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Wis. Stat. § 645.41 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.41
Grounds for liquidation.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may apply by verified petition to the circuit court for Dane County or for the county in which the principal office of the insurer is located for an order directing him or her to liquidate a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in this state on any one or more of the following grounds:

(1) Any ground on which the commissioner may apply for an order of rehabilitation under s. 645.31 , whenever the commissioner believes that attempts to rehabilitate the insurer would substantially increase the risk of loss to its creditors, its policyholders or the public, or would be futile, or that rehabilitation would serve no useful purpose;

(2) That the insurer is or is about to become insolvent;

(3) That the insurer is engaging in a systematic practice of reaching settlements with and obtaining releases from policyholders or 3rd-party claimants and then unreasonably delaying payment of or failing to pay the agreed upon settlements;

(4) That the insurer is in such condition that the further transaction of business would be hazardous, financially or otherwise, to its policyholders, its creditors or the public;

(5) That the insurer has not transacted the business of insurance during the previous 12 months or has transacted only a token insurance business during that period, although authorized to do so throughout that period, or that more than 12 months after incorporation it has failed to become authorized to do an insurance business;

(6) That within any part of the previous 12 months the insurer has systematically attempted to compromise with its creditors on the ground that it is financially unable to pay its claims in full;

(7) That the insurer has commenced, or within the previous year has attempted to commence, voluntary liquidation otherwise than under chs. 600 to 646 ;

(8) That the insurer has concealed records or assets from the commissioner or improperly removed them from the jurisdiction;

(9) That the insurer does not satisfy the requirements that would be applicable if it were seeking initial authorization to do an insurance business in this state, except for:

(a) Requirements that are intended to apply only at the time the initial authorization to do business is obtained, and not thereafter; and

(b) Requirements that are expressly made inapplicable by the laws establishing the requirements;

(10) That the holders of two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote, or two-thirds of the members or policyholders entitled to vote in an insurer controlled by its members or policyholders, have consented to a petition.

History: 1975 c. 373 ; 1977 c. 339 s. 43 ; 1979 c. 89 , 93 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (6) , (20); 1983 a. 215 ; 2005 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.025 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.025
Hours of labor; compensatory time.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Compensatory time” means hours during which an employee is not working, which are not counted as hours worked during the workweek or other work period classified by the department by rule promulgated under s. 103.02 for purposes of calculating overtime compensation, and for which the employee is compensated at the employee’s regular rate of pay.

(b) “Employee” has the meaning given in s. 104.01 (2) .

(c) “Overtime compensation” means the compensation required to be paid for hours worked during periods that the department has classified, by rule promulgated under s. 103.02 , as periods to be paid for at the rate of at least 1.5 times an employee’s regular rate of pay.

(2) An employer described in s. 103.01 (1) (b) may provide an employee, in lieu of overtime compensation, compensatory time off as permitted under 29 USC 207 (o), as amended to April 15, 1986.

History: 1993 a. 144 .
Wis. Stat. § 644.29 — WI Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.29
Involuntary dissolution of domestic mutual holding companies.
Status: in_force

A mutual holding company may at any time during a voluntary dissolution under ss. 181.1401 to 181.1407 apply to the commissioner to have dissolution continued under the commissioner’s supervision. Any distribution to members shall be limited in the same manner as under s. 644.28 (5) and any excess over such amounts shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the common school fund.

History: 1997 a. 227 ; 1999 a. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 194.32 — WI Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.32
Buses, restrictions.
Status: in_force

No common motor carrier of passengers shall operate any passenger-carrying bus over any public highway of this state with any trailer or semitrailer attached except for an articulated bus as defined in s. 340.01 (2m) . No interurban motor bus which is of a double-decked open-roof design shall be operated upon the public highways under the authority of this chapter. As used in this section an interurban motor bus is deemed to be of a “double-decked open-roof design” when passengers are carried therein on an upper level throughout the length of the bus over passengers on a lower level throughout the length of the bus and the bus roof does not extend throughout the length of the bus or is not permanently enclosed with rigid construction.

History: 1981 c. 159 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 11 ; 2011 a. 54 , 243 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.101 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.101
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as uniform commercial code — secured transactions.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.53 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.53
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this subchapter shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both.

History: 1987 a. 349 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.41 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.41
License required.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may operate a transportation network company in this state unless the transportation network company is a licensed company.

(2) No person may engage in transportation network services in this state unless the person is a participating driver for a licensed company. A licensed company is not considered to control, direct, or manage a participating driver or that participating driver’s personal vehicle used for engaging in transportation network services, except as provided in this subchapter or in a written agreement between the licensed company and the participating driver.

History: 2015 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.27 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.27
Twenty-seventh assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 27th assembly district:

(1) Calumet County. That part of Calumet County consisting of that part of the city of Kiel located in the county.

(2) Fond du Lac County. That part of Fond du Lac County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Calumet, Marshfield, and Taycheedah.

(b) The villages of Mount Calvary and St. Cloud.

(3) Manitowoc County. That part of Manitowoc County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The town of Schleswig.

(b) That part of the city of Kiel located in the county.

(4) Sheboygan County. That part of Sheboygan County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Greenbush, Herman, Lima, Lyndon, Mitchell, Plymouth, Rhine, Russell, and Sheboygan Falls.

(b) The villages of Cascade, Elkhart Lake, Glenbeulah, Howards Grove, Kohler, Oostburg, and Waldo.

(c) The cities of Plymouth and Sheboygan Falls.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.78 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.78
Transfer of business or assets.
Status: in_force

(1) General. Sections 181.1201 and 181.1202 apply to service insurance corporations except as modified by subs. (2) and (3) .

(2) Report to commissioner. Any action by which a service insurance corporation proposes to transfer to another person or to reinsure any part of its insurance business, other than in the normal and usual course of business, or to sell, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber more than 25 percent of its assets, shall be reported to the commissioner not less than 30 days in advance of the proposed effective date. The commissioner may defer the effective date for an additional period not exceeding 30 days by written notice to the corporation before expiration of the initial 30-day period.

(3) Disapproval. The commissioner may, within the 30-day period or its extension under sub. (2) , prohibit the proposed action if it is contrary to law, the interests of insureds or the public or if it will make possible the circumvention of any of the requirements of ss. 613.72 to 613.75 .

History: 1975 c. 223 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.1106 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1106
Conduit contributions.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this chapter, a contribution released by a conduit to a committee is to be reported by the committee as a contribution from the individual who made the contribution and not as a contribution from the conduit.

(2) A contribution of money received from a conduit, accompanied by the information required under s. 11.0704 (1) , is considered to be a contribution from the original contributor.

(3) The commission shall place a copy of any report received under s. 11.0704 in the file of the conduit and the file of the recipient.

History: 2015 a. 117 ; 2023 a. 126 ; 2025 a. 7 s. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.938 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.938
Use by the department of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property.
Status: in_force

The department may receive, retain, and use for the hunter education programs under ss. 29.591 and 29.595 , the trapper education program under s. 29.597 , or other educational hunting, fishing, trapping, or conservation activities the department conducts any of the following property:

(1) Property seized or confiscated for violations of s. 167.31 or 943.13 , this chapter, or ch. 169 or 951 .

(2) Property turned over to the department under s. 968.20 (3) .

(3) Personal property that is in the possession of the department and that is lost, abandoned, or not claimed by its owner.

History: 2005 a. 394 .
Wis. Stat. § 425.104 — WI Code / Chapter 425 / Section 425.104
Notice of customer’s right to cure default.
Status: in_force

(1) A merchant who believes that a customer is in default may give the customer written notice of the alleged default and, if applicable, of the customer’s right to cure any such default (s. 425.105 ).

(2) Any notice given under this section shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the creditor, a brief identification of the consumer credit transaction, a statement of the nature of the alleged default and a clear statement of the total payment, including an itemization of any delinquency charges, or other performance necessary to cure the alleged default, the exact date by which the amount must be paid or performance tendered and the name, address and telephone number of the person to whom any payment must be made, if other than the creditor.

History: 1971 c. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.68 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.68
Municipal officers, malfeasance.
Status: in_force

If any officer of a municipality which owns or operates a public utility does, causes or permits to be done any matter, act or thing prohibited or declared to be unlawful under this chapter or ch. 197 or omits, fails, neglects or refuses to perform any duty which is enjoined upon him or her and which relates directly or indirectly to the enforcement of this chapter and ch. 197 , or if the officer omits, fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful requirement or order of the commission or any judgment or decree of a court upon its application, for every such violation, failure or refusal the officer shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $2,500.

History: 1981 c. 390 ; 1983 a. 53 ; 1989 a. 49 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.303 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.303
Value and consideration.
Status: in_force

(1) An instrument is issued or transferred for value if any of the following applies:

(a) The instrument is issued or transferred for a promise of performance, to the extent that the promise has been performed.

(b) The transferee acquires a security interest or other lien in the instrument other than a lien obtained by judicial proceeding.

(c) The instrument is issued or transferred as payment of, or as security for, an antecedent claim against any person, whether or not the claim is due.

(d) The instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for a negotiable instrument.

(e) The instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for incurring an irrevocable obligation to a 3rd party by the person taking the instrument.

(2) “Consideration” means any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract. The drawer or maker of an instrument has a defense if the instrument is issued without consideration. If an instrument is issued for a promise of performance, the issuer has a defense to the extent that performance of the promise is due and the promise has not been performed. If an instrument is issued for value as stated in sub. (1) , the instrument is also issued for consideration.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.331 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.331
Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other chapters; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under ch. 408.
Status: in_force

(1) Rights under chs. 403, 407, and 408 not limited. This chapter does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, or a protected purchaser of a security. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in chs. 403 , 407 , and 408 .

(2) Protection under ch. 408. This chapter does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of an adverse claim under ch. 408 .

(3) Filing not notice. Filing under this chapter does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, or purchasers, or persons described in subs. (1) and (2) .

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.65 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.65
Procedure to effect sale of all assets.
Status: in_force

(1) The procedure in this section applies to a sale authorized under s. 214.645 or 214.67 .

(2)

(a) The board of directors shall adopt by a two-thirds majority vote of all directors a resolution setting forth the terms of the proposed sale and shall submit the plan to the division for preliminary approval. Upon receipt of approval by the division, a stock savings bank shall submit the plan to a vote of the stockholders at a special or annual meeting.

(b) The proposed sale is approved by the stockholders if it receives an affirmative vote from a majority of the total number of votes that are entitled to be cast. A proposal for the voluntary liquidation of the savings bank may be submitted to the stockholders at the same meeting or at any later meeting called for that purpose. A certified summary of proceedings setting forth the terms of the proposed sale, the form and timing of the notice given, the vote on the proposal and the total number of votes entitled to be cast shall be filed with the division.

(3) If the division finds that the deposit insurance corporation has approved the sale, the proposed sale is fair to all members, stockholders, creditors and other persons concerned and provision has been made for the disposition of the remaining assets, if any, of the savings bank, the division shall issue to the savings bank a certificate of authorization for the sale with a copy of the filed report of proceedings attached to the certificate.

(4) After the savings bank records the certificate of authorization in the same manner as the savings bank’s articles of incorporation, the savings bank may complete the sale.

(5) If the sale includes the name of the savings bank, the purchaser shall have the exclusive right to that name for 5 years.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 , 103 ; 1997 a. 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.66 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.66
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Department” means the department of health services.

(2) “Secretary” means the secretary of health services.

History: 1995 a. 27 ss. 3179 , 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 287.095 — WI Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.095
Responsible unit liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “responsible unit official” means any officer, official, agent or employee of a responsible unit engaged in the planning, management, operation or approval of a recycling program or recycling site or facility.

(2) Exemption from liability. No responsible unit official is liable for civil damages as a result of good faith actions taken by the responsible unit official within the scope of duties relating to the responsible unit’s recycling program or recycling site or facility.

History: 1989 a. 335 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 892 ; Stats. 1995 s. 287.095.
Wis. Stat. § 767.13 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.13
Impoundment of record.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 767.127 (3) , the record or evidence in an action affecting the family may not be impounded, and access to the record or evidence may not be refused, except by written order of the court for good cause shown. No person may permit a copy of any impounded record or evidence, or the substance of the record or evidence, to be taken by any person other than a party to the action or his or her attorney of record, unless a court orders otherwise.

History: 1977 c. 105 , 273 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 50 ; 1979 c. 352 s. 39 ; Stats. s. 767.19; 2005 a. 443 s. 76 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.13.
Wis. Stat. § 70.345 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.345
Legislative intent; department of revenue to supply information.
Status: in_force

For assessments made before January 1, 2024, the assessor shall exercise particular care so that personal property as a class on the assessment rolls bears the same relation to statutory value as real property as a class. To assist the assessor in determining the true relationship between real estate and personal property the department of revenue shall make available to local assessors information including figures indicating the relationship between personal property and real property on the last assessment rolls.

History: 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 6.35 — WI Code / Chapter 6 / Section 6.35
Filing registration forms.
Status: in_force

(1) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following ways, except as provided in subs. (1m) and (2) :

(a) In alphabetical order of the electors’ names.

(b) In alphabetical order according to street names, in numerical order on each street and in alphabetical order of the electors’ names at each address on the street.

(1m) Original registration forms of electors who have obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall be filed in alphabetical order after the forms of the other electors.

(2) The commission shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5) .

(3) Original registration forms shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at all times.

History: 1971 c. 249 ; 1971 c. 304 s. 29 (2) ; 1971 c. 336 ; 1975 c. 85 ; 1977 c. 394 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1985 a. 304 ; 1989 a. 192 ; 1999 a. 49 ; 2003 a. 265 , 326 ; 2015 a. 261 .
Wis. Stat. § 323.54 — WI Code / Chapter 323 / Section 323.54
Succession to office; local officers.
Status: in_force

(1) The governing body of any political subdivision may enact ordinances and resolutions to provide a method by which interim appointments to public office are made during periods of emergency to fill vacancies in offices that result from enemy action. The ordinances or resolutions shall define the scope of the powers and duties that interim appointees may exercise, and shall provide for termination of the interim appointments.

(2) Each officer of a political subdivision for whom an interim successor is not determined by ordinance or resolution adopted under sub. (1) shall, subject to such regulations as the executive head of the political subdivision issues, designate by title, if feasible, or by named person, interim successors and specify their order of succession. The officer shall review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this section to ensure their current status. The officer shall designate a sufficient number of persons so that there will be not fewer than 3 nor more than 7 deputies or interim successors or any combination at any time. If any officer of any political subdivision or his or her deputy provided for pursuant to law is unavailable, the powers of the office shall be exercised and duties shall be discharged by his or her designated interim successors in the order specified. The interim successor shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which designated until the vacancy that exists is filled in accordance with the constitution or statutes or until the officer or his or her deputy or a preceding interim successor again becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his or her office.

History: 2009 a. 42 ss. 130 , 131 , 144 , 315 ; Stats. 2009 s. 323.54.
Wis. Stat. § 126.51 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.51
Rules for qualified producer agents.
Status: in_force

The department shall promulgate rules specifying requirements for qualified producer agents, including a requirement that a qualified producer agent have a written contract with each milk producer from whom the qualified producer agent procures milk in this state and that the contract disclose all of the following:

(1) That the producer agent does not take title to the milk producer’s milk.

(2) That the producer agent holds all milk receipts in trust for milk producers.

(3) That the producer agent’s obligations to milk producers are not secured or indemnified under this chapter to the same degree as are the obligations of other milk contractors.

History: 2001 a. 16 .