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Wis. Stat. § 79.01 — WI Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.01
Accounts established.
Status: in_force

There is established an account in the general fund entitled the “Public Utility Distribution Account,” referred to in this chapter as the “public utility account.” There shall be appropriated to the public utility account the sums specified in s. 79.04 .

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1973 c. 90 ; 1973 c. 243 s. 82 ; 1973 c. 283 , 336 ; 1975 c. 39 ; 1977 c. 29 , 203 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1989 a. 336 ; 1993 a. 16 , 437 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 , 109 ; 2003 a. 31 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2023 a. 12 ; 2025 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.88 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.88
Eighty-eighth assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory in Brown County constitutes the 88th assembly district:

(1) That part of the town of Ledgeview comprising U.S. census tract 10300, blocks 1005, 1006, 1020, 1023, 1028, 1029, 1031, 1034, 1039, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, and 3027.

(2) That part of the town of Rockland comprising U.S. census tract 21400, blocks 1025, 1030, 1031, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, and 1073.

(3) The villages of Allouez and Bellevue.

(4) The city of De Pere.

(5) That part of the city of Green Bay comprising U.S. census tract 1600, blocks 4007, 4008, 4009, and 4010; and tract 2002, blocks 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1022, 1023, 1024, and 1025.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0315 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0315
Insurance activities.
Status: in_force

(1) Insurance intermediary activities permitted. A bank, or an officer or salaried employee of a bank, may obtain a license as an insurance intermediary, if otherwise qualified.

(2) Insurance underwriting prohibited. A bank may not, directly or through a subsidiary, engage in the business of underwriting insurance.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.83 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.83
Agreements.
Status: in_force

Any 1st class city may enter into agreements to pay delinquent state, county, metropolitan sewerage district and technical college district real or personal property taxes, including accrued interest and penalties thereon, applicable to property located in that city at any stage in the proceedings for collection and enforcement of those taxes and thereafter collect and enforce those taxes, including interest and penalties on them, in its own name in accordance with any of the procedures or remedies applicable to the collection and enforcement of delinquent city, state, county, metropolitan sewerage district and technical college district taxes under this chapter and ch. 75 .

History: 1987 a. 378 ; 1993 a. 399 , 491 .
Wis. Stat. § 201.12 — WI Code / Chapter 201 / Section 201.12
Judicial sale of corporation, reorganization.
Status: in_force

Whenever the rights, powers, privileges and franchises of any domestic public service corporation shall be sold at judicial sale or pursuant to the foreclosure of a mortgage, the purchaser shall, within 60 days after the sale, organize a new corporation pursuant to the laws respecting corporations for similar purposes and shall convey to the new corporation the rights, privileges and franchises which the former corporation had, or was entitled to have, at the time of the sale and which are provided by the statutes applicable to domestic public service corporations. The amount of securities that may be issued by the new corporation for the purpose of acquiring the property of the former corporation shall be determined in accordance with ss. 201.04 , 201.05 and 201.06 .

History: 1997 a. 140 s. 14 ; Stats. 1997 s. 200.12; 1997 a. 254 ; 1999 a. 32 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 657 ; Stats. 1999 s. 201.12.
Wis. Stat. § 157.10 — WI Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157.10
Alienation, disposition, and use of cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “owner” means a person named in the records of the cemetery authority who has an ownership interest in a cemetery lot or mausoleum space and a right to bury human remains in the cemetery lot or mausoleum space.

(2)

(a) While any person is buried in a cemetery lot or mausoleum space, the cemetery lot or mausoleum space shall be inalienable, without the consent of the cemetery authority, and on the death of the last owner, full ownership of the cemetery lot or mausoleum space shall descend as follows:

1. To the owner’s surviving spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770 .

2. If there is no living member of the class designated in subd. 1. , to that owner’s children, including by adoption.

3. If there is no living member of the class designated in subd. 1. or 2. , to the owner’s grandchildren, including by adoption.

4. If there is no living member of the class designated in subd. 1. , 2. , or 3. , to the cemetery authority for the cemetery in which the cemetery lot or mausoleum space is located.

(b) A cemetery lot or mausoleum space is not part of a decedent’s net estate for purposes of s. 852.01 .

(3) If ownership of a cemetery lot or mausoleum space descends to the cemetery authority under sub. (2) (a) , the cemetery authority shall comply with s. 157.115 (2) (c) to (h) for any grave in the cemetery lot or mausoleum space in which human remains are not buried.

(4) Any one or more persons under sub. (2) (a) 1. to 3. may, only with the consent of the cemetery authority, convey to any other person under sub. (2) (a) 1. to 3. his or her interest in the cemetery lot or mausoleum space.

(5) No human remains may be buried in a cemetery lot or mausoleum space except the human remains of an owner of the cemetery lot or mausoleum space, or a relative, or the spouse of an owner, or his or her relative, except by the consent of a majority of the owners of the cemetery lot or mausoleum space.

(6) The cemetery authority shall be held harmless for any decision made by a majority of the owners of a cemetery lot or mausoleum space.

(7) A cemetery authority that is a religious association or that is the cemetery authority of a cemetery affiliated with a religious association may adopt a written policy for the disposition of cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces in a cemetery organized and operated by, or affiliated with, the religious association that is different from sub. (2) (a) .

History: 1989 a. 307 ; 2015 a. 237 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.999 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.999
Expediting interstate placements of children.
Status: in_force

The courts of this state shall do all of the following to expedite the interstate placement of children:

(1) Subject to ss. 48.396 (2) and 938.396 (2) , cooperate with the courts of other states in the sharing of information.

(2) To the greatest extent possible, obtain information and testimony from agencies and parties located in other states without requiring interstate travel by those agencies and parties.

(3) Permit parents, children, other necessary parties, attorneys, and guardians ad litem in proceedings involving the interstate placement of a child to participate in those proceedings without requiring interstate travel by those persons.

History: 2009 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 447.055 — WI Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.055
Continuing education; dental hygienists.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a)

1. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4) , a person is not eligible for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene, other than a permit issued under s. 447.02 (3) , unless the person has taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a) , 12 credit hours of continuing education relating to the clinical practice of dental hygiene that is sponsored or recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international dental, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related professional organization.

2. Notwithstanding subd. 1. , the examining board may promulgate a rule requiring not more than 20 nor less than 12 credit hours of continuing education for eligibility for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene.

(b) Continuing education required under par. (a) may include training in all of the following:

1. Basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Not more than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a) may be satisfied by such training.

2. Infection control. Not less than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a) must be satisfied by such training.

(d) The examining board may promulgate rules requiring that continuing education credit hours under par. (a) include courses in specific clinical subjects.

(2) The credit hours required under sub. (1) (a) may be satisfied by independent study, correspondence, or Internet programs or courses.

(3) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the examining board initially granted the license.

(4) A person may substitute credit hours of college level courses related to the practice of dental hygiene for the credit hours required under sub. (1) (a) . For purposes of this subsection, one credit hour of a college level course is equivalent to 6 credit hours of continuing education.

(5) For purposes of sub. (1) (a) , one hour of teaching or preparing a continuing education program is equivalent to one credit hour of continuing education, but a person who teaches or prepares a continuing education program may obtain credit for the program only once.

(6) The examining board may require applicants for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene to submit proof of compliance with the requirements of this section.

History: 2005 a. 318 ; 2007 a. 31 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) ; 2009 a. 10 ; 2017 a. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.96 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.96
Initial capital and surplus requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Minimum capital and permanent surplus.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , if a health maintenance organization insurer is first licensed or organized on or after July 1, 1989, the minimum capital or permanent surplus for the health maintenance organization insurer is $750,000.

(b) The commissioner may require a greater amount or permit a lesser amount than that specified under sub. (1) by rule promulgated, or order issued, on or after July 1, 1989.

(2) Initial expendable surplus. A health maintenance organization insurer subject to sub. (1) shall have an initial expendable surplus, after payment of all organizational expenses, of at least 50 percent of the minimum capital or minimum permanent surplus required under sub. (1) , or such other percentage as the commissioner specifies by rule promulgated, or order issued, on or after July 1, 1989.

History: 1989 a. 23 .
Wis. Stat. § 655.45 — WI Code / Chapter 655 / Section 655.45
Reports to licensing bodies.
Status: in_force

(1) For the quarter beginning on July 1, 1986, and for each quarter thereafter, the director of state courts shall file reports complying with sub. (2) with the medical examining board, the physical therapy examining board, the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, the board of nursing and the department, respectively, regarding health care providers licensed by the respective bodies.

(1m) For the quarter beginning on July 1, 1995, and for each quarter thereafter, the director of state courts shall file reports complying with sub. (2) with the dietitians affiliated credentialing board regarding health care providers certified by the dietitians affiliated credentialing board.

(2) The reports under subs. (1) and (1m) shall set forth all of the following:

(a) The names of all health care providers who are named as defendants in court actions of which the director of state courts receives notice under s. 655.44 (6) or 655.445 (1) during the quarter.

(b) Whether any court action of which the director of state courts received notice under s. 655.44 (6) or 655.445 (1) was disposed of by settlement, compromise, stipulation agreement, dismissal default or judgment during the quarter and the amount of the settlement or award to the claimant, if any, to the extent the director of state courts has any of the information under this paragraph.

History: 1985 a. 340 ; 1989 a. 187 s. 28 ; 1993 a. 107 , 443 ; 1997 a. 75 , 175 ; 2009 a. 113 , 149 ; 2011 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.50 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.50
Procedure in forfeiture actions.
Status: in_force

(1) The procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies to all actions in circuit court to recover forfeitures, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 , for violations of ss. 77.09 , 90.21 , 134.60 , 167.10 (3) , 167.31 (2) , 281.48 (2) to (5) , 283.33 , 285.57 (2) , 285.59 (2) , (3) (c) and (4) , 287.07 , 287.08 , 287.81 , and 299.64 (2) , subch. VI of ch. 77 , this chapter, and chs. 26 to 31 , ch. 169 , and ch. 350 , and any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, violations specified under s. 280.98 (2) or 285.86 , violations of s. 281.36 if the department chooses to proceed under s. 281.36 (14) (f) , violations of ch. 951 if the animal involved is a captive wild animal, violations of rules of the Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41 (7) (k) , violations to which s. 299.85 (7) (a) 2. or 4. applies, or violations of local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) , 23.335 (21) (a) , or 30.77 .

(2) All actions to recover these forfeitures and costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 are civil actions in the name of the state of Wisconsin, shall be heard in the circuit court for the county where the offense occurred, and shall be recovered under the procedure set forth in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 .

(3) All actions in municipal court to recover forfeitures, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 , for violations of local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) , 23.335 (21) (a) , or 30.77 shall utilize the procedure in ch. 800 . The actions shall be brought before the municipal court having jurisdiction. Provisions relating to citations, arrests, questioning, releases, searches, deposits, and stipulations of no contest in ss. 23.51 (1m) , (3) , and (8) , 23.53 , 23.54 , 23.56 to 23.64 , 23.66 , and 23.67 shall apply to violations of such ordinances.

(4) Where a fine or imprisonment, or both, is imposed by a statute enumerated in sub. (1) , the procedure in ch. 968 shall apply.

History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1977 c. 29 , 305 ; 1977 c. 449 ss. 44 , 497 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (17) ; 1979 c. 34 ss. 703b , 2102 (39) (f) ; 1981 c. 390 ; 1985 a. 36 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 200 s. 4 ; 1989 a. 79 , 284 , 335 , 359 ; 1991 a. 39 , 97 ; 1993 a. 16 , 243 , 344 , 349 , 491 ; 1995 a. 27 , 216 , 227 , 290 ; 1997 a. 35 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 56 ; 2003 a. 139 , 276 ; 2005 a. 360 ; 2013 a. 69 ; 2015 a. 170 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.1032 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.1032
Blue Star Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate STH 23 commencing at Sheboygan and proceeding westerly to the Sheboygan County line as a “Blue Star Memorial Highway” to commemorate and honor the armed forces of the United States of America and all individuals who have served or will serve in this nation’s armed forces.

History: 1993 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 6.94 — WI Code / Chapter 6 / Section 6.94
Challenged elector oath.
Status: in_force

If the person challenged refuses to answer fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the inspector under s. 6.92 , the inspectors shall reject the elector’s vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the inspectors shall administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: “You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you are now and for 28 consecutive days have been a resident of this ward except under s. 6.02 (2) ; you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this election”. If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the person’s vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant questions put to the elector by the inspector under s. 6.92 , takes the oath or affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the voting qualification requirements, the person’s vote shall be received.

History: 1971 c. 304 s. 29 (2) ; 1971 c. 336 s. 37 ; 1975 c. 85 ss. 45 , 66 (3) ; 1977 c. 394 s. 54 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 2003 a. 265 ; 2011 a. 23 .
Wis. Stat. § 19.07 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.07
Bonds of public officers and employees.
Status: in_force

(1) Civil service employees; blanket bonds.

(a) The surety bond of any civil service employee of a city, village, town or county may be canceled in the manner provided by sub. (3) .

(b) Any number of officers, department heads or employees may be combined in a schedule or blanket bond, where such bond is to be filed in the same place, and in the event such bond is executed by a corporate surety company, payment of the premium therefor is to be made from the same fund or appropriation prescribed in s. 19.01 .

(2) Continuation of obligation. Unless canceled pursuant to this section, every such bond shall continue in full force and effect.

(3) Cancellation of bond.

(a) Any city, village, town or county by their respective governing body may cancel such bond or bonds of any one employee or any number of employees by giving written notice to the surety by registered mail, such cancellation to be effective 15 days after receipt of such notice.

(b) When a surety, either personal or corporate, on such bond, shall desire to be released from such bond, the surety may give notice in writing that the surety desires to be released by giving written notice by registered mail, to the clerk of the respective city, village, town or county, and such cancellation shall be permitted if approved by the governing body thereof, such cancellation to be effective 15 days after receipt of such notice. This section shall not be construed to operate as a release of the sureties for liabilities incurred previous to the expiration of the 15 days’ notice.

(c) Whenever a surety bond is canceled in the manner provided by this section, a proportional refund shall be made of the premium paid thereon.

History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (11) ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 246 .
Wis. Stat. § 295.65 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.65
Successors.
Status: in_force

(1) When one operator succeeds to the interest of another in an uncompleted mining operation by sale, assignment, lease, or otherwise, the department shall release the first operator from the duties imposed upon the first operator by this subchapter as to the mining operation and transfer the mining permit and any approvals under ss. 295.60 , 295.605 , and 295.61 to the successor operator if all of the following apply:

(a) The successor operator agrees to comply with the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) The successor operator discloses whether it has forfeited any performance security because of noncompliance with any mining laws within the previous 10 years, posts any bond or other security required under s. 295.59 , and assumes all responsibilities of all applicable approvals granted to the predecessor operator.

(2) The department is not required to prepare an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment for the purposes of this section.

History: 2013 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.28 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.28
Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall operate a motor truck or motor bus more than 80 inches in width or a truck tractor or road tractor on any highway outside the corporate limits of a city or village during hours of darkness unless such vehicle carries in a place readily accessible to the driver the following warning devices:

(a) At least 3 pot torches or 3 red electric lanterns or 3 red emergency reflectors, each of which shall be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of at least 600 feet under normal atmospheric conditions during hours of darkness. If pot torches are carried in lieu of red electric lanterns, at least 3 red-burning fusees shall be carried in addition to such pot torches; and

(b) At least 2 red-cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square, with standards to support such flags.

(2) No person shall operate upon a highway outside the corporate limits of a city or village during hours of darkness any motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives or any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gases unless there is carried in such vehicle 3 red electric lanterns or 3 red emergency reflectors meeting the requirements of sub. (1) . No pot torch or fusee or signal produced by flame shall be carried in any such vehicle. Such red emergency reflectors shall comply with the specifications for such reflectors as set forth in interstate commerce commission motor carrier safety regulations.
Wis. Stat. § 224.075 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.075
Financially related services tie-ins.
Status: in_force

In any transaction conducted by a bank, bank holding company or a subsidiary of either with a customer who is also a customer of any other subsidiary of any of them, the customer shall be given a notice in 12-point boldface type in substantially the following form:

History: 1985 a. 325 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.50 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.50
Income or franchise tax returns.
Status: in_force

Any cooperative association, society, company, corporation, exchange or union organized under the provisions of this chapter shall not be obliged to file a state income or franchise tax return unless such association, society, company, corporation, exchange or union is at the time subject to a state income or franchise tax.

History: 1981 c. 390 s. 252 ; 1985 a. 30 s. 42 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0404 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0404
Retention of records by holder.
Status: in_force

(1) A holder required to file a report under s. 177.0401 shall retain records for 10 years after the later of the date on which the report was filed or the last date on which a timely report was due to be filed, unless a shorter period is prescribed by rule by the administrator.

(2) The holder may satisfy the requirement to retain records under this section through an agent.

(3) The records retained under this section shall include the following:

(a) The information required to be included in the report under s. 177.0401 .

(b) The date, place, and nature of the circumstances that gave rise to the property right.

(c) The amount or value of the property.

(d) The last address of the apparent owner, if known to the holder.

(e) If the holder sells, issues, or provides to others for sale or issue in this state traveler’s checks, money orders, or similar instruments, other than 3rd-party bank checks, on which the holder is directly liable, a record of the instruments while they remain outstanding, indicating the state and date of issue.

History: 2021 a. 87 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .