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Wis. Stat. § 193.935 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.935
Procedure in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) Action before hearing. In a dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or in any action under s. 193.931 (1) the court may take any of the following actions before an initial hearing is completed:

(a) Issue injunctions.

(b) Appoint receivers temporarily, until the conclusion of a hearing under sub. (2) , with all powers and duties that the court directs.

(c) Take actions required to preserve the cooperative’s assets wherever located.

(d) Carry on the business of the cooperative.

(2) Appointment of receiver. In a dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or in any action under s. 193.931 (1) the court may appoint a receiver after a hearing is completed, following notice to the parties as directed by the court. The receiver shall collect the cooperative’s assets and amounts owing to the cooperative by subscribers on account of an unpaid portion of the consideration for the issuance of shares. Subject to the order of the court, the receiver may continue the business of the cooperative and lease or dispose of the property and assets of the cooperative at public or private sale.

(3) Distribution of assets. In a dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or in any action under s. 193.931 (1) , the court shall apply the assets of the cooperative and the proceeds resulting from the lease or disposition of the cooperative’s property by following all of the following steps, in alphanumerical order:

(a) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover attorney fees and disbursements made in connection with the proceedings and the other costs and expenses of the proceedings.

(b) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover debts, taxes, and assessments owing to the United States, this state, and other states, in that order.

(c) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover worker’s compensation claims for which the cooperative is liable under ch. 102 , except that this paragraph does not apply to a claim if, at the time of injury, as defined in s. 102.01 (2) (g) , the cooperative had in force a policy of worker’s compensation insurance as required under s. 102.28 (2) (a) .

(d) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover claims of employees for services performed within 3 months preceding the appointment of the receiver, if any.

(e) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover other claims proved and allowed.

(f) Distributing the assets and proceeds to the members or pursuant to a liquidation plan approved by the members.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0301 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0301
Address of apparent owner to establish priority.
Status: in_force

(1) The last-known address of an apparent owner is any description, code, or other indication of the location of the apparent owner that identifies the state, even if the description, code, or indication of location is not sufficient to direct the delivery of 1st class mail to the apparent owner.

(2) If the zip code associated with the apparent owner is for a post office located in this state, this state is deemed to be the state of the last-known address of the apparent owner unless other records associated with the apparent owner specifically identify the physical address of the apparent owner to be in another state.

(3) If the address under sub. (2) is in another state, the other state is deemed to be the state of the last-known address of the apparent owner.

(4) The address of the apparent owner of a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract or its proceeds is presumed to be the address of the insured or annuitant if a person other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the amount owed under the policy or contract and the address of the other person is not known by the insurance company and cannot be determined under s. 177.0302 .

History: 2021 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.1061 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.1061
Restrictions on approval of mergers, interest exchanges, conversions, and domestications.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , a merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication of a domestic limited liability company may not materially increase the current or potential obligations of a member in the constituent, acquiring, acquired, converting, or domesticating limited liability company, whether as a result of becoming subject to interest holder liability with respect to the obligations of the surviving, acquiring, converted, or domesticated entity as a consequence of being an owner of the entity, becoming subject to affirmative or negative obligations under the organizational documents of the entity, becoming subject to tax on the income of the entity, or otherwise.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply with respect to a member if any of the following applies:

(a) The member consents to the merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication.

(b) The member has consented to the provision of the written operating agreement that provides for approval of a merger, conversion, or domestication with the consent of fewer than all the members.

(3) A member does not give the consent required by sub. (2) merely by consenting to a provision of the written operating agreement that permits the written operating agreement to be amended with the consent of fewer than all the members.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 812.37 — WI Code / Chapter 812 / Section 812.37
Debtor’s answer.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 812.34 (1) , the debtor may claim an exemption under s. 812.34 (2) (b) or a limit to the garnishment under s. 812.34 (2) (c) , or may assert any defense to the earnings garnishment, by completing the answer form and delivering or mailing it to the garnishee. The debtor or debtor’s spouse may file an answer or an amended answer at any time before or during the effective period of the earnings garnishment.

(2) Whenever the garnishee receives a debtor’s answer or amended answer, the garnishee shall mail a copy of the answer to the creditor by the end of the 3rd business day after receiving the debtor’s answer, writing on that copy the date of receipt of the answer by the garnishee.

(3) Unless served with an order of the court directing otherwise, in determining whether to pay any part of the debtor’s earnings to the creditor, the garnishee shall accept as true and binding any exemption claimed in the debtor’s answer or any amended answer received before payment is made to the creditor under s. 812.39 (1) .

History: 1993 a. 80 ; 1997 a. 291 ; 2003 a. 138 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.931 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.931
Seizures.
Status: in_force

(1) Seizure and confiscation of wild animals or plants. The department and its wardens shall seize and confiscate any wild animal, carcass or plant caught, killed, taken, had in possession or under control, sold or transported in violation of any of the laws for which the department and its wardens have enforcement authority under s. 29.921 . The officer also may, with or without warrant, open, enter and examine all buildings, camps, boats on inland or outlying waters, vehicles, valises, packages and other places where the officer has probable cause to believe that wild animals, carcasses or plants that are taken or held in violation of any of these laws are to be found.

(2) Seizure and confiscation of objects; sale of perishable property.

(a) The department and its wardens shall seize and hold, subject to the order of the court for the county in which the alleged offense was committed, any vehicle, boat or object declared by this chapter to be a public nuisance, or which they have probable cause to believe is being used in violation of any of the laws for which the department and its wardens have enforcement authority under s. 29.921 . If it is proven that the vehicle, boat or object is a public nuisance or that within 6 months previous to the seizure the vehicle, boat or object was used in violation of any of the laws for which the department and its wardens have enforcement authority under s. 29.921 , it shall be confiscated if the court directs in its order for judgment.

(am) If the department or its wardens seize any net or similar fishing device under par. (a) , the owner shall reimburse the department for all costs associated with the seizure within 20 days after the department gives written notice to the owner of the owner’s obligation to reimburse the department. The notice shall include the amount of the costs required to be reimbursed by the owner. If the owner does not reimburse the department as required under this paragraph, the owner shall forfeit not more than $1,000 in addition to the costs of reimbursement. All reimbursement costs collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (3) (mi) .

(b) Any perishable property seized by the department or its wardens under this section may be sold at the highest available price, and the proceeds of the sale turned into court for disposition as the court directs.

(3) Entire shipment affected. Confiscation of any part of a shipment under this section shall include the entire shipment.

(4) Ordinance violations. For purposes of this section, a violation of ch. 169 includes a violation of an ordinance enacted under s. 169.43 .

History: 1997 a. 248 ss. 108 to 110 , 712 ; 2001 a. 56 ; 2005 a. 288 , 394 .
Wis. Stat. § 15.795 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.795
Same; attached office.
Status: in_force

(1) Office of the commissioner of railroads. There is created an office of the commissioner of railroads which is attached to the public service commission under s. 15.03 , provided that s. 85.02 (1) does not apply to the office of the commissioner of railroads. The commissioner of railroads shall have expertise in railroad issues and may not have a financial interest in a railroad, as defined in s. 195.02 (1) , or a water carrier, as defined in s. 195.02 (5) . The commissioner may not serve on or under any committee of a political party. The commissioner shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified.

History: 1993 a. 123 ; 2003 a. 89 ; 2005 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.050 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.050
Article 50 — Admissibility of records of courts of inquiry.
Status: in_force

(1) In any case not extending to the dismissal of a commissioned officer, the sworn testimony, contained in the duly authenticated record of proceedings of a court of inquiry, of a person whose oral testimony cannot be obtained, may, if otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence, be read in evidence by any party before a court-martial if the accused was a party before the court of inquiry and if the same issue was involved or if the accused consents to the introduction of evidence.

(2) Testimony may be read in evidence only by the defense in cases extending to the dismissal of a commissioned officer.

(3) Testimony may also be read in evidence before a court of inquiry.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 610.24 — WI Code / Chapter 610 / Section 610.24
Insurers as fundholders.
Status: in_force

All assets shall be held, invested and disbursed for the use and benefit of the insurer and no policyholder, member or beneficiary may have or acquire individual rights in such assets or become entitled to any apportionment or the surrender of any part of such assets, except as provided in the contract. An insurer may create, maintain, invest, disburse and apply any special funds necessary to carry out any purpose permitted by the laws of this state and the articles and bylaws of the insurer.

History: 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.716 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.716
Collections from drainage districts.
Status: in_force

(1) Applicability. This section applies to all outstanding trust fund loans to drainage districts created under ch. 88 .

(2) Certified statement. If a drainage district has a state trust fund loan, the board shall transmit to the district board a certified statement of the amount due on or before October 1 of each year until the loan is paid. The board shall furnish a copy of each certified statement to the department of administration.

(3) Payment to board. The district board shall remit to the board on its own order the full amount due for state trust fund loans within 15 days after March 15. Any payment not made by March 30 is delinquent and is subject to a penalty of 1 percent per month or fraction thereof, to be paid to the board with the delinquent payment.

(4) Failure to make payment. If the district board fails to remit the amounts due under sub. (3) , the secretary of administration, upon certification of delinquency by the board of commissioners of public lands, shall deduct the amount due, including any penalty, from any state aid payments due the district, shall remit such amount to the board, and, no later than June 15, shall notify the district board to that effect.

History: 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 2 ; 2011 a. 71 .
Wis. Stat. § 292.51 — WI Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.51
Cooperative remedial action.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “costs of remedying environmental contamination” means costs determined by the department to be necessary to reduce or eliminate environmental contamination and restore the environment, including costs of investigation and of providing public information and education related to reducing or eliminating environmental contamination and restoring the environment.

(2) The department may seek and receive voluntary contributions of funds from a municipality or any other public or private source for all or part of the costs of remedying environmental contamination if the activities being funded are part of a cooperative effort, by the department and the person providing the funds, to remedy that environmental contamination. All contributions received under this subsection shall be deposited in the environmental fund.

(2m) Any person engaged in a cooperative effort with the department that is described in sub. (2) may seek and receive voluntary contributions of funds on behalf of the effort.

(3) Provision of funding under sub. (2) or (2m) is not evidence of liability or an admission of liability for any environmental contamination.

(4) In carrying out its regulatory and enforcement duties, the department may not base its treatment of a person on whether the person did or did not provide funding under sub. (2) .

History: 1995 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 824 ; Stats. 1995 s. 292.51; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.755 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.755
Council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business opportunities.
Status: in_force

The council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business opportunities shall:

(1) Review the extent of small business, veteran-owned business and minority business participation in purchasing by this state and its agencies.

(2) Advise the department’s purchasing agent with respect to methods of increasing such participation.

(3) Advise the department’s purchasing agent with respect to methods of simplifying or easing compliance with the forms and procedures used or to be used for obtaining contracts with the state for providing materials, supplies, equipment and contractual services.

(4) Advise the department concerning methods of improved compliance with any aspect of its duties under s. 16.75 (4) (a) .

(5) Annually, submit a report containing any recommendations regarding the matters described in subs. (1) to (4) to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) .

History: 1977 c. 418 s. 929 (55) ; 1977 c. 419 ; 1983 a. 27 , 524 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3200 (1) ; 1987 a. 186 ; 1991 a. 170 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.07 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.07
General corporate powers and procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) Powers. Service insurance corporations have the powers specified under s. 181.0302 .

(2) Effect of unauthorized corporate acts. Section 181.0304 applies to service insurance corporations.

(4) Waiver of notice and informal action by members or directors. Sections 181.0704 and 181.0706 apply to members of service insurance corporations and ss. 181.0821 and 181.0823 apply to the board of directors and committees of the board of directors of service insurance corporations.

History: 1975 c. 223 ; 1979 c. 110 ; 1987 a. 13 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.3245 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.3245
Priority of production-money security interests and agricultural liens.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subs. (3) , (4) , and (5) , if the requirements of sub. (2) are satisfied, a perfected production-money security interest in production-money crops has priority over a conflicting security interest in the same crops to the extent of the production-money obligation secured by the production-money security interest and, except as otherwise provided in s. 409.327 , also has priority in their identifiable proceeds.

(2) A production-money security interest has priority under sub. (1) if:

(a) The production-money security interest is perfected by filing when the production-money secured party first gives new value to enable the debtor to produce the crops;

(b) The production-money secured party sends an authenticated notification by certified mail to the holder of the conflicting security interest not less than 20 or more than 30 days before the production-money secured party first gives new value to enable the debtor to produce the crops if the holder had filed a financing statement covering the crops before the date of the filing made by the production-money secured party; and

(c) The notification states that the production-money secured party has or expects to acquire a production-money security interest in the debtor’s crops and provides a description of the crops, the name and mailing address of the production-money secured party giving the notice, the name and mailing address of the debtor, the name and mailing address of the lender to whom notice is being sent, the date on which the transaction would take place, and the maximum amount of new value to be provided.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) or (5) , if more than one security interest qualifies for priority in the same collateral under sub. (1) , the security interests rank according to priority in time of filing under s. 409.322 (1) .

(4) To the extent that a person holding a perfected security interest in production-money crops that are the subject of a production-money security interest gives new value to enable the debtor to produce the production-money crops and the value is in fact used for the production of the production-money crops, the security interests rank according to priority in time of filing under s. 409.322 (1) .

(5) To the extent that a person holds both an agricultural lien and a production-money security interest in the same collateral securing the same obligations, the rules of priority applicable to agricultural liens govern priority.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1153 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1153
Approval of domestication; amendment; abandonment.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Subject to s. 179.1161 , a plan of domestication must be approved by a vote or consent of all of the following with respect to a domesticating Wisconsin limited partnership:

1. All general partners.

2. Partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions, whether as a general partner, limited partner, or both.

(b) A plan of domestication of a non-United States domesticating entity must be approved pursuant to the governing law of the domesticating entity.

(2) Subject to s. 179.1161 and the governing law of the domesticating entity, after a plan of domestication is approved, and at any time before a domestication becomes effective, except as otherwise provided in the plan of domestication, the domesticating entity may amend the plan of domestication or abandon the domestication as provided in the plan of domestication with the same vote or consent as was required to approve the plan of domestication.

(3) If, after articles of domestication have been delivered to the department for filing and before the domestication becomes effective, the plan of domestication is amended in a manner that requires an amendment to the articles of domestication or if the domestication is abandoned, a statement of amendment or abandonment, signed by the domesticating entity, must be delivered to the department for filing before the domestication becomes effective. When a statement of abandonment becomes effective, the domestication is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of amendment or abandonment must contain all of the following:

(a) The name of the domesticating entity and the domesticated entity under the plan of domestication.

(b) The amendment to or abandonment of the articles of domestication.

(c) A statement that the amendment or abandonment was approved in accordance with this section.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 878.11 — WI Code / Chapter 878 / Section 878.11
Money, to whom paid.
Status: in_force

All moneys recovered on any judgment in favor of the judge of the court shall be paid over to the person, other than the defendant therein, who is then the rightful personal representative, special administrator, guardian or trustee, and the moneys shall be assets in the person’s hands to be administered according to law. If there is no personal representative, special administrator, guardian or trustee, other than the defendant, the moneys shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto upon their giving receipts which shall be filed with the court.

History: 1977 c. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 967.07 — WI Code / Chapter 967 / Section 967.07
Circuit court commissioners.
Status: in_force

A circuit court commissioner may exercise powers or perform duties specified for a judge if such action is permitted under s. 757.69 .

History: 1977 c. 323 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.041 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.041
Full faith and credit; comity.
Status: in_force

(1) Actions in courts of other states.

(a) Full faith and credit shall be given in all courts of this state to a judgment in any action affecting the family, except an action relating to child custody, by a court of competent jurisdiction in another state, territory, or possession of the United States, when both spouses personally appear or when the respondent has been personally served. Full faith and credit shall also be given in all courts of this state to the amount of arrearages owed for nonpayment or late payment of a child support, family support, or maintenance payment under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in another state, territory, or possession of the United States. A court in this state may not adjust the amount of arrearages owed except as provided in s. 767.59 (1m) .

(b) Full faith and credit shall be given in all courts of this state to a determination of paternity made by any other state, whether established through voluntary acknowledgment or an administrative or judicial process.

(2) Actions in courts of foreign countries. Any court of this state may recognize a judgment in any action affecting the family involving Wisconsin domiciliaries, except an action relating to child custody, by a court of competent jurisdiction in a foreign country, in accordance with the principles of international comity.

(3) Child custody actions. All matters relating to the effect of the judgment of another court concerning child custody are governed by ch. 822 .

History: 1977 c. 105 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 50 ; 1979 c. 352 s. 39 ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.21; 1989 a. 212 ; 1993 a. 481 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 82 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.041.