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Wis. Stat. § 16.959 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.959
Wind energy.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) Promote the use of wind energy systems. “Wind energy system” means equipment which converts and then transfers or stores energy from the wind into usable forms of energy.

(2) Gather and disseminate information on wind characteristics and the economic feasibility of using wind energy systems in the state.

(3) Offer assistance to persons interested in installing a wind energy conversion system.

(4) Train University of Wisconsin-Extension staff to assist persons interested in siting wind energy conversion systems.

(5) Publish a list, at intervals not to exceed 6 months, of reputable manufacturers and distributors of wind energy conversion systems in the upper midwest region of the United States.

History: 1987 a. 142 ; 2001 a. 103 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.307 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.307
Grants to alleviate homelessness.
Status: in_force

(1) Grants. From moneys available under s. 20.505 (7) (h) , the department shall make grants to organizations, including organizations operated for profit, that provide shelter or services to homeless individuals or families.

(2) Supplemental funds. The department shall ensure that grants awarded under sub. (1) are not used to supplant other state funds available for homelessness prevention or services to homeless individuals or families.

(2m) Report. Annually, the department shall submit a report to the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate and to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) that summarizes how much money was received in the previous year and how that money was distributed.

(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules establishing procedures and eligibility criteria for grants under this section.

History: 1993 a. 33 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 33 s. 158 ; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9807; 2011 a. 32 s. 3457m ; Stats. 2011 s. 16.307.
Wis. Stat. § 782.37 — WI Code / Chapter 782 / Section 782.37
Penalty for refusing papers.
Status: in_force

If any officer or other person refuses to deliver a copy of any order, warrant, process or other authority, by which the officer or other person detains any person, to anyone who demands the copy and who tenders the fees for the copy, the officer or other person shall be liable to the person so detained in the sum of $200, to be recovered in an action.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 59 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.37; 1993 a. 486 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 856.01 — WI Code / Chapter 856 / Section 856.01
Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The jurisdiction of a proceeding for administration of a decedent’s estate is as follows:

(1) If the decedent was domiciled in this state, in the county in this state where the decedent was domiciled at the time of the decedent’s death.

(2) If the decedent had no domicile in this state, in any county in this state where property of the decedent is located, and the court which first exercises jurisdiction under this subsection has exclusive jurisdiction.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.10345 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.10345
Nichole M. Frye Memorial Bridge.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate and mark the bridge on STH 141 in the town of Lena in Oconto County as the “Nichole M. Frye Memorial Bridge” in honor and recognition of Nichole M. Frye, who sacrificed her life in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

History: 2005 a. 338 ; 2007 a. 97 s. 105 .
Wis. Stat. § 992.04 — WI Code / Chapter 992 / Section 992.04
Municipal refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

Any bonds authorized prior to June 22, 1923, to be issued in accordance with the procedure provided by ch. 67 by any municipality defined in ch. 67 for the purpose of refunding bonds or other existing legal indebtedness of such municipality issued or outstanding previous to January 1, 1922, shall be legal, valid and binding to the same extent as if such municipality, at the time of authorizing such issue, still had the power formerly possessed by it to issue refunding bonds.

History: 1981 c. 390 s. 252 .
Wis. Stat. § 451.02 — WI Code / Chapter 451 / Section 451.02
Applicability.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter requires a certificate under this chapter for any of the following:

(1) An individual holding a license, permit or certificate under ch. 441 , 446 , 447 , 448 , or 449 or a compact privilege under subch. II of ch. 447 or subch. XI or XII of ch. 448 who engages in a practice of acupuncture that is also included within the scope of his or her license, permit, certificate, or privilege.

(2) An individual assisting an acupuncturist in practice under the direct supervision of the acupuncturist.

(3) An individual who engages in the practice of acupuncture as part of a supervised course of study or residency program in acupuncture that is approved by the department if the individual is designated by a title that clearly indicates his or her status as a student or trainee.

History: 1989 a. 31 , 336 ; 2019 a. 100 ; 2021 a. 23 s. 71 ; 2021 a. 123 , 251 ; 2023 a. 88 ; 2025 a. 130 .
Wis. Stat. § 854.09 — WI Code / Chapter 854 / Section 854.09
Advancement; satisfaction.
Status: in_force

(1) A gift that the decedent made during his or her lifetime, including an incomplete gift that became complete on the decedent’s death, is treated as a full or partial satisfaction of a transfer at death to an heir under s. 852.01 (1) or a transferee under a governing instrument executed by the decedent only if at least one of the following applies:

(a) The governing instrument, if any, either expressly or as construed from extrinsic evidence, provides that the gift be taken into account.

(b) The decedent declared in a document, either expressly or as construed from extrinsic evidence, that the gift is in satisfaction of, or an advance against, what the transferee would receive at the decedent’s death, whether or not the document was contemporaneous with the gift.

(c) The transferee acknowledged in writing before or after the decedent’s death, either expressly or as construed from extrinsic evidence, that the gift is in satisfaction of, or an advance against, what the transferee would receive at the decedent’s death.

(2) For partial satisfaction, property given during life is valued as of the time that the transferee came into possession or enjoyment of the property or at the death of the person who executed the governing instrument, whichever occurs first.

(3) If the transferee fails to survive the person who executed the governing instrument and his or her issue take a substitute transfer under intestacy or under a governing instrument, the issue receive the same transfer that the named transferee would have received had the transferee survived, unless the transferor declared otherwise in a document, either expressly or as construed from extrinsic evidence.

History: 1997 a. 188 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.348 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.348
Sale of long-term care insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) Training requirement. On and after January 1, 2009, no person may solicit, negotiate, or sell long-term care insurance unless the person is a licensed intermediary and he or she has completed the initial training portion of the training program under s. 49.45 (31) (c) and completes the ongoing training under s. 49.45 (31) (c) every 24 months after completing the initial training.

(2) Insurer verification. Insurers providing long-term care insurance shall do all of the following:

(a) Obtain from intermediaries selling long-term care insurance on behalf of the insurer verification that the intermediary is in compliance with the training requirements under sub. (1) .

(b) Maintain records related to the verifications obtained under par. (a) .

(c) Make the records under par. (b) available to the commissioner upon request.

History: 2007 a. 20 , 226 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.42 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.42
Retirement or reduction of capital stock.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of a stock savings bank may propose an amendment to the articles of incorporation providing for the retirement of all of the capital stock and a detailed plan for effectuating the amendment. The resulting capital of the savings bank may not be less than the minimum initial capital that is required to organize a savings bank. The proposal shall be subject to the division’s approval.

(2) If the division approves the proposal, the savings bank’s board of directors may request in writing an appraisal of the value of the capital stock. The division shall order an appraisal to be made at the expense of the savings bank.

(3) The proposal shall be submitted to the stockholders at an annual or special meeting. It shall be adopted if it receives the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of stock. The proposal takes effect upon completion of the procedure under s. 214.25 for the amendment of articles of incorporation.

(4) A savings bank may amend its articles of incorporation in accordance with the procedure under s. 214.25 to reduce its capital stock, but may not reduce its capital stock to an amount less than the minimum initial capital stock required to organize a savings bank.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 700.08 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.08
Estate tail becomes fee simple; effect of gift over after attempted estate tail.
Status: in_force

The use of language in an instrument appropriate to create a present or future interest in fee tail, such as to a named person “and the heirs of his body” or “and the heirs of her body” or “and his issue” or “and her issue”, creates a present or future interest in fee simple. If the same instrument attempts to create a future interest after the interest that is made a fee simple by reason of this section, the future interest is valid.

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 1999 a. 85 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1604 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1604
Court-ordered inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) Records at principal office. If a corporation does not allow a member who complies with s. 181.1602 (1) to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the circuit court for the county where the corporation’s principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is located may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation’s expense upon application of the member.

(2) Other records. If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a member to inspect and copy any other record, the member who complies with s. 181.1602 (2) and (3) may apply to the circuit court for the county where the corporation’s principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is located for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.

(3) Payment of costs. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the corporation to pay the member’s costs, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the member to inspect the records demanded.

(4) Restrictions on distribution of records. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding member.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 10.07 — WI Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10.07
Combination of notices; cost.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) in the case of voting machine ballots, whenever any county clerk or municipal or school district clerks within the same county are directed to publish any notice or portion of a notice under this chapter on the same date in the same newspaper, the text of which is identical, the clerks may publish one notice only. The cost of publication of such notice or the portion of the notice required shall be apportioned equally between the county and each municipality or school district sharing in its publication.

(2) When a voting machine ballot or ballot to be used with an electronic voting system includes 2 or more levels of government, the cost of giving the type B notice shall be prorated under s. 5.68 (3) .

History: 1977 c. 427 ; 1979 c. 311 ; 1985 a. 304 ss. 130m , 156 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.56 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.56
Joint committee for review of administrative rules.
Status: in_force

(1) Creation. There is created a joint committee for review of administrative rules, consisting of 5 senators and 5 representatives to the assembly appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses from the majority and minority political parties in each house. In making the appointments, each house shall designate a cochairperson. The committee shall meet at the call of one of its cochairpersons.

(2) Participation in certain proceedings. The cochairpersons of the joint committee for review of administrative rules or their designated agents shall accept service made under ss. 227.40 (5) and 806.04 (11) . If the committee determines that the legislature should be represented in the proceeding, it shall request the joint committee on legislative organization to intervene in the proceeding as provided under s. 806.04 (11) . The costs of participation in the proceeding shall be paid equally from the appropriations under s. 20.765 (1) (a) and (b) , except that such costs incurred by the department of justice shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d) .

(3) Powers and duties. The committee has the powers and duties specified under ss. 227.19 , 227.24 and 227.26 .

History: 1973 c. 90 , 162 ; 1973 c. 334 s. 58 ; 1973 c. 336 ; 1975 c. 224 ; 1975 c. 414 s. 28 ; 1977 c. 29 , 277 , 449 ; 1979 c. 34 ss. 2qcm , 2102 (32) (b) ; 1979 c. 270 ; 1981 c. 253 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 182 ss. 1 to 6 , 57 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2017 a. 369 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.710 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.710
Seller’s incidental damages.
Status: in_force

Incidental damages to an aggrieved seller include any commercially reasonable charges, expenses or commissions incurred in stopping delivery, in the transportation, care and custody of goods after the buyer’s breach, in connection with return or resale of the goods or otherwise resulting from the breach.
Wis. Stat. § 423.101 — WI Code / Chapter 423 / Section 423.101
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as Wisconsin consumer act — consumer approval transactions and other consumer rights.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1991 a. 158 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.840 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.840
Legislative declaration.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature determines that this subchapter serves a statewide public purpose by assisting the development of cultural arts facilities in the state, which provide educational and recreational opportunities for Wisconsin residents, by enhancing the appreciation of the arts among the states’ residents, by encouraging economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment and by bringing needed capital into the state for the benefit and welfare of people throughout the state.

(2) The legislature determines that cultural arts districts in populous cities serve a public purpose in those cities by providing educational and recreational opportunities for residents of those cities, by enhancing the appreciation of the arts among the residents of those cities, by encouraging economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment and by bringing needed capital into those cities for the benefit and welfare of people in those cities.

History: 1999 a. 65 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.185 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.185
Vehicle protection product warranty insurance policy.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Vehicle protection product” has the meaning given in s. 100.203 (1) (e) .

(b) “Warrantor” has the meaning given in s. 100.203 (1) (f) .

(c) “Warranty” has the meaning given in s. 100.203 (1) (g) .

(d) “Warranty holder” has the meaning given in s. 100.203 (1) (h) .

(e) “Warranty reimbursement insurance policy” has the meaning given in s. 100.203 (1) (i) .

(2) A warranty reimbursement insurance policy that is issued, sold, or offered for sale in this state shall meet all of the following conditions:

(a) The policy is issued by an insurer authorized to do business in this state.

(b) The policy states that the issuer of the policy will reimburse or pay on behalf of the warrantor all covered sums that the warrantor is legally obligated to pay or will provide the service that the warrantor is legally obligated to perform according to the warrantor’s contractual obligations under the provisions of the insured warranties sold by the warrantor.

(c) The policy states that if the warrantor does not provide payment due under the terms of the warranty within 60 days after the warranty holder has filed proof of loss according to the terms of the warranty, the warranty holder may file for a reimbursement directly with the issuer of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy.

(d) The policy provides that the issuer of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy has received payment of the premium if the warranty holder paid for the vehicle protection product covered under the insured warranty and that the insurer’s liability under the policy may not be reduced or relieved by a failure of the warrantor to report to the insurer the issuance of a warranty.

(e) The policy contains the following provisions regarding cancellation:

1. The policy may not be canceled by the issuer until a written notice of cancellation has been mailed or delivered to the commissioner and the insured warrantor.

2. The cancellation of the policy does not reduce the issuer’s responsibility with respect to warranties that apply to vehicle protection products sold prior to the date of cancellation.

3. If the warrantor has filed the policy with the commissioner and the issuer cancels the policy, the warrantor shall do one of the following:

a. File a copy of a new policy with the commissioner, before the termination of the prior policy, providing no lapse in coverage following the termination of the prior policy.

b. Discontinue acting as a warrantor as of the termination date of the policy until a new policy becomes effective and the commissioner accepts it.

History: 2003 a. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.63 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.63
Sale and use of certain outboard motors restricted.
Status: in_force

(1) Sale. No person may sell any new outboard motor for use in the waters of this state unless such motor is equipped with a crankcase effectively sealed to prevent the drainage of raw fuel into the waters in which the motor is operated.

(2) Use. Beginning January 1, 1990, no person may operate an outboard motor in the waters of this state unless such motor is equipped with a crankcase effectively sealed to prevent the drainage of raw fuel into the waters in which such motor is operated.

History: 1973 c. 125 ; 1989 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 569.04 — WI Code / Chapter 569 / Section 569.04
Certification and background investigation of Indian gaming employees and vendors.
Status: in_force

(1) In accordance with an Indian gaming compact or with the regulations of or an agreement with the national Indian gaming commission, the department shall certify and conduct background investigations of a person proposing to be an Indian gaming vendor and of employees of Indian tribes who are engaged in the conduct of gaming.

(2) The department shall require the persons who are subject to the background investigations under sub. (1) to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person’s fingerprints. Notwithstanding ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , the department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of the persons fingerprinted and obtaining records of their criminal arrests and convictions.

(3) If the results of a background investigation under this section disclose information that, under the Indian gaming compact, disqualifies the person from becoming an Indian gaming vendor, any certificate authorizing the person to be an Indian gaming vendor that was issued before that disclosure is void.

History: 1991 a. 320 ; 1993 a. 16 ss. 3538 , 3541 to 3543 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp) ; 1995 a. 417 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 299.01 — WI Code / Chapter 299 / Section 299.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(3) “Department” means the department of natural resources.

(4) “Environmental pollution” means the contaminating or rendering unclean or impure the air, land or waters of the state, or making the same injurious to public health, harmful for commercial or recreational use, or deleterious to fish, bird, animal or plant life.

(5) “Groundwater” means any of the waters of the state occurring in a saturated subsurface geological formation of rock or soil.

(6) “Hazardous substance” means any substance or combination of substances including any waste of a solid, semisolid, liquid or gaseous form which may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or which may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics. This term includes, but is not limited to, substances which are toxic, corrosive, flammable, irritants, strong sensitizers or explosives as determined by the department.

(7) “Industrial wastes” include liquid or other wastes resulting from any process of industry, manufacture, trade or business or the development of any natural resource.

(8) “Municipality” means any city, town, village, county, county utility district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or metropolitan sewage district.

(9) “Other wastes” include all other substances, except industrial wastes and sewage, which pollute any of the surface waters of the state. The term also includes unnecessary siltation resulting from operations such as the washing of vegetables or raw food products, gravel washing, stripping of lands for development of subdivisions, highways, quarries and gravel pits, mine drainage, cleaning of vehicles or barges or gross neglect of land erosion.

(10) “Person” means an individual, owner, operator, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, municipality, interstate agency, state agency or federal agency.

(11) “Sewage” means the water-carried wastes created in and to be conducted away from residences, industrial establishments and public buildings, as defined in s. 101.01 (12) , with such surface water or groundwater as may be present.

(12) “Sewerage system” means all structures, conduits and pipe lines by which sewage is collected and disposed of, except plumbing inside and in connection with buildings served, and service pipes from building to street main.

(13) “Wastewater” means all sewage.

History: 1995 a. 227 s. 996 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.315 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.315
Wholesale drug distributor bonding fund.
Status: in_force

There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the wholesale drug distributor bonding fund to consist of moneys paid to the state under s. 450.071 (5) to secure payment of fees or costs that relate to the issuance of a license to engage in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs.

History: 2007 a. 20 .