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Wis. Stat. § 779.135 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.135
Construction contracts, form of contract.
Status: in_force

The following provisions in contracts for the improvement of land in this state are void:

(1) Provisions requiring any person entitled to a construction lien to waive his or her right to a construction lien or to a claim against a payment bond before he or she has been paid for the labor, services, materials, plans, or specifications that he or she performed, furnished, or procured.

(2) Provisions making the contract subject to the laws of another state or requiring that any litigation, arbitration or other dispute resolution process on the contract occur in another state.

(3) Provisions making a payment to a prime contractor from any person who does not have a contractual agreement with the subcontractor, supplier, or service provider a condition precedent to a prime contractor’s payment to a subcontractor, supplier, or service provider. This subsection does not prohibit contract provisions that may delay a payment to a subcontractor until the prime contractor receives payment from any person who does not have a contractual agreement with the subcontractor, supplier, or service provider.

History: 1993 a. 213 ss. 164 , 165 ; Stats. 1993 s. 779.135; 2005 a. 204 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.19 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.19
Duties and powers of board.
Status: in_force

Every board of city service commissioners appointed under ss. 63.18 to 63.53 shall investigate the enforcement of ss. 63.18 to 63.53 and of its rules, adopted in accordance with ss. 63.18 to 63.53 to carry out the purposes of ss. 63.18 to 63.53 and the action of the examiners provided for in ss. 63.18 to 63.53 , and the conduct and action of the appointees in the official service in its city, and may inquire as to the nature, tenure and compensation of all offices and places in the public service thereof. In the course of such investigation each commissioner may administer oaths, and the board may secure by its subpoena both the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers relevant to the investigation. The commission may investigate the character and standing in the community of all applicants for examination and appointment in the city service under ss. 63.18 to 63.53 .

History: 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.041 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.041
Department to regulate hunting and fishing in interstate waters.
Status: in_force

The department may regulate hunting and fishing on and in all interstate boundary waters, and outlying waters.

History: 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (38) ; 1997 a. 248 s. 118 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.041.
Wis. Stat. § 818.24 — WI Code / Chapter 818 / Section 818.24
Exoneration of bail.
Status: in_force

The bail may be exonerated either by the death of the defendant or imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons, or by discharge from the obligation to be amenable to the process, or by surrender to the sheriff of the county where arrested, in execution thereof, within 20 days after the commencement of the action against the bail or within such further time as may be granted by the court.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 809.24; 1977 c. 418 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiiiv (1978); Stats. 1977 s. 818.24.
Wis. Stat. § 563.02 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.02
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that:

(1) All phases of the conduct of bingo, except bingo games using free cards and donated prizes for which no payment of consideration is made by participants, should be closely controlled by appropriate laws and rules, which should be uniformly enforced throughout this state.

(1m) All phases of the conduct of raffles should be closely controlled by appropriate laws, which should be uniformly enforced throughout this state.

(2) The conduct of bingo, raffles and all attendant activities, except bingo games using free cards and donated prizes for which no payment of consideration is made by participants, should be so regulated as to discourage commercialization of bingo and raffles in all forms and to ensure the maximum use of the profits of bingo exclusively for proper and legitimate expenditures.

(3) It is a matter of statewide concern to foster and support proper and legitimate expenditures and to prevent commercialized gambling, participation by criminal and other undesirable elements and diversion of funds from usage for proper and legitimate expenses.

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1975 c. 99 ; 1977 c. 426 ; 1987 a. 21 ; 1989 a. 147 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 779r ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.02; 2015 a. 6 .
Wis. Stat. § 146.815 — WI Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146.815
Contents of certain patient health care records.
Status: in_force

(1) Patient health care records maintained for hospital inpatients shall include, if obtainable, the inpatient’s occupation and the industry in which the inpatient is employed at the time of admission, plus the inpatient’s usual occupation.

(2)

(a) If a hospital inpatient’s health problems may be related to the inpatient’s occupation or past occupations, the inpatient’s physician shall ensure that the inpatient’s health care record contains available information from the patient or family about these occupations and any potential health hazards related to these occupations.

(b) If a hospital inpatient’s health problems may be related to the occupation or past occupations of the inpatient’s parents, the inpatient’s physician shall ensure that the inpatient’s health care record contains available information from the patient or family about these occupations and any potential health hazards related to these occupations.

(3) The department shall provide forms that may be used to record information specified under sub. (2) and shall provide guidelines for determining whether to prepare the occupational history required under sub. (2) . Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a hospital or physician to collect information required in this section from or about a patient who chooses not to divulge such information.

History: 1981 c. 214 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.888 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.888
Wolf depredation program; wolf damage claims.
Status: in_force

(1b) In this section:

(a) “Federal endangered list” has the meaning given in s. 29.185 (1b) (a) .

(b) “State endangered list” has the meaning given in s. 29.185 (1b) (b) .

(1m) The department shall administer a wolf depredation program under which payments may be made to persons who apply for reimbursement for death or injury caused by wolves to livestock, to hunting dogs other than those being actively used in the hunting of wolves, and to pets and for management and control activities conducted by the department for the purpose of reducing such damage caused by wolves. The department may make payments for death or injury caused by wolves under this program only if the death or injury occurs during a period of time when the wolf is not listed on the federal endangered list and is not listed on the state endangered list. The department may expend moneys under this program for its management and control activities only during a period of time when the wolf is not listed on the federal endangered list and is not listed on the state endangered list.

(2) The department shall establish maximum amounts that will be paid under sub. (1m) depending on the type of animal that suffered the death or injury. If the department determines that the amount available from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fv) is insufficient in a given fiscal year for making all of these payments, the department shall make the payments on a prorated basis.

(3) If, after making the payments under sub. (2) , there are moneys remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fv) for a given fiscal year, the department may use all or part of the remaining moneys in the following fiscal year for management and control of the wolf population activities conducted by the department.

(4) If there are any moneys remaining at the end of a given fiscal year after making the payments under sub. (2) and paying for activities authorized under sub. (3) , these moneys shall lapse into the conservation fund, notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c) .

(5)

(a) From the sources described in par. (c) , the department shall pay damage claims for damage caused by wolves during the period when the wolf is listed on the federal endangered list or on the state endangered list.

(b) The department shall pay damage claims under par. (a) as soon as practicable after determining that the claim is eligible to be paid.

(c) The department shall make the remainder of the payments from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (1) (fb) , (fe) , and (fs) . If the department determines that the amount available under s. 20.370 (1) (fb) , (fe) , and (fs) is insufficient in a given fiscal year to pay the claims under par. (a) , the department may request the joint committee on finance to take action under s. 13.101 . The requirement of a finding of emergency under s. 13.101 (3) (a) 1. does not apply to such a request.

History: 2011 a. 169 ; 2013 a. 165 s. 115 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 41.23 — WI Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.23
Sale of excess or surplus property.
Status: in_force

The department may acquire excess or surplus property from the department of administration under ss. 16.72 (4) (b) and 16.98 (1) or from the department of transportation under s. 84.09 (5s) and, subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1) , the department may sell the property acquired under this section to any person at a price determined by the department of tourism. All proceeds received by the department of tourism from the sale of property under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.380 (1) (h) .

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 188.02 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.02
Powers of trustees.
Status: in_force

The trustees of a society that is subject to this chapter:

(1) May have a common seal that may be altered at the trustee’s pleasure.

(2) Shall be considered a corporation for all purposes for which they are authorized to act.

(3) In pursuance of the rules and regulations of the society and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the grand lodge, division or society from which they derive their charter, may take possession of, manage, control, purchase, lease, receive, recover, hold, sell, convey, mortgage, demise and improve all of the property thereof or necessary therefor, real and personal, including all burial places belonging to the society, and may erect and keep in repair all buildings necessary therefor.

(4) May sue and be sued in all matters pertaining to the property and the debts, claims, demands and liabilities of the society, and the name in which they shall sue or be sued shall be “The trustees of .... (insert name of the grand lodge, lodge, division, grange or society of which they are trustees)”.

History: 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 941.315 — WI Code / Chapter 941 / Section 941.315
Possession, distribution or delivery of nitrous oxide.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Deliver” or “delivery” means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer of nitrous oxide or a substance containing nitrous oxide from one person to another.

(b) “Distribute” means to deliver, other than by administering.

(2) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:

(a) Possesses nitrous oxide or a substance containing nitrous oxide with the intent to inhale the nitrous oxide.

(b) Intentionally or otherwise inhales nitrous oxide.

(3) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:

(a) Distributes or delivers, or possesses with intent to distribute or deliver, nitrous oxide to a person who has not attained the age of 21.

(b) Distributes or delivers, or possesses with intent to distribute or deliver, nitrous oxide or a substance containing nitrous oxide to a person aged 21 years or older knowing or having reason to know that the person will use the nitrous oxide in violation of sub. (2) .

(c) Distributes or delivers to a person aged 21 years or older any object used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in inhaling nitrous oxide at the same time that he or she distributes or delivers nitrous oxide or a substance containing nitrous oxide to the person.

(5)

(a) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person to whom nitrous oxide is administered for the purpose of providing medical or dental care, if the nitrous oxide is administered by a physician, dentist, or dental therapist or at the direction or under the supervision of a physician, dentist, or dental therapist.

(b) Subsection (3) does not apply to the administration of nitrous oxide by a physician, dentist, or dental therapist, or by another person at the direction or under the supervision of a physician, dentist, or dental therapist, for the purpose of providing medical or dental care.

(c) Subsection (3) (c) does not apply to the sale to a hospital, health care clinic or other health care organization or to a physician, dentist, or dental therapist of any object used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in administering nitrous oxide for the purpose of providing medical or dental care.

History: 1997 a. 336 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2023 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.709 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.709
State fish hatcheries.
Status: in_force

The department may operate state fish hatcheries and may do all of the following:

(1) Breed and propagate fish of such species and varieties as it determines to be of value.

(2) Distribute information regarding the propagation and conservation of fish.

(3) Manage the state fish hatcheries and all other property held by the state for the propagation of fish.

(4) Subject to s. 95.60 , receive from any person all fish eggs or fish donated to the state or purchased, and procure, receive, exchange, distribute and dispose of fish eggs and fish.

(5) Transfer the carcasses of lake sturgeon from state fish hatcheries as part of routine rearing practices to be used in raffles as provided in s. 29.630 .

History: 1997 a. 248 ss. 558 , 559 , 561 ; 2021 a. 193 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0609 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0609
Financial procedure; alternative system of approving claims.
Status: in_force

(1) The governing body of a village or of a city of the 2nd, 3rd or 4th class may by ordinance enact an alternative system of approving financial claims against the municipal treasury other than claims subject to s. 893.80 . The ordinance shall provide that payments may be made from the city or village treasury after the comptroller or clerk of the city or village audits and approves each claim as a proper charge against the treasury, and endorses his or her approval on the claim after having determined that all of the following conditions have been complied with:

(a) That funds are available for the claim pursuant to the budget approved by the governing body.

(b) That the item or service covered by the claim has been duly authorized by the proper official, department head or board or commission.

(c) That the item or service has been actually supplied or rendered in conformity with the authorization described in par. (b) .

(d) That the claim is just and valid pursuant to law. The comptroller or clerk may require the submission of proof to support the claim as the officer considers necessary.

(2) The ordinance under sub. (1) shall require that the clerk or comptroller file with the governing body not less than monthly a list of the claims approved, showing the date paid, name of claimant, purpose and amount.

(3) The ordinance under sub. (1) shall require that the governing body of the city or village obtain an annual detailed audit of its financial transactions and accounts by a certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 and designated by the governing body.

(4) The system under sub. (1) is operative only if the comptroller or clerk is covered by a fidelity bond or insurance policy of not less than $5,000 in villages and 4th class cities, of not less than $10,000 in 3rd class cities, and of not less than $20,000 in 2nd class cities, as described in s. 61.25 (intro.) or 62.09 (4) (b) .

(5) If an alternative procedure is adopted by ordinance in conformity with this section, the claim procedure required by ss. 61.25 (6) , 61.51 , 62.09 (10) , 62.11 and 62.12 and other relevant provisions, except s. 893.80 , is not applicable in the city or village.

History: 1971 c. 108 ss. 5 , 6 ; 1971 c. 125 s. 523 ; 1977 c. 285 s. 12 ; 1979 c. 323 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 113 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0609; 2001 a. 16 ; 2017 a. 51 .
Wis. Stat. § 107.25 — WI Code / Chapter 107 / Section 107.25
Right to cancel exploration mining leases; recording.
Status: in_force

(1) Right to cancel. An exploration mining lease entered into after April 25, 1978 may be canceled by the lessor as follows:

(a) If the lessor is not a public body, the lessor may cancel an exploration mining lease by notifying the lessee within 10 calendar days after the lease is recorded.

(b) If the lessor is a public body as defined in s. 66.1331 (3) (i) , the lessor may cancel an exploration mining lease by notifying the lessee within 90 calendar days after the lease is recorded.

(c) The lessor may cancel an exploration mining lease if 10 years have elapsed from the date on which the lease was recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the property is located and the lessee has not formally applied, under s. 293.35 or 293.37 , for either a permit to prospect or a permit to mine. In the event that the lessee formally applies for a prospecting permit under s. 293.35 or a mining permit under s. 293.37 within the 10-year period, but does not receive a mining permit under s. 293.49 within the 10-year period following the date of application for the prospecting permit or mining permit, the lessor’s right to cancel is revived.

(d) The lessor’s right to cancel an exploration mining lease provided in this subsection cannot be waived and any provision to the contrary in such a lease is void.

(e) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to exploration mining leases of any lands which were the site of a metalliferous mineral mine which was in operation during all or part of the 5-year period prior to April 25, 1978.

(2) Notification of cancellation. A lessor shall notify the lessee of cancellation by registered mail addressed to the lessee. Notice is considered to be given at the time the letter is mailed. The lessor shall also provide written notice of the cancellation to the register of deeds which shall be recorded. The recorded notice shall be in legible form, as determined by the register of deeds and must clearly identify the exploration mining lease document being canceled, the lessor and lessee, the property subject to the lease and the date the lease was originally recorded.

(3) Statement of right to cancel. An exploration mining lease shall contain a printed statement in capital and lowercase letters of not less than 12-point boldface type of the lessor’s right to cancel as provided in this section and the address to which the notice of cancellation should be mailed.

(4) Recording. An exploration mining lease which is not recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the land is located, within 30 days after it is signed by the lessor, is void.

History: 1977 c. 253 ; 1981 c. 87 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (14) ; 1995 a. 227 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.40 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.40
Applicability.
Status: in_force

Sections 885.40 to 885.47 apply to all trial courts of record in this state in the receipt and utilization of testimony and other evidence recorded on videotape and to the review of cases on appeal where the record on appeal contains testimony or other evidence recorded on videotape. These sections are not intended to preclude or limit the presentation of evidence by other technical procedures.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d vii (1975).
Wis. Stat. § 701.1124 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1124
Liquidating asset.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “liquidating asset” means an asset whose value will diminish or terminate because the asset is expected to produce receipts for a period of limited duration. The term includes a leasehold, patent, copyright, royalty right, and right to receive payments during a period of more than one year under an arrangement that does not provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid balance. The term does not include a payment subject to s. 701.1123 , resources subject to s. 701.1125 , timber subject to s. 701.1126 , an activity subject to s. 701.1128 , an asset subject to s. 701.1129 , or any asset for which the trustee establishes a reserve for depreciation under s. 701.1132 .

(2) A trustee shall allocate to income 10 percent of the receipts from a liquidating asset and the balance to principal.

History: 2013 a. 92 s. 271 .
Wis. Stat. § 12.05 — WI Code / Chapter 12 / Section 12.05
False representations affecting elections.
Status: in_force

No person may knowingly make or publish, or cause to be made or published, a false representation pertaining to a candidate or referendum which is intended or tends to affect voting at an election.

History: 1973 c. 334 ; 1993 a. 175 .
Wis. Stat. § 224.98 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.98
Powers of licensee.
Status: in_force

A licensee may do any of the following:

(1) Participate in the loan guaranty program under 15 USC 636 (a).

(2) Participate in any other government program for which the licensee is eligible and which has as its function the provision or facilitation of financing or management assistance to business firms.

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 287.97 — WI Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.97
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this chapter, except s. 287.07 , 287.08 , 287.17 , or 287.81 , or any rule promulgated under this chapter, except under s. 287.07 , 287.08 or 287.81 , may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each violation.

History: 1989 a. 335 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 922 ; Stats. 1995 s. 287.97; 2009 a. 50 .
Wis. Stat. § 164.015 — WI Code / Chapter 164 / Section 164.015
Engaging in political activity.
Status: in_force

No law enforcement officer may be prohibited from engaging in political activity when not on duty or not otherwise acting in an official capacity, or be denied the right to refrain from engaging in political activity.

History: 1979 c. 351 ; Stats. 1979 s. 166.015; 1979 c. 361 s. 71 ; Stats. 1979 s. 164.015.
Wis. Stat. § 4.87 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.87
Eighty-seventh assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 87th assembly district:

(1) Marathon County. That part of Marathon County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Bevent, Elderon, Franzen, Guenther, Knowlton, Mosinee, Norrie, Reid, Rib Mountain, and Ringle.

(b) The villages of Elderon, Hatley, Kronenwetter, and Rothschild.

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

(d) The cities of Mosinee and Schofield.

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

(a) The towns of Alban, Dewey, New Hope, and Sharon.

(b) The village of Rosholt.

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

(a) The towns of Almon, Birnamwood, Fairbanks, Germania, Grant, Morris, and Wittenberg.

(b) The villages of Eland, Tigerton, and Wittenberg.

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

(d) That part of the city of Marion located in the county.

(4) Waupaca County. That part of Waupaca County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Dupont, Harrison, Helvetia, Iola, Scandinavia, Union, and Wyoming.

(b) The villages of Big Falls, Iola, and Scandinavia.

(c) That part of the city of Marion located in the county.

History: 2023 a. 94 .