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Wis. Stat. § 180.0706 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0706
Waiver of and exemption from notice.
Status: in_force

(1) A shareholder may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws at any time. The waiver shall be in writing and signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, contain the same information that would have been required in the notice under any applicable provisions of this chapter, except that the time and place of meeting need not be stated, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the corporate records.

(2) A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting, whether physical or remote, in person or by proxy, waives objection to all of the following:

(a) Lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.

(b) Consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , any notice required to be given by a corporation to a shareholder under this chapter is not required to be given if any of the following applies:

1. Notice of 2 consecutive annual meetings, and all notices of meetings during the period between these annual meetings, have been sent to the shareholder at the shareholder’s address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned as undeliverable.

2. All, but not less than 2, payments of dividends on securities during a one-year period, or 2 consecutive payments of dividends on securities during a period of more than one year, have been sent to the shareholder at the shareholder’s address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned as undeliverable.

(b) If a shareholder to whom par. (a) applies delivers to the corporation a written notice containing the shareholder’s current address, then, beginning 30 days after receipt of the notice by the corporation, the requirement that notice be given to the shareholder is reinstated, until such time as par. (a) may again apply.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 400 ; 2005 a. 476 ; 2017 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.64 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.64
Communicating with jurors.
Status: in_force

Whoever, with intent to influence any person, summoned or serving as a juror, in relation to any matter which is before that person or which may be brought before that person, communicates with him or her otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings in the trial or hearing of that matter is guilty of a Class I felony.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 45.57 — WI Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45.57
Veterans homes; transfer of funding.
Status: in_force

The department may transfer all or part of the unencumbered balance of any of the appropriations under s. 20.485 (1) (g) , (gd) , (gk) , or (i) to the veterans trust fund. The department shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of any balance transferred under this section.

History: 2013 a. 20 ; 2017 a. 369 ; 2019 a. 9 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 44 .
Wis. Stat. § 799.07 — WI Code / Chapter 799 / Section 799.07
File of summons; forfeiture tickets; warrants.
Status: in_force

The clerk shall keep a file of summons issued by the clerk, of forfeiture tickets filed with the clerk, and of warrants for arrests issued by the clerk.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 66 ; Stats. 1979 s. 799.07; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 991.07 — WI Code / Chapter 991 / Section 991.07
§ 991.07. Statutes of limitation.
Status: repealed

In any case when a limitation or period of time prescribed in any act which is hereby repealed for the acquiring of any right or the barring of any remedy or for any other purpose shall have begun to run and a limitation or period of time for such purpose shall be prescribed in these revised statutes, the limitation or period prescribed by these statutes shall be held to apply only to such rights or remedies as shall accrue subsequently to the time when the same shall take effect; and the act repealed shall be held to continue in force and operative to determine all such limitations and periods of time, which shall have previously begun to run, unless in special cases in these revised statutes a different rule shall be prescribed.
Wis. Stat. § 345.01 — WI Code / Chapter 345 / Section 345.01
§ 345.01. Words and phrases defined.
Status: in_force

Words and phrases defined in s. 340.01 are used in the same sense in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided.
Wis. Stat. § 71.02 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.02
Imposition of tax.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of raising revenue for the state and the counties, cities, villages and towns, there shall be assessed, levied, collected and paid a tax on all net incomes of individuals and fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds subject to the tax under s. 71.23 (2) , by every natural person residing within the state or by his or her personal representative in case of death, and trusts resident within the state; by every nonresident natural person and trust of this state, upon such income as is derived from property located or business transacted within the state including, but not limited by enumeration, income derived from a limited partner’s distributive share of partnership income, income derived from a limited liability company member’s distributive share of limited liability company income, income derived from a covenant not to compete to the extent that the covenant was based on a Wisconsin-based activity, the state lottery under ch. 565 , any multijurisdictional lottery under ch. 565 if the winning lottery ticket or lottery share was purchased from a retailer, as defined in s. 565.01 (6) , located in this state or from the department, winnings from a casino or bingo hall that is located in this state and that is operated by a Native American tribe or band and pari-mutuel wager winnings or purses under ch. 562 , and also by every nonresident natural person upon such income as is derived from the performance of personal services within the state, except as exempted under s. 71.05 (1) to (3) . Every natural person domiciled in the state shall be deemed to be residing within the state for the purposes of determining liability for income taxes and surtaxes. A single-owner entity that is disregarded as a separate entity under section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code is disregarded as a separate entity under this chapter, and its owner is subject to the tax on the entity’s income.

(2) In determining whether or not an individual resides within this state for purposes of this section, the following are not relevant:

(a) Contributions made to charitable organizations in this state.

(b) Directorships in corporations operating in this state.

(c) Accounts, as defined in s. 710.05 (1) (a) , held in financial institutions, as defined in s. 710.05 (1) (c) , located in this state.

(d) Corpuses of trusts, in which the individual is a trustee or a beneficiary, located in this state.

(e) Retention of professional services of brokers, as defined in s. 408.102 (1) (c) , and of attorneys and accountants located in this state.

(3) This section shall not be construed to prevent or affect the correction of errors or omissions in the assessments of income for former years under s. 71.74 (1) and (2) .

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 , 237 , 297 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 941.35 — WI Code / Chapter 941 / Section 941.35
Emergency telephone calls.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Emergency” means a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.

(b) “Party line” means a subscriber’s line telephone circuit, consisting of 2 or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.

(2) Whoever intentionally refuses to yield or surrender the use of a party line to another person immediately upon being informed by such other person that he or she wants to report a fire or summon police, medical or other aid in case of emergency, is subject to a Class B forfeiture.

(3) Whoever intentionally asks for or requests the use of a party line on the pretext that an emergency exists, knowing that no emergency in fact exists, is subject to a Class B forfeiture.

(4) Every telephone directory printed and distributed to the general public shall contain a notice prominently printed and displayed in bold-faced type, stating in substance the conduct prohibited by this section, and to be preceded by the word “Warning”. This subsection does not apply to directories distributed solely for business advertising purposes, commonly known as classified directories.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1983 a. 189 , 192 .
Wis. Stat. § 168.10 — WI Code / Chapter 168 / Section 168.10
Access to records.
Status: in_force

Every agent or employee of any railroad company or other transportation company and every person transporting gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, kerosene, other refined oils, fuel oils and petroleum distillates, having the custody of books or records showing the shipment or receipt of gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, kerosene, or other refined oils, fuel oils and petroleum distillates shall give and permit the department and the inspectors; and, in regard to the fee under s. 168.12 (1) , shall give and permit the department of revenue; free access to such books and records for the purpose of determining the amount of petroleum products shipped and received. All clerks, bookkeepers, express agents, railroad agents or officials, employees, or common carriers, or other persons shall provide the department and the inspectors; and, in regard to the fee under s. 168.12 (1) , shall provide the department of revenue; all information in their possession when so requested in tracing, finding, sampling and inspecting such shipments.

History: 1971 c. 206 ; 1979 c. 140 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.16 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.16
Clearance lamps and reflectors.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall operate on a highway during hours of darkness any vehicle, except automobiles, having a width at any part in excess of 80 inches unless such vehicle is equipped with:

(a) Two clearance lamps mounted on the front of the vehicle so as to be visible from the front; and

(b) Two clearance lamps mounted on the rear of the vehicle so as to be visible from the rear; and

(c) Two reflectors mounted on the rear of the vehicle in such a manner as to indicate as nearly as possible the extreme width of the vehicle.

(2) No person shall operate any of the following vehicles on a highway during hours of darkness unless such vehicles are equipped as indicated:

(a) Every truck tractor shall carry on the front 2 clearance lamps, one at each side.

(b) Every trailer or semitrailer shall carry on the rear 2 reflectors, one on each side.

(3) Reflectorized material extending across the full width of the vehicle and otherwise meeting the mounting and visibility specifications for reflectors may be used in lieu of the reflectors required by this section.
Wis. Stat. § 236.50 — WI Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.50
Date chapter applies; curative provisions as to plats before that date.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) This chapter shall take effect upon July 1, 1956, but any plat recorded prior to December 31, 1956, may be approved and recorded in accordance with this chapter or ch. 236 , 1953 stats. This chapter shall not require that any subdivision made prior to July 1, 1956, which was platted under the laws in force at that time or which did not constitute a subdivision under the laws in force at that time, be platted and the plat approved and recorded as provided in this chapter.

(b) This chapter shall not require the preparation and recording of a plat of any subdivision which has been staked out and in which sales or contracts of sales have actually been made prior to June 28, 1935, and nothing herein contained shall require the recording of a plat showing property sold or contracted for sale by metes and bounds or by reference to an unrecorded plat prior to June 28, 1935, as a condition precedent to the sale or contract of sale of the whole or part thereof.

(2) No plat which was recorded in the office of any register of deeds prior to July 1, 1956, shall be held invalid by reason of noncompliance with any statute regulating the platting of lands, in force at the time of such recording. Any unaccepted offer of donation or dedication of land attempted to be made in any such plat shall be as effectual as though all statutory requirements had been complied with unless an action to set aside such offer of donation or dedication is commenced prior to July 1, 1958.
Wis. Stat. § 78.69 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.69
Appeals.
Status: in_force

Sections 71.88 (1) (a) and (2) (a) , 71.89 and 71.90 as they apply to the taxes under ch. 71 apply to the taxes under this chapter.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (1) ; 1977 c. 273 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 60.78 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.78
Powers to borrow money and issue municipal obligations.
Status: in_force

A town sanitary district may, under ss. 66.0621 and 66.0713 and ch. 67 , borrow money and issue and execute municipal obligations, as defined under s. 67.01 (6) .

History: 1983 a. 532 ; 1987 a. 197 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 91.20 — WI Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.20
Applying for certification of plan.
Status: in_force

A county seeking certification of a farmland preservation plan or amendment to a farmland preservation plan shall submit all of the following to the department in writing, along with any other relevant information that the county chooses to provide:

(1) The proposed farmland preservation plan or amendment.

(2) All of the following background information:

(a) A concise summary of the farmland preservation plan or amendment, including key changes from any previously certified farmland preservation plan.

(b) A concise summary of the process by which the farmland preservation plan or amendment was developed, including public hearings, notice to and involvement of other governmental units within the county, approval by the county, and identification of any key unresolved issues between the county and other governmental units within the county related to the farmland preservation plan or amendment.

(c) The relationship of the farmland preservation plan or amendment to any county comprehensive plan.

(3) A statement, signed by the county corporation counsel and the county planning director or chief elected official, certifying that the farmland preservation plan or amendment complies with all of the requirements in s. 91.18 .

(4) Other relevant information that the department requires by rule.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 117.20 — WI Code / Chapter 117 / Section 117.20
Referendum procedures.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , if a referendum is required under ss. 117.08 to 117.11 , it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a) , 117.09 (3) (a) , 117.10 (3) (a) or 117.11 (4) (a) . If a referendum is required under s. 117.105 (3) , it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in the 2nd November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.105 (1) . If a referendum is required under s. 117.105 (4m) , it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the date an order is issued by the board under s. 117.105 (4m) (c) .

(b)

1. If the alternative timeline under s. 117.08 (5) (a) is used and a referendum is required, it shall be held on the first Tuesday in April following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a) .

2. If the alternative timeline under s. 117.08 (5) (b) is used and a referendum is required, it shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday in September following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a) .

(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as required under s. 8.55 , in the territory of that school district. The procedures for school board elections under s. 120.06 (9) , (11) , (13) , and (14) apply to a referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections commission under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a) . The clerk of each affected school district shall file with the secretary of the commission a certified statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum in that school district.

History: 1989 a. 114 ; 1997 a. 286 ; 2003 a. 265 ; 2007 a. 1 ; 2009 a. 307 ; 2015 a. 118 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.07 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.07
Bylaws.
Status: in_force

(1) The initial bylaws may be adopted by the temporary board. Thereafter, except as provided in sub. (4) , bylaws may be adopted and amended only by the members unless the members adopt a bylaw which permits the board to make and amend specified bylaws.

(2) Any bylaw adopted or amended by the board shall be reported at the next regular member meeting. Any such bylaw shall be at any time subject to amendment or repeal by the members.

(3) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, any bylaw may be adopted, amended or repealed by a majority of the member votes cast at a meeting.

(4)

(a) In this subsection, “emergency” means a catastrophic event that prevents a quorum of a cooperative’s directors or members from being readily assembled.

(b) Unless the articles provide otherwise, the board may adopt bylaws that are effective only in an emergency. Emergency bylaws are subject to amendment or repeal by the board or by the members. Emergency bylaws may provide special provisions or modify provisions as necessary for managing the cooperative during the emergency including any of the following:

1. Procedures for calling a meeting of the board or the members.

2. Procedures for the conduct of a meeting of the board or the members.

3. Quorum requirements for a meeting of the board.

4. Deadlines for any action required to be taken by the cooperative, the board, or the members.

5. Designation of additional or substitute directors.

(c) Provisions of the regular bylaws that are consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.

(d) Action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws, and action taken in good faith under s. 185.03 (13) for the benefit of the cooperative, binds the cooperative and may not be used to impose liability on a director, officer, member, employee, or agent. Action taken in good faith in anticipation of or during an emergency to delay or reschedule any action required to be taken by the cooperative, the board, or the members under par. (b) 4. shall not constitute a violation of the bylaws in the event the delayed or rescheduled action occurs after the emergency ends.

History: 1985 a. 30 ; 2021 a. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 877.40 — WI Code / Chapter 877 / Section 877.40
Preferred debts deducted.
Status: in_force

If any debt of the decedent that is of the same or a prior class to that on which an action is brought has been paid by any next of kin, legatee, heir, or devisee, that person may give evidence of the payment, and the amount of debts so paid shall be estimated in ascertaining the amount to be recovered in the same manner as if those paid debts were outstanding and unpaid as prescribed in ss. 877.38 and 877.39 .

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 55 , 92 (7) ; Stats. 1979 s. 777.40; 2001 a. 102 s. 124 ; Stats. 2001 s. 877.40.
Wis. Stat. § 199.14 — WI Code / Chapter 199 / Section 199.14
Corrupt practices and conflicts of interest.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may offer or give anything of monetary value to any director, employee or agent of the corporation if the offer or gift influences, or is intended to influence, the action or judgment of the director, employee or agent of the corporation in his or her capacity as director, employee or agent of the corporation.

(2) No director, employee or agent of the corporation may solicit or accept anything of monetary value from any person if the solicitation or acceptance influences, or is intended to influence, the official action or judgment of the director, employee or agent in his or her capacity as director, employee or agent of the corporation.

(3) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.

(4) The board shall remove from office any director convicted under this section and shall fill such office under s. 199.06 (6) (b) .

History: 1979 c. 72 , 177 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.073 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.073
American Indian tribal community reintegration program.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a program to facilitate the reintegration of American Indians who have been incarcerated in a state prison into their American Indian tribal communities. Under the program, each participant shall be provided an integration plan that addresses the participant’s needs and shall be provided services that are customized for the participant. The program shall encourage confidence, responsibility, and independence among participants. The department shall ensure that the program incorporates tribal practices and traditions that meet the participant’s community reintegration needs.

History: 2013 a. 20 s. 181 ; Stats. 2013 s. 301.073.