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Wis. Stat. § 77.996 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.996
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Department” means the department of revenue.

(2) “Dry cleaning facility” means a facility that cleans apparel or household fabrics for the general public using a dry cleaning product, other than the following facilities:

(a) Coin-operated facilities.

(b) Facilities that are located on U.S. military installations.

(c) Industrial laundries.

(d) Commercial laundries.

(e) Linen supply facilities.

(f) Facilities that are located at a prison or other penal institution.

(g) Facilities that are located at a nonprofit hospital or at a nonprofit health care institution.

(h) Facilities that are located on property that is owned by the U.S. government or by this state.

(i) Formal wear rental firms.

(3) “Dry cleaning product” means a hazardous substance used to clean apparel or household fabrics, except a hazardous substance used to launder apparel or household products.

(4) “Formal wear” includes tuxedos, suits and dresses, but does not include costumes, table linens or household fabrics.

(5) “Formal wear rental firm” means a facility that rents formal wear to the general public and dry cleans only the formal wear that it rents to the general public.

(6) “Gross receipts” means the sales price, as defined in s. 77.51 (15b) , except as provided in s. 77.585 (7) , of tangible personal property and taxable services sold by a dry cleaning facility. “Gross receipts” does not include the license fee imposed under s. 77.9961 (1m) that is passed on to customers.

(7) “Launder” means to use water and detergent as the main process for cleaning apparel or household fabrics.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 312 ; 2005 a. 253 ; 2009 a. 2 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0724 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0724
Proxies.
Status: in_force

(1) Right to vote by proxy. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws prohibit or limit proxy voting, a member may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the member by signing an appointment form either personally or by an attorney-in-fact.

(2) When effective. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for 11 months unless a different period is expressly provided in the appointment form.

(3) Effect of death or incapacity. The death or incapacity of the member appointing a proxy does not affect the right of the corporation to accept the proxy’s authority unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises authority under the appointment.

(4) Revocability. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the member unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable.

(5) Methods of revocation. Appointment of a proxy is revoked by the person appointing the proxy in any of the following ways:

(a) Attending any meeting and voting in person.

(b) Signing and delivering to the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate proxy votes either a writing stating that the appointment of the proxy is revoked or a subsequent appointment form.

(6) Acceptance by corporation. Subject to s. 181.0727 and any express limitation on the proxy’s authority appearing on the face of the appointment form, a corporation is entitled to accept the proxy’s vote or other action as that of the member making the appointment.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 788.17 — WI Code / Chapter 788 / Section 788.17
Title of act.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be referred to as “The Wisconsin Arbitration Act”.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 64 ; Stats. 1979 s. 788.17.
Wis. Stat. § 110.015 — WI Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110.015
§ 110.015. Facsimile signature.
Status: in_force

The secretary and division administrators of the department of transportation, through their authorized employees, may execute or affix their signature, by facsimile signature with a stamp, reproduction print or other similar process to all licenses, notices, orders, administrative letters, contracts, permits, offers to purchase, appraisals, certifications of records, service of legal papers or process on the administrators, and other legal instruments under the statutes which the secretary and division administrators are authorized or required to administer.
Wis. Stat. § 786.05 — WI Code / Chapter 786 / Section 786.05
Specific performance; recording order; effect.
Status: in_force

A certified copy of such judgment directing such conveyance, which is recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county where the lands lie, shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the proceedings and of the authority of the guardian to convey. Every such conveyance shall be as effectual in passing the estate as if the individual adjudicated incompetent were then competent and executed the conveyance.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 63 ; Stats. 1979 s. 786.05; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.401 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.401
Passing of title; reservation for security; limited application of this section.
Status: in_force

Each provision of this chapter with regard to the rights, obligations, and remedies of the seller, the buyer, purchasers, or other 3rd parties applies irrespective of title to the goods except where the provision refers to such title. Insofar as situations are not covered by the other provisions of this chapter and matters concerning title become material the following rules apply:

(1) Title to goods cannot pass under a contract for sale prior to their identification to the contract (s. 402.501 ), and unless otherwise explicitly agreed the buyer acquires by their identification a special property as limited by chs. 401 to 411 . Any retention or reservation by the seller of the title (property) in goods shipped or delivered to the buyer is limited in effect to a reservation of a security interest. Subject to these provisions and to ch. 409 , title to goods passes from the seller to the buyer in any manner and on any conditions explicitly agreed on by the parties.

(2) Unless otherwise explicitly agreed title passes to the buyer at the time and place at which the seller completes the seller’s performance with reference to the physical delivery of the goods, despite any reservation of a security interest and even though a document of title is to be delivered at a different time or place; and in particular and despite any reservation of a security interest by the bill of lading:

(a) If the contract requires or authorizes the seller to send the goods to the buyer but does not require the seller to deliver them at destination, title passes to the buyer at the time and place of shipment; but

(b) If the contract requires delivery at destination, title passes on tender there.

(3) Unless otherwise explicitly agreed where delivery is to be made without moving the goods:

(a) If the seller is to deliver a tangible document of title, title passes at the time when and the place where the seller delivers such documents and, if the seller is to deliver an electronic document of title, title passes when the seller delivers the document; or

(b) If the goods are at the time of contracting already identified and no documents of title are to be delivered, title passes at the time and place of contracting.

(4) A rejection or other refusal by the buyer to receive or retain the goods, whether or not justified, or a justified revocation of acceptance revests title to the goods in the seller. Such revesting occurs by operation of law and is not a “sale”.

History: 1979 c. 89 ; 1991 a. 148 , 304 , 315 , 316 ; 2005 a. 253 ; 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0402 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0402
Reservation of name.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a corporate name, including a fictitious name for a foreign corporation whose corporate name is not available, by delivering an application to the department for filing. The application shall include the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the department finds that the corporate name applied for under this subsection is available, the department shall reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for a 120-day period, which may be renewed by the applicant or a transferee under sub. (2) from time to time.

(2) A person who has the right to exclusive use of a reserved corporate name under sub. (1) may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the department a signed notice in a record of the transfer that states the name and address of the person to which the reservation is being transferred.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1993 a. 214 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 44 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.081 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.081
Article 81 — Conspiracy.
Status: in_force

Any person who conspires with any other person to commit an offense under this code shall, if one or more of the conspirators does an act to effect the object of the conspiracy, be punished as a court-martial may direct.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 160.09 — WI Code / Chapter 160 / Section 160.09
Establishment of enforcement standards; substances of public welfare concern.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the authority of the department under ss. 280.11 , 281.15 and 281.17 (8) to establish standards for pure drinking water, the department shall establish enforcement standards for substances of public welfare concern as follows:

(a) If a single federal number exists for a substance, the federal number shall be the enforcement standard.

(b) If more than one federal number exists for a substance, the most recently established federal number representing the most current data shall be the enforcement standard.

(c) If no federal number exists for a substance, but there is a state drinking water standard, the state drinking water standard shall be the enforcement standard.

(d) If neither a federal number nor a state drinking water standard exists for a substance, the department shall establish an enforcement standard using all relevant and scientifically valid information available in technical literature concerning the substance and, if necessary, by comparison to similar compounds or classes of compounds.

(e) Notwithstanding pars. (a) and (b) , the department may establish an enforcement standard different than the federal number if there is significant technical information which is scientifically valid and which was not considered when the federal number was established, upon which the department concludes, with a reasonable scientific certainty, that such a standard is justified. The department may change an enforcement standard previously adopted by utilization of a federal number. In evaluating the evidence for establishing an enforcement standard different than a federal number, the department shall consider the extent to which the evidence was developed in accordance with scientifically valid analytical protocols and may consider whether the evidence was subjected to peer review, resulted from more than one study and is consistent with other credible medical or toxicological evidence.

(2) The department shall establish an enforcement standard for each substance of public welfare concern in the order of rankings within each category under s. 160.05 (4) .

(3) The department shall establish enforcement standards by rule. The department shall prepare proposed rules establishing enforcement standards and shall provide the notice under s. 227.16 (2) (e) , 227.17 or 227.24 (3) within 9 months after the name of a substance is received under s. 160.05 .

(4) If a federal number is changed or newly established for a given substance after an enforcement standard is established by the department and if a request is submitted to the department by any person or regulatory agency, the department shall determine whether the enforcement standard needs to be revised based on sub. (1) .

History: 1983 a. 410 ; 1985 a. 135 ; 1985 a. 182 s. 57 ; 1995 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.55 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.55
Notice of abandonment or destruction of boat or change of address.
Status: in_force

(1) Destruction or abandonment. If a boat covered by a certificate of title and certificate of number or registration issued by this state is destroyed or abandoned, the owner shall notify the department of that fact within 15 days after the destruction or abandonment and shall at the same time return the certificate of title and certificate of number card or registration card to the department for cancellation.

(2) Change of address. If a person, after applying for a certificate of title and certificate of number or registration or after receiving a certificate of title and certificate of number card or a registration card, moves from the address given in the application or the card, he or she, within 15 days after moving, shall notify the department in writing of both the old and new address and of any identification numbers awarded under this chapter.

History: 1973 c. 302 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 397 .
Wis. Stat. § 644.06 — WI Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.06
Registered agent for service of process.
Status: in_force

Sections 601.715 , 601.72 (1) (a) , (2) and (3) to (5) and 601.73 apply to mutual holding companies, except that, for purposes of this chapter, “authorized insurer” used in s. 601.715 means mutual holding company and “insurer” used in s. 601.72 (1) (a) and (2) means mutual holding company.

History: 1997 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.10 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.10
Purchases, bills, audits, payments.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, no bills may be incurred in the management of the institutions nor be paid until they have been audited by the department of corrections under the supervision of the department of administration. All payments shall be made on the warrant of the department of administration drawn in accordance with the certificate of the proper designated officer of the department of corrections. All claims and accounts, before being certified to the department of administration by the department of corrections, shall be verified and approved as provided in s. 16.53 .

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1997 a. 289 ; 2011 a. 257 .
Wis. Stat. § 175.30 — WI Code / Chapter 175 / Section 175.30
Purchase of firearms in other states permitted.
Status: in_force

A resident of this state or a corporation or other business entity maintaining a place of business in this state may purchase or otherwise obtain a rifle or shotgun in a state other than this state if the transfer complies with federal law and the laws of both states.

History: 1971 c. 39 ; 2013 a. 232 .
Wis. Stat. § 840.12 — WI Code / Chapter 840 / Section 840.12
Survey may be ordered.
Status: in_force

In all actions relating to real property the court may by order give any party thereto leave to make any survey of any premises affected by such action, or of any boundary line of such premises, or between the lands of any of the parties and the lands of other persons, when satisfied that such survey is necessary or expedient to enable either party to prepare that party’s pleadings in the action. The order for such survey shall specify the premises or boundary lines to be surveyed, and a copy thereof shall be served upon the owner or occupant before any entry is made to make such survey. After such service the party obtaining such order may, with the necessary surveyors and assistants, enter the premises specified in such order at any reasonable time and make such survey without being liable to any action therefor except for injury or damages unnecessarily caused thereby.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 840.12; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 146.835 — WI Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146.835
Parents denied physical placement rights.
Status: in_force

A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement under s. 767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4) may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under this chapter with respect to access to that child’s patient health care records under s. 146.82 or 146.83 .

History: 1987 a. 355 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 .
Wis. Stat. § 76.18 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.18
Presumption of regularity.
Status: in_force

The proceedings of the department shall be presumed to be regular and the determination of the department shall not be impaired, vitiated or set aside by any court upon any grounds not affecting the substantial justice of the tax. The provisions in this subchapter prescribing a date or period at or within which an act shall be performed or determination made by the department shall be deemed directory only, and no failure to perform any such act or make such determination at or within the time prescribed therefor shall affect the validity of such act or of any determination made by the department, unless it appears that substantial injustice has resulted therefrom. Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude the court in any proceeding before it under s. 76.08 from redetermining the assessment of the property of any company defined in s. 76.02 when in the judgment of the court the assessment should be substantially less or more than the assessment as determined by the department.

History: 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (1) .
Wis. Stat. § 711.11 — WI Code / Chapter 711 / Section 711.11
Terms of service agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter does not change or impair the rights of a custodian or a user under a terms of service agreement to access and use digital property of the user.

(2) This chapter does not give a fiduciary or designated recipient rights other than the rights held by the user for whom, or for whose estate, the fiduciary or designated recipient acts or represents.

(3) A fiduciary’s or designated recipient’s access to digital property may be modified or eliminated by any of the following:

(a) The user.

(b) Federal law.

(c) A terms of service agreement if the user has not provided direction under s. 711.04 .

History: 2015 a. 300 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.1501 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.1501
Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.

History: 1983 a. 408 ; 2021 a. 87 s. 187 ; Stats. 2021 s. 177.1501.
Wis. Stat. § 16.04 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.04
Fleet management and maintenance.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall ensure optimum efficiency and economy in the fleet management and maintenance activities of all agencies as defined in s. 16.52 (7) . The department may:

(a) Develop uniform state policies and guidelines for vehicle and aircraft acquisition, use, maintenance, recording of operational and other costs, performance evaluation and replacement of vehicles and aircraft. The department shall incorporate the fuel usage policies under s. 16.045 (4m) in any policies or guidelines developed under this paragraph.

(am) Establish guidelines for the use by agencies of charter air travel or travel by private aircraft.

(b) Screen all requests for additional or replacement vehicle or aircraft acquisitions prior to forwarding the requests to the governor in accordance with s. 20.915 (1) .

(c) Maintain a current inventory of all state-owned or leased motor vehicles and aircraft.

(1e) Subsection (1) does not preclude the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System from accepting a gift of a motor vehicle.

(1m) When requested by the governor or the joint committee on finance, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the joint committee on finance on the details of all costs associated with fleet operations, based upon a statewide uniform cost accounting system.

(2) Each agency which is authorized by the department may operate a vehicle or aircraft fleet. Each such agency shall assign a fleet manager who shall operate the agency’s fleet in accordance with policies, guidelines and rules adopted by the department to implement this section.

(3) Each fleet manager shall review the use of state-owned or leased vehicles or aircraft within his or her agency at least semiannually to determine whether usage criteria are being met. The department shall periodically audit the agencies’ records relating to fleet operations and the use of state-owned or leased vehicles or aircraft.

(4) The department shall provide central scheduling and dispatching of all air transportation on state-owned aircraft.

(5) The department shall develop operational policies for all state employees who act as pilots-in-command of any state-owned aircraft, including, but not limited to, crew rest requirements, current flight training, flight checks and flight physical examinations.

History: 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 524 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 401 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.923 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.923
Human service vehicles; minimum operator qualifications.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding ss. 111.321 , 111.322 , and 111.335 , no person may operate a human service vehicle transporting any passenger unless all of the following apply:

(1) The operator possesses a valid operator’s license issued under ch. 343 or by another jurisdiction that authorizes the operation of the human service vehicle.

(6) The operator holds a valid school bus endorsement under s. 343.12 or the operator meets the requirements specified under s. 343.12 (7) and (8) and any rule established by the department under s. 343.12 (7) and (8) .

(8) The operator has, within the 2 previous years, been fully trained in the proper use of all passenger restraint systems available in the human service vehicle.

History: 2003 a. 297 , 327 ; 2005 a. 147 .
Wis. Stat. § 972.08 — WI Code / Chapter 972 / Section 972.08
Incriminating testimony compelled; immunity.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Whenever any person refuses to testify or to produce books, papers or documents when required to do so before any grand jury, in a proceeding under s. 968.26 or at a preliminary examination, criminal hearing or trial for the reason that the testimony or evidence required of him or her may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or her to a forfeiture or penalty, the person may nevertheless be compelled to testify or produce the evidence by order of the court on motion of the district attorney. No person who testifies or produces evidence in obedience to the command of the court in that case may be liable to any forfeiture or penalty for or on account of testifying or producing evidence, but no person may be exempted from prosecution and punishment for perjury or false swearing committed in so testifying.

(b) The immunity provided under par. (a) is subject to the restrictions under s. 972.085 .

(2) Whenever a witness attending in any court trial or appearing before any grand jury or John Doe investigation under s. 968.26 fails or refuses without just cause to comply with an order of the court under this section to give testimony in response to a question or with respect to any matter, the court, upon such failure or refusal, or when such failure or refusal is duly brought to its attention, may summarily order the witness’s confinement at a suitable place until such time as the witness is willing to give such testimony or until such trial, grand jury term, or John Doe investigation under s. 968.26 is concluded but in no case exceeding one year. No person confined under this section shall be admitted to bail pending the determination of an appeal taken by the person from the order of confinement.

History: 1979 c. 291 ; 1989 a. 122 ; 1993 a. 98 , 486 ; 2009 a. 24 .