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Wis. Stat. § 6.28 — WI Code / Chapter 6 / Section 6.28
Where and when to register.
Status: in_force

(1) Registration deadline; locations.

(a) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 , 6.55 (2) , and 6.86 (3) (a) 2. , registration in person for an election closes at 5 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s. 6.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Electronic registration under s. 6.30 (5) for an election closes at 11:59 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may assign election registration officials to register electors who apply for an in-person absentee ballot under s. 6.86 (1) (b) or to register electors at a polling place on election day or at a residential care facility, as defined under s. 6.875 (1) (bm) .

(b) All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.

(4) At the office of the county clerk. Any person shall be given an opportunity to register to vote at the office of the county clerk for the county in which the person’s residence is located. An applicant may complete the required registration form under s. 6.33 . Unless the county clerk performs registration functions for the municipality where the elector resides under s. 6.33 (5) (b) , the county clerk shall forward the form submitted by an elector to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population within 5 days of receipt. The clerk shall forward the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.

History: 1971 c. 304 s. 29 (2) ; 1973 c. 166 , 225 , 334 ; 1975 c. 85 , 199 ; 1977 c. 378 , 394 , 447 ; 1979 c. 32 ; 1981 c. 44 s. 3 ; 1981 c. 202 s. 23 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1985 a. 304 ; 1989 a. 31 , 192 ; 1991 a. 221 ; 1999 a. 49 , 182 ; 2001 a. 38 , 51 ; 2003 a. 265 ; 2005 a. 451 ; 2009 a. 302 ; 2011 a. 240 ; 2015 a. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.39 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.39
Extension of credit on premiums.
Status: in_force

The extension of credit to the insured upon a premium without interest for not exceeding 60 days from the effective date of the policy, or after that time with interest at not less than the legal rate nor more than 18 percent per year on the unpaid balance, is permissible. The payment of premiums on policies issued under a mass marketing program on an installment basis through payroll deductions is not an extension of credit.

History: 1975 c. 371 ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1983 a. 215 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0518 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0518
Shareholders’ list for meeting.
Status: in_force

(1) Preparation of list. After fixing a record date for a meeting, a bank shall prepare a list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. The list shall be arranged by class or series of shares and show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder.

(2) Availability prior to meeting. The bank shall make the shareholders’ list available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning 2 business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing to the date of the meeting, at the bank’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his or her agent or attorney may, on written demand, inspect and copy the list, during regular business hours and at his or her expense, during the period that it is available for inspection under this subsection.

(3) Availability at meeting. The bank shall make the shareholders’ list available at the meeting. A shareholder or his or her agent or attorney may inspect the list at any time during the meeting or an adjournment.

(4) Refusal to allow inspection. If the bank refuses to allow a shareholder or his or her agent or attorney to inspect the shareholders’ list before or at the meeting, or to copy the list as permitted by sub. (2) , on petition of the shareholder, the circuit court for the county where the bank’s principal office is located may, after notice to the bank and an opportunity to be heard, order the inspection or copying at the bank’s expense. The court may also postpone the meeting for which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is complete.

(5) Effect of failure to comply. Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the shareholders’ list does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0403 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0403
Liability for contributions.
Status: in_force

(1) A person’s obligation to make a contribution to a limited liability company is not excused by the person’s death, disability, termination, or other inability to perform personally.

(2) If a person does not fulfill an obligation to make a contribution other than money, the person is obligated at the option of the limited liability company to contribute money equal to the value of the part of the contribution which has not been made.

(3) Unless otherwise provided in a written operating agreement, a member’s obligation to provide tangible or intangible property or other benefit to a limited liability company, including money, services performed, promissory notes, other agreements to contribute money or property, and contracts for services to be performed, as a contribution to the limited liability company may be compromised only by the written consent of all the members. If a creditor of a limited liability company extends credit or otherwise acts in reliance on an obligation described in sub. (1) without knowledge or notice of a compromise under this subsection, the creditor may enforce the obligation.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 125.67 — WI Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125.67
Evading provisions of law by giving away intoxicating liquor; penalties.
Status: in_force

No person may give away intoxicating liquor or use any other means to evade any law of this state relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor. Whoever violates this subsection may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

History: 1981 c. 79 ; 1989 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.025 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.025
Insurance of accounts.
Status: in_force

A savings bank shall secure insurance of its deposit accounts by a deposit insurance corporation before commencing business and may, subject to rules of the division, obtain insurance of deposits in excess of the amount eligible for insurance by a deposit insurance corporation.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.35 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.35
Effect of judgment and disposition.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The judge shall enter a judgment setting forth his or her findings and disposition in the proceeding.

(b) The disposition of a child or an unborn child, and any record of evidence given in a hearing in court, shall not be admissible as evidence against the child or the expectant mother of the unborn child in any case or proceeding in any other court except for the following:

1. In sentencing proceedings after the child or expectant mother has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor and then only for the purpose of a presentence investigation.

2. In a proceeding in any court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 .

3. In a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction while it is exercising jurisdiction over an action affecting the family and is considering the custody of a child.

(2) Except as specifically provided in sub. (1) , this section does not preclude the court from disclosing information to qualified persons if the court considers the disclosure to be in the best interests of the child or unborn child or of the administration of justice.

History: 1971 c. 213 s. 5 ; 1973 c. 328 ; 1975 c. 39 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1977 c. 354 ss. 59 , 63 ; 1977 c. 447 , 449 ; 1979 c. 32 , 300 , 331 , 359 ; 1985 a. 321 ; 1987 a. 222 ; 1995 a. 27 , 77 ; 1997 a. 205 , 292 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.24 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.24
Publishing of updated schedules.
Status: in_force

The controlled substances board shall publish updated schedules annually. The failure of the controlled substances board to publish an updated schedule under this section is not a defense in any administrative or judicial proceeding under this chapter.

History: 1971 c. 219 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 229 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.24.
Wis. Stat. § 84.1036 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.1036
Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2) , mark the route of USH 2, extending from the Wisconsin-Minnesota border to the Wisconsin-Michigan border, as the “Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway” in recognition and appreciation of the many military accomplishments of Major Richard I. Bong during World War II, including being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944 and being widely known as America’s greatest war ace.

(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 to motorists the designation of the route as the “Major Richard I. Bong 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: 2003 a. 218 .
Wis. Stat. § 89.08 — WI Code / Chapter 89 / Section 89.08
Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

If it appears upon complaint to the examining board by any person, or if it is known to the examining board, that any person is practicing veterinary medicine without a license, the examining board, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of the state against the person to enjoin the person from such practice.

History: 1987 a. 39 ; 2015 a. 55 s. 4502 ; Stats. 2015 s. 89.08.
Wis. Stat. § 195.043 — WI Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.043
Procedure after summary investigation.
Status: in_force

(1) If, after summary investigation, the office becomes satisfied that sufficient grounds exist to warrant a formal hearing being ordered as to the matters investigated, it shall set a time and place for a hearing. The office shall publish notice of any such investigation in its weekly calendar and any report and all matters considered by the office with respect thereto shall be available for public inspection upon request.

(2) Notice of the time and place for such hearing shall be given to the water carrier or railroad, and to such other interested persons as the office deems necessary, as provided in s. 195.04 , and thereafter proceedings shall be had and conducted in reference to the matter investigated in like manner as though complaint had been filed with the office relative to the matter investigated, and the same order or orders may be made in reference thereto as if such investigation had been made on complaint.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 ; 2005 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 799.208 — WI Code / Chapter 799 / Section 799.208
Pretrial conference.
Status: in_force

In any action under this chapter, the pretrial conference may be conducted by telephone as provided in s. 807.13 (3) at the discretion of the court and may be conducted on the trial date.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 141 Wis. 2d xiii (1987).
Wis. Stat. § 221.0715 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0715
After-acquired shares.
Status: in_force

(1) Withholding for after-acquired shares. A bank may elect to withhold payment required by s. 221.0713 from a dissenter unless the dissenter was the beneficial owner of the shares before the date specified in the dissenters’ notice under s. 221.0710 (2) (c) as the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the proposed corporate action.

(2) Payment. To the extent that the bank elects to withhold payment under sub. (1) after effectuating the corporate action, the bank shall estimate the fair value of the shares, plus accrued interest, and shall pay this amount to each dissenter who agrees to accept it in full satisfaction of his or her demand. The bank shall send with its offer a statement of its estimate of the fair value of the shares, an explanation of how the interest was calculated, and a statement of the dissenter’s right to demand payment under s. 221.0716 if the dissenter is dissatisfied with the offer.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.264 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.264
Dismissal; vacation; substitution or withdrawal of attorney.
Status: in_force

(1) Opportunity to respond. An action affecting the family may not be dismissed under s. 805.04 (1) unless all the parties who have appeared in the action have been served with a copy of the notice of dismissal and have had an opportunity to file a responsive pleading or motion.

(2) Attorney fees and other amounts owing.

(a) Upon making an order for dismissal of, for substitution of attorney in, for withdrawal of attorney from, or for vacation of a judgment granted in an action affecting the family, the court shall, prior to or in its order, grant separate judgment in favor of an attorney who has appeared for a party to the action and in favor of a guardian ad litem for a party or a child for the amount of fees and disbursements to which the attorney or guardian ad litem is, in the court’s judgment, entitled and against the party responsible for the fees and disbursements.

(b) Upon making an order for dismissal of an action affecting the family or for vacation of a judgment granted in the order, the court shall, prior to or in its order of dismissal or vacation, preserve the right of the state or a political subdivision of the state to collect any arrearages, by an action under this chapter or under ch. 785 , owed to the state if either party in the case was a recipient of aid under ch. 49 .

History: 2005 a. 443 ss. 33 , 92 , 114 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0507 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0507
Filing fees; certified copies.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to sub. (2) (a) , the department may collect a fee for filing, or providing a certified copy of, a record under this chapter. The department may charge a fee for providing a certified copy of any record, or for filing any record not identified in sub. (2) (a) , pursuant to a rule promulgated under this subsection or s. 182.01 (4) .

(2)

(a) Except as provided under par. (c) , the department shall collect the following fees when the records described in this paragraph are delivered to the department for filing:

1. Articles of incorporation, $35.

2. Application for use of an indistinguishable name, $10.

3. Application for a reserved name, $10.

4. Application for renewal of a reserved name, $10.

5. Notice of transfer of reserved name, $20.

6. Application for registered name, $50.

7. Application for renewal of registered name, $50.

8. Statement of change of registered agent or registered office or registered agent’s name, e-mail address, or street address under s. 181.0502 , 181.0505 , or 181.1508 , $10.

9. Statement of resignation of registered agent, $10.

10. Amendment or restatement of articles of incorporation, $40.

11. Articles of merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication, $150.

12. Articles of dissolution, $20.

13. Application for certificate of authority, $100.

14. Application for amended certificate of authority, $40.

15. Application for certificate of withdrawal of foreign corporation, $40.

16. Statement of correction, $40.

17. Annual report of a domestic corporation, $25.

18. Annual report of a foreign corporation, $65.

(b) In addition to the fees required under par. (a) or permitted under sub. (1) , the department may collect the expedited service fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (d) for processing in an expeditious manner a record required or permitted to be filed with the department under this chapter and may collect the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (f) for preparing in an expeditious manner a certificate of status or certificate of registration under s. 181.0213 .

(c) The department may, by rule, specify a larger fee for filing records in paper format.

(3) A certified copy of a record filed by the department is conclusive evidence that the original record is on file with the department.

(4) A person may not sign a document with intent that it be delivered to the department for filing, or deliver a document or cause a document to be delivered to the department for filing, if the person knows that the document is false in any material respect at the time of its delivery. Whoever violates this subsection is guilty of a Class I felony.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 291.21 — WI Code / Chapter 291 / Section 291.21
Generation.
Status: in_force

Any person generating solid waste shall determine if the solid waste is a hazardous waste. Any person generating hazardous waste shall:

(1) Be responsible for testing programs needed to determine whether any material generated by them is a hazardous waste for purposes of this chapter.

(2) Keep records that accurately identify:

(a) The quantities of hazardous waste generated;

(b) The hazardous constituents of hazardous wastes which are significant because of quantity or potential harmfulness to human health or the environment; and

(c) The disposition of hazardous wastes.

(3) Label any container used for the storage, transport or disposal of hazardous waste to accurately identify its contents and associated hazards.

(4) Use appropriate containers for hazardous waste.

(5) Furnish information on the general chemical composition of hazardous waste to persons transporting, treating, storing or disposing of hazardous wastes, and on any precautions recommended to ensure safe handling of hazardous waste.

(6) Comply with rules relating to use of a manifest system.

(7) Submit all reports required under this chapter and rules promulgated under this chapter.

(8) Comply with rules relating to notification under s. 291.05 (1) , (2) and (4) .

(9) Arrange that all wastes generated by them are transported, treated, stored or disposed of at facilities holding a license issued under this chapter or issued under the resource conservation and recovery act.

History: 1977 c. 377 ; 1981 c. 374 ss. 96 , 150 ; 1987 a. 384 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 674 ; Stats. 1995 s. 291.21.
Wis. Stat. § 632.867 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.867
Oral and injected chemotherapy.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Chemotherapy” means drugs and biologics that kill cancer cells directly, including antineoplastics, biologic response modifiers, hormone therapy, and monoclonal antibodies, and that are used to do any of the following:

1. Cure a specific cancer.

2. Control tumor growth when cure is not possible.

3. Shrink tumors before surgery or radiation therapy.

4. Destroy microscopic cancer cells that may be present after a tumor is removed by surgery to prevent a cancer recurrence.

(b) “Disability insurance policy” has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a) .

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

(2) Copayment, deductible, or coinsurance requirements; limitations.

(a) Except as provided in par. (am) , a disability insurance policy that covers injected or intravenous chemotherapy and oral chemotherapy, or a self-insured health plan that covers injected or intravenous chemotherapy and oral chemotherapy, may not require a higher copayment, deductible, or coinsurance amount for oral chemotherapy than it requires for injected or intravenous chemotherapy, regardless of the formulation or benefit category determination by the policy or plan.

(am) A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan that limits copayments paid by a covered individual to no more than $100 for a 30-day supply of oral chemotherapy medication is considered to comply with this section. On January 1, 2016, and on each January 1 annually thereafter, a disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may adjust the $100 limit under this paragraph by an amount that does not exceed the percentage increase in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor.

(b) A disability insurance policy or a self-insured health plan may not comply with par. (a) by increasing the copayment, deductible, or coinsurance amount required for injected or intravenous chemotherapy that is covered under the policy or plan.

(c) Notwithstanding par. (a) , for a disability insurance policy, or self-insured health plan, that is a high deductible health plan, as defined in 26 USC 223 (c) (2), par. (a) applies only after the plan enrollee’s deductible has been satisfied for the year.

History: 2013 a. 186 .
Wis. Stat. § 786.26 — WI Code / Chapter 786 / Section 786.26
Future estates may be sold.
Status: in_force

Any real estate or interest therein which may at any time in the future be owned or possessed by any after-born child or by any person, whether in being or not, known or unknown, who shall or may become interested therein under and by virtue of any deed or other instrument, or by any last will and testament, may be sold, mortgaged, leased or otherwise disposed of as provided in ss. 786.26 to 786.35 .

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 63 , 92 (14) ; Stats. 1979 s. 786.26.
Wis. Stat. § 844.05 — WI Code / Chapter 844 / Section 844.05
Waste.
Status: in_force

(1) Action by purchaser at tax or judicial sale. The purchaser at any sale of real estate for taxes or at judicial sale or by virtue of a power of sale in a mortgage, may sue to restrain the commission of waste during the period before the purchaser takes possession and may, in such action or by a subsequent action, recover damages against any person for any waste committed by such person on the premises after such sale. But no person lawfully entitled to the possession of any premises so sold shall be liable to any such action for doing any of the acts authorized in sub. (2) .

(2) No waste. Any person entitled to the possession of lands sold under sub. (1) may, until the expiration of the time given by law for the person’s possession, use and enjoy the same without being liable to an action of waste therefor, as follows:

(a) The person may use and enjoy the premises sold in like manner and for the like purposes in and for which they were used and applied prior to such sale, doing no permanent injury to the freehold.

(b) If the premises sold were buildings, fences or any other structures, the person may make necessary repairs thereto, but the person shall make no alterations in the form or structure thereof so as to impair or lessen their value.

(c) The person may use and improve the land so sold in the ordinary course of husbandry or mining, and the person shall be entitled to any crop growing thereon at the expiration of the period of redemption.

(d) The person may apply any wood or timber on such land to the necessary repairs of any fences, buildings or structures existing thereon at the time of such sale.

(e) If the land sold is actually occupied by such person, the person may take the necessary firewood therefrom for the use of the person or the person’s family.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 844.05; 1981 c. 314 ; 1993 a. 486 .