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WI Stat § 895.497 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.497 - Civil liability exemption: furnishing safety services relating to child safety restraint systems.

895.497  Civil liability exemption: furnishing safety services relating to child safety restraint systems. (1) In this section:(a) “Child passenger safety technician" means a person who holds a valid certification as a child passenger safety technician or technician instructor issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or any entity authorized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue such certifications.(b) “Safety program" means any program utilizing the services of child passenger safety technicians and not conducted for pecuniary profit that provides assistance, inspections, education, or advice to the public in the fitting, installation, or adjustment of child safety restraint systems.(c) “Sponsoring organization" means any person or organization that does any of the following:1. Employs a child passenger safety technician.2. Sponsors, offers, or organizes any safety program.3. Owns property on which a safety program is conducted. (2) (a) A child passenger safety technician who inspects, installs, fits, or adjusts any child safety restraint system specified under s. 347.48 (4), or who provides education or other assistance or advice relating to the safe installation, fitting, or adjustment of child safety restraint systems, is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering in good faith such services.(b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to any of the following:1. A person who receives compensation for providing the services specified in par. (a), other than reimbursement for expenses.2. A person whose acts or omissions in providing the services specified in par. (a) involve reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.(c) The good faith of a person in providing the services specified in par. (a) is presumed in any civil action if the services provided are within the scope of the person's training for which the person has been certified. Any person who asserts that the acts or omissions under par. (a) were not made in good faith has the burden of proving that assertion by clear and convincing evidence. (3) A sponsoring organization is immune from civil liability arising from any acts or omissions of a child passenger safety technician in providing services specified in sub. (2) (a) or arising in connection with a safety program if the sponsoring organization receives no compensation for the services provided by the child passenger safety technician or for participating in the safety program.History:  2005 a. 322; 2007 a. 97.
WI Stat § 895.501 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.501 - Civil liability exemption; credit card reencoders and scanning devices.

895.501  Civil liability exemption; credit card reencoders and scanning devices. (1) In this section:(a) “Automated teller machine” has the meaning given in s. 134.85 (1) (a).(b) “Credit card” has the meaning given in s. 943.202 (1) (b).(c) “Reencoder” has the meaning given in s. 943.202 (1) (c).(d) “Scanning device” has the meaning given in s. 943.202 (1) (d). (2) Any person who sells or distributes motor vehicle fuel and who dispenses that fuel from a pump capable of reading a credit card and any person who owns or is responsible for an automated teller machine is immune from civil liability for the unauthorized access, storage, or use of credit card information by another person by means of a credit card reencoder or scanning device that has been installed on his or her machine.History:  2017 a. 54.
WI Stat § 895.506 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.506 - Civil liability exemption; weight gain and obesity claims.

895.506  Civil liability exemption; weight gain and obesity claims. (1) Any person who manufactures, markets, packs, distributes, advertises, or sells food, as defined in 21 USC 321 (f), is immune from civil liability for a person's weight gain or obesity caused by the consumption of the food, or for a health condition related to weight gain or obesity. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:(a) A claim that a defendant under sub. (1) knowingly violated a federal or state law concerning the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, advertisement, labeling, or sale of the food, and the violation was the proximate cause of the weight gain, obesity, or related health condition.(b) A claim for breach of contract or express warranty in connection with the purchase of the food.(c) A claim regarding the sale of food that is adulterated under 21 USC 342. (3) In addition to the costs allowed under s. 814.04, a defendant that prevails on a motion under s. 802.08 filed in an action under sub. (2) may recover reasonable attorney fees and the costs of the investigation and litigation.History:  2005 a. 325; 2007 a. 97.
WI Stat § 895.512 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.512 - Civil liability exemption; access to toilet facility.

895.512  Civil liability exemption; access to toilet facility. If an employee of a retail establishment permits a person to use the establishment's toilet facility, under the requirements of s. 146.29, the employee and the establishment are immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to the person, or an individual other than an employee who accompanies the person, that is caused by or during the use of the facility, unless the death or injury was caused by a willful or wanton act or omission of the employee. History:  2009 a. 198.
WI Stat § 895.514 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.514 - Civil liability exemption; Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan and Authority.

895.514  Civil liability exemption; Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan and Authority. (1) In this section:(a) “Authority" means the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority established under subch. III of ch. 149, 2011 stats.(b) “Board" means the board of directors of the authority.(c) “Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance of this state.(d) “Plan" means the health care insurance plan established under subch. II of ch. 149, 2011 stats. (2) No cause of action of any nature may arise against, and no liability may be imposed upon, the authority, plan, or board; or any agent, employee, or director of any of them; or insurers participating in the plan; or the commissioner; or any agent, employee, or representative of the commissioner, for any act or omission by any of them in the performance of their powers and duties under ch. 149, 2011 stats., under 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9122 (1L), or under 2013 Wisconsin Act 116, section 32 (1) (b), unless the person asserting liability proves that the act or omission constitutes willful misconduct.  (3) (a) Except as provided in 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9122 (1L), and 2013 Wisconsin Act 116, section 32 (1) (b), neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state nor any officer, employee, or agent of the state or a political subdivision acting within the scope of employment or agency is liable for any debt, obligation, act, or omission of the authority.(b) All of the expenses incurred by the authority, or the commissioner, or any agent, employee, or representative of the commissioner, in exercising its duties and powers under ch. 149, 2011 stats., under 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9122 (1L), or under 2013 Wisconsin Act 116, section 32 (1) (b), shall be payable only from funds of the authority.History:  2013 a. 20, 116; 2015 a. 55, 85.
WI Stat § 895.515 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.515 - Civil liability exemption; equipment or technology donation.

895.515  Civil liability exemption; equipment or technology donation. (1) In this section:(a) “Commercial equipment or technology" means goods or related procedures used or bought for use primarily in a business, including farming and a profession.(b) “Institution of higher education" means an institution within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state. (2) Any person engaged in the sale or use of commercial equipment or technology, for profit or not for profit, who donates any commercial equipment or technology to a public or private elementary or secondary school, a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), or an institution of higher education or who accepts reimbursement in an amount not to exceed overhead and transportation costs for any commercial equipment or technology provided to a public or private elementary or secondary school, to a tribal school, or to an institution of higher education is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to an individual caused by the commercial equipment or technology.  (3) This section does not apply if the death or injury was caused by a willful or wanton act or omission of the person who donated or accepted reimbursement for the commercial equipment or technology. (4m) This section does not apply to the manufacturer of the donated commercial equipment or technology.History:  1995 a. 112; 1997 a. 237; 2005 a. 155; 2009 a. 302.
WI Stat § 895.517 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.517 - Civil liability exemption: solid waste donation or sale.

895.517  Civil liability exemption: solid waste donation or sale. (1) In this section:(a) “Charitable organization" has the meaning given in s. 895.51 (1) (b).(b) “Municipality" has the meaning given in s. 289.01 (23).(c) “Qualified food" has the meaning given in s. 895.51 (1) (e).(d) “Responsible unit" has the meaning given in s. 287.01 (9).(e) “Solid waste" has the meaning given in s. 289.01 (33). (2) Any person who donates or sells, at a price not exceeding overhead and transportation costs, solid waste, or a material that is separated from mixed soil waste, to a materials reuse program that is operated by a charitable organization, municipality or responsible unit is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to an individual or the damage to property caused by the solid waste or material donated or sold by the person. (3) This section does not apply if the death or injury was caused by willful or wanton acts or omissions. (4) This section does not apply to the sale or donation of qualified food.History:  1997 a. 60; 2005 a. 155.
WI Stat § 895.519 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.519 - Civil liability exemption; private campgrounds.

895.519  Civil liability exemption; private campgrounds. (1) In this section:(am) “Inherent risk of camping" means a danger or condition that is an integral part of camping, including dangers posed by any of the following:1. Features of the natural world, such as trees, tree stumps, roots, brush, rocks, mud, sand, and soil.2. Uneven or unpredictable terrain.3. Natural bodies of water.4. Another camper or visitor at the private campground acting in a negligent manner, where the campground owner or employees are not involved.5. A lack of lighting, including lighting at campsites.6. Campfires in a fire pit or enclosure provided by the campground.7. Weather.8. Insects, birds, and other wildlife.(bm) “Private campground" means a facility that is issued a campground license under s. 97.67 and that is owned and operated by a private property owner, as defined in s. 895.52 (1) (e). (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), a private campground, an owner or operator of a private campground, and any employees and officers of a private campground or private campground owner or operator are immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to camping at a private campground if a person is injured or killed, or property is damaged, as a result of an inherent risk of camping. (3) The immunity of sub. (2) does not apply if the person seeking immunity does any of the following:(a) Intentionally causes the injury, death, or property damage.(b) Acts with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the party or the property damaged. In this paragraph, “willful or wanton disregard" means conduct committed with an intentional or reckless disregard for the safety of others.(c) Fails to conspicuously post warning signs of a dangerous inconspicuous condition known to him or her on the property that he or she owns, leases, rents, or is otherwise in lawful control or possession of. (4) This section does not limit the immunity created under s. 895.52. (5) Nothing in this section affects the assumption of risk under s. 895.525 by a person participating in a recreational activity including camping. History:  2015 a. 293; 2017 a. 365 ss. 87, 110.The Exculpatory Contract and Public Policy. Anzivino. 102 MLR 747 (2019).
WI Stat § 895.526 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.526 - Participation in an alpine sport; restrictions on civil liability, assumption of risk.

895.526  Participation in an alpine sport; restrictions on civil liability, assumption of risk. (1) Definitions. All definitions in s. 167.33 apply to this section unless the context otherwise requires. (2)  Appreciation of conditions and risk of participation in an alpine sport.  (a) Every participant in an alpine sport at a ski area accepts the conditions and risks of the alpine sport as set forth in s. 167.33 (2).(b) Every participant in an alpine sport at a ski area is presumed to have seen and understood signage provided by the ski area operator pursuant to s. 167.33 (3).(c) Every participant in an alpine sport at a ski area accepts that failure to wear a helmet or wearing a helmet that is improperly sized, fitted, or secured increases the risk of injury or death or the risk of a more severe injury. Every participant in an alpine sport at a ski area accepts that a helmet may not be available for purchase or for rent at a ski area.(d) Every participant in an alpine sport at a ski area accepts that natural or man-made items or obstacles within a ski area, including ski area infrastructure and ski area vehicles, may be unpadded or not heavily padded and accepts that there may be a higher risk of injury or death or of a more severe injury associated with a collision with an item or obstacle that is unpadded or not heavily padded. (3)  Responsibilities of a participant in an alpine sport. Every participant in an alpine sport is responsible to do all of the following: (a) Fulfill his or her duties set forth in s. 167.33 (5).(b) Choose whether to wear a helmet while participating in the alpine sport. If the participant chooses to wear a helmet, he or she has the responsibility to ensure the helmet is of the correct size and fit and to ensure that it is properly secured while he or she participates in the alpine sport.  (4)  Limits on liability for a ski area operator; release and liability of a participant.  (a) A ski operator who fulfills all of his or her duties under s. 167.33 (3) and (4) owes no further duty of care to a participant in an alpine sport and is not liable for an injury or death that occurs as a result of any condition or risk accepted by the participant under sub. (2).(b) A participant involved in a collision with any other participant or with a nonparticipant may be liable for an injury or death that occurs as a result of the collision.(c) This subsection shall be construed broadly. (5)  Effect on related provision. Nothing in this section affects the limitation of a property owner's liability under s. 895.52.History:  2011 a. 199; 2015 a. 168.Codify This: Exculpatory Contracts in Wisconsin Recreational Businesses. Nold. 101 MLR 573 (2017).The Exculpatory Contract and Public Policy. Anzivino. 102 MLR 747 (2019).
WI Stat § 895.5265 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.5265 - Civil liability exemption; placement of certain structures in waterways.

895.5265  Civil liability exemption; placement of certain structures in waterways. (1) In this section, “department" means the department of natural resources. (2) A person is immune from civil liability for damage to personal property, injury to a person, or death caused by placing a structure on the bed of a navigable water or in a wetland if the structure is placed for the purpose of fish and wildlife habitat creation, protection, or improvement or if the structure is a net pen that meets the requirements under s. 30.12 (3) (b) 1. a., b., and c., and if any of the following applies:(a) The department authorized the person to place the structure under a permit or other approval issued under subch. II of ch. 30 or under s. 281.36 and the person placed the structure in accordance with the permit or other approval.(b) The person is exempt from any permit requirement under subch. II of ch. 30 or under s. 281.36 and the structure is placed in a manner that meets the exemption requirements.(c) The person is acting under the direction of a person described under par. (a) or (b). (2m) A person is immune from civil liability for damage to personal property, injury to a person, or death caused by a structure described under sub. (2) if the structure was placed on the bed of a navigable water or in a wetland on or adjacent to the person's property by a predecessor in title to the property. (3) No person authorized under sub. (2) (a), (b), or (c) to place a structure in a navigable water or wetland and no person described under sub. (2m) owe to any person a duty to do any of the following:(a) Inspect or maintain the structure.(b) Give warning of the existence of the structure unless specifically required by law.(c) Give warning of an unsafe condition caused by the structure.History:  2015 a. 220.
WI Stat § 895.528 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.528 - Civil liability exemption; placement of markers in waterways.

895.528  Civil liability exemption; placement of markers in waterways. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a person is immune from civil liability for damage or injury caused by placing, or failing to place, buoys or other markers in a waterway if all of the following apply:(a) The person holds, or acts under the direction of a person who holds, a permit or other approval from the department of natural resources that authorizes the placement of the buoys or markers in the waterway.(b) The permit or other approval described under par. (a) authorizes placement of buoys or markers for the purpose of identifying or marking hazards in the waterway. (2) A person is not immune from civil liability under sub. (1) for damage or injury caused by placing, or failing to place, buoys or other markers in a waterway if the person intentionally causes the damage or injury.History:  2015 a. 91.
WI Stat § 895.53 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.53 - Civil and criminal liability exemption; tests for intoxication.

895.53  Civil and criminal liability exemption; tests for intoxication. (1) In this section:(a) “Conservation warden" means a person appointed as a conservation warden by the department of natural resources under s. 23.10 (1).(b) “Traffic officer" has the meaning specified in s. 340.01 (70). (2) Any person withdrawing blood at the request of a traffic officer, law enforcement officer or conservation warden for the purpose of determining the presence or quantity of alcohol, controlled substances, controlled substance analogs or any combination of alcohol, controlled substances and controlled substance analogs is immune from any civil or criminal liability for the act, except for civil liability for negligence in the performance of the act. (3) Any employer of the person under sub. (2) or any hospital where blood is withdrawn by that person has the same immunity from liability under sub. (2).History:  1983 a. 535; 1983 a. 538 s. 256; Stats. 1983 s. 895.53; 1985 a. 331; 1995 a. 448; 2005 a. 155.
WI Stat § 895.535 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.535 - Civil and criminal liability exemption; body cavity search.

895.535  Civil and criminal liability exemption; body cavity search. (1) Any physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse licensed to practice in this state conducting a body cavity search pursuant to s. 968.255 is immune from any civil or criminal liability for the act, except for civil liability for negligence in the performance of the act. (2) Any employer of the person under sub. (1) or any health care facility where the search is conducted by that person has the same immunity from liability under sub. (1).History:  2015 a. 238.
WI Stat § 895.54 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.54 - Liability exemption; notification of release.

895.54  Liability exemption; notification of release. A person is immune from any liability regarding any act or omission regarding the notification of any applicable office or person under s. 51.37 (10), 304.06 (1), 971.17 (4m) or (6m) or 980.11. This section does not apply to willful or wanton acts or omissions.History:  1991 a. 269; 1993 a. 479.
WI Stat § 895.555 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.555 - Civil liability exemption; anhydrous ammonia.

895.555  Civil liability exemption; anhydrous ammonia. (1) Liability exemption. Except as provided under sub. (2), any person who owns, maintains, or installs anhydrous ammonia equipment, as defined in s. 101.10 (1) (b), or who uses anhydrous ammonia for any legal purpose is immune from any civil liability for acts or omissions relating to the anhydrous ammonia equipment or to anhydrous ammonia that cause damage or injury to an individual, if that damage or injury occurs during the individual's violation of s. 101.10 (3) (c), (d), (e), or (f). (2)  Exception. A person is not immune from civil liability under sub. (1) if the damage or injury is caused by the person's reckless or wanton acts or omissions or by acts or omissions intended by the person to cause damage or injury.History:  2001 a. 3; 2005 a. 14, 155.