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Wis. Stat. § 104.035 — WI Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.035
Section 104.035
Status: in_force

(3) Tipped employees.

(a) Minimum rates. Except as provided in subs. (4) to (8) , if an employer of a tipped employee establishes by the employer’s payroll records that, when adding the tips received by the tipped employee in a week to the wages paid to the tipped employee in that week, the tipped employee receives not less than the applicable minimum wage specified in sub. (1) , (2) , or (2m) , the minimum wage for the tipped employee is as follows:

1. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee, $2.33 per hour.

2. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee, $2.13 per hour.

(b) Allowances for meals and lodging. If an employer furnishes a tipped employee with meals or lodging in accordance with rules promulgated by the department under s. 104.045 (2) , the employer may deduct the applicable amounts specified in sub. (1) (b) , (2) (b) , or (2m) (b) from the wages of the tipped employee.

(4) Agricultural employees.

(a) Minimum rates. Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8) , the minimum wage for an agricultural employee is $7.25 per hour.

(b) Allowances for meals and lodging. If an employer furnishes an agricultural employee with meals or lodging in accordance with rules promulgated by the department under s. 104.045 (2) , the employer may deduct the following amounts from the wages of the employee:

1. For lodging, $58 per week or $8.30 per day.

2. For meals, $87 per week or $4.15 per meal.

(5) Camp counselors. The minimum wage for a counselor at a seasonal recreational or educational camp, including a day camp, is $350 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $265 per week if only meals are furnished, and $210 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

(6) Golf caddies. The minimum wage for a golf caddy is $10.50 for caddying 18 holes and $5.90 for caddying 9 holes.

(7) Minimum wage established by department. The department shall promulgate rules providing the minimum wage for all of the following:

(a) An employee or worker with a disability covered under a license under s. 104.07 .

(b) A student learner.

(c) A student employed by an independent college or university for less than 20 hours per week.

(8) Employment exempted by department. The department shall promulgate rules exempting from the minimum wage requirements under subs. (1) to (7) all of the following:

(a) A person engaged in casual employment in and around an employer’s home on an irregular or intermittent basis for not more than 15 hours per week.

(b) A person who resides in the home of an employer who, due to advanced age or physical or mental disability, cannot care for his or her own needs, for the purpose of companionship and who spends not more than 15 hours per week on general household work for the employer.

(c) An elementary or secondary school student performing student work-like activities in the student’s school.

(9) Gender-specific minimum wage prohibited. The department may not establish a different minimum wage for men and women.

History: 2015 a. 55 ss. 3078h , 3078i .
Wis. Stat. § 70.73 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.73
Correction of tax roll.
Status: in_force

(1) Before delivery.

(a) If it is discovered by any town, village or city clerk or treasurer that any parcel of land has been erroneously described on the tax roll the clerk or treasurer shall correct the description.

(b) If a town, village, or city clerk or treasurer discovers that personal property has been assessed to the wrong person for assessments made before January 1, 2024, or 2 or more parcels of land belonging to different persons have been erroneously assessed together on the tax roll, the clerk or treasurer shall notify the assessor and all parties interested, if the parties are residents of the county, by notice in writing to appear at the clerk’s office at some time, not less than 5 days thereafter, to correct the assessment roll.

(c) At the time and place designated in the notice given under par. (b) , the assessment roll shall be corrected by entering the correct names of the persons liable to assessment, describing each parcel of land and giving the proper valuation to each parcel separately owned. The total valuation given to the separate tracts of real estate shall be equal to the valuation given to the same property when the several parcels were assessed together.

(d) The valuation of parcels of land may be made at any time before the tax roll is returned to the county treasurer for the year in which the tax is levied. The valuation, when made under this subsection, shall be held just and correct and be final and conclusive.

(1m) After board of review. If a town, village, or city clerk or treasurer discovers a palpable error, as described under s. 74.33 (1) , in the assessment roll after the board of review has adjourned for the year under s. 70.47 (4) , the clerk or treasurer shall correct the assessment roll before calculating the property taxes that are due on the property related to the error and notify the department of revenue of the correction under s. 70.57 .

(3) Notice of correction. When the assessment roll shall have been so corrected the clerk shall enter a marginal note on the roll stating when the correction was made by the assessor; and if the taxes shall have been extended against the property previously the clerk shall correct the tax roll in the same manner that the assessment roll was corrected, and extend against each tract the proper amount of tax to be collected.

History: 1987 a. 378 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 253 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2015 a. 317 ; 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 146.63 — WI Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146.63
Grants to establish graduate medical training programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “rural hospital” means a hospital, as defined under s. 50.33 (2) , that is not located in a 1st class city.

(2) Departmental duties.

(a) Subject to subs. (4) and (5) , the department shall distribute grants from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bf) to assist rural hospitals and groups of rural hospitals in procuring infrastructure and increasing case volume to the extent necessary to develop accredited graduate medical training programs. The department shall distribute the grants under this paragraph to rural hospitals and groups of rural hospitals that apply to receive a grant under sub. (3) and that satisfy the criteria established by the department under par. (b) and the eligibility requirement under sub. (6) .

(b) The department shall establish criteria for approving and distributing grants under par. (a) and criteria for approving plans under sub. (3) .

(3) Grant application. A rural hospital or group of rural hospitals may apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant under sub. (2) (a) . The rural hospital or group of rural hospitals shall include in the application a plan to use the funds to procure infrastructure or increase case volume to the extent necessary to develop an accredited graduate medical training program at the rural hospital or group of rural hospitals and a plan to satisfy the matching requirement under sub. (4) .

(4) Matching funds. The department may not distribute a grant under sub. (2) (a) unless the rural hospital or group of rural hospitals offers to provide matching funds in an amount determined by the department.

(5) Term of grants. The department may not distribute a grant under sub. (2) (a) for a term that is more than 5 years to a rural hospital or group of rural hospitals.

(6) Eligibility. A rural hospital or group of rural hospitals may receive a grant under sub. (3) if the plan to use the funds involves developing an accredited graduate medical training program in a specialty.

History: 2013 a. 20 ; 2019 a. 9 ; 2023 a. 19 , 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.15 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.15
Immunity.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may be excused from attending, testifying or producing books, papers, and documents before any court in a prosecution under s. 134.05 on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence required of him or her may tend to incriminate him or her, or to subject him or her to a penalty or forfeiture. No person who testifies or produces evidence in obedience to the command of the court in the prosecution may be liable to any suit or prosecution, civil or criminal, for or on account of testifying or producing evidence; provided, that no person may be exempted from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.

(2) The immunity provided under sub. (1) is subject to the restrictions under s. 972.085 .

History: 1989 a. 122 .
Wis. Stat. § 704.055 — WI Code / Chapter 704 / Section 704.055
Disposition of personalty left by trespasser.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “trespasser” means a person who is not a tenant and who enters or remains in residential rental property without the consent of the landlord or another person lawfully on the property.

(2) At the landlord’s discretion.

(a) If a trespasser is removed or otherwise removes from residential rental property and leaves personal property, the landlord shall hold the personal property for 7 days from the date on which the landlord discovers the personal property. After that time, the landlord may presume that the trespasser has abandoned the personal property and may dispose of the personal property in any manner that the landlord, in the landlord’s sole discretion, determines is appropriate but shall promptly return the personal property to the trespasser if the landlord receives a request for its return before the landlord disposes of it.

(b) If the landlord disposes of the abandoned personal property by private or public sale, the landlord may send the proceeds of the sale minus any costs of sale and, if the landlord has first stored the personal property, minus any storage charges to the department of administration for deposit in the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (h) .

(3) Rights of 3rd persons. The landlord’s power to dispose as provided by this section applies to any personal property left on the landlord’s property by the trespasser, whether owned by the trespasser or by others. The power to dispose under this section applies notwithstanding any rights of others existing under any claim of ownership or security interest. The trespasser, other owner, or any secured party has the right to redeem the personal property at any time before the landlord has disposed of it or entered into a contract for its disposition by payment of any expenses that the landlord has incurred with respect to the disposition of the personal property.

History: 2015 a. 176 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.30 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.30
Informed consent.
Status: in_force

Any physician who treats a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate medical modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The reasonable physician standard is the standard for informing a patient under this section. The reasonable physician standard requires disclosure only of information that a reasonable physician in the same or a similar medical specialty would know and disclose under the circumstances. The physician’s duty to inform the patient under this section does not require disclosure of:

(2) Detailed technical information that in all probability a patient would not understand.

(3) Risks apparent or known to the patient.

(4) Extremely remote possibilities that might falsely or detrimentally alarm the patient.

(5) Information in emergencies where failure to provide treatment would be more harmful to the patient than treatment.

(6) Information in cases where the patient is incapable of consenting.

(7) Information about alternate medical modes of treatment for any condition the physician has not included in his or her diagnosis at the time the physician informs the patient.

History: 1981 c. 375 ; 2013 a. 111 .
Wis. Stat. § 616.08 — WI Code / Chapter 616 / Section 616.08
Organization of new insurers.
Status: in_force

(1) General. Except as provided in sub. (2) , new insurers may be organized exclusively for the purposes stated in s. 616.06 pursuant to the procedures for mutual insurers specified in ch. 611 .

(2) Exceptions.

(a) Sections 611.24 to 611.26 do not apply to insurers organized under this section.

(b) After issuance of the certificate of authority, incorporators of an insurer under this section who have advanced money or incurred obligations for the reasonable and authorized expenses of organization may be reimbursed in cash from the proceeds of subscriptions for bonds and contribution notes, on itemized receipts audited by the commissioner. The total reimbursement may not exceed 5 percent of the amount received for the bonds and notes.

(c) Upon request by the incorporators, the commissioner may modify any requirements in the organizational process specified in ch. 611 if the commissioner considers the modification justified by the simplicity of the proposed operation or by the circumstances surrounding the organizational process.

History: 1979 c. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.532 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.532
Lessor’s rights to residual interest.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other recovery permitted by this chapter or other law, the lessor may recover from the lessee an amount that will fully compensate the lessor for any loss of or damage to the lessor’s residual interest in the goods caused by the default of the lessee.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 853.325 — WI Code / Chapter 853 / Section 853.325
Effect of reference to acts or events.
Status: in_force

A will may dispose of property by reference to acts or events that have significance apart from their effect on the disposition of property under the will and that do not occur solely for the purpose of determining the disposition of property under the will. Reference to the execution or revocation of another individual’s will fulfills the requirements under this section. This section applies whether the acts or events occur before or after execution of the will or before or after the testator’s death.

History: 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.10343 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.10343
Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2) , mark the entire route of STH 87 as the “Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway” in honor and recognition of Sergeant Carson Holmquist who lost his life in the July 16, 2015, attack on the U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

(2) Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of erecting and maintaining markers along the route specified in sub. (1) to clearly identify the designation of the route as the “Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway,” the department shall erect and maintain the markers. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subsection, may be expended for the erection or maintenance of the markers.

History: 2015 a. 347 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.32 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.32
Property of prisoners, residents and probationers.
Status: in_force

(1) Property delivered to warden or superintendent; credit and debit. All money and other property delivered to an employee of any state correctional institution for the benefit of a prisoner or resident shall be delivered to the warden or superintendent, who shall enter the property upon his or her accounts to the credit of the prisoner or resident. The property may be used only under the direction and with the approval of the superintendent or warden and for the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s. 973.045 (4) , the delinquency victim and witness assistance surcharge under s. 938.34 (8d) (c) , the deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge under s. 973.046 (1r) , the child pornography surcharge under s. 973.042 , the drug offender diversion surcharge under s. 973.043 , victim restitution under s. 973.20 (11) (c) , or the benefit of the prisoner or resident. If the money remains uncalled for for one year after the prisoner’s or resident’s death or departure from the state correctional institution, the superintendent shall deposit it in the general fund. If any prisoner or resident leaves property, other than money, uncalled for at a state correctional institution for one year, the superintendent shall sell the property and deposit the proceeds in the general fund, donate the property to a public agency or private, nonprofit organization or destroy the property. If any person satisfies the department, within 5 years after the deposit, of his or her right to the deposit, the department shall direct the department of administration to draw its warrant in favor of the claimant and it shall charge the same to the appropriation made by s. 20.913 (3) (bm) .

(2) Central reception unit; exception. Notwithstanding sub. (1) and s. 302.13 , an inmate account need not be opened or maintained for an inmate placed at the central reception unit at the Dodge Correctional Institution.

(3) Property delivered to employee. All money or other property paid or delivered to a probation, extended supervision and parole agent or other employee of the department by or for the benefit of any person on probation, extended supervision or parole shall be immediately transmitted to the department and it shall enter the same upon its books to his or her credit. The property shall be used only under the direction of the department.

History: 1989 a. 31 ss. 980 , 981 , 2569 ; 1991 a. 189 , 315 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 , 417 ; 1997 a. 27 , 283 , 289 ; 2001 a. 103 ; 2005 a. 25 , 433 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 355 .
Wis. Stat. § 45.85 — WI Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45.85
Care of graves.
Status: in_force

(1) Every town board, village board, or common council of every city shall at all times see that the graves and tombstones of all veterans, including women’s auxiliary organizations created by act of Congress, who shall at any time have served in any branch of the U.S. armed forces, and of the spouses or surviving spouses of all those veterans, receive proper and decent care, and may employ all necessary assistance to carry out this section. The expense of the care of the graves and tombstones shall be borne by the county where the graves are located, except where suitable care is otherwise provided. The amount of expense charged the county for the care may not exceed the charge made for the care of other graves in the same cemetery.

(2) The governing body specified in sub. (1) shall report to the county clerk of its county, on or before September 1 of each year, the locations of the graves cared for by the governing body under sub. (1) , together with the names of the deceased and the amount claimed for care of the graves for the fiscal year from the previous July 1 to June 30.

(3) The chairperson of the county board and the county clerk, upon receipt of the report under sub. (2) , shall draw an order on the county treasurer for the amount of the expenses incurred in caring for the graves, payable to the person or persons designated in the report as being entitled to the payment.

History: 2005 a. 22 ; 2025 a. 138 .
Wis. Stat. § 425.304 — WI Code / Chapter 425 / Section 425.304
Remedy and penalty for certain violations.
Status: in_force

A person who commits a violation to which this section applies is liable to the customer in an amount equal to the greater of:

(1) Twice the amount of the finance charge in connection with the transaction, except that the liability under this subsection shall not be less than $100 nor greater than $1,000; or

(2) The actual damages, including any incidental and consequential damages, sustained by the customer by reason of the violation.

History: 1971 c. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0616 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0616
Reliance by directors or officers.
Status: in_force

Unless the director or officer has knowledge that makes reliance unwarranted, a director or officer, in discharging his or her duties to the bank, may rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, which may be written or oral or formal or informal and which may include financial statements, valuation reports and other financial data, if they are prepared or presented by any of the following:

(1) Officers and employees. An officer or employee of the bank whom the director or officer believes in good faith to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.

(2) Experts. Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442 , or other persons as to matters that the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person’s professional or expert competence.

(3) Board committees. In the case of reliance by a director, a committee of the board of directors of which the director is not a member if the director believes in good faith that the committee merits confidence.

History: 1995 a. 336 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.453 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.453
Payments of chiropractic services from attorney contingency fees.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Chiropractor” means a person licensed under ch. 446 .

(b) “Motor vehicle” means a vehicle, including a combination of 2 or more vehicles or an articulated vehicle, which is self-propelled, except a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail.

(2) Notwithstanding s. 803.03 , if all of the following conditions exist, fees for chiropractic services provided to an injured person shall be paid out of the amount of fees due to his or her attorney under the contingency fee arrangement made between the person and the attorney:

(a) The person is injured as the result of a motor vehicle accident.

(b) The services were provided by a chiropractor because of the injuries arising from the motor vehicle accident.

(c) The person is represented by an attorney under a contingency fee arrangement.

(d) The person receives an amount under a settlement agreement that is less than his or her damages.

(e) Prior to the person’s acceptance of the settlement agreement, the chiropractor has not been paid for his or her services and has provided written notification to the person’s attorney of the services that were provided to the person.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (4) , if the conditions under sub. (2) are met, the distribution of the amount due under the contingency fee arrangement shall be allocated on a pro rata basis between the person’s attorney and each chiropractor who provided services, based on the percentage obtained by comparing the outstanding fees owed to the attorney and each chiropractor to the aggregate outstanding attorney and chiropractic fees.

(4) This section does not apply if any of the following exist:

(a) The chiropractor is eligible for payment for the services provided to the person under any health insurance contract or self-insured health plan.

(b) The chiropractor is eligible for payment for the services provided to the person under any governmental health plan or program, including Medicaid or Medicare.

History: 2011 a. 32 .