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Wis. Stat. § 408.401 — WI Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.401
Duty of issuer to register transfer.
Status: in_force

(1) If a certificated security in registered form is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer or an instruction is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer of an uncertificated security, the issuer shall register the transfer as requested if:

(a) Under the terms of the security the person seeking registration of transfer is eligible to have the security registered in its name;

(b) The endorsement or instruction is made by the appropriate person or by an agent who has actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person;

(c) Reasonable assurance is given that the endorsement or instruction is genuine and authorized under s. 408.402 ;

(d) Any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes has been complied with;

(e) The transfer does not violate any restriction on transfer imposed by the issuer in accordance with s. 408.204 ;

(f) A demand that the issuer not register transfer has not become effective under s. 408.403 , or the issuer has complied with s. 408.403 (2) but no legal process or indemnity bond is obtained as provided in s. 408.403 (4) ; and

(g) The transfer is in fact rightful or is to a protected purchaser.

(2) If an issuer is under a duty to register a transfer of a security, the issuer is liable to a person presenting a certificated security or an instruction for registration or to the person’s principal for loss resulting from unreasonable delay in registration or failure or refusal to register the transfer.

History: 1997 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 237.05 — WI Code / Chapter 237 / Section 237.05
Restrictions on authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority may not issue bonds.

(2) The authority may not sublease all, or any part of, the navigational system without the approval of the department of administration.

History: 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.754 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.754
Preference for American-made materials.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. As used in this section:

(a) “Manufactured” means mined, produced, manufactured, fabricated or assembled.

(b) “Manufactured in the United States” means that materials are manufactured in whole or in substantial part within the United States or that the majority of the component parts thereof were manufactured in whole or in substantial part in the United States.

(c) “Materials” means any goods, supplies, equipment or any other tangible products or materials.

(d) “Purchase” means acquire by purchase or lease.

(e) “State” means the state of Wisconsin or any agency thereof, a contractor acting pursuant to a contract with the state, and any person acting on behalf of the state or any agent thereof.

(2) Purchase preference. Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) (a) 2. , (2) , (2m) and (6) , when all other factors are substantially equal the state shall purchase materials which are manufactured to the greatest extent in the United States.

(3) Exemptions. Subsection (2) does not apply if the materials are purchased for the purpose of commercial resale or for the purpose of use in the production of goods for commercial sale. Subsection (2) does not apply to the purchase of stationery and printing materials. Subsection (2) does not apply if the department determines, under s. 16.75 (1) (a) 2. , that the foreign nation or subdivision thereof in which the vendor is domiciled does not give preference to vendors domiciled in that nation or subdivision in making governmental purchases. Subsection (2) does not apply if the department or other person having contracting authority in respect to the purchase determines that:

(a) The materials are not manufactured in the United States in sufficient or reasonably available quantities; or

(b) The quality of the materials is substantially less than the quality of similar available materials manufactured outside of the United States.

History: 1979 c. 314 ; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (1) ; 1987 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 444.035 — WI Code / Chapter 444 / Section 444.035
Bond.
Status: in_force

The department shall by rule require a promoter or club conducting a professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest to post a bond or other surety in a reasonable amount determined by the department to ensure payment of the promoter’s or club’s expenses in conducting the contest, including payments to contestants and to the department.

History: 2009 a. 111 ; 2015 a. 277 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1163 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1163
Approval of conversion; amendment; abandonment.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 181.1180 , a plan of conversion must be approved in accordance with the procedures that govern a plan of merger under s. 181.1103 for the submission and approval of a plan of conversion with respect to a converting domestic corporation. A plan of conversion into a converted domestic corporation must be approved pursuant to the governing law of the converting entity.

(2) Subject to s. 181.1180 and the governing law of each of the converting entity and converted entity, after a plan of conversion is approved, and at any time before a conversion becomes effective, the converting entity may amend the plan of conversion or abandon the conversion as provided in the plan of conversion or, except as otherwise provided in the plan of conversion, with the same vote or consent as was required to approve the plan of conversion.

(3) If, after articles of conversion have been delivered to the department for filing and before the conversion becomes effective, the plan of conversion is amended in a manner that requires an amendment to the articles of conversion or if the conversion is abandoned, a statement of amendment or abandonment, signed by the converting entity, must be delivered to the department for filing before the conversion becomes effective. When a statement of abandonment becomes effective, the conversion is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of amendment or abandonment must contain all of the following:

(a) The name of the converting entity and the converted entity under the plan of conversion.

(b) The amendment to or abandonment of the articles of conversion.

(c) A statement that the amendment or abandonment was approved in accordance with this section.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1919 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1919
Continuity; dissolution; stock transfer or redemption.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) A service corporation has perpetual existence until dissolved in accordance with other provisions of this chapter.

(b)

1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , if all shareholders of a service corporation cease at any one time and for any reason to be licensed, certified or registered in the particular field of endeavor for which the service corporation was organized, the service corporation is converted into and shall operate solely as a business corporation under applicable provisions of this chapter, exclusive of ss. 180.1901 to 180.1921 .

2. If not more than 50 percent of the shareholders in a service corporation described in s. 180.1903 (1m) at any one time are not certified public accountants, the service corporation is converted into and shall operate solely as a business corporation under applicable provisions of this chapter, exclusive of ss. 180.1901 to 180.1921 .

(2)

(a) Within 90 days after a shareholder’s date of death or disqualification under s. 180.1911 (2) to own shares in the service corporation, all of the shares of the shareholder shall be transferred to, and acquired by, the service corporation or persons qualified to own the shares. If no other provision to accomplish the transfer and acquisition is in effect and carried out within the 90-day period, the service corporation shall purchase and redeem all of the deceased or disqualified shareholder’s shares of the service corporation at the book value of the shares, determined as of the end of the month immediately before death or disqualification.

(b) For purposes of par. (a) , the book value is determined from the books and records of the service corporation in accordance with the regular methods of accounting used by the service corporation to determine its net taxable income for federal income tax purposes. A subsequent adjustment of the service corporation’s net taxable income, whether by the service corporation, by federal income tax audit made and agreed to, or by a court decision which has become final, does not alter the redemption price.

(c) This section does not prevent the parties involved from making any other arrangement, or providing in the service corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws or by contract, to transfer the shares of a deceased or disqualified shareholder to the service corporation or to persons qualified to own the shares, whether made before or after the death or disqualification of the shareholder, if all of the shares involved are transferred within the 90-day period under par. (a) .

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 2005 a. 215 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.83 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.83
Fees for filing.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided under sub. (1m) , the department shall charge and collect for:

(a) Filing articles for a new cooperative, $1.25 for each $1,000 of authorized stock, but in no case less than $25. A cooperative organized without capital stock shall pay a fee of $25.

(b) Filing an amendment to or restatement of the articles or articles of consolidation or division, $10, plus $1.25 for each $1,000 of authorized stock not authorized at the time of the amendment, restatement, consolidation, or division, except that no fee may be collected for any of the following:

1. An amendment showing only a change of address resulting from the action of a governmental agency if there is no corresponding change in physical location and if 2 copies of the notice of the action are submitted to the department.

2. An amendment filed to reflect only a change in the name of a registered agent.

(bm) Filing articles of merger, $30.

(c) Filing articles or decree of dissolution, $5.

(d) Receiving services of any process, notice or demand, authorized to be served on the department by this chapter, the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (c) .

(e) Filing an annual report of a cooperative, $15.

(g) Filing a report of names and addresses of officers or directors, $3.

(h) Processing a document required or permitted to be filed or recorded under this chapter in an expeditious manner, the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (d) in addition to the fee required by other provisions of this chapter.

(1m) The department, by rule, may specify a larger fee for filing documents described in sub. (1) in paper format.

(2) No document may be filed or recorded until all fees therefor have been paid.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1983 a. 27 ss. 1587 , 1588 , 2204 (47) ; 1983 a. 134 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1985 a. 30 ss. 39m , 42 ; 1985 a. 338 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 123 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 , 44 .
Wis. Stat. § 950.01 — WI Code / Chapter 950 / Section 950.01
Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

In recognition of the civic and moral duty of victims and witnesses of crime to fully and voluntarily cooperate with law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, and in further recognition of the continuing importance of such citizen cooperation to state and local law enforcement efforts and the general effectiveness and well-being of the criminal justice system of this state, the legislature declares its intent, in this chapter, to ensure that all victims and witnesses of crime are treated with dignity, respect, courtesy and sensitivity; and that the rights extended in this chapter to victims and witnesses of crime are honored and protected by law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and judges in a manner no less vigorous than the protections afforded criminal defendants. This chapter does not prohibit a public official, employee, or agency from sharing information with victim service organizations that are eligible to receive grants under s. 49.165 (2) or 165.93 (2) . Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

History: 1979 c. 219 ; 2011 a. 283 ; 2013 a. 323 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0438 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0438
Limitations on locally issued identification cards.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “public assistance benefits” means services, benefits, payments, or other assistance provided under a program administered by the department of health services or the department of children and families under s. 253.06 or ch. 49 .

(2) Towns and counties.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , no town or county may issue, or expend any funds for the issuance of, a photo identification card for any resident of the town or county.

(b) Notwithstanding par. (a) , a town or county may issue, or expend funds for the issuance of, a photo identification card to any of the following individuals or for any of the following purposes:

1. An employee or elected official of the town or county, if the photo identification card relates to the employee’s or official’s job duties.

2. An employee of a vendor or contractor that contracts with the town or county, or an employee of a subcontractor that contracts with such a vendor or contractor, if the photo identification card relates to the employee’s job duties for the town or county.

3. To use a transit system owned or operated by the town or county.

4. To use or access services or facilities owned by the town or county.

5. An employee of, or a student who is attending, an institution of higher education that contracts with the town or county, if the photo identification card relates to the employee’s or student’s job duties for the town or county.

(c) If a town or county has issued an identification card, other than a card described in par. (b) , that has been used before April 27, 2016, as an identification document to establish proof of residence under s. 6.34 (3) (a) 3. , that card is not valid for such purposes on or after April 27, 2016.

(3) Cities and villages.

(a) If a city or village issues, or expends funds for the issuance of, a photo identification card for any resident of the city or village, the card must state clearly on its face, in 12 point type, “Not authorized for voting purposes.”

(b) A photo identification card issued by, or at the direction of, a city or village, as described under par. (a) , may not be used for any of the following purposes:

1. As an identification document to establish proof of residence under s. 6.34 (3) (a) 3.

2. As proof of identification under s. 6.79 (2) , 6.82 (1) (a) , 6.86 , 6.87 , or 6.875 .

3. To obtain public assistance benefits.

(c) If a city or village has issued an identification card that has been used before April 27, 2016, as an identification document to establish proof of residence under s. 6.34 (3) (a) 3. , that card is not valid for such purposes on or after April 27, 2016.

History: 2015 a. 374 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.8245 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.8245
Limitations on district.
Status: in_force

(1) The name of a football stadium may not be changed without the written consent of the municipality in which it is located and the professional football team described in s. 229.823 .

(2) The district may not issue bonds under s. 229.824 (8) unless all of the following apply:

(a) The district has entered into a lease with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823 , under which the team agrees to be the principal tenant of the football stadium for a term of not less than 30 years.

(b) A professional football team, as described in s. 229.823 , certifies to the district that it has applied to the league of professional football teams to which it belongs for approval of a policy that allows a person who paid a onetime license or similar right, as described in s. 77.54 (45) , to receive a payment in an amount that is equal to the amount of the license or right from any person who subsequently receives that license or right.

(c) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823 , enter into an agreement, which may not be amended, under which the team agrees that if the team is sold, if its assets are liquidated or if the team is transferred to a new owner before the certification is made under s. 229.825 (3) (a) , the terms of the sale, liquidation or transfer of the team shall require the immediate retirement of all outstanding bonds, including bonds issued to fund or refund those bonds.

(d) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823 , enter into an agreement under which the team agrees that no engraved tiles or bricks, which may be placed in or around football stadium facilities, may be sold by the team and that engraved tiles or bricks may be sold only by the district, as provided in s. 229.824 (19) .

(e) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823 , enter into an agreement under which $500,000 from the proceeds of fees or other charges under s. 229.824 (13) will be deposited each year into the fund under s. 229.8257 . The agreement shall also provide that the deposits shall begin in the 1st year after the year in which the tax is first imposed under s. 77.706 , and shall continue until the funding condition set forth in s. 229.825 (2) (d) 2. or (e) 2. is satisfied. The agreement shall also specify that the $500,000 amount may not be reduced in any subsequent agreement between the district and the professional football team.

History: 1999 a. 167 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.954 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.954
Sale or lease of used manufactured homes.
Status: in_force

In the sale or lease of any used manufactured home, the sales invoice or lease agreement shall contain the point of manufacture of the used manufactured home, the name of the manufacturer and the name and address of the previous owner of the manufactured home.

History: 1999 a. 9 , 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 34.105 — WI Code / Chapter 34 / Section 34.105
Withdrawal of public funds.
Status: in_force

(1) Withdrawal or disbursement by a treasurer of any county, city, village, town, school district or cooperative educational service agency of moneys deposited in a public depository shall be made as provided by s. 66.0607 (1) to (5) . “Treasurer” as used in this subsection means only the elected, appointed or acting official treasurer of a county, city, village, town, school district or cooperative educational service agency and does not include all of the other persons within the definition of that term in s. 34.01 (7) . This section does not affect s. 67.10 (2) .

(2) Withdrawal or disbursement of moneys deposited in a public depository by treasurers as defined in s. 34.01 (7) , except those mentioned in sub. (1) shall be as provided in s. 66.0607 (6) .

History: 1979 c. 301 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 281.45 — WI Code / Chapter 281 / Section 281.45
House connections.
Status: in_force

To assure preservation of public health, comfort and safety, any city, village or town or town sanitary district having a system of waterworks or sewerage, or both, may by ordinance require buildings used for human habitation and located adjacent to a sewer or water main, or in a block through which one or both of these systems extend, to be connected with either or both in the manner prescribed. If any person fails to comply for more than 10 days after notice in writing the municipality may impose a penalty or may cause connection to be made, and the expense thereof shall be assessed as a special tax against the property. Except in 1st class cities, the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written option with the municipal clerk stating that he or she cannot pay the amount in one sum and asking that it be levied in not to exceed 5 equal annual installments, and the amount shall be so collected with interest at a rate not to exceed 15 percent per year from the completion of the work, the unpaid balance to be a special tax lien.

History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1983 a. 150 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 407 ; Stats. 1995 s. 281.45.
Wis. Stat. § 16.7015 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.7015
Bidders list.
Status: in_force

The department may maintain a bidders list. The bidders list shall include the names and addresses of all persons who request to be notified of bids or competitive sealed proposals, excluding those to be awarded under s. 16.75 (1) (c) or (2m) (c) , that are solicited by the department or other agency for the procurement of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services under this subchapter. Any bidders list may include the names and addresses of any person who requests to be notified of bids or competitive sealed proposals that are solicited by any agency. The department or other agency shall notify each person on the bidders list of all bids or competitive sealed proposals that are solicited by the department or other agency. The department may remove any person from the bidders list for cause.

History: 1995 a. 351 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 114.151 — WI Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114.151
Union airports and spaceports.
Status: in_force

All powers conferred upon any county, city, village or town by ss. 114.11 to 114.15 , relating to the acquisition, establishment, construction, ownership, control, lease, equipment, improvement, maintenance, operation and regulation of airports or landing fields, or spaceports or spacecraft launch or landing areas, may be exercised by any 2 or more municipalities in the establishment, acquisition, equipment and operation of joint airports or landing fields, or spaceports or spacecraft launch or landing areas. The governing body of any county, city, village or town participating in the ownership or operation of a joint airport or spaceport as provided in this section may by resolution withdraw from such joint operation or control and may relinquish its interest in the airport or spaceport.

History: 2005 a. 335 .
Wis. Stat. § 706.13 — WI Code / Chapter 706 / Section 706.13
Slander of title.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any criminal penalty or civil remedy provided by law, any person who submits for filing, entering in the judgment and lien docket or recording, any lien, claim of lien, lis pendens, writ of attachment, financing statement or any other instrument relating to a security interest in or the title to real or personal property, and who knows or should have known that the contents or any part of the contents of the instrument are false, a sham or frivolous, is liable in tort to any person interested in the property whose title is thereby impaired, for punitive damages of $1,000 plus any actual damages caused by the filing, entering or recording.

(2) This section applies to any person who causes another person to act in the manner specified in sub. (1) .

(3) This section does not apply to a register of deeds or other government employee who acts in the course of his or her official duties and files, enters or records any instrument relating to title on behalf of another person.

History: 1979 c. 221 ; 1995 a. 224 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 15.343 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.343
Same; specified divisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Division of forestry. There is created in the department of natural resources a division of forestry.

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.10 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.10
Solitary confinement.
Status: in_force

For violation of the rules of the prison an inmate may be confined to a solitary cell, under the care and advice of the physician.

History: 1989 a. 31 s. 1628 ; Stats. s. 302.10.