Wis. Stat. § 103.275 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.275
Section 103.275
Status: in_force

2. The time and manner of the payment of compensation.

3. The number of days per week and of hours per day that the minor would be required to conduct street trades from house to house.

4. The nature and frequency of required employment-related meetings and how compensation is paid for attendance at the meetings.

5. Whether and how the house-to-house employer provides transportation.

6. The expenses related to employment that the applicant would be required to pay.

(b) No house-to-house employer may fail to comply with the terms of the written disclosure statement required under par. (a) . A house-to-house employer may change the terms of a disclosure statement by a supplemental document in writing, if the change applies only prospectively.

(5) Records and inspection. A door-to-door employer shall do all of the following:

(a) Keep a copy of the street trade permit obtained for an employee under s. 103.25 for at least 3 years after the employee attains the age of 18 or leaves the employment of the employer, whichever occurs first.

(b) Keep a list of the names of all municipalities where minor employees of the house-to-house employer conducted street trades from house to house within the last 3 years.

(c) At the department’s request, do any of the following:

1. Allow the department to inspect the certificate issued under sub. (2) or any street trade permits obtained under s. 103.25 .

2. Provide a list of the municipalities where the house-to-house employer intends to employ minors to conduct street trades from house to house within 6 months after the date of the request.

(6) Notification to police or sheriff.

(a) When a house-to-house employer obtains a stamp from a municipal clerk under s. 103.25 (3m) (b) , the house-to-house employer shall provide notice that a minor is or will be conducting a street trade for the house-to-house employer in the municipality to the following:

1. The local police department, if the municipality has a police department and a population of 2,500 or more.

2. To the office of the sheriff of the county where the municipality is located, if the municipality has no police department.

3. To the local police department or the office of the sheriff of the county where the municipality is located, if the municipality has a police department or a population greater than 2,500.

(7) Suspension or revocation of certificate.

(a) The department may investigate and hold hearings in connection with certificates issued under sub. (2) .

(b) Except as provided in sub. (2) (bm) , (br) , and (bt) , after providing at least 10 days’ notice to a house-to-house employer, the department may, on its own or upon a written and signed complaint, suspend the house-to-house employer’s certificate. The department shall serve a copy of the complaint with notice of a suspension of the certificate on the person complained against, and the person shall file an answer to the complaint with the department and the complainant within 10 days after service. After receiving the answer, the department shall set the matter for hearing as promptly as possible and within 30 days after the date of filing the complaint. Either party may appear at the hearing in person or by attorney or agent. The department shall make its findings and determination concerning the suspension within 90 days after the date that the hearing is concluded and send a copy to each interested party.

(c) Except as provided in sub. (2) (bm) , (br) , and (bt) , the department may revoke a certificate issued under sub. (2) after holding a public hearing at a place designated by the department. At least 10 days prior to the revocation hearing, the department shall send written notice of the time and place of the revocation hearing to the person holding the certificate and to the person’s attorney or agent of record by mailing the notice to their last-known address. The testimony presented and proceedings at the revocation hearing shall be recorded and preserved as the records of the department. The department shall, as soon after the hearing as possible, make its findings and determination concerning revocation and send a copy to each interested party.

(d) The department may suspend a certificate under par. (b) only if it has reason to believe, or may revoke a certificate under par. (c) only if it finds, that the house-to-house employer has done any of the following:

1. Submitted false information to the department in an application under sub. (2) (a) , if the information caused the department to issue the certificate when it would otherwise not have done so.

2. Failed to notify the department of a change in information under sub. (2) (c) .

3. Failed to comply with the terms of a written disclosure statement under sub. (4) .

4. Failed to maintain proof of ability to pay under sub. (3) .

5. Failed to comply with s. 103.23 , 103.24 , 103.25 or 103.27 or the rules of the department.

(8) Exception. This section does not apply to the employment of a minor by a newspaper publisher or in a fund-raising sale for a nonprofit organization, a public school, a private school, or a tribal school.

History: 1989 a. 113 , 359 ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1997 a. 191 , 237 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2009 a. 180 , 302 ; 2013 a. 36 .