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Wis. Stat. § 563.80 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.80
Gross receipts tax.
Status: in_force

(1) An occupational tax is imposed on those gross receipts of any licensed organization which are derived from the conduct of bingo, in the following amounts:

(a) One percent of the first $30,000 in gross receipts received by a licensed organization during a year.

(b) Two percent of the gross receipts received by a licensed organization during a year that exceed $30,000.

(2m) All moneys received under sub. (1) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn) .

History: 1973 c. 156 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782Ld ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.80; 1997 a. 237 ; 1999 a. 5 ; 2021 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 351.05 — WI Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.05
Habitual traffic offender or repeat habitual traffic offender determination by the court.
Status: in_force

The court in which the petition under s. 351.027 is filed shall determine whether the person is a habitual traffic offender or repeat habitual traffic offender. If the person denies he or she was convicted or found in violation of any offense necessary for a holding that he or she is a habitual traffic offender or repeat habitual traffic offender, and if the court is not able to make the determination on the evidence before it, the court may certify the decision of the issue to the court in which the conviction or finding of violation was made. The court to which the certification was made shall conduct a hearing to determine the issue and send a certified copy of its final order determining the issue to the court in which the petition was filed.

History: 1979 c. 333 ; 1983 a. 525 ; 1985 a. 71 .
Wis. Stat. § 971.225 — WI Code / Chapter 971 / Section 971.225
Jury from another county.
Status: in_force

(1) In lieu of changing the place of trial under s. 971.22 (3) or 971.223 , the court may require the selection of a jury under sub. (2) if:

(a) The court has decided to sequester the jurors after the commencement of the trial, as provided in s. 972.12 ;

(b) There are grounds for changing the place of trial under s. 971.22 (1) ; and

(c) The estimated costs to the county appear to be less using the procedure under this section than using the procedure for holding the trial in another county.

(2) If the court decides to proceed under this section it shall follow the procedure under s. 971.22 until the jury is chosen in the 2nd county. At that time, the proceedings shall return to the original county using the jurors selected in the 2nd county. The original county shall reimburse the 2nd county for all applicable costs under s. 814.22 .

History: 1981 c. 115 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2007 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.1009 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.1009
Agreement to establish an airport affected area.
Status: in_force

Any county, town, city or village may establish by written agreement with an airport, as defined in s. 62.23 (6) (am) 1. a. :

(1) The area which will be subject to ss. 59.69 (4g) and (5) (e) 2. and 5m. , 60.61 (2) (e) and (4) (c) 1. and 3. and 62.23 (7) (d) 2. and 2m. respectively, except that no part of the area may be more than 3 miles from the boundaries of the airport.

(2) Any requirement related to permitting land use in an airport affected area, as defined in s. 62.23 (6) (am) 1. b. , which does not conform to the zoning plan or map under s. 59.69 (4g) , 60.61 (2) (e) or 62.23 (6) (am) 2. A city, village, town or county may enact such requirement by ordinance.

History: 1985 a. 136 ; 1995 a. 201 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 365 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.1009; 2017 a. 243 .
Wis. Stat. § 823.02 — WI Code / Chapter 823 / Section 823.02
Injunction against public nuisance, time extension.
Status: in_force

An action to enjoin a public nuisance may be commenced and prosecuted in the name of the state, either by the attorney general on information obtained by the department of justice, or upon the relation of a private individual, sewerage commission created under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or a county, having first obtained leave therefor from the court. An action to enjoin a public nuisance may be commenced and prosecuted by a city, village, town or a metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.21 to 200.65 in the name of the municipality or metropolitan sewerage district, and it is not necessary to obtain leave from the court to commence or prosecute the action. The same rule as to liability for costs shall govern as in other actions brought by the state. No stay of any order or judgment enjoining or abating, in any action under this section, may be had unless the appeal is taken within 5 days after notice of entry of the judgment or order or service of the injunction. Upon appeal and stay, the return to the court of appeals or supreme court shall be made immediately.

History: 1971 c. 276 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 762 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 823.02; 1977 c. 187 , 379 ; 1981 c. 282 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 73.0306 — WI Code / Chapter 73 / Section 73.0306
Disregarded entities.
Status: in_force

With regard to a single-owner entity that is disregarded as a separate entity under section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code, any notice that the department of revenue sends to the owner or to the entity is considered a notice sent to both and both are liable for any amounts due as specified in the notice. This section applies to all laws administered by the department.

History: 2017 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 7.20 — WI Code / Chapter 7 / Section 7.20
Board of election commissioners.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipal board of election commissioners shall be established in every city over 500,000 population. A county board of election commissioners shall be established in every county over 750,000 population.

(2) Each board of election commissioners shall consist of 3 members, each member being chosen from lists of at least 3 names each, selected and approved by the county committee of the 2 political parties receiving the most votes for governor in the county in the case of the county board of election commissioners, and receiving the most votes for governor in the city in the case of the city board of election commissioners, in the last general election. The county executive, for the county board of election commissioners, shall select from the list 2 persons from the majority party and one person from the next highest party in the county. The mayor, for the city board of election commissioners, shall select from the list 2 persons from the majority party and one person from the next highest party in the city.

(3) The persons chosen shall be qualified electors and residents of the state and county and, for the city board of election commissioners, of the city.

(4) Before beginning their duties as election commissioners each appointee shall take and file the official oath.

(5) Each board of election commissioners shall choose its own chairperson. An act of a majority of the board is an act of the board.

(6) The election commissioners shall not hold any other public office and are ineligible for any appointive or elective public office, except the office of notary public, during their term.

(7) The term of office shall be 4 years, and until successors have been commissioned and qualified, beginning on July 1 each year following a presidential election. Successors shall be appointed the same way.

History: 1973 c. 334 ; 1975 c. 124 ; 1983 a. 484 s. 172 (1) ; 1993 a. 184 ; 2013 a. 373 .
Wis. Stat. § 700.11 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.11
Interests in “heirs” and the like.
Status: in_force

(1) If a statute, inter vivos governing instrument, as defined in s. 700.27 (1) (c) , or governing instrument, as defined in s. 854.01 (2) , specifies that property is to be distributed to, or a future interest is to be created in, a designated individual’s “heirs,” “heirs at law,” “next of kin,” “relatives,” “family,” or a term that has a similar meaning, or if a class gift in favor of “descendants,” “issue,” or “heirs of the body” does not specify the manner in which the property is to be distributed among the class members, the property is distributed according to s. 854.22 .

(2) The common law doctrine of worthier title is abolished under s. 854.22 (3) . Situations in which the doctrine may have applied are governed by s. 854.22 (1) .

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 188 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.78 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.78
Great Lakes compact commission.
Status: in_force

(1) Members; terms. There is created a Great Lakes compact commission consisting of 3 commissioners appointed by the governor. The commissioners shall be persons having knowledge of and interest in problems of the Great Lakes basin. One commissioner, appointed for an indefinite term, shall be a state officer or employee and shall serve as secretary of the Great Lakes compact commission. The other commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. The commissioners shall receive no salaries but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses.

(2) Duties. It is the duty of the Wisconsin Great Lakes compact commission:

(a) To represent this state on the Great Lakes commission created by the Great Lakes basin compact ratified and enacted by chapter 275, laws of 1955 , and through such representation to perform the functions of the Great Lakes commission in conjunction with the commissioners of other party states. Whenever a vote is required by the terms of the Great Lakes basin compact, each member of the Wisconsin Great Lakes compact commission is authorized to cast the same proportion of the 3 votes to which the state of Wisconsin is entitled under the compact as each of the other members of the Wisconsin Great Lakes compact commission.

(b) To maintain a continuing investigation of the project of connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic ocean by means of the Welland canal and the St. Lawrence River and to urge upon congress the enactment of additional appropriate legislation to enable the full development of such waterway, the commission to work in conjunction with similar commissions in other states and with other interested groups and agencies in the promotion of such project.

(c) To direct and execute a program of education in such form as the commission may determine, in support of the projects for development of the St. Lawrence seaway and the deepening of the Great Lakes connecting channels, using not to exceed the amount of funds appropriated for that purpose.

(d) To report biennially in accordance with s. 15.04 (1) (d) , and to make such other reports as are requested by the governor or which it deems appropriate.

(3) Financing commission. The Great Lakes compact commission may annually contribute to the Great Lakes commission not to exceed the amount appropriated for that purpose.

(4) State officers to aid commission. It is the policy of the state to carry out the Great Lakes basin compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof, and all officers of the state shall do all things falling within their respective jurisdictions necessary or incidental to carrying out such compact. Officers, agencies and employees of the state government shall, at reasonable times and upon the request of the Great Lakes commission, furnish such commission with information and data within their possession and aid such commission by loan of personnel and other means lying within their respective legal powers.

History: 1975 c. 39 , 198 ; 1977 c. 196 s. 131 .
Wis. Stat. § 150.29 — WI Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.29
Approval requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may enter into an obligation for a project described in s. 150.21 or engage in activities described in that section without the department’s prior approval.

(2) In its approval of any project the department shall specify the total number of approved additional beds and the maximum capital expenditure and per diem rates permitted.

(3) In determining whether expenditures require prior approval under this section, the department shall aggregate separate expenditures and consider them together if any of the following applies:

(a) The aggregated expenditures were agreed upon at the same time, authorized by one act or devised or designed as parts of one plan.

(b) The needs for or purposes of the aggregated expenditures reasonably could have been foreseen when the first expenditure was made, and the aggregated expenditures most economically and efficiently would be made at the same time.

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 290 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.541 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.541
Actions without a members’ meeting.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally.

(a) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, any action required or permitted by this chapter to be authorized at a members’ meeting may be authorized without a meeting if that action is authorized by all members and is evidenced by one or more written statements, signed by each member, describing and consenting to the action. Such an action has the same effect as an action authorized by unanimous vote at a members’ meeting at which all members are present and may be described as such in any document.

(b) The articles or bylaws may allow the members to authorize any other action on behalf of the cooperative, other than an action requiring board approval, without a members’ meeting, if the action is authorized by the number of members that would be required to approve the action at a members’ meeting at which all members were present and if the action is evidenced by one or more written statements, signed by each authorizing member, describing and consenting to the action. Such an action has the same effect as an action authorized by vote of the number of authorizing members at a meeting at which all members are present and may be described as such in any document.

(2) Effective date. Any action authorized under sub. (1) is effective when the last member necessary for authorization signs the statement evidencing his or her consent, unless the statement specifies a different effective date.

(3) Notice and liability. When an action is taken under sub. (1) (b) with the authorization of less than all members, the board shall ensure that all other members are notified immediately of the action and its effective date. Failure to provide the notice does not invalidate the action. A member who does not authorize an action taken under sub. (1) (b) may not be held liable as a result of the action.

(4) Records. A cooperative shall retain all statements signed by its members under sub. (1) .

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0905 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0905
Allowance of claim for property.
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than 30 days after a claim is allowed under s. 177.0904 (2) , the administrator shall pay or deliver the property to the owner or pay to the owner the net proceeds of a sale of the property, together with interest, income, or gain to which the owner is entitled under s. 177.0607 . Upon request of the owner, the administrator may sell or liquidate a security and pay the net proceeds to the owner, even if the security has been held by the administrator for less than one year or the administrator has not complied with the notice requirements under s. 177.0503 .

(2) If the owner is a debtor under s. 71.93 or 71.935 , before delivery or payment of property to an owner under sub. (1) or payment to the owner of net proceeds of a sale of the property, the administrator shall first set off against the owner’s debt under s. 71.93 or 71.935 .

(3) Any property paid or delivered to a person under this subchapter is subject to recovery by the administrator as provided in s. 177.1206 .

History: 2021 a. 87 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 861.09 — WI Code / Chapter 861 / Section 861.09
Right of election by or on behalf of surviving spouse.
Status: in_force

The surviving spouse must be living in order for an election to be filed. If the surviving spouse does not personally file the election, it may be filed on the surviving spouse’s behalf by the spouse’s conservator, guardian or guardian ad litem, or by an agent of the spouse acting under a power of attorney.

History: 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 236.445 — WI Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.445
Discontinuance of streets by county board.
Status: in_force

Any county board may alter or discontinue any street, slip or alley in any recorded plat in any town in such county, not within any city or village, in the same manner and with like effect as provided in s. 66.1003 .

History: 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 94.701 — WI Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.701
Pesticides; local regulation.
Status: in_force

(1) This section is an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of providing uniform regulation of pesticides.

(2) In this section, “political subdivision” means a city, village, town or county.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c) , a political subdivision may not prohibit the use of or otherwise regulate pesticides.

(b) A political subdivision may enact an ordinance that does any of the following:

1. Regulates pesticide use on property in which the political subdivision has a fee simple ownership interest.

2. Zones areas with respect to pesticide manufacturing, distribution and disposal.

3. Implements any regulation of pesticides that the political subdivision is required by federal law or other state laws to implement.

4. Implements a cooperative agreement with the federal environmental protection agency under 7 USC 136u (a).

5. Prohibits conduct that is the same as conduct prohibited under ss. 94.69 to 94.71 or 7 USC 136 to 136y .

6. Requires that, when notification of pesticide use is required by state or federal law, notification of that use be given to the political subdivision.

7. Sets standards for fire prevention in the storage of a pesticide that poses a fire hazard.

8. Regulates pesticides pursuant to a storm water management program that is consistent with 40 CFR 122.26 .

(c) A political subdivision may enact an ordinance or enter into an agreement under s. 289.33 (9) relating to the storage, treatment or disposal of solid waste containing pesticides, pesticide containers or pesticide residues.

(4)

(a) A political subdivision may not enact an ordinance that is authorized under sub. (3) until it consults with the department. If a political subdivision enacts an ordinance that is authorized under sub. (3) , it shall provide the department with a copy of the ordinance no later than 60 days after enactment.

(b) Before March 1 of each year, a political subdivision with an ordinance that is authorized under sub. (3) (b) 5. shall notify the department of all enforcement actions taken under that ordinance during the preceding year.

History: 1993 a. 116 ; 1995 a. 227 ; 2015 a. 186 .
Wis. Stat. § 822.24 — WI Code / Chapter 822 / Section 822.24
Temporary emergency jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.

(2) If there is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under ss. 822.21 to 822.23 , a child custody determination made under this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under ss. 822.21 to 822.23 . If a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under ss. 822.21 to 822.23 , a child custody determination made under this section becomes a final determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child.

(3) If a previous child custody determination is entitled to be enforced under this chapter, or a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under ss. 822.21 to 822.23 , any order issued by a court of this state under this section shall specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction under ss. 822.21 to 822.23 . The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or until the period expires.

(4) A court of this state that has been asked to make a child custody determination under this section, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or that a child custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction under ss. 822.21 to 822.23 , shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state that is exercising jurisdiction under ss. 822.21 to 822.23 , upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or that a child custody determination has been made by, a court of another state under a statute similar to this section, shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.

History: 2005 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.25 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.25
Crossing at place other than crosswalk.
Status: in_force

Every pedestrian, bicyclist, or rider of an electric scooter or an electric personal assistive mobility device crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked or unmarked crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

History: 1985 a. 69 ; 2001 a. 90 ; 2019 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.355 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.355
Assistance to schools for instruction on adoption.
Status: in_force

The department shall annually and upon request disseminate to appropriate public school staff information about materials and services available through the state adoption center under s. 48.55 which may serve as resources for instruction on adoption for pupils in grades kindergarten through 12.

History: 1997 a. 104 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 19.87 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.87
Legislative meetings.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall apply to all meetings of the senate and assembly and the committees, subcommittees and other subunits thereof, except that:

(1) Section 19.84 shall not apply to any meeting of the legislature or a subunit thereof called solely for the purpose of scheduling business before the legislative body; or adopting resolutions of which the sole purpose is scheduling business before the senate or the assembly.

(2) No provision of this subchapter which conflicts with a rule of the senate or assembly or joint rule of the legislature shall apply to a meeting conducted in compliance with such rule.

(3) No provision of this subchapter shall apply to any partisan caucus of the senate or any partisan caucus of the assembly, except as provided by legislative rule.

(4) Meetings of the senate or assembly committee on organization under s. 71.78 (4) (c) or 77.61 (5) (b) 3. shall be closed to the public.

History: 1975 c. 426 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1987 a. 312 s. 17 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.1052 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.1052
Plan of domestication.
Status: in_force

(1) A plan of domestication must be in a record and contain all of the following:

(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the domesticating entity.

(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the domesticated entity.

(c) The terms and conditions of the domestication.

(d) The organizational documents of the domesticated entity that are to be in a record immediately after the domestication becomes effective, including any proposed amendments to the organizational documents of the domesticating entity that are to be in a record immediately after the domestication becomes effective.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , a plan of domestication may contain any other provision relating to the domestication and not prohibited by law.

History: 2021 a. 258 .