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Wis. Stat. § 230.337 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.337
Rights of employees: corrections or parole.
Status: in_force

If any incumbent member of the parole board in the office of the secretary of health services on January 1, 1990, in a classified position is not appointed to the parole commission created by 1989 Wisconsin Act 31 , or if the incumbent member is appointed to the commission and subsequently terminated for any reason except just cause, the incumbent member shall have restoration rights and reinstatement privileges, including the right of displacement if necessary, to a position having a comparable or lower pay rate or range for which the person is qualified which is within the department of corrections, as created by 1989 Wisconsin Act 31 , or the department of health services. In the case of termination, the incumbent shall have 90 days after notice of termination to exercise the rights and privileges. The rights and privileges granted under this subsection are subject to the terms of any collective bargaining agreement that covers the incumbent parole board members.

History: 1989 a. 31 , 107 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 2005 a. 145 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 91.64 — WI Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.64
Applying for a farmland preservation agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) Submitting an application. An owner who wishes to enter into a farmland preservation agreement shall submit an application signed by the owner and each person required to be identified under sub. (2) (f) , on a form provided by the department, to the county clerk of the county in which the land is located.

(2) Contents of application. A person submitting an application under sub. (1) shall include all of the following in the application:

(a) The name and address of each person who has an ownership interest in the land proposed for coverage by the agreement.

(b) The location of the land proposed for coverage, indicated by street address, global positioning system coordinates, or township, range, and section.

(c) The legal description of the land proposed for coverage.

(d) A map or aerial photograph of the land proposed for coverage, showing parcel boundaries, residences and other structures, and significant natural features.

(e) Information showing that the land proposed for coverage is eligible under s. 91.60 (2) .

(f) A description of every existing mortgage, easement, and lien, other than liens on growing crops, on land proposed for coverage, including the name and address of the person holding the lien, mortgage, or easement.

(h) Any other information required by the department by rule.

(i) Any fee under sub. (2m) .

(2m) County processing fee. A county may charge a reasonable fee for processing an application for a farmland preservation agreement.

(3) County review.

(a) A county shall review an application under sub. (2) to determine whether the land proposed for coverage meets the requirements under s. 91.60 (2) (b) and (c) . The county shall provide its findings to the applicant in writing within 60 days after the day on which the county clerk receives a complete application.

(b) If the county finds under par. (a) that the land proposed for coverage meets the requirements under s. 91.60 (2) (b) and (c) , the county shall promptly send all of the following to the department, along with any other comments that the county chooses to provide:

1. The original application, including all of the information provided with the application.

2. A copy of the county’s findings.

(4) Department action on application.

(a) The department may prepare a farmland preservation agreement that complies with s. 91.62 and enter into the farmland preservation agreement under s. 91.60 (1) based on a complete application and on county findings under sub. (3) (b) .

(b) The department may decline to enter into a farmland preservation agreement for any of the following reasons:

1. The application is incomplete.

2. The land is not eligible land under s. 91.60 (2) .

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 83.065 — WI Code / Chapter 83 / Section 83.065
County road and bridge fund; tax levy.
Status: in_force

The county board shall annually levy a tax of not more than 2 mills on the dollar, in addition to all other taxes, and the proceeds shall be known as the “County Road and Bridge Fund”. Expenditures from said fund shall be made only for the purposes of constructing and maintaining highways and bridges under this chapter and for purchasing, operating, renting and repairing machinery, quarries and gravel pits used in such construction and maintenance.
Wis. Stat. § 183.0205 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0205
Liability for inaccurate information in filed record.
Status: in_force

(1) If a record delivered to the department for filing under this chapter and filed by the department contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from any of the following:

(a) A person that signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf, and knew the information to be inaccurate at the time the record was signed.

(b) Subject to sub. (2) , a member of a member-managed limited liability company or a manager of a manager-managed limited liability company if all of the following apply:

1. The record was delivered for filing on behalf of the company.

2. The member or manager knew or had notice of the inaccuracy for a reasonably sufficient time before the information was relied upon so that, before the reliance, the member or manager reasonably could have done any of the following:

a. Effected an amendment under s. 183.0202 .

b. Filed a petition under s. 183.0204 .

c. Delivered to the department for filing a statement of change under s. 183.0116 or a statement of correction under s. 183.0209 .

(2) To the extent the operating agreement of a member-managed limited liability company expressly relieves a member of responsibility for maintaining the accuracy of information contained in records delivered on behalf of the company to the department for filing under this chapter and imposes that responsibility on one or more other members, the liability stated in sub. (1) (b) applies to those other members and not to the member that the operating agreement relieves of the responsibility.

(3) An individual who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter affirms under penalty of perjury that the information stated in the record is accurate.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 186.096 — WI Code / Chapter 186 / Section 186.096
Section 186.096
Status: in_force

(b) A civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding described in par. (a) , brought by or on behalf of any governmental unit, authority or agency.

(c) A proceeding brought by any person for a violation of state or federal law where the proceeding is brought pursuant to an express private right of action created by state or federal statute.

(3) Applicability to governments. Subsection (2) (b) and (c) does not apply to a proceeding brought by a governmental unit, authority or agency in its capacity as a private party or contractor.

History: 1987 a. 13 ; 1995 a. 151 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.2965 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.2965
Waiting area for victims and witnesses.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “witness” has the meaning given in s. 950.02 (5) .

(2) County to provide. If an area is available and use of the area is practical, a county shall provide a waiting area for a victim or witness to use during hearings under this chapter that is separate from any area used by the juvenile, the juvenile’s relatives, and witnesses for the juvenile. If a separate waiting area is not available or its use is not practical, a county shall provide other means to minimize the contact between the victim or witness and the juvenile, the juvenile’s relatives, and witnesses for the juvenile during hearings under this chapter.

History: 1997 a. 181 ; 2005 a. 344 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.75 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.75
Vacancies in office; how taxes collected.
Status: in_force

If property within a taxation district is not assessed because of a vacancy in a county, city, village or town office, the department of revenue shall appoint a person certified under s. 73.09 to perform the functions of the office of assessor. If property taxes, special charges, special assessments or special taxes are not collected on property because of a vacancy in a city, other than a city authorized to proceed under s. 74.87 , village or town office, the county treasurer shall perform the functions of taxation district treasurer.

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.31 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.31
Office of lieutenant governor; creation.
Status: in_force

There is created an office of the lieutenant governor under the direction and supervision of the lieutenant governor.
Wis. Stat. § 701.1304 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1304
Fiduciary duty.
Status: in_force

(1) In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust. If a trustee or other authorized fiduciary is directed by another authorized fiduciary to exercise the decanting power, the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary shall act to comply with the exercise of the decanting power and the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary shall not be liable for the action regardless of any fiduciary duty that the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary might otherwise have.

(2) This subchapter does not create or imply a duty to exercise the decanting power or to inform beneficiaries about the applicability of this subchapter.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in a first-trust instrument, for purposes of this subchapter and ss. 701.0801 and 701.0802 (2) , the terms of the first trust are deemed to include the decanting power.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 450.085 — WI Code / Chapter 450 / Section 450.085
Continuing education.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for renewal of a license under s. 450.08 (2) (a) shall submit proof that he or she has completed, within the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of his or her application, 30 hours of continuing education in courses conducted by a provider that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or in courses approved by the board. Courses specified in s. 450.035 (1r) and (2) are courses in continuing education for purposes of this subsection. This subsection does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the board initially granted the license.

(2) The board may waive all or part of any requirement in sub. (1) if it finds that exceptional circumstances such as prolonged illness, disability or other similar circumstances have prevented a pharmacist from meeting the requirement.

History: 1997 a. 68 ; 1997 a. 237 s. 727m ; 2013 a. 124 .
Wis. Stat. § 31.185 — WI Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31.185
Permits to abandon dams.
Status: in_force

(1) No owner of any dam may abandon or remove or alter the dam without first obtaining a permit from the department. No person may transfer ownership of a dam or the ownership of the specific piece of land on which a dam is physically located without first obtaining a permit from the department.

(2) An application for a permit to abandon, remove or alter a dam or an application for a permit to transfer ownership of a dam or the ownership of a specific piece of land on which a dam is physically located shall be made to the department upon forms prescribed by it and shall contain the owner’s name and address, a brief description of the dam and its location and other information as the department requires for the purpose of enabling it to act on the application.

(3) Section 31.06 governs procedure upon all applications hereunder.

(4) Prior to the hearing the department shall have its staff make its own investigation of the dam and, on the basis of such investigation, shall make recommendations as to the type of requirements, if any, which it would impose on the applicant under sub. (5) as a condition to granting the permit. Such recommendations shall be presented at the hearing. If no one registers opposition to the application at the hearing, the department shall grant the permit, subject to such conditions as it deems necessary under sub. (5) . If someone registers opposition to the abandonment at the hearing and such opposition is not withdrawn, the department shall defer action on the application for a period of 120 days after the hearing. Within a reasonable time after the expiration of such period, the department shall deny the permit, or grant the permit, subject to such conditions as it imposes under sub. (5) , unless, within such 120-day period, one or more municipalities or other persons or associations have agreed to acquire ownership of the dam and have furnished satisfactory proof of intent to comply with s. 31.14 (2) or (3) .

(5) As a prerequisite to the granting of a permit under this section, the department may require the applicant to comply with such conditions as it deems reasonably necessary in the particular case to preserve public rights in navigable waters, to promote safety, and to protect life, health, property, property values, and economic values.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1981 c. 246 ; 2015 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.17 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.17
Register of inmates.
Status: in_force

(1) When any inmate is received into any state penal institution the department shall register the date of admission, the name, age, nativity and nationality and such other facts as may be obtained as to parentage, education and previous history and environments of such inmate.

(2) The department shall make entries on the register to reflect the progress made by each inmate while incarcerated and the inmate’s release on parole or extended supervision, condition at the time of release on parole or extended supervision and progress made while on parole or extended supervision.

History: 1987 a. 27 , 403 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1635 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.17; 1997 a. 283 ; 2013 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.040 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.040
Article 40 — Continuances.
Status: in_force

The military judge of a court-martial or a summary court-martial may, for reasonable cause, grant a continuance to any party for such time, and as often, as may appear to be just.

History: 2007 a. 200 ; 2009 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.874 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.874
Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “credential” means a registration, license, certification, or other approval to perform or inspect electrical work.

(2) The department may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another state under which credentials issued to electricians, electrical apprentices, electrical contractors, and electrical inspectors by either state are recognized as comparable credentials by the other state. Under the agreement, the department may recognize credentials from the other state only if the education, experience, and examination requirements in the other state are at least equivalent to the education, experience, and examination requirements for being issued credentials under this subchapter.

(3) Upon entering into an agreement under this section, the department may issue a credential only if all of the following apply:

(a) The individual seeking the credential submits an application and pays the applicable fee established under s. 101.82 (4) .

(b) The individual holds a valid comparable credential issued by the other state.

History: 2013 a. 143 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0805 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0805
Costs of administration.
Status: in_force

In administering a trust, the trustee may incur only costs that are reasonable in relation to the trust property, the purposes of the trust, the skills of the trustee, and the complexity of the trust administration.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 28.22 — WI Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28.22
Timber sales; community forests.
Status: in_force

Any sale of timber from a community forest shall be based on the scale, measure, or count of the cut products. Any sale of timber with either an estimated volume of at least 500 cord equivalents or an estimated value of at least $10,000 from a community forest shall be by public sale. Before a city, village, town, or school district may sell timber from a community forest that meets the volume or value threshold under this section, it shall announce the sale through 2 publications of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located.

History: 1989 a. 79 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2021 a. 128 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.03 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.03
Testimonial powers of secretary and deputy.
Status: in_force

The secretary or any deputy secretary may certify to official acts, and take testimony.

History: 1971 c. 228 s. 21 ; Stats. 1971 s. 101.03; 1977 c. 29 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 20.536 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.536
Investment board.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated to the investment board for the following program:

(1) Investment of funds.

(k) General program operations. All moneys received from assessments made under s. 25.187 (2) and from charges made under s. 25.17 (9) , and from contracts entered into under s. 24.61 (2) (c) , for the purpose of conducting general program operations.

(ka) General program operations; environmental improvement fund. All moneys received for providing services to the department of administration or the department of natural resources in administering ss. 25.43 , 281.58 , 281.59 , 281.61 , and 281.62 and s. 281.60 , 2021 stats., for general program operations.

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1977 c. 29 , 418 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 366 ; 1995 a. 216 , 227 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 , 84 ; 2019 a. 110 ; 2023 a. 6 .
Wis. Stat. § 175.403 — WI Code / Chapter 175 / Section 175.403
Trespassing; arrest and removal.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b) .

(b) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c) .

(2) By July 1, 2018, each law enforcement agency shall have a written policy regarding the investigation of complaints alleging a violation of s. 943.14 . The policy shall require a law enforcement officer who has probable cause to arrest a person for a violation of s. 943.14 to remove the person from a dwelling.

History: 2015 a. 176 ; 2017 a. 317 .
Wis. Stat. § 12.03 — WI Code / Chapter 12 / Section 12.03
Campaigning restricted.
Status: in_force

(1) No election official may engage in electioneering on election day. No municipal clerk or employee of the clerk may engage in electioneering in the clerk’s office or at the alternate site under s. 6.855 during the hours that ballots may be cast at those locations.

(2)

(a)

1. No person may engage in electioneering during polling hours on election day at a polling place.

2. No person may engage in electioneering in the municipal clerk’s office or at an alternate site under s. 6.855 during the hours that absentee ballots may be cast.

(b)

1. No person may engage in electioneering during polling hours on any public property on election day within 100 feet of an entrance to a building containing a polling place.

2. No person may engage in electioneering during the hours that absentee ballots may be cast on any public property within 100 feet of an entrance to a building containing the municipal clerk’s office or an alternate site under s. 6.855 .

3. No person may engage in electioneering within 100 feet of an entrance to or within a qualified retirement home or residential care facility while special voting deputies are present at the home or facility under s. 6.875 (6) .

(d) This subsection does not apply to the placement of any material on the bumper of a motor vehicle that is parked or operated at a place and time where electioneering is prohibited under this subsection.

(3) A municipal clerk, election inspector or law enforcement officer may remove posters or other advertising which is placed in violation of this section.

(4) In this section, “electioneering” means any activity which is intended to influence voting at an election.

History: 1973 c. 334 ; 1977 c. 427 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1993 a. 173 ; 2005 a. 451 ; 2011 a. 23 ; 2013 a. 159 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.76 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.76
Proof of age in court.
Status: in_force

Whenever in any proceeding in any court under any of the labor laws or under ch. 102 there is any doubt of the age of a minor or as to whether an individual is a minor, a permit authorizing the employment of the minor issued under s. 103.70 or an age certificate issued under s. 103.75 shall be conclusive evidence. In the absence of such permit or certificate, a birth certificate, a verified baptismal certificate, a valid operator’s license issued under ch. 343 that contains the photograph of the license holder, or an identification card issued under s. 343.50 shall be produced and filed with the court. Upon proof that the birth certificate, baptismal certificate, operator’s license or identification card cannot be secured, the record of age stated in the first school enrollment of the child shall be admissible as evidence of age.

History: 1975 c. 147 s. 54 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1999 a. 132 ; 2017 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 85.025 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.025
Highway and bridge projects.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt by rule criteria for selecting and evaluating all highway and bridge projects which are constructed from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) (bq) , (bv) , (bx) , (cq) , (cv) and (cx) .

History: 1979 c. 221 , 355 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 822.36 — WI Code / Chapter 822 / Section 822.36
Enforcement of registered determination.
Status: in_force

(1) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

(2) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with subch. II , a registered child custody determination of a court of another state.

History: 2005 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 150.97 — WI Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.97
Standards for maintenance and operation.
Status: in_force

The department shall by regulation prescribe, and shall be authorized to enforce, standards for the maintenance and operation of facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability, and community mental health centers which receive federal aid for construction under the state plans.

History: 1993 a. 27 s. 241 ; Stats. 1993 s. 150.97; 2011 a. 126 .
Wis. Stat. § 293.86 — WI Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.86
Visitorial powers of department.
Status: in_force

Any duly authorized officer, employee or representative of the department may enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or at which any prospecting or mining operation or facility is located or is being constructed or installed at any reasonable time for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and chs. 281 , 285 , 289 to 292 , and 299 , subchs. I and II of ch. 295 , and rules adopted pursuant thereto. No person may refuse entry or access to any such authorized representative of the department who requests entry for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials, nor may any person obstruct, hamper or interfere with any such inspection. The department shall furnish to the prospector or operator, as indicated in the prospecting or mining permit, a written report setting forth all observations, relevant information and data which relate to compliance status.

History: 1995 a. 227 s. 404 ; 2013 a. 1 .