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Wis. Stat. § 23.795 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.795
Nonpayment of judgments.
Status: in_force

(1) If a defendant fails to timely pay a judgment entered under s. 23.75 (3) (a) 2. or 23.79 , the court may issue an arrest warrant or a summons ordering the defendant to appear in court or both. If the defendant appears before the court pursuant to a warrant or summons or the defendant otherwise notifies the court that he or she is unable to pay the judgment, the court shall conduct a hearing. If the defendant failed to pay the forfeiture, the court shall determine if the defendant is unable to pay the amount specified in the judgment for good cause or because of the defendant’s indigence. If the court determines that the failure of the defendant to comply with the judgment is for good cause or because of the defendant’s indigence, the court may order that the amount of the judgment be modified, suspended or permanently stayed. If the defendant fails to appear before the court for a hearing under this subsection or if the court determines at the hearing that the failure of a defendant to pay the judgment is not for good cause or not because of the defendant’s indigence, the court shall order one of the following:

(a) That the defendant be imprisoned for a time not to exceed 5 days or until the amount is paid, whichever is less.

(b) That the amount of the judgment be modified, suspended or permanently stayed.

(2) In lieu of an order of imprisonment under sub. (1) (a) for a violation of ch. 29 , the court may revoke or suspend any privilege or approval granted under ch. 29 as provided in s. 29.971 (12) .

(3) In lieu of an order of imprisonment under sub. (1) (a) for a violation of ch. 169 , the court may revoke or suspend any privilege or license granted under ch. 169 as provided in s. 169.45 (6) .

(4) In lieu of an order of imprisonment under sub. (1) (a) for a violation of s. 90.21 , the court may suspend any fence inspection certificate issued under s. 90.21 , as provided in s. 90.21 (8) (b) .

History: 1993 a. 156 ; 1997 a. 248 ; 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.37 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.37
Ejectment.
Status: in_force

If any person holds or continues in possession of any public lands without written permission from the board, or contrary to the conditions or covenants of any lease or written agreement, or after the lands have been forfeited to the state, that person shall be liable to an action by the state or any purchaser from the state for an unlawful detainer or other proper action to recover possession of the lands and for damages for the detention of the lands.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2005 a. 149 ; 2009 a. 177 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0115 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0115
Reservation of name.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name that complies with s. 179.0114 , including a fictitious name for a foreign limited partnership whose partnership name is not available, by delivering an application to the department for filing. The application shall include the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the department finds that the name is available, the department shall reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for a 120-day period, which may be renewed by the applicant or a transferee under sub. (2) from time to time.

(2) The person who has the right to exclusive use of a reserved name under sub. (1) may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the department a signed notice in a record of the transfer which states the name and address of the person to which the reservation is being transferred.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.071 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.071
Article 71 — Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence.
Status: in_force

(1) If the sentence of the court-martial extends to dismissal or a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge and if the right of the accused to appellate review is not waived, and an appeal is not withdrawn under s. 322.061 , that part of the sentence extending to dismissal or a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge may not be executed until there is a final judgment as to the legality of the proceedings. A judgment as to the legality of the proceedings is final in cases when review is completed by an appellate court prescribed in s. 322.0675 , and is deemed final by the law of state where the judgment was had.

(2) If the sentence of the court-martial extends to dismissal or a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge and if the right of the accused to appellate review is waived, or an appeal is withdrawn under s. 322.061 , that part of the sentence extending to dismissal or a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge may not be executed until review of the case by the senior force judge advocate and any action on that review under s. 322.064 is completed. Any other part of a court-martial sentence may be ordered executed by the convening authority or other person acting on the case under s. 322.060 when so approved under that section.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.36 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.36
Copies of judgment to parties.
Status: in_force

At the time of filing a judgment for an annulment, divorce, or legal separation, the clerk shall mail a copy of the judgment promptly to each party to the action at the last-known address, and the mailing shall be shown in the court record.

History: 2005 a. 443 s. 171 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 20-07 , 2021 WI 37, 397 Wis. 2d xiii.
Wis. Stat. § 601.33 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.33
Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

Municipal insurance mutuals organized under s. 611.11 (4) are not subject to any taxes or fees except those imposed by ss. 601.31 and 601.32 .

History: 1977 c. 346 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.68 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.68
Tax delinquent fund.
Status: in_force

The city may create a tax delinquent fund to cover delinquent payment of assessments. The common council may authorize payment of deficiencies in the collection of assessments to pay the amount due on bonds issued under s. 32.67 .

History: 1983 a. 236 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.606 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.606
Time of default for agricultural lien.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, a default occurs in connection with an agricultural lien at the time the secured party becomes entitled to enforce the lien in accordance with the statute under which it was created.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.13 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.13
Uniform trail signs and standards.
Status: in_force

The department of natural resources in cooperation with the department of transportation, after public hearing, shall promulgate rules to establish uniform trail and route signs and standards relating to operation thereon as authorized by law. The authority in charge of the maintenance of the highway may place signs on highways under its jurisdiction where authorized snowmobile trails cross. These signs must be of a type approved by the department of natural resources and the department of transportation.

History: 1971 c. 40 s. 93 ; 1971 c. 277 ; 1973 c. 298 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.48 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.48
Death benefit, continued.
Status: in_force

If no person who survives the deceased employee is wholly dependent upon the deceased employee for support, partial dependency and death benefits therefor shall be as follows:

(1) An unestranged surviving parent or parents to whose support the deceased has contributed less than $500 in the 52 weeks next preceding the injury causing death shall receive a death benefit of $6,500. If the parents are not living together, the department shall divide this sum in such proportion as the department considers to be just, considering their ages and other facts bearing on dependency.

(2) In all other cases the death benefit shall be such sum as the department determines to represent fairly and justly the aid to support which the dependent might reasonably have anticipated from the deceased employee but for the injury. To establish anticipation of support and dependency, it shall not be essential that the deceased employee made any contribution to support. The aggregate benefits in that case shall not exceed twice the average annual earnings of the deceased or 4 times the contributions of the deceased to the support of his or her dependents during the year immediately preceding the deceased employee’s death, whichever amount is the greater. In no event shall the aggregate benefits in that case exceed the amount that would accrue to a person who is solely and wholly dependent. When there is more than one partial dependent the weekly benefit shall be apportioned according to their relative dependency. The term “support” as used in ss. 102.42 to 102.63 shall include contributions to the capital fund of the dependents for their necessary comfort.

(3) Except as otherwise provided, a death benefit, other than burial expenses, shall be paid in weekly installments corresponding in amount to two-thirds of the weekly earnings of the employee, until otherwise ordered by the department.

History: 1975 c. 147 ; 1979 c. 278 ; 1989 a. 64 ; 1993 a. 492 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2025 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 765.13 — WI Code / Chapter 765 / Section 765.13
Form of marriage document.
Status: in_force

The marriage document shall consist of the marriage license and the marriage license worksheet. The marriage license shall contain a notification of the time limits of the authorization to marry, a notation that the issue of the marriage license shall not be deemed to remove or dispense with any legal disability, impediment or prohibition rendering marriage between the parties illegal, and the signature of the county clerk, who shall acquire the information for the marriage document and enter it in its proper place when the marriage license is issued. The marriage license worksheet shall contain the social security number of each party who has a social security number as well as any other information items that the department of health services determines are necessary and shall agree in the main with the standard form recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics. The county clerk shall transmit the marriage license worksheet to the state registrar within 5 days after the date of issuance of the marriage license.

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 48 ; Stats. 1979 s. 765.13; 1981 c. 20 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 1997 a. 191 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) ; 2021 a. 84 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.73 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.73
Authorization forms.
Status: in_force

A person who is authorized to direct the cremation of the human remains of a decedent may do so only by completing a form that includes all of the following:

(1) The name of the decedent and the date and time of the decedent’s death.

(2) The name of the person directing the cremation and his or her relationship to the decedent.

(3) A statement that the person directing the cremation has the authority to direct the cremation.

(4) A statement that the person directing the cremation has no reason to believe that the decedent’s remains contain a device that may be hazardous or cause damage to the cremation chamber or an individual performing the cremation.

(5) The name of the funeral director, funeral establishment, or cemetery that the person directing the cremation authorizes to receive the cremated remains or, if alternative arrangements are made for receiving the cremated remains, a description of those arrangements.

(6) If known by the person directing the cremation, the manner in which the cremated remains are to be disposed.

(7) An itemized list of valuables on the decedent’s person that are to be removed prior to cremation and returned to the person directing the cremation.

(8) If a viewing or other services are planned, the date and time of the viewing or services.

(9) The signature of the person directing the cremation attesting to the accuracy of the representations contained on the form.

History: 2005 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.50 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.50
State mental health authority.
Status: in_force

In order to promote coordination and efficient development of mental health services by the state and by municipalities in the state, the department is declared to be the state mental health authority of Wisconsin and as such is authorized to receive federal grants in aid and to cooperate with the federal government in promoting the extension of such services.
Wis. Stat. § 179.0402 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0402
General partner agent of limited partnership.
Status: in_force

Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under s. 179.04023 , the following rules apply:

(1) Each general partner is an agent of the limited partnership for the purposes of its activities and affairs. An act of a general partner, including the signing of a record in the partnership’s name, for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership’s activities and affairs or activities and affairs of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership, unless the general partner did not have authority to act for the partnership in the particular matter and the person with which the general partner was dealing knew or had notice that the general partner lacked authority.

(2) An act of a general partner which is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course the limited partnership’s activities and affairs or activities and affairs of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership only if the act was actually authorized by all the other partners.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 706.04 — WI Code / Chapter 706 / Section 706.04
Equitable relief.
Status: in_force

A transaction which does not satisfy one or more of the requirements of s. 706.02 may be enforceable in whole or in part under doctrines of equity, provided all of the elements of the transaction are clearly and satisfactorily proved and, in addition:

(1) The deficiency of the conveyance may be supplied by reformation in equity; or

(2) The party against whom enforcement is sought would be unjustly enriched if enforcement of the transaction were denied; or

(3) The party against whom enforcement is sought is equitably estopped from asserting the deficiency. A party may be so estopped whenever, pursuant to the transaction and in good faith reliance thereon, the party claiming estoppel has changed his or her position to the party’s substantial detriment under circumstances such that the detriment so incurred may not be effectively recovered otherwise than by enforcement of the transaction, and either:

(a) The grantee has been admitted into substantial possession or use of the premises or has been permitted to retain such possession or use after termination of a prior right thereto; or

(b) The detriment so incurred was incurred with the prior knowing consent or approval of the party sought to be estopped.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0304 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0304
Representation by person having substantially identical interest.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise represented with respect to a particular question or dispute, a minor, incapacitated, or unborn individual or a person whose identity or location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable may be represented by and bound by another person having a substantially identical interest with respect to the particular question or dispute, but only to the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented with respect to the particular question or dispute.

(2)

(a) In this subsection:

1. “Contingent successor remainder beneficiary” means a beneficiary who would succeed to the interest of a presumptive remainder beneficiary if the presumptive remainder beneficiary and all of the current beneficiaries failed to take such interest.

2. “More remote contingent successor remainder beneficiary” means any contingent successor remainder beneficiary whose interest arises only upon the failure of the interest of another contingent successor remainder beneficiary.

(b) A presumptive remainder beneficiary or a person authorized to represent the presumptive remainder beneficiary under sub. (1) may represent and bind a contingent successor remainder beneficiary or a more remote contingent successor remainder beneficiary for the same purposes, in the same circumstances, and to the same extent as an ascertainable beneficiary may represent and bind a minor or person who is incapacitated, unborn, or not reasonably ascertainable.

(c) If a presumptive remainder beneficiary does not represent a more remote contingent successor remainder beneficiary, a contingent successor remainder beneficiary may represent and bind a more remote contingent successor remainder beneficiary for the same purposes, in the same circumstances, and to the same extent as an ascertainable beneficiary may represent and bind a minor or person who is incapacitated, unborn, or not reasonably ascertainable.

(d) A contingent successor remainder beneficiary or a more remote contingent successor remainder beneficiary may be represented under pars. (b) and (c) whether or not the contingent successor remainder beneficiary or more remote contingent successor remainder beneficiary lacks capacity.

(e) Under pars. (b) and (c) , the difference between a beneficiary’s interest as a presumptive remainder beneficiary or contingent successor remainder beneficiary does not constitute a conflict of interest as to any more remote contingent successor remainder beneficiary.

History: 2013 a. 92 ; 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.523 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.523
Net licenses, Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.
Status: in_force

(1) Licenses which authorize the use of nets in the Mississippi River and in that part of the St. Croix River downstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to a resident who applies for a license. This subsection, as applicable to the St. Croix River, is not effective unless Minnesota has in effect similar legislation.

(2) Each net license authorizes the use of one or more of the following nets only:

(a) Seine nets.

(b) Gill nets.

(c) Bait nets used without leads.

(d) Buffalo nets.

(e) Frame nets.

(4)

(a) Except when lifting or setting a gill net, no person may use a seine, gill, bait, buffalo or frame net in the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers unless the net has the required number of tags stamped to designate the kind of net and number of the net license covering it securely fastened to it.

(b) The required number of tags is as follows:

1. For a seine net, one tag for each 500 lineal feet, or fraction thereof.

2. For a gill net, one tag for each 2,000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof.

3. For a bait, buffalo or frame net, one tag for each net.

(c) The department shall issue net tags to the licensee at the time of issuing the net license.

(5) Each licensee shall keep a strict record and account as to each variety of fish and the number of pounds of each variety that are taken by the licensee in gear licensed to the licensee and such other information as the department requires; and shall report thereon to the department on or before the 10th day of each month during the license period.

(6) No person who holds a net license may operate a fish farm that contains a variety of fish that the holder of the license is authorized to catch under this section.

History: 1975 c. 360 ; 1983 a. 27 , 192 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 ss. 478 to 481 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.523.
Wis. Stat. § 862.15 — WI Code / Chapter 862 / Section 862.15
Settlement of account.
Status: in_force

The court must be satisfied of the correctness and legality of the account before allowing it. If the personal representative is present at the hearing, the personal representative may be examined on oath upon any matter relating to the personal representative’s account and the settlement of the estate. The court may refuse to approve the account unless the personal representative is present at the hearing.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 757.12 — WI Code / Chapter 757 / Section 757.12
Adjournment to another location.
Status: in_force

Whenever it is deemed unsafe or inexpedient, by reason of war, pestilence, public calamity, or other compelling factors limiting or preventing access to the courthouse, the justices or judges of the court may order court to be held at an alternative location in this state, including in another county, on a temporary basis. Every such order shall be made in writing. Notice of such orders shall be provided by e-mail to the chief justice, the chief judge of the judicial district, the director of state courts, the State Bar of Wisconsin, and the local bar association. Any such orders shall be placed on the Wisconsin state courts website, the county website, and the door of the courthouse, if practicable. All court proceedings moved to another location shall have the same force and effect as if held at the original location. Bench warrants shall not be issued for failure to appear without a finding that the party received notice of the date, time, and location of the proceeding.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 96 ; 1977 c. 449 ; Stats. 1977 s. 757.12; Sup. Ct. Order No. 21-03 , 2022 WI 23, 401 Wis. 2d xv; 2025 a. 129 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.08 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.08
Power to compromise.
Status: in_force

(1) Any civil action prosecuted by the department by direction of any officer, department, board, or commission, or any civil action prosecuted by the department on the initiative of the attorney general, or at the request of any individual may be compromised or discontinued with the approval of an intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, by submission of a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance for the approval of the committee. The compromise or discontinuance may occur only if the joint committee on finance approves the proposed plan. No proposed plan may be submitted to the joint committee on finance if the plan concedes the unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or concedes that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval of the joint committee on legislative organization.

(2) In any criminal action prosecuted by the attorney general, the department shall have the same powers with reference to such action as are vested in district attorneys.

History: 2007 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 369 .
Wis. Stat. § 170.02 — WI Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.02
Finder to give notice; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Every finder of a stray shall, within 7 days after finding the stray, notify the owner of the stray, if known to the finder, and request the owner to pay all reasonable charges and take the stray away. If the owner is unknown to the finder, the finder shall, within 10 days after finding the stray, file a notice with the town clerk, who shall transmit a copy to the county clerk.

(2) The finder of a stray shall publish notice, if the value of the stray exceeds $50, as a class 3 notice, under ch. 985 , in the county. The notice shall contain all of the following:

(a) A brief description of the stray, giving its marks, natural or artificial, as near as practicable.

(b) The name and residence of the finder, specifying the section and town.

(c) The time when the stray was taken up.

(3) If the finder neglects or refuses to publish the notice required under sub. (2) , the finder of the stray shall be liable in double the amount of damages sustained by the owner of the stray. If the finder neglects or refuses for one year to publish the notice required under sub. (2) , the finder of the stray shall be liable for the full value of the stray, to be recovered by an action in the name of the town. The amount recovered shall be apportioned in the same manner as tax revenues collected by the town for schools under s. 60.33 (9) (d) .

History: 1993 a. 482 ; 1997 a. 254 .