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Wis. Stat. § 229.821 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.821
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Bond” means any bond, note, or other obligation issued under s. 66.0621 by a district.

(2) “Bond resolution” means a resolution of the district board authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds and includes, where appropriate, any trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust providing terms and conditions for bonds.

(3) “Chief elected official” means the mayor of a city or, if the city is organized under subch. I of ch. 64 , the president of the council of that city, the village president of a village, the town board chair of a town or the county executive of a county or, if the county does not have a county executive, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors.

(4) “District” means a special purpose district created under this subchapter.

(5) “District board” means the governing board of a district.

(6) “Football stadium” means a stadium that is principally used as the home stadium of a professional football team described in s. 229.823 at the time that a district is created, or if no home stadium exists at the time that a district is created, “football stadium” means a stadium that includes the site of a proposed home stadium of such a team.

(7) “Football stadium facilities” means football stadium property, tangible or intangible, including spectator seating of all types, practice facilities, parking lots and structures, garages, restaurants, parks, concession facilities, entertainment facilities, facilities for the display or sale of memorabilia, transportation facilities, and other functionally related or auxiliary facilities or structures.

(8) “Home stadium” means a stadium approved as provided in s. 229.823 .

(9) “Members-elect” means those members of the governing body of a municipality or county, at a particular time, who have been duly elected or appointed for a current regular or unexpired term and whose service has not terminated by death, resignation or removal from office.

(10) “Municipality” means a city, village or town.

(11) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town or county.

(12) “Related party” means a corporation or business entity that is owned, controlled or operated by, or under common control with, a professional football team.

History: 1999 a. 167 ; 2001 a. 38 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.205 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.205
Special endorsement; blank endorsement; anomalous endorsement.
Status: in_force

(1) If an endorsement is made by the holder of an instrument, whether payable to an identified person or payable to bearer, and the endorsement identifies a person to whom it makes the instrument payable, it is a special endorsement. If specially endorsed, an instrument becomes payable to the identified person and may be negotiated only by the endorsement of that person. The principles stated in s. 403.110 apply to special endorsements.

(2) If an endorsement is made by the holder of an instrument and it is not a special endorsement, it is a blank endorsement. If endorsed in blank, an instrument becomes payable to bearer and may be negotiated by transfer of possession alone until specially endorsed.

(3) The holder may convert a blank endorsement that consists only of a signature into a special endorsement by writing, above the signature of the endorser, words identifying the person to whom the instrument is made payable.

(4) “Anomalous endorsement” means an endorsement made by a person who is not the holder of the instrument. An anomalous endorsement does not affect the manner in which the instrument may be negotiated.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 44.34 — WI Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44.34
Duties of the state historical society.
Status: in_force

The state historical society shall:

(1) Conduct an ongoing statewide survey to identify and document historic properties, including all those owned by the state, its instrumentalities and political subdivisions.

(2) Prepare, update and maintain the Wisconsin inventory of historic places.

(3) Maintain, publish and disseminate the national and state registers of historic places in Wisconsin and lists or descriptions of properties in the national and state registers of historic places in Wisconsin which may be of interest to the general public.

(4) Serve as the state’s principal agency for administration of historic preservation activities and programs of the federal government and maintain the state’s eligibility to participate in the programs.

(5) Prepare the state preservation plan and annually review it.

(6) Undertake a program of technical assistance to localities and private parties in furtherance of local and private historic preservation programs.

(7) Administer and distribute grants-in-aid using federal funds in furtherance of preservation and restoration of historic properties in accordance with federal law and regulations of the federal government.

(8) Cooperate with federal, state, and local government agencies in the planning and conduct of specific undertakings affecting historic properties and preservation objectives, and in overall land use planning.

(9) Cooperate with local landmarks commissions and historical societies in coordinating their activities with the state plan and programs for historic preservation.

(10) Review and comment upon those actions of any state agency or political subdivision which may have an adverse effect upon historic properties and ameliorate the adverse effects, if any, in the manner specified in ss. 44.39 to 44.42 .

(11) Certify historic preservation ordinances.

(12) Prepare and distribute to all cities, villages and counties, no later than January 1, 1992, a model historic preservation ordinance.

History: 1987 a. 395 s. 30 ; 1989 a. 290 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 175.48 — WI Code / Chapter 175 / Section 175.48
Law enforcement officer identification cards.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “Wisconsin law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 175.46 (1) (f) .

(2) If a Wisconsin law enforcement agency issues photographic identification cards to its officers, it may not require an officer to relinquish his or her card when the officer separates from service with the Wisconsin law enforcement agency unless one of the following applies:

(a) The officer may not lawfully possess a firearm under federal law.

(b) The officer did not separate from service in good standing as a law enforcement officer with the agency.

(c) The officer served as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of less than 10 years. This paragraph does not apply if the officer, after completing any applicable probationary period of service with the agency, separated from service with the agency due to a service-connected disability, as determined by the agency.

(d) Either of the following applies:

1. A qualified medical professional employed by the law enforcement agency has found the officer to be unqualified to be a law enforcement officer for reasons related to the officer’s mental health.

2. The officer has entered into an agreement with the law enforcement agency from which he or she is separating from service in which the officer acknowledges that he or she is not qualified to be a law enforcement officer for reasons related to the officer’s mental health and in which the officer declines the photographic identification for that reason.

(3) Unless sub. (2) (a) , (b) , (c) , or (d) applies, if a Wisconsin law enforcement agency does not issue photographic identification cards to its officers, the law enforcement agency, or its successor agency, as defined in s. 175.49 (1) (i) , shall issue such a card to an officer who separates from service with the law enforcement agency upon the separating officer’s request and at his or her expense.

(4) This section does not restrict the right of an officer who has separated from service to go armed with a firearm that is not concealed.

History: 2011 a. 35 ; 2015 a. 68 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.45 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.45
Forty-fifth assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory in Rock County constitutes the 45th assembly district:

(1) The towns of Avon, Beloit, Magnolia, Newark, Spring Valley, Turtle, and Union.

(2) The village of Orfordville.

(3) The cities of Beloit and Evansville.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.047 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.047
Local ordinance to be filed.
Status: in_force

Whenever a town, city or village adopts an ordinance designating a highway as a snowmobile route, and whenever a county, town, city or village adopts an ordinance regulating snowmobiles, its clerk shall immediately send a copy of the ordinance to the department and to the office of the law enforcement agency of the municipality and county having jurisdiction over such street or highway.

History: 1971 c. 277 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.535 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.535
Unlawful conduct in labor controversies.
Status: in_force

No person may picket, or induce others to picket, the establishment, employees, supply or delivery vehicles, or customers of anyone engaged in business, or interfere with the person’s business, or interfere with any person desiring to transact or transacting business with the person, when no labor dispute exists between the employer and the employer’s employees or their representatives.

History: 1993 a. 492 ; 1997 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.956 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.956
Form and effect of receipt and acceptance by custodial trustee, jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) Obligations of a custodial trustee, including the obligation to follow directions of the beneficiary, arise under this subchapter upon the custodial trustee’s acceptance, express or implied, of the custodial trust property.

(2) The custodial trustee’s acceptance may be evidenced by a writing stating in substantially the following form:

(3) Upon accepting custodial trust property, a person designated as custodial trustee under this subchapter is subject to personal jurisdiction of the court with respect to any matter relating to the custodial trust.

History: 1991 a. 246 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 557 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.956.
Wis. Stat. § 769.606 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.606
Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.
Status: in_force

(1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by s. 769.605 . The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages as provided in s. 769.607 .

(2) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.

(3) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.32 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.32
Recovery of arrears of wages.
Status: in_force

The department, on behalf of the minor, may sue the employer under s. 109.09 for the recovery of any arrears of wages to which the minor is entitled under this chapter.

History: 1971 c. 271 , 307 ; 1975 c. 380 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.075 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.075
Contracting with minority businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Status: in_force

(1c) In this section:

(a) “Disabled veteran-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3) .

(b) “Minority business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.287 (2) .

(1m)

(a) In purchasing services under s. 84.01 (13) , in awarding construction contracts under s. 84.06 and in contracting with private contractors and agencies under s. 84.07 , the department shall attempt to ensure that 5 percent of the total amount expended in each fiscal year is paid to contractors, subcontractors, and vendors that are minority businesses. In attempting to meet this goal, the department may award any contract to a minority business that submits a qualified responsible bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the low bid.

(b) In purchasing services under s. 84.01 (13) , in awarding construction contracts under s. 84.06 , and in contracting with private contractors and agencies under s. 84.07 , the department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended in each fiscal year is paid to contractors, subcontractors, and vendors that are disabled veteran-owned businesses. In attempting to meet this goal, the department may award any contract to a disabled veteran-owned business that submits a qualified responsible bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the low bid unless doing so would violate the provisions of any federal law or regulation or any contract between the department and a federal agency or would otherwise result in a reduction of the amount of federal highway aid received by this state.

(c) If a contractor, subcontractor, or vendor is both a minority business and a disabled veteran-owned business, the department may award a contract under par. (a) or (b) but the qualified responsible bid must be no more than 5 percent higher than the low bid, as provided under pars. (a) and (b) .

(2) The contractor shall report to the department any amount of the contract paid to subcontractors and vendors which are minority businesses or disabled veteran-owned businesses.

(3) The department shall at least semiannually, or more often if required by the department of administration, report to the department of administration the total amount of money it has paid to contractors, subcontractors, and vendors that are minority businesses and that are disabled veteran-owned businesses under ss. 84.01 (13) , 84.06 , and 84.07 and the number of contacts with minority businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses in connection with proposed purchases and contracts. In its reports, the department shall include only amounts paid to businesses certified by the department of administration as minority businesses or disabled veteran-owned businesses.

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1983 a. 390 ss. 4 , 6 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 299 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 80 ; 2013 a. 192 ; 2021 a. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1125 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1125
Minerals, water, and other natural resources.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from an interest in minerals or other natural resources in accordance with this section, the trustee shall allocate them as follows:

(a) If received as nominal delay rental or nominal annual rent on a lease, a receipt must be allocated to income.

(b) If received from a production payment, a receipt must be allocated to income if and to the extent that the agreement creating the production payment provides a factor for interest or its equivalent. The balance must be allocated to principal.

(c) If an amount received as a royalty, shut-in-well payment, take-or-pay payment, bonus, or delay rental is more than nominal, 90 percent must be allocated to principal and the balance to income.

(d) If an amount is received from a working interest or any other interest not provided for in par. (a) , (b) , or (c) , 90 percent of the net amount received must be allocated to principal and the balance to income.

(2) An amount received on account of an interest in water that is renewable must be allocated to income. If the water is not renewable, 90 percent of the amount must be allocated to principal and the balance to income.

(3) This section applies whether or not a decedent or donor was extracting minerals, water, or other natural resources before the interest became subject to the trust.

(4) If a trust owns an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources on May 17, 2005, the trustee may allocate receipts from the interest as provided in this section or in the manner used by the trustee before May 17, 2005. If the trust acquires an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources after May 17, 2005, the trustee shall allocate receipts from the interest as provided in this section.

History: 2013 a. 92 s. 272 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.328 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.328
Priority of security interests in investment property.
Status: in_force

The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same investment property:

(1) Control by secured party. A security interest held by a secured party having control of investment property under s. 409.106 has priority over a security interest held by a secured party that does not have control of the investment property.

(2) Priority in time of control. Except as otherwise provided in subs. (3) and (4) , conflicting security interests held by secured parties each of which has control under s. 409.106 rank according to priority in time of:

(a) If the collateral is a security, obtaining control;

(b) If the collateral is a security entitlement carried in a securities account and:

1. If the secured party obtained control under s. 408.106 (4) (a) , the secured party’s becoming the person for which the securities account is maintained;

2. If the secured party obtained control under s. 408.106 (4) (b) , the securities intermediary’s agreement to comply with the secured party’s entitlement orders with respect to security entitlements carried or to be carried in the securities account; or

3. If the secured party obtained control through another person under s. 408.106 (4) (c) , the time on which priority would be based under this subsection if the other person were the secured party; or

(c) If the collateral is a commodity contract carried with a commodity intermediary, the satisfaction of the requirement for control specified in s. 409.106 (2) (b) with respect to commodity contracts carried or to be carried with the commodity intermediary.

(3) Priority of securities intermediary regarding entitlement or account. A security interest held by a securities intermediary in a security entitlement or a securities account maintained with the securities intermediary has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party.

(4) Priority of securities intermediary regarding contract or account. A security interest held by a commodity intermediary in a commodity contract or a commodity account maintained with the commodity intermediary has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party.

(5) Priority in certificated securities. A security interest in a certificated security in registered form which is perfected by taking delivery under s. 409.313 (1) and not by control under s. 409.314 has priority over a conflicting security interest perfected by a method other than control.

(6) Priority of conflicting security interests; intermediaries. Conflicting security interests created by a broker, securities intermediary, or commodity intermediary which are perfected without control under s. 409.106 rank equally.

(7) Priority of conflicting security interests; others. In all other cases, priority among conflicting security interests in investment property is governed by ss. 409.322 and 409.323 .

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.084 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.084
Incentives for recruitment.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a program to recognize people who recruit others as hunters, trappers, and anglers. The program shall include a component under which a person who is issued his or her first hunting, trapping, or fishing approval in his or her lifetime may designate one person as the person who encouraged the applicant to obtain the license. The program shall provide for all of the following:

(1) A method for maintaining a record of persons designated as provided under this section.

(2) A method for issuing a credit to any resident who is designated as provided under this section a specified number of times, as determined by the department, in any license year. The method shall require the department to allow the recipient of the credit to apply the credit in a manner that reduces the fee for an approval that is listed under s. 29.563 (2) (a) 1. , 2. , 4. to 5g. , or 8. to 9. , (3) (a) 1. , or (6) (a) 1. by one-half of the fee that would otherwise apply to the approval, rounded up to the nearest dollar, that reduces the fee specified in s. 29.563 (4) (a) 1. for a resident sports license by $20, or that reduces the fee specified in s. 29.563 (4) (a) 2. for a resident conservation patron license by $60. The department may not require a resident to be designated more than 5 times in a license year in order to be eligible for a credit under this subsection. In this subsection, “license year” means the period between April 1 and the following March 31.

History: 2011 a. 168 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 629.01 — WI Code / Chapter 629 / Section 629.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Adjusting service” means an act on behalf of an insured, in exchange for compensation, with the preparation, completion, or filing of a first-party claim, including by negotiating values, damages, or depreciation or by applying the loss circumstances to insurance policy provisions.

(2) “Compensation” means anything of value received directly or indirectly in return for the performance of an adjusting service.

(3) “First-party claim” means a claim for damage or loss to real or personal property located in this state that is filed by an insured.

(4) “Insured” means a person whose real or personal property is insured under an insurance policy against which a claim is or will be made.

(5) “Public adjuster” means an individual who engages in adjusting services in this state and, in the case of an individual who is not a resident of this state, has registered with the commissioner under s. 629.02 (2) , but does not include any of the following:

(a) An attorney admitted to practice in this state while acting in his or her professional capacity as an attorney.

(b) An individual who negotiates or settles claims arising under a life insurance policy, a policy of disability insurance, as defined in s. 645.675 (1) (h) , or an annuity contract.

(c) An individual employed solely for the purpose of obtaining facts surrounding a loss or furnishing technical assistance to a public adjuster, including a photographer, estimator, private investigator, engineer, or handwriting expert.

(d) An individual who settles subrogation claims between insurers.

(e) An individual who is licensed as an intermediary under s. 628.04 or 628.09 while acting in his or her professional capacity as an intermediary.

(f) An individual who represents an insurer in negotiations for the settlement of a claim against the insurer arising out of the coverage provided by an insurance policy.

(g) A travel administrator, as defined in s. 632.977 (1) (g) .

History: 2019 a. 129 ; 2021 a. 111 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 410.505 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.505
Preclusion of objection to debit of customer’s account.
Status: in_force

If a receiving bank has received payment from its customer with respect to a payment order issued in the name of the customer as sender and accepted by the bank, and the customer received notification reasonably identifying the order, the customer is precluded from asserting that the bank is not entitled to retain the payment unless the customer notifies the bank of the customer’s objection to the payment within one year after the notification was received by the customer.

History: 1991 a. 304 .