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Wis. Stat. § 96.17 — WI Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96.17
Nonpayment and enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) Any due and payable assessment levied under a marketing order or under s. 96.11 (3) (a) and every sum due under either a marketing order or agreement in a specified amount shall constitute a personal debt of every person so assessed or who is otherwise liable and the same sum shall be due and payable to the secretary or the marketing board according to the terms and conditions of the marketing order or agreement. In the event any person fails to pay the full amount of such assessment or such other sum on or before the due date, the secretary may add to such unpaid assessment or sum an amount not exceeding 10 percent of the amount due to defray the cost of enforcing collection. In the event any person fails to pay any due and payable assessment or sum, the secretary may bring a civil action against such person for collection, together with the above specified 10 percent.

(2) A person who violates a marketing order or agreement shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the first offense, and not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for a subsequent offense. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

(3) A person who intentionally violates a marketing order or agreement shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 9 months or both.

(4) Actions of a marketing board which exceed the articles of incorporation or violate the bylaws adopted by the board constitute violations of the order and the board members are individually subject to the penalties under subs. (2) and (3) .

(5) The secretary may apply to a circuit court for an injunction to restrain any person from violating this chapter or a marketing order or agreement under this chapter.

(6) If a handler is not a resident or is not authorized to do business in this state, the handler may designate an agent upon whom service of process may be made in this state. The agent shall be a resident of this state or a corporation authorized to do business in this state. The designation shall be in writing and filed with the department of financial institutions. If no designation is made and filed or if process cannot be served in this state upon the designated agent, after reasonable effort, process may be served upon the department of financial institutions.

History: 1981 c. 283 ss. 34 to 36 ; Stats. 1981 s. 96.17; 1995 a. 27 ; 2007 a. 26 .
Wis. Stat. § 97.638 — WI Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97.638
Hotel rates posted; rate charges; special rates.
Status: in_force

(1) Every hotelkeeper shall keep posted in a conspicuous place in each sleeping room in his or her hotel, in type not smaller than 12-point, the rates per day for each occupant. Such rates shall not be changed until notice to that effect has been posted, in a similar manner, for 10 days previous to each change. Any hotelkeeper who fails to have the rates so posted or who charges, collects or receives for the use of any room a sum different from the authorized charge shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100. A hotelkeeper may permit a room to be occupied at the rate of a lower priced room when all of the lower priced rooms are taken and until one of them becomes unoccupied. Special rates may be made for the use of sleeping rooms, either by the week, month or for longer periods or for use by families or other collective groups. The department or its representatives may enforce the posting of rates as provided in this subsection.

(2)

(a) A hotelkeeper shall post, in each sleeping room in the hotel with a telephone, a notice of any fee imposed by the hotelkeeper for using the telephone.

(b) The notice required under par. (a) shall be all of the following:

1. In type not smaller than 12-point.

2. Conspicuously posted on the telephone or within 3 feet of the telephone’s normal location.

(c) The department or its agents may inspect hotels to ensure compliance with pars. (a) and (b) .

(d) A hotelkeeper who fails to post the notice required under par. (a) or who posts an inaccurate notice shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100.

History: 1975 c. 413 s. 15 ; Stats. 1975 s. 50.84; 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 89 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.83; 2015 a. 55 s. 4098 ; 2015 Stats. s. 97.638.
Wis. Stat. § 192.35 — WI Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.35
Interference with fences; trespassers on track.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who does any of the following shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $50 and, in addition, be liable to the party injured for all damages resulting from the act or omission:

(a) Willfully takes down, opens or removes any railroad fence, cattle guard or crossing, in whole or in part.

(b) Allows a railroad fence, cattle guard or crossing to be taken down, opened or removed.

(c) Having lawfully taken down bars or opened gates in a railroad fence for the purpose of passing through the fence, does not immediately replace the bars or close the gate.

(2) Any person who without the consent of the party owning or having control of the road rides, leads or drives any horse or other animal upon a fenced railroad right-of-way, or who rides, leads or drives any horse or team lengthwise of an unfenced railroad track, other than at the farm crossings or upon depot grounds or where the track is laid along or across a public highway shall, for each occurrence, forfeit not more than $10, to the party owning or having control of the railroad right-of-way, and shall also pay all damages that shall be sustained by the aggrieved party.

History: 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.155 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.155
Coroners and medical examiners to report; require blood specimen.
Status: in_force

(1) Every coroner or medical examiner shall on or before the 10th day of each month report in writing to the department the death of any person within the coroner’s or medical examiner’s jurisdiction during the preceding calendar month as the result of an accident involving a snowmobile and the circumstances of such accidents.

(2) In cases of death involving a snowmobile in which the decedent died within 6 hours of the time of the accident, a blood specimen of at least 10 cc. shall be withdrawn from the body of the decedent within 12 hours after death, by the coroner or medical examiner or by a physician so designated by the coroner or medical examiner or by a qualified person at the direction of such physician. All funeral directors shall obtain a release from the coroner or medical examiner prior to proceeding with embalming any body coming under the scope of this section. The blood so drawn shall be forwarded to a laboratory approved by the department of health services for analysis of the alcoholic content of such blood specimen. The coroner or medical examiner causing the blood to be withdrawn shall be notified of the results of each analysis made and shall forward the results of each such analysis to the department of health services. The department of health services shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for statistical purposes only. The cumulative results of the examinations, without identifying the individuals involved, shall be disseminated and made public by the department of health services. The department shall reimburse coroners and medical examiners for the costs incurred in submitting reports and taking blood specimens and laboratories for the costs incurred in analyzing blood specimens under this section.

History: 1973 c. 298 ; 1975 c. 39 s. 732 (2) ; 1975 c. 199 ; 1983 a. 485 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 846.162 — WI Code / Chapter 846 / Section 846.162
Disposition of surplus.
Status: in_force

If there shall be any surplus paid into court by the sheriff or referee, any party to the action or any person not a party who had a lien on the mortgaged premises at the time of sale, may file with the clerk of court into which the surplus was paid, a notice stating that the party or person is entitled to such surplus money or some part thereof, together with the nature and extent of the party’s or person’s claim. The court shall determine the rights of all persons in such surplus fund by reference or by testimony taken in open court, but no such hearing shall be had in court or before a referee except upon 8 days’ notice to all persons that have appeared in the action or filed notice of claim to such surplus money. If any such claimant shall not have appeared by attorney, notice of such hearing may be served by mail directed to the claimant at the place of the claimant’s residence as stated in the claimant’s notice of claim.

History: 1973 c. 189 s. 7 ; Stats. 1973 s. 816.162; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 768 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 846.162; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 428.103 — WI Code / Chapter 428 / Section 428.103
Limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) The following limitations shall apply to all loans subject to this subchapter:

(a) No delinquency charge may be collected on an installment which is paid in full on or before the 10th day after its scheduled due date even though an earlier maturing installment may not have been paid in full. For purposes of this section payments are applied first to current installments and then to delinquent installments.

(b) Any cosigner, other than the spouse of the customer, shall be given a notice substantially the same as that required by s. 422.305 , and the cosigner shall be entitled to a copy of any document evidencing the obligation to pay the debt.

(c) With respect to debt collection:

1. No creditor shall engage in conduct of the type prohibited by s. 427.104 (1) (a) to (L) .

2. The exemptions specified in s. 425.106 (1) (a) and (b) , with respect to earnings and personal clothing and furnishings except as to fixtures, shall apply.

(d) No creditor may take a security interest in the household goods or furnishings, other than fixtures, of a customer.

(e) The creditor shall not contract for or charge its attorney fees to the customer except as follows:

1. Reasonable fees for opinions of title.

2. In foreclosure cases, 5 percent of the amount adjudged due the creditor; or if the dispute is settled prior to judgment, a reasonable fee based on the time, nature and extent of the work involved, but not to exceed 2-1/2 percent of the unpaid principal balance of the loan.

(2) A person who commits a violation of this section is liable to the customer in an amount equal to the greater of:

(a) Twice the amount of the interest to be charged on the transaction, except that the liability under this subsection shall not be less than $100 nor greater than $1,000; or

(b) The actual damages, including any incidental and consequential damages, sustained by the customer by reason of the violation.

History: 1973 c. 18 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); 1983 a. 92 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 80 , 490 ; 2003 a. 257 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.33 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.33
Examinations reasonable.
Status: in_force

The examinations held under ss. 63.18 to 63.53 shall consist of any reasonable and impartial method of ascertaining the fitness or relative merit of candidates. To ensure competitive equality between the blind and persons not so handicapped in connection with the taking of civil service examinations, the applicant may request from the civil service commission the furnishing of an amanuensis or a reader when necessary, and the furnishing of a place to take the examination, or other similar prerequisites to ensure equality in the examination.

History: 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 17.29 — WI Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17.29
Effect of chapter.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter supersede all contrary provisions in either the general law or in special acts, except ss. 6.55 (6) , 6.875 , and 7.30 relating to appointed election officials and ch. 321 relating to the military staff of the governor and to officers of the Wisconsin national guard or state defense force; and shall govern all offices whether created by general law or special act, unless otherwise specially provided.

History: 1971 c. 304 s. 29 (2) ; 2005 a. 451 ; 2007 a. 200 ; 2011 a. 240 ; 2015 a. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.55 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.55
Editing printer’s copy.
Status: in_force

Printer’s copy must accompany every requisition. The editors of all state agencies may edit for themselves the matter and form of the contents of the printer’s copy presented by them respectively to the department. All printer’s copy that does not conform to accepted trade practices, and, in the opinion of the department is unsatisfactory, shall be returned to its author for revision and correction. An optical disc copy may be substituted if the document being published is authorized to be reproduced in optical disc format.

History: 2005 a. 25 ; 2015 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.803 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.803
Determination of marital children.
Status: in_force

If the father and mother of a nonmarital child enter into a lawful marriage or a marriage which appears and they believe is lawful, except where the parental rights of the mother were terminated before either of these circumstances, the child becomes a marital child, is entitled to a change in birth record under s. 69.15 (3) (b) , and shall enjoy all of the rights and privileges of a marital child as if he or she had been born during the marriage of the parents. This section applies to all cases before, on, or after its effective date, but no estate already vested shall be divested by this section and ss. 765.05 to 765.24 and 852.05 . The children of all marriages declared void under the law are nevertheless marital children.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 48 , 92 (2) ; Stats. 1979 s. 765.25; 1979 c. 352 ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.60; 1981 c. 314 s. 146 ; 1983 a. 447 ; 1985 a. 315 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 229 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.803; 2017 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.32 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.32
Vehicle to be reregistered if subject to a different fee.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever the construction or the use of a registered vehicle is changed in a manner making the vehicle subject to a different registration fee than the fee for which the vehicle currently is registered, the owner shall immediately make application for reregistration. The fee payable upon such reregistration shall be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered in this state but a credit shall be allowed for the unused portion of the fee paid for the previous registration if the registration plates issued upon the previous registration are returned to the department. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual registration fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee prescribed for the vehicle as previously registered multiplied by the number of months of registration which have not fully expired on the date the vehicle became subject to the different fee. The credit may be applied toward the reregistration of the vehicle only up to the date when the previous registration would have expired.

(2) Whenever the owner or other person responsible for registration of a vehicle required to be registered on the basis of gross weight desires to carry a greater load than that permitted under the current registration of such vehicle, he or she shall make application for reregistration of the vehicle at a higher gross weight. Whenever such person is convicted of carrying a greater load than that permitted under his or her current registration, the court, in addition to imposing the penalty prescribed by law, shall order such person to make application for reregistration of the vehicle at a gross weight sufficiently high to cover the load which he or she was convicted of carrying. The fee payable upon reregistration shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the difference between the annual fee prescribed for the vehicle as previously registered and the annual fee prescribed for the vehicle as reregistered or one twenty-fourth of the difference between the biennial fee prescribed for the vehicle as previously registered and the biennial fee prescribed for the vehicle as reregistered, multiplied by the number of months of the quarter or year for which the vehicle is being reregistered which had not fully expired when the vehicle became subject to the higher fee. This subsection does not apply under the circumstances stated in sub. (3) .

(3) A motor truck with a registered gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less and loaded exclusively with fluid milk or cream may, during the months of May, June and July, carry from the point of production of such milk to the primary market therefor 1,500 pounds or less in excess of the gross weight for which such motor truck is registered without a reregistration of such motor truck on account of such excess loading.

History: 1977 c. 29 ss. 1443 , 1654 (7) (a) ; 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.825 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.825
Interference with automated teller machine.
Status: in_force

Whoever intentionally causes impairment or interruption of use, in whole or in part, of an automated teller machine or customer bank communications terminal is guilty of a Class H felony.

History: 2023 a. 128 .
Wis. Stat. § 188.08 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.08
Corporate powers of American Legion.
Status: in_force

(1) Any post, county or district council or department of the American Legion organized in this state pursuant to the acts of congress passed September 16, 1919, and the acts amendatory thereto, and any unit, county or district council, or department of the auxiliary of the American Legion organized in this state, shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and to take over the assets and liabilities of the existing posts, units, county or district councils, or departments upon filing with the department of financial institutions a statement of its intent so to do and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers, and shall by so doing become a body corporate. No filing fee shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for so doing.

(2) All acts done by any post, unit, county or district council, or department, so incorporated, or its constituted authorities, shall be considered acts of said post, unit, county or district council, or department, as a body corporate, and no personal liability shall be attached to any member therefor.

(3) Sections 180.0203 and 181.0203 shall not apply to corporations organized under this section. In the execution of any conveyance or encumbrance by such corporations, the post, county or district, or department commander, and the post, county or district council, or department adjutant, or like or similar officers, shall have the powers and duties granted to presidents and secretaries respectively under s. 706.03 (2) and (3) . The provisions of this section shall apply to all corporations incorporated hereunder whether incorporated before or after May 14, 1937.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 79 ; 2025 a. 129 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.145 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.145
Recommendations of the snowmobile recreational council.
Status: in_force

(1) Procedure required. To assist the snowmobile recreational council in performing its duty to make recommendations under s. 350.14 (1) , the department and the snowmobile recreational council shall follow the procedures under sub. (2) .

(2) Recommendations for rules.

(a) The department shall distribute any rule that it is proposing and that affects snowmobiles or snowmobiling to each member of the snowmobile recreational council for his or her review and comment at least 20 days before the notice stating that the proposed rule is in final draft form is submitted to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 227.19 (2) . A member of the snowmobile recreational council may submit his or her written comments on the proposed rule to the department.

(b) The department shall include in the report required under s. 227.19 (3) the written comments that it receives under par. (a) .

(3) Recommendations for executive budget bill.

(a)

1. Before June 30 of each even-numbered year, the department shall consult with the snowmobile recreational council on the proposed changes for the succeeding biennium in the appropriations and laws that affect snowmobiles and snowmobiling.

2. A member of the snowmobile recreational council may submit before August 1 of the even-numbered year his or her written comments on the proposed changes specified in subd. 1. to the secretary of natural resources.

(b) The secretary of natural resources shall submit any written comments that the secretary receives under par. (a) 2. to the natural resources board and to the secretary of administration with the department’s submission of its budget report under s. 16.42 .

(c) Before March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the snowmobile recreational council shall meet and review the provisions that are included in the executive budget bill or bills and that affect snowmobiles and snowmobiling. A member of the snowmobile recreational council may submit his or her written comments on these provisions to the secretary of natural resources before March 10 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) The secretary shall submit the written comments that he or she receives under par. (a) 2. or (c) before March 10 of the odd-numbered year to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance before March 15 of that odd-numbered year.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 2013 a. 168 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.701 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.701
Remedies for breach of collateral contracts not impaired.
Status: in_force

Remedies for breach of any obligation or promise collateral or ancillary to a contract for sale are not impaired by the provisions of this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 181.0212 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0212
Duty of department to file; review of refusal to file; delivery of record by department.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall file a record delivered to the department for filing which satisfies this chapter. The duty of the department under this section is ministerial.

(2) When the department files a record, the department shall record it as filed on the date of its delivery. After filing a record, the department shall deliver to the person that submitted the record a copy of the record with an acknowledgment of the date of filing.

(3) If the department refuses to file a record, the department shall, not later than 5 business days after the record is delivered, do all of the following:

(a) Return the record or notify the person that submitted the record of the refusal.

(b) Provide a brief explanation in a record of the reason for the refusal.

(4) If the department refuses to file a record, the person that submitted the record may petition the circuit court to compel filing of the record. The record and the explanation of the department of the refusal to file must be attached to the petition. The court may decide the matter in a summary proceeding.

(5) If a record that has been refused for filing by the department is resubmitted and filed by the department, the effective date of the filed record is the date that the resubmitted record is received by the department for filing or a delayed effective date specified in the resubmitted record in accordance with s. 181.0209 (2) .

(6) The filing of or refusal to file a record does not create a presumption of any of the following:

(a) That the record does or does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.

(b) That the information contained in the record is correct or incorrect.

(7) Except as otherwise provided by s. 181.0504 or 181.1510 or by law other than this chapter, the department may deliver any record to a person by delivering it in any of the following ways:

(a) In person to the person that submitted it.

(b) To the e-mail or street address of the person’s registered agent.

(c) To the principal office of the person.

(d) To another address the person provides to the department for delivery.

History: 2021 a. 258 .