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Wis. Stat. § 180.1502 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1502
Consequences of transacting business without authority.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign corporation transacting business in this state without a certificate of authority, if a certificate of authority is required under s. 180.1501 , may not maintain a proceeding in any court in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority.

(2) Neither the successor to a foreign corporation that transacted business in this state without a certificate of authority, if a certificate of authority was required under s. 180.1501 , nor the assignee of a cause of action arising out of that business may maintain a proceeding based on that cause of action in any court in this state until the foreign corporation or its successor obtains a certificate of authority.

(3) A court may stay a proceeding commenced by a foreign corporation, its successor or assignee until it determines whether the foreign corporation or its successor requires a certificate of authority. If it so determines, the court may further stay the proceeding until the foreign corporation or its successor obtains the certificate.

(4) The failure of a foreign corporation to obtain a certificate of authority does not impair the validity of its corporate acts or its title to property in this state or prevent it from defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding in this state.

(5)

(a) A foreign corporation that transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority, if a certificate of authority is required under s. 180.1501 , is liable to this state, for each year or any part of a year during which it transacted business in this state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all of the following:

1. All fees and other charges that would have been imposed by this chapter on the foreign corporation had it duly applied for and received a certificate of authority to transact business in this state as required by s. 180.1501 and thereafter filed all reports required by this chapter.

2. Fifty percent of the amount owed under subd. 1. or $5,000, whichever is less.

(b) The foreign corporation shall pay the amount owed under par. (a) to the department, and the department may not issue a certificate of authority to the foreign corporation until the amount owed is paid. The attorney general may enforce a foreign corporation’s obligation to pay to the department any amount owed under this subsection.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 169.34 — WI Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.34
Denial and revocation of licenses based on child support delinquency.
Status: in_force

(1) Social security numbers required. The department shall require an applicant who is an individual to provide his or her social security number as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, any license issued under this chapter.

(2) Disclosure of social security numbers. The department of natural resources may not disclose any social security numbers received under sub. (1) to any person except to the department of children and families for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22 .

(3) Denial of approvals.

(a) As provided in the memorandum of understanding required under s. 49.857 (2) , the department of natural resources shall deny an application to issue or renew, to suspend if already issued, or to otherwise withhold or restrict a license issued under this chapter if the applicant for or the holder of the license is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses, or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or if the applicant or holder fails to comply with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and relating to paternity or child support proceedings.

(b) As provided in the memorandum of understanding required under s. 49.857 (2) , the department of natural resources shall deny an application to issue or renew a license issued under this chapter if the applicant for or the holder of the license fails to provide his or her social security number as required under sub. (1) .

History: 2001 a. 56 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 445.10 — WI Code / Chapter 445 / Section 445.10
Term of apprenticeship.
Status: in_force

(1) The term of an apprenticeship for a funeral director shall begin on the date of registration and shall continue for a period of not more than 4 years from the time of first registration unless an extension, not to exceed one additional year, is granted by the examining board. After 4 years have elapsed or, if an extension is granted, after the expiration of the extension, the apprenticeship may not be continued unless the apprentice again completes an approved certification class described in s. 445.095 (1) (a) . If the apprentice again completes such a certification class, an additional 4-year period, subject to extension, shall begin as provided in this subsection. An apprenticeship not continued as provided in this subsection shall terminate. The provisions of this subsection shall be suspended while a registered apprentice is an active member of the military of the United States.

(2) In all applications of apprentices for licenses as funeral directors under this chapter, the eligibility of the applicant to take the examination shall be determined by the records filed with the examining board.

(6) The examining board may limit, suspend or revoke a certificate of apprenticeship, or reprimand an apprentice, for violation of any provision of this chapter.

(7) An apprentice who has allowed a certificate of apprenticeship to lapse or who has had an apprenticeship suspended or revoked, may within one year after such lapse or suspension or revocation make application for reregistration, but not more than 2 such reregistrations shall be allowed by the examining board. The examining board may, at its discretion, allow an apprentice credit under a registration for the time actually served under a previous registration; provided, that if the previous registration has been suspended or revoked for cause, not more than 75 percent of the time previously served shall be credited on the reregistration.

History: 1975 c. 39 s. 732 (2) ; 1975 c. 199 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 175 ss. 29 , 53 ; 1979 c. 221 ss. 662 , 2202 (45) ; Stats. 1979 s. 445.10; 1983 a. 485 ; 2017 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.645 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.645
Sale of assets.
Status: in_force

Subject to rules of the division, a savings bank may, in a transaction not in the usual course of business, sell all or substantially all of its assets, with or without its name and goodwill, to another financial institution, in consideration of money, capital or obligations of the purchasing institution. A savings bank may sell an office or facility and equipment subject to rules of the division.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 782.11 — WI Code / Chapter 782 / Section 782.11
Petitioner, when to pay charges.
Status: in_force

When such writ is directed to any person other than an officer, it may require as a duty to be performed, in order to render the service thereof effectual, that the charges of bringing up such prisoner shall be paid by the petitioner, and in such case the writ shall specify the amount of such charges so to be paid, which shall not exceed the fees allowed by law to sheriffs for similar services.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 59 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.11.
Wis. Stat. § 421.104 — WI Code / Chapter 421 / Section 421.104
Construction against implied repeal.
Status: in_force

Chapters 421 to 427 being a general act intended as a unified coverage of the subject matter of such chapters, no part of chs. 421 to 427 shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.48 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.48
Designation of beneficiary.
Status: in_force

(1) Powers of policyholders. Subject to s. 632.47 (2) , no life insurance policy or annuity contract may restrict the right of a policyholder or certificate holder:

(a) Irrevocable designation of beneficiary. To make at any time an irrevocable designation of beneficiary effective at once or at some subsequent time; or

(b) Change of beneficiary. If the designation of beneficiary is not explicitly irrevocable, to change the beneficiary without the consent of the previously designated beneficiary. Subject to s. 853.17 , as between the beneficiaries, any act that unequivocally indicates an intention to make the change is sufficient to effect it.

(2) Protection of insurer. An insurer may prescribe formalities to be complied with for the change of beneficiaries, but formalities prescribed under this subsection shall be designed only for the protection of the insurer. The insurer discharges its obligation under the insurance policy or certificate of insurance if it pays a properly designated beneficiary unless it has actual notice of either an assignment or a change in beneficiary designation made under sub. (1) (b) . It has actual notice if the prescribed formalities are complied with or if the change in beneficiary has been requested in the form prescribed by the insurer and delivered to an intermediary representing the insurer.

(3) Notice of changes. An insurer that receives a request from the department of health services under s. 49.47 (4) (cr) 2. for notification shall comply with the request and notify the department of any changes to or payments made under the annuity contract to which the request for notification relates.

History: 1975 c. 373 , 375 , 422 ; 1979 c. 93 ; 2007 a. 20 ss. 3666 , 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 614.02 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.02
Scope and purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) Scope.

(a) Domestic fraternals. This chapter applies to all fraternals organized under the laws of this state.

(b) Nondomestic fraternals. Except as expressly provided in this chapter and in s. 618.26 , this chapter does not apply to nondomestic fraternals.

(2) Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are:

(a) To provide a complete, self-contained procedure for the formation of fraternals.

(b) To assure the solidity of fraternals by providing an organizational framework to facilitate sound management, sound operation and sound regulation.

(c) To strengthen internal fraternal democracy through as much member participation as is practicable.

(d) To encourage the fulfillment of the special purposes of fraternals.

History: 1975 c. 373 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.858 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.858
Assessment for telephone relay service.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall annually assess against local exchange and interexchange telecommunications utilities the total, not to exceed $5,000,000, of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.155 (1) (i) .

(2) The commission shall assess a sum equal to the annual total amount under sub. (1) to local exchange and interexchange telecommunications utilities in proportion to their gross operating revenues during the last calendar year. If total expenditures for telecommunications relay service exceeded the payment made under this section in the prior year, the commission shall charge the remainder to assessed telecommunications utilities in proportion to their gross operating revenues during the last calendar year. A telecommunications utility shall pay the assessment within 30 days after the bill has been mailed to the assessed telecommunication utility. The bill constitutes notice of the assessment and demand of payment. Payments shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.155 (1) (i) .

(3) Section 196.85 (3) to (8) , as it applies to assessments under s. 196.85 (1) or (2) , applies to assessments under this section.

(5) A telecommunications utility may not recover the assessment under this section by billing a customer for the assessment on a separate line in a billing statement.

History: 1989 a. 336 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.40 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.40
Reports not evidence in actions.
Status: in_force

Reports furnished to the department pursuant to ss. 102.37 and 102.38 shall not be admissible as evidence in any action or proceeding arising out of the death or accident reported.
Wis. Stat. § 25.75 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.75
Lottery fund.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(b) “Gross lottery revenues” means gross revenues from the sale of lottery tickets and lottery shares under ch. 565 and revenues from the imposition of fees, if any, under s. 565.10 (8) and includes compensation, including bonuses, if any, paid to retailers under s. 565.10 (14) , regardless of whether the compensation is deducted by the retailer prior to transmitting lottery ticket and lottery share revenues to the commission.

(c) “Lottery proceeds” means the remainder of the gross lottery revenues after deducting all of the following:

2. Amounts for prizes.

3. Amounts for other expenses, including compensation paid to retailers under s. 565.10 (14) and amounts paid to vendors for on-line services and supplies provided by the vendors under contract under s. 565.25 (2) (a) .

(2) Creation. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund known as the lottery fund, to consist of gross lottery revenues received by the department of revenue and moneys transferred to the lottery fund under ss. 20.435 (5) (kg) , 20.455 (2) (g) , and 20.505 (8) (am) and (g) .

(3) Distribution of gross lottery revenues. The distribution of the gross lottery revenues in the fund shall be subject to all of the following:

(a) Prizes. An amount equal to at least 50 percent of each year’s revenues from the sale of lottery tickets and lottery shares shall be returned as prizes to the holders of winning lottery tickets or lottery shares sold during that year.

(b) Expenses. No more than an amount equal to 10 percent of gross lottery revenues for each year may be expended to pay the expenses for the operation and administration of the lottery, except that expenses for the operation and administration of the lottery may exceed 10 percent of gross lottery revenues if so approved by the joint committee on finance under s. 13.10 . In computing expenses subject to the 10 percent limitation under this paragraph:

1. Compensation paid to retailers under s. 565.10 (14) shall not be included.

2. Capital expenditures may be amortized.

3. Payments to vendors for on-line services and supplies provided by the vendors under contract under s. 565.25 (2) (a) shall be included.

4. Moneys appropriated from the lottery fund under s. 20.455 (2) (r) shall not be included.

(e) Offset of expenses. From the appropriation under s. 20.566 (2) (r) , lottery proceeds shall be used to offset department of revenue expenses in administering the lottery credit.

History: 1987 a. 119 , 399 ; 1989 a. 31 , 336 ; 1991 a. 39 , 225 , 269 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 5 , 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2021 a. 58 , 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 295.62 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.62
Mining waste site construction and completion reports.
Status: in_force

(1) An operator shall construct a mining waste site substantially in accordance with the approved mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation.

(2) The operator shall inspect the mining waste site before it is used and ensure that all associated structures are in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. The operator shall have a professional engineer, registered as such under ch. 443 , document mining waste site construction and render an opinion as to whether the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial conformance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. The engineer may use aerial or ground photographs to document the inspection, but photographs do not in themselves constitute compliance with this subsection. The operator shall maintain a complete file describing the items inspected and their condition.

(3) An operator shall notify the department in writing when the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation.

(4)

(a) Within 5 business days of receipt of written notice from an operator that the mining waste site has been constructed in substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation, the department shall either review and inspect the mining waste site to ensure that it was constructed according to the approved mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation or notify the operator that the department will not conduct a review and inspection before disposal of mining waste in the mining waste site. Within 3 business days of any review and inspection, the department shall notify the operator that the mining waste site may be used for the disposal of mining waste or identify all steps that must be completed to bring the mining waste site into substantial compliance with the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation. After the operator completes the steps, the operator shall notify the department that the steps have been completed.

(b) An operator may dispose of mining waste in a mining waste site after one of the following occurs:

1. The operator receives notice from the department under par. (a) that the department will not conduct a review and inspection before disposal of mining waste in the mining waste site.

2. The operator receives notice from the department under par. (a) that the mining waste site may be used for the disposal of mining waste.

3. The operator provides notice to the department under par. (a) that any steps required by the department to be completed under par. (a) have been completed.

History: 2013 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.245 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.245
Information for certain pregnant women.
Status: in_force

Upon request, a county department under s. 46.215 , 46.22 or 46.23 shall distribute the materials described under s. 253.10 (3) (d) , as prepared and distributed by the department. A physician who intends to perform or induce an abortion or another qualified physician, as defined in s. 253.10 (2) (g) , who reasonably believes that he or she might have a patient for whom the information under s. 253.10 (3) (d) is required to be given, shall request a reasonably adequate number of the materials from the county department under this section or from the department under s. 253.10 (3) (d) . An individual may request a reasonably adequate number of the materials.

History: 1985 a. 56 , 176 ; 1993 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 309 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.197 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.197
Waiver of relocation assistance.
Status: in_force

An owner-occupant of property being acquired may waive his or her right to receive any relocation payments or services under this subchapter if the property being acquired is not contiguous to any property which may be acquired by the condemnor and is not part of a previously identified or proposed project where it is reasonable to conclude that acquisition by the condemnor may occur in the foreseeable future. Prior to the execution of any waiver under this section, the condemnor shall provide to the owner-occupant, in writing, full information about the specific payments and services being waived by the owner-occupant. The department of administration shall by rule establish procedures for relocation assistance waivers under this section to ensure that the waivers are voluntarily and knowledgeably executed.

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1983 a. 236 s. 12 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 1723 , 9116 (5) ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.02 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.02
Arson of buildings; damage of property by explosives.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony:

(a) By means of fire, intentionally damages any building of another without the other’s consent; or

(b) By means of fire, intentionally damages any building with intent to defraud an insurer of that building; or

(c) By means of explosives, intentionally damages any property of another without the other’s consent.

(2) In this section “building of another” means a building in which a person other than the actor has a legal or equitable interest which the actor has no right to defeat or impair, even though the actor may also have a legal or equitable interest in the building. Proof that the actor recovered or attempted to recover on a policy of insurance by reason of the fire is relevant but not essential to establish the actor’s intent to defraud the insurer.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.1385 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.1385
Grants for services for homeless and runaway youth.
Status: in_force

The department may award not more than $400,000 in each fiscal year in grants to support programs that provide services for homeless and runaway youth.

History: 2017 a. 59 ; 2019 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 62.02 — WI Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62.02
Repeal of special charters.
Status: in_force

All special charters for cities of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes are hereby repealed and such cities are hereby incorporated under this subchapter. The city clerk shall forthwith certify the boundaries of such city to the secretary of administration, who shall file the same and issue to such city a certificate of incorporation as of the date when this subchapter became effective, and record the same.

History: 1977 c. 151 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 40.86 — WI Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.86
Covered expenses.
Status: in_force

An employee-funded reimbursement account plan may provide reimbursement to an employee for only the following expenses that are actually incurred and paid by an employee and that the board determines are consistent with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code:

(1) Expenses authorized under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, which may include any of the following:

(a) Dependent care assistance for a person who is dependent on the employee.

(b) The employee’s share of premiums for any group insurance benefit plan provided by the department under this chapter, or any other group insurance benefit plan approved under s. 20.921 (1) (a) 3. , except premiums for income continuation benefits under s. 40.62 .

(c) Medical expenses which are not covered under a health insurance contract.

(2m) Transportation expenses authorized under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code.

History: 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 14 ; 1991 a. 39 , 189 ; 1995 a. 302 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 245 .