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Wis. Stat. § 180.1915 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1915
Professional relationships and liability.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this section, ss. 180.1901 to 180.1921 do not alter any contract, tort or other legal relationship between a person receiving professional services and one or more persons who are licensed, certified or registered to render those professional services and who are shareholders, directors, officers or employees in the same service corporation. A shareholder, director, officer or employee of a service corporation is not personally liable for the debts or other contractual obligations of the service corporation nor for the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice of any person who is not under his or her actual supervision and control in the specific activity in which the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice occurred. A service corporation may charge for the services of its shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents, may collect such charges and may compensate those who render such personal services. Nothing in this section shall affect any of the following:

(1) The liability of a service corporation for the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice of a shareholder, director, officer or employee while the person, on behalf of the service corporation, provides professional services.

(2) The personal liability of a shareholder, director, officer or employee of a service corporation for his or her own omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice and for the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice of any person acting under his or her actual supervision and control in the specific activity in which the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice occurred.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1993 a. 473 ; 1995 a. 400 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.20 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.20
Schedule IV.
Status: in_force

Unless specifically excepted by state or federal law or regulation or more specifically included in another schedule, the following controlled substances are listed in schedule IV:

(2) Depressants. Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of any of the following substances having a depressant effect on the central nervous system, including any of their salts, isomers and salts of isomers that are theoretically possible within the specific chemical designation:

(a) Alfaxalone;

(ak) Alprazolam;

(am) Barbital;

(ap) Brexanolone;

(ar) Bromazepam;

(av) Camazepam;

(ax) Carisoprodol;

(b) Chloral betaine;

(c) Chloral hydrate;

(cd) Clobazam;

(cg) Clotiazepam;

(cm) Chlordiazepoxide;

(cn) Clonazepam;

(co) Cloxazolam;

(cp) Clorazepate;

(cpm) Daridorexant;

(cq) Delorazepam;

(cr) Diazepam;

(cs) Dichloralphenazone;

(cu) Estazolam;

(d) Ethchlorvynol;

(e) Ethinamate;

(ed) Ethyl loflazepate;

(eg) Fludiazepam;

(ej) Flunitrazepam;

(em) Flurazepam;

(en) Fospropofol;

(eo) Halazepam;

(ep) Haloxazolam;

(eq) Ketazolam;

(eqm) Lemborexant;

(er) Lorazepam;

(es) Loprazolam;

(eu) Lormetazepam;

(ew) Mebutamate;

(ey) Medazepam;

(f) Methohexital;

(g) Meprobamate;

(h) Methylphenobarbital, which is also called mephobarbital;

(hg) Midazolam;

(hh) Nimetazepam;

(hj) Nitrazepam;

(hk) Nordiazepam;

(hm) Oxazepam;

(hr) Oxazolam;

(j) Paraldehyde;

(k) Petrichloral;

(m) Phenobarbital;

(md) Pinazepam;

(mg) Prazepam;

(mm) Quazepam;

(mo) Remimazolam;

(mr) Suvorexant;

(n) Temazepam;

(ng) Tetrazepam;

(nm) Triazolam;

(o) Zaleplon;

(p) Zolpidem;
Wis. Stat. § 48.52 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.52
Facilities for care of children and adult expectant mothers in care of department.
Status: in_force

(1) Facilities maintained or used for children. The department may maintain or use the following facilities for children in its care:

(a) Receiving homes to be used for the temporary care of children.

(b) Foster homes.

(c) Group homes.

(f) Other facilities deemed by the department to be appropriate for the child, except that no state funds may be used for the maintenance of a child in the home of a parent or relative eligible for aid under s. 49.19 if such funds would reduce federal funds to this state.

(1m) Facilities maintained or used for adult expectant mothers. The department may maintain or use the following facilities for adult expectant mothers in its care:

(a) Community-based residential facilities, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g) .

(b) Inpatient facilities, as defined in s. 51.01 (10) .

(c) Other facilities determined by the department to be appropriate for the adult expectant mother.

(2) Use of other facilities.

(a) In addition to the facilities and services described in sub. (1) , the department may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction. The department may also contract for and pay for the use of other public facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of children and the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care. Placements in institutions for the mentally ill or developmentally disabled shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5) , 48.347 (6) and 48.63 and ch. 51 .

(b) Public facilities are required to accept and care for persons placed with them by the department in the same manner as they would be required to do had the legal custody of these persons been transferred by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any public facility to serve the department inconsistently with its functions or with the laws and regulations governing their activities; or to give the department authority to use any private facility without its consent.

(c) The department shall have the right to inspect all facilities it is using and to examine and consult with persons whom the department has placed in that facility.

(4) Coeducational programs and institutions. The department may institute and maintain coeducational programs and institutions under this chapter.

History: 1971 c. 213 s. 5 ; 1971 c. 215 ; 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 39 , 430 ; 1977 c. 354 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 64 ; 1989 a. 31 , 107 ; 1993 a. 385 , 446 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 2541 to 2541r , 9126 (19) ; 1995 a. 77 ; 1997 a. 292 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.116 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.116
Extended supervision conditions for sex offenders.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Serious sex offense” means a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2) , 948.02 (1) or (2) , 948.025 , 948.06 , 948.07 , or 948.072 or a solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2) , 948.02 (1) or (2) , 948.025 , 948.06 , 948.07 , 948.072 , or 948.085 .

(b) “Sex offender” means a person serving a sentence for a serious sex offense.

(2) As a condition of extended supervision, a sex offender shall live in a residence that the department has approved.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 277 ; 2025 a. 88 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.067 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.067
Registration of special vehicles.
Status: in_force

The department shall register a specially designed vehicle which is authorized for operation by a person holding a special restricted operator’s license under s. 343.135 if the special vehicle meets the equipment standards established under s. 347.02 (6) .

History: 1979 c. 345 ; Stats. 1979 s. 341.065; 1979 c. 355 s. 156 ; Stats. 1979 s. 341.067.
Wis. Stat. § 769.313 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.313
Costs and fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs.

(2) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee’s witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement agency of either the initiating or responding state or foreign country, except as provided by other law. Attorney fees may be taxed as costs and may be ordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney’s own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees, costs, and expenses.

(3) The tribunal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable attorney fees if it determines that a hearing was requested primarily for delay. In a proceeding under subch. VI , a hearing is presumed to have been requested primarily for delay if a registered support order is confirmed or enforced without change.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.45 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.45
Carry-over of community aids funds.
Status: in_force

Funds allocated by the department under ss. 46.495 (1) (d) , 46.87 (3) (c) 4. and (4) and 51.423 (2) but not spent or encumbered by counties, governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes or private nonprofit organizations by December 31 of each year and funds recovered under ss. 46.495 (2) (b) and 51.423 (15) and deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (b) lapse to the general fund on the succeeding January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year under s. 20.435 (7) (b) or as follows:

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , at the request of a county, tribal governing body, or private nonprofit organization, the department shall carry forward up to 3 percent of the total amount allocated to the county, tribal governing body, or nonprofit organization for a calendar year. All funds carried forward for a tribal governing body or nonprofit organization and all funds allocated under s. 46.40 (2m) carried forward for a county shall be used for the purpose for which the funds were originally allocated. Other funds carried forward under this paragraph may be used for any purpose under s. 20.435 (7) (b) , except that a county may not use any funds carried forward under this paragraph for administrative or staff costs. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this paragraph does not affect a county’s base allocations under s. 46.40 (2) , (2m) , (8) , and (9) .

(b) The department may not carry forward funds allocated to a private nonprofit organization for a calendar year for use in the next calendar year unless the organization continues to be eligible to receive an allocation under s. 46.87 (4) in the next calendar year.

(6) The department may carry forward 10 percent of any funds specified in sub. (3) that are not carried forward under sub. (3) for emergencies, for justifiable unit services costs above planned levels, and for increased costs due to population shifts. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this paragraph does not affect a county’s base allocations under s. 46.40 (2) , (2m) , (8) , and (9) .

History: 1987 a. 27 , 399 , 405 ; 1989 a. 31 , 122 , 336 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 , 404 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 , 320 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1132 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1132
Plan of interest exchange.
Status: in_force

(1) A plan of interest exchange must be in a record and contain all of the following:

(a) As to both the acquiring entity and the acquired entity, its name, type of entity, and governing law.

(b) The terms and conditions of the interest exchange.

(c) The manner and basis of exchanging the interests to be acquired for interests, securities, or obligations of the surviving entity, rights to acquire such interests or securities, money, other property, or any combination of the foregoing.

(d) Any proposed amendments to the organizational documents of the acquiring or acquired entity that will take effect when the interest exchange becomes effective.

(e) Any other matters required under the governing law of the acquired or acquiring entity.

(f) A statement whether s. 179.1161 applies to the interest exchange.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , a plan of interest exchange may contain any other provision relating to the interest exchange and not prohibited by law.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 458.09 — WI Code / Chapter 458 / Section 458.09
Applicability of assessor experience and continuing education.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “assessor” means an individual who assesses or has assessed the value of real estate for property tax purposes for a town, village, city or county or the department of revenue.

(2) If an applicant for a certificate under s. 458.06 (3) or (4) or 458.08 (3) or (5) (a) or for renewal of that certificate under s. 458.11 is an assessor, all of the following apply:

(a) The period of experience required for general appraiser certification under the rules promulgated under s. 458.085 (2) shall be reduced by the period that the applicant has been employed as an assessor of commercial real estate or of both commercial real estate and residential real estate and that the department determines is substantially equivalent to experience as a general appraiser.

(b) The period of experience required for residential appraiser certification or appraiser licensure under the rules promulgated under s. 458.085 (2) shall be reduced by the period that the applicant has been employed as an assessor of residential real estate or commercial real estate and that the department determines is substantially equivalent to experience as a residential appraiser.

(3) The number of hours of attendance at and completion of continuing education programs or courses of study required under the rules promulgated under s. 458.085 (3) shall be reduced by one hour for each hour of attendance at and completion of, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which the renewal application is submitted, continuing education programs or courses of study that the applicant has attended and completed in order to continue to qualify for employment as an assessor and that the department determines is substantially equivalent to attendance at and completion of continuing education programs or courses of study for certified general appraisers, certified residential appraisers or licensed appraisers, as appropriate.

History: 1991 a. 39 s. 3419d ; 1991 a. 78 ; 1993 a. 3 ; 1997 a. 225 .
Wis. Stat. § 85.03 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.03
Federal reduction or termination of aid.
Status: in_force

All appropriations made to the department under s. 20.395 are subject to the specific provision that if federal government funding of any portion of a program under s. 20.395 is reduced or terminated, the secretary may terminate or reduce state participation in the program in such proportion as the secretary considers appropriate.

History: 1971 c. 125 s. 417 ; Stats. 1971 s. 85.02; 1973 c. 90 ss. 397e , 560 (4) ; Stats. 1973 s. 85.03; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 939.01 — WI Code / Chapter 939 / Section 939.01
Name and interpretation.
Status: in_force

Chapters 939 to 951 may be referred to as the criminal code but shall not be interpreted as a unit. Crimes committed prior to July 1, 1956, are not affected by chs. 939 to 951 .

History: 1979 c. 89 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 64 .
Wis. Stat. § 614.09 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.09
Reservation of corporate name.
Status: in_force

Sections 181.0402 and 181.0403 (2) , (3) and (3m) apply to fraternals, except that “department” shall be read “commissioner”.

History: 1975 c. 373 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.14 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.14
Jurisdiction of department; advisory council.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter shall be administered by the department.

(2) The council on worker’s compensation shall advise the department in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, shall submit its recommendations with respect to amendments to this chapter to each regular session of the legislature, and shall report its views upon any pending bill relating to this chapter to the proper legislative committee. At the request of the chairpersons of the senate and assembly committees on labor, the department shall schedule a meeting of the council with the members of the senate and assembly committees on labor to review and discuss matters of legislative concern arising under this chapter.

History: 1975 c. 147 s. 54 ; 1979 c. 278 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2025 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 862.13 — WI Code / Chapter 862 / Section 862.13
§ 862.13. Objections to account.
Status: in_force

At the hearing on an account of a personal representative or at any time prior thereto, any person interested may file objections to any item or omission in the account. All such objections shall be specific.
Wis. Stat. § 751.06 — WI Code / Chapter 751 / Section 751.06
Discretionary reversal.
Status: in_force

In an appeal in the supreme court, if it appears from the record that the real controversy has not been fully tried, or that it is probable that justice has for any reason miscarried, the court may reverse the judgment or order appealed from, regardless of whether the proper motion or objection appears in the record, and may direct the entry of the proper judgment or remit the case to the trial court for the entry of the proper judgment or for a new trial, and direct the making of such amendments in the pleadings and the adoption of such procedure in that court, not inconsistent with statutes or rules, as are necessary to accomplish the ends of justice.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 76 ; Stats. 1977 s. 751.06.
Wis. Stat. § 802.07 — WI Code / Chapter 802 / Section 802.07
Counterclaim and cross claim.
Status: in_force

(1) Counterclaim. A defendant may counterclaim any claim which the defendant has against a plaintiff, upon which a judgment may be had in the action. A counterclaim may or may not diminish or defeat the recovery sought by the opposing party. Except as prohibited by s. 802.02 (1m) , the counterclaim may claim relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that sought in the pleading of the opposing party.

(2) Counterclaim maturing or acquired after pleading. A claim which either matured or was acquired by the pleader after serving the pleading may, with the permission of the court, be presented as a counterclaim by supplemental pleading.

(3) Cross claim. A pleading may state as a cross claim any claim by one party against a coparty if the cross claim is based on the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences as is the claim in the original action or as is a counterclaim therein, or if the cross claim relates to any property that is involved in the original action. Except as prohibited by s. 802.02 (1m) , the cross claim may include a claim that the party against whom it is asserted is or may be liable to the cross claimant for all or part of a claim asserted in the action against the cross claimant.

(4) Joinder of additional parties. Persons other than those made parties to the original action may be made parties to a counterclaim or cross claim in accordance with ss. 803.03 to 803.05 .

(5) Separate trials; separate judgments. If the court orders separate trials as provided in s. 805.05 (2) , judgment on a counterclaim or cross claim may be rendered in accordance with s. 806.01 (2) when the court has jurisdiction so to do, even if the claims of the opposing party have been dismissed or otherwise disposed of.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 628 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 104 Wis. 2d xi; 1987 a. 256 ; 2007 a. 97 .
Wis. Stat. § 78.155 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.155
Penalties for misuse of dyed diesel fuel.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who sells dyed diesel fuel to a buyer who the person knows or has reason to know will use the dyed diesel fuel for a purpose that is taxable under this subchapter shall pay to the department a penalty of $1,000 or twice the amount of tax that should have been paid on the dyed diesel fuel, whichever is greater.

(2) Any person who knows or has reason to know that he or she used dyed diesel fuel for a purpose that is taxable under this subchapter shall pay to the department a penalty of $1,000 or twice the amount of tax that should have been paid on the dyed diesel fuel, whichever is greater.

(3) Any retailer who does not conspicuously label a fuel pump, or other delivery facility, that dispenses dyed diesel fuel so as to notify customers that it contains dyed diesel fuel shall pay to the department a penalty of $1,000.

History: 1993 a. 437 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.506 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.506
Rights of financing agency.
Status: in_force

(1) A financing agency by paying or purchasing for value a draft which relates to a shipment of goods acquires to the extent of the payment or purchase and in addition to its own rights under the draft and any document of title securing it any rights of the shipper in the goods including the right to stop delivery and the shipper’s right to have the draft honored by the buyer.

(2) The right to reimbursement of a financing agency which has in good faith honored or purchased the draft under commitment to or authority from the buyer is not impaired by subsequent discovery of defects with reference to any relevant document which was apparently regular.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.33 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.33
Intent.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this subchapter and other subchapters relating to the treatment of tax-option corporations and their shareholders to prevent the double inclusion or omission of any item of income, deduction or basis.

History: 1987 a. 312 .
Wis. Stat. § 93.08 — WI Code / Chapter 93 / Section 93.08
Access for law enforcement.
Status: in_force

In performing their duties or in enforcing the laws entrusted to their administration, the department and its authorized agents may do all of the following:

(1) Enter, within reasonable hours, any field, orchard, garden, packing ground, building, freight or express office, warehouse, car, vessel, vehicle, room, cellar, storehouse, cold storage plant, packing house, stockyard, railroad yard or any other place of business, which it may be necessary or desirable for them to enter.

(2) Open any box, carton, parcel, package or other receptacle, inspect the contents thereof, and, upon payment or tender of the market value, take samples of any product or material contained therein.

(3) Inspect products and materials and collect and test samples of them.

History: 1989 a. 282 .