The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB668, s. 1 1Section 1. 101.122 (1) (e) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB668,3,32 101.122 (1) (e) 2. Any building constructed after December 1, 1978, which
3contains up to 2 dwelling units and which is less than 10 years old.
AB668,3,54 3. Any building constructed after April 15, 1976, which contains more than 2
5dwelling units and which is less than 10 years old.
AB668, s. 2 6Section 2. 101.122 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,3,127 101.122 (2) (a) 1. Promulgate rules which establish a code of minimum energy
8efficiency standards for the attics, furnaces, boilers and storm windows and doors of
9rental units. The rules shall require installation of specified energy conservation
10measures. The present value benefits of each energy measure, in terms of saved
11energy over a 5-year period after installation, shall be more than the total present
12value cost of installing the measures.
AB668, s. 3 13Section 3. 101.122 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB668, s. 4 14Section 4. 101.122 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 101.122 (3) (a)
15and amended to read:
AB668,3,1716 101.122 (3) (a) In rules adopted under sub. (2) (a), incorporate nationally
17recognized energy efficiency standards and vary standards according to:.
AB668, s. 5 18Section 5. 101.122 (3) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.
AB668, s. 6 19Section 6. 101.122 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB668,3,2120 101.122 (3) (c) Enforce stipulations entered into under sub. (4) (c) by use of the
21citation procedure under s. 778.25.
AB668, s. 7
1Section 7. 101.122 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,4,72 101.122 (4) (a) The rules adopted under sub. (2) (a) shall take effect on the first
3day of the 24th month after adoption of the rules. After the rules take effect, except

4Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), no owner may transfer a rental unit
5unless, within the previous 5 years, an inspector has inspected the unit and has
6issued a certificate stating that the unit satisfies applicable standards under sub. (2)
7(a) 1. or 2.
AB668, s. 8 8Section 8. 101.122 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB668,4,179 101.122 (7) (e) Citation. If a person fails to comply with the requirements of
10a stipulation under sub. (4) (c) by the date specified in the stipulation, the
11department or the city, village or town that entered into the stipulation with the
12person may, anytime after the first day of the first month beginning after the date
13specified in the stipulation, proceed under s. 778.25 to recover a forfeiture under par.
14(d). A person may be charged with multiple violations under par. (d) if each violation
15covers a period of at least 90 consecutive days of continued failure to comply, if there
16is no overlap between periods and if each period begins after the date by which a
17rental unit was to have been brought into compliance.
AB668, s. 9 18Section 9. 778.25 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB668,4,1919 778.25 (1) (a) 7. Under s. 101.122 (7) (d).
AB668, s. 10 20Section 10. 778.25 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,4,2321 778.25 (1) (b) The citation form provided by this section may serve as the initial
22pleading for the action and, except as provided in par. (c), is adequate process to give
23a court jurisdiction over the person if the citation is filed with the court.
AB668, s. 11 24Section 11. 778.25 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB668,5,2
1778.25 (1) (c) If served as provided under s. 801.11, the citation form issued
2under par. (a) 7. is adequate process to give a court jurisdiction over the person.
AB668, s. 12 3Section 12. 778.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,5,64 778.25 (2) (intro.) A citation under this section shall be signed by the issuing
5agent or officer or by
an officer who has authority to make arrests for the violation
6and shall contain substantially the following information:
AB668, s. 13 7Section 13. 778.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,5,88 778.25 (2) (b) The name and department of the issuing agent or officer.
AB668, s. 14 9Section 14. 778.25 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
10is amended to read:
AB668,5,2111 778.25 (3) If a person is issued a citation under this section the person may
12deposit the amount of money the issuing agent or officer directs by mailing or
13delivering the deposit and a copy of the citation to the clerk of court of the county
14where the violation occurred or the sheriff's office or police headquarters of the agent
15or
officer who issued the citation prior to the court appearance date. The basic
16amount of the deposit shall be determined under a deposit schedule established by
17the judicial conference. The judicial conference shall annually review and revise the
18schedule. In addition to the basic amount determined by the schedule the deposit
19shall include costs, including any applicable fees prescribed in ch. 814, penalty
20assessment, jail assessment and crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
21assessment.
AB668, s. 15 22Section 15. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
23publication, except as follows:
AB668,6,3
1(1) The treatment of sections 101.122 (7) (e), 778.25 (1) (a) 7., (b) and (c), (2)
2(intro.) and (b) and (3) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 6th month
3beginning after publication.
AB668,6,44 (End)
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