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Wis. Stat. § 146.17 — WI Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146.17
Limitations.
Status: in_force

Nothing in the statutes shall be construed to authorize interference with the individual’s right to select his or her own physician or mode of treatment, nor as a limitation upon the municipality to enact measures in aid of health administration, consistent with statute and acts of the department.

History: 1993 a. 482 .
Wis. Stat. § 136.07 — WI Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136.07
Contract performance; records.
Status: in_force

(1) No contractor may fail to perform upon the contractual provisions required to be set forth in future service contracts under s. 136.06 (2) .

(2) Every contractor shall retain business records for goods ordered for purchase for 2 years following delivery of those goods. These records shall include, but not be limited to, records showing the contractor’s costs of purchased goods and all customer orders for those goods. Every contractor renting videotapes shall retain copies of all unexpired videotape rental contracts, identifying the member and the cost and duration of membership.

History: 1975 c. 209 ; 1985 a. 324 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.27 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.27
When lighted lamps required on parked vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall park or leave a vehicle standing, whether attended or unattended, upon a roadway or the shoulder immediately adjacent thereto during hours of darkness unless:

(a) Such vehicle is parked or standing where there is sufficient artificial light to render it visible from a distance of 500 feet or is lawfully parked within the corporate limits of a city or village and in either case is equipped with at least one red reflector mounted on the rear thereof as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic and otherwise meeting the mounting and visibility requirements specified in ss. 347.18 and 347.19 ; or

(b) Such vehicle displays one or more lighted lamps meeting the following requirements:

1. At least one lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp or at least one other lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle.

2. The location of such lamp or lamps shall always be such that at least one lamp or combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic.

3. If the vehicle is equipped with 2 parking lamps and 2 tail lamps, both parking lamps and both tail lamps shall be lighted.

(2) Any lighted headlamps on a vehicle parked on a highway shall be depressed or dimmed.

(3) In this section, “vehicle” includes farm tractors, implements of husbandry, animal-drawn vehicles, lightweight utility vehicles as defined in s. 346.94 (21) (a) 2. , and road machinery.

History: 2009 a. 157 ; 2015 a. 232 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.21 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.21
Penalty for unauthorized presentation of dramatic plays, etc.
Status: in_force

Any person who sells a copy or a substantial copy, or who causes to be publicly performed or represented for profit, any unpublished or undedicated dramatic play or musical composition, known as an opera, without the written consent of its owner or proprietor, or, who, knowing that such dramatic play or musical composition is unpublished or undedicated, and, without the written consent of its owner or proprietor, permits, aids, or takes part in such a performance or representation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $100, or by imprisonment not exceeding 60 days.
Wis. Stat. § 448.968 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.968
Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) , the affiliated credentialing board may make investigations and conduct hearings to determine whether a violation of this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter has occurred.

(2) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) , the affiliated credentialing board may reprimand a licensee or compact privilege holder or deny, limit, suspend or revoke a license granted under this subchapter or a compact privilege if it finds that the applicant, licensee, or compact privilege holder has done any of the following:

(a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a license or for renewal of a license.

(b) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , been convicted of an offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of occupational therapy or assisting in the practice of occupational therapy.

(c) Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive or misleading.

(d) Advertised, practiced or attempted to practice under another’s name.

(e) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.34 , practiced occupational therapy or assisted in the practice of occupational therapy while his or her ability to practice was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.

(f) Engaged in unprofessional or unethical conduct in violation of the code of ethics established in the rules promulgated under s. 448.965 (1) (c) .

(g) Engaged in conduct while practicing occupational therapy or assisting in the practice of occupational therapy that evidences a lack of knowledge or ability to apply professional principles or skills.

(h) Violated this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter.

History: 1999 a. 180 ; 2021 a. 123 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.55 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.55
Action to collect delinquent personal property taxes.
Status: in_force

(1) Civil action. Delinquent personal property taxes, together with any interest and penalty under s. 74.47 , may be recovered by the taxation district in a civil action, including an action under ch. 799 , if the action is brought within 6 years after the January 1 of the year in which the taxes are required to be paid.

(2) Certain property not exempt from execution. In a proceeding to enforce a judgment rendered in an action under this section to recover delinquent personal property taxes, the personal property on which the taxes were delinquent is not exempt from execution under s. 815.18 .

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 100.46 — WI Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.46
Energy consuming products.
Status: in_force

(1) Energy conservation standards. The department may by rule adopt energy conservation standards for products that have been established in or promulgated under 42 USC 6291 to 6309 .

(2) Prohibited acts; enforcement. No person may sell at retail, install or cause to be installed any product that is not in compliance with rules promulgated under sub. (1) . In addition to other penalties and enforcement procedures, the department may apply to a court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating a rule adopted under sub. (1) .

History: 1993 a. 414 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.524 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.524
Seller and 3rd-party liability.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(ag) “Agent” means a person appointed by a seller to represent the seller before the states that are signatories to the agreement, as defined in s. 77.65 (2) (a) .

(am) “Certified automated system” means software that is certified jointly by the states that are signatories to the agreement, as defined in s. 77.65 (2) (a) , and that is used to calculate the sales tax and use tax imposed under this subchapter and subch. V on a transaction by each appropriate jurisdiction, to determine the amount of tax to remit to the appropriate state, and to maintain a record of the transaction.

(c) “Seller” has the meaning given in s. 77.65 (2) (e) .

(1g) “Certified service provider” means an agent that is certified jointly by the states that are signatories to the agreement, as defined in s. 77.65 (2) (a) , and that performs all of a seller’s sales tax and use tax functions related to the seller’s retail sales, except that a certified service provider is not responsible for a retailer’s obligation to remit tax on the retailer’s own purchases.

(2) A certified service provider is the agent of the seller with whom the certified service provider has contracted and is liable for the sales and use taxes that are due the state on all sales transactions that the provider processes for a seller, except as provided in sub. (3) .

(3) A seller that contracts with a certified service provider is not liable for sales and use taxes that are due the state on transactions that the provider processed, unless the seller has misrepresented the type of items that the seller sells or has committed fraud. The seller is subject to an audit on transactions that the certified service provider processed only if there is probable cause to believe that the seller has committed fraud or made a material misrepresentation. The seller is subject to an audit on transactions that the certified service provider does not process. The states that are signatories to the agreement, as defined in s. 77.65 (2) (a) , may jointly check the seller’s business system and review the seller’s business procedures to determine if the certified service provider’s system is functioning properly and to determine the extent to which the seller’s transactions are being processed by the certified service provider.

(4) A person that provides a certified automated system is responsible for the system’s proper functioning and is liable to this state for tax underpayments that are attributable to errors in the system’s functioning. A seller that uses a certified automated system is responsible and liable to this state for reporting and remitting sales and use tax.

(5) A seller that has a proprietary system for determining the amount of tax that is due on transactions and that has signed an agreement with the states that are signatories to the agreement, as defined in s. 77.65 (2) (a) , establishing a performance standard for the system is liable for the system’s failure to meet the performance standard.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 321 ; 2009 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 951.015 — WI Code / Chapter 951 / Section 951.015
Construction and application.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter may not be interpreted as controverting any law regulating wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169 , the taking of wild animals, as defined in s. 29.001 (90) , or the slaughter of animals by persons acting under state or federal law.

(2) For purposes of enforcing this chapter as to wild animals subject to regulation under ch. 169 , a conservation warden has the same powers and duties that a law enforcement officer has under this chapter.

(3) This chapter does not apply to:

(a) Teaching, research, or experimentation conducted pursuant to a protocol or procedure approved by an educational or research institution, and related incidental animal care activities, at facilities that are regulated under 7 USC 2131 to 2159 or 42 USC 289d .

(b) Bona fide scientific research involving species unregulated by federal law.

History: 1973 c. 314 ; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (38) ; 1987 a. 332 s. 54 ; Stats. 1987 s. 951.015; 1997 a. 248 ; 2001 a. 56 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.317 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.317
Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

The department may appoint an advisory committee under s. 440.042 to advise the department on matters relating to the regulation of behavior analysts.

History: 2009 a. 282 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.93 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.93
Right to take water from drainage ditch.
Status: in_force

Any owner of lands which are located in or which adjoin a drainage district and which border on a drainage ditch may take water from such ditch for use in flooding lands for cranberry culture or for irrigation, if such water is taken from the ditch in such a manner as not to injure the ditch and the taking thereof does not materially defeat the purposes of such drainage and, in case the water is to be used for irrigation, the permit required under s. 30.18 (2) (a) 2. has been obtained.

History: 1985 a. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.36 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.36
Assistance to schools for alcohol and other drug abuse programs.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this section is to enable and encourage public, private, and tribal schools to develop comprehensive programs to prevent or ameliorate alcohol and other drug abuse among minors.

(2) The department shall:

(a) Develop and conduct training programs for the professional staff of public, private, and tribal schools in alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and instruction programs.

(b) Provide consultation and technical assistance to public, private, and tribal schools for the development and implementation of alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and instruction programs.

(c) Provide fellowship grants to support advanced training or education in comprehensive school health and alcohol and other drug abuse education.

(d) Provide access to informational resources for alcohol and other drug abuse education programs and services including, but not limited to:

1. The screening, revision and evaluation of available information resources.

2. The establishment of a central depository and loan program for high cost informational resources.

3. The systematic dissemination of information concerning available resources to appropriate public, private, and tribal school staff.

(e) Create a council under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to advise the department concerning the administration of this section.

(3)

(a) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (kd) , fund school district projects designed to assist minors experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs or to prevent alcohol or other drug abuse by minors. The department shall:

1. Administer grant application and disbursement of funds.

2. Monitor program implementation.

3. Assist in and ensure evaluation of projects.

4. Report biennially in its report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) on program progress and project evaluation.

5. Promulgate necessary rules for the implementation of this subsection.

(b) Grants under this subsection may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.

(c) Grants under this subsection may be made only where there is a matching fund contribution from the local area in which a program is designed to operate of 20 percent of the amount of the grant obtained under this subsection. Private funds and in-kind contribution may be applied to meet the requirement of this paragraph.

(d) A school district applying for aid under this subsection shall submit a copy of the application to the county department under s. 51.42 for its advisory review. The county department under s. 51.42 may, and the council established under sub. (2) (e) shall, submit an advisory recommendation with respect to the application to the department prior to the approval or denial of the application.

History: 1979 c. 331 ; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (42) (b) ; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (42) ; 1983 a. 524 ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1989 a. 31 , 122 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2009 a. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 190.04 — WI Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.04
Special charter rights.
Status: in_force

All railroad corporations shall have all peculiar rights and privileges granted to them respectively by their charters or any special law, not inconsistent with these statutes.
Wis. Stat. § 101.211 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.211
Lunchrooms.
Status: in_force

The department shall require a suitable space in which lunches may be eaten in any place of employment if found by the department to be reasonably necessary for the protection of the life, health, safety and welfare of employees therein.

History: 1971 c. 185 s. 1 ; 1971 c. 228 s. 42 ; Stats. 1971 s. 101.211; 1977 c. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 898.31 — WI Code / Chapter 898 / Section 898.31
When suit against sheriff stayed.
Status: in_force

In case the party at whose suit any person shall have been confined to the liberties of a jail shall refuse or neglect to take an assignment of the bond executed by such person, as hereinbefore provided, and shall prosecute any sheriff for the escape of such person the court in which such action shall be pending shall, by order, stay all the proceedings upon the judgment against such sheriff until the sheriff shall have had a reasonable time to prosecute the bond taken by the sheriff and to collect the amount of any judgment the sheriff may recover thereon. But this section shall not authorize such stay of proceedings in any action where the judgment shall have been recovered against any sheriff for any escape committed with the assent, aid or assistance of such sheriff.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.365 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.365
Consideration of interests in addition to members’ and stockholders’ interests.
Status: in_force

In discharging his or her duties to the cooperative and in determining what he or she believes to be in the best interests of the cooperative, a director or officer may, in addition to considering the effects of any action on members and stockholders, consider the following:

(1) The effects of the action on employees, suppliers and customers of the cooperative.

(2) The effects of the action on communities in which the cooperative operates.

(3) Any other factors the director or officer considers pertinent.

History: 1987 a. 13 .
Wis. Stat. § 19.97 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.97
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) This subchapter shall be enforced in the name and on behalf of the state by the attorney general or, upon the verified complaint of any person, by the district attorney of any county wherein a violation may occur. In actions brought by the attorney general, the court shall award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the state; and in actions brought by the district attorney, the court shall award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the county.

(2) In addition and supplementary to the remedy provided in s. 19.96 , the attorney general or the district attorney may commence an action, separately or in conjunction with an action brought under s. 19.96 , to obtain such other legal or equitable relief, including but not limited to mandamus, injunction or declaratory judgment, as may be appropriate under the circumstances.

(3) Any action taken at a meeting of a governmental body held in violation of this subchapter is voidable, upon action brought by the attorney general or the district attorney of the county wherein the violation occurred. However, any judgment declaring such action void shall not be entered unless the court finds, under the facts of the particular case, that the public interest in the enforcement of this subchapter outweighs any public interest which there may be in sustaining the validity of the action taken.

(4) If the district attorney refuses or otherwise fails to commence an action to enforce this subchapter within 20 days after receiving a verified complaint, the person making such complaint may bring an action under subs. (1) to (3) on his or her relation in the name, and on behalf, of the state. In such actions, the court may award actual and necessary costs of prosecution, including reasonable attorney fees to the relator if he or she prevails, but any forfeiture recovered shall be paid to the state.

(5) Sections 893.80 and 893.82 do not apply to actions commenced under this section.

History: 1975 c. 426 ; 1981 c. 289 ; 1995 a. 158 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.028 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.028
School corporations.
Status: in_force

Any corporation formed for the establishment and maintenance of schools, academies, seminaries, colleges or universities or for the cultivation and practice of music shall have power to enact bylaws for the protection of its property, and provide fines as liquidated damages upon its members and patrons for violating the bylaws, and may collect the same in tort actions, and to prescribe and regulate the courses of instruction therein, and to confer such degrees and grant such diplomas as are usually conferred by similar institutions or as shall be appropriate to the courses of instruction prescribed, except that no corporation shall operate or advertise a school that is subject to s. 440.52 (10) without complying with the requirements of s. 440.52 . Any stockholder may transfer his or her stock to the corporation for its use; and if the written transfer so provides the stock shall be perpetually held by the board of directors with all the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote.

History: 1979 c. 170 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 22 , 25 , 254 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.127 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.127
Advice and consent of the senate.
Status: in_force

Any individual nominated by the governor or another state officer or agency, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to any office or position may not hold the office or position, be nominated again for the office or position, or perform any duties of the office or position during the legislative session biennium if the individual’s confirmation for the office or position is rejected by the senate.

History: 2017 a. 369 .
Wis. Stat. § 194.46 — WI Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.46
Amendment, suspension, or revocation of certificate, license, or permit; hearing.
Status: in_force

The department may at any time, by its order duly entered after a hearing had, upon notice to the holder of any certificate, license, or permit under this chapter and an opportunity to be heard, at which it shall be proved that the holder has willfully violated or refused to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or s. 346.924 , or any orders or rules of the department, alter, amend, suspend, or revoke the certificate, license, or permit. The department may suspend or revoke a certificate, license, or permit under this chapter if, after providing the holder thereof notice and an opportunity to be heard on the matter, the department finds that service under the certificate, license, or permit has been abandoned. A person who is aggrieved by an order of the department under this section may, within 30 days after the date that the order is issued, request a review of the order by the division of hearings and appeals.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1981 c. 347 ss. 68 , 80 (1) ; 1985 a. 277 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 250 ; 2013 a. 363 .
Wis. Stat. § 879.11 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.11
Notice requirement satisfied by appearance.
Status: in_force

An appearance by a person who is not a minor or an individual adjudicated incompetent is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the person. An appearance by a guardian of the estate is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the guardian and upon the guardian’s ward. An appearance by a guardian ad litem is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the guardian ad litem and except at a hearing to prove a will or for administration is equivalent to timely service of notice upon those whom the guardian ad litem represents. An appearance by an attorney, or an attorney-in-fact, for a person in the military service is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the attorney or attorney-in-fact but does not satisfy a requirement for notice to the person in the military service.

History: 1991 a. 220 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 387 .