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Wis. Stat. § 25.187 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.187
Operating expenditures.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) In this section, “operating expenditures” include all costs and expenses incurred by the investment board for the purpose of operating the board and managing the assets of each fund for which the board has management responsibility, but does not include costs or expenses incurred under s. 25.18 (1) or (2) or 40.04 (3) (intro.) or incurred in connection with information technology purchases, including those contemplated under s. 16.751 , business travel, recruitment of job applicants, or subscriptions to relevant news or industry publications, or office management expenses.

(b) The investment board’s expenditure of operating expenditures contemplated by this section is not subject to the provisions of subch. IV of ch. 16 , but the investment board may, in its discretion, coordinate purchases with the department of administration under s. 16.71 .

(c) The investment board shall adopt policies and procedures that specify all of the following:

1. When the investment board is required to publicly solicit proposals from multiple vendors of goods or services.

2. How the investment board is to evaluate proposals from multiple vendors.

3. How the investment board is to assess any conflict of interest a vendor may have if the vendor sells goods or services to the investment board.

(2)

(a) On September 1 of each year, the investment board shall assess each fund for which the board has management responsibility for its share of the board’s operating expenditures for the current fiscal year in an equitable manner. The board shall pay the assessment from the current income of each fund, unless an appropriation is made for payment of the assessment, in which case the assessment shall be paid from that appropriation account.

(b) The investment board may establish the operating budget for operating expenditures and monitor the fiscal management of this operating budget.

(3) The investment board shall transmit a notice of each assessment to each fund at the time that the assessment is made, and shall transmit a statement of the board’s actual expenditures for management of each fund at the close of each fiscal year both to the state agency having primary responsibility for expenditure of principal or earnings of the fund and to the department of administration or, if there is no state agency, only to the department of administration.

(4) The investment board shall establish travel policies for investment board employees and job applicants and a schedule for the reimbursement of investment board employees and job applicants for travel expenses, which shall take into account the maximum rate for lodging expenses incurred in this state under the approved uniform travel schedule incorporated under s. 20.916 (8) (b) into the current compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1) .

History: 1999 a. 9 , 185 ; 2005 a. 25 , 153 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2021 a. 177 .
Wis. Stat. § 700.02 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.02
Classification of interests in property as to duration.
Status: in_force

Interests in property are classified as to duration as:

(1) A fee simple absolute;

(2) A defeasible fee simple which may be a fee simple determinable automatically expiring upon the occurrence of a stated event, a fee simple subject to a condition subsequent with a power in the transferor or the transferor’s successors in interest to reacquire the fee by reason of a breach of the condition, or a fee simple with a remainder over to a person other than the transferor or the transferor’s successors in interest to take effect upon the occurrence of a stated event; for purposes of this subsection, a stated event can be either the happening, or the nonhappening, of a specified occurrence, and can be either certain or not certain to happen;

(3) An interest for life, which may be created for the duration of a life or lives of one or more human beings;

(4) An interest for years, which is any interest the duration of which is described in units of a year or multiples or divisions thereof;

(5) A periodic interest, which will continue for successive periods of a year, or successive periods of a fraction of a year, unless terminated;

(6) An interest at will, which is terminable at the will of either the transferor or the transferee and has no designated period of duration.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.01 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.01
Administration of drugs to horses.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may administer a drug to a horse, either internally or externally, for the purpose of altering the performance of the horse in a horse pulling contest.

(2) Persons in charge of a horse pulling contest may require as a condition of participation in the contest that the exhibitor submit the exhibitor’s horse for examination by a licensed veterinarian to determine the presence of drugs under sub. (1) .

History: 1973 c. 191 ; 1993 a. 492 .
Wis. Stat. § 168.26 — WI Code / Chapter 168 / Section 168.26
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule or order adopted under this subchapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each violation of this subchapter or any rule or order under this subchapter constitutes a separate offense and each day of continued violation is a separate offense.

History: 2013 a. 20 s. 1627 ; Stats. 2013 s. 168.26.
Wis. Stat. § 609.83 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.83
Coverage of drugs and devices.
Status: in_force

Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to ss. 632.853 , 632.861 , and 632.895 (16t) and (16v) .

History: 1997 a. 237 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2017 a. 305 ; 2019 a. 185 ; 2021 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 3.001 — WI Code / Chapter 3 / Section 3.001
Congressional districts established.
Status: in_force

This state is divided into 8 congressional districts. Each congressional district shall be entitled to elect one representative in the congress of the United States.

History: 1981 c. 154 ; 1991 a. 256 ; 2001 a. 46 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.31 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.31
Failure to settle timely.
Status: in_force

If the taxation district treasurer or county treasurer does not settle as required under ss. 74.23 to 74.30 :

(1) Interest charge. The taxation district or county which has not settled shall pay 12 percent annual interest on the amount not timely paid to the taxing jurisdiction, including this state, to which money is due, calculated from the date settlement was required.

(2) Penalty. The taxing jurisdiction, including this state, to which money is due may demand, in writing, payment from the taxation district or county which has not settled. If, within 3 days after receipt of a written demand, settlement is not made, the taxation district or county shall pay the taxing jurisdiction, including this state, making the demand a 5 percent penalty on the amount remaining unpaid.

History: 1987 a. 387 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 711.08 — WI Code / Chapter 711 / Section 711.08
Disclosure of digital property; conservator or guardian of protected person.
Status: in_force

(1) After an opportunity for a hearing under s. 54.10 , the court may grant a guardian access to the digital property of a protected person.

(2) After an opportunity for a hearing under s. 54.76 , the court may grant a conservator access to the digital property of a protected person.

(3) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a guardian or custodian the catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by a protected person and any digital property, other than the content of electronic communications, in which the protected person has a right or interest if the guardian or conservator gives the custodian all of the following:

(a) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form.

(b) A certified copy of the court order that gives the guardian or conservator authority over the protected person’s digital property.

(c) If requested by the custodian, any of the following:

1. A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the protected person.

2. Evidence linking the account to the protected person.

(4) A guardian or conservator with general authority to manage a protected person’s assets may request a custodian of the protected person’s digital property to suspend or terminate an account of the protected person for good cause. A request made under this subsection shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order granting the guardian or conservator general authority to manage the protected person’s assets.

History: 2015 a. 300 .
Wis. Stat. § 98.21 — WI Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98.21
Sale of bread.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , no person may manufacture for sale in this state, offer to sell or sell bread unless the bread is sold by weight.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to stale bread if the bread is conspicuously marked “stale bread” or is placed in a container conspicuously marked “stale bread” and sold as and for stale bread.

History: 1971 c. 113 ; 1983 a. 14 , 329 ; 1993 a. 492 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 173.09 — WI Code / Chapter 173 / Section 173.09
Investigations.
Status: in_force

In the course of investigation of suspected violations of statutes or ordinances, a humane officer may enter any building, vehicle, or place where animals may be present for the purpose of inspection, examination of animals, or the gathering of evidence. If the building, vehicle, or place to be entered is not public, and consent of the owner or person in charge is not obtained, entry shall be under authority of a special inspection warrant issued under s. 66.0119 or a search warrant.

History: 1997 a. 192 ; 2001 a. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.82 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.82
Rights of employees.
Status: in_force

Employees have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing under this subchapter, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Employees also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities. A general employee has the right to refrain from paying dues while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit.

History: 1971 c. 270 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2011 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.39 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.39
Legislative consideration of biennial budget bill.
Status: in_force

(1) Neither house of the legislature may pass a biennial budget bill until the legislative fiscal bureau has distributed a copy of an earmark transparency report on the biennial budget bill, as amended, prepared under s. 13.95 (1r) (b) , to each member of the legislature and has made the report available on the legislature’s Internet website.

(2) If a committee of conference is convened on a biennial budget bill, a conference report may not contain any earmark, as defined in s. 13.95 (1r) (a) , that was not included in the executive budget bill or an amendment thereto that was passed by either house of the legislature. The committee of conference, however, may reduce the amount of any earmark that requires a payment to a specific beneficiary or beneficiaries or may reduce the cost to the state of any earmark that is a tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or exemption.

History: 2011 a. 220 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 112 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.017 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.017
Article 17 — Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general.
Status: in_force

Each component of the state military forces has court-martial jurisdiction over all members of the particular component who are subject to this code. Additionally, the state military forces have court-martial jurisdiction over all members subject to this code.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 132.11 — WI Code / Chapter 132 / Section 132.11
Record of brands, etc.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Upon application by any person, or firm domiciled in this state or by any corporation created under the laws thereof, or by a foreign corporation licensed to do business therein and engaged in the manufacture or sale of ale, porter, lager beer, soda water, mineral water or other beverages put up in packages, record in a book kept for that purpose a description of the names, brand or trademark used by such person, firm or corporation for marking the casks, barrels, kegs, bottles, jugs, fountains, boxes or other packages containing such beverage.

(b) Collect a fee of $15 for each such description of name, brand or trademark which he or she is requested to record under par. (a) .

(c) Cancel the description of a name, brand or trademark recorded under par. (a) upon the request of the person, firm or corporation named in the records of the department as the owner of the name, brand or trademark. The department may not charge a fee for canceling a description under this paragraph.

(2) Except as provided in s. 132.01 (6) , nothing in this chapter is intended to be contrary to or to control or modify the provisions of this section.

History: 1989 a. 91 , 123 , 359 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 137.22 — WI Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.22
Automated transactions.
Status: in_force

In an automated transaction:

(1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agent’s actions or the resulting terms and agreements.

(2) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual’s own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance.

(3) The terms of a contract under sub. (1) or (2) are governed by the substantive law applicable to the contract.

History: 2003 a. 294 .
Wis. Stat. § 458.085 — WI Code / Chapter 458 / Section 458.085
Appraiser educational, experience and continuing education requirements; rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall promulgate rules establishing all of the following:

(1) Educational requirements for general and residential appraiser certification and for appraiser licensure under this subchapter.

(2) Experience requirements for general and residential appraiser certification and for appraiser licensure under this subchapter.

(3) Continuing education requirements for renewal of certificates issued under this subchapter.

History: 1991 a. 39 , 78 ; 1997 a. 225 ; 2017 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.847 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.847
Dissolution of a district.
Status: in_force

Subject to providing for the payment of its bonds or other debts that it has incurred, including interest on the bonds or other debts, and the performance of its other contractual obligations, a district may be dissolved by one of the following methods:

(1) By a law enacted by this state.

(2) If the sponsoring city is not a 1st class city, by the unanimous action of the district board.

(3) If the sponsoring city is a 1st class city, by any means described in the initial resolution under which the 1st class city created the district.

History: 1999 a. 65 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.402 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.402
Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort.
Status: in_force

The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor’s acts or omissions.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 110.01 — WI Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Words and phrases defined in chs. 340 to 349 have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different meaning is expressly provided or the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

History: 1975 c. 120 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.19 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.19
Branching not limited.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not limit the authority to establish branch offices under s. 214.06 .

History: 1991 a. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 889.242 — WI Code / Chapter 889 / Section 889.242
How, when witnesses dead.
Status: in_force

If any grantor residing in this state refuses to acknowledge the grantor’s conveyance and all the subscribing witnesses thereto are dead or out of the state, it may be proved before any court of record by proving the handwriting of the grantor or of any subscribing witness, upon the court first summoning the grantor to hear the testimony as provided in s. 889.241 .

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.65 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.65
Date when interest and principal become due.
Status: in_force

The annual interest and installments of principal of all state trust fund loans are payable into the state treasury on or before the date specified in s. 24.70 (4) or 24.71 (4) .

History: 1975 c. 224 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 169 ; Stats. 1981 s. 24.65; 1987 a. 76 , 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.425 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.425
Failure to report to jail.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who is subject to a series of periods of imprisonment under s. 973.03 (5) (b) and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail as required under the sentence is guilty of a Class H felony.

(1m)

(a) Any person who receives a stay of execution of a sentence of imprisonment of less than 10 days to a county jail under s. 973.15 (8) (a) and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail as required under the sentence is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who receives a stay of execution of a sentence of imprisonment of 10 or more days to a county jail under s. 973.15 (8) (a) and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail as required under the sentence is guilty of a Class H felony.

(1r)

(a) Any person who is subject to a confinement order under s. 973.09 (4) as the result of a conviction for a misdemeanor and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail or house of correction as required under the order is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who is subject to a confinement order under s. 973.09 (4) as the result of a conviction for a felony and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail or house of correction as required under the order is guilty of a Class H felony.

(3) A prosecutor may not charge a person with violating both subs. (1) and (1m) regarding the same incident or occurrence.

History: 1989 a. 85 ; 1993 a. 273 ; 1995 a. 154 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 175.09 — WI Code / Chapter 175 / Section 175.09
Standard time.
Status: in_force

(1) The standard of time in this state shall be the solar time of the ninetieth meridian west of Greenwich, commonly known as central time, and no department of the state government, and no county, city, town or village shall employ any other time, or adopt any ordinance or order providing for the use of any other than the standard of time.

(2) No person operating or maintaining a place of business of whatsoever kind or nature, shall employ, display or maintain or use any other than the standard of time in connection with such place of business.

(3) Whoever shall in connection with any place of business use any other than the standard of time shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days or both.

History: 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 119.498 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.498
Promissory notes; unfunded prior service liability contributions.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 119.499 (1) , the board may adopt a resolution requesting the common council of the city to authorize the issuance of promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) for school purposes consisting of paying unfunded prior service liability contributions under the Wisconsin Retirement System.

(2) If the board adopts a resolution under sub. (1) and the city issues the notes, annually the board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and redemption premium on the notes as they become due. The common council may authorize the issuance of the notes at public or private sale.

(3) The sum of the amount of notes under this section that are outstanding and the amount of bonds under s. 119.49 that are outstanding at any time may not exceed 2 percent of the total value of all taxable property in the city as certified under s. 121.06 (2) . The limit under s. 67.03 (1) (a) does not apply to notes under this section.

(4) The city’s budgetary authorization for borrowing in 2003 is increased by $200,000,000 for the purposes of this section, and notes in that amount may be omitted from the city’s 2003 budget.

History: 1995 a. 358 ; 2003 a. 43 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.68 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.68
Expenditure of bingo funds after cessation of bingo.
Status: in_force

A licensed organization which has ceased to conduct bingo for any reason and has unexpended bingo funds shall disburse such funds in any of the following ways:

(1) As provided under s. 563.51 (8) within one year after the cessation of the conduct of bingo.

(2) In accordance with a plan of expenditure approved in advance by the department.

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1987 a. 21 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782jk ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.68; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.74 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.74
Duty of attorney general and revenue department.
Status: in_force

If any officer neglects or refuses to perform any duty required of the officer by law in relation to the levy or collection of any tax required to be raised to make any payment of principal or interest on any loan from the state, the attorney general shall apply to the supreme court for a mandamus to compel the performance of such duty; and the department of revenue may do or cause to be done the duty required of such officer with the same effect as if done by the officer.

History: 1981 c. 169 ; Stats. 1981 s. 24.74; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.575 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.575
State assessment, time.
Status: in_force

The department, not later than August 15 in each year, shall total the assessments of counties made by the department of revenue under s. 70.57 , and the total shall be known as the state assessment and shall be the full market value of all general property of the state liable to state, county and local taxes in the then present year. The department shall enter upon its records such state assessment.

History: 1977 c. 29 ss. 763 , 1647 (17) ; 1977 c. 300 ss. 6 , 8 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.05 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.05
Interstate agreements.
Status: in_force

Each administrator, official or chairperson of the state delegation appointed to represent this state in the administration of any interstate agreement shall file with the law revision committee of the joint legislative council a copy of all minutes, reports, publications and other papers prepared in the administration of the agreement.

History: 1983 a. 308 ; 1993 a. 52 .
Wis. Stat. § 865.18 — WI Code / Chapter 865 / Section 865.18
Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
Status: in_force

Unless barred by adjudication and except as provided in the closing statement, the rights of interested persons and of creditors whose claims have not otherwise been barred against the personal representative for breach of fiduciary duty are barred unless a proceeding to assert the same is commenced within 6 months after the filing of the closing statement. Rights thus barred do not include recovery for fraud, misrepresentation, or inadequate disclosure related to the settlement of the decedent’s estate.

History: 1973 c. 39 .