reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
WI Stat § 440.80 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.80 - Disposition of cremated remains.

440.80  Disposition of cremated remains. (1) Responsible party. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the person directing the cremation is responsible for determining the manner in which cremated remains are disposed.(b) If the person directing the cremation fails to determine the manner in which cremated remains are disposed, the crematory authority shall, no sooner than 30 days after cremation, deliver the cremated remains to the person who delivered the human remains to the crematory authority for cremation or the funeral establishment or other business entity with which that person is affiliated, neither of which may refuse to accept the cremated remains. No sooner than 60 days after the cremated remains are delivered under this paragraph, the person to whom they are delivered may determine the manner in which the cremated remains are disposed and shall make a written record of any determination that is made.(c) The person directing the cremation or the decedent's estate, or both, are liable for all reasonable expenses incurred in delivering and disposing of cremated remains under par. (b). (2)  Manner of disposition. A person may dispose of cremated remains only in one of the following manners:(a) Placing the remains in a grave, niche, or crypt.(b) Disposing of the remains in any other lawful manner, but only if the remains are reduced to a particle size of one-eighth inch or less. (3)  Commingling. Without the prior written consent of each person directing the cremation, no person may place cremated remains of more than one individual in the same container. (4)  Prohibited sales. A crematory authority may not do any of the following:(a) Sell any material or device, including a prosthetic or medical device of a decedent, that is obtained from cremating the human remains of the decedent.(b) Resell any casket or other container that has been used for cremating human remains.History:  2005 a. 31.
WI Stat § 440.81 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.81 - Records.

440.81  Records. (1) A crematory authority shall maintain a permanent record of each cremation at its place of business consisting of the name of the decedent, the date of the cremation, and a description of the manner in which the cremated remains are disposed. (2) A crematory authority shall maintain as permanent records the documentation specified in s. 440.78 (1) and copies of receipts under ss. 440.77 (1) and 440.79.History:  2005 a. 31.
WI Stat § 440.82 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.82 - Exemptions from liability.

440.82  Exemptions from liability. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a crematory authority is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from cremating human remains, including damages to prosthetic or medical devices or valuables of the decedent, if the authority has complied with the requirements of this subchapter. (2) A crematory authority is liable for damages resulting from the authority's intentional misconduct, negligent conduct, or failure to return valuables specified on an authorization form under s. 440.73 (7).History:  2005 a. 31.
WI Stat § 440.83 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.83 - Electronic transmission permitted.

440.83  Electronic transmission permitted. Any statement required to be in writing under s. 440.76, 440.78 (3) (b) or (5), or 440.80 (3) may be transmitted by facsimile.History:  2005 a. 31.
WI Stat § 440.84 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.84 - Rules.

440.84  Rules. The department may promulgate rules interpreting or administering the requirements of this subchapter.History:  2005 a. 31.
WI Stat § 440.85 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.85 - Discipline.

440.85  Discipline. (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department may make investigations, including inspections, or conduct hearings to determine whether a violation of this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter has occurred. (2) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department may reprimand an individual registered under this subchapter or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a registration under this subchapter if the department finds that the applicant or individual has done any of the following:(a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a registration or renewal of a registration.(b) Engaged in conduct while practicing as a crematory authority that evidences a lack of knowledge or ability to apply professional principles or skills.(c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been arrested or convicted of an offense committed while registered under this subchapter.(d) Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive, or misleading.(e) Advertised, practiced, or attempted to practice as a crematory authority under another person's name.(f) Violated this subchapter or a rule promulgated under this subchapter.History:  2005 a. 31.
WI Stat § 440.86 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.86 - Penalties.

440.86  Penalties. (1) Any person who violates this subchapter or a rule promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. (2) In addition to or in lieu of the penalties under sub. (1) and the remedies under s. 440.85 (2), any person who violates this subchapter or a rule promulgated under this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate violation.History:  2005 a. 31.
WI Stat § 440.87 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.87 - Exceptions.

440.87  Exceptions. This subchapter does not apply to a person who is performing his or her duties as an officer of a public institution, medical school, medical college, county medical society, anatomical association, or accredited college of embalming, or to a person acting in accordance with a statute prescribing the conditions under which donated or indigent dead human bodies are held subject for anatomical study, or to a person who is acting according to the burial customs or rites of a religious sect to which the person belongs or subscribes. History:  2005 a. 31.
WI Stat § 440.90 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.90 - Definitions.

440.90  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1b) “Board" means the cemetery board. (1c) “Business day" has the meaning given in s. 421.301 (6). (2) “Cemetery authority" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (2). (3) “Cemetery services and merchandise" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (3). (4) “Human remains" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (8). (4m) “Licensed cemetery authority" means a cemetery authority that is licensed under s. 440.91 (1). (4r) “Licensee" means a person licensed under this subchapter.  (5) “Mausoleum" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (9). (6) “Mausoleum space" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (10). (6m) “Payment of principal" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (11r). (7) “Preneed sales contract" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (12). (8) “Preneed seller" means an individual who sells or solicits the sale of cemetery services and merchandise or an undeveloped space under a preneed sales contract or, if such an individual is employed by or acting as an agent for a cemetery authority or any other person, the cemetery authority or other person. (9) “Preneed trust fund" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (13). (10) “Public mausoleum" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (14). (11) “Sale" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (16). (12) “Undeveloped space" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (17). (13) “Warehouse" means a place of storage for cemetery merchandise sold under a preneed sales contract. (14) “Wholesale cost ratio" means the actual cost to a preneed seller to supply and deliver cemetery services and merchandise or to construct an undeveloped space divided by the price paid by the purchaser, excluding sales tax, finance or interest charges, administrative fees, and insurance premiums.History:  1989 a. 307; 2005 a. 25; 2015 a. 237; 2017 a. 365 s. 110.
WI Stat § 440.905 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.905 - General duties and powers of board.

440.905  General duties and powers of board. (1) In addition to the other duties and powers of the board under this subchapter, the board shall advise the secretary of safety and professional services on matters relating to cemeteries, to this chapter, or to the board. (2) The board has rule-making authority and may promulgate rules relating to the regulation of cemetery authorities, cemetery salespersons, and cemetery preneed sellers. The board may determine, by rule, a fee under s. 440.05 (1) (a) and under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 21. that is sufficient to fund the board's operating costs.History:  2005 a. 25; 2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 440.93 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.93 - Disciplinary actions and proceedings.

440.93  Disciplinary actions and proceedings. (1) The board may reprimand a licensee or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a certificate of licensure of a cemetery authority, cemetery salesperson, or preneed seller if it finds that the applicant or licensee, or, if the applicant or licensee is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, any officer, director, trustee, member, or shareholder who beneficially owns, holds, or has the power to vote 5 percent or more of any class of security issued by the applicant or licensee, has done any of the following:(a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a certificate or for renewal of a certificate.(b) Made a substantial misrepresentation or false promise to an individual to influence the individual to purchase a cemetery lot, cemetery merchandise or mausoleum space.(c) Engaged in any practice relating to the sale of a cemetery lot, cemetery merchandise or mausoleum space which clearly demonstrates a lack of knowledge or ability to apply professional principles or skills.(d) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, been convicted of an offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the sale of a cemetery lot, cemetery merchandise or mausoleum space.(e) Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive or misleading.(f) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.34, engaged in any practice relating to the sale of a cemetery lot, cemetery merchandise or mausoleum space while the person's ability to practice was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.(g) Violated this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter. (2) The board shall determine in each case the period that a limitation, suspension or revocation of a certificate is effective. This subsection does not apply to a limitation or suspension under s. 440.13 (2) (a).History:  1989 a. 307; 1993 a. 112; 1997 a. 191; 2005 a. 25; 2015 a. 237.
WI Stat § 440.95 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.95 - Penalties.

440.95  Penalties. (1) Any cemetery authority that is required to be licensed under s. 440.91 (1) and that knowingly fails to be licensed may be fined not more than $100. (2) Any individual who is required to register as a cemetery salesperson under s. 440.91 (2) and who fails to register may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. (3) Except as provided in subs. (1) and (2), any person who violates s. 440.91 or 440.947 or any rule promulgated under s. 440.91 may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both, for the first offense and may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months, or both, for each subsequent offense. (4) Any person who intentionally does any of the following may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both, for the first offense and may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months, or both, for each subsequent offense:(a) Fails to register as a preneed seller as required under s. 440.92 (1) (a).(b) Fails to deposit or invest preneed trust funds or care funds as required under s. 440.92 (3).(c) Fails to file a report or files an incomplete, false or misleading report under s. 440.92 (6).(d) Files a false or misleading certification under s. 440.92 (9). (5) Except as provided in sub. (4), any person who violates s. 440.92 or any rule promulgated under s. 440.92 may be required to forfeit not more than $200 for each offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. (6) (a) Any cemetery authority or vendor that fails to disclose information to consumers in violation of s. 440.945 (3) may be required to forfeit not more than $200.(b) Any cemetery authority or vendor that violates s. 440.945 (4) may be required to forfeit not more than $200 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for the 2nd or any later offense within a year. The period shall be measured by using the dates of the offenses that resulted in convictions.History:  1989 a. 307 ss. 75, 87; 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 25; 2015 a. 237.
WI Stat § 440.955 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.955 - Injunctive relief.

440.955  Injunctive relief. Notwithstanding s. 440.21, if it appears upon complaint to the board by any person, or if it is known to the board, that any person is operating a cemetery, practicing as a cemetery salesperson, or practicing as a cemetery preneed seller without a license required under this subchapter, the board, the attorney general, or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of the state against the person to enjoin the person from such practice. History:  2015 a. 237 s. 122; 2017 a. 365 s. 110.
WI Stat § 440.96 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.96 - Definitions.

440.96  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Interior design" means the design of interior spaces in conformity with public health, safety and welfare requirements, including the preparation of documents relating to space planning, finish materials, furnishings, fixtures and equipment and the preparation of documents relating to interior construction that does not substantially affect the mechanical or structural systems of a building. “Interior design" does not include services that constitute the practice of architecture or the practice of professional engineering. (2) “Wisconsin registered interior designer" means a person registered as a Wisconsin registered interior designer under this subchapter.History:  1995 a. 322.
WI Stat § 440.961 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.961 - Use of title.

440.961  Use of title. No person may use the title “Wisconsin registered interior designer", use any title or description that implies that he or she is a Wisconsin registered interior designer or represent himself or herself to be a Wisconsin registered interior designer unless the person is registered as a Wisconsin registered interior designer under this subchapter.History:  1995 a. 322.
WI Stat § 440.962 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.962 - Registration requirements.

440.962  Registration requirements. The department shall register as a Wisconsin registered interior designer an individual who submits an application to the department on a form provided by the department and who satisfies one of the following requirements: (1) The individual does all of the following:(a) Submits to the department evidence satisfactory to the department of any of the following:1. That he or she is a graduate of a 5-year interior design or architecture program and has at least one year of practical experience in interior design of a character satisfactory to the department.2. That he or she is a graduate of a 4-year interior design or architecture program and has at least 2 years of practical experience in interior design of a character satisfactory to the department.3. That he or she has completed at least 3 years of an interior design program and has at least 3 years of practical experience in interior design of a character satisfactory to the department.4. That he or she is a graduate of a 2-year interior design program and has at least 4 years of practical experience in interior design of a character satisfactory to the department.(b) Satisfies the applicable requirements under s. 440.964.(c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she does not have an arrest or conviction record.(d) Submits the names of at least 5 references, at least 3 of whom shall have personal knowledge of the applicant's interior designing experience.(e) Meets any other requirements established by the department by rule. (2) The individual is registered as an architect under s. 443.03 and submits evidence satisfactory to the department of all of the following:(a) That he or she is a graduate of a 4-year architecture program.(b) That he or she has at least 6 years of demonstrated practical experience in interior design of a character satisfactory to the department.History:  1995 a. 322.
WI Stat § 440.963 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.963 - Use of title by firms, partnerships and corporations.

440.963  Use of title by firms, partnerships and corporations. (1) A firm, partnership or corporation may use the term “Wisconsin registered interior designer" or “Wisconsin registered interior designers", or may advertise or make representations that it provides the services of a Wisconsin registered interior designer, only if at least one principal, partner or officer who is in responsible charge of the interior design services provided by the firm, partnership or corporation is a Wisconsin registered interior designer. (2) No firm, partnership or corporation may be relieved of responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees or officers by reason of its compliance with this subchapter, nor may any individual practicing interior design be relieved of responsibility for interior designing services performed by reason of his or her employment or relationship with the firm, partnership or corporation.History:  1995 a. 322.
WI Stat § 440.964 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.964 - Examinations.

440.964  Examinations. (1) Except as provided in s. 440.962 (2), no person may be registered as a Wisconsin registered interior designer under this subchapter unless he or she passes one of the following examinations:(a) An interior design examination administered by a national organization that establishes standards for the interior design profession and that is recognized by the department.(b) An interior design examination conducted or approved by the department under sub. (2) that is substantially equivalent to an examination specified in par. (a). (2) Written or written and oral examinations under sub. (1) (b) shall be held at such time and place as the department determines. The scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the department with special reference to the applicant's ability to design and supervise interior designing work, which shall promote the public welfare and ensure the safety of life, health and property. The examinations shall include questions which require applicants to demonstrate knowledge of the design needs of people with physical disabilities and of the relevant statutes and codes. Such questions shall be developed by the department in consultation with other appropriate state agencies. (3) A candidate failing an examination given under sub. (2) may, upon application and payment of the required reexamination fee, be examined again by the department. No restrictions may be placed on the number of times an unsuccessful candidate may be reexamined, except that after failure of 3 reexaminations, the department may require a one-year waiting period before further reexamination.History:  1995 a. 322.
WI Stat § 440.965 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.965 - Reciprocal registration.

440.965  Reciprocal registration. The department may, upon application and payment of the required fee, grant a permit to use the title “Wisconsin registered interior designer" to a person who is not a resident of and has no established place of business in this state, or who has recently become a resident of this state, if the person holds an unexpired certificate of similar registration issued to the person by the proper authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any country in which the requirements for the registration of interior designers are of a standard not lower than specified in this subchapter.History:  1995 a. 322.
WI Stat § 440.966 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.966 - Renewal; continuing education.

440.966  Renewal; continuing education. (1) The renewal date for a certificate of registration issued under this subchapter is specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such certificate of registration is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). (2) A Wisconsin registered interior designer shall, at the time that he or she applies for renewal of a certificate of registration under sub. (1), submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements established by rules promulgated by the department.History:  1995 a. 322; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 440.967 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 440 - Department of safety and professional services.|440.967 - List of registered persons.

440.967  List of registered persons. The department shall prepare each year a list showing the names and business addresses of all persons registered as a Wisconsin registered interior designer under this subchapter. Upon request, the department shall provide a list prepared under this section to any person at cost.History:  1995 a. 322.