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Wis. Stat. § 644.26 — WI Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.26
Transfer of business or assets of mutual holding companies.
Status: in_force

(1) A sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of less than substantially all of the property and assets of a mutual holding company, and the mortgage or pledge of any or all property and assets of a mutual holding company, whether or not made in the usual and regular course of its affairs, may be made upon the terms and conditions authorized by the mutual holding company’s board of directors. Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, consent of the members is not required for a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of property, or for a mortgage or pledge of property, authorized under this subsection.

(2) A sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of a mutual holding company may be made upon such terms and conditions as may be authorized in the following manner:

(a) If the articles of incorporation give members the right to vote on the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the mutual holding company’s property and assets, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution recommending the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition and directing that it be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of the members. Written notice stating that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the mutual holding company shall be given to each member entitled to vote at the meeting, within the time and in the manner provided by this chapter for providing notice of member meetings. At the meeting, the members may authorize the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition and may authorize the board of directors to fix any or all of the terms and conditions of the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition. The authorization shall be by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present or represented by proxy at the meeting. After the authorization by a vote of the members, the board of directors, nevertheless, in its discretion, may abandon the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition, subject to the rights of 3rd parties under any contracts relating thereto, without further action or approval by the members.

(b) If the articles of incorporation do not give members the right to vote on the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of a mutual holding company’s property and assets, the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition may be authorized by the vote of the majority of the directors in office.

History: 1997 a. 227 ; 1999 a. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.201 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.201
Organizational purpose.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 193.203 , a cooperative may be formed and organized on a cooperative plan for patrons as provided under this chapter for any of the following purposes:

(1) To market, process, or otherwise change the form or marketability of products, including crops, livestock, and other agricultural products; to manufacture products; to accomplish other purposes that are necessary or convenient to facilitate the production or marketing of products by patron members and others; and to accomplish other purposes that are related to the business of the cooperative.

(2) To provide products, supplies, and services to its members.

(3) To accomplish any other lawful purpose.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.59 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.59
Uncollected, unearned premiums.
Status: in_force

An agent or broker who is a resident of this state is not liable to the liquidator of a domestic or foreign insurer for the amount of any uncollected, unearned premium.

History: 1987 a. 325 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.06 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.06
Applicability of chapter to 1st class cities.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, “county” includes a city authorized to proceed under s. 74.87 . Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, all powers granted to counties by this chapter are granted to that city; all powers and duties granted to county governing bodies and officials are granted to the counterpart governing body and officials of that city; and all procedures and forms prescribed by this chapter as applicable to counties shall be applicable to that city, with the modifications necessary to retain substantial conformity with this chapter.

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 344.25 — WI Code / Chapter 344 / Section 344.25
Suspension for nonpayment of judgment; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Upon the receipt, under s. 344.05 , of a certified copy of a judgment for damages of $500 or more arising out of a motor vehicle accident, the secretary shall immediately suspend the operating privilege and all registrations of the person against whom such judgment was rendered, subject to the following exceptions:

(1) If the judgment arose out of an accident caused by the ownership or operation, with permission, of a vehicle owned by or leased to the United States, this state or any county or municipality of this state or a vehicle subject to the requirements of s. 121.53 , 194.41 or 194.42 , the secretary shall not suspend such operating privilege or registration.

(2) If the judgment creditor consents in writing in such form as the secretary may prescribe that the judgment debtor be allowed to retain or reinstate the operating privilege and registrations, the same may be allowed by the secretary for 6 months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment or of any installments thereof as prescribed in s. 344.27 , provided the judgment debtor furnishes proof of financial responsibility for the future and maintains such proof at all times when such license and registrations are in effect during a period of 3 years following the date on which the agreement is filed with the secretary.

(3) The secretary shall not suspend such operating privilege or registrations if the judgment debtor obtains a court order for installment payments and furnishes proof of financial responsibility as provided in s. 344.27 .

(5) When the secretary receives certification of the entry of a damage judgment in accordance with s. 344.05 against a resident of this state which has been entered by an Indian tribal court in this state or by a court in another jurisdiction, the secretary shall give notice to the person of the receipt of the certification of judgment. If satisfaction of such judgment is not made and copy of such satisfaction filed with the secretary within 30 days from the date such notice was given, the secretary shall suspend the operating privilege and registrations of such judgment debtor.

(6) Notwithstanding sub. (5) , subs. (2) and (3) apply to a damage judgment in accordance with s. 344.05 against a resident of this state which has been entered by an Indian tribal court in this state.

(7) At the time of the motor vehicle accident giving rise to the judgment, the person was complying with s. 344.62 (1) or s. 344.63 (1) applies.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (c) ; 1977 c. 273 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1989 a. 105 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 84 ; 1999 a. 80 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.94 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.94
Manufactured home and mobile home manufacturers, distributors and dealers: design and construction of manufactured homes and mobile homes.
Status: in_force

(1) Mobile homes manufactured, distributed, sold or offered for sale in this state shall conform to the code promulgated by the American national standards institute and identified as ANSI 119.1, including all revisions thereof in effect on August 28, 1973, and further revisions adopted by the department and the department of health services. The department may establish standards in addition to those required under ANSI 119.1. This subsection applies to units manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1974, and prior to June 15, 1976.

(2) No person may manufacture, assemble, distribute or sell a manufactured home unless the manufactured home complies with 42 USC 5401 to 5425 and applicable regulations.

(7) The department shall hear and decide petitions brought under this subchapter in the manner provided under s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i) and (8) for petitions concerning property.

(8)

(a) Except as provided in par. (c) , a person who violates this subchapter, a rule promulgated under this subchapter or an order issued under this subchapter shall forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each violation of this subchapter constitutes a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by this subchapter, except the maximum forfeiture under this subsection may not exceed $1,000,000 for a related series of violations occurring within one year of the first violation.

(b) Any individual or a director, officer or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully violates this subchapter in a manner which threatens the health or safety of a purchaser may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

(c) A person who violates s. 101.935 , a rule promulgated under s. 101.935 or an order issued under s. 101.935 may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $250 for each violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate violation.

History: 1973 c. 116 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 221 ss. 552 to 556 , 2202 (25) ; 1983 a. 27 ss. 1375r to 1375s , 2200 (25) ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 1997 a. 283 ; 1999 a. 9 , 53 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 45 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 102.57 — WI Code / Chapter 102 / Section 102.57
Violations of safety provisions, penalty.
Status: in_force

If injury is caused by the failure of the employer to comply with any statute, rule, or order of the department of safety and professional services, compensation and death benefits provided in this chapter shall be increased by 15 percent but the total increase may not exceed $15,000. Failure of an employer reasonably to enforce compliance by employees with any statute, rule, or order of the department of safety and professional services constitutes failure by the employer to comply with that statute, rule, or order.

History: 1981 c. 92 ; 1983 a. 98 ; 2001 a. 37 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1422 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1422
Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) Application for reinstatement. A corporation that is administratively dissolved may apply to the department for reinstatement. The application shall include all of the following:

(a) The name of the corporation and the effective date of its administrative dissolution.

(b) A statement that each ground for dissolution either did not exist or has been cured.

(c) A statement that the corporation’s name satisfies s. 181.0401 .

(2) Grounds for reinstatement.

(a) The department shall cancel the notice of dissolution and issue a certificate of reinstatement that complies with par. (b) if the department determines all of the following:

1. That the application contains the information required by sub. (1) and the information is correct.

2. That all fees and penalties owed by the corporation to the department under this chapter have been paid.

(b) The certificate of reinstatement shall state the department’s determination under par. (a) and the effective date of reinstatement. The department shall file the original of the certificate and return a copy to the corporation or its representative.

(3) Effect of reinstatement; relation back. When the reinstatement becomes effective, it shall, except as provided in sub. (4) , relate back to and take effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution, and the corporation may resume carrying on its business as if the administrative dissolution had never occurred.

(4) Effect of reinstatement; additional rules. When reinstatement under this section is effective, all of the following rules apply:

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , the corporation’s period of duration continues as if the dissolution had never occurred.

(b) The rights of a person arising out of an act or omission in reliance on the dissolution before the person knew or had notice of the reinstatement are not affected.

History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2001 a. 44 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0306 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0306
Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) , a person that makes an investment in a business enterprise and erroneously but in good faith believes that the person has become a limited partner in the enterprise is not liable for the enterprise’s obligations by reason of making the investment, receiving distributions from the enterprise, or exercising any rights of or appropriate to a limited partner, if, on ascertaining the mistake, the person does any of the following:

(a) Causes an appropriate certificate of limited partnership, amendment, or statement of correction to be signed and delivered to the department for filing.

(b) Withdraws from future participation as an owner in the enterprise by signing and delivering to the department for filing a statement of negation under this section.

(2) A person that makes an investment described in sub. (1) is liable to the same extent as a general partner to any 3rd party that enters into a transaction with the enterprise, believing in good faith that the person is a general partner, before the department files a statement of negation, certificate of limited partnership, amendment, or statement of correction to show that the person is not a general partner.

(3) If a person makes a diligent effort in good faith to comply with sub. (1) (a) and is unable to cause the appropriate certificate of limited partnership, amendment, or statement of correction to be signed and delivered to the department for filing, the person has the right to withdraw from the enterprise pursuant to sub. (1) (b) even if the withdrawal would otherwise breach an agreement with others that are or have agreed to become co-owners of the enterprise.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 971.01 — WI Code / Chapter 971 / Section 971.01
Filing of the information.
Status: in_force

(1) The district attorney shall examine all facts and circumstances connected with any preliminary examination touching the commission of any crime if the defendant has been bound over for trial and, subject to s. 970.03 (10) , shall file an information according to the evidence on such examination subscribing his or her name thereto.
Wis. Stat. § 191.11 — WI Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.11
Revocation of certificate.
Status: in_force

If any railroad company after obtaining a certificate that public convenience and a necessity require the construction of the whole or part of its railroad fails to begin construction within one year from the date of the certificate, or having begun such construction, fails to prosecute the same, the office may inquire into the reasons for such failure and may revoke the certificate, if the office finds, after notice and hearing, that such failure is unreasonable.

History: 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 .
Wis. Stat. § 60.81 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.81
Population; use of federal census.
Status: in_force

If the census of a town is required, the last federal census, including a special federal census, if any, shall be used.

History: 1983 a. 532 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.0925 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.0925
Habitat work plan.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare a biennial work plan that coincides with the biennial state budget process. The plan shall establish priorities and goals for habitat work on lands managed by the department and measure progress on established priorities and goals. The department shall annually report its progress on habitat work plan goals to the natural resources board, the joint committee on finance, and the relevant standing committees of the legislature.

History: 2023 a. 66 .
Wis. Stat. § 90.12 — WI Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90.12
Apportionment of cost of fence.
Status: in_force

When, in any controversy that may arise between occupants of adjoining lands as to their respective rights in any partition fence, it shall appear to the fence viewers that either of the occupants had, before any complaint made to them, voluntarily erected the whole fence, or more than that occupant’s just share of the same, or otherwise become proprietor thereof, the other occupant shall pay for so much as may be assigned to him or her to repair or maintain; the just value thereof which the other occupant ought to pay shall be ascertained by proceeding as prescribed in s. 90.11 .

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.42 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.42
Grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The department shall award a grant to any person who satisfies all of the following requirements:

1. The person is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or licensed by the department as a master educator under s. PI 34.042 , Wis. Adm. Code.

2. The person is licensed as a teacher by the state superintendent or employed as a teacher in a private school or tribal school located in this state.

4. The person is employed as a teacher in this state.

5. If the person was evaluated under s. 115.415 in the previous school year, the person was placed in the “effective” or “highly effective” performance category in the applicable educator effectiveness system, as determined by the department.

(b) The grant under this subsection shall be an amount equal to the costs of obtaining certification or licensure under par. (a) 1. that are borne by the person, not to exceed $2,000. The department shall award the grant under this subsection in the first school year in which the person meets the requirements under par. (a) .

(2)

(a) Except as provided in par. (c) , the department shall award 9 grants of $2,500 each to each person who received a grant under sub. (1) if the person satisfies all of the following requirements:

1. The person maintains his or her national teacher certificate or master educator license.

2. The person maintains his or her license as a teacher issued by the state superintendent or remains employed in a private school or tribal school located in this state.

4. The person remains employed as a teacher in this state.

(bL) The department shall award the grants under this subsection annually, one grant in each of the school years following the school year in which the grant under sub. (1) was awarded and in which the person satisfies the requirements under par. (a) .

(c) The amount of each grant under par. (a) shall be $5,000 in any school year in which the recipient is employed in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

(d) In any of the 9 school years following the receipt of a grant under sub. (1) in which the grant recipient is evaluated under s. 115.415 , if the grant recipient is placed in a performance category other than the “effective” or “highly effective” performance category in the applicable educator effectiveness system, as determined by the department, he or she is not eligible for a grant under this subsection in that school year.

(4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules relating to all of the following:

(a) The application process, including necessary documentation.

(b) The selection process for grant recipients.

History: 1997 a. 237 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 180 , 302 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 , 190 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2025 a. 136 .
Wis. Stat. § 811.02 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.02
Writ; form and contents.
Status: in_force

The writ of attachment shall be issued by a judge or other judicial officer on the request of the plaintiff at any time before final judgment and after a summons and a complaint are filed. It shall be directed to the sheriff of some county in which the property of the defendant is supposed to be, and shall require the sheriff to attach all the property of the defendant within the county or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff’s demand, together with costs and expenses. It shall be in the name of the court and be sealed with its seal. If the amount of money sought was excluded from the demand for judgment, as required under s. 802.02 (1m) , the court shall require the plaintiff to specify the amount of money claimed and provide that information to the court and to the other parties prior to the court issuing the writ.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.02; 1977 c. 412 ; 1987 a. 256 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.396 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.396
Use of metalliferous mining tax payments by counties.
Status: in_force

Counties receiving payments under s. 70.395 (2) (d) 1. shall expend the funds for any or all of the following uses:

(1) For mining-related purposes.

(2) Funds may be placed in the county mining investment fund for investment by the state investment board or may be placed in a segregated account with a financial institution located in the state. The funds may be withdrawn only at a later date to alleviate impacts associated with the closing of a metalliferous mine in the county or the curtailment of metalliferous mining activity in the county. If a county deposits mining impact funds in the county mining investment fund, withdrawals from the fund shall be subject to the restrictions described under s. 25.65 (4) . If a county deposits mining impact funds with a financial institution located in this state, withdrawals made within 10 years of deposit shall be subject to the review and approval of the investment and local impact fund board. The county shall notify the board of withdrawals made 10 years after deposit. The county shall report annually to the impact board any deposits, withdrawals and use of mining impact funds in that year.

(3) A maximum of $25,000 annually may be distributed by a county to any town, city or village in the county where the extraction of metalliferous minerals is occurring.

History: 1977 c. 423 ; 1981 c. 87 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 259 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.1038 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.1038
Iron Brigade Memorial Highway.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate and mark, consistent with any standards that may be developed by the department for memorial highway designations, USH 12 from the state line in Walworth County to the state line in St. Croix County as the “Iron Brigade Memorial Highway” as a living memorial to and in honor of the members of the Second, Sixth and Seventh Wisconsin regiments who served in the Iron Brigade of the Union army in the Civil War of 1861 to 1865.

History: 1993 a. 442 .
Wis. Stat. § 236.335 — WI Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.335
Prohibited subdividing; forfeit.
Status: in_force

No lot or parcel in a recorded plat may be divided, or used if so divided, for purposes of sale or building development if the resulting lots or parcels do not conform to this chapter, to any applicable ordinance of the approving authority or to the rules of the department of safety and professional services under s. 236.13 . Any person making or causing such a division to be made shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 to the approving authority, or to the state if there is a violation of this chapter or the rules of the department of safety and professional services.

History: 1979 c. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2011 a. 32 .