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Wis. Stat. § 449.055 — WI Code / Chapter 449 / Section 449.055
Endorsement.
Status: in_force

The examining board may issue a license and certificate of registration to a person who is licensed in good standing to practice optometry in another state that has substantially similar requirements if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The person has passed an examination in pathology and practical optometry.

(2) The person passes an examination that tests knowledge of state and federal laws and administrative rules and regulations regarding the practice of optometry.

(3) The person pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) .

(4) The person submits satisfactory evidence that the person has actually practiced in the other state for 5 years.

(5) The person satisfies the requirements under s. 449.04 (1) (a) and (b) .

(6) The person has completed the study specified in ss. 449.17 (1m) (b) and 449.18 (2) (a) 2. and passes the examinations specified in ss. 449.17 (1m) (c) and 449.18 (2) (a) 3.

History: 2005 a. 297 , ss. 16 to 19 ; 2013 a. 114 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0326 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0326
Bad debts.
Status: in_force

All debts due a bank, on which interest is past due and unpaid for a period of 12 months, shall be considered bad debts and shall be charged off to the profit and loss account at the expiration of one year from the date on which the debt became past due, unless the debts are well secured or in process of collection.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 611.67 — WI Code / Chapter 611 / Section 611.67
Management contract services.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Health maintenance organization” has the meaning given under s. 609.01 (2) .

(b) “Limited service health organization” has the meaning given under s. 609.01 (3) .

(c) “Management authority” means the authority to exercise any management control of the corporation or of its underwriting, loss adjustment, investment, general servicing or production function or other major corporate function.

(d) “Preferred provider plan” has the meaning given under s. 609.01 (4) .

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a corporation may not be a party to a contract which has the effect of delegating management authority to a person to the substantial exclusion of the board.

(3) An insurer that offers a health maintenance organization, limited service health organization or preferred provider plan may delegate management authority with regard to the health maintenance organization, limited service health organization or preferred provider plan to a person other than an officer, director or employee of the insurer if the person exercises the management authority according to the terms of a written contract between the insurer and the person and if the contract is filed with the commissioner and not disapproved by the commissioner under sub. (4) .

(4)

(a) The commissioner may disapprove a contract under sub. (3) within a 30-day period after the date of filing or within a reasonable extension period following the 30-day period if the extension period is specified by notice to the health care plan within the 30-day period.

(b) The commissioner may disapprove a contract under sub. (3) only if the commissioner makes one of the findings specified in s. 618.22 (2) .

History: 1985 a. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 610.23 — WI Code / Chapter 610 / Section 610.23
Power to hold property in other than own name.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall hold all investments and deposits of its funds in its own name except that:

(1) Custodial or trust arrangements. Securities kept under a custodial agreement or trust arrangement with a bank or banking and trust company may be issued in the name of a nominee of the bank or banking and trust company; and

(2) Bearer securities. Any insurer may acquire and hold securities in bearer form.

History: 1975 c. 373 .
Wis. Stat. § 227.50 — WI Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.50
Ex parte communications in contested cases.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Except as provided in par. (am) , in a contested case, no ex parte communication relative to the merits or a threat or offer of reward shall be made, before a decision is rendered, to the hearing examiner or any other official or employee of the agency who is involved in the decision-making process, by any of the following:

1m. An official of the agency or any other public employee or official engaged in prosecution or advocacy in connection with the matter under consideration or a factually related matter. This subdivision does not apply to an advisory staff which does not participate in the proceeding.

2. A party to the proceeding, or any person who directly or indirectly would have a substantial interest in the proposed agency action or an authorized representative or counsel.

(am) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any of the following:

1. An ex parte communication which is authorized or required by statute.

2. An ex parte communication by an official or employee of an agency which is conducting a class 1 proceeding.

3. Any communication made to an agency in response to a request by the agency for information required in the ordinary course of its regulatory functions by rule of the agency.

4. In a contested case before the public service commission, an ex parte communication by or to any official or employee of the commission other than the hearing examiner, the chairperson, or a commissioner.

(2) A hearing examiner or other agency official or employee involved in the decision-making process who receives an ex parte communication in violation of sub. (1) shall place on the record of the pending matter the communication, if written, a memorandum stating the substance of the communication, if oral, all written responses to the communication and a memorandum stating the substance of all oral responses made, and also shall advise all parties that the material has been placed on the record; however, any writing or memorandum which would not be admissible into the record if presented at the hearing shall not be placed in the record, but notice of the substance or nature of the communication shall be given to all parties. Any party desiring to rebut the communication shall be allowed to do so, if the party requests the opportunity for rebuttal within 10 days after notice of the communication. The hearing examiner or agency official or employee may, if deeming it necessary to eliminate the effect of an ex parte communication received, withdraw from the proceeding, in which case a successor shall be assigned.

History: 1975 c. 94 s. 3 ; 1975 c. 414 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1985 a. 182 s. 33t ; Stats. 1985 s. 227.50; 2013 a. 28 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.337 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.337
Hunting and trapping by landowners and occupants.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner or occupant of any land, and any member of his or her family, may hunt or trap beaver, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, rabbits, and squirrels on the land without a license issued under this chapter or ch. 169 at any time, except as follows:

(a) An owner or occupant may not hunt any of these wild animals during the period of 24 hours before the time for commencement of the deer hunting season in any area where an open season for hunting deer with firearms is established.

(b) Such persons may not hunt coyotes during an open season for hunting deer with firearms in an area that is closed by the department by rule to coyote hunting.

(2) The owner or occupant of any land, any member of the owner or occupant’s family, and any individual with the owner or occupant’s consent may take beaver, rabbits, raccoons, woodchucks, and squirrels on the land at any time by means of live trapping with box traps in areas where the discharge of a firearm is illegal.

History: 1979 c. 142 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 246 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 ss. 433 to 436 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.337; 2001 a. 56 , 105 ; 2017 a. 64 .
Wis. Stat. § 942.07 — WI Code / Chapter 942 / Section 942.07
Use of genetic tests.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Employer” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (6) .

(b) “Employment agency” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (7) .

(c) “Genetic test” means a test of a person’s genes, gene products or chromosomes for abnormalities or deficiencies, including carrier status, that are linked to physical or mental disorders or impairments, or that indicate a susceptibility to illness, disease, impairment or other disorders, whether physical or mental, or that demonstrate genetic or chromosomal damage due to environmental factors.

(d) “Labor organization” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (9) .

(e) “Licensing agency” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (11) .

(2) No employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency may require or administer a genetic test without the prior written and informed consent of the employee, labor organization member or licensee, or of the prospective employee, labor organization member or licensee, who is the subject of the test.

(3) No person may disclose to an employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency that an employee, labor organization member or licensee, or a prospective employee, labor organization member or licensee, has taken a genetic test, and no person may disclose the results of such a test to an employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency without the prior written and informed consent of the subject of the test.

(4) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

History: 1991 a. 117 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0621 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0621
Issuance of shares.
Status: in_force

(1) The powers granted in subs. (2) to (5) to the board of directors may be reserved to the shareholders by the articles of incorporation.

(2) The board of directors may authorize shares to be issued for consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed or other securities of the corporation.

(3) Before the corporation issues shares, the board of directors shall determine that the consideration received or to be received for the shares to be issued is adequate. The board of directors’ determination is conclusive insofar as the adequacy of consideration for the issuance of shares relates to whether the shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(4) When the corporation receives the consideration for which the board of directors authorized the issuance of shares, the shares issued for that consideration are fully paid and nonassessable.

(5) The corporation may place in escrow shares issued for a contract for future services or benefits or a promissory note, or make other arrangements to restrict the transfer of the shares, and may credit distributions in respect of the shares against their purchase price, until the services are performed, the benefits are received or the note is paid. If the services are not performed, the benefits are not received or the note is not paid, the corporation may cancel, in whole or in part, the shares escrowed or restricted and the distributions credited.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0810 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0810
Vacancy on board.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, and except as provided in sub. (2) , if a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, the vacancy may be filled by any of the following:

(a) The shareholders.

(b) The board of directors.

(c) If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board, the directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all directors remaining in office.

(2) If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group may vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders, and only the remaining directors elected by that voting group may vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the directors.

(3) A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, because of a resignation effective at a later date under s. 180.0807 (2) or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs, but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.729 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.729
Prohibiting discrimination based on COVID-19.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “COVID-19” means an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

(b) “Health benefit plan” has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (11) .

(c) “Pharmacy benefit manager” has the meaning given in s. 632.865 (1) (c) .

(d) “Self-insured health plan” has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c) .

(2) Issuance or renewal.

(a) An insurer that offers an individual or group health benefit plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, or a self-insured health plan may not establish rules for the eligibility of any individual to enroll, for the continued eligibility of any individual to remain enrolled, or for the renewal of coverage under the plan based on a current or past diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19.

(b) An insurer that offers a group health benefit plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, or a self-insured health plan may not establish rules for the eligibility of any employer or other group to enroll, for the continued eligibility of any employer or group to remain enrolled, or for the renewal of an employer’s or group’s coverage under the plan based on a current or past diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19 of any employee or other member of the group.

(3) Cancellation. An insurer that offers an individual or group health benefit plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, or a self-insured health plan may not use as a basis for cancellation of coverage during a contract term a current or past diagnosis of COVID-19 or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19.

(4) Rates. An insurer that offers an individual or group health benefit plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, or a self-insured health plan may not use as a basis for setting rates for coverage a current or past diagnosis of COVID-19 or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19.

(5) Premium grace period. An insurer that offers an individual or group health benefit plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, or a self-insured health plan may not refuse to grant to an individual, employer, or other group a grace period for the payment of a premium based on an individual’s, employee’s, or group member’s current or past diagnosis of COVID-19 or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19 if a grace period for payment of premium would generally be granted under the plan.

History: 2019 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.373 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.373
Prisoner reimbursement to municipality.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Jail” means a county jail, a rehabilitation facility established by s. 59.53 (8) , or a county house of correction under s. 303.16 .

(b) “Prisoner” means a person who is incarcerated in a jail by court order under s. 800.095 (1) (b) .

(2)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , a city, village, or town may seek reimbursement from the prisoner for the amount paid to a county under s. 800.095 (1) (d) for the expenses incurred by the county to incarcerate the prisoner.

(b) This section applies to expenses incurred after June 3, 2003.

(3) Within 12 months after the release of a prisoner from jail, the city, village, or town shall commence a civil action in circuit court to obtain a judgment for the amount paid to the county under sub. (2) or be barred.

(4) Before entering a judgment in an action under sub. (3) for a city, village, or town, the court shall consider any legal obligations of the defendant for support or maintenance under ch. 767 and any moral obligation of the defendant to support dependents and may reduce the amount of the judgment entered for the city, village, or town based on those obligations.

History: 2003 a. 28 ; 2009 a. 402 .
Wis. Stat. § 857.07 — WI Code / Chapter 857 / Section 857.07
Allowances to personal representative for costs.
Status: in_force

When costs are allowed against a personal representative in any action or proceeding the same shall be allowed the personal representative in the personal representative’s administration account unless it appears that the action or proceeding in which the costs were taxed was prosecuted or resisted without just cause on the personal representative’s part; and the court may determine, in rendering the judgment, whether the costs shall be paid out of the estate or by the personal representative. The court may allow as costs the sum paid by a personal representative on any bond or undertaking given by the personal representative in the case.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 711.14 — WI Code / Chapter 711 / Section 711.14
Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.

History: 2015 a. 300 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.995 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.995
State aids.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the report under s. 115.993 , if the state superintendent is satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following:

(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) , divide proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993 , an annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid paid under this subsection does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2) .

(2) Certify to the department of administration in favor of the school district a sum equal to a percentage of the amount expended on limited-English proficient pupils by the school district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel participating in and attributable to bilingual-bicultural education programs under this subchapter, special books and equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural programs and other expenses approved by the state superintendent. The percentage shall be determined by dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in the current school year less $250,000 by the total amount of aidable costs in the previous school year.

History: 1975 c. 395 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 , 19 , 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 428.204 — WI Code / Chapter 428 / Section 428.204
False statements.
Status: in_force

No lender, licensed lender, mortgage loan originator, mortgage banker, or mortgage broker may knowingly make, propose, or solicit fraudulent, false, or misleading statements on any document relating to a covered loan.

History: 2003 a. 257 ; 2009 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 626.06 — WI Code / Chapter 626 / Section 626.06
Rating bureau.
Status: in_force

The Wisconsin compensation rating bureau is continued and every insurer writing any insurance specified under s. 626.03 is a member of it.

History: 1975 c. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.504 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.504
Immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this subchapter is not subject to civil liability to any individual or agency with regard to the employer’s withholding of child support from an obligor’s income.

History: 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.509 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.509
Bait dealer license.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “Bait” means any species of frog, crayfish or minnow used for fishing purposes.

(b) “Bait dealer, Class A” means any person who buys for resale, barters, gives or sells bait to the amount of $2,000 or more each year.

(c) “Bait dealer, Class B” means any person who buys or gives for resale, barters, or sells bait to the amount of less than $2,000 each year.

(2) A bait dealer license may be issued by the department to any resident.

(3) No person may engage in the business of bait dealer unless the person is issued a bait dealer license by the department, except that a child under 16 years of age who is a resident may barter or sell bait to consumers without a license or permit and shall be allowed to have a possession limit of 5,000 of each species of bait, but the child may not make bait sales totaling more than $500 annually.

(4) Each licensee shall keep records as required by the department of all transactions in the production, buying and selling of bait carried on by the licensee, except that retail sales to consumers need not be recorded. This record shall show the name and address of the person from whom bait was purchased and to whom it was sold, together with the date of each transaction and the value of the bait. This record shall be open to the inspection of the department at all reasonable hours. The record shall be kept intact for a period of 2 years after the expiration of any license issued under this section, as to all transactions carried on while the license was effective.

(5) The department may issue permits for the taking of bait from specified waters and restrict the number of permits that may be issued for any designated body of water. The permits shall be issued in the order of application up to the limit established by the department.

(6) This section does not apply to bait produced in a state or municipal fish hatchery or to bait that is farm-raised fish.

(7) Any person who molests, damages, destroys or takes the bait traps of another, regardless of intent, shall forfeit not more than $100.

History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1981 c. 226 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (3) ; 1989 a. 359 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 ss. 301 to 307 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.509.
Wis. Stat. § 889.24 — WI Code / Chapter 889 / Section 889.24
Conveyance, how proved.
Status: in_force

When any grantor shall die or depart from or reside out of this state, not having acknowledged the grantor’s conveyance, the due execution thereof may be proved by any competent subscribing witness thereto before any court of record; if all the subscribing witnesses to such deed shall be dead or out of this state the same may be proved before any such court by proving the handwriting of the grantor and of any subscribing witness thereto.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 604.03 — WI Code / Chapter 604 / Section 604.03
Composition and integrity of funds.
Status: in_force

(1) Composition. Each fund consists of premium payments, earnings from investments, amounts recovered from reinsurers or under subrogation or contribution claims and any other income, less losses paid and expenses properly charged to the fund. Each fund shall be separately maintained and accounted for.

(2) Integrity of fund. Each fund is held in trust for the benefit of insureds and other proper claimants. It may not be spent for any other purposes of the state and may be borrowed by the state only pursuant to normal and usual investment practices under s. 604.05 .

History: 1973 c. 117 .