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Wis. Stat. § 234.08 — WI Code / Chapter 234 / Section 234.08
Notes and bonds; issuance; status.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority may issue its negotiable notes and bonds in such principal amount, as, in the opinion of the authority, is necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving its corporate purposes, including the purchase of certain mortgages and securities and the making of secured loans for low- and moderate-income housing, for the rehabilitation of existing structures and for the construction of facilities appurtenant thereto as provided in this chapter; for the making of secured loans to assist eligible elderly homeowners in paying property taxes and special assessments; for the payment of interest on notes and bonds of the authority during construction; for the establishment of reserves to secure such notes and bonds; for the provision of moneys for the housing development fund in order to make temporary loans to sponsors of housing projects as provided in this chapter; and for all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes and powers.

(2) The authority may issue renewal notes, issue bonds to pay notes and whenever it deems refunding expedient, refund any bonds by the issuance of new bonds, whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, and issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for any other purpose. The refunding bonds shall be sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase, redemption or payment of the bonds to be refunded.

(3) Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the authority, every issue of its notes or bonds shall be general obligations of the authority payable out of any revenues or moneys of the authority, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular notes or bonds pledging any particular receipts or revenues.

(4) All notes or bonds shall be negotiable investment securities under ch. 408 .

(5) This section does not supersede or impair the power of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to carry out its program responsibilities relating to economic development which are funded by bonds or notes issued under this section.

(6) The authority may reimburse the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation its operating costs to carry out its program responsibilities relating to economic development which are funded by bonds or notes issued under this section.

(7) The authority may, by resolution before issuance, declare any issue of its bonds or notes to be subject to federal income taxation.

History: 1971 c. 287 ; 1981 c. 349 ; 1983 a. 81 , 83 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9116 (5) ; 2005 a. 487 ; 2009 a. 2 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 950.09 — WI Code / Chapter 950 / Section 950.09
Crime victims rights board.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “board” means the crime victims rights board.

(2) At the request of one of the involved parties, the board may review a complaint made to the department under s. 950.08 (3) regarding a violation of the rights of a crime victim. A party may not request the board to review a complaint under this subsection until the department has completed its action on the complaint under s. 950.08 (3) . In reviewing a complaint under this subsection, the board may not begin any investigation or take any action specified in pars. (a) to (d) until the board first determines that there is probable cause to believe that the subject of the complaint violated the rights of a crime victim. Based on its review of a complaint under this subsection, the board may do any of the following:

(a) Issue private and public reprimands of public officials, employees or agencies that violate the rights of crime victims provided under this chapter, ch. 938 and article I, section 9m, of the Wisconsin constitution.

(b) Refer to the judicial commission a violation or alleged violation by a judge of the rights of crime victims provided under this chapter, ch. 938 and article I, section 9m, of the Wisconsin constitution.

(c) Seek appropriate equitable relief on behalf of a victim if such relief is necessary to protect the rights of the victim. The board may not seek to appeal, reverse or modify a judgment of conviction or a sentence in a criminal case.

(d) Bring civil actions to assess a forfeiture under s. 950.11 . Notwithstanding s. 778.06 , an action or proposed action authorized under this paragraph may be settled for such sum as may be agreed upon between the parties. In settling actions or proposed actions, the board shall treat comparable situations in a comparable manner and shall assure that any settlement bears a reasonable relationship to the severity of the offense or alleged offense. Forfeiture actions brought by the board shall be brought in the circuit court for the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.

(3) In addition to its powers under sub. (2) , the board may issue reports and recommendations concerning the securing and provision of crime victims rights and services.

(4) Actions of the board are not subject to approval or review by the attorney general.

(5) The board shall promulgate rules establishing procedures for the exercise of its powers under this section.

History: 1997 a. 181 .
Wis. Stat. § 33.48 — WI Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.48
Continued expenditure level by county and municipalities.
Status: in_force

The county or a municipality within the county may not reduce in any fiscal year its expenditures relating to environmental control of land surfaces below the expenditures it made in the fiscal year ending in 1990 if the county or the municipality makes the expenditures for the purposes of protecting or rehabilitating the quality of the surface waters and the groundwaters of the county. These expenditures include, but are not limited to, spending for erosion control, for construction site control, for environmental control of agricultural land and for conservation programs or projects but do not include extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses for these purposes.

History: 1989 a. 324 .
Wis. Stat. § 973.049 — WI Code / Chapter 973 / Section 973.049
Sentencing; restrictions on contact.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Co-actor” means any individual who was a party to a crime considered at sentencing, whether or not the individual was charged with or convicted of the crime considered at sentencing.

(b) “Crime considered at sentencing” means any crime for which the defendant was convicted or any read-in crime, as defined in s. 973.20 (1g) (b) .

(2) When a court imposes a sentence on an individual or places an individual on probation for the conviction of a crime, the court may prohibit the individual from contacting victims of, witnesses to, jurors who served at any proceeding relating to, or co-actors in, a crime considered at sentencing during any part of the individual’s sentence or period of probation if the court determines that the prohibition would be in the interest of public protection. For purposes of the prohibition, the court may determine who are the victims of or witnesses to any crime considered at sentencing.

(3) If a court issues an order under sub. (2) , the court shall inform the individual of the prohibition and include the prohibition in the judgment of conviction for the crime.

History: 2005 a. 32 ; 2011 a. 267 ; 2025 a. 26 .
Wis. Stat. § 633.06 — WI Code / Chapter 633 / Section 633.06
Examination and inspection of books and records.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner may examine, audit or accept an audit of the books and records of an administrator or pharmacy benefit manager as provided for examination of licensees under s. 601.43 (1) , (3) , (4) and (5) , to be conducted as provided in s. 601.44 , and with costs to be paid as provided in s. 601.45 .

(2) A principal that uses an administrator may inspect the books and records of the administrator, subject to any restrictions set forth in ss. 146.81 to 146.835 and in the written agreement required under s. 633.04 , for the purpose of enabling the principal to fulfill its contractual obligations to insured employees.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 2021 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 408.206 — WI Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.206
Completion or alteration of security certificate.
Status: in_force

(1) If a security certificate contains the signatures necessary to its issue or transfer but is incomplete in any other respect:

(a) Any person may complete it by filling in the blanks as authorized; and

(b) Even if the blanks are incorrectly filled in, the security certificate as completed is enforceable by a purchaser who took it for value and without notice of the incorrectness.

(2) A complete security certificate that has been improperly altered, even if fraudulently, remains enforceable, but only according to its original terms.

History: 1997 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 968.073 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.073
Recording custodial interrogations.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Custodial interrogation” means an interrogation by a law enforcement officer or an agent of a law enforcement agency of a person suspected of committing a crime from the time the suspect is or should be informed of his or her rights to counsel and to remain silent until the questioning ends, during which the officer or agent asks a question that is reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response and during which a reasonable person in the suspect’s position would believe that he or she is in custody or otherwise deprived of his or her freedom of action in any significant way.

(b) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b) .

(c) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c) .

(2) It is the policy of this state to make an audio or audio and visual recording of a custodial interrogation of a person suspected of committing a felony unless a condition under s. 972.115 (2) (a) 1. to 6. applies or good cause is shown for not making an audio or audio and visual recording of the interrogation.

(3) A law enforcement officer or agent of a law enforcement agency conducting a custodial interrogation is not required to inform the subject of the interrogation that the officer or agent is making an audio or audio and visual recording of the interrogation.

History: 2005 a. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 111.09 — WI Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111.09
Rules, orders, transcripts, training programs and fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations relative to the exercise of its powers and authority and proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the conduct of all elections and hearings. The commission shall, upon request, provide a transcript of a proceeding to any party to the proceeding for a fee, established by rule, by the commission at a uniform rate per page. All transcript fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i) .

(2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.06 . The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.10 . The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as a mediator under s. 111.11 . The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate arbitration under s. 111.10 . For the performance of commission actions under ss. 111.10 and 111.11 , the commission shall require that the parties to the dispute equally share in the payment of the fee and, for the performance of commission actions involving a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.06 , the commission shall require that the party filing the complaint pay the entire fee. If any party has paid a filing fee requesting the commission to act as a mediator for a labor dispute and the parties do not enter into a voluntary settlement of the labor dispute, the commission may not subsequently assess or collect a filing fee to initiate arbitration to resolve the same labor dispute. If any request for the performance of commission actions concerns issues arising as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate request. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of filing fees to be paid under this subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time of filing the complaint or the request for mediation or arbitration. A complaint or request for mediation or arbitration is not filed until the date such fee or fees are paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i) .

(3) The commission may provide training programs to individuals and organizations on private sector collective bargaining, and on areas of management and labor cooperation directly or indirectly affecting private sector collective bargaining, and may charge a reasonable fee for participation in the programs.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.098 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.098
Review of legislation relating to alcohol and other drug abuse.
Status: in_force

When legislation that relates to alcohol and other drug abuse policies, programs or services is introduced or offered in the legislature, the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse shall consider the legislation at the soonest meeting of the state council after introduction or offer and shall, if the standing committee of the legislature to which the legislation is referred has not taken action on the legislation, provide the chairperson of the standing committee with a considered opinion of the effect and desirability as a matter of public policy of the legislation.

History: 1993 a. 210 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.39 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.39
Change, amendment and rescission of orders; reopening cases.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission at any time, upon notice to the public utility and after opportunity to be heard, may rescind, alter or amend any order fixing rates, tolls, charges or schedules, or any other order made by the commission, and may reopen any case following the issuance of an order in the case, for any reason.

(2) An interested party may request the reopening of a case under s. 227.49 .

(3) Any order rescinding, altering, amending or reopening a prior order shall have the same effect as an original order.

(4) Within 30 days after service of an order, the commission may correct an error or omission in the order related to transcription, typing or calculation without hearing if the correction does not alter the intended effect of the order.

(5) This section does not apply to an order issued under s. 196.371 .

History: 1983 a. 53 , 144 , 538 ; 1997 a. 204 ; 2005 a. 7 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.452 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.452
Counting promissory notes as assets for certain Medical Assistance programs.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “promissory note” means a written, unconditional agreement, given in return for goods, money loaned, or services rendered, under which one party promises to pay another party a specified sum of money at a specified time or on demand.

(2) If an individual’s assets are counted when determining or redetermining the individual’s financial eligibility for Medical Assistance, the department shall include a promissory note as a countable asset if all of the following apply:

(a) The individual applying for or receiving benefits under Medical Assistance or his or her spouse provided the goods, money loaned, or services rendered for the promissory note.

(b) The promissory note was entered into or purchased on or after July 14, 2015.

(c) The promissory note is negotiable, assignable, and enforceable and does not contain any terms making it unmarketable.

(3) A promissory note is presumed to be negotiable and its asset value is the outstanding principal balance at the time the individual applies for Medical Assistance or at the time the individual’s eligibility for Medical Assistance is redetermined, unless the individual shows by credible evidence from a knowledgeable source that the note is nonnegotiable or has a different current market value, which will then be considered the asset value.

History: 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0163 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0163
Forum selection provisions.
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation or the bylaws may require, consistent with applicable jurisdictional requirements, that any or all claims pertaining to the internal affairs of the corporation be brought solely and exclusively in the courts in this state.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 40.20 — WI Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.20
Creation.
Status: in_force

A Wisconsin retirement system is created, including the benefits provided by this subchapter, the disability annuities provided by s. 40.63 and the death benefits provided by ss. 40.71 and 40.73 . For purposes of determining an employee’s eligibility for social security coverage only, the former state teachers retirement system and Milwaukee teachers retirement fund and the local police and fire pension funds established under s. 61.65 (1) , (6) and (7) , 1975 stats., and s. 62.13 (9) (e) , (9a) and (10) (f) and (g) , 1975 stats., shall continue to be considered separate retirement systems but for all other purposes the Wisconsin retirement system is a continuation of the Wisconsin retirement fund.

History: 1981 c. 96 ; 1987 a. 403 s. 256 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.029 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.029
Pregnancy testing prohibited.
Status: in_force

No law enforcement agency, district attorney, corporation counsel, county department, licensed child welfare agency or other person involved in the investigation or prosecution of an allegation that an unborn child has been the victim of or is at substantial risk of abuse may, without a court order, require a person to take a pregnancy test in connection with that investigation or prosecution.

History: 1997 a. 292 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.178 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.178
Accreditation of lead training courses and approval of lead instructors.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) No person may advertise or conduct a training course in lead hazard reduction, or in a lead management activity, that is represented as qualifying persons for certification under s. 254.176 unless the course is accredited by the department under this section.

(b) Except as provided in s. 250.041 , no person may function as an instructor of a lead training course accredited under this section unless the person is approved by the department under this section.

(2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing requirements, except as provided in sub. (2m) and s. 250.041 , for accreditation of lead training courses and approval of lead instructors. These rules:

(a) Except as provided in s. 250.041 , shall include requirements and procedures for granting, renewing, revoking and suspending under this section lead training course accreditations and lead instructor approvals.

(c) May provide for full or contingent accreditation or approval.

(d) Shall specify fees for accrediting lead training courses and approving lead instructors, except that no fee may be imposed on an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 .

(2m) Any relevant education, training, instruction, or other experience that an applicant has obtained in connection with military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g) , counts toward satisfying the requirements for education, training, instruction, or other experience to function as an instructor of a lead training course accredited under this section if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the education, training, instruction, or other experience that the applicant obtained in connection with his or her military service is substantially equivalent to the education, training, instruction, or other experience that is required to function as an instructor of a lead training course accredited under this section.

(3) The department shall maintain lists of all lead training courses accredited, and all lead instructors approved, under this section and shall make the lists available to the public. The department may charge a fee for lists provided under this subsection to cover the department’s costs in providing the lists.

(4) After notice and opportunity for hearing, the department may revoke, suspend, deny or refuse to renew under this section any accreditation or approval issued under this section in accordance with the procedures set forth in ch. 227 .

History: 1993 a. 450 ; 1997 a. 191 ; 1999 a. 113 ; 2011 a. 120 , 209 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.737 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.737
Permit for private management.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person or persons owning all of the land bordering a navigable lake that is completely landlocked may apply to the department for a permit to remove, destroy or introduce fish in the lake.

(2) The department shall hold a public hearing on the permit application in the vicinity of the lake, and if the department determines that the hearing is favorable the department may issue a permit authorizing the applicant to remove, destroy or introduce fish in the lake.

(3) The department shall impose appropriate terms, conditions and limitations on the permit. All work done under the permit shall be under the supervision of employees or agents of the department, who shall have free access to the lake at all times for that purpose. The permittee shall pay the expenses of the supervision.

(4) All fish removed from the lake under a permit shall be disposed of as directed by the department.

(5) A person who is using a navigable lake that is a freeze-out pond as a fish farm, or as part of a fish farm, is exempt from obtaining a permit under this section.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 ss. 576 to 578 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.737.
Wis. Stat. § 321.44 — WI Code / Chapter 321 / Section 321.44
Exemptions from certain county duties.
Status: in_force

Every member of the national guard or state defense force is exempt from service on any body of county residents summoned by the sheriff to assist in preserving the peace.

History: 1977 c. 318 ; 1979 c. 110 ; 2007 a. 200 s. 35 ; Stats. 2007 s. 321.44.
Wis. Stat. § 89.04 — WI Code / Chapter 89 / Section 89.04
Violations.
Status: in_force

The chairperson of the examining board shall institute actions for violations of this chapter by any person and for violations of ch. 450 or 961 by veterinarians. The district attorney of the county in which the offense is committed shall promptly prosecute any such violation upon being informed thereof, from any source.

History: 1985 a. 146 ; 1993 a. 184 ; 1995 a. 448 ; 2015 a. 55 s. 4493 ; Stats. 2015 s. 89.04.
Wis. Stat. § 70.68 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.68
Collection of taxes.
Status: in_force

(1) Collection in certain cities. For taxes levied before January 1, 2024, in cities authorized to act under s. 74.87 , the chief of police shall collect all state, county, city, school, and other taxes due on personal property as shall then remain unpaid, and the chief of police shall possess all the powers given by law to town treasurers for the collection of such taxes, and be subject to the liabilities and entitled to the same fees as town treasurers in such cases, but such fees shall be turned over to the city treasurer and become a part of the general fund.

(2) Bond of chief of police. The chief of police shall give a bond to the city, in such sum and with such sureties as the council may prescribe, for the payment to the city treasurer of all taxes collected by the chief of police.

History: 1985 a. 135 ; 1987 a. 378 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 2023 a. 12 .