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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.13 - Notarial act under federal authority.

140.13
Notarial act under federal authority.
(1)
A notarial act performed under federal law has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed under federal law is performed by any of the following:
(a)
A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court.
(b)
An individual in military service or performing duties under the authority of military service who is authorized to perform notarial acts under federal law.
(c)
An individual designated a notarizing officer by the federal department of state for performing notarial acts overseas.
(d)
Any other individual authorized by federal law to perform the notarial act.
(2)
The signature and title of an individual acting under federal authority and performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(3)
The signature and title of an officer described in sub. (1) (a), (b), or (c) conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.14 - Foreign notarial act.

140.14
Foreign notarial act.
(1)
In this section, “foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(2)
If a notarial act is performed under authority and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or constituent unit of the foreign state or is performed under the authority of a multinational or international governmental organization, the act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.
(3)
If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts in a foreign state appear in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.
(4)
The signature and official stamp of an individual holding an office described in sub. (3) are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and the individual holds the designated title.
(5)
An apostille in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, and issued by a foreign state party to the convention conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.
(6)
A consular authentication issued by an individual designated by the federal department of state as a notarizing officer for performing notarial acts overseas and attached to the record with respect to which the notarial act is performed conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.15 - Certificate of notarial act.

140.15
Certificate of notarial act.
(1)
A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must satisfy all of the following:
(a)
Be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act.
(b)
Be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the department.
(c)
Identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed.
(d)
Contain the title of office of the notarial officer.
(e)
If the notarial officer is a notary public, indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the officer's commission.
(2)
If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp must be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record by a notarial officer other than a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in sub. (1) (b), (c), and (d), an official stamp may be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notarial officer and the certificate contains the information specified in sub. (1) (b), (c), and (d), an official stamp may be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.
(3)
A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of subs. (1) and (2) and satisfies any of the following:
(a)
Is in a short form set forth in s. 140.16.
(b)
Is in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this state.
(c)
Is in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed.
(d)
Sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and the actions are sufficient to meet the requirements of the notarial act as provided in ss. 140.05, 140.06, and 140.07 or law of this state other than this chapter.
(4)
By executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has complied with the requirements and made the determinations specified in ss. 140.04, 140.05, and 140.06.
(5)
A notarial officer may not affix the officer's signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until the notarial act has been performed.
(6)
If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate must be part of, or securely attached to, the record. If a notarial act is performed regarding an electronic record, the certificate must be affixed to, or logically associated with, the electronic record. If the department has established standards pursuant to s. 140.27 for attaching, affixing, or logically associating the certificate, the process must conform to the standards.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.16 - Short form certificates.

140.16
Short form certificates.
The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by s. 140.15 (1) and (2):
(1)
For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
State of ....
County of ....
This record was acknowledged before me on ... (date) by .... (name(s) of individual(s)).
.... (Signature of notarial officer)
Stamp
.... (Title of office)
[My commission expires: ....]
(2)
For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
State of ....
County of ....
This record was acknowledged before me on .... (date) by .... (name(s) of individual(s)) as .... (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) of .... (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed).
.... (Signature of notarial officer)
Stamp
.... (Title of office)
[My commission expires: ....]
(3)
For a verification on oath or affirmation:
State of ....
County of ....
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on .... (date) by .... (name(s) of individual(s) making statement).
.... (Signature of notarial officer)
Stamp
.... (Title of office)
[My commission expires: ....]
(4)
For witnessing or attesting a signature:
State of ....
County of ....
Signed [or attested] before me on .... (date) by .... (name(s) of individual(s)).
.... (Signature of notarial officer)
Stamp
.... (Title of office)
[My commission expires: ....]
(5)
For certifying or attesting a copy of a record:
State of ...
County of ....
I certify or attest that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession of ....
Dated: ....
.... (Signature of notarial officer)
Stamp
..... (Title of office)
[My commission expires: ....]
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.17 - Official stamp.

140.17
Official stamp.
The official stamp of a notary public must satisfy all of the following criteria:
(1)
Include the notary public's name, jurisdiction, commission expiration date if applicable, and other information required by the department.
(2)
Be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.18 - Stamping device.

140.18
Stamping device.
(1)
(a)
A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public's stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act.
(b)
On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public's commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth in the stamping device, if any, the notary public shall disable the stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable.
(c)
On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public's personal representative or guardian or any other person knowingly in possession of the stamping device shall render it unusable by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable.
(2)
If a notary public's stamping device is lost or stolen, the notary public or the notary public's personal representative or guardian shall promptly notify the department on discovering that the device is lost or stolen.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.20 - Notification regarding performance of notarial act for remotely located individuals; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record.

140.20
Notification regarding performance of notarial act for remotely located individuals; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record.
(1)
A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.
(2)
Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act for a remotely located individual under s. 140.145, the notary public shall notify the department that the notary public will be performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals under s. 140.145 and identify the technology the notary public intends to use. If the department has established standards for approval of technology pursuant to s. 140.27, the technology must conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to the standards, the department shall approve the use of the technology.
(3)
A register of deeds may accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies or attests that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.24 - Database of notaries public.

140.24
Database of notaries public.
The department shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public to which all of the following apply:
(1)
A person may verify through the database the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts.
(2)
The database indicates whether a notary public has notified the department that the notary public will be performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals under s. 140.145.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.26 - Validity of notarial acts.

140.26
Validity of notarial acts.
Except as otherwise provided in s. 140.04 (2), the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this chapter does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under this chapter does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on law of this state other than this chapter or law of the United States. This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.27 - Rules; powers of the department.

140.27
Rules; powers of the department.
(1)
(a)
Subject to pars. (b) and (c), the department shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter. These rules shall do all of the following:
1.
Establish maximum fees that may be charged by a notary public for performing a notarial act for a remotely located individual.
2.
Prescribe the manner of performing notarial acts regarding tangible and electronic records.
3.
Include provisions to ensure that any change to or tampering with a record bearing a certificate of a notarial act is self-evident.
4.
Include provisions to ensure integrity in the creation, transmittal, storage, or authentication of electronic records or signatures.
5.
Prescribe the process of granting, renewing, conditioning, denying, suspending, or revoking a notary public commission and assuring the trustworthiness of an individual holding a commission as a notary public.
6.
Include provisions to prevent fraud or mistake in the performance of notarial acts.
(b)
Rules promulgated under par. (a) regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification.
(c)
In promulgating rules under par. (a) about notarial acts with respect to electronic records, the department shall consider, so far as is consistent with this chapter, all of the following:
1.
The most recent standards regarding electronic records promulgated by national bodies, such as the National Association of Secretaries of State.
2.
Standards, practices, and customs of other jurisdictions that substantially enact the revised uniform law on notarial acts (2018) or any subsequent version of this act.
3.
The views of governmental officials, entities, and other interested persons.
(2)
The department has the power, jurisdiction, and authority to do any of the following:
(a)
Investigate to determine whether a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate this chapter or a rule promulgated or order issued under this chapter. For the purpose of an investigation under the chapter, the department may administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, take evidence, require the filing of statements, require testimony, and require the production of any records that the department considers relevant or material to the investigation.
(b)
Revoke, suspend, or restrict any commission or registration issued under this chapter if the department determines that the person holding the commission or registration has refused to comply with an investigation demand under par. (a) or has violated, is violating, or is about to violate this chapter or any rule promulgated or order issued under this chapter.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.30 - Uniformity of application and construction.

140.30
Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 140 - Notaries public; notarial acts. › 140.31 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

140.31
Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 to 7031, but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101 (c) of that act, 15 USC 7001 (c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103 (b) of that act, 15 USC 7003 (b).
History:  2019 a. 125.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.04 - Water and sewerage systems.

145.04
Water and sewerage systems.
(1)
Ordinance rules. A 1st, 2nd or 3rd class city with a water system or sewerage system shall, and a village, 4th class city, town, county or metropolitan sewerage commission may, by ordinance, prescribe rules relating to local permits for the installation, alteration and inspection of plumbing to safeguard the public health.
(2)
No local licenses. No city, village, town, town sanitary district, county, metropolitan sewerage district commission or other agency may require the licensing of any person licensed or registered under this chapter or prohibit the person from engaging in or working at business within the scope of the person's license or permit.
(3)
Reports to department. The authorities of any such city or metropolitan sewerage district shall report to the department each failure on the part of a state licensed plumber to qualify as a journeyman or master plumber and each willful violation of any plumbing regulation.
History:  1971 c. 194; 1989 a. 56; 1993 a. 482; 1995 a. 378.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.045 - Certification of soil testers.

145.045
Certification of soil testers.
(1)
Powers and duties. The department shall by rule establish an examining program for the certification of soil testers, setting such standards as the department finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Such standards shall include formal written examinations for all applicants. The department shall charge applicants for the cost of examination and certification. After July 1, 1974, no person may construct soil bore holes or conduct soil percolation tests or other similar tests specified by the department that relate to private on-site wastewater treatment systems unless the person holds a valid certificate issued under this section.
(3)
Plumbers may be soil testers. A plumber may also be a soil tester and install any system after approval of the site or project by the department or the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
History:  1973 c. 287; 1975 c. 41; 1979 c. 34, 221; 1993 a. 482; 2007 a. 147; 2011 a. 146; 2017 a. 331.
Soil absorption tests conducted by persons certified under this section must be accepted by county governments. 63 Atty. Gen. 586.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.05 - Plumbing supervisors, supervision.

145.05
Plumbing supervisors, supervision.
(1)
The common council of a 1st, 2nd or 3rd class city with a water system or sewerage system, or the officer or board in charge, shall appoint one or more plumbing supervisors, who shall be licensed plumbers, and unless under civil service shall serve for a term of 4 years or more subject to removal for just cause except as otherwise provided by ordinance when first appointed, but need not renew their licenses while they continue in office. The common council of a 4th class city, the board of a village, town or county or the commissioner in charge of any metropolitan sewerage district may appoint one or more plumbing supervisors who shall be practical plumbers, skilled sanitarians, or competent persons familiar with plumbing and unless under civil service shall serve for a term of 4 years or more subject to removal for just cause except as otherwise provided by ordinance. They shall supervise all plumbing, new or alterations or repairs, and report to the appointing body violations of regulations, and perform such other appropriate duties as may be required. Their compensation shall be fixed by the council, board or commission.
(2)
If a water system or sewerage system is established in any city, village, town or metropolitan sewerage district which has not provided for a board or officer to supervise plumbing, drainage and sewerage, the department shall take immediate and entire control of plumbing, drainage and sewerage intended to be connected with the water system or sewerage system, and exercise all the powers conferred by this section until such municipalities or district provides for such supervision.
History:  1989 a. 56; 1995 a. 378.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.06 - License or registration required; exemptions.

145.06
License or registration required; exemptions.
(1)
(a)
No person may engage in or work at plumbing in the state unless licensed to do so by the department. A master plumber may work as a journeyman. No person may act as a plumbing apprentice or pipe layer unless registered with the department.
(b)
No public utility shall engage in or perform plumbing unless exempted by sub. (4).
(2)
No person shall install plumbing unless at all times a licensed master plumber is in charge, who shall be responsible for proper installation. Licenses shall be issued only to individuals and no license shall be issued to or in the name of any firm or corporation. No such license shall be transferable. It is unlawful for any licensed master plumber to allow the use of his or her license, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of obtaining local permits for others or to allow the use of his or her license by others to install plumbing work.
(3)
Each member or employee of a partnership or limited liability company or each officer or employee of a corporation engaging in the business of superintending plumbing installations shall be required to apply for and obtain a master plumber's license before engaging in the work of superintending plumbing installations.
(3m)
No person may test the performance of cross-connection control devices when the test is required by the department unless he or she is registered with the department as a cross-connection control tester.
(4)
This section shall not apply to:
(a)
Plumbing work done by a property owner in a one-family building owned and occupied by him or her as his or her home or farm building, except where such license is required by local ordinance.
(b)
Plumbing from the private water supply pump to and including the initial pressure tank and connection to an existing water distribution system, when installed by persons licensed under ch. 280.
(c)
Installation of sewer and water service piping from the main to the property lot line, when installed by authorized municipal utility employees or sewer and water utility installers under a contract with a municipality.
(d)
Making minor repairs to faucets, valves, pipes or appliances, repair or replacement of electrical or gas energy or other automatic valves or control devices or removing of stoppages in waste or drainage pipes.
(e)
Installation of sewer and water mains, when installed by sewer and water utility contractors and their employees.
(f)
Installation, repair or replacement of water service piping, from the property line to the meter, including meter installation, to service any building or structure or proposed building or structure when such installation, repair or replacement is accomplished by employees of a public municipal water utility, providing such utility regularly has engaged in such installation, repair or replacement for at least 5 years prior to January 1, 1964.
History:  1977 c. 314; 1983 a. 189; 1993 a. 112, 322, 482, 490; 1995 a. 227.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.08 - Fees; expiration of license; registration.

145.08
Fees; expiration of license; registration.
(1)
The department shall establish fees by rule for the examinations, licenses, and registrations specified in this section. The fees established by the department shall as closely as possible equal the cost of providing the following services:
(a)
Administering a master plumber's examination.
(b)
Issuing a master plumber's license.
(c)
Administering a journeyman plumber's examination.
(d)
Issuing a journeyman plumber's license.
(e)
Issuing a temporary permit pending examination and issuance of a license for master plumber or journeyman plumber.
(f)
Administering a master plumber's (restricted) examination.
(g)
Issuing a master plumber's license (restricted).
(h)
Administering a journeyman plumber's (restricted) examination.
(i)
Issuing a journeyman plumber's license (restricted).
(k)
Administering an automatic fire sprinkler contractor's examination.
(L)
Issuing an automatic fire sprinkler contractor's license.
(Lm)
Issuing an automatic fire sprinkler — maintenance only registration.
(m)
Administering a journeyman automatic fire sprinkler fitter's examination.
(n)
Issuing a journeyman automatic fire sprinkler fitter's license.
(nm)
Issuing an automatic fire sprinkler fitter — maintenance only registration certificate.
(o)
Issuing a utility contractor's license.
(q)
Issuing a pipelayer's registration.
(1g)
The department may not charge a plumbing supervisor employed by the department in accord with s. 145.02 (3) (a) a fee for the appropriate 4-year license for which the plumbing supervisor has previously qualified.
(2)
No license or registration may be issued for longer than 4 years. Any license or registration may be renewed upon application made prior to the date of expiration. The department may renew licenses or registrations upon application made after the date of expiration if it is satisfied that the applicant has good cause for not applying for renewal prior to the date of expiration and upon payment of the renewal and additional fees prescribed.
(3)
To establish a record of beginning an apprenticeship, as a plumber, as an automatic fire sprinkler system apprentice, or as a plumber learner (restricted), every plumbing and automatic fire sprinkler system apprentice and every plumbing learner (restricted) shall within 30 days after beginning an apprenticeship or learnership register with the department. A fee established by the department by rule shall be paid at the time of registration and before January 1 of each subsequent calendar year during which the apprentice is engaged in the apprenticeship or learnership.
History:  1971 c. 255; 1975 c. 39, 199; 1977 c. 314; 1981 c. 20; 1981 c. 60 ss. 6, 11; 1981 c. 314; 1993 a. 16, 322; 1995 a. 417; 2005 a. 25; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 146.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.09 - State comity.

145.09
State comity.
(1m)
Any person may be accepted for examination for the appropriate classification of license without submitting evidence required under s. 145.07, if:
(a)
The person holds a current license under the laws of any other state, or under the ordinances of any city, town or village, having license provisions governing plumbers that the department determines are equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; or
(b)
The person has practical experience in plumbing in another state that the department determines is equivalent to the experience required under this chapter.
(2m)
The department shall accept for a journeyman plumber's examination a person to whom all of the following apply:
(a)
The person completed a plumbing apprenticeship under s. 106.025 or under the laws of any other state.
(b)
The person passed a journeyman plumber's examination in any other state.
(c)
The person has practiced for at least 5 years under a journeyman plumber's license or equivalent license issued by another state having licensure provisions governing plumbers that the department determines are substantially similar to the requirements under this chapter and the rules promulgated under this chapter, and the person has not been the subject of any disciplinary actions related to that license or any other equivalent license.
History:  1981 c. 60; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.10 - Investigations, hearings; suspension, revocation.

145.10
Investigations, hearings; suspension, revocation.
(1)
The department may make investigations and conduct hearings and may, on its own or upon complaint in writing duly signed and verified by the complainant, and after providing not less than 10 days' notice to the licensee, suspend any master or journeyman plumber's license, cross-connection control tester's registration, utility contractor's license or temporary permit if it has reason to believe, and may revoke such license, registration or permit in the manner provided under this section if it finds, that the holder of such license, registration or permit has:
(a)
Made a material misstatement in the application for a license or registration or renewal thereof or for a temporary permit;
(am)
Committed gross negligence or misconduct or is incompetent in the practice covered by the person's license, registration or permit;
(b)
Failed to correct an installation for which he or she is responsible, at his or her own expense, within 30 days following notification by the department of a violation of any rule adopted under this chapter; or
(c)
Falsified information on an inspection form under s. 145.20 (5).
(2)
A copy of the complaint with notice of the suspension of license, registration or permit shall be served on the person complained against, and the person's answer to the complaint shall be filed with the department and the complainant within 10 days after service. The department shall thereupon set the matter for hearing as promptly as possible and within 30 days after the date of filing the complaint. Either party may appear at the hearing in person or by attorney or agent. The department shall make its findings and determination within 90 days after the date that the hearing is concluded and send a copy to each interested party.
(3)
No order revoking a license, registration or permit shall be made until after a public hearing to be held before the department at such place as the department designates. At least 10 days prior to the hearing the department shall send written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the licensee or permittee and to the person's attorney or agent of record by mailing the notice to the last-known address of such persons. The testimony presented and proceedings had at the hearing shall be recorded and preserved as the records of the department. The department shall as soon thereafter as possible make its findings and determination and send a copy to each interested party. One year after the date of revocation, application may be made for a new license or registration.
History:  1977 c. 314, 418; 1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 1 s. 47; 1981 c. 60; 1983 a. 27, 70; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 322; 2005 a. 347.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.11 - Advertising restrictions.

145.11
Advertising restrictions.
(1)
No person offering plumbing services may do any of the following, unless the person is a licensed master plumber or employs a licensed master plumber:
(a)
Advertise as a plumbing contractor, master plumber or plumber.
(b)
Append his or her name to, or in connection with, the title “plumbing contractor", “master plumber" or “plumber".
(c)
Append his or her name to any other title or words that may tend to represent the person as a plumbing contractor, master plumber or plumber.
(2)
No person other than a licensed master plumber shall use or display the title “Master Plumber" or append his or her name to or in connection with such title or any other title or words which represent or may tend to represent him or her as a licensed master plumber. Every holder of a master plumber's license shall promptly notify the department of any change of his or her business address.
(3)
Any person who advertises as a master plumber through the use of printed material designed for public distribution shall include in the advertisement the number of his or her license as a master plumber. Any person who advertises as a plumbing contractor through the use of printed material designed for public distribution shall include in the advertisement the license number of the master plumber employed by the plumbing contractor.
(4)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any person who advertises as providing services for which no license is required under s. 145.06, unless the person holds himself or herself out as providing services for which a license is required.
History:  1983 a. 125; 1993 a. 482.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.12 - Prohibitions and penalties.

145.12
Prohibitions and penalties.
(1)
Any person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of, or advertises or holds himself or herself out as or acts temporarily or otherwise as a master plumber, as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor or as a business establishment holding an automatic fire sprinkler-maintenance only registration certificate without first having secured the required license or certificate, or who otherwise violates any provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for 30 days or both. Each day such violation continues shall be a separate offense.
(2)
Any person violating this chapter or failing to obey a lawful order of the department, or a judgment or decree of a court in connection with this chapter, may be imprisoned for not more than 3 months or fined not more than $500.
(3)
Any master plumber who shall employ an apprentice on plumbing representing the apprentice to be a journeyman, or who shall charge for an apprentice a journeyman's wage, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days. Each day of violation shall be a separate offense.
(4)
Any person who violates any order under s. 145.02 (3) (f) or 145.20 (2) (f) or any rule or standard adopted under s. 145.02 shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. Each violation of an order under s. 145.02 (3) (f) or 145.20 (2) (f) or a rule or standard under s. 145.02 constitutes a separate offense, and each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
(5)
(a)
In lieu of any other penalty under this section, the department may directly assess a forfeiture by issuing an order against any person who violates s. 145.06 or 145.20 (6). The department may not assess a forfeiture exceeding $2,000 for each violation.
(b)
The department shall promulgate rules specifying the procedures governing the assessment of forfeitures under this subsection including the following:
1.
The procedure for issuing an order for an alleged violation.
2.
The amount of a forfeiture that the department may assess for an alleged violation, subject to the limit under par. (a).
3.
The procedure for contesting an order issued for an alleged violation.
4.
The procedure for contesting the assessment of a forfeiture for an alleged violation.
(c)
The department shall remit all forfeitures paid under this subsection to the secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund.
(d)
All forfeitures that are not paid as required under this subsection shall accrue interest at the rate of 12 percent per year.
(e)
The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to collect any forfeiture imposed, or interest accrued, under this subsection if the forfeiture or interest has not been paid after the exhaustion of all administrative and judicial reviews.
History:  1971 c. 255; 1981 c. 20, 60; 1983 a. 410; 1993 a. 482; 1995 a. 225; 2005 a. 182; 2007 a. 197; 2017 a. 331.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.14 - Plumbers license (restricted).

145.14
Plumbers license (restricted).
(1)
Limitations.
(a)
Persons licensed as master plumbers (restricted), journeyman plumbers (restricted) or registered learners shall be classified by the department under sub. (2) and shall be restricted to the type of work for which they have been classified and to the requirements indicated in this section.
(b)
Persons licensed as journeyman plumbers (restricted) or registered learners shall work under the supervision of a master plumber or a master plumber (restricted). A master plumber (restricted) may also work as a journeyman plumber (restricted). No journeyman plumber (restricted) or registered learner shall contract for work, advertise or do anything which would lead others to believe him to be qualified as a master plumber (restricted) in his classification.
(c)
All persons licensed as master plumbers (restricted), journeyman plumbers (restricted) or registered learners shall be subject to all laws and rules governing plumbers. If qualified, persons may be licensed under any number of classifications under sub. (2). Separate licenses shall be issued under sub. (2) (a) and (b), but licenses issued under sub. (2) (b) may extend to any number of items under that paragraph.
(2)
Classifications. The classifications which the department shall use are a sewer services classification and an “appliances, equipment and devices" classification. Persons so classified may engage in the following types of work:
(a)
Systems or services. Persons classified under this paragraph may install septic tanks for private on-site wastewater treatment systems, may install drain fields designed to serve such septic tanks, and may install sewer service from the septic tank or sewer extensions from mains to the immediate inside or proposed inside foundation wall of the building. Such persons may also install water services, stormwater use systems, and reclaimed water systems if the services or systems are to be located outside the foundation wall of the building.
(b)
Appliances, equipment or devices. Under this paragraph persons installing a water treatment device, a water heater, or any other item in connection with a water distribution system, including a stormwater use or reclaimed water system, which does not require a direct connection to a drain system are limited to making connections to existing installations. There shall be no drilling, tapping, or direct connection made to any waste or drain pipe to serve items installed under this section. The maximum length of water piping permitted to be installed under this section shall be the minimum required to connect the item to the system.
History:  2007 a. 147; 2009 a. 200; 2011 a. 146.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.15 - Licenses.

145.15
Licenses.
(1)
No city, village, town or county may require the licensing of any person licensed or registered under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 for any activity regulated under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 or rules adopted thereunder.
(2)
All licenses issued under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 shall be issued by the department. The department shall not restrict the work done by any licensed journeyman sprinkler system fitter of any automatic fire sprinkler contractor or apprentice to any geographical territory.
(3)
Any person not licensed under this chapter prior to April 26, 1972, who was regularly engaged in the occupation of installing automatic fire sprinkler systems on or before March 1, 1967, shall be licensed under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 without being required to pass any written, oral or practical examination qualifying the person for a license under ss. 145.15 to 145.18. Any such person shall apply for the appropriate license and pay the appropriate license fee.
(4)
No person may install automatic fire sprinkler systems unless licensed or registered to do so by the department. Licenses and registrations pertaining to automatic fire sprinkler systems are not transferable.
History:  1971 c. 255; 1981 c. 20; 1993 a. 482.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.16 - Fire sprinkler system apprentices, registration.

145.16
Fire sprinkler system apprentices, registration.
Automatic fire sprinkler system apprentices may not be required to apply for any license but shall register with the department as an apprentice. The apprentices shall be enrolled in a qualified apprenticeship sprinkler fitters program recognized by the department.
History:  1971 c. 255; 1979 c. 221.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.165 - Automatic fire sprinkler fitter-maintenance only registration.

145.165
Automatic fire sprinkler fitter-maintenance only registration.
(1)
An automatic fire sprinkler fitter-maintenance only registration certificate is required for any person who is employed to maintain automatic fire sprinkler systems by a business establishment registered under s. 145.175. The department shall, by rule, specify the requirements for issuing an automatic fire sprinkler fitter-maintenance only registration certificate and specify the activities in which a person holding a certificate under this section may engage.
(2)
This section does not apply to any person registered under s. 145.16 or licensed under s. 145.17 (2).
History:  1981 c. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.17 - Inspectors and rule making.

145.17
Inspectors and rule making.
(1)
The department may employ competent supervisors, who shall be licensed automatic fire sprinkler contractors or journeymen automatic fire sprinkler system fitters, and may employ other persons.
(2)
The department shall prescribe rules as to the qualifications, examination and licensing of journeymen automatic fire sprinkler system fitters and automatic fire sprinkler contractors and for the registration and training of automatic fire sprinkler system apprentices. The automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council, created under s. 15.407 (17), shall advise the department in formulating the rules.
History:  1971 c. 255; 1979 c. 102, 221; 1995 a. 27; 2011 a. 32, 146.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.175 - Automatic fire sprinkler-maintenance only registration.

145.175
Automatic fire sprinkler-maintenance only registration.
An automatic fire sprinkler-maintenance only registration certificate is required before any business establishment may maintain or repair existing automatic fire sprinkler systems in its physical facilities. The department shall, by rule, specify the qualifications for issuing an automatic fire sprinkler-maintenance only registration certificate. The department shall, by rule, specify the activities in which a person holding a registration certificate under this section may engage.
History:  1981 c. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.18 - Temporary permits.

145.18
Temporary permits.
The department may issue temporary permits to journeymen automatic fire sprinkler system fitters or to automatic fire sprinkler contractors pending examination of applicants for licenses. The department may also issue temporary permits to applicants for automatic fire sprinkler-maintenance only registration certificates. The department shall, by rule, prescribe the procedure for issuing these permits. Examination fees shall be paid at the time the permit is issued.
History:  1971 c. 255; 1981 c. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.195 - Building on unsewered property.

145.195
Building on unsewered property.
(1)
No county, city, town or village may issue a building permit for construction of any structure requiring connection to a private on-site wastewater treatment system unless a private on-site wastewater treatment system satisfying all applicable regulations already exists to serve the proposed structure or all permits necessary to install a private on-site wastewater treatment system have been obtained.
(2)
Before issuing a building permit for construction of any structure on property not served by a municipal sewage treatment plant, the county, city, town or village shall determine that the proposed construction does not interfere with a functioning private on-site wastewater treatment system. The county, city, town or village may require building permit applicants to submit a detailed plan of the owner's existing private on-site wastewater treatment system.
History:  1977 c. 258; 1999 a. 150 s. 87; Stats. 1999 s. 145.195; 2007 a. 147; 2011 a. 146; 2015 a. 197 s. 51.
NOTE:  Chapter 258, laws of 1977, which created this section, contains a prefatory note.
An onsite inspection of an existing private sewage system must be made before a building permit may be issued for any type of construction requiring a connection to that system. 75 Atty. Gen. 38.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.23 - Rules.

145.23
Rules.
The department may make and enforce rules relating to lot size and lot elevation necessary for proper sanitary conditions in the development and maintenance of subdivisions not served by a public sewer, where provision for such service has not been made.
History:  1979 c. 221 ss. 607, 649.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 145 - Plumbing and fire protection systems and swimming pool plan review. › 145.24 - Variances.

145.24
Variances.
(1)
If an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system either is not located in soil meeting the siting standards or is not constructed in accordance with design standards promulgated under s. 145.02, the owner of the private on-site wastewater treatment system may petition the department for a variance to the siting or design standards.
(2)
The department shall establish procedures for the review and evaluation of existing private on-site wastewater treatment systems which do not comply with siting or design standards.
(3)
Upon receipt of a petition for a variance, the department shall require the owner of the private on-site wastewater treatment system to submit information necessary to evaluate the request for a variance. If the department determines that the existing private on-site wastewater treatment system is not a failing private on-site wastewater treatment system, and continued use of the existing private on-site wastewater treatment system will not pose a threat of contamination of waters of the state, then the department may issue a variance to allow continued use of the existing private on-site wastewater treatment system. The department shall rescind the variance if the existing private on-site wastewater treatment system becomes a failing private on-site wastewater treatment system or contaminates waters of the state.
History:  1983 a. 410; 2011 a. 146; 2017 a. 331.