empowered by this section may exercise reciprocal powers which may be conferred upon them by the state of Minnesota or its agencies or political subdivisions relating to enforcement of regulations governing the use or operation of boats on the Lower St. Croix River.

History: 1975 c. 208 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (7) ; 1989 a. 159 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.57 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.57
Poultry and farm-raised game birds; national poultry improvement program.
Status: in_force

(1) Participation in program. The department may promulgate rules to require that any of the following originate from a flock of a person participating in the national poultry improvement plan under 9 CFR part 145 :

(a) Poultry, including their eggs, that are used for breeding purposes.

(b) Farm-raised game birds, including their eggs, that are used for breeding purposes.

(2) Fees. The department shall promulgate a rule to set any fee that it imposes on a person for participation in the national poultry improvement plan.

History: 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 844.20 — WI Code / Chapter 844 / Section 844.20
Judgment.
Status: in_force

(1) The judgment shall award the relief, legal or equitable, to which the plaintiff is entitled specifically, and without limitation, interference, encroachment, physical injury or waste may be enjoined; damages may be awarded separately, or in addition.

(2) Abatement by the sheriff of any nuisance, structure or encroachment may be ordered by the judgment.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 844.20.
Wis. Stat. § 347.39 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.39
Mufflers.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle subject to registration unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke. This subsection also applies to motor bicycles.

(2) No muffler or exhaust system on any vehicle mentioned in sub. (1) shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device nor shall there be installed in the exhaust system of any such vehicle any device to ignite exhaust gases so as to produce flame within or without the exhaust system. No person shall modify the exhaust system of any such motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this section.

(3) In this section, “muffler” means a device consisting of a series of chambers of baffle plates or other mechanical design for receiving exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine and which is effective in reducing noise.

History: 1983 a. 243 .
Wis. Stat. § 605.03 — WI Code / Chapter 605 / Section 605.03
Coverage to be provided.
Status: in_force

(1) General.

(a) Mandatory coverage. Subject to par. (f) , the property fund shall provide protection against fire and extended coverage perils. The coverage shall be at least as favorable as that customarily provided by policies filed with the commissioner for the use of private insurers in insuring comparable property.

(b) Optional coverage. The fund may also provide additional protection against other named perils or may provide protection on an all-risk basis, on such terms as the manager prescribes.

(c) Valuation basis. The fund may provide coverage on any appropriate valuation basis including actual cash value and replacement cost, and may cover loss from the lack of use of or reduction in the income from property caused by perils insured against.

(d) Term of policy. Subject to par. (f) 1. , the manager may prescribe the time periods for which coverage is to be provided.

(e) Documents. The manager shall prepare policies and supplementary documents for the use of the fund in providing the coverage under pars. (a) and (b) , but no such documents may be used by the fund if the commissioner would not approve them for the use of private insurers.

(f) Limits on issuance, renewal, and filing claims; final distribution.

1. No coverage under the property fund may be issued on or after July 1, 2017. No coverage may be renewed after December 31, 2017. No coverage may terminate later than December 31, 2018.

2. All claims must be filed with the property fund by no later than July 1, 2019. No claim filed after July 1, 2019, will be covered by the fund.

3. Upon the cessation of all operations of the property fund, the manager shall distribute any moneys remaining in the fund among the local governmental units that were insured under the fund on July 1, 2017.

(2) Coinsurance. The manager may prescribe by rule the percentages of value or cost for which coverage may be provided.

(3) Deductibles. The manager may prescribe by rule that small losses in any one occurrence shall not be paid.

History: 1973 c. 117 ; 2007 a. 168 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.102 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.102
Scope; certain security and other transactions excluded from this chapter.
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, this chapter applies to transactions in goods; it does not apply to any transaction which although in the form of an unconditional contract to sell or present sale is intended to operate only as a security transaction nor does this chapter impair or repeal any statute regulating sales to consumers, farmers or other specified classes of buyers.
Wis. Stat. § 177.0307 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0307
Virtual currency.
Status: in_force

Virtual currency presumed abandoned is subject to reporting to and custody of this state if the holder is able to convert virtual currency to U.S. currency by sale, exchange, or any other disposition. The holder shall convert the virtual currency to U.S. currency for delivery to the administrator.

History: 2021 a. 87 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.505 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.505
Filing and compliance with other statutes and treaties for consignments, leases, other bailments, and other transactions.
Status: in_force

(1) Use of terms other than debtor and secured party. A consignor, lessor, or other bailor of goods, a licensor, or a buyer of a payment intangible or promissory note may file a financing statement, or may comply with a statute or treaty described in s. 409.311 (1) , using the terms “consignor”, “consignee”, “lessor”, “lessee”, “bailor”, “bailee”, “licensor”, “licensee”, “owner”, “registered owner”, “buyer”, “seller”, or words of similar import, instead of the terms “secured party” and “debtor”.

(2) Effect of financing statement under sub. (1). This subchapter applies to the filing of a financing statement under sub. (1) and, as appropriate, to compliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under s. 409.311 (2) , but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in determining whether the collateral secures an obligation. If it is determined for another reason that the collateral secures an obligation, a security interest held by the consignor, lessor, bailor, licensor, owner, or buyer which attaches to the collateral is perfected by the filing or compliance.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 841.06 — WI Code / Chapter 841 / Section 841.06
Costs.
Status: in_force

No costs shall be taxed against a defendant who does not contest the claim of the plaintiff; such defendant may recover costs unless the court otherwise orders.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 841.06.
Wis. Stat. § 961.67 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.67
Possession and disposal of waste from manufacture of methamphetamine.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Dispose of” means discharge, deposit, inject, dump, spill, leak or place methamphetamine manufacturing waste into or on any land or water in a manner that may permit the waste to be emitted into the air, to be discharged into any waters of the state or otherwise to enter the environment.

(b) “Intentionally” has the meaning given in s. 939.23 (3) .

(c) “Methamphetamine manufacturing waste” means any solid, semisolid, liquid or contained gaseous material or article that results from or is produced by the manufacture of methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine in violation of this chapter.

(2) No person may do any of the following:

(a) Knowingly possess methamphetamine manufacturing waste.

(b) Intentionally dispose of methamphetamine manufacturing waste.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who possesses or disposes of methamphetamine manufacturing waste under all of the following circumstances:

(a) The person is storing, treating or disposing of the methamphetamine manufacturing waste in compliance with chs. 287 , 289 , 291 and 292 or the person has notified a law enforcement agency of the existence of the methamphetamine manufacturing waste.

(b) The methamphetamine manufacturing waste had previously been possessed or disposed of by another person in violation of sub. (2) .

(4) A person who violates sub. (2) is subject to the following penalties:

(a) For a first offense, the person is guilty of a Class H felony.

(b) For a 2nd or subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a Class F felony.

(5) Each day of a continuing violation of sub. (2) (a) or (b) constitutes a separate offense.

History: 1999 a. 129 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 14 s. 33 ; Stats. 2005 s. 961.67.
Wis. Stat. § 708.09 — WI Code / Chapter 708 / Section 708.09
§ 708.09. Purchase money mortgage defined.
Status: in_force

A purchase money mortgage is one given as part of the transaction of purchase to the vendor of real estate for all or part of the purchase money or to a 3rd person who advances all or a part of the purchase money.
Wis. Stat. § 904.13 — WI Code / Chapter 904 / Section 904.13
Information concerning crime victims.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Crime” has the meaning described in s. 950.02 (1m) .

(b) “Family member” has the meaning described in s. 950.02 (3) .

(c) “Victim” has the meaning described in s. 950.02 (4) .

(2) In any action or proceeding under ch. 938 or chs. 967 to 979 , evidence of the address of an alleged crime victim or any family member of an alleged crime victim or evidence of the name and address of any place of employment of an alleged crime victim or any family member of an alleged crime victim is relevant only if it meets the criteria under s. 904.01 . District attorneys shall make appropriate objections if they believe that evidence of this information, which is being elicited by any party, is not relevant in the action or proceeding.

History: 1985 a. 132 ; 1995 a. 77 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.9712 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.9712
Registration required.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 440.9715 , no individual may act as a home inspector, use the title “home inspector”, use any title or description that implies that he or she is a home inspector or represent himself or herself to be a home inspector unless the individual is registered under this subchapter.

(1m) No business entity may provide home inspection services unless each of the home inspectors employed by the business entity is registered under this subchapter.

(2) No business entity may use, in connection with the name or signature of the business entity, the title “home inspectors” to describe the business entity’s services, unless each of the home inspectors employed by the business entity is registered under this subchapter.

History: 1997 a. 81 .
Wis. Stat. § 617.12 — WI Code / Chapter 617 / Section 617.12
Rules requiring enterprise risk reports.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “enterprise risk” means any activity, circumstance, event, or series of events involving one or more affiliates of an insurer that, if not remedied, is likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or liquidity of the insurer or its insurance holding company system, as defined in s. 622.03 (2) , as a whole, including anything that would cause the insurer’s risk-based capital to fall into company action level as set forth in s. Ins 51.01 (4) , Wis. Adm. Code, or that would cause the insurer to be in a hazardous financial condition as described in s. 623.11 , 645.31 , or 645.41 .

(2) The commissioner shall promulgate rules requiring insurers to report their enterprise risk, including the form of the report and the manner and process for filing the report.

History: 2013 a. 279 .
Wis. Stat. § 106.11 — WI Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.11
Workforce investment programs.
Status: in_force

The department shall cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361 . In administering the programs authorized by that act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies and with local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 3122 , establish a statewide workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a) , including contact information for those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a) .

History: 1985 a. 29 ss. 43 , 45 to 48 , 50 , 51 , 1651 to 1653 , 3202 (22) ; 1993 a. 399 , 446 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3694 to 3697 , 9145 (1) ; Stats. 1995 s. 106.11; 1997 a. 27 , 39 , 112 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2009 a. 87 ; 2025 a. 139 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.204 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.204
After-acquired property; future advances.
Status: in_force

(1) After-acquired collateral. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) , a security agreement may create or provide for a security interest in after-acquired collateral.

(2) When after-acquired property clause not effective. A security interest does not attach under a term constituting an after-acquired property clause to:

(a) Consumer goods, other than an accession when given as additional security, unless the debtor acquires rights in them within 10 days after the secured party gives value; or

(b) A commercial tort claim.

(3) Future advances and other value. A security agreement may provide that collateral secures, or that accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes are sold in connection with, future advances or other value, whether or not the advances or value are given pursuant to commitment.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 940.48 — WI Code / Chapter 940 / Section 940.48
Violation of court orders.
Status: in_force

Whoever violates an order issued under s. 940.47 may be punished as follows:

(1) If applicable, the person may be prosecuted under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 .

(2) As a contempt of court under ch. 785 . A finding of contempt is not a bar to prosecution under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 , but:

(a) Any person who commits a contempt of court is entitled to credit for any punishment imposed therefor against any sentence imposed on conviction under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 ; and

(b) Any conviction or acquittal for any substantive offense under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 is a bar to subsequent punishment for contempt arising out of the same act.

(3) By the revocation of any form of pretrial release or forfeiture of bail and the issuance of a bench warrant for the defendant’s arrest or remanding the defendant to custody. After hearing and on substantial evidence, the revocation may be made whether the violation of order complained of has been committed by the defendant personally or was caused or encouraged to have been committed by the defendant.

History: 1981 c. 118 .