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Wis. Stat. § 769.502 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.502
Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order under s. 769.501 , the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.

(2) The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state that appears to be regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (4) and s. 769.503 , the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the income-withholding order by complying with the terms of the order, as applicable, that specify any of the following:

(a) The duration and amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain.

(b) The person designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded.

(c) Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payments, stated as a sum certain, or the provision of health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor’s employment.

(d) The amounts of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal or the obligee’s attorney, stated as sums certain.

(e) The amount of periodic payments of arrears and interest on arrears, stated as a sum certain.

(4) The employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to all of the following:

(a) The employer’s fee for processing an income-withholding order.

(b) The maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor’s income.

(c) The time periods within which the employer must implement the income-withholding order and forward the child support payment.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 82 .
Wis. Stat. § 893.41 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.41
Breach of contract to marry; action to recover property.
Status: in_force

An action to recover property procured by fraud by a party in representing that he or she intended to marry the party providing the property and not breach the contract to marry, to which s. 768.06 applies, shall be commenced within one year after the breach of the contract to marry.

History: 1979 c. 323 ; 1981 c. 314 s. 146 .
Wis. Stat. § 197.08 — WI Code / Chapter 197 / Section 197.08
§ 197.08. Decision for utility.
Status: in_force

If the plaintiff shall establish to the full satisfaction of the court and the court shall adjudge that such compensation is unlawful or that some of such terms or conditions are unreasonable, the court shall remand the same to the commission with such findings of fact and conclusions of law as shall set forth in detail the reasons for such judgment and the specific particulars in which such order of the commission is adjudged to be unreasonable or unlawful.
Wis. Stat. § 187.15 — WI Code / Chapter 187 / Section 187.15
Methodist property.
Status: in_force

(1) All trustees who have been, or may hereafter be chosen or appointed in any society or by any conference of The Methodist Church, (known in this state prior to 1939 as the Methodist Episcopal Church) according to the rules and discipline of said church and their successors in office, appointed as aforesaid, shall be persons in law, capable of contracting and being contracted with, suing and being sued, and defending and being defended in all suits and actions whatsoever, both in law and in equity, and shall have power to receive, acquire, hold, possess and enjoy in trust for The Methodist Church, any bequests, lands, tenements and hereditaments, and to use, administer, sell, mortgage and convey the same, in the manner provided in said rules and discipline for the proper benefit of said church.

(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any such board or boards of trustees, by death, resignation, removal from the society or conference, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled according to the rules and discipline of said church.

(3) All bequests, lands, tenements and hereditaments that now are or may hereafter be held, received or acquired by any trustee or trustees, in trust for The Methodist Church in this state, for the purposes of religious worship, residences for their pastor or pastors, district superintendents or bishops, burying ground, or for other religious, educational or recreational purposes, shall, with the proceeds, avails, improvements and appurtenances thereof, descend to and be held by such trustee or trustees as may from time to time be chosen or appointed according to the rules and discipline of said church.

(4) Whenever any local Methodist church or society shall become defunct or be dissolved the rights, privileges and title to the property thereof, both real and personal, shall vest in the annual conference and be administered according to the rules and discipline of said church.

(5) All corporations of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church heretofore organized or attempted to be organized in accordance with chapter 89, laws of 1849 , chapter 292, laws of 1864 , chapter 123 of the private and local laws of 1872, and chapter 379 of the private and local laws of 1868, as amended by chapter 385, laws of 1885 , and chapter 158, laws of 1923 , and all such corporations organized in substantially the same manner as provided in this section, shall be valid corporations from and after the date of such organization or attempted organization and be subject to the jurisdiction and discipline of said Methodist Church.
Wis. Stat. § 448.76 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.76
Use of titles.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 448.72 (1) (e) and (2) to (6) , a person who is not a certified dietitian may not designate himself or herself as a dietitian, claim to provide dietetic services or use any title or initials that represent or may tend to represent the person as certified or licensed as a dietitian or as certified or licensed in a nutrition-related field.

History: 1993 a. 443 ; 1997 a. 75 .
Wis. Stat. § 121.55 — WI Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121.55
Methods of providing transportation.
Status: in_force

(1) School boards may provide transportation by any of the following methods:

(a) By contract with a common carrier, a taxi company or other parties.

(b) By contract with the parent or guardian of the pupil to be transported. If the school board and the parent or guardian cannot agree upon the amount of compensation, the department shall determine the amount of compensation to be designated in the contract.

(c) By contract with another school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency or the proper officials of any private school or private school association.

(d) By contract between 2 or more school boards and an individual or a common carrier.

(e) By the purchase and operation of a motor vehicle.

(3)

(a) If the estimated cost of transporting a pupil under s. 121.54 (2) (b) 1. is more than 1.5 times the school district’s average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous year, exclusive of transportation for kindergarten pupils during the noon hour and for pupils with disabilities, the school board may fulfill its obligation to transport a pupil under s. 121.54 (2) (b) 1. by offering to contract with the parent or guardian of the pupil. Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) , the contract shall provide for an annual payment for each pupil of not less than $5 times the distance in miles between the pupil’s residence and the private school he or she attends, or the school district’s average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous year exclusive of transportation for kindergarten pupils during the noon hour and for pupils with disabilities, whichever is greater.

(b) Except as provided in par. (c) , if 2 or more pupils reside in the same household and attend the same private school, the contract under par. (a) may, at the discretion of the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 , provide for a total annual payment for all such pupils of not less than $5 times the distance in miles between the pupils’ residence and the private school they attend, or the school district’s average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous year exclusive of transportation for kindergarten pupils during the noon hour and for pupils with disabilities, whichever is greater.

(c) The payment under this subsection shall not exceed the actual cost nor may the aids paid under s. 121.58 (2) (a) for the pupil exceed the cost thereof. A school board which intends to offer a contract under par. (a) shall notify the parent or guardian of the private school pupil of its intention at least 30 days before the commencement of the school term of the public school district.

History: 1979 c. 34 , 221 ; 1981 c. 263 ; 1983 a. 264 ; 1997 a. 164 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 53.01 — WI Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53.01
Purpose; construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to the process of determining jurisdiction over the person for the purpose of a guardianship proceeding or matter. The chapter is intended to supplement but not replace the procedure for petitioning for a guardianship under ch. 54 and for protective placement or services under ch. 55 . The purpose of this chapter is to resolve potential conflicts regarding jurisdiction between states and to make uniform the laws with respect to this chapter among those states. To the extent there is a conflict in procedure between this chapter and the provisions of ch. 54 or 55 , the procedures in ch. 54 or 55 supersede the conflicting provision of this chapter.

History: 2017 a. 187 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.205 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.205
Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.
Status: in_force

If a customer delivers an item to a depositary bank for collection, all of the following apply:

(1) The depositary bank becomes a holder of the item at the time that it receives the item for collection if the customer at the time of delivery was a holder of the item, whether or not the customer endorses the item, and, if the bank satisfies the other requirements of s. 403.302 , it is a holder in due course.

(2) The depositary bank warrants to collecting banks, the payer bank or other payer and the drawer that the amount of the item was paid to the customer or deposited to the customer’s account.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.23 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.23
Determination and proof of heirship.
Status: in_force

In every administration of an estate in which notice to creditors is required, except in proceedings under ch. 865 , the persons who are the heirs of the decedent shall be determined by the court after hearing. Proof and determination of heirship may be had under this section in an estate administered informally under ch. 865 if desired by the personal representative or interested persons. Notice of the hearing is required except in summary assignment under s. 867.02 . Notice shall be given under s. 879.03 but shall include notice by publication under s. 879.05 (4) . Determination of heirship shall not be made until after the testimony or deposition of one or more witnesses is reduced to writing and filed. A petition for determination of heirship may be included in the petition for administration, petition for approval of final account and final judgment or in a separate petition; and the notice may be included in the notice of hearing on any of the petitions, or in the notice to creditors.

History: 1971 c. 40 ; 1973 c. 39 ; 1975 c. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.06 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.06
Waiver of certain provisions of this chapter.
Status: in_force

The department, by rule, may waive the applicability to specified navigable waters of the United States of all or part of those provisions of this chapter which relate to the establishment of bulkhead or pierhead lines or the placing of structures or deposits in navigable waters or the removal of materials from the beds of navigable waters. The department may promulgate such rule only after it has entered into an agreement with the appropriate federal agency wherein it is agreed that the comparable federal law will be enforced on the waters in question in lieu of the state law which is being waived. The objective of such agreement shall be to avoid duplication of administration with respect to navigable waters over which this state and the U.S. government have concurrent jurisdiction, in those situations wherein administration by a single governmental agency will tend to avoid confusion and the necessity of obtaining permits from both the state and federal governments by those who are subject to the law and at the same time will adequately protect the public interest. The agreement may contain such further provisions as are designed to achieve this objective.

History: 1981 c. 390 s. 252 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1) .
Wis. Stat. § 938.47 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.47
Motion for postdisposition relief and appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) Appeal by respondent. A motion for postdisposition relief from a final order or judgment by a person subject to this chapter shall be made in the time and manner provided in ss. 809.30 to 809.32 . An appeal from a final order or judgment entered under this chapter or from an order denying a motion for postdisposition relief by a person subject to this chapter shall be taken in the time and manner provided in ss. 808.04 (3) and 809.30 to 809.32 . The person shall file a motion for postdisposition relief in circuit court before a notice of appeal is filed unless the grounds for seeking relief are sufficiency of the evidence or issues previously raised.

(2) Appeal by state. An appeal by the state from a final judgment or order under this chapter may be taken to the court of appeals within the time specified in s. 808.04 (4) and in the manner provided for civil appeals under chs. 808 and 809 .

History: 2009 a. 26 .
Wis. Stat. § 806.01 — WI Code / Chapter 806 / Section 806.01
Judgment.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) A judgment is the determination of the action. It may be final or interlocutory.

(b) Each judgment shall specify the relief granted or other determination of the action, and the name and place of residence of each party to the action.

(c) Every final judgment shall grant the relief to which the party in whose favor it is rendered is entitled, even if the party has not demanded the relief in the pleadings. If there be no answer the relief granted to the plaintiff shall not exceed that demanded in the complaint. 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 rendering judgment.

(2) If a partial judgment is proper in an action with several parties, the court in its discretion, may render judgment against one or more of the defendants and dismiss or permit the action to proceed against the others. In case of a finding substantially disposing of a claim on its merits, but leaving an account to be taken or a condition to be performed in order fully to determine the rights of the parties, an interlocutory judgment may be rendered disposing of all issues covered by the finding and reserving final judgment.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 715 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1985 a. 145 ; 1987 a. 256 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0805 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0805
Special litigation committee.
Status: in_force

(1) If a limited liability company is named as or made a party in a derivative proceeding, the company may appoint a special litigation committee to investigate the claims asserted in the proceeding and determine whether pursuing the action is in the best interests of the company. If the company appoints a special litigation committee, on motion by the committee made in the name of the company, except for good cause shown, the court shall stay discovery for the time reasonably necessary to permit the committee to make its investigation. This subsection does not prevent the court from doing any of the following:

(a) Enforcing a person’s right to information under s. 183.0410 .

(b) Granting extraordinary relief in the form of a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.

(2) A special litigation committee must be composed of one or more disinterested and independent individuals, who may be members.

(3)

(a) In a member-managed limited liability company, a special litigation committee may be appointed as follows:

1. By the affirmative vote or consent of a majority of the transferable interests of the members not named as parties in the proceeding.

2. If all members are named as parties in the proceeding, by a majority of the transferable interests of the members named as defendants.

(b) In a manager-managed limited liability company, a special litigation committee may be appointed as follows:

1. By a majority of the managers not named as parties in the proceeding.

2. If all managers are named as parties in the proceeding, by a majority of the managers named as defendants.

(4) After appropriate investigation, a special litigation committee may determine that any of the following is in the best interests of the limited liability company:

(a) That the proceeding continue under the control of the plaintiff.

(b) That the proceeding continue under the control of the committee.

(c) That the proceeding be settled on terms approved by the committee.

(d) That the proceeding be dismissed.

(5) After making a determination under sub. (4) , a special litigation committee shall file with the court a statement of its determination and its report supporting its determination and shall serve each party with a copy of the determination and report. The court shall determine whether the members of the committee were disinterested and independent and whether the committee conducted its investigation and made its recommendation in good faith, independently, and with reasonable care, with the committee having the burden of proof. If the court finds that the members of the committee were disinterested and independent and that the committee acted in good faith, independently, and with reasonable care, the court shall enforce the determination of the committee. Otherwise, the court shall dissolve the stay of discovery entered under sub. (1) and allow the action to continue under the control of the plaintiff.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 192.27 — WI Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.27
Connecting tracks and switching.
Status: in_force

(1) When the track of a railway corporation crosses the track of any other railway corporation at grade, or when their tracks and right-of-way are adjacent, except in counties having a population of at least 150,000, the corporations shall, within 60 days after a written request of the office or the council or board of the city, town or village within which the tracks so cross or are adjacent, make a track connection within such town, city or village to afford reasonable and proper facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines for forwarding and delivering freight, and the expense thereof shall be borne equally by those corporations, unless otherwise ordered by the office.

(2) Any railroad corporation neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this section shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense. Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

History: 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.87 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.87
Claims of residents against insurers domiciled in reciprocal states.
Status: in_force

(1) Filing claims. In a liquidation proceeding in a reciprocal state against an insurer domiciled in that state, claimants against the insurer who reside within this state may file claims either with the ancillary receiver, if any, in this state, or with the domiciliary liquidator. Claims must be filed on or before the last dates fixed for the filing of claims in the domiciliary liquidation proceeding.

(2) Proving claims. Claims belonging to claimants residing in this state may be proved either in the domiciliary state under the law of that state or in ancillary proceedings, if any, in this state. If a claimant elects to prove his or her claim in this state, the claimant shall file the claim with the court in the manner provided in ss. 645.61 and 645.62 . The ancillary receiver shall make his or her recommendation to the court as under s. 645.71 . The ancillary receiver also shall arrange a date for hearing if necessary under s. 645.65 and shall give notice to the liquidator in the domiciliary state, either by registered mail or by personal service at least 40 days prior to the date set for hearing. If the domiciliary liquidator, within 30 days after the giving of such notice, gives notice in writing to the ancillary receiver and to the claimant, either by registered mail or by personal service, of his or her intention to contest the claim, the domiciliary liquidator shall be entitled to appear or to be represented in any proceeding in this state involving the adjudication of the claim. The final allowance of the claim by the courts of this state shall be accepted as conclusive as to amount and as to priority against special deposits or other security located in this state.

History: 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.56 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.56
Office of state treasurer; creation.
Status: in_force

There is created an office of the state treasurer under the direction and supervision of the state treasurer.
Wis. Stat. § 63.45 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.45
No payments approved or made of salary in the classified service except as provided.
Status: in_force

No treasurer, auditor, comptroller, other officer or employee of the city in which ss. 63.18 to 63.53 are effective shall approve the payment of or be in any manner concerned in paying, auditing or approving any salary, wage or other compensation for services, to any person in the classified service unless a payroll, estimate, or account for such salary, wage or other compensation, containing the names of persons to be paid, a statement of the amount to be paid each such person, the services on account of which the same is paid, bears the certificate of the commission that the persons named in such payroll, estimate, or account have been appointed or employed in pursuance of and have complied with ss. 63.18 to 63.53 and with the rules of the commission, and that the rate of salary or wage is in accordance with the rate established by the proper authorities. The commission shall refuse to certify the pay of any public officer or employee who shall willfully or through culpable negligence violate or fail to comply with ss. 63.18 to 63.53 or the rules of the commission. The city service commission shall certify to the city comptroller all appointments to offices and places in the office of the city service commission and all changes or vacancies that may occur therein.

History: 1979 c. 89 .