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Wis. Stat. § 101.175 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.175
Local energy resource systems.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Local energy resource system” means a solar energy system, a wind energy system or a wood energy system.

(b) “Solar energy system” means equipment which directly converts and then transfers or stores solar energy into usable forms of thermal or electrical energy.

(c) “Wind energy system” means equipment which converts and then transfers or stores energy from the wind into usable forms of energy.

(d) “Wood energy system” means a woodburning stove or furnace.

(1m) The purpose of this section is to establish statewide local energy resource system standards to promote accurate consumer evaluation of local energy resource systems and components thereof.

(2) Any manufacturer or retailer prior to the sale in this state of any local energy resource system or components thereof may request the department to issue a seal of quality for each system or component which meets or exceeds the quality standards established by the department under sub. (4) .

(3) The department, in consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, shall establish by rule quality standards for local energy resource systems which do not impede development of innovative systems but which do:

(a) Promote accurate consumer evaluation of local energy resource systems and components thereof.

(b) Conform, where feasible, with national performance standards promulgated or recognized by the federal government for local energy resource systems.

(c) Promote the production, marketing and installation of local energy resource systems.

(4) The quality standards under sub. (3) shall include but are not limited to:

(a) The requirement of a warranty and minimum requirements for the contents thereof.

(b) The requirement of an operation and maintenance manual and minimum requirements for the contents thereof.

(c) Minimum specifications for materials, workmanship, durability and efficiency.

(5) Upon request by any manufacturer or retailer of any local energy resource system or components thereof which meet or exceed the quality standards established under sub. (4) , the department shall issue an appropriate seal of quality. The department may charge a fee to cover the cost of the seal and to cover the cost of examining the system or its components.

(6) Misrepresentation, misuse or duplication of the department seal of quality issued under sub. (5) shall be deemed deceptive advertising under s. 100.18 (9m) .

(7) At the request of any buyer of a local energy resource system the department may inspect any local energy resource system necessary to ascertain compliance with this section.

History: 1979 c. 350 ; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (25) ; 1985 a. 120 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 111 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.44 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.44
Specialty printing and book printing excluded from class 3.
Status: in_force

Specialty printing and book printing excluded from class 3 in s. 35.01 (3) shall be procured on individual competitive bids and by official state printing order according to specifications determined by the department.
Wis. Stat. § 49.169 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.169
Literacy grants.
Status: in_force

(2) The department may award grants to qualified applicants for the provision of literacy training to individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq.

(4) The department, in consultation with the technical college system board, the department of public instruction, and the governor’s office, shall develop written criteria to be used to evaluate any grant proposals and to allocate any grants under this section among successful grant applicants.

(5) The department shall require grant recipients to coordinate with the appropriate Wisconsin works agencies to ensure that those participants in Wisconsin works who are served by those Wisconsin works agencies and who need literacy training receive adequate literacy training.

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0636 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0636
Theft.
Status: in_force

(1) Theft prohibited.

(a) An officer, director, employee or agent of a bank may not do any of the following:

1. Steal, abstract or willfully misapply money, funds, credits, or property of the bank, whether owned by the bank or held in trust.

2. Without authority of the board of directors, issue or put forth a certificate of deposit, draw an order or bill of exchange or make an acceptance, assign a note, bond, draft, bill of exchange, mortgage, judgment or decree.

3. Make a false entry in a book, report or statement of the bank with intent to injure or defraud the bank or any person, or to deceive an officer of the bank, an agent appointed to examine the affairs of the bank, or any other person.

(b) A person may not intentionally aid or abet a violation of par. (a) .

(2) Penalty. Any person who violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class H felony.

History: 1995 a. 336 ; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 230.147 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.147
Employment of aid recipients.
Status: in_force

(1) Each appointing authority of an agency with more than 100 authorized permanent full-time equivalent positions shall prepare and implement a plan of action to employ persons who, at the time determined under sub. (4) , receive aid under s. 49.19 , or benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) , with the goal of making the ratio of those persons occupying permanent positions in the agency to the total number of persons occupying permanent positions in the agency equal to the ratio of the average case load receiving aid under s. 49.19 , or benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) , in this state in the previous fiscal year to the average number of persons in the state civilian labor force in the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the department of children and families.

(2) Each appointing authority of an agency with 100 or fewer authorized permanent full-time equivalent positions is encouraged to employ persons who, at the time determined under sub. (4) , receive aid under s. 49.19 , or benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) , to attempt to make the ratio of those persons occupying permanent positions in the agency to the total number of persons occupying permanent positions in the agency equal to the ratio of the average case load receiving aid under s. 49.19 , or benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) in this state in the previous fiscal year to the average number of persons in the state civilian labor force in the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the department of children and families.

(3) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2) , the state fair park board shall make every reasonable effort to employ in permanent full-time equivalent positions persons who, at the time determined under sub. (4) , receive aid under s. 49.19 or benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) . The state fair park board shall consult with the division to assure that its efforts under this subsection comply with ch. 230 .

(4) The determination of when a person is receiving aid under s. 49.19 for the purposes of this section shall be made as follows:

(a) For positions in the classified service, when the person is certified under s. 230.25 .

(b) For positions outside of the classified service, when the person begins employment with the agency or state fair park board.

History: 1985 a. 285 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6281 , 6282 , 9130 (4) ; 1995 a. 289 ; 1997 a. 3 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.15 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.15
Medium security prison.
Status: in_force

The department may construct a medium security prison to be known as the Fox Lake Correctional Institution on state-owned land known as prison farm 10 in Dodge County. Inmates from the Wisconsin state prisons may be transferred to this institution, and they shall be subject to all laws pertaining to inmates of other penal institutions of this state. Officers and employees of the institutions shall be subject to the same laws as pertain to other penal institutions. Inmates shall not be received on direct commitment from the courts.

History: 1977 c. 418 s. 924 (18) (b) ; 1989 a. 31 s. 962 ; Stats. 1989 s. 301.15; 2001 a. 103 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1009 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1009
Transfer of registration.
Status: in_force

(1) When a registered foreign limited partnership has merged into a foreign entity that is not registered to do business in this state or has converted to a foreign entity required to register with the department to do business in this state, the foreign entity shall deliver to the department for filing an application for transfer of registration. The application must state all of the following:

(a) The name of the registered foreign limited partnership before the merger or conversion.

(b) That before the merger or conversion the registration pertained to a foreign limited partnership.

(c) The name of the applicant foreign entity into which the foreign limited partnership has merged or to which it has been converted and, if the name does not comply with s. 179.0114 , a fictitious name adopted pursuant to s. 179.1006 (1) .

(d) The type of entity of the applicant foreign entity and the jurisdiction of its governing law.

(e) The street and mailing addresses of the principal office of the applicant foreign entity and, if the foreign limited partnership’s governing law requires the entity to maintain an office in the jurisdiction of that governing law, the street and mailing addresses of that office.

(f) The street address of the applicant foreign entity’s registered office in this state and the name and e-mail address of its registered agent at that address.

(2) When an application for transfer of registration takes effect, the registration of the foreign limited partnership to do business in this state is transferred without interruption to the foreign entity into which the partnership has merged or to which it has been converted.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 947.014 — WI Code / Chapter 947 / Section 947.014
Swatting.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Authorized emergency vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (3) .

(b) “Emergency” means any of the following:

1. A condition that results in or could result in the response of a law enforcement officer, tribal law enforcement officer, state-certified commission warden, fire fighter, emergency medical responder, or emergency medical services practitioner in an authorized emergency vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.

2. A condition that jeopardizes or could jeopardize public safety and results in or could result in the evacuation of any area, building, structure, or vehicle.

(c) “Emergency medical responder” has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (4p) .

(d) “Emergency medical services practitioner” has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (5) .

(e) “Fire fighter” has the meaning given in s. 102.475 (8) (b) .

(f) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.77 (1) (b) .

(g) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c) .

(h) “Specialized tactical team” means a special weapons and tactics team or a tactical response team that is designated by a law enforcement agency and whose members are recruited, selected, trained, equipped, and assigned to resolve critical incidents that involve a threat to public safety.

(i) “Tribal law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.92 (1) (b) .

(2) Whoever, knowing the information is false, intentionally conveys, or causes to be conveyed, any false information that an emergency exists is guilty of a Class I felony if the information elicits, or could elicit, a response from a specialized tactical team.

(3) Whoever violates sub. (2) is guilty of a Class H felony if the violation resulted in bodily harm to any person or a Class E felony if the violation resulted in great bodily harm to any person.

History: 2019 a. 132 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.337 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.337
Drug disposal programs.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter, or rules promulgated under this chapter, prohibits any of the following:

(1) The direct operation or implementation of a drug disposal program that is authorized under s. 165.65 (2) or (3) or is authorized under federal law, as defined in s. 165.65 (1) (a) .

(2) The transfer by the ultimate user, or by another person that lawfully possesses the controlled substance or controlled substance analog, of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog to a drug disposal program that has been authorized under s. 165.65 (2) or (3) or is authorized under federal law, as defined in s. 165.65 (1) (a) , and that accepts the controlled substance or controlled substance analog.

History: 2013 a. 198 .
Wis. Stat. § 102.64 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.64
Attorney general shall represent state and commission.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon request of the department of administration, a representative of the department of justice shall represent the state in cases involving payment into or out of the state treasury under s. 20.865 (1) (fm) , (kr) , or (ur) or 102.29 . The department of justice, after giving notice to the department of administration, may compromise the amount of those payments but such compromises shall be subject to review by the department. If the spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770 of the deceased employee compromises his or her claim for a primary death benefit, the claim of the children of the employee under s. 102.49 shall be compromised on the same proportional basis, subject to approval by the department. If the persons entitled to compensation on the basis of total dependency under s. 102.51 (1) compromise their claim, payments under s. 102.49 (5) (a) shall be compromised on the same proportional basis.

(2) Upon request of the department of administration, the attorney general shall appear on behalf of the state in proceedings upon claims for compensation against the state. Except as provided in s. 102.65 (3) , the department of justice shall represent the interests of the state in proceedings under s. 102.44 (1) , 102.49 , 102.59 , 102.60 , or 102.66 . The department of justice may compromise claims in those proceedings, but the compromises are subject to review by the department. Costs incurred by the department of justice in prosecuting or defending any claim for payment into or out of the work injury supplemental benefit fund under s. 102.65 , including expert witness and witness fees but not including attorney fees or attorney travel expenses for services performed under this subsection, shall be paid from the work injury supplemental benefit fund.

(3) In any action to review an order or award of the commission, and upon any appeal therein to the court of appeals, the attorney general shall appear on behalf of the commission, whether any other party defendant shall be represented or not, except that in actions brought by the state the governor shall appoint an attorney to appear on behalf of the commission.

History: 1975 c. 147 ; 1977 c. 187 s. 134 ; 1977 c. 195 ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (11) ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 98 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3745g , 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 ; 2007 a. 185 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 183 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2025 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 612.16 — WI Code / Chapter 612 / Section 612.16
Exclusive agency and management contracts.
Status: in_force

Sections 611.66 and 611.67 apply to town mutuals.

History: 1973 c. 22 .
Wis. Stat. § 814.22 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.22
What county to pay costs when venue changed or jury selected for use in another county, taxation, certification.
Status: in_force

(1) In all proceedings, including criminal actions, if a change of venue is had (except in cases where the change is made because the action was not brought in the proper county), the jury is selected for use in another county under s. 971.225 or an action, occupying a day or more, is tried outside the county wherein pending, the county in which the action was commenced shall pay to the county in which the action is tried or the jury is selected the following expenses arising out of the change of venue or jury selection:

(a) The per diem fees of the clerk or the clerk’s deputies, all the taxable costs, disbursements and fees of such clerk on any proceeding or action.

(b) The per diem fees of the petit jurors actually in attendance upon said court.

(c) The per diem fees of the sheriff, undersheriff and deputies in attendance upon said court.

(d) All lawful charges for boarding the jury.

(e) The legal fees of all witnesses in any criminal case or proceedings which are a charge against the county.

(f) All charges for subpoenaing witnesses in any criminal case or proceedings and which are a proper charge against the county. The fees of such officers and jurors shall be estimated for each day and part of a day, not less than half a day, occupied in disposing of any such action.

(g) Such other lawful costs, charges, fees, and disbursements which are chargeable to the county, and all lawful costs, disbursements and charges which any such county may be subjected to or may incur in any such action or proceedings.

(2) The clerk shall make out a correct bill of all the expenses which shall accrue under this section and have the bill taxed and allowed by the presiding judge of the court; and when so taxed shall transmit the bill to the county clerk of the county in which the action was commenced. A county order therefor shall issue in favor of the county in which the action or proceedings were had or tried or in which the jury was selected.

(3) If costs are to be taxed against a county under this section, the district attorney of the county where the action or proceeding was tried or in which the jury was selected shall serve upon the district attorney of the county sought to be charged with the expense a copy of the bill of expenses, together with 8 days notice of the time and place the bill will be taxed before the presiding judge of the court. No such bill of expense may be allowed unless the notice is given or is waived in writing.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 814.22; 1977 c. 449 ; 1981 c. 115 ; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0721 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0721
Voting entitlement of shares.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (4) and s. 180.1150 , or unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, each outstanding share, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

(2) The shares of a domestic corporation are not entitled to vote if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by a 2nd domestic corporation or foreign corporation and the first domestic corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a sufficient number of shares entitled to elect a majority of the directors of the 2nd domestic corporation or foreign corporation.

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the power of a domestic corporation or foreign corporation to vote any shares, including its shares, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

(4) Redeemable shares are not entitled to vote after written notice of redemption that complies with s. 180.0141 is mailed to the holders and a sum sufficient to redeem the shares has been deposited with a bank, trust company or other financial institution under an irrevocable obligation to pay the holders the redemption price on surrender of the shares.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1991 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 324.44 — WI Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.44
Savings clause.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the validity of a temporary court order concerning custodial responsibility during deployment that was entered before March 13, 2022.

History: 2021 a. 161 .
Wis. Stat. § 201.07 — WI Code / Chapter 201 / Section 201.07
Securities accounted for.
Status: in_force

The commission may by provision inserted in its certificate of authority require issuers to account for the disposition of all securities requiring its approval. If the securities are issued for money, it may require the issuer to report the price at which the securities were issued, the amount of securities so issued, and the amount of cash which has been received; if they are issued for the refunding or discharge of securities or other indebtedness it may require the issuer to report the amount of securities issued for such purpose, the price at which issued, and the amount and nature of securities or other indebtedness refunded or discharged by such issuance; if they are issued for the acquisition of property or services it may require the issuer to report the amount of securities issued for such purpose, the price at which issued, and information regarding the property or services for which such securities were issued.

History: 1997 a. 140 s. 13 ; Stats. 1997 s. 200.07; 1999 a. 150 s. 656 ; Stats. 1999 s. 201.07.
Wis. Stat. § 16.43 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.43
Budget compiled.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall compile and submit to the governor or the governor-elect and to each person elected to serve in the legislature during the next biennium, not later than November 20 of each even-numbered year, a compilation giving all of the data required by s. 16.46 to be included in the state budget report, except the recommendations of the governor and the explanation thereof. The secretary shall not include in the compilation any provision for the development or implementation of an information technology development project for an executive branch agency that is not consistent with the strategic plan of the agency, as approved under s. 16.976 . The secretary may distribute the budget compilation in printed or optical disc format.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2015 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 202.21 — WI Code / Chapter 202 / Section 202.21
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Applicant” means a professional employer organization or a professional employer group that applies for initial or renewal registration under s. 202.22 .

(2) “Client” means any person that enters into a written contract with a professional employer organization or a professional employer group for the provision of the nontemporary, ongoing workforce of the person.

(3) “Controlling person” means any of the following:

(a) A person who, individually or acting in concert with one or more other persons, owns or controls, directly or indirectly, 25 percent or more of the ownership interest of an applicant or registrant.

(b) A person who serves as president or chief executive officer of an applicant or registrant or who otherwise has the authority to act as the senior executive officer of an applicant or registrant.

(3m) “Department” means the department of financial institutions.

(4) “Professional employer group” means 2 or more professional employer organizations that are controlled by the same person.

(5) “Professional employer organization” means a person that is engaged in the business of entering into written contracts for the provision of the nontemporary, ongoing employee workforce of a client and providing services under those contracts and that under those contracts has the obligation to pay the employees providing services for those clients from its own accounts, regardless of whether the person uses the term “professional employer organization,” “PEO,” “staff leasing company,” “registered staff leasing company,” “employee leasing company,” or “administrative employer,” or uses any other name, as part of the person’s business name or to describe the person’s business. “Professional employer organization” does not mean a temporary help agency, as defined in s. 102.01 (2) (f) , or a temporary help company, as defined in s. 108.02 (24m) .

(6) “Registrant” means a professional employer organization or a professional employer group that is registered under s. 202.22 .

History: 2007 a. 189 ; 2009 a. 174 ; 2013 a. 20 ss. 1990 , 2233 ; Stats. 2013 s. 202.21; 2015 a. 163 .