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Wis. Stat. § 779.16 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.16
Theft by contractors.
Status: in_force

All moneys, bonds or warrants paid or to become due to any prime contractor or subcontractor for public improvements are a trust fund only in the hands of the prime contractor or subcontractor to the amount of all claims due or to become due or owing from the prime contractor or subcontractor for labor, services, materials, plans, and specifications performed, furnished, or procured for the improvements, until all the claims have been paid, and shall not be a trust fund in the hands of any other person. The use of any such moneys by any prime contractor or subcontractor for any other purpose until all claims, except those which are the subject of a bona fide dispute and then only to the extent of the amount actually in dispute, have been paid in full or proportionally in cases of a deficiency, is theft by the prime contractor or subcontractor of moneys so misappropriated and is punishable under s. 943.20 . If the prime contractor or subcontractor is a corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity other than a sole proprietorship, such misappropriation also shall be deemed theft by any officers, directors, members, partners, or agents responsible for the misappropriation. Any of such misappropriated moneys which have been received as salary, dividend, loan repayment, capital distribution or otherwise by any shareholder, member, or partner not responsible for the misappropriation shall be a civil liability of that person and may be recovered and restored to the trust fund specified in this subsection by action brought by any interested party for that purpose. Except as provided in this subsection, this section shall not create a civil cause of action against any person other than the prime contractor or subcontractor to whom such moneys are paid or become due. Until all claims are paid in full, have matured by notice and filing or have expired, such money, bonds and warrants shall not be subject to garnishment, execution, levy or attachment.

History: 1973 c. 231 ; 1975 c. 409 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 57 ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.16; 2005 a. 204 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.577 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.577
Suspension or revocation of certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration for a boat if it finds any of the following:

(a) The certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration was fraudulently procured, erroneously issued, or prohibited by law.

(b) The boat has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed.

(c) A transfer of title, certificate of number, or registration is set aside by a court by order or judgment.

(2) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.

(3) When the department suspends or revokes a certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration, the owner or person in possession of the certificate or registration shall, within 5 days after receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate or registration to the department.

(4) The department may seize and impound a certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration that is suspended or revoked.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 2015 a. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.882 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.882
Payment of state aid.
Status: in_force

Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4) . Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3) , (6) and (8) , 115.93 , and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, not to exceed 100 percent.

History: 1997 a. 164 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 104 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 203.08 — WI Code / Chapter 203 / Section 203.08
Violations and enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) The division may bring a civil action to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction a person from violating this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter or to restrain a person from engaging in false, misleading, deceptive, or unconscionable conduct in connection with offering earned wage access services.

(2) The division may seek a temporary restraining order without written or oral notice to the adverse party. If a court finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent is engaged in the conduct sought to be restrained and that such conduct violates this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter, the court may grant a temporary restraining order or any temporary relief the court determines is appropriate. A temporary restraining order granted without notice shall expire by its terms within a stated time after entry, not to exceed 30 days, as the court fixes, unless within this time it is extended by the court, or unless the party against whom the order is directed consents that it may be extended for a longer period. When a temporary restraining order is granted without notice, the motion for a preliminary injunction shall be set down for a hearing at the earliest possible time. Upon notice to the party who obtained the temporary restraining order without notice, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and, in this event, the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.

(3) The division may recover in a civil action from a person that violates this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter a civil penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each violation.

(4) In addition to the amount to which the division is entitled under sub. (3) , the division may recover in a civil action from a person that knowingly or willfully violates this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000 for each violation.

History: 2023 a. 131 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.74 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.74
Electric lines; safety and interference.
Status: in_force

Each public utility and railroad which owns, operates, manages or controls along or across any public or private way any wires over which electricity or messages are transmitted shall construct, operate and maintain the wires and any related equipment in a manner which is reasonably adequate and safe and which does not unreasonably interfere with the service furnished by any other public utility or railroad. The commission may issue orders or rules, after hearing, requiring electric construction and operating of such wires and equipment to be safe. The commission may revise the orders or rules as may be required to promote public safety. If any interested party files a complaint with the commission indicating that public safety or adequate service requires changes in construction, location or methods of operation, the commission shall give notice to the parties in interest of the filing of the complaint. The commission shall proceed to investigate the complaint and shall order a hearing on it. After the hearing the commission shall order any change in construction or location or change of methods of operation required for public safety or to avoid service interference. The commission shall indicate in the order by whom the change shall be made. The commission shall fix the proportion of the cost and expense of the change, which shall be paid by the parties in interest. The commission shall fix reasonable terms and conditions related to the payment of the cost and expense.

History: 1983 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.15 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.15
Display of registration plates.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever 2 registration plates are issued for a vehicle, one plate shall be attached to the front and one to the rear of the vehicle. Whenever only one registration plate is issued for a vehicle, the plate shall be attached as follows:

(a) If the vehicle is a truck tractor or road tractor or a motor truck issued the plate under s. 341.405 (2) , to the front.

(b) For any other vehicle for which only one plate is issued, to the rear, except that a plate issued to or for a municipality under s. 341.26 (2m) may be attached to the front of the vehicle if the design or use of the vehicle is such as to make a plate attached to the rear difficult to see and read.

(1m)

(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d) , any registration decal or tag issued by the department shall be placed on the rear registration plate of the vehicle in the manner directed by the department.

(b) Any registration decal or tag issued by the department for a truck tractor, road tractor or motor truck under sub. (1) (a) or for any other vehicle which may bear a registration plate attached to the front as provided in sub. (1) (b) shall be placed on the front registration plate of the vehicle in the manner directed by the department.

(c) Decals issued by the department to indicate that a vehicle is an electric vehicle shall be displayed on the registration plates attached to the front and the rear of the vehicle.

(d) If the department issues 2 decals to indicate the registered weight class of a vehicle, the decals shall be displayed on the registration plates attached to the front and rear of the vehicle in the manner directed by the department.

(2) Registration plates shall be attached firmly and rigidly in a horizontal position and conspicuous place. The plates shall at all times be maintained in a legible condition and shall be so displayed that they can be readily and distinctly seen and read. Any peace officer may require the operator of any vehicle on which plates are not properly displayed to display such plates as required by this section.

(3) Any of the following may be required to forfeit not more than $200:

(a) A person who operates a vehicle for which a current registration plate, insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration has been issued without such plate, tag, decal or other evidence of registration being attached to the vehicle, except when such vehicle is being operated pursuant to a temporary operation permit or plate or displays a historical plate under s. 341.265 (1m) or 341.266 (2) (dm) ;

(b) A person who operates a vehicle with a registration plate attached in a non-rigid or non-horizontal manner or in an inconspicuous place so as to make it difficult to see and read the plate;

(c) A person who operates a vehicle with a registration plate in an illegible condition due to the accumulation of dirt or other foreign matter.

History: 1971 c. 278 ; 1981 c. 150 ; 1983 a. 258 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 239 ; 1993 a. 64 ; 1995 a. 128 ; 2013 a. 221 ; 2023 a. 19 ; 2025 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.0105 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0105
Reporting exemptions: dissolution of committee or conduit and termination reports.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , whenever any committee or conduit dissolves or determines that obligations will no longer be incurred, contributions will no longer be received or, in the case of a conduit, accepted and released, and disbursements will no longer be made during a calendar year, and the committee has no outstanding incurred obligations, the committee or conduit shall file with the commission a termination report that indicates a cash balance of zero at the end of the reporting period. The committee or conduit shall certify the termination report in the manner required under s. 11.0103 (3) (c) and the committee shall include the information required to be reported by that committee on its continuing reports.

(b) In no case may a candidate committee file a termination report covering any period ending sooner than the date of the election in which the candidate committee is participating.

(2) A committee to which s. 11.0102 (2) applies shall pay the fee imposed under that subsection with a termination report filed under this section.

(3) The committee shall include in the termination report filed under this section the manner in which residual funds were disposed. Residual funds may be used for any purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the donors in an amount not exceeding the original contribution, or donated to a charitable organization or the common school fund.

(4) If a committee files a termination report under sub. (1) and within 60 days thereafter receives and accepts an unanticipated contribution, the committee shall do one of the following within 60 days after receipt of the unanticipated contribution:

(a) File an amended termination report. An amended report supersedes the previous report. The individual who certifies to the accuracy of the report shall also certify to a statement that the amended report is filed on account of the receipt of unanticipated contributions and the failure to file a correct termination report was not intentional.

(b) Return the contribution to the contributor or donate the contribution to the common school fund or to a charitable organization.

History: 2015 a. 117 ; 2021 a. 265 ; 2023 a. 126 ; 2025 a. 7 s. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.201 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.201
Financial assurance for nonmetallic mining.
Status: in_force

(1) If the department requires that financial assurance be provided as a condition for a permit under s. 30.19 , 30.195 , or 30.20 or for a contract under s. 30.20 for nonmetallic mining and reclamation, the financial assurance may be a bond or alternative financial assurance. An alternative financial assurance may include cash or any of the following:

(a) A certificate of deposit.

(b) An irrevocable letter of credit.

(c) An irrevocable trust.

(d) An escrow account.

(e) A government security.

(f) Any other demonstration of financial responsibility.

(2) Any interest earned by the financial assurance shall be paid to the person operating the nonmetallic mining or reclamation project.

History: 2003 a. 118 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.56 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.56
Additional funding for major highway projects.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding ss. 84.51 , 84.53 , 84.555 , and 84.59 , major highway projects, as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a) , for the purposes of ss. 84.06 and 84.09 , may be funded with the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uus) and (uuv) .

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2021 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1405 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1405
Effect of dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) A dissolved corporation continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that which is appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs including the following:

(a) Collecting its assets.

(b) Disposing of its properties that will not be distributed in kind to its shareholders.

(c) Discharging or making provision for discharging its liabilities.

(d) Distributing its remaining property among its shareholders according to their interests.

(e) Doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs.

(2) Dissolution of a corporation does not do any of the following:

(a) Transfer title to the corporation’s property.

(b) Prevent transfer of its shares or securities, although the authorization to dissolve may provide for closing the corporation’s share transfer records.

(c) Subject its directors or officers to standards of conduct different from those prescribed in this chapter.

(d) Change any of the following:

1. Quorum or voting requirements for its board of directors or shareholders.

2. Provisions for selection, resignation or removal of its directors or officers or both.

3. Provisions for amending its articles of incorporation or bylaws.

(e) Prevent commencement of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding by or against the corporation in its corporate name.

(f) Abate or suspend a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding pending by or against the corporation on the effective date of dissolution.

(g) Terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.

(3) Except as provided in s. 180.1421 (4) and unless a dissolved corporation registers its corporate name under s. 180.0403 (2) , the dissolved corporation retains the exclusive use of its corporate name for 120 days after the effective date of its articles of dissolution or for a shorter period if specified in its articles of dissolution under s. 180.1403 (1) (d) .

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 781.03 — WI Code / Chapter 781 / Section 781.03
Transmittal of record.
Status: in_force

(1) In an action or proceeding seeking an extraordinary remedy for which a record must be reviewed, the defendant shall cause the record to be transmitted to the clerk of court in which the action or proceeding is pending or shall give notice of the pendency of the action to the person in possession of the record. The person in possession of the record shall transmit the record to the clerk upon receipt of the notice.

(2) If the party seeking the extraordinary remedy is incarcerated, whoever transmits the record to the clerk shall forthwith provide a copy of the record so transmitted to the incarcerated party, except as such transmittal may be limited by the court upon motion for good cause. If the incarcerated party is represented by an attorney in the matter, the copy of the record shall be provided to the attorney rather than the incarcerated party. The cost of preparing and forwarding the copy shall not be taxed against a petitioner who has filed and received approval of an affidavit under s. 814.29 (1) .

History: 1981 c. 289 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 149 Wis. 2d xv (1989).
Wis. Stat. § 756.03 — WI Code / Chapter 756 / Section 756.03
Excuse; deferral.
Status: in_force

(1) Excuse. The court to which a person is summoned for jury service may excuse the person from jury service if the court determines that the person cannot fulfill the responsibilities of a juror. The court shall not consider any structural limitations of a facility when making that determination.

(2) Deferral. The court to which a person is summoned for jury service may, upon request of that person, defer to a later date set by the court the period in which the person must serve if the court determines that service as a juror would entail undue hardship, extreme inconvenience or serious obstruction or delay in the fair and impartial administration of justice.

(3) Clerk authorized to grant. The judge responsible for administering the jury system in the circuit court may authorize the clerk of circuit court to grant excuses or deferrals under this section. The authorization may limit the grounds on which the clerk of circuit court may grant the excuse or deferral and may require persons seeking an excuse or deferral to document the basis for any excuse or deferral.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997).
Wis. Stat. § 801.04 — WI Code / Chapter 801 / Section 801.04
Jurisdictional requirements for judgments against persons, status and things.
Status: in_force

(1) Jurisdiction of subject matter required for all civil actions. A court of this state may entertain a civil action only when the court has power to hear the kind of action brought. The power of the court to hear the kind of action brought is called “jurisdiction of the subject matter”. Jurisdiction of the subject matter is conferred by the constitution and statutes of this state and by statutes of the United States; it cannot be conferred by consent of the parties. Except as provided in s. 813.015 , nothing in chs. 801 to 847 affects the subject matter jurisdiction of any court of this state.

(2) Personal jurisdiction. A court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter may render a judgment against a party personally only if there exists one or more of the jurisdictional grounds set forth in s. 801.05 or 801.06 and in addition either:

(a) A summons is served upon the person pursuant to s. 801.11 ; or

(b) Service of a summons is dispensed with under the conditions in s. 801.06 .

(3) Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem. A court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter may render a judgment in rem or quasi in rem upon a status or upon a property or other thing pursuant to s. 801.07 and the judgment in such action may affect the interests in the status, property or thing of all persons served pursuant to s. 801.12 with a summons and complaint or notice of object of action as the case requires.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 591 (1975); 1979 c. 89 ; 2015 a. 4 .
Wis. Stat. § 321.01 — WI Code / Chapter 321 / Section 321.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Active duty” means federal active duty or state active duty.
Wis. Stat. § 289.10 — WI Code / Chapter 289 / Section 289.10
County solid waste management plans.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county board individually or jointly with another county board may prepare and adopt a county solid waste management plan consistent with state criteria.

(2) All county plans shall be submitted to the department for review. Within 90 days after submittal, the department shall approve or disapprove the plans. During its review, the department shall consult with the appropriate regional planning commission or other planning agency to determine whether any facility use and operation is in conflict with any plans adopted by such agency.

(3) The department shall by rule adopt county solid waste management criteria for the development of the plans permitted under this section.

History: 1971 c. 130 ; 1973 c. 305 ; 1975 c. 20 ; 1977 c. 377 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 984rt ; Stats. 1979 s. 144.437; 1981 c. 374 s. 148 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 536 ; Stats. 1995 s. 289.10; 1997 a. 35 .