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Wis. Stat. § 891.24 — WI Code / Chapter 891 / Section 891.24
Evidence from financial institution books.
Status: in_force

Whenever any bank, credit union, savings bank or savings and loan association or any of its officers are subpoenaed to produce its books containing a specified account or other specified entries, the bank, credit union, savings bank or savings and loan association may, if it so elects, produce a copy of the specified account or other entries, verified under oath by one of its officers, stating that the books called for are the ordinary books of the bank, credit union, savings bank or savings and loan association used in the transaction of its business, that the entries copied were made therein at the dates thereof and in the usual course of business, that there are no interlineations or erasures in or among the items copied, that the books are in the custody or control of the bank, credit union, savings bank or savings and loan association, and that the officer has carefully compared the copy with the books and found it to be a correct copy of the specified account or entries. Such verified copy shall be prima facie evidence of such entries, and, when presented, no officer of the financial institution may be compelled to produce the books demanded or attend the trial or hearing, unless specially ordered so to do by the court or officer before whom it is pending; provided, that such books shall be open to the inspection of all parties to the action or proceeding.

History: 1979 c. 88 ; 1991 a. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 31.26 — WI Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31.26
Civil liabilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of any dam or of any privately owned bridge across the Wisconsin River or the Black River or any of their tributaries shall be liable for all damages occasioned to property by a failure to provide such dam or bridge with slides, booms and chutes as required by s. 31.18 (1) . The person or party suffering any such damage shall have a lien upon the dam and all mills, machinery and appurtenances of such owner erected thereon, or served with water thereby, and on the lands adjoining, not exceeding 40 acres; or, as the case may be, a lien upon such bridge and its approaches.

(2) The claimant of such lien shall file a notice thereof in writing in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the dam or bridge is located within 60 days after sustaining such damages and shall commence an action to enforce the lien within 6 months after filing such notice. Such lien shall accrue upon the filing of such notice and failure to file the same or to commence such action within the times specified therefor respectively shall operate as a waiver of the lien. Judgment for the plaintiff for the recovery of damages and declaring such lien may be enforced by an execution sale of the property affected as in ordinary actions at law, and upon such sale all rights to maintain such dam or bridge shall pass to the purchaser.

(3) In case of any personal injury by reason of any such neglect or failure the damages sustained thereby may be recovered and a lien and judgment enforced in like manner; and if death results an action may be maintained by the representatives of the deceased in the manner provided in other cases of death resulting from negligence or wrong.

(4) No common law liability, and no statutory liability provided elsewhere in these statutes, for damage resulting from or growing out of the construction, maintenance or operation of any dam is released, superseded, or in any manner affected by the provisions of this chapter; and this chapter creates no liability on the part of the state for any such damages.
Wis. Stat. § 92.16 — WI Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.16
Manure storage facilities.
Status: in_force

A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance requiring manure storage facilities constructed after July 2, 1983, to meet the technical standards of the county, city, village or town and rules of the department. The department shall adopt rules for ordinances setting standards and criteria for construction of manure storage facilities.

History: 1983 a. 27 ; Stats. 1983 s. 92.16; 1983 a. 410 s. 24n ; Stats. 1983 s. 92.34; 1985 a. 8 s. 10 ; Stats. 1985 s. 92.16; 1987 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 246 .
Wis. Stat. § 347.11 — WI Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.11
Headlamp specifications for mopeds and motor bicycles.
Status: in_force

The headlamps on mopeds or motor bicycles may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type but in either event shall comply with the following requirements and limitations:

(1) The headlamp shall be an electric headlamp and the current shall be supplied by a wet battery and electric generator, by a current-generating coil incorporated into the magneto or by a generator driven directly by the motor by means of gears, friction wheel, chain or belt.

(2) The headlamp shall display a white light of sufficient illuminating power to reveal any person, vehicle or substantial object at a distance of 200 feet ahead and shall be so adjusted or operated that the glaring light rays therefrom are not directed into the eyes of the driver of any oncoming vehicle. No headlamp shall have any type of decorative covering that restricts the amount of light emitted when the headlamp is in use. This subsection does not apply to any type of decorative covering originally equipped on the vehicle at the time of manufacture and sale.

(3) If the moped or motor bicycle is equipped with a multiple-beam headlamp, the upper beam shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in sub. (2) and the lowermost beam shall meet the requirements applicable to a lowermost distribution of light as set forth in s. 347.10 (2) (b) .

(4) If the moped or motor bicycle is equipped with a single-beam lamp, such lamp shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is loaded none of the high-intensity portion of light, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, projects higher than the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.

History: 1983 a. 243 ; 1995 a. 346 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0508 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0508
Form and content of certificates.
Status: in_force

(1) Contents. At a minimum, a share certificate shall state on its face all of the following:

(a) The name of the issuing bank and that the bank is organized under the laws of this state.

(b) The name of the person to whom issued.

(c) The number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, that the certificate represents.

(2) Classes and series requirements. If the issuing bank is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the front or back of each certificate shall contain any of the following:

(a) A summary of the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations applicable to each class, and the variations in rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series and the authority of the board of directors to determine variations for future series.

(b) A conspicuous statement that the bank will furnish the shareholder the information described in par. (a) on request, in writing and without charge.

(3) Signature.

(a) Each share certificate shall be signed either manually or in facsimile, by the officer or officers designated in the bylaws or by the board of directors.

(b) The validity of a share certificate is not affected if a person who signed the certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 137.12 — WI Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.12
Application.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) and except in ss. 137.25 and 137.26 , this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , this chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:

(a) Any law governing the execution of wills or the creation of testamentary trusts;

(b) Chapters 401 and 403 to 410 , other than s. 401.306 .

(2m) This chapter does not apply to any of the following records or any transaction evidenced by any of the following records:

(a) Records governed by any law relating to adoption, divorce, or other matters of family law.

(b) Notices provided by a court.

(c) Court orders.

(d) Official court documents, including briefs, pleadings, and other writings, required to be executed in connection with court proceedings.

(2p) This chapter applies to a transaction governed by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 , et seq., but this chapter is not intended to limit, modify, or supersede 15 USC 7001 (c).

(2r) To the extent that it is excluded from the scope of 15 USC 7003 , this chapter does not apply to a notice to the extent that it is governed by a law requiring the furnishing of any notice of:

(a) The cancellation or termination of utility services, including water, heat, and power service.

(b) Default, acceleration, repossession, foreclosure, or eviction, or the right to cure, under a credit agreement secured by or a rental agreement for a primary residence of an individual;

(c) The cancellation or termination of health insurance or benefits or life insurance benefits, excluding annuities;

(d) Recall of a product, or material failure of a product, that risks endangering health or safety; or

(e) A law requiring a document to accompany any transportation or handling of hazardous materials, pesticides, or other toxic or dangerous materials.

(3) This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subs. (2) , (2m) , and (2r) to the extent it is governed by a law other than those specified in subs. (2) , (2m) , and (2r) .

(4) A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.

(5) This chapter applies to the state of Wisconsin, unless otherwise expressly provided.

(6) To the extent there is a conflict between this chapter and ch. 407 , ch. 407 governs.

History: 2003 a. 294 ; 2009 a. 320 , 322 ; 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.516 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.516
Effect of acceptance of goods; notice of default; burden of establishing default after acceptance; notice of claim or litigation to person answerable over.
Status: in_force

(1) A lessee shall pay rent for any goods accepted in accordance with the lease contract, with due allowance for goods rightfully rejected or not delivered.

(2) A lessee’s acceptance of goods precludes rejection of the goods accepted. In the case of a finance lease, if made with knowledge of a nonconformity, acceptance may not be revoked because of it. In any other case, if made with knowledge of a nonconformity, acceptance may not be revoked because of it unless the acceptance was on the reasonable assumption that the nonconformity would be seasonably cured. Acceptance does not of itself impair any other remedy provided by this chapter or the lease agreement for nonconformity.

(3) If a tender has been accepted all of the following apply:

(a) Within a reasonable time after the lessee discovers or should have discovered any default, the lessee shall notify the lessor and the supplier, if any, or be barred from any remedy against the party not notified.

(b) Except in the case of a consumer lease, within a reasonable time after the lessee receives notice of litigation for infringement or the like the lessee shall notify the lessor or be barred from any remedy over for liability established by the litigation.

(c) The burden is on the lessee to establish any default.

(4) If a lessee is sued for breach of a warranty or other obligation for which a lessor or a supplier is answerable over, all of the following apply:

(a) The lessee may give the lessor or the supplier, or both, written notice of the litigation. If the notice states that the person notified may come in and defend and that if the person notified does not do so that person will be bound in any action against that person by the lessee by any determination of fact common to the 2 litigations, then, unless the person notified after seasonable receipt of the notice does come in and defend, that person is so bound.

(b) The lessor or the supplier may demand in writing that the lessee turn over control of the litigation including settlement if the claim is one for infringement or the like or else be barred from any remedy over. If the demand states that the lessor or the supplier agrees to bear all expense and to satisfy any adverse judgment, then, unless the lessee after seasonable receipt of the demand does turn over control, the lessee is so barred.

(5) Subsections (3) and (4) apply to any obligation of a lessee to hold the lessor or the supplier harmless against infringement or the like.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.10 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.10
Bribery of public officers and employees.
Status: in_force

Whoever does either of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:

(1) Whoever, with intent to influence the conduct of any public officer or public employee in relation to any matter which by law is pending or might come before the officer or employee in the officer’s or employee’s capacity as such officer or employee or with intent to induce the officer or employee to do or omit to do any act in violation of the officer’s or employee’s lawful duty transfers or promises to the officer or employee or on the officer’s or employee’s behalf any property or any personal advantage which the officer or employee is not authorized to receive; or

(2) Any public officer or public employee who directly or indirectly accepts or offers to accept any property or any personal advantage, which the officer or employee is not authorized to receive, pursuant to an understanding that the officer or employee will act in a certain manner in relation to any matter which by law is pending or might come before the officer or employee in the officer’s or employee’s capacity as such officer or employee or that the officer or employee will do or omit to do any act in violation of the officer’s or employee’s lawful duty.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 2.02 — WI Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2.02
Construction of boundary descriptions.
Status: in_force

Whenever the boundary line of any county is described as running north or south on any range line, or east or west on any township line, the said boundary line shall be deemed to run on such lines as are established by the United States survey, making such offsets, where said range lines and township lines are not continuous straight lines, as are made by such United States surveys.
Wis. Stat. § 254.46 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.46
Beaches.
Status: in_force

The department or a local health department shall close or restrict swimming, diving and recreational bathing if a human health hazard exists in any area used for those purposes on a body of water and on associated land and shall require the posting of the area.

History: 1993 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 59.71 — WI Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.71
Special counties; record keeping.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “eminent domain proceedings” means the laying out, widening, extending or vacating of any street, alley, water channel, park, highway or other public place by any court, legislature, county board, common council, village board or town board.

(2) When the county board of a county with a population of 250,000 or more, according to the last state or United States census, prepares and compiles in book form an eminent domain record containing an abstract of facts relating to eminent domain proceedings and makes an order that the record, with an index thereto, be thereafter maintained and kept up, and provides a suitable book for that purpose, the register of deeds shall thereafter maintain and keep up the record and index.

(3) The register of deeds shall enter an abstract of all eminent domain proceedings in the record maintained under sub. (2) . The abstract shall substantially contain the facts as to the filing of a notice of lis pendens, the date of filing, the description, the court in which or the body before whom the proceeding is pending, the result of the proceedings, the action taken, and the date of the action and shall briefly state all of the essential facts of the proceeding. The index to the record shall be a practical index, with reference to the document numbers assigned and, if volume and page numbers are assigned, the volume and page where the abstracts are filed or recorded.

(4) The abstracts and records to be kept by the register of deeds shall be certified by the register to be true and correct and when so certified shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein recited and shall be received in all courts and places with the same effect as the original proceedings; and the record so prepared and compiled by the county board shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein recited and shall also be received in all courts and places with the same effect as the original proceedings.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 201 s. 371 ; Stats. 1995 s. 59.71; 1995 a. 225 s. 161 ; 1997 a. 35 ; 2017 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 867.21 — WI Code / Chapter 867 / Section 867.21
Termination of authority and discharge of special administrator.
Status: in_force

(1) When no personal representative is to be appointed. The special administrator shall be discharged whenever the court is satisfied that the special administrator has properly performed his or her duties. Before discharging the special administrator the court may require the special administrator to file any accounts or reports which the court deems necessary. Discharge may be granted with or without notice as the court determines. If notice of hearing upon the application for discharge is required, it shall be given under s. 879.03 .

(2) Upon granting letters to a personal representative. Upon the granting of letters to a personal representative of the estate of the decedent, the power of the special administrator ceases and the special administrator shall forthwith file the special administrator’s account and deliver to the personal representative all property of the estate which the special administrator has in his or her possession. The court may accept the written receipt of the personal representative as evidence of delivery and upon approving the special administrator’s account shall discharge the special administrator. If the special administrator is appointed personal representative, the special administrator need not file an account as special administrator unless the special administrator’s bond is not continued as his or her bond as personal representative. If no accounting as special administrator is made the special administrator shall account for the special administration in his or her account as personal representative.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 626.35 — WI Code / Chapter 626 / Section 626.35
Worker’s compensation insurance contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Filing. An insurer who provides a contract under s. 102.31 (1) (a) or 102.315 (3) , (4) , or (5) (a) shall file with the bureau a copy of the contract, or other evidence of the contract as designated by the bureau, not more than 60 days after the effective date of the contract.

(2) Penalty. The bureau may assess a penalty, in accordance with a schedule adopted by the bureau, against an insurer who fails to comply with sub. (1) .

History: 1989 a. 64 s. 45 ; 1989 a. 332 ss. 1 , 14 ; Stats. 1989 s. 626.35; 2007 a. 185 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.09103 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.09103
Appeal from termination.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign limited liability company may appeal the department’s termination of its registration under s. 183.09102 to the circuit court for the county where the foreign limited liability company’s principal office or, if none in this state, the office of its registered agent is located, within 30 days after the notice of termination takes effect under s. 183.0103 (5) . The foreign limited liability company shall appeal by petitioning the court to set aside the termination and attaching to the petition copies of its registration and the department’s notice of termination.

(2) The court may order the department to reinstate the registration or may take any other action that the court considers appropriate.

(3) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 755.05 — WI Code / Chapter 755 / Section 755.05
Territorial jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Every judge has statewide jurisdiction as authorized by this chapter and ch. 800 .

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 94 ; 1977 c. 305 s. 64 ; Stats. 1977 s. 755.05; 1985 a. 89 ; 2009 a. 402 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0208 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0208
Charter.
Status: in_force

(1) Notice required.

(a) A bank organizing under this chapter shall give notice in writing to the division that it is prepared to commence business after it has done all of the following:

1. Adopted bylaws, approved by the division.

2. Obtained suitable banking quarters, and the necessary books, forms, stationery, furniture and equipment for the proper and orderly transaction of the business of banking.

3. Complied with any other requirements imposed by law or rules of the division necessary to commence business.

(b) The notice under par. (a) shall be given to the division within a reasonable time after the date of filing the articles of incorporation, as determined by the division.

(2) Examination and issuance of charter. After receiving a notice under sub. (1) (a) , the division shall make an examination of the organizing bank. If this examination satisfies the division that the stock subscriptions have been fully paid in lawful money and that the bank is lawfully entitled to commence business, the division shall issue to the bank a certificate of authority for the bank to commence business. The certificate of authority to commence business is the charter of the bank. The division shall give each charter a charter number.

(3) Denial of charter. The division may, with the advice and consent of the attorney general, deny the issuance of a charter if the division has reason to believe that any of the following is true:

(a) The shareholders have formed the bank for any purpose other than the legitimate business contemplated by this chapter.

(b) A fact stated in the declaration under s. 221.0207 (2) is untrue, or that other reasons exist that would make the opening of the bank injurious to the public interest.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.127 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.127
Building requirements for certain residential facilities.
Status: in_force

The department, after consultation with the department of health services, shall develop a building code for previously constructed buildings converted to use as community-based residential facilities as defined in s. 50.01 (1g) which serve between 9 and 20 residents who are not related to the operator or administrator. In setting standards, the department shall consider the criteria enumerated in ss. 46.03 (25) and 50.02 (3) (b) , and in addition shall consider the relationship of the development and enforcement of the code to any relevant codes of the department of health services. The objectives of the code shall be to guarantee health and safety and to maintain insofar as possible a homelike environment. Notwithstanding s. 101.121 , a historic building as defined in s. 101.121 (2) (am) which is converted to use as a community-based residential facility serving between 9 and 20 residents who are not related to the operator or administrator is governed only by the building code promulgated under this section.

History: 1975 c. 413 ; 1975 c. 422 s. 163 ; Stats. 1975 s. 101.125; Stats. 1975 s. 101.127; 1981 c. 341 ; 1987 a. 161 s. 13m ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 1997 a. 237 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) ; 2007 a. 144 .