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Wis. Stat. § 181.1021 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1021
Amendment of bylaws by directors and members.
Status: in_force

(1) By board. A corporation’s board may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws except to the extent that any of the following applies:

(a) The articles of incorporation or any other provision of this chapter reserves that power exclusively to the members.

(b) The members, in adopting, amending or repealing a particular bylaw, provide within the bylaw that the board may not amend, repeal or readopt that bylaw.

(2) By members with voting rights. A corporation’s members with voting rights may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws even though the board may also amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 800.085 — WI Code / Chapter 800 / Section 800.085
Telephone and audiovisual proceedings.
Status: in_force

At any proceeding under this chapter, a party, witness, or interpreter may appear by telephone or by audiovisual means if any of the following applies:

(1) The parties so stipulate and the court approves.

(2) The court finds good cause after considering the following factors:

(a) Whether any undue surprise or prejudice would result.

(b) Whether the proponent has been unable, after due diligence, to procure the physical presence of the witness.

(c) The convenience of the parties and the proposed witness and the cost of producing the witness in relation to the importance of the offered testimony.

(d) Whether the procedure would allow full effective cross-examination, especially where availability to counsel of documents and exhibits available to the witness would affect such cross-examination.

(e) The importance of presenting the testimony of witnesses in open court, where the finder of fact may observe the demeanor of the witness, and where the solemnity of the surroundings will impress upon the witness the duty to testify truthfully.

(f) Whether the quality of the communication is sufficient to understand the offered testimony.

(g) Whether a physical liberty interest is at stake in the proceeding.

(h) Financial or physical limitations on the ability of the defendant or counsel for the defendant to be physically present.

(i) Any other factors as the court may, in each individual case, determine to be relevant.

History: 2009 a. 402 ; 2019 a. 70 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 291.27 — WI Code / Chapter 291 / Section 291.27
Environmental impact statement.
Status: in_force

(1) An environmental impact statement is required under s. 1.11 (2) for a new hazardous waste disposal facility if one or both of the following conditions exist:

(a) The total area committed to solid and hazardous waste disposal exceeds 80 acres.

(b) The total volume of solid and hazardous waste intended for disposal under the plan of operation exceeds one million cubic yards.

(2) This section does not apply to hazardous waste disposal facilities granted an interim license under s. 291.25 (4) or a variance under s. 291.31 or a facility subject to s. 291.29 .

History: 1981 c. 374 ; 1983 a. 410 s. 2202 (38) ; 1987 a. 384 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 689 ; Stats. 1995 s. 291.27.
Wis. Stat. § 215.41 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.41
Articles of incorporation for mutual associations.
Status: in_force

(1) Form. The articles of incorporation of a mutual association shall be approved by the division. The division shall, with the approval of the review board, promulgate rules governing articles of incorporation.

(2) Filing and approval. Duplicate originals of the articles of incorporation executed by the incorporators, and any subsequent amendments thereto adopted by the members of the association, shall be filed with and approved by the division.

(3) Recording. Upon their approval by the division, articles of incorporation and amendments thereto shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the home office of the association is located.

(4) Amendment procedure. Amendments to the articles of incorporation may be made at any annual or special meeting of the members duly called for that purpose, provided that a statement of the nature of the proposed amendment is included in the notice of meeting. The proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the total eligible votes thereon, pursuant to s. 215.43 (4) .

(5) Effective date. The effective date of articles of incorporation and amendments thereto shall be the date when left for record in the office of the register of deeds. The register of deeds shall forward a certificate of recording to the division.

History: 1975 c. 359 s. 8 ; Stats. 1975 s. 215.41; 1979 c. 287 ; 1983 a. 167 ss. 54 , 112 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.687 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.687
Officer’s action after arrest for violating intoxicated boating law.
Status: in_force

A person arrested for a violation of the intoxicating boating law, may not be released until 12 hours have elapsed from the time of his or her arrest or unless a chemical test administered under s. 30.684 (1) (a) shows that the person has an alcohol concentration of 0.05 or less, but the person may be released to his or her attorney, spouse, relative or other responsible adult at any time after arrest.

History: 1985 a. 331 ; 1995 a. 436 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.2038 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.2038
Milwaukee shoreline established.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The shoreline of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee is fixed and established to extend from approximately the line of East Lafayette Place extended easterly on the north to the present north harbor entrance wall of the Milwaukee River on the south as specified in an agreement between the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company and the city of Milwaukee recorded with the office of the register of deeds of Milwaukee County on April 23, 1913, in volume 662, pages 326-330, as document number 762955.

(b) The shoreline described under par. (a) constitutes the boundary line between the lake bed of Lake Michigan and land that is not part of the lake bed of Lake Michigan.

(2) Any restrictions, conditions, reverters, or limitations imposed on the use of land or conveyance of land under chapter 358, laws of 1909 , chapter 389, laws of 1915 , chapter 284, laws of 1923 , chapter 150, laws of 1929 , chapter 151, laws of 1929 , chapter 516, laws of 1929 , chapter 381, laws of 1931 , chapter 76, laws of 1973 , 1985 Act 327 , and any other act conveying a part of the lake bed of Lake Michigan do not apply to land located to the west of the shoreline described under sub. (1) (a) .

(3) The declarations under sub. (1) are made in lieu of, and have the same effect as, a final judgment entered by a court under ch. 841 .

History: 2013 a. 20 , 140 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.24 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.24
Bluff protection.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Obligate” has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (e) .

(b) “Protect” includes to restore.

(2) Authorization. For the purposes of protecting bluff land, the department may expend money from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a program under which the department may do all of the following:

(a) Acquire bluff land or interests in bluff land along the Great Lakes.

(b) Award grants to nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire these lands or interests under s. 23.096 .

(3) Ban on location restrictions. In exercising its authority under sub. (2) (a) , the department may not limit acquisitions of bluff lands to bluff lands that are within the boundaries of projects established by the department.

(4) Limit on grants. Except as provided in s. 23.096 (2m) , a grant awarded under this section or under s. 23.096 to protect bluffs may not exceed 50 percent of the acquisition costs.

(5) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to administer and implement this section, including standards for awarding grants to protect bluffs under this section and under s. 23.096 grants. The department by rule shall define “bluff land” for purposes of this section.

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0501 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0501
Nature of transferable interest.
Status: in_force

A transferable interest is personal property.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 292.95 — WI Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.95
Review of alleged violations; environmental repair and cost recovery.
Status: in_force

Any 6 or more citizens or any municipality may petition for a review of an alleged violation of s. 292.31 or 292.35 or any rule promulgated or special order, plan approval, license or any term or condition of a license issued under those sections in the following manner:

(1) They shall submit to the department a petition identifying the alleged violator and setting forth in detail the reasons for believing a violation occurred. The petition shall state the name and address of a person within the state authorized to receive service of answer and other papers in behalf of the petitioners and the name and address of a person authorized to appear at a hearing in behalf of the petitioners.

(2) Upon receipt of a petition under this section, the department may:

(a) Conduct a hearing in the matter within 60 days of receipt of the petition. A hearing under this paragraph shall be a contested case under ch. 227 . Within 60 days after the close of the hearing, the department shall either:

1. Serve written notice specifying the law or rule alleged to be violated, containing findings of fact, conclusions of law and an order, which shall be subject to review under ch. 227 ; or

2. Dismiss the petition.

(b) Initiate action under s. 292.98 .

(3) If the department determines that a petition was filed maliciously or in bad faith, it shall issue a finding to that effect, and the person complained against is entitled to recover expenses on the hearing in a civil action.

History: 1995 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.26 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.26
Patentee’s rights.
Status: in_force

Except as provided under s. 24.11 , any person, or the person’s heirs or assigns, who receives a patent pursuant to law for any public lands acquires the right to all timber, lumber, trees, wood, bark, stone, earth, and other materials cut, dug, taken, or removed from the lands subject to the patent before the issue of the patent, unless the materials were cut, dug, taken, or removed by the assent of the board or were sold by the state. The person receiving the patent may maintain an action for the recovery of the materials that were cut, dug, taken, or removed, or for any injury done to or trespass committed upon the lands before the patent was issued, in the same manner, with the same effect, and with the same entitlement to damages as if the injury or trespass had been committed after the patent was issued.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2005 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.493 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.493
Benefits under uninsured health plans.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Department or contract provider” means the department, the county providing the medical benefits or assistance or a health maintenance organization that has contracted with the department to provide the medical benefits or assistance.

(b) “Medical benefits or assistance” means medical benefits under s. 49.02 or 253.05 or medical assistance.

(c) “Uninsured health plan” means a partially or wholly uninsured plan, including a plan that is subject to 29 USC 1001 to 1461 , providing health care benefits.

(2) The providing of medical benefits or assistance constitutes an assignment to the department or contract provider, to the extent of the medical benefits or assistance provided, for benefits to which the recipient would be entitled under any uninsured health plan.

(3) An uninsured health plan may not do any of the following:

(a) Exclude a person or a person’s dependent from coverage under the uninsured health plan because the person or the dependent is eligible for medical assistance.

(b) Terminate its coverage of a person or a person’s dependent because the person or the dependent is eligible for medical assistance.

(c) Provide different benefits of coverage to a person or the person’s dependent because the person or the dependent is eligible for medical assistance than it provides to persons and their dependents who are not eligible for medical assistance.

(d) Impose on the department or contract provider, as assignee of a person or a person’s dependent who is covered under the uninsured health plan and who is eligible for medical benefits or assistance, requirements that are different from those imposed on any other agent or assignee of a person who is covered under the uninsured health plan.

(4) Benefits provided by an uninsured health plan shall be primary to medical benefits or assistance.

History: 1991 a. 178 , 214 ; 1993 a. 481 ; 1995 a. 27 , 407 ; 1999 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 707.26 — WI Code / Chapter 707 / Section 707.26
Rights of secured lenders.
Status: in_force

The time-share instrument may require that all or a specified number or percentage of holders of mortgages or equivalent security interests encumbering units or time shares approve specified actions of the unit owners, time-share owners, the developer or the managing entity as a condition to the effectiveness of those actions, but no requirement for approval may do any of the following:

(1) Control over administration. Deny or delegate control over the general administrative affairs of an association by the unit owners or time-share owners, or their elected representatives.

(2) Involvement in litigation. Prevent an association from commencing, intervening in or settling any litigation or proceeding or receiving and distributing insurance proceeds under s. 707.35 .

History: 1987 a. 399 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.301 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.301
Proceedings under this chapter.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter applies to all proceedings under this chapter.

(3) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.805 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.805
Redevelopment report.
Status: in_force

The district, in consultation with each 1st class city and county within the district’s jurisdiction and the professional baseball team that leases baseball park facilities constructed under this subchapter as its home facilities, shall study the feasibility of, and options for, the redevelopment of baseball park facilities of the district other than a baseball stadium and, not later than 2 years after December 7, 2023, prepare a report summarizing the findings of the study. The redevelopment report shall contain a recommendation supporting or opposing a potential payment in lieu of general property taxes for any development of the baseball park facilities of the district other than a baseball stadium.

History: 2023 a. 40 .
Wis. Stat. § 552.25 — WI Code / Chapter 552 / Section 552.25
Application of securities law.
Status: in_force

All of the provisions of ch. 551 which are not in conflict with this chapter shall apply to any take-over offer involving a target company in this state.

History: 1971 c. 300 .
Wis. Stat. § 227.47 — WI Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.47
Decisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , every proposed or final decision of an agency or hearing examiner following a hearing and every final decision of an agency shall be in writing accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings of fact shall consist of a concise and separate statement of the ultimate conclusions upon each material issue of fact without recital of evidence. Every proposed or final decision shall include a list of the names and addresses of all persons who appeared before the agency in the proceeding who are considered parties for purposes of review under s. 227.53 . The agency shall by rule establish a procedure for determination of parties.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a proposed or final decision of the employment relations commission, hearing examiner or arbitrator concerning an appeal of the decision of the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration made under s. 230.09 (2) (a) or (d) shall not be accompanied by findings of fact or conclusions of law. If within 30 days after the commission issues a decision in such an appeal either party files a petition for judicial review of the decision under s. 227.53 and files a written notice with the commission that the party has filed such a petition, the commission shall issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law within 90 days after receipt of the notice. The court shall stay the proceedings pending receipt of the findings and conclusions.

History: 1975 c. 414 s. 15 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 208 ; 1985 a. 182 ss. 33r , 57 ; Stats. 1985 s. 227.47; 1993 a. 16 , 491 ; 2003 a. 33 ss. 2376 , 2377 , 9160 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 751.03 — WI Code / Chapter 751 / Section 751.03
Assignment of judges.
Status: in_force

(1) The chief justice of the supreme court may assign any active supreme court justice, court of appeals judge or circuit judge to serve temporarily as a judge of the court of appeals or any circuit court to aid in the proper disposition of business in that court. The chief justice of the supreme court may designate and assign reserve judges under s. 753.075 to serve temporarily in the court of appeals or the circuit court for any county. While acting under a temporary assignment, an active or reserve justice or judge may exercise all the authority of the court to which he or she is assigned.

(2) The chief justice of the supreme court may exercise the authority under sub. (1) in regard to municipal courts for the purpose of:

(a) Assigning a case in which a change of judge is requested under s. 757.19 (5) or is required under s. 800.05 to another municipal judge or, if none is available, transferring the case to circuit court.

(b) Assigning cases in municipal court in which a municipal judge is incompetent, unable or fails to act, to another municipal judge, former municipal judge or former circuit judge. A judge to whom cases are so assigned may serve until the chief justice determines that the incompetency, inability or failure ceases, or until the term of the municipal judge expires or the vacancy is permanently filled under s. 8.50 (4) (fm) , whichever occurs first. If no judge is available, the chief justice may transfer a case from municipal court to circuit court.

(3) The chief judge of any judicial administrative district may assign any circuit judge within the district to serve in any circuit court within the district.

(4)

(a) If a judge before whom a reported proceeding has commenced is unable to proceed, the judge to whom the case is assigned may proceed with it upon certifying familiarity with the record and determining that proceedings in the case may be completed without prejudice to the parties. Otherwise the judge assigned may grant a new trial or rehearing.

(b) If a judge before whom an action or proceeding has been tried is unable to proceed after a verdict is returned or findings of fact and conclusions of law are filed, the judge to whom the case is assigned may proceed with it unless satisfied that the duties cannot be performed without prejudice to the parties, in which event a new trial may be granted.

(5) Any assignment referred to in this section or SCR 70.23 may be requested or ordered by telephone to minimize disruption of court calendars and inconvenience to parties and witnesses.

History: 1971 c. 46 ; 1977 c. 29 , 135 ; 1977 c. 187 s. 84 ; 1977 c. 305 , 447 , 449 ; Stats. 1977 s. 751.03; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (17) ; Sup. Ct. Order, 123 Wis. 2d xxi (1985); 1985 a. 304 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 141 Wis. 2d xiii (1987); Sup. Ct. Order, 146 Wis. 2d xxxiii (1988).
Wis. Stat. § 145.12 — WI Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145.12
Prohibitions and penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of, or advertises or holds himself or herself out as or acts temporarily or otherwise as a master plumber, as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor or as a business establishment holding an automatic fire sprinkler-maintenance only registration certificate without first having secured the required license or certificate, or who otherwise violates any provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for 30 days or both. Each day such violation continues shall be a separate offense.

(2) Any person violating this chapter or failing to obey a lawful order of the department, or a judgment or decree of a court in connection with this chapter, may be imprisoned for not more than 3 months or fined not more than $500.

(3) Any master plumber who shall employ an apprentice on plumbing representing the apprentice to be a journeyman, or who shall charge for an apprentice a journeyman’s wage, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days. Each day of violation shall be a separate offense.

(4) Any person who violates any order under s. 145.02 (3) (f) or 145.20 (2) (f) or any rule or standard adopted under s. 145.02 shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. Each violation of an order under s. 145.02 (3) (f) or 145.20 (2) (f) or a rule or standard under s. 145.02 constitutes a separate offense, and each day of continued violation is a separate offense.

(5)

(a) In lieu of any other penalty under this section, the department may directly assess a forfeiture by issuing an order against any person who violates s. 145.06 or 145.20 (6) . The department may not assess a forfeiture exceeding $2,000 for each violation.

(b) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the procedures governing the assessment of forfeitures under this subsection including the following:

1. The procedure for issuing an order for an alleged violation.

2. The amount of a forfeiture that the department may assess for an alleged violation, subject to the limit under par. (a) .

3. The procedure for contesting an order issued for an alleged violation.

4. The procedure for contesting the assessment of a forfeiture for an alleged violation.

(c) The department shall remit all forfeitures paid under this subsection to the secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund.

(d) All forfeitures that are not paid as required under this subsection shall accrue interest at the rate of 12 percent per year.

(e) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to collect any forfeiture imposed, or interest accrued, under this subsection if the forfeiture or interest has not been paid after the exhaustion of all administrative and judicial reviews.

History: 1971 c. 255 ; 1981 c. 20 , 60 ; 1983 a. 410 ; 1993 a. 482 ; 1995 a. 225 ; 2005 a. 182 ; 2007 a. 197 ; 2017 a. 331 .