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1991-92 Wisconsin Statutes

(Only Printed Volumes are Certified under s. 35.18 (2), Wis. Stats.)

1991-92 Statutes in HTML

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Sovereignty, Jurisdiction and Civil Divisions of the State.

  1. Sovereignty and jurisdiction of the state.
  2. Division of the state into counties, and their boundaries.
  3. Congressional districts.
  4. Senate and assembly districts.

Elections.

  1. Elections — general provisions; ballots and voting systems.
  2. The electors.
  3. Election officials, boards, observers; selection and duties, canvassing.
  4. Nominations, primaries, elections.
  5. Post election actions; direct legislation.
  6. Election dates and notices.
  7. Campaign financing.
  8. Prohibited election practices.

General Organization of the State, Except the Judiciary.

  1. Legislative branch.
  2. Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.
  3. Structure of the executive branch.
  4. Department of administration.
  5. Resignations, vacancies, and removals from office.
  6. State debt, revenue obligations and operating notes.
  7. General duties of public officials.
  8. Appropriations and budget management.
  9. Department of military affairs.

Public Domain and the Trust Funds.

  1. Conservation.
  2. Public domain and the trust funds.
  3. Trust funds and their management.
  4. Protection of forest lands and forest productivity.
  5. Public parks and places of recreation.
  6. Public forests.
  7. Fish and game.
  8. Navigable waters, harbors and navigation.
  9. Regulation of dams and bridges affecting navigable waters.
  10. Eminent domain.
  11. Public inland waters.
  12. Public deposits.

Public Printing.

  1. Public printing; distribution of laws and public documents.

Educational Institutions.

  1. University of Wisconsin system.
  2. Vocational, technical and adult education.
  3. Higher educational agencies and compact for education.

Employe Trust Fund.

  1. Public employe trust fund.

Cultural and Memorial Institutions; Veterans' Affairs.

  1. State fair park board.
  2. Libraries.
  3. Historical societies and arts board.
  4. Veterans' affairs, benefits and memorials.

Charitable, Curative, Reformatory and Penal Institutions and Agencies.

  1. Social services.
  2. Vocational rehabilitation; specialized programs for handicapped persons.
  3. Children's code.
  4. Public assistance.
  5. Uniform licensure.
  6. State alcohol, drug abuse, developmental disabilities and mental health act.
  7. Protective service system.
  8. Private asylums, hospitals and societies.

Functions and Government of Municipalities.

  1. Counties.
  2. Towns.
  3. Villages.
  4. Cities.
  5. County and city civil service.
  6. Other forms of city government.
  7. Municipal budget systems.
  8. General municipality law.
  9. Municipal borrowing and municipal bonds.
  10. Municipal administrative procedure.

Statistics.

  1. Collection of statistics.

Taxation.

  1. General property taxes.
  2. Income and franchise taxes for state and local revenues.
  3. Estate tax.
  4. Tax appeals commission and department of revenue.
  5. Property tax collection.
  6. Land sold for taxes.
  7. Taxation of public utilities and insurers.
  8. Taxation of forest croplands; real estate transfer fees; sales and use taxes; county sales and use taxes; managed forest land; temporary recycling surcharge.
  9. Motor vehicle and general aviation fuel taxes.
  10. State revenue sharing.

Highways and Bridges, Drains and Fences.

  1. Laying highways.
  2. Town highways.
  3. County highways.
  4. State trunk highways; federal aid.
  5. Department of transportation.
  6. Miscellaneous highway provisions.
  7. Flood control.
  8. Drainage of lands.
  9. Fences.

Agriculture; Foods and Drugs; Markets.

  1. Farmland preservation.
  2. Soil and water conservation and animal waste management.
  3. Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
  4. Plant industry.
  5. Animal health.
  6. Agricultural marketing act.
  7. Food regulation.
  8. Weights and measures.
  9. Public warehouses.
  10. Marketing; trade practices.

Regulation of Industry.

  1. Department of industry, labor and human relations.
  2. Worker's compensation.
  3. Employment regulations.
  4. Minimum wage law.
  5. Employment agents.
  6. Master and apprentice.
  7. Mining and metal recovery.
  8. Unemployment reserves and compensation.
  9. Wage payments, claims and collections.
  10. Motor vehicles.
  11. Employment relations.
  12. Fiduciaries.
  13. Uniform joint obligations act.
  14. Aeronautics.

Public Instruction.

  1. State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; handicapped children.
  2. Cooperative educational service agencies.
  3. School district reorganization.
  4. General school operations.
  5. First class city school system.
  6. School district government.
  7. School finance.

Regulation of Trade.

  1. Alcohol beverages.
  2. Warehouse keepers and grain dealers security act.
  3. Creditors' actions.
  4. Consignments of works of fine art.
  5. Trademarks, badges and labeled products.
  6. Trusts and monopolies.
  7. Miscellaneous trade regulations.
  8. Dealership practices.
  9. Future service plans.
  10. Notaries and commissioners of deeds.
  11. Money and rates of interest.
  12. Beverage, controlled substances and tobacco taxes.

Public Health.

  1. Health; administration and supervision.
  2. Local health officials.
  3. University of Wisconsin hospital and clinics.
  4. Communicable diseases. 
  5. Water, sewage, refuse, mining, oil and gas and air pollution. 
  6. Plumbing and fire protection systems.
  7. Miscellaneous health provisions.
  8. Pollution discharge elimination.
  9. Medical societies.
  10. Regulation of health services.
  11. Prevention of lead poisoning and lead exposure.
  12. Health care information.
  13. Natural death.
  14. Power of attorney for health care.
  15. Disposition of human remains.
  16. Solid waste.
  17. Groundwater protection standards.
  18. Uniform controlled substances act.
  19. Pure drinking water.

Police Regulations.

  1. Law enforcement officers' bill of rights.
  2. Department of justice.
  3. Emergency government.
  4. Safeguards of persons and property.
  5. Oil inspection.
  6. Strays and lost chattels.
  7. Unclaimed property.
  8. Animals distrained.
  9. Animals doing damage.
  10. Dogs.
  11. Miscellaneous police provisions.
  12. Uniform unclaimed property act.

Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations.

  1. Uniform partnership act.
  2. Uniform limited partnership act.
  3. Business corporations.
  4. Nonstock corporations.
  5. Miscellaneous corporate provisions; turnpike corporations.
  6. Securities of public service corporations.
  7. Cooperatives.
  8. Credit unions.
  9. Religious societies.
  10. Fraternal societies.
  11. Office of the commissioner of transportation.
  12. Railroads; organization and management.
  13. Railroads; construction.
  14. Railroads; regulations and liabilities.
  15. Motor vehicle transportation.
  16. Railroad regulation.
  17. Regulation of public utilities.
  18. Municipal acquisition of utilities.
  19. Municipal power and water districts.
  20. Citizens utility board.
  21. Fire fighters' associations.
  22. Savings banks.
  23. Savings and loan associations.
  24. Investment associations.
  25. Seller of checks.
  26. Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.
  27. Investments.
  28. Banking.
  29. State banks.
  30. Trust company banks.
  31. Miscellaneous banking provisions.
  32. Business development credit corporations.
  33. Foreign corporations.

Administrative Procedure and Review.

  1. Administrative procedure and review.

Populous Counties and Cities.

  1. Recording and copying of public records in populous counties.
  2. Public institutions in populous cities.

State Personnel.

  1. State employment relations.

Independent Authorities.

  1. Health and educational facilities authority.
  2. Bradley center sports and entertainment corporation.
  3. Wisconsin housing and economic development authority.
  4. World dairy center authority.

Platting Lands.

  1. Platting lands and recording and vacating plats.

Fraudulent Conveyances and Contracts.

  1. Fraudulent conveyances and contracts relating to real estate.
  2. Fraudulent contracts.
  3. Uniform fraudulent transfer act.
  4. General provisions relating to fraudulent conveyances and contracts.

Corrections

  1. Corrections.
  2. Prisons; state, county and municipal.
  3. Prison labor.
  4. Paroles and pardons.

Vehicles.

  1. Vehicles — general provisions.
  2. Registration of vehicles.
  3. Vehicle title and anti-theft law.
  4. Operators' licenses.
  5. Vehicles — financial responsibility.
  6. Vehicles — civil and criminal liability.
  7. Rules of the road.
  8. Equipment of vehicles.
  9. Vehicles — size, weight and load.
  10. Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.
  11. Snowmobiles.
  12. Habitual traffic offenders.

Uniform Commercial Code.

  1. Uniform commercial code — general provisions.
  2. Uniform commercial code — sales.
  3. Uniform commercial code — commercial paper.
  4. Uniform commercial code — bank deposits and collections.
  5. Uniform commercial code — letters of credit.
  6. Uniform commercial code — bulk transfers.
  7. Uniform commercial code — documents of title.
  8. Uniform commercial code — investment securities.
  9. Uniform commercial code — secured transactions.
  10. Uniform commercial code — funds transfers.
  11. Uniform commercial code — leases.

Wisconsin Consumer Act.

  1. Consumer transactions generally.
  2. Consumer credit transactions.
  3. Consumer approval transactions and other rights.
  4. Consumer transactions — insurance.
  5. Consumer transactions — remedies and penalties.
  6. Consumer transactions — administration.
  7. Consumer transactions — debt collection.
  8. First lien real estate loans.

Regulation and Licensing.

  1. Department of regulation and licensing.
  2. Board of nursing.
  3. Accounting examining board.
  4. Examining board of architects, professional engineers, designers and land surveyors.
  5. Regulation of boxing.
  6. Funeral directors.
  7. Chiropractic examining board.
  8. Dentistry examining board.
  9. Medical practices.
  10. Optometry examining board.
  11. Pharmacy examining board.
  12. Acupuncture.
  13. Real estate practice.
  14. Veterinary examining board.
  15. Barbering and cosmetology examining board.
  16. Psychology examining board.
  17. Nursing home administrator examining board.
  18. Examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
  19. Real estate appraisers board.
  20. Hearing and speech examining board.

Investment Regulation and Business Development.

  1. Wisconsin uniform securities law.
  2. Corporate take-over law.
  3. Wisconsin franchise investment law.
  4. Department of development.

Gaming.

  1. Gaming Commission
  2. Regulation of racing and on-track pari-mutuel wagering.
  3. Bingo and raffle control.
  4. Crane games.
  5. State lottery.
  6. Indian gaming.

Insurance.

  1. Insurance — general provisions.
  2. Insurance — administration.
  3. State insurance funds; general principles.
  4. Local government property insurance fund.
  5. State life insurance fund.
  6. Health maintenance organizations, limited service health organizations and preferred provider plans.
  7. Insurers in general.
  8. Domestic stock and mutual insurance corporations.
  9. Town mutuals.
  10. Service insurance corporations.
  11. Insurance — fraternals.
  12. Insurance — gift annuities.
  13. Miscellaneous insurers.
  14. Regulation of insurance holding companies and intercorporate transactions relating to insurers.
  15. Nondomestic insurers.
  16. Risk-sharing plans.
  17. Insurance — investments.
  18. Insurance — accounting and reserves.
  19. Insurance — rate regulation.
  20. Rate regulation in worker's compensation insurance.
  21. Underwriting restrictions.
  22. Insurance marketing.
  23. General public policy provisions applicable to insurers and others.
  24. Insurance contracts generally.
  25. Insurance contracts in specific lines.
  26. Employe benefit plan administrators and principals.
  27. Small employer health insurance.
  28. Employe welfare funds and plans.
  29. Insurers rehabilitation and liquidation.
  30. Insurance security fund.
  31. Continuing care contracts.
  32. Health care liability and patients compensation.

Property.

  1. Interests in property.
  2. Trusts.
  3. Powers of appointment.
  4. Condominiums.
  5. Landlord and tenant.
  6. Multiple-party and agency accounts; nonprobate transfers at death; transfer on death security registration.
  7. Conveyances of real property; recording; titles.
  8. Time-share ownership.
  9. Mortgages and land contracts.
  10. Disclosures by owners of residential real estate.
  11. Miscellaneous property provisions.

Courts.

  1. Court of impeachment.
  2. Supreme court.
  3. Court of appeals.
  4. Circuit courts.
  5. Municipal court.
  6. Jurors.
  7. General provisions concerning courts of record, judges, attorneys and clerks.
  8. Judicial branch agencies and committees.

The Family.

  1. Marriage.
  2. Property rights of married persons; marital property.
  3. Actions affecting the family.
  4. Actions abolished.

Actions and Proceedings in Special Cases.

  1. Actions against state.
  2. Actions against corporations.
  3. Actions by and against executors, administrators, heirs and legatees.
  4. Collection of forfeitures.
  5. Liens.
  6. Liens against vessels.
  7. Extraordinary remedies.
  8. Habeas corpus.
  9. Mandamus and prohibition.
  10. Quo warranto.
  11. Contempt of court.
  12. Disposition of lands of wards; specific performance; change of names; establish heirships.
  13. Arbitration.

Small Claims.

  1. Procedure in small claims actions.

Municipal Court Procedure.

  1. Municipal court procedure.

Civil Procedure.

  1. Civil procedure — commencement of action and venue.
  2. Civil procedure — pleadings, motions and pretrial practice.
  3. Civil procedure — parties.
  4. Civil procedure — depositions and discovery.
  5. Civil procedure — trials.
  6. Civil procedure — judgment.
  7. Civil procedure — miscellaneous provisions.
  8. Appeals and writs of error.
  9. Rules of appellate procedure.
  10. Replevin.
  11. Attachment.
  12. Garnishment.
  13. Injunctions, ne exeat and receivers.
  14. Court costs and fees.
  15. Executions.
  16. Remedies supplementary to execution.
  17. Arrest and bail.
  18. Partition of personal property.
  19. Uniform certification of questions of law rule.
  20. Uniform child custody jurisdiction act.
  21. Nuisances.
  22. Real property actions; general provisions.
  23. Declaration of interest in real property.
  24. Partition of interest in real property.
  25. Actions for possession of real property; damages for withholding.
  26. Interference with interest; physical injury.
  27. Foreclosure of mortgages.
  28. Miscellaneous real estate actions.

Probate.

  1. Probate — definitions and general provisions.
  2. Intestate succession.
  3. Wills. 
  4. Opening estates.
  5. Powers and duties of personal representatives.
  6. Probate — inventory.
  7. Probate — claims.
  8. Probate — sale, mortgage and lease of property.
  9. Probate — family rights.
  10. Probate — accounts.
  11. Closing estates.
  12. Probate — informal administration.
  13. Probate — summary procedures.
  14. Probate — ancillary procedures.
  15. Probate bonds.
  16. Probate — notice, appearance, appeal and miscellaneous procedure.
  17. Guardians and wards.
  18. Trust fund investments.
  19. Adoption of adults.

Provisions Common to Actions and Proceedings in All Courts.

  1. Witnesses and oral testimony.
  2. Depositions, oaths and affidavits.
  3. Documentary and record evidence.
  4. Presumptions.
  5. Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings and procedure for claims against governmental units.
  6. Miscellaneous general provisions.

Relief of Prisoners.

  1. Persons in jail on civil process.

Evidence.

  1. Evidence — general provisions.
  2. Evidence — judicial notice.
  3. Evidence — presumptions.
  4. Evidence — relevancy and its limits.
  5. Evidence — privileges.
  6. Evidence — witnesses.
  7. Evidence — opinions and expert testimony.
  8. Evidence — hearsay.
  9. Evidence — authentication and identification.
  10. Evidence — contents of writings, recordings and photographs.
  11. Evidence — miscellaneous rules.

Criminal Code.

  1. Crimes — general provisions.
  2. Crimes against life and bodily security.
  3. Crimes against public health and safety.
  4. Crimes against reputation and civil liberties.
  5. Crimes against property.
  6. Crimes against sexual morality.
  7. Gambling.
  8. Crimes against government and its administration.
  9. Crimes against public peace, order and other interests.
  10. Crimes against children.
  11. Awards for the victims of crimes.
  12. Rights of victims and witnesses of crime.
  13. Crimes against animals.

Criminal Procedure.

  1. Criminal procedure — general provisions.
  2. Commencement of criminal proceedings.
  3. Bail and other conditions of release.
  4. Criminal procedure — preliminary proceedings.
  5. Criminal procedure — proceedings before and at trial.
  6. Criminal trials.
  7. Sentencing.
  8. Criminal procedure — appeals, new trials and writs of error.
  9. Sex crimes law.
  10. Uniform acts in criminal proceedings.
  11. State public defender.
  12. District attorneys.
  13. Investigation of deaths.

Newspaper Publication.

  1. Publication of legal notices; public newspapers; fees.

Construction of Statutes, Repeal of Existing Laws, Curative Acts.

  1. Construction of statutes.
  2. Acts and statutes — effective date, numbering, citation and repeal.
  3. Curative acts.
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