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Wis. Stat. § 343.04 — WI Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.04
Vehicle classifications.
Status: in_force

(1) Vehicle classes. For purposes of this chapter, motor vehicles are divided into the following classes:

(a) Class A. A “Class A” motor vehicle is any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of over 26,000 pounds, if the aggregate total gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.

(b) Class B. A “Class B” motor vehicle is any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of over 26,000 pounds, and any such vehicle towing a vehicle or vehicles with an aggregate total gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of 10,000 pounds or less.

(c) Class C. A “Class C” motor vehicle is any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight and registered weight of 26,000 pounds or less, including any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight and registered weight of less than 10,000 pounds, if any of the following applies:

1. The vehicle is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.

2. The vehicle is transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73 .

(d) Class D. A “Class D” vehicle is any motor vehicle not included in par. (a) , (b) , (c) or (e) .

(e) Class M. A “Class M” vehicle is any motorcycle.

(2) Vehicle types. For purposes of this chapter, certain vehicles intended to carry school children or other passengers, or having special operating characteristics, are divided into the following vehicle types specified in pars. (a) to (f) :

(a) Hazardous materials transporter. Hazardous materials transporter vehicles are vehicles transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73 .

(b) Full air brakes equipped. Full air brakes equipped vehicles are commercial motor vehicles equipped with a braking system operating fully on the air brake principle.

(bm) Partial air brakes equipped. Partial air brakes equipped vehicles are commercial motor vehicles equipped with a braking system operating partially on the air brake principle and partially on the air over hydraulic brake principle.

(c) Tanks. Tanks are commercial motor vehicles which are tank vehicles.

(d) Passenger carrying. Passenger-carrying vehicles are motor vehicles designed to carry, or actually carrying, 16 or more passengers, including the driver.

(e) School buses. All school buses, including those which are commercial motor vehicles.

(f) Vehicles towing double or triple trailers. Vehicles towing double or triple trailers are commercial motor vehicles with double or triple trailers.

History: 1989 a. 105 ; 1999 a. 140 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2015 a. 123 ; 2019 a. 50 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1136 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1136
Income payments and accumulations.
Status: in_force

(1) Distribution of income. Except as otherwise determined by the trustee or a court under s. 701.1106 with respect to unitrust distributions, if a trust instrument fails to specify how frequently a current beneficiary is to receive income from the trust, the trustee shall distribute the income to which the current beneficiary is entitled at least annually.

(2) Permitted accumulations. No provision directing or authorizing accumulation of income is invalid.

(3) Charitable trust accumulations. A trust containing a direction or authorization to accumulate income from property devoted to a charitable purpose shall be subject to the general equitable supervision of the court with respect to any such accumulation of income, including its reasonableness, amount and duration.

(4) Disposition of accumulated income. Income not required to be distributed by the trust instrument may, in the trustee’s discretion, be held in reserve for future distribution as income or be added to principal subject to retransfer to income of the dollar amount originally transferred to principal. At the termination of the income interest, any undistributed income shall be distributed as principal.

History: 2005 a. 10 ; 2013 a. 92 s. 292 ; Stats. 2013 s. 701.1136; 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.035 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.035
Article 35 — Service of charges.
Status: in_force

The trial counsel shall serve or cause to be served upon the accused a copy of the charges. No person may, against the person’s objection, be brought to trial before a general court-martial case within a period of 5 days after the service of charges upon the accused or, in a special court-martial, within a period of 3 days after the service of charges upon the accused.

History: 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.80 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.80
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage the management of private forest lands for the production of future forest crops for commercial use through sound forestry practices, recognizing the objectives of individual property owners, compatible recreational uses, watershed protection, development of wildlife habitat and accessibility of private property to the public for recreational purposes.

History: 1985 a. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 153.22 — WI Code / Chapter 153 / Section 153.22
Patient-level data utilization, charge, and quality report.
Status: in_force

The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall prepare and submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) , an annual report that summarizes utilization, charge, and quality data on patients treated by hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers during the most recent calendar year.

History: 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 228 .
Wis. Stat. § 77.74 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.74
Seller permits.
Status: in_force

An additional seller’s permit shall not be required of any retailer who has been issued a permit under subch. III .
Wis. Stat. § 402.309 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.309
Absence of specific time provisions; notice of termination.
Status: in_force

(1) The time for shipment or delivery or any other action under a contract if not provided in this chapter or agreed upon shall be a reasonable time.

(2) Where the contract provides for successive performances but is indefinite in duration it is valid for a reasonable time but unless otherwise agreed may be terminated at any time by either party.

(3) Termination of a contract by one party except on the happening of an agreed event requires that reasonable notification be received by the other party and an agreement dispensing with notification is invalid if its operation would be unconscionable.
Wis. Stat. § 17.19 — WI Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17.19
Vacancies, elective state offices; how filled.
Status: in_force

Vacancies in elective state offices shall be filled as follows:

(1) Members of legislature. In the office of state senator or representative to the assembly, by election, as provided in s. 8.50 , for the residue of the unexpired term. In addition, an anticipated vacancy in the office of state senator or representative to the assembly may be filled as provided in s. 8.50 (4) (e) .

(2) Judicial. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge or circuit judge, by temporary appointment by the governor, which shall continue until a successor is elected, as provided in s. 8.50 (4) (f) , and qualifies. When so elected the successor shall hold the office for a full term and shall take office on August 1 succeeding the election.

(3) Presidential electors. In the office of presidential elector, by the remaining electors present in the manner prescribed by s. 7.75 .

(3m) Governor. In the office of governor, by the lieutenant governor.

(3s) District attorney. In the office of district attorney, by appointment of the governor for the residue of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified.

(4) Other elective state officers. In the office of secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general or state superintendent, by appointment by the governor, and a person so appointed shall hold office until a successor is elected, as provided in s. 8.50 , and qualifies, but if no such election is held, the person so appointed shall hold office for the residue of the unexpired term.

History: 1977 c. 187 ; 1979 c. 27 ; 1985 a. 304 ; 1987 a. 391 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 195.09 — WI Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.09
Commodity rates.
Status: in_force

Concentration, commodity, transit and other special contract rates are permitted, but all such rates shall be open to all shippers for a like kind of traffic under similar circumstances and conditions, and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 403.311 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.311
Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument.
Status: in_force

(1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply if a person against whom a claim is asserted proves that all of the following conditions have been met:

(a) That person in good faith tendered an instrument to the claimant as full satisfaction of the claim.

(b) The amount of the claim was unliquidated or subject to a bona fide dispute.

(c) The claimant obtained payment of the instrument.

(2) Unless sub. (3) applies, the claim is discharged if the person against whom the claim is asserted proves that the instrument or an accompanying written communication contained a conspicuous statement to the effect that the instrument was tendered as full satisfaction of the claim.

(3) Subject to sub. (4) , a claim is not discharged under sub. (2) if any of the following applies:

(a) The claimant, if an organization, proves that all of the following conditions have been met:

1. Within a reasonable time before the tender, the claimant sent a conspicuous statement to the person against whom the claim is asserted that communications concerning disputed debts, including an instrument tendered as full satisfaction of a debt, are to be sent to a designated person, office or place.

2. The instrument or accompanying communication was not received by that designated person, office or place.

(b) The claimant, whether or not an organization, proves that within 90 days after payment of the instrument the claimant tendered repayment of the amount of the instrument to the person against whom the claim is asserted. This paragraph does not apply if the claimant is an organization that sent a statement complying with par. (a) 1.

(4) A claim is discharged if the person against whom the claim is asserted proves that within a reasonable time before collection of the instrument was initiated the claimant, or an agent of the claimant having direct responsibility with respect to the disputed obligation, knew that the instrument was tendered in full satisfaction of the claim.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 852.03 — WI Code / Chapter 852 / Section 852.03
Related rules.
Status: in_force

(1) Per stirpes. If per stirpes distribution is called for under s. 852.01 (1) (b) , (d) or (f) , the rules under s. 854.04 apply.

(3) Relatives of the half blood. Inheritance rights of relatives of the half blood are governed by s. 854.21 (4) .

(4) Posthumous heirs. Inheritance rights of a person specified in s. 852.01 (1) who was born after the death of the decedent are governed by s. 854.21 (5) .

(5) Related through 2 lines. Inheritance rights of a person who is related to the decedent through 2 lines of relationship are governed by s. 854.21 (6) .

(6) Taking through or by alien. No person is disqualified from taking as an heir because the person or a person through whom he or she claims is not or at some time was not a U.S. citizen. The rights of an alien to acquire or hold land in the state are governed by ss. 710.01 to 710.03 .

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.93 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.93
Sale of fuel or utility service.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “agency” has the meaning given under s. 16.52 (7) .

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , any agency, with the approval of the department, may sell fuel, water, sewage treatment service, electricity, heat or chilled water to another agency, a federal agency, a local government or a private entity.

(3) Prior to contracting for the sale of any fuel or extending any water, sewage treatment, electrical, heating or chilled water service to a new private entity after August 9, 1989, an agency shall contact each public utility that serves the area in which the private entity is located and that is engaged in the sale of the same fuel or utility service. If a public utility so contacted objects to the proposed sale and commits to provide the fuel or service, the agency shall not contract for the sale.

History: 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.075 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.075
Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures.
Status: in_force

Withdrawal or disbursement of moneys deposited in a public depository, as defined in s. 34.01 (5) , to the credit of the department or any of its divisions or agencies shall be by check, share draft or other draft signed by the secretary or by one or more persons in the department designated by written authorization of the secretary. The checks, share drafts and other drafts shall be signed personally or by use of a mechanical device adopted by the secretary or the secretary’s designees for affixing a facsimile signature. Any public depository shall be fully warranted and protected in making payment on any check, share draft or other draft bearing the facsimile signature notwithstanding that the facsimile signature may have been placed on the check, share draft or other draft without the authority of the secretary or the designees.

History: 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 92.025 — WI Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.025
State soil erosion control goals.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that:

(1) Statutory goal. The soil erosion rate on each individual cropland field in the state does not exceed the tolerable erosion level on or after January 1, 2000.

(2) Interim goals; counties. The soil erosion rate in each county in the state does not exceed 1.5 times the tolerable erosion level on or after July 1, 1990 and does not exceed the tolerable erosion level on or after July 1, 1993.

(3) Interim goals; individual cropland fields. The soil erosion rate in each individual cropland field in the state does not exceed 3 times the tolerable erosion level on or after July 1, 1990, and does not exceed 2 times the tolerable erosion level on or after July 1, 1995.

(4) Interim goal; state-run farms. The soil erosion rate on individual cropland fields of farms owned by the University of Wisconsin System or any other department or agency of state government does not exceed the tolerable soil erosion level on or after July 1, 1990.

History: 1985 a. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 59.35 — WI Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.35
Deputy coroner.
Status: in_force

(1) Within 10 days after entering upon the duties of the office, the coroner shall appoint some proper person, who is a resident of the county, chief deputy coroner, and may appoint as many other deputy coroners as the coroner considers proper. The coroner may fill vacancies in the office of any such appointees, and may appoint a person to take the place of any deputy who becomes incapable of executing the duties of the office. A person appointed deputy coroner for a regular term or to fill a vacancy or otherwise shall hold office during the pleasure of the coroner. Every appointment of a deputy coroner and every revocation of an appointment shall be in writing and filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court. In case of a vacancy in the office of coroner, the chief deputy coroner shall in all things and with like liabilities and penalties execute the duties of the office until the vacancy is filled as provided by law.

(2) The coroner shall be responsible for every default or misconduct in office of a deputy coroner during the coroner’s term of office, and after the coroner’s death, resignation, or removal from office, as well as before. An action for any default or misconduct under this subsection may be prosecuted against the coroner and the sureties on the coroner’s official bond or against the coroner’s personal representative.

(3) The coroner may require a deputy coroner, before entering upon the duties of the office, to execute and deliver to the coroner a bond in such sum and with such sureties as the coroner may require, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy’s official duties; and every default or misconduct of the deputy coroner for which the coroner shall be liable shall be a breach of the bond.

(4) Whenever a medical examiner has been appointed under s. 59.34 (1) (a) , this section shall not apply in such counties, nor shall the coroner of such counties be responsible for any default or misconduct in office of the medical examiner.

(5) A person holding office under this section may also serve as an emergency medical services practitioner, an emergency medical responder, a fire fighter or a chief, deputy chief or assistant chief of a fire department.

History: 1973 c. 272 ; 1975 c. 294 , 421 ; 1985 a. 315 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 201 s. 306 ; Stats. 1995 s. 59.35; 1997 a. 35 ; 1999 a. 56 ; 2001 a. 102 ; 2005 a. 39 , 127 ; 2007 a. 97 ; 2017 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 174.054 — WI Code / Chapter 174 / Section 174.054
Exemption for owners of dogs kept for educational or scientific purposes.
Status: in_force

Sections 95.21 (2) (a) , 174.05 (1) and 174.07 (1) (a) do not apply to a person who owns dogs that are kept only for educational or scientific purposes.

History: 1983 a. 451 .
Wis. Stat. § 295.15 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.15
Fees.
Status: in_force

A county or a city, village or town with a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance shall collect the fee established under s. 295.12 (3) (e) and shall forward the state’s portion of the fee to the department within 90 days after collecting the fee. A county or a city, village or town with a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance shall use the revenues from its portion of the fees only for the administration of the nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance.

History: 1995 a. 227 s. 805 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.45 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.45
Great and lesser seals.
Status: in_force

(1) The state shall have a great seal and a lesser seal both of which shall be kept in the office of the secretary of state.

(2) The great seal of the state consists of a metallic disc, 2 3/8 inches in diameter, containing, within an ornamental border, the following devices and legend: The coat of arms of the state, as in s. 1.07 described; above the arms, in a line parallel with the border, the words, “Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin;” in the exergue, in a curved line, 13 stars.

(3) A lesser seal, 1 3/4 inches in diameter, engraved with the device of the great seal, with the words, “Seal of the Secretary of State,” in a curved line above, and the words, “State of Wisconsin,” in a curved line below such device, is the seal of the secretary of state, and may be used to authenticate all papers and documents issued by the secretary of state, except the official acts of the governor, and such copies of the laws and records in the office of said secretary as may be required for use as evidence in any other state, territory or country.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.48 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.48
Annual reports; filing thereof.
Status: in_force

(1) A cooperative shall file an annual report signed by a principal officer or the general manager setting forth:

(a) Its name and complete address.

(b) The names and addresses of its directors and principal officers.

(c) A statement, by class and par value, of the amount of stock which it has authority to issue, and the amount issued.

(d) A statement as to the general type of business engaged in during the 12 months preceding the date of the report.

(2) The annual report shall be made on forms furnished by the department, and the information therein contained shall be given as of the date of the execution of the report. The department shall forward by 1st class mail report forms to each cooperative in good standing not later than 60 days prior to the date on which the cooperative is required to file an annual report under this chapter.

(3) The annual report shall be delivered to the department in each year following the year in which the cooperative’s articles are filed by the department, during the calendar year quarter in which the anniversary of the filing occurs. If the report does not conform to requirements, it shall be returned to the cooperative for necessary corrections. The penalties for failure to file such report shall not apply if it is corrected and returned within 30 days after receipt thereof.

(4) Any report not filed as required by sub. (3) may be filed only upon payment to the department of $26 or, if the report is filed in paper format, upon payment of such larger fee as the department prescribes by rule.

(5) If the report is not filed within a year from the first day of the quarter calendar year in which the report is required, under sub. (3) , to be delivered, the cooperative is not in good standing. Within the next 6 months the department shall mail to the cooperative a notice that it is no longer in good standing. If a cooperative has been out of good standing for more than 3 consecutive years immediately prior to January 1, 1978, the department shall provide only the notice required under s. 185.72 (3) . Until restored to good standing, the department shall not accept for filing any document respecting such cooperative except those incident to its dissolution.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the cooperative may be restored to good standing by delivering to the department a current annual report and by paying the $26 late filing fee plus $15 for each calendar year or part thereof during which it was not in good standing, not exceeding a total of $176. The department, by rule, may specify a larger fee for the filing of an annual report in paper format.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1985 a. 30 s. 42 ; 1985 a. 338 ; 1989 a. 123 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 44 , 107 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.51 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.51
Fifty-first assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 51st assembly district:

(1) Whole counties. Iowa and Lafayette.

(2) Dane County. That part of Dane County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Blue Mounds and Vermont.

(b) The villages of Blue Mounds and Mount Horeb.

(3) Grant County. That part of Grant County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Castle Rock, Clifton, Hickory Grove, Muscoda, Watterstown, and Wingville.

(b) The village of Blue River.

(c) That part of the village of Hazel Green located in the county.

(d) That part of the village of Livingston located in the county.

(e) That part of the village of Montfort located in the county.

(f) That part of the village of Muscoda located in the county.

(g) That part of the city of Cuba City located in the county.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 136.04 — WI Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136.04
Powers of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may adopt such rules as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(2) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection after public hearing may issue general or special orders to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to determine and prohibit unfair trade practices in business or unfair methods of competition in business pursuant to s. 100.20 (2) to (4) .

History: 1975 c. 209 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1650m (4) .