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Wis. Stat. § 196.51 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.51
Prior permits and franchises validated.
Status: in_force

Any license, permit or franchise to own, operate, manage or control any plant or equipment for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power in any municipality is valid and shall not be affected by s. 196.50 (1) , if the license, permit or franchise was granted prior to April 3, 1911, to any public utility or was under consideration prior to April 3, 1911, in the governing body of any municipality at the time another public utility operating in the municipality obtained an indeterminate permit.

History: 1983 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 614.78 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.78
Maintenance of solvency.
Status: in_force

(1) Order declaring hazardous condition. When a domestic fraternal has an authorized control level event, as defined by the commissioner by rule, under circumstances the commissioner determines will not be promptly remedied, the commissioner, in addition to taking any other action required or allowed by law, may issue an order declaring the domestic fraternal to be in a hazardous condition and may order the fraternal to remedy the authorized control level event. This order may include authorization to the fraternal to negotiate an agreement to transfer, subject to sub. (2) , all members, certificates, and other assets and liabilities of the fraternal to another fraternal or other insurer through merger, consolidation, assumption, or other means.

(2) Specifications regarding transfer.

(a) Any transfer under sub. (1) shall constitute a novation of the transferring fraternal’s certificates that is effective on the date of transfer. The fraternal shall ensure the transfer is concluded within the time agreed to by the commissioner and subject to approval by the commissioner. The transfer agreement under this paragraph is considered to be fully approved by the domestic fraternal upon a majority vote of the fraternal’s board of directors, notwithstanding s. 614.73 and any other law or regulation that requires notice to or approval by the fraternal’s members or supreme governing body. Any law of a fraternal requiring notice to or approval by the fraternal’s members or supreme governing body shall be suspended by this section. The transferring fraternal shall provide notice to its members of the transfer by mail or in the manner provided by s. 614.41 (1) no later than 30 days after the transfer is approved by the commissioner.

(b) If the fraternal seeks to make a transfer under sub. (1) to an organization that does not have a certificate of authority in this state, the commissioner may grant the organization a limited certificate of authority to service the existing certificates and fulfill all obligations owed to certificate holders following the transfer but not to otherwise transact insurance business in this state.

(c) By order of the commissioner and notwithstanding any law or rules to the contrary and any laws of the fraternal, the board of directors of the fraternal may suspend or modify the qualifications for membership in the fraternal as necessary to facilitate a transfer under sub. (1) .

(d) Upon the effective date of a transfer to an organization that is not a fraternal and in consideration for the transfer, each member of the fraternal is considered to agree that any terms of a certificate subjecting the certificate to the laws of the fraternal or providing for the maintenance of the fraternal’s solvency, except to the extent of any outstanding lien not released by the terms of the transfer, shall be null and void and the assuming organization shall endorse the certificate accordingly.

History: 2019 a. 66 ; 2021 a. 239 s. 74 .
Wis. Stat. § 100.184 — WI Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.184
Advertising foods for sale.
Status: in_force

No person shall, himself or herself, or by a servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, advertise for sale any article of food in package form when the retail price is mentioned in such advertisement unless the actual weight or volume of the contents of such package as stated on the label shall be plainly and conspicuously set forth in such advertisement in not less than 5-point type.

History: 1993 a. 492 .
Wis. Stat. § 121.56 — WI Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121.56
School bus routes.
Status: in_force

The school board of each district shall make and be responsible for all necessary provisions for the transportation of pupils, including establishment, administration and scheduling of school bus routes. Upon the request of any school board, the state superintendent shall provide advice and counsel on problems of school transportation. Any private school shall, upon the request of the public school officials, supply all necessary information and reports. The transportation of public and private school pupils shall be effectively coordinated to insure the safety and welfare of the pupils. Upon receipt of a signed order from the state superintendent, the school board shall discontinue any route specified by the state superintendent.

History: 1993 a. 492 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.73 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.73
Penalty for violating laws governing state or county institutions.
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any state law or any lawful rule made pursuant to state law governing state fair park or any state or county charitable, curative, reformatory, or penal institution while within the same or the grounds thereof is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1993 a. 213 , 215 , 491 .
Wis. Stat. § 65.10 — WI Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.10
City officers to pay receipts monthly.
Status: in_force

Each city officer shall keep an itemized and accurate account of all moneys received by the officer in the officer’s official capacity for fees, commissions and otherwise, and shall at the end of each month, during that officer’s term of office, pay into the city treasury all such money in that officer’s hands and file a duly verified copy of that officer’s account with the city comptroller, together with a receipt of the city treasurer showing that such money has been paid into the city treasury. Until such account and receipt are so filed, it shall not be lawful for the common council or city officer, to order, draw, countersign or deliver any warrant for the payment of the salary or allowance of any such delinquent officer.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 213.07 — WI Code / Chapter 213 / Section 213.07
Town fire company reports; exemptions.
Status: in_force

The secretary of each corporation organized under s. 213.05 shall, within 10 days after the election of officers in each year, deliver to the town clerk a report giving the names of the officers elected for the ensuing year and the names of all active members of the corporation on the date of the election. The town clerk shall file the report in the clerk’s office and, when required, give a receipt therefor. Each member of the corporation reported to the clerk under this section shall be exempted from military duty except in case of war, invasion or insurrection. A corporation organized under s. 213.05 and each of the active members of the corporation shall have and be entitled to all of the benefits conferred upon fire companies and the members of fire companies by any general law of the state. Any secretary of a corporation organized under s. 213.05 who falsely reports to the town clerk that any person is a member of the corporation for the purpose of getting the person the benefits conferred in this section shall forfeit $25 for each offense.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.73 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.73
General provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Penalties. Unless specifically provided in this subchapter, the penalties under subch. XIII apply for failure to comply with this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise.

(2) Extensions. If a person applies for an extension and shows good cause why an extension should be granted, the department may grant a 30-day extension for filing a rent and royalty statement under s. 71.70 , a wage statement under s. 71.71 , a wage statement under s. 71.715 , or a statement of nonwage payments under s. 71.72 .

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 291 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 408.407 — WI Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.407
Authenticating trustee, transfer agent and registrar.
Status: in_force

A person acting as authenticating trustee, transfer agent, registrar or other agent for an issuer in the registration of a transfer of its securities, in the issue of new security certificates or uncertificated securities, or in the cancellation of surrendered security certificates has the same obligation to the holder or owner of a certificated or uncertificated security with regard to the particular functions performed as the issuer has in regard to those functions.

History: 1997 a. 297 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.82 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.82
Designation of state document depository libraries.
Status: in_force

(1) The state historical society, the legislative reference bureau and the resources for libraries and lifelong learning service of the department of public instruction are designated as state document depository libraries and shall receive state documents delivered under s. 35.83 (3) .

(2) The library of congress and the Council of State Governments, Lexington, Kentucky, are designated as state document depository libraries outside this state.

(3) The division shall designate state document depository libraries in this state which agree to accept state documents delivered as directed by s. 35.83 (3) , which are adequately staffed and which are capable of ensuring access to those state documents. The division may promulgate rules establishing criteria and the procedure for designation and termination of state document depository libraries under this subsection. The division shall designate not more than 10 libraries to serve as regional state document depository libraries which shall receive all state documents made available. The division shall designate not more than 35 libraries to serve as selective state document depository libraries which shall receive all state documents except those for which distribution is restricted under s. 35.835 (3) .

History: 1991 a. 285 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 19 ; 2011 a. 158 .
Wis. Stat. § 609.935 — WI Code / Chapter 609 / Section 609.935
Notices of election and termination.
Status: in_force

(1) In accordance with rules. If the commissioner promulgates rules governing the form or manner of filing a notice of election or termination notice under s. 609.92 or 609.925 , a notice of election or termination notice filed after the rules take effect is not effective unless filed in accordance with the applicable rules.

(2) Effect of certain changes. The effectiveness of a notice of election or termination notice filed with the office under s. 609.92 or 609.925 is not affected by the renaming, reorganization, merger, consolidation or change in control of the provider, health maintenance organization insurer or any other person. The commissioner may, by rule, require a provider to amend a notice of election or termination notice if any of the events in this subsection or other changes affecting the accuracy of the information occur.

History: 1989 a. 23 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0603 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0603
No requirement of members.
Status: in_force

A corporation is not required to have members.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.41 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.41
Agency and authority accounting; information; aid.
Status: in_force

(1) All agencies shall keep their accounts and other financial records as prescribed by the secretary under s. 16.40 (5) , except as otherwise specifically directed by law. All agencies and authorities shall furnish to the secretary all information relating to their financial transactions which the secretary requests pursuant to this subchapter for such periods as the secretary requests, and shall render such assistance in connection with the preparation of the state budget report and the budget bill and in auditing accounts, as the secretary or the governor may require.

(2) The secretary and his or her duly authorized employees shall have free access to all financial accounts of every agency and authority, and each agency and authority shall assist the secretary in preparing estimates of receipts and expenditures for inclusion in the state budget report.

(3) Upon request of the secretary all agencies and authorities shall furnish such information concerning anticipated revenues and expenditures as the secretary requires for effective control of state finances.

(4) In this section, “authority” means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231 , 233 , 234 , 237 , 238 , or 279 .

History: 1977 c. 196 s. 130 (3) ; 1977 c. 272 , 273 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 74 , 335 ; 2007 a. 20 , 97 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 7 , 10 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.198 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.198
Local measured telecommunications service.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “extended community telephone service” means a telecommunications service by which a customer in one exchange may call a customer in another exchange or combination of exchanges under a discounted toll charge plan.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a telecommunications utility that has more than 150,000 access lines in use in this state or a telecommunications provider that has more than 150,000 access lines in use in this state may not charge a residential customer for basic local exchange service based on the duration of a call or on the time of day that a call is made. This subsection does not apply to an extended community telephone service.

(3) The commission may suspend the application of sub. (2) in a particular geographical area for a telecommunications utility or a telecommunications provider if, after a contested case hearing, the commission determines that all of the following apply:

(a) Failure to suspend the application of sub. (2) makes competition in that geographical area impractical.

(b) Suspending the application of sub. (2) is beneficial to all of the following groups:

1. Residential customers in general.

2. Disabled customers.

3. Elderly customers.

History: 1993 a. 496 ; 2011 a. 22 .
Wis. Stat. § 480.18 — WI Code / Chapter 480 / Section 480.18
Maintenance of records by auctioneers.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless a longer period of retention is required under sub. (2) , for at least 2 years after an auctioneer conducts an auction, the auctioneer shall maintain complete and accurate records of the auction, including the name and address of each owner or consignor of goods or real estate that was sold or attempted to be sold at the auction, a description of the goods or real estate that was sold or attempted to be sold at the auction, the originals or true copies of the contracts described in s. 480.14 (1) and accounts of all moneys received and disbursed at or as a result of the auction.

(2) An auctioneer shall retain the records described in sub. (1) for at least 2 years after the termination of any litigation related to any goods or real estate that was sold or attempted to be sold at an auction conducted by the auctioneer.

(3) An auctioneer shall, upon reasonable notice, make the records described in sub. (1) available for inspection and copying by the department or the board.

History: 1993 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 425.113 — WI Code / Chapter 425 / Section 425.113
Body attachments.
Status: in_force

(1) No merchant shall cause or permit a warrant against the person of a customer to issue under ch. 816 with respect to a claim arising from a consumer credit transaction. Any process issued in violation of this section is void.

(2) A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.305 .

History: 1971 c. 239 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 776 (1975).
Wis. Stat. § 77.05 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.05
State contribution.
Status: in_force

The department of natural resources shall pay before June 30 annually to the town treasurer, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bv) , 20 cents for each acre of land in the town that is described as forest croplands under this subchapter.

History: 1971 c. 215 ; 1975 c. 39 s. 734 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1656 (38) ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (39) (a) ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 234.265 — WI Code / Chapter 234 / Section 234.265
Records of the authority.
Status: in_force

All records of the authority or any corporation established by the authority shall be open to the public, except:

(1) Those records relating to pending grants, economic development loans or housing projects which, in the opinion of the authority, must remain confidential to protect the competitive nature of the grant, loan or project.

(2) Records or portions of records consisting of personal or financial information provided by a person seeking a grant or loan under s. 234.63 , 2007 stats., or s. 234.04 , 234.08 , 234.49 , 234.59 , 234.592 , 234.605 , 234.61 , 234.65 , 234.67 , 234.83 , 234.84 , 234.90 , 234.905 , 234.907 , or 234.91 , seeking a loan under ss. 234.621 to 234.626 , seeking financial assistance under s. 234.66 , 2005 stats., seeking mortgage loan refinancing from a lender under s. 234.605 , seeking investment of funds under s. 234.03 (18m) , or in which the authority has invested funds under s. 234.03 (18m) , unless the person consents to disclosure of the information.

History: 1971 c. 287 ; 1983 a. 81 , 83 , 192 ; 1985 a. 29 , 334 ; 1987 a. 421 ; 1989 a. 31 , 335 , 336 , 359 ; 1991 a. 39 , 309 ; 1993 a. 16 , 437 ; 1995 a. 116 , 150 ; 1997 a. 27 , 35 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 75 , 487 ; 2007 a. 125 ; 2009 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 889.13 — WI Code / Chapter 889 / Section 889.13
Transcript of municipal court records.
Status: in_force

A certified transcript from the original records, papers and files in or concerning any action or proceeding in municipal court is not admissible in evidence outside of the county, unless there is affixed a certificate of the clerk of the circuit court of the county, under seal, that the person who certified the transcript was, at the date thereof, a municipal judge of the county, or other person having legal custody of the books and papers; and if the judgment was rendered by another, that such other was, at the date of the rendition of the judgment, a municipal judge of the county.

History: 1977 c. 305 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0603 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0603
Payment or delivery of property to administrator.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon filing a report under s. 177.0401 , the holder shall pay or deliver to the administrator the property described in the report.

(2) If property in a report under s. 177.0401 is an automatically renewable deposit and a penalty or forfeiture in the payment of interest would result from paying the deposit to the administrator at the time of the report, the date for payment of the property to the administrator is extended until a penalty or forfeiture no longer would result from payment, if the holder informs the administrator of the extended date.

(3) After filing the report under s. 177.0401 , property in a safe deposit box shall be delivered to the administrator no later than December 1.

(4) If property reported to the administrator under s. 177.0401 is a security, the administrator may do any of the following:

(a) Make an endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order on behalf of the apparent owner to invoke the duty of the issuer, its transfer agent, or the securities intermediary to transfer the security.

(b) Dispose of the security under s. 177.0702 .

(5) If the holder of property reported to the administrator under s. 177.0401 is the issuer of a certificated security, the administrator may obtain a replacement certificate in physical or book-entry form under s. 408.405 . An indemnity bond is not required for purposes of this subsection.

(6) The administrator shall establish procedures for the registration, issuance, method of delivery, transfer, and maintenance of securities delivered to the administrator by a holder.

(7) An issuer, holder, or transfer agent, or other person acting under this section under instructions of and on behalf of the issuer or holder, is not liable to the apparent owner for, and shall be indemnified by the state against, a claim arising with respect to property after the property has been delivered to the administrator.

History: 2021 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 230.125 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.125
Cash payment for compensatory time off prohibited.
Status: in_force

Except as prohibited by federal law, accrued compensatory time cannot be paid in cash.

History: 2025 a. 15 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.088 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.088
Tribal grants.
Status: in_force

From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kt) the department shall do all of the following:

(1) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Healing to Wellness Court program at the Oneida Nation, in an amount up to $259,100 annually and in an amount up to $60,000 annually to conduct an intergovernmental training program.

(2) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support coordination with the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, in an amount up to $110,100 annually.

(3) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Oneida Nation’s collaboration with the Audubon Society concerning Audubon Great Lakes restoration projects, in an amount up to $175,000 annually. Grants cannot be awarded under this subsection after June 30, 2028.

History: 2023 a. 19 ; 2025 a. 15 .
Wis. Stat. § 140.12 — WI Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.12
Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe.
Status: in_force

(1) A notarial act performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe has the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in the jurisdiction of the tribe is performed by any of the following:

(a) A notary public of the tribe.

(b) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of the tribe.

(c) Any other individual authorized by the law of the tribe to perform the notarial act.

(2) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act under the authority of and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.

(3) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in sub. (1) (a) or (b) conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.

History: 2019 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 601.935 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.935
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Late payment. An insurer that fails to make quarterly payments under s. 601.93 (2) of at least 25 percent of either the total fire dues paid for the previous calendar year or 80 percent of the actual fire dues for the current calendar year is liable, in addition to the amount due, for interest of 1.5 percent of the amount due and unpaid for each month or part of a month that the amount due, together with any interest, remains unpaid.

(2) Negligence. An insurer that fails to pay an amount due, or file a statement required, under s. 601.93 (2) , unless the insurer shows that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, is liable for the greater of the following amounts:

(a) Five hundred dollars.

(b) Five percent of the amount due for each month or fraction of a month during which the failure continues, but not more than 25 percent of the amount due.

History: 1987 a. 166 .