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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.651 - Special requirements for smaller municipalities.

101.651
Special requirements for smaller municipalities.
(1)
Definition. In this section, “municipality" means a city, village or town with a population of 2,500 or less.
(2m)
Enforcement options. A municipality shall exercise jurisdiction over the construction and inspection of new one- and 2-family dwellings by enacting ordinances under s. 101.65 (1) (a) or shall exercise the jurisdiction granted under s. 101.65 (1) (a) jointly under s. 101.65 (1) (b), unless any of the following conditions are met:
(a)
The municipality adopts a resolution requesting under sub. (3) (a) that a county enforce this subchapter or an ordinance enacted under s. 101.65 (1) (a) throughout the municipality and that a county provide inspection services in the municipality to administer and enforce this subchapter or an ordinance enacted under s. 101.65 (1) (a).
(c)
Under sub. (3) (b), the department enforces this subchapter throughout the municipality and provides inspection services in the municipality to administer and enforce this subchapter.
(3)
Departmental and county authority in municipalities; generally.
(a)
A county may not enforce this subchapter or provide inspection services in a municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular dwelling or by the municipality. A request by a person or a municipality with respect to a particular dwelling does not give the county authority with respect to any other dwelling. For any services provided under this paragraph, the county shall collect costs under s. 101.65 (1) (c) from the person or municipality that requests the service.
(am)
Except as provided in s. 101.64 (2m), if a municipality exercises jurisdiction under sub. (2m) or adopts a resolution under sub. (2m) (a), the department may not enforce this subchapter in the municipality unless requested to do so by the municipality. For any services provided under this paragraph, the department shall collect costs under s. 101.63 (9) from the municipality.
(b)
The department shall provide inspection services and shall enforce this subchapter throughout any municipality that does not exercise jurisdiction under sub. (2m) and that has not adopted a resolution under sub. (2m) (a).
(4)
Data relating to housing starts in municipalities. Municipalities shall furnish statistical data relating to housing starts to the department as requested by the department.
(5)
Effect of section on certain laws. This section does not affect the applicability of rules or an ordinance adopted under this subchapter to builders, designers and owners of dwellings located in a municipality.
History:  1981 c. 20; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 309; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 90; 2017 a. 330.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.652 - Manufactured homes; responsibility for compliance.

101.652
Manufactured homes; responsibility for compliance.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Manufactured home” has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
(b)
“Manufactured home community” has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (5m).
(c)
“Manufactured home community operator” has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (8).
(d)
“Manufactured home owner” does not include a person that leases a manufactured home from another.
(2)
If a requirement of the uniform dwelling code adopted by the department under this subchapter applies to a manufactured home or to an attachment to a manufactured home, the manufactured home owner shall comply with that requirement. If the manufactured home is located in a manufactured home community, the manufactured home community operator is not responsible for compliance with that requirement unless the manufactured home community operator is the manufactured home owner.
History:  2017 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.66 - Compliance and penalties.

101.66
Compliance and penalties.
(1)
Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1r), every builder, designer, and owner shall use building materials, methods, and equipment which are in conformance with the one- and 2-family dwelling code.
(1m)
(a)
No person may use in a one- or 2-family dwelling load-bearing dimension lumber that has not been tested and approved for conformance as required by the department unless the lumber is approved for use under par. (c) and one of the following applies:
1.
The lumber has been milled at the request of the person owning the lumber for use in the construction of the dwelling, and the dwelling will be inhabited by the person owning the lumber.
2.
The person milling the lumber sells the lumber directly to a person who will inhabit the dwelling or to a person acting on his or her behalf and for whom a building permit has been issued for the dwelling.
(b)
The lumber shall be milled so that it meets or exceeds the requirements of the one- and 2-family dwelling code. The person milling the lumber shall provide to the person receiving the lumber a written certification that the lumber meets or exceeds these requirements. The department shall design and provide forms for this purpose.
(bn)
A person may not provide a written certification under par. (b) unless the person has been issued a certificate of accomplishment evidencing certification or recertification under the lumber grading training program under s. 36.25 (48) and the person has received the certificate within the 5 years before providing the written certification. The person shall attach to the written certification a copy of his or her certificate of accomplishment.
(c)
Upon receipt of a copy of the certification required under par. (b) an inspector who is certified under sub. (2) may either authorize the use of the lumber, reject the use of the lumber, or authorize its use subject to more restrictive construction requirements, including requirements as to size, spacing, length of spans, and design.
(1r)
A builder, designer, or owner is not required to comply with those requirements of the one- and 2-family dwelling code for which a waiver is issued under s. 101.648.
(2)
All inspections shall be by persons certified by the department.
(3)
Whoever violates this subchapter shall forfeit to the state not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each violation. Each day that such violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
History:  1975 c. 404; 2007 a. 208; 2009 a. 180; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.70 - Purpose.

101.70
Purpose.
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish statewide standards and inspection procedures for the manufacture and installation of modular homes and to promote interstate uniformity in standards for modular homes by authorizing the department to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states that have equivalent standards.
History:  1975 c. 405; 2007 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.71 - Definitions.

101.71
Definitions.
In this subchapter:
(1)
“Closed construction" means any building, building component, assembly or system manufactured in such a manner that it cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage or destruction.
(2)
“Dwelling" means any building that contains one or more dwelling units. “Dwelling unit" means a structure or that part of a structure which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others.
(3)
“Insignia" means a device or seal approved by the department to certify compliance with this subchapter.
(4)
“Installation" means the assembly of a modular home on-site and the process of affixing a modular home to land, a foundation, footing, or an existing building.
(5)
“Manufacture" means the process of making, fabricating, constructing, forming or assembling a product from raw, unfinished, semifinished or finished materials.
(6)
(a)
“Modular home" means any structure or component thereof which is intended for use as a dwelling and:
1.
Is of closed construction and fabricated or assembled on-site or off-site in manufacturing facilities for installation, connection, or assembly and installation, at the building site; or
2.
Is a building of open construction which is made or assembled in manufacturing facilities away from the building site for installation, connection, or assembly and installation, on the building site and for which certification is sought by the manufacturer.
(b)
“Modular home" does not mean any manufactured home under s. 101.91 or any building of open construction which is not subject to par. (a) 2.
(7)
“Open construction" means any building, building component, assembly or system manufactured in such a manner that it can be readily inspected at the building site without disassembly, damage or destruction.
History:  1975 c. 405; 1979 c. 89; 1983 a. 27, 189; 1989 a. 109; 1999 a. 53; 2007 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.715 - Application.

101.715
Application.
This subchapter applies to a dwelling the initial construction of which was commenced on or after December 1, 1978, except that s. 101.745 applies to a modular home the initial manufacture of which was commenced on or after May 23, 1978.
History:  1989 a. 109; 2007 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.72 - Uniform dwelling code council.

101.72
Uniform dwelling code council.
The uniform dwelling code council shall review the standards and rules for modular homes for dwellings and recommend a statewide modular home code for adoption by the department which shall include rules providing for the conservation of energy in the construction and maintenance of dwellings. Such rules shall take into account the costs to home buyers of specific code provisions in relation to the benefits derived therefrom. Upon its own initiative or at the request of the department, the council shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and any other matters related to this subchapter.
History:  1975 c. 405; 2007 a. 11; 2015 a. 29.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.73 - Departmental duties.

101.73
Departmental duties.
The department shall:
(1)
Adopt rules which establish standards for the use of building materials, methods and equipment in the manufacture and installation of modular homes for use as dwellings or dwelling units. Where feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally recognized and shall apply to the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems. Such rules shall take into account the conservation of energy in construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs to home buyers of specific code provisions in relation to the benefits derived therefrom.
(2)
Adopt rules for the examination of plans and specifications and for periodic in-plant and on-site inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication, assembly and installation of modular homes to ensure that examinations and inspections are made in compliance with the rules adopted for construction, electrical wiring, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems under ss. 101.70 to 101.77 and with the rules for indoor plumbing adopted by the department under ch. 145.
(3)
Provide for examination of plans and specifications and in-plant inspections when contracted for by the manufacturer under s. 101.75 (1) and shall contract to provide on-site inspection services for the installation of modular homes for dwellings, at municipal expense, for any municipality which requires such service under s. 101.76 or 101.761.
(5)
Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension and revocation thereof, of on-site inspectors of the installation of modular homes for dwellings. Persons certified as on-site inspectors may be employees of the department, a city, village, town or county or an independent agency.
(6)
Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension and revocation thereof, of independent inspection agencies to conduct in-plant inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of modular homes for dwellings and to certify compliance with this subchapter.
(7)
Issue or recognize an insignia of compliance for dwellings which conform to the modular home code.
(8)
Biennially review the rules promulgated under this subchapter.
(9)
Issue special orders which it deems necessary to secure compliance with this subchapter and enforce the same by all appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings.
(10)
Prescribe and furnish to municipalities a standard building permit form for all new one- and 2-family dwellings.
(11)
Hear petitions regarding the modular home code, rules and special orders in accordance with s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i) and (8).
(12)
Establish by rule a schedule of fees sufficient to defray the costs incurred under this subchapter.
History:  1975 c. 405; 1979 c. 221; 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 343; 1993 a. 414; 2007 a. 11, 67.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.74 - Departmental powers.

101.74
Departmental powers.
The department may:
(1)
Hold hearings on any matter relating to this subchapter.
(2)
At the request of the owner or renter enter, inspect and examine dwellings, dwelling units and premises necessary to ascertain compliance with the rules and special orders under this subchapter.
(2m)
Study the operation of the dwelling construction code and other laws related to the construction of dwelling units to determine their impact upon the cost of building construction and their effectiveness upon the health, safety and welfare of the occupants.
(3)
Revise the rules under this subchapter after consultation with the uniform dwelling code council.
(4)
Provide for or engage in the testing, approval and certification of materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of modular homes.
(5)
Collect and publish data secured from the examinations and inspections under s. 101.73 (2) and (3), and from building permits.
(6)
Adopt rules prescribing procedures for approving new building materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of modular homes for dwellings.
(7)
Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the design, construction, inspection and labeling of modular homes where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of the modular home code and the rules promulgated under this subchapter.
History:  1975 c. 405; 2007 a. 11; 2015 a. 29.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.745 - Smoke detectors.

101.745
Smoke detectors.
(1)
Definition. The definition of smoke detector under s. 101.145 (1) (c) also applies to this section.
(2)
Approval. A smoke detector required under this section shall bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark or similar mark from an independent product safety certification organization.
(3)
Installation. A smoke detector required under this section shall be installed according to the directions and specifications of the manufacturer.
(4)
Requirement. The manufacturer of a modular home shall install a functional smoke detector on each floor level except the attic or storage area of each dwelling unit.
History:  1977 c. 388; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (4); 1987 a. 376; 1989 a. 109; 2007 a. 11; 2011 a. 146.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.75 - Inspections, insignia and alterations.

101.75
Inspections, insignia and alterations.
(1)
Inspections and compliance. Manufacturers of modular homes shall contract with a certified independent inspection agency or the department to conduct in-plant inspections and certify compliance with this subchapter. Manufacturers shall reimburse the independent inspection agency in accordance with the terms of the contract or reimburse the department in accordance with fees established under s. 101.73 (12). All inspections shall be performed by persons certified by the department.
(2)
Display of insignia required. All modular homes manufactured, sold for initial use or installed within this state shall display, in a manner determined by the department, the insignia issued or recognized under ss. 101.73 (7) and 101.74 (7). All modular homes bearing such insignia shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all building ordinances and regulations of any local government except those related to zoning and siting requisites including but not limited to building setback, side and rear yard requirements and property line requirements.
(3)
Department approval of alterations. No person shall alter an approved modular home in any way prior to or during installation without the approval of the department.
(4)
Counterfeit insignia. No person may falsely or fraudulently make, forge, alter or counterfeit any insignia issued or recognized under ss. 101.73 (7) and 101.74 (7).
History:  1975 c. 405; 2007 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.76 - Municipal authority.

101.76
Municipal authority.
Except as provided by s. 101.761, cities, villages, towns and counties:
(1)
May:
(a)
With the approval of the department, exercise jurisdiction over the installation of modular homes for dwellings by passage of ordinances, provided such ordinances are in strict conformance with this subchapter and the on-site inspection is performed by persons certified by the department. Except as provided by s. 101.761, a county ordinance shall apply in any city, village or town which has not enacted such ordinance.
(b)
Under s. 66.0301, jointly exercise the jurisdiction granted under par. (a).
(c)
By ordinance establish and collect fees to defray the cost of jurisdiction exercised under par. (a) or (b).
(d)
By ordinance provide remedies and penalties for violation of the jurisdiction exercised under par. (a) or (b).
(2)
Shall contract with the department for on-site installation inspection services which the municipality does not perform under sub. (1) (a) or (b) and reimburse the department for its reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such services pursuant to s. 101.73 (12).
(3)
Shall use the standard building permit form prescribed by the department and file a copy of each such permit issued with the department.
History:  1975 c. 405; 1981 c. 20; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2007 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.761 - Certain municipalities excepted.

101.761
Certain municipalities excepted.
(1)
In this section, “municipality" means a city, village or town with a population of 2,500 or less.
(2)
Except as provided under sub. (6), a municipality is exempt from:
(a)
The requirements under s. 101.76 (2).
(b)
Any rule adopted under s. 101.73 regarding suspension or revocation of standard building permits.
(3)
The department or a county may not enforce this subchapter or an ordinance adopted under s. 101.76 (1) (a) or provide inspection services in a municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular modular home or by the municipality. A request by a person or a municipality with respect to a particular modular home does not give the department or a county authority with respect to any other modular home. Costs shall be collected under s. 101.76 (1) (c) or ss. 101.73 (12) and 101.76 (2) from the person or municipality making the request.
(4)
Municipalities shall furnish statistical data relating to housing starts to the department as requested by the department.
(5)
This section does not affect the applicability of or ordinances adopted under this subchapter to manufacturers, builders and owners of modular homes located in a municipality.
(6)
Any dwelling not inspected under s. 101.76 shall comply with the rules adopted under s. 101.73 (1) which take into account the conservation of energy in construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs of specific code provisions to home buyers in relationship to the benefits derived from the provisions.
History:  1981 c. 20, 314; 1989 a. 31; 1997 a. 35; 2007 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.77 - Penalties.

101.77
Penalties.
Whoever violates this subchapter shall forfeit to the state not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each violation and each day that such violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
History:  1975 c. 405.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.80 - Definitions.

101.80
Definitions.
In this subchapter:
(1g)
“Electric cooperative" means a cooperative association organized under ch. 185 for the purpose of generating, distributing, or furnishing electric energy at retail or wholesale to its members only.
(1j)
“Electricity provider" means a public utility, an electric cooperative, or a wholesale merchant plant operator.
(1m)
“Electrical wiring" means all equipment, wiring, material, fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, and apparatus used for the production, modification, regulation, control, distribution, utilization, or safeguarding of electrical energy for mechanical, chemical, cosmetic, heating, lighting, or similar purposes, as specified under the state electrical wiring code. “Electrical wiring" does not include the equipment, wiring, material, fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, and apparatus used by a public utility, an electric cooperative, or a wholesale merchant operator for the purpose of generating, transmitting, distributing, or controlling heat, light, power, or natural gas to its customers or members.
(1p)
“Manufacturing facility" means a facility assessed as manufacturing property under s. 70.995.
(1r)
“Municipality" means a city, town, village, or county.
(3)
“Public utility" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).
(4)
“State electrical wiring code" means the rules promulgated under s. 101.82 (1) for electrical wiring.
(5)
“Wholesale merchant plant operator" means the operator of a wholesale merchant plant, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (w).
History:  1979 c. 309; 1983 a. 189; 1995 a. 27; 2007 a. 63; 2013 a. 143; 2017 a. 136.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.82 - Departmental duties.

101.82
Departmental duties.
The department shall:
(1)
Promulgate by rule a state electrical wiring code that establishes standards for installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring. The rules shall include separate standards, established in consultation with the uniform dwelling code council, that apply only to electrical wiring in camping units that are set in a fixed location in a campground for which a permit is issued under s. 97.67, that contain a sleeping place, and that are used for seasonal overnight camping. The rules do not apply to electrical wiring in primitive rural hunting cabins, as defined in s. 101.61 (3). The standards established in the rules shall also take into account the uses, including seasonal use, that are unique to recreational and educational camps, as defined in s. 101.053 (1). Where feasible, the rules shall reflect nationally recognized standards.
(1g)
Regulate all of the following types of electricians:
(a)
Master electricians, including residential master electricians.
(b)
Journeyman electricians, including residential journeyman electricians and industrial journeyman electricians.
(c)
Electrical apprentices, including residential electrical apprentices and industrial electrical apprentices.
(d)
Registered electricians.
(1m)
Promulgate rules that establish criteria for the enrollment of registered electricians and for the registration of electrical apprentices.
(1n)
Promulgate rules that establish procedures for the enrollment of registered electricians, the registration of electrical apprentices, and the licensing of journeyman electricians and master electricians.
(1r)
Promulgate rules that establish requirements for the supervision of registered electricians. Registered electricians must be supervised by licensed journeyman or master electricians.
(1v)
Promulgate rules that establish criteria and procedures for the licensing of electrical contractors.
(2)
Promulgate rules that establish criteria and procedures for the certification of electrical inspectors for the purpose of inspecting electrical wiring.
(2m)
Promulgate rules that establish standards and a process for the inspection of electrical wiring, including the inspection of electrical wiring for which a municipality does not provide inspection under s. 101.86 (1).
(3r)
Promulgate rules that establish criteria and a process for the suspension or revocation of registrations issued to registered electricians, licenses issued to electricians and electrical contractors, and certifications issued to electrical inspectors.
(4)
Establish by rule a schedule of fees sufficient to defray the costs incurred under this subchapter.
History:  1979 c. 309; 1989 a. 348; 1995 a. 27; 2007 a. 63; 2013 a. 143; 2015 a. 49; 2017 a. 59, 366; 2019 a. 130.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.84 - Departmental powers.

101.84
Departmental powers.
The department may:
(1)
Hold hearings on any matter relating to this subchapter and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence at the hearings, except that the department shall conduct hearings related to occupational licenses, as defined in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2., as provided in s. 101.022.
(3)
Promulgate rules to differentiate the scope of installation, repair, or maintenance of electrical wiring that may be performed by electrical contractors, registered electricians, journeyman electricians, master electricians, and any additional types of electricians recognized under sub. (5).
(5)
The department may promulgate rules that recognize and regulate different types and subtypes of electricians that are in addition to those specified in s. 101.82 (1g) and that establish criteria and procedures for enrolling, registering, or licensing these electricians.
History:  1979 c. 309; 2007 a. 63; 2013 a. 143; 2017 a. 331.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.86 - Municipal authority.

101.86
Municipal authority.
(1)
Municipalities may:
(a)
Enact an electrical code or otherwise exercise jurisdiction over electrical wiring and inspection of electrical wiring by enactment of ordinances, provided that the electrical code or ordinance strictly conforms with the state electrical wiring code promulgated by the department under s. 101.82 (1). A county ordinance shall apply in any city, village or town which has not enacted such an ordinance.
(b)
Under s. 66.0301, jointly exercise the jurisdiction granted under par. (a).
(c)
By ordinance, establish and collect fees to defray the cost of jurisdiction exercised under par. (a) or (b).
(d)
By ordinance, provide remedies and penalties for violation of the jurisdiction exercised under par. (a) or (b).
(3)
(a)
The cost of inspection services provided by any county that has enacted an ordinance under sub. (1), if not defrayed by fees, shall be charged to or taxed against the property within those cities, villages, and towns in the county that have not enacted an ordinance under sub. (1).
(b)
No part of the cost of inspection services, if not defrayed by fees, may be charged to or taxed against the property within any city, village, or town that has enacted an ordinance under sub. (1).
History:  1979 c. 309; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2007 a. 63; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.861 - Municipal licensing authority.

101.861
Municipal licensing authority.
(1)
Any ordinance enacted by a municipality that relates to licensure or certification of electrical contractors or electricians pursuant to the municipality's authority under s. 101.865, 2005 stats., or s. 101.87, 2005 stats., and that is in existence on March 19, 2008, shall remain in effect until April 1, 2014, but may not be amended or repealed during this time period. Beginning on April 1, 2014, such an ordinance is no longer in effect, and municipalities may no longer impose any registration, licensing, or certification requirements on electrical contractors, electricians, or electrical inspectors.
(2)
Beginning on March 28, 2013, and ending on March 31, 2014, all of the following apply:
(a)
Any municipal ordinance that was in existence on March 19, 2008, and that imposed any licensing, registration, or certification requirements on electrical contractors, electricians, or electrical inspectors shall not apply to electrical contractors, electricians, or electrical inspectors who are licensed, registered, or certified by the department under this subchapter.
(b)
A municipality that had an ordinance in existence on March 19, 2008, for licensing, registering, or certifying electrical contractors, electricians, or electrical inspectors may issue and renew licenses, registrations, or certifications but such licenses, registrations, and certifications are not valid after March 31, 2014.
History:  2007 a. 63; 2013 a. 4.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.868 - Requirements for master electricians.

101.868
Requirements for master electricians.
(1)
An applicant for licensure as a master electrician shall have at least one of the following qualifications:
(a)
A bachelor's degree or master's degree in electrical engineering, followed by passage of an examination required by the department.
(b)
Twelve months of experience in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring while being licensed as a journeyman electrician, followed by passage of an examination required by the department.
(c)
Experience in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring during a period of not less than 60 months, with at least 10,000 hours of experience over that period, followed by passage of an examination required by the department.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any residential master electrician or to any other type of master electrician that may be recognized under s. 101.84 (5). The qualifying criteria required for licensing residential master electricians and any other such type of master electrician shall be established by the department by rule.
History:  2013 a. 143.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.87 - Requirements for journeyman electricians.

101.87
Requirements for journeyman electricians.
(1)
An applicant for licensure as a journeyman electrician shall have at least one of the following qualifications:
(a)
Completion of a construction electrician apprenticeship program in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring that has a duration of at least 3 years and that is approved by the U.S. department of labor or by the department of workforce development, followed by passage of an examination required by the department.
(b)
Experience in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring during a period of not less than 48 months, with at least 8,000 hours of experience over that period, followed by passage of an examination required by the department.
(2m)
For purposes of meeting the requirement relating to experience under sub. (1) (b), a degree or diploma from a 2-year program in a school of electrical engineering or from a 2-year program in an accredited technical or vocational school in an electrical-related program shall be accepted by the department as being equivalent to 12 months and 2,000 hours of experience.
(3m)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any residential or industrial journeyman electricians or to any other type of journeyman electrician that may be recognized under s. 101.84 (5). The qualifying criteria required for licensing residential and industrial journeyman electricians and any other such type of journeyman electrician shall be established by the department by rule.
History:  1983 a. 164; 1989 a. 348; 1993 a. 112; 2007 a. 63; 2013 a. 143.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.874 - Reciprocity.

101.874
Reciprocity.
(1)
In this section, “credential" means a registration, license, certification, or other approval to perform or inspect electrical work.
(2)
The department may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another state under which credentials issued to electricians, electrical apprentices, electrical contractors, and electrical inspectors by either state are recognized as comparable credentials by the other state. Under the agreement, the department may recognize credentials from the other state only if the education, experience, and examination requirements in the other state are at least equivalent to the education, experience, and examination requirements for being issued credentials under this subchapter.
(3)
Upon entering into an agreement under this section, the department may issue a credential only if all of the following apply:
(a)
The individual seeking the credential submits an application and pays the applicable fee established under s. 101.82 (4).
(b)
The individual holds a valid comparable credential issued by the other state.
History:  2013 a. 143.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.875 - Inspections.

101.875
Inspections.
(1)
All inspections of electrical wiring shall be performed by inspectors certified by the department.
(2)
Any rule promulgated under s. 101.82 (2m) may not require the inspection of any of the installation, repair, or maintenance of electrical wiring within an existing industrial facility or an existing manufacturing facility unless the plan for the installation, repair, or maintenance is required to be examined under s. 101.12 (2) by the department or by a municipality that has its examinations accepted by the department under s. 101.12 (3) (a), (am), or (b).
History:  2013 a. 143 ss. 25 to 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.88 - Compliance and penalties.

101.88
Compliance and penalties.
(1)
Every person installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring shall use materials, methods, and equipment that are in conformance with the rules promulgated by the department under this subchapter.
(3)
Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter shall forfeit to the state not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each violation. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
History:  1979 c. 309; 1983 a. 164; 2007 a. 63; 2013 a. 143.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.92 - Departmental powers and duties.

101.92
Departmental powers and duties.
The department:
(3)
Shall review annually the rules adopted under this subchapter.
(4)
Shall provide for announced or unannounced inspection of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of manufactured homes to ensure compliance with the rules adopted under this subchapter.
(6)
May enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the inspection, installation, and labeling of manufactured homes where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of this subchapter and where the laws or rules are actually enforced.
(7)
Shall establish a staff for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter.
(8)
May revoke the license of any manufacturer who violates this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder.
(9)
Shall promulgate rules and establish standards necessary to carry out the purposes of ss. 101.951 and 101.952.
History:  1973 c. 116; 1979 c. 221; 1983 a. 27 ss. 1375pr, 1375q, 2200 (25); 1995 a. 27, 362; 1999 a. 9, 53; 2005 a. 45.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.9202 - Excepted liens and security interests.

101.9202
Excepted liens and security interests.
Sections 101.9203 to 101.9218 do not apply to or affect:
(1)
A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the manufactured home.
(2)
A lien given by statute to the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state.
(3)
A security interest in a manufactured home created by a manufactured home dealer or manufacturer who holds the manufactured home for sale, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ch. 409.
History:  1999 a. 9, 53.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.9203 - When certificate of title required.

101.9203
When certificate of title required.
(1)
Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), the owner of a manufactured home situated in this state or intended to be situated in this state shall make application for certificate of title under s. 101.9209 for the manufactured home if the owner has newly acquired the manufactured home.
(2)
Any owner who situates in this state a manufactured home for which a certificate of title is required without the certificate of title having been issued or applied for, knowing that the certificate of title has not been issued or applied for, may be required to forfeit not more than $200. A certificate of title is considered to have been applied for when the application accompanied by the required fee has been delivered to the department or deposited in the mail properly addressed and with postage prepaid.
(3)
Unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, a nonresident owner of a manufactured home situated in this state may not apply for a certificate of title under this subchapter unless the manufactured home is subject to a security interest or except as provided in s. 101.9209 (1) (a).
(4)
The owner of a manufactured home that is situated in this state or intended to be situated in this state is not required to make application for a certificate of title under s. 101.9209 if the owner of the manufactured home intends, upon acquiring the manufactured home, to make the manufactured home a fixture to land in which the owner of the manufactured home has an ownership or leasehold interest subject to ch. 706.
History:  1999 a. 9, 53; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 45.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.9204 - Application for certificate of title.

101.9204
Application for certificate of title.
(1)
An application for a certificate of title shall be made to the department upon a form or in an automated format prescribed by it and shall be accompanied by the required fee. Each application for certificate of title shall include the following information:
(a)
The name and address of the owner.
(b)
A description of the manufactured home, including make, model, identification number and any other information or documentation that the department may reasonably require for proper identification of the manufactured home.
(c)
The date of purchase by the applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the manufactured home was acquired and the names and addresses of any secured parties in the order of their priority.
(d)
If the manufactured home is a new manufactured home being titled for the first time, the signature of the manufactured home dealer. The document of origin shall contain the information specified by the department.
(e)
Any further evidence of ownership which the department may reasonably require to enable it to determine whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the manufactured home.
(f)
If the identification number of the manufactured home has been removed, obliterated or altered, or if the original casting has been replaced, or if the manufactured home has not been numbered by the manufacturer, the application for certificate of title shall so state.
(g)
If the manufactured home is a used manufactured home that was last previously titled in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall furnish any certificate of ownership issued by the other jurisdiction and a statement, in the form prescribed by the department, pertaining to the title history and ownership of the manufactured home.
(1m)
On the form or in the automated format for application for a certificate of title, the department may show the fee under s. 101.9208 (4m) separately from the fee under s. 101.9208 (1) or (4).
(2)
Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in an application for a certificate of title is guilty of a Class H felony.
History:  1999 a. 9, 53, 185; 2001 a. 38, 109; 2005 a. 45, 253.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.9205 - When department to issue certificate and to whom; maintenance of records.

101.9205
When department to issue certificate and to whom; maintenance of records.
(1)
The department shall maintain a record of each application for certificate of title received by it and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue and deliver a certificate to the owner of the manufactured home.
(2)
The department shall maintain a record of all applications, and all certificates of title issued by the department, indexed in the following manners:
(a)
According to title number.
(b)
Alphabetically, according to the name of the owner.
(c)
In any other manner that the department determines to be desirable.
(3)
The department shall establish, by rule under s. 101.19, a fee of not less than $2 for conducting a file search of manufactured home title records.
History:  1999 a. 9, 53, 185; 2005 a. 45.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.9207 - Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates.

101.9207
Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates.
(1)
If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a replacement upon furnishing information satisfactory to the department. The replacement certificate of title shall contain the legend “This is a replacement certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate".
(2)
A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the department.
History:  1999 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety. › 101.9208 - Fees.

101.9208
Fees.
The following fees shall be determined by the department by rule under s. 101.19:
(1)
For filing an application for the first certificate of title, to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home.
(2m)
Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (4), a manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling fee, to be paid by the person filing the application.
(3)
For the original notation and subsequent release of each security interest noted upon a certificate of title, a single fee to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home.
(4)
For a certificate of title after a transfer, to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home.
(4m)
Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (4), a supplemental title fee to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home, except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application under sub. (4) for transfer of a decedent's interest in a manufactured home to his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770. The fee required under this subsection shall be paid in addition to any other fee specified in this section.
(5)
For each assignment of a security interest noted upon a certificate of title, to be paid by the assignee.
(6)
For a replacement certificate of title, to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home.
(7)
For processing applications for certificates of title that have a special handling request for fast service, which fee shall approximate the cost to the department for providing this special handling service to persons so requesting.
(8)
For the reinstatement of a certificate of title previously suspended or revoked.
History:  1999 a. 9, 53, 185; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 45; 2009 a. 28.