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Wis. Stat. § 30.2037 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.2037
Big Silver Lake high-water mark.
Status: in_force

The ordinary high-water mark of Big Silver Lake in the town of Marion in Waushara County shall be set by the department at 867 feet above mean sea level as determined under U.S. geological survey standards.

History: 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.475 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.475
Treatment option.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession or attempted possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog under s. 961.41 (3g) , the court may, upon request of the person and with the consent of a treatment facility with special inpatient or outpatient programs for the treatment of drug dependent persons, allow the person to enter the treatment programs voluntarily for purposes of treatment and rehabilitation. Treatment shall be for the period the treatment facility feels is necessary and required, but shall not exceed the maximum sentence allowable unless the person consents to the continued treatment. At the end of the necessary and required treatment, with the consent of the court, the person may be released from sentence. If treatment efforts are ineffective or the person ceases to cooperate with treatment rehabilitation efforts, the person may be remanded to the court for completion of sentencing.

History: 1971 c. 219 , 336 ; 1985 a. 328 ; 1987 a. 339 ; 1989 a. 121 ; 1993 a. 118 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 287 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.475.
Wis. Stat. § 846.103 — WI Code / Chapter 846 / Section 846.103
Foreclosures of commercial properties and multifamily residences.
Status: in_force

(1) No foreclosure sale involving real property other than a one-family to 4-family residence that is owner-occupied at the commencement of the foreclosure action, a farm, a church, or a tax-exempt nonprofit charitable organization may be held until the expiration of 6 months from the date when the judgment is entered except a sale under sub. (2) . Notice of the time and place of sale shall be given under s. 846.16 (1) and may be given within the 6-month period, except that the first printing of the notice shall not be made less than 4 months after the date when the judgment is entered.

(2) If the mortgagor of real property other than a one-family to 4-family residence that is owner-occupied at the commencement of the foreclosure action, a farm, a church, or a tax-exempt nonprofit charitable organization has agreed in writing at the time of the execution of the mortgage to the provisions of this section, the plaintiff in a foreclosure action of a mortgage, which mortgage is recorded subsequent to May 12, 1978, may elect by express allegation in the complaint to waive judgment for any deficiency that may remain due to the plaintiff after sale of the mortgaged premises against every party who is personally liable for the debt secured by the mortgage, and to consent that the mortgagor, unless he or she abandons the property, may remain in possession of the mortgaged premises and be entitled to all rents, issues, and profits therefrom to the date of confirmation of the sale by the court. When the plaintiff so elects, judgment shall be entered as provided in this chapter, except that no judgment for deficiency may be ordered nor separately rendered against any party who is personally liable for the debt secured by the mortgage and the sale of the mortgaged premises shall be made upon the expiration of 3 months from the date when the judgment is entered. Notice of the time and place of sale shall be given under s. 846.16 (1) and may be given within the 3-month period, except that the first printing of the notice shall not be made less than one month after the date when the judgment is entered.

History: 1977 c. 304 ; 2015 a. 376 ; 2017 a. 104 , 208 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.64 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.64
No jurisdiction; issue of deed postponed; deposit.
Status: in_force

(1) In all cases to set aside any inclusion of lands in a tax certificate, or to cancel any tax certificate or to enjoin or restrain the issuing of a tax deed because the lands included in the certificate were not liable to taxation or because the taxes on the lands were paid prior to the inclusion in the tax certificate or because the lands have been redeemed according to law, the owner of, or any person interested in, the lands covered by the lien of the certificate may, at any time before final judgment is entered, deposit with the county clerk the amount for which the lands are delinquent, with interest from the date of the inclusion in the tax certificate to the date of the deposit and penalty as provided under s. 74.47 , together with the legal charges on it.

(2) The clerk or treasurer shall retain such deposit until the final determination of the action, and if the certificate is vacated and set aside or if the issuing of the deed is permanently restrained, the money deposited shall, at the time of entry of judgment or at any later time, upon demand, be returned to the person depositing it. If final judgment is rendered in the action sustaining the validity of the inclusion of the land in a tax certificate, and of the tax certificate, the court shall compute the interest upon the certificate from the date of the deposit to the date of judgment and penalty as provided under s. 74.47 and add it to the costs and disbursements taxable in the action and to the amount of the deposit, and shall enter judgment against the plaintiff for the total amount, and no tax deed may be issued upon the certificate unless the plaintiff fails to pay to the clerk or treasurer, for the use of the owner of the certificate, the amount of the judgment within 20 days after its rendition, together with interest on it.

History: 1981 c. 167 ; 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.79 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.79
Special rules applicable to bicycles.
Status: in_force

Whenever a bicycle is operated upon a highway, bicycle lane or bicycle way the following rules apply:

(1) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.

(2)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , no bicycle may be used to carry or transport more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed.

(b) In addition to the operator, a bicycle otherwise designed to carry only the operator may be used to carry or transport a child seated in an auxiliary child’s seat or trailer designed for attachment to a bicycle if the seat or trailer is securely attached to the bicycle according to the directions of the manufacturer of the seat or trailer.

(3) No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars.

(4) No person riding a bicycle shall attach himself or herself or his or her bicycle to any vehicle upon a roadway.

(5) No person may ride a moped or motor bicycle with the power unit in operation upon a bicycle way.

History: 1973 c. 182 ; 1977 c. 288 ; 1983 a. 243 ; 1985 a. 298 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 708.01 — WI Code / Chapter 708 / Section 708.01
Effect of mortgage.
Status: in_force

A mortgage on real property creates a lien on the property mortgaged; except for the lien and subject to s. 708.11 , the mortgagor retains the interest that the mortgagor had at the time of mortgage until that interest is divested by some later act.

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 1995 a. 283 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.977 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.977
Guardianship grants.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “guardian” has the meaning given in s. 54.01 (10) .

(2) Grant applications and awards.

(ag) In this subsection, “organization” means a private, nonprofit agency or a county department under s. 46.215 , 46.22 , 46.23 , 51.42 or 51.437 .

(am) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (cg) , the department may under this section, based on the criteria under par. (c) , award grants to applying organizations for the purpose of training and assisting guardians for individuals found incompetent under ch. 54 . No grant may be paid unless the awardee provides matching funds equal to 10 percent of the amount of the award.

(b) Organizations awarded grants under par. (am) shall do all of the following:

2. Provide training and technical assistance on guardianship issues.

4. Provide technical assistance to recruited guardians in performing their duties.

(c) In reviewing applications for grants under par. (am) , the department shall consider the extent to which the proposed program will effectively train and assist guardians for individuals found incompetent under ch. 54 .

(3) Grant for initial training.

(a) The department shall award a grant to develop, administer, and conduct the guardian training required under s. 54.26 .

(b) The department shall require the grantee to have expertise in state guardianship law, experience with technical assistance and support to guardians and wards, and knowledge of common challenges and questions encountered by guardians and wards.

(c) The grantee selected to develop training that meets the requirements under s. 54.26 (1) shall develop plain language, web-based online training modules using adult-learning design principles that can be accessed for free by training topic and in formats that maximize accessibility, with printed versions available for free upon request.

History: 1987 a. 368 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 , 464 ; 2005 a. 25 , 387 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2021 a. 97 .
Wis. Stat. § 292.64 — WI Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.64
Removal of abandoned underground petroleum storage tanks.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Backfill” does not include landscaping or replacing sidewalk, asphalt, fence, or sod or other vegetation.

(b) “Underground petroleum product storage tank system” has the meaning given in s. 292.63 (1) (i) .

(2) The department may contract with a person registered or certified under s. 168.23 to empty, clean, remove, and dispose of an underground petroleum product storage tank system; to assess the site on which the underground petroleum product storage tank system is located; and to backfill the excavation if all of the following apply:

(a) The department determines that the underground petroleum product storage tank system is abandoned.

(b) Using the method that the department uses to determine inability to pay under s. 292.63 (4) (ee) , the department determines that the owner of the underground petroleum product storage tank system is unable to pay to empty, clean, remove, and dispose of the underground petroleum product storage tank system; to assess the site on which the underground petroleum product storage tank system is located; and to backfill the excavation.

(3) If the department incurs costs under sub. (2) , the department shall record a statement of lien with the register of deeds of the county in which the underground petroleum product storage tank system was located. Upon recording the statement of lien, the department has a lien on the property on which the underground petroleum product storage tank system was located in the amount of the costs incurred. The property remains subject to the lien until that amount is paid in full to the department. The department shall deposit payments received under this subsection into the petroleum inspection fund.

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2013 a. 20 s. 1707 ; Stats. 2013 s. 292.64; 2013 a. 173 .
Wis. Stat. § 941.21 — WI Code / Chapter 941 / Section 941.21
Disarming an officer.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Correctional officer” means any of the following:

1. A person employed by the state or any political subdivision as a guard or officer whose duties are the supervision and discipline of inmates.

2. A juvenile correctional officer, as defined under s. 48.981 (1) (cu) .

(b) “Equipment” means an item issued to or used by a correctional officer for the correctional officer’s duties that is designed, or intended to be used, to cause bodily harm, restraint, or incapacitation or that could be used by the correctional officer to communicate with other employees, seek assistance, or enter locked areas.

(2) Whoever intentionally disarms a peace officer who is acting in his or her official capacity by taking a dangerous weapon or a device or container described under s. 941.26 (1g) (b) or (4) (a) from the officer without his or her consent is guilty of a Class H felony. This subsection applies to any dangerous weapon or any device or container described under s. 941.26 (1g) (b) or (4) (a) that the officer is carrying or that is in an area within the officer’s immediate presence.

(3) Whoever intentionally disarms a correctional officer who is acting in his or her official capacity by taking a dangerous weapon, a device or container described under s. 941.26 (1g) (b) or (4) (a) , or equipment from the correctional officer without his or her consent is guilty of a Class H felony. This subsection applies to any item that the correctional officer is carrying or that is in an area within the correctional officer’s immediate presence.

History: 1983 a. 262 ; 1993 a. 98 ; 1995 a. 339 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2015 a. 197 ; 2025 a. 244 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.255 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.255
Special transaction fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall charge a fee to be established by rule for processing applications for registration which have a special handling request for fast service. The fee shall approximate the cost to the department for providing this special handling service to persons so requesting.

(2) The department shall charge the following fees for counter services:

(a) For each transaction relating to a certificate of title, $5.

(b) For each transaction relating to a registration not involving a certificate of title, $5; except that if the registration is solely a renewal of the previous year’s registration the fee shall be $3.

(c) For each transaction which is a combination of a certificate of title and registration for the same vehicle, $5.

(5) In addition to the regular registration fee specified in s. 341.25 (1) (a) or (b) or (2) (a) to (c) , the department shall charge a late fee of $10 for each transaction relating to the renewal of a registration under s. 341.25 (1) (a) or (b) or (2) (a) to (c) that is filed after the date of expiration of registration.

History: 1975 c. 39 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 967.12 — WI Code / Chapter 967 / Section 967.12
Electronic filing.
Status: in_force

Section 801.18 shall govern the electronic filing of documents in criminal actions. Electronic filing may be made through a custom data exchange between the court case management system and the automated information system used by district attorneys.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 14-03 , 2016 WI 29, 368 Wis. 2d xiii.
Wis. Stat. § 48.035 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.035
Court; Menominee and Shawano counties.
Status: in_force

Menominee County is attached to Shawano County for judicial purposes to the extent of the jurisdiction and functions of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 and the office and functions of the judge of the court, and the duly designated judge of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 of the circuit court for Menominee and Shawano counties shall serve in both counties. The county boards of Menominee County and Shawano County shall enter into an agreement on administration of this section and the prorating of expenditures involved, and for such purposes the county board of supervisors of Menominee County may appropriate, levy and collect a sum each year sufficient to pay its share of the expenses. If the 2 county boards are unable to agree on the prorating of expenditure involved, then the circuit judges for the circuit court for Menominee and Shawano counties shall, upon appropriate notice and hearing, determine the prorating of the expenditures on the basis of a fair allocation to each county under such procedure as they prescribe. If the circuit judges are unable to agree, the chief judge of the judicial administrative district shall make the determination.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1995 a. 77 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.035 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.035
Division of hearings and appeals; administrator’s general duties.
Status: in_force

The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall:

(1) Serve as the appointing authority of the employees of the division under s. 230.06 .

(2) Assign hearing examiners from the division to preside over hearings under ss. 302.11 (7) , 302.113 (9) , 302.114 (9) , 938.357 (5) , 973.10 and 975.10 (2) and ch. 304 .

(4) Supervise employees in the conduct of the activities of the division and be the administrative reviewing authority for decisions of the division under ss. 302.11 (7) , 302.113 (9) , 302.114 (9) , 938.357 (5) , 973.10 , 973.155 (2) and 975.10 (2) and ch. 304 .

(5) After consultation with the department of corrections, promulgate rules relating to the exercise of the administrator’s and the division’s powers and duties.

History: 1989 a. 31 , 107 ; 1995 a. 77 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.40 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.40
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Digital network” means any Internet site or online-enabled application, software, or system that permits the prearrangement of transportation network services.

(2) “Licensed company” means a transportation network company that is licensed under s. 440.415 .

(3) “Participating driver” means an individual who does all of the following:

(a) Pays a fee to a transportation network company to be connected to a passenger for the purpose of engaging in transportation network services.

(b) Uses a personal vehicle to engage in transportation network services for compensation.

(4) “Passenger” means an individual who uses a transportation network company’s digital network to connect to a participating driver for transportation network services, and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes all other persons in that individual’s party who accompany that individual in the participating driver’s personal vehicle in connection with those transportation network services.

(5) “Personal vehicle” means a motor vehicle that satisfies all of the following conditions:

(a) A participating driver owns, leases, or is otherwise authorized to use the motor vehicle.

(b) The motor vehicle is not a taxicab, limousine, shuttle, or other for-hire vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5 .

(6) “Transportation network company” means a business that, for compensation, uses a digital network to connect passengers to participating drivers for the purpose of providing transportation network services to those passengers. “Transportation network company” does not include a taxicab, limousine, shuttle, or other for-hire vehicle service.

(7) “Transportation network services” means transportation provided to a passenger in the participating driver’s personal vehicle. A participating driver is considered to be engaged in transportation network services beginning when the participating driver accepts a passenger’s request for transportation received through a transportation network company’s digital network, continuing while the participating driver transports that passenger in the participating driver’s personal vehicle, and ending when that passenger, or the last person in that passenger’s party, whichever occurs later, exits the participating driver’s personal vehicle. “Transportation network services” does not include transportation in a taxicab, limousine, shuttle, or other for-hire vehicle.

History: 2015 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.63 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.63
Telecommunications interruption in crisis situation.
Status: in_force

(1) Interruption authority. If a sheriff, a police chief or a law enforcement officer designated by a sheriff or police chief to respond in a crisis situation has probable cause to believe that a person is holding a hostage or is resisting apprehension through the use or threatened use of force, the sheriff, police chief or law enforcement officer may order a telecommunications utility to interrupt or reroute telecommunications service to or from the suspected person for the duration of the crisis situation to prevent the person from communicating with anyone other than a person authorized by the sheriff, police chief or law enforcement officer.

(2) Utility immunity. A telecommunications utility may not be held liable for any action it takes under sub. (1) .

History: 1991 a. 294 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0913 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0913
City and county projects, individual or joint; revenue bonding.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) A county or city, or both jointly, may construct, purchase, acquire, develop, improve, operate or maintain a county or city building, or both jointly, for a courthouse, safety building, city hall, hospital, armory, library, auditorium and music hall, municipal parking lots or other parking facilities, or municipal center or any combination of the foregoing, or a University of Wisconsin college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m) , if the operation of the college campus has been approved by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

(b) The county board, common council, or both jointly, may, for any of its corporate purposes set forth in this subsection, issue bonds on which the principal and interest are payable from the income and revenues of the project financed with the proceeds of the bonds or with the proceeds together with the proceeds of a grant from the federal government to aid in the financing and construction of the project. In the case of municipal parking lots or other parking facilities the bonds may in addition be payable as to both principal and interest from income and revenues from other similar projects, parking meters, parking fees, or any other income or revenue obtained through parking, or any combination of these methods.

(c) The credit of the county, or city, or both jointly, may not be pledged to the payment of the bonds, but the bonds are payable only from the income and revenues described in par. (b) or the funds received from their sale or disposal. If the county board, or common council, or both jointly, so determine, the bonds shall be secured either by a trust indenture pledging the revenues or by a mortgage on the property comprising the project and the revenues from the project.

(2) The bonds or other evidences of indebtedness shall state on their face that the bonds are not a debt of the county, or city, or both jointly, and that the county or city, or both jointly, are not liable for the indebtedness. Any indebtedness created by this section is not an indebtedness of the county or city and shall not be included in determining the constitutional 5 percent debt limitations.

(3) The provisions of s. 66.0621 relating to the issuance of revenue bonds by cities for public utility purposes, insofar as applicable, and the provisions of ss. 67.08 (1) and 67.09 relating to the execution and registration of municipal obligations apply to the issuance of revenue bonds under this section.

History: 1971 c. 100 s. 23 ; 1977 c. 26 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1983 a. 24 ; 1995 a. 225 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 492 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0913.