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Wis. Stat. § 948.60 — WI Code / Chapter 948 / Section 948.60
Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “dangerous weapon” means any firearm, loaded or unloaded; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (1c) (a) ; metallic knuckles or knuckles of any substance which could be put to the same use with the same or similar effect as metallic knuckles; a nunchaku or any similar weapon consisting of 2 sticks of wood, plastic or metal connected at one end by a length of rope, chain, wire or leather; a cestus or similar material weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand; a shuriken or any similar pointed star-like object intended to injure a person when thrown; or a manrikigusari or similar length of chain having weighted ends.

(2)

(a) Any person under 18 years of age who possesses or goes armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Except as provided in par. (c) , any person who intentionally sells, loans or gives a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a Class I felony.

(c) Whoever violates par. (b) is guilty of a Class H felony if the person under 18 years of age under par. (b) discharges the firearm and the discharge causes death to himself, herself or another.

(d) A person under 17 years of age who has violated this subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s. 938.183 .

(3)

(a) This section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a dangerous weapon when the dangerous weapon is being used in target practice under the supervision of an adult or in a course of instruction in the traditional and proper use of the dangerous weapon under the supervision of an adult. This section does not apply to an adult who transfers a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 years of age for use only in target practice under the adult’s supervision or in a course of instruction in the traditional and proper use of the dangerous weapon under the adult’s supervision.

(b) This section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who is a member of the armed forces or national guard and who possesses or is armed with a dangerous weapon in the line of duty. This section does not apply to an adult who is a member of the armed forces or national guard and who transfers a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 years of age in the line of duty.

(c) This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person is in violation of s. 941.28 or is not in compliance with ss. 29.304 and 29.593 . This section applies only to an adult who transfers a firearm to a person under 18 years of age if the person under 18 years of age is not in compliance with ss. 29.304 and 29.593 or to an adult who is in violation of s. 941.28 .

History: 1987 a. 332 ; 1991 a. 18 , 139 ; 1993 a. 98 ; 1995 a. 27 , 77 ; 1997 a. 248 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 163 ; 2011 a. 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.174 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.174
Technical advisory committees.
Status: in_force

Before the department may promulgate rules under s. 254.167 , 254.168 , 254.172 or 254.179 , the department shall appoint a technical advisory committee under s. 227.13 and shall consult with the technical advisory committee on the proposed rules. Any technical advisory committee required under this section shall include representatives from local health departments that administer local lead programs, representatives from the housing industry, persons certified under s. 254.176 , representatives from the medical or public health professions, advocates for persons at risk of lead poisoning and a resident of a 1st class city. Any technical advisory committee required under this section before promulgating rules under s. 254.168 shall also include representatives of facilities serving children under 6 years of age.

History: 1993 a. 450 ; 1999 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.0966 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.0966
Review of bills or amendments establishing health insurance mandates.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “office” means the office of the commissioner of insurance.

(2) Report establishing health insurance mandates.

(a) Any bill that requires a report by the office under s. 601.423 shall have that requirement noted on its jacket when the jacket is prepared.

(b) When a bill that requires a report under s. 601.423 is introduced, the legislative reference bureau shall submit a copy of the bill to the office. When an amendment that creates or alters a health insurance mandate requiring a report under s. 601.423 is offered, the legislative reference bureau shall submit a copy of the amendment to the office. The office shall prepare the report or a written statement in accordance with s. 601.423 . If the office prepares a written statement, the chairperson of a standing committee to which the bill has been referred, the presiding officer of either house of the legislature, either cochairperson of the joint committee on finance, or any other member of the legislature may request that the office prepare a report instead, in which case the office shall prepare a report.

(c) After receiving the report or written statement from the office under s. 601.423 (2) , the chief clerk of the house in which the bill or amendment is introduced or offered shall ensure all of the following:

1. The report or written statement prepared under s. 601.423 is printed as an appendix to the bill and distributed in the same manner as amendments.

2. The report or written statement is distributed, and is made available to the public, before any vote is taken on the bill by either house of the legislature if the bill is not referred to a standing committee, or before any public hearing is held before any standing committee or, if no public hearing is held, before any vote is taken by the committee. No bill requiring a report under s. 601.423 may receive a hearing or be voted on by either house or by a standing committee and no amendment requiring a report under s. 601.423 may be adopted by either house or recommended by a standing committee before the report or statement on the bill or amendment is distributed under this subdivision.

History: 2015 a. 288 ; 2017 a. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.50 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.50
Transportation and disposal of animal carcasses.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Carcass” means the dead body, or any part of the dead body, of a livestock animal or other domestic animal.

(b) Notwithstanding s. 95.001 (2) , “contagious or infectious disease” means a disease that is spread by contact, bodily secretions, or fomites or that is caused by a pathogenic agent.

(c) “Diseased carcass” means the carcass of a livestock animal or other domestic animal if the animal was any of the following at the time of death:

1. Infected with a contagious or infectious disease.

2. Potentially infected with a contagious or infectious disease, based on known exposure to a contagious or infectious disease.

3. Reasonably suspected of being infected with a contagious or infectious disease, based on symptoms or testing.

(d) “Fomite” means an inanimate object or a substance that transfers infectious organisms from one animal to another.

(2) Carcass transportation and disposal prohibitions. No person may do any of the following, either directly or through an employee or agent:

(a) Transport or dispose of a carcass that the person knows or reasonably should know to be a diseased carcass in a manner that creates a significant and foreseeable risk of transmitting disease to humans or animals.

(b) Dispose of a carcass in the waters of the state. This paragraph does not prohibit the use of farm-raised fish as bait.

(3) Timely disposition of carcasses. No person who owns or controls a carcass, or who owns or controls the land on which a carcass is located, may leave the carcass exposed to access by dogs or wild animals for more than 24 hours during the months of April to November or for more than 48 hours during the months of December to March if the person knows or reasonably should know that the carcass is exposed.

(4) Regulation of carcass transportation and disposal. The department may, by rule or order, regulate the transportation and disposal of carcasses to prevent and control contagious and infectious diseases.

History: 2009 a. 42 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.18 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.18
Entry of sale and patent.
Status: in_force

When any sale of public lands is made, the board shall make a note of the sale in the book of entries, entering the day of sale, the name of the purchaser, the number of the certificate or patent, the sum paid, the amount of purchase money unpaid, if any, and a description of the lot or tract sold. If the sale is wholly for cash, the board shall immediately execute and deliver to the purchaser a patent for the lot or tract of land so sold. If the land is sold at public auction, the board shall note that fact.

History: 2005 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.212 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.212
Presentment by notice of item not payable by, through or at a bank; liability of drawer or endorser.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise instructed, a collecting bank may present an item not payable by, through or at a bank by sending to the party to accept or pay a written notice that the bank holds the item for acceptance or payment. The notice must be sent in time to be received on or before the day when presentment is due and the bank must meet any requirement of the party to accept or pay under s. 403.501 by the close of the bank’s next banking day after it knows of the requirement.

(2) If presentment is made by notice and payment, acceptance or request for compliance with a requirement under s. 403.501 is not received by the close of business on the day after maturity or, in the case of demand items, by the close of business on the 3rd banking day after notice was sent, the presenting bank may treat the item as dishonored and charge any drawer or endorser by sending it notice of the facts.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 449 s. 51 ; Stats. 1995 s. 404.212.
Wis. Stat. § 800.005 — WI Code / Chapter 800 / Section 800.005
Time.
Status: in_force

The provisions of s. 801.15 (1) and (5) apply to actions in municipal court.

History: 2019 a. 70 .
Wis. Stat. § 424.304 — WI Code / Chapter 424 / Section 424.304
Cancellation by customer.
Status: in_force

(1) Following the sale of any insurance product under s. 422.202 (1) (b) , the customer has the right to cancel the insurance until 30 days after the policy is mailed or otherwise delivered to the customer. The creditor shall provide the customer a notice in duplicate in the form set forth in subs. (2) and (3) .

(2) The notice required by sub. (1) shall be in substantially the following form:

(3) A creditor may elect to provide only a credit to a customer who cancels insurance under this section. If a creditor so elects, the creditor shall delete the last paragraph of the notice under sub. (2) and shall substitute the following: “If you cancel this insurance, we will credit your loan balance in the amount of $.... (amount of insurance premiums), which is the amount of the insurance premiums, plus the amount of applicable finance charge.”

(4) Any customer who cancels and substitutes insurance within the 30-day period under sub. (1) is entitled to a credit or payment under s. 424.402 . Any insurance policy covered by the notice shall be void as of the date of purchase, unless a loss has occurred, upon mailing or delivery of the notice of cancellation by the customer and all rights under the policy shall terminate. The creditor shall promptly provide the customer with a credit or payment, as applicable, even if the original policy does not accompany the notice of cancellation.

(5) A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.303 .

History: 1985 a. 256 .
Wis. Stat. § 76.14 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.14
Remedies for nonpayment of taxes.
Status: in_force

All taxes levied under this subchapter upon the property of any company defined in s. 76.02 , which are not paid at the time provided by law, shall thereupon become delinquent and bear interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per month until actually paid. Upon a showing by the department under s. 73.16 (4) , the failure of any such company to pay the taxes and interest so required of the company within 60 days after the entry of final judgment dismissing in whole or in part any action of the company to restrain or set aside a tax, or the failure of the company within 60 days after the entry of final judgment in favor of the state for the taxes and interest to pay the judgment shall be cause for forfeiture of all the rights, privileges and franchises granted by special charter or obtained under general laws, by or under which the company is organized and its business is operated. The attorney general upon the showing by the department under s. 73.16 (4) shall proceed by action to have forfeiture of such rights, privileges and franchises of the company duly declared. Any such company, at any time before the final judgment for forfeiture of such rights, privileges and franchises is rendered, may be permitted, absent a showing by the department under s. 73.16 (4) , to pay the taxes, interest and the costs of the action upon special application to the court in which the action is pending upon such terms as the court directs. Section 71.91 , as it applies to the collection of delinquent taxes under ch. 71 , applies to the collection of delinquent taxes under this subchapter.

History: 1971 c. 215 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (1) ; 2011 a. 68 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1001 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1001
Authority to amend articles of incorporation.
Status: in_force

A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted to be included in the articles of incorporation or to delete a provision that is not required in the articles of incorporation. Whether a provision is required or permitted to be included in the articles of incorporation is determined as of the effective date of the amendment.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 227.56 — WI Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.56
Additional evidence; trial; motion to dismiss; amending petition.
Status: in_force

(1) If before the date set for trial, application is made to the circuit court for leave to present additional evidence on the issues in the case, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceedings before the agency, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before the agency upon such terms as the court may deem proper. The agency may modify its findings and decision by reason of the additional evidence and shall file with the reviewing court the additional evidence together with any modified or new findings or decision.

(2) Proceedings for review of administrative agency decisions as provided in this chapter may be brought on for trial or hearing at any time upon not less than 10 days’ notice given after the expiration of the time for service of the notices provided in s. 227.53 (2) .

(3) Within 20 days after the time specified in s. 227.53 for filing notices of appearance in any proceeding for review, any respondent who has served such notice may move to dismiss the petition as filed upon the ground that such petition, upon its face, does not state facts sufficient to show that the petitioner named therein is a person aggrieved by the decision sought to be reviewed. Upon the hearing of such motion the court may grant the petitioner leave to amend the petition if the amendment as proposed shall have been served upon all respondents prior to such hearing. If so amended the court may consider and pass upon the validity of the amended petition without further or other motion to dismiss the same by any respondent.

History: 1975 c. 414 ; 1985 a. 182 ss. 41 , 57 ; Stats. 1985 s. 227.56.
Wis. Stat. § 90.15 — WI Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90.15
Fees of viewers; neglect of duty.
Status: in_force

A fence viewer is entitled to the following fees and expenses for services rendered under this chapter: daily employment, mileage, service of notice or process and folios written. The rate of pay for the fees and expenses shall be set by the viewer’s city, village or town. The fees and expenses shall be paid equally by the parties to the controversy, and if any of them neglect to pay the same within 30 days after the services are performed, each fence viewer may recover from delinquent parties jointly double the amount of the fees and expenses. A fence viewer who neglects to perform his or her duties shall forfeit $5 and be liable to the injured party for damages. Fence viewers may administer oaths for purposes of this chapter.

History: 1979 c. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 113.06 — WI Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113.06
Death of obligor, estate liable.
Status: in_force

On the death of a joint obligor in contract, the joint obligor’s personal representative or estate shall be jointly and severally bound with the surviving obligor or obligors.

History: 1993 a. 492 ; 2001 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 200.33 — WI Code / Chapter 200 / Section 200.33
Local sewers.
Status: in_force

(1) Duties of municipalities.

(a) Each municipality shall construct, operate and maintain local sewers and appurtenant facilities and shall repair and rehabilitate local sewers and appurtenant local facilities.

(b) Except as provided in sub. (2) , ss. 200.21 to 200.65 do not authorize the commission to operate, maintain, rehabilitate or preserve local sewers or appurtenant local facilities constructed by a municipality or to separate combined storm and sanitary sewers.

(c) This subsection does not prohibit the commission from operating, maintaining, rehabilitating or preserving its sewerage system.

(2) Separating combined sewers.

(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d) and subject to s. 281.41 , no commission may separate combined storm and sanitary sewers.

(b)

1. If the commission undertakes abatement of combined sewer overflows, it shall use the most cost-effective method available.

2. If partial or complete separation of combined storm and sanitary sewers is the most cost-effective method of abating combined sewer overflows, the commission may separate the combined sewers.

3. If 2 or more methods of abating combined sewer overflows are approximately equally cost-effective, the commission shall select the method of abatement that involves separating the fewest linear feet of combined storm and sanitary sewers.

(c) If separation of a combined storm and sanitary sewer is authorized under par. (b) , the commission shall adopt an authorizing resolution before commencing the separation. The resolution shall include a statement that any person aggrieved may petition for judicial review under par. (d) . Before adopting the resolution, the commission shall first obtain the consent of the governing body of the city, village or town in which the combined storm and sanitary sewer is located and shall hold a public hearing on the proposed resolution. The commission shall mail a notice that states the time and place of the hearing and is accompanied by a copy of the proposed resolution to the clerk of each municipality at least 30 days before the hearing. The notice shall include a statement that judicial review of the commission’s decision is available, as provided in par. (d) . The commission shall also publish a copy of the notice and the proposed resolution as a class 2 notice under ch. 985 within the district. The date of the first publication shall be at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.

(d) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the commission to separate a combined storm and sanitary sewer may file a petition for judicial review in the circuit court for the county in which the district is located. Nothing in this paragraph affects any review under s. 281.41 .

History: 1981 c. 282 , 391 ; 1995 a. 227 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 582 ; Stats. 1999 s. 200.33.
Wis. Stat. § 183.0303 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0303
Statement of denial.
Status: in_force

A person named in a filed statement of authority granting that person authority may deliver to the department for filing a statement of denial that does all of the following:

(1) Provides the name of the limited liability company and the caption of the statement of authority to which the statement of denial pertains.

(2) Denies the grant of authority.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 19.22 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.22
Proceedings to compel the delivery of official property.
Status: in_force

(1) If any public officer refuses or neglects to deliver to his or her successor any official property or things as required in s. 19.21 , or if the property or things shall come to the hands of any other person who refuses or neglects, on demand, to deliver them to the successor in the office, the successor may make complaint to any circuit judge for the county where the person refusing or neglecting resides. If the judge is satisfied by the oath of the complainant and other testimony as may be offered that the property or things are withheld, the judge shall grant an order directing the person so refusing to show cause, within some short and reasonable time, why the person should not be compelled to deliver the property or things.

(2) At the time appointed, or at any other time to which the matter may be adjourned, upon due proof of service of the order issued under sub. (1) , if the person complained against makes affidavit before the judge that the person has delivered to the person’s successor all of the official property and things in the person’s custody or possession pertaining to the office, within the person’s knowledge, the person complained against shall be discharged and all further proceedings in the matter before the judge shall cease.

(3) If the person complained against does not make such affidavit the matter shall proceed as follows:

(a) The judge shall inquire further into the matters set forth in the complaint, and if it appears that any such property or things are withheld by the person complained against the judge shall by warrant commit the person complained against to the county jail, there to remain until the delivery of such property and things to the complainant or until the person complained against be otherwise discharged according to law.

(b) If required by the complainant the judge shall also issue a warrant, directed to the sheriff or any constable of the county, commanding the sheriff or constable in the daytime to search such places as shall be designated in such warrant for such official property and things as were in the custody of the officer whose term of office expired or whose office became vacant, or of which the officer was the legal custodian, and seize and bring them before the judge issuing such warrant.

(c) When any such property or things are brought before the judge by virtue of such warrant, the judge shall inquire whether the same pertain to such office, and if it thereupon appears that the property or things pertain thereto the judge shall order the delivery of the property or things to the complainant.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 213 .