21.50(3)
(3) The adjutant general, with the approval of the governor may obtain and pay for out of the annual military appropriation an adequate indemnity bond covering all of the officers of the national guard responsible to the state for moneys and military property.
21.50(4)
(4) Each company commander, with the approval of the adjutant general, may employ an armorer to assist in the proper care of military property for which the company commander is accountable.
21.51
21.51
Discharge of officers. Any officer may be discharged by the governor pursuant to the Wisconsin code of military justice or upon resignation or disability preventing full discharge of the duties of his or her office.
21.51 History
History: 1991 a. 316.
21.52
21.52
Authority to administer oaths. Any officer of the national guard or any officer of the U.S. armed forces may administer oaths of enlistment.
21.52 History
History: 1979 c. 221.
21.54
21.54
Resignation of officer. A commissioned officer may resign the officer's commission to the officer's immediate commanding officer, in writing, who shall promptly forward the same through military channels to the adjutant general. The governor shall, by order, accept or reject the same, and, if accepted, fix the date of its taking effect. No resignation shall take effect except as so ordered.
21.54 History
History: 1991 a. 316.
21.56
21.56
Lost and obsolete property. 21.56(1)
(1) All state-owned military property issued to any officer or armory facility manager shall be audited annually as a part of the annual inspection of federal property accounts. When damages other than fair wear and tear or loss of state-owned property is discovered, the adjutant general shall appoint a surveying officer to determine the cause and fix blame. Upon review, the adjutant general may hold responsible individuals pecuniarily liable, and may require a depreciated payment, as determined by the adjutant general, into the state treasury. If it is determined that the property was damaged, destroyed or lost without fault or neglect on the part of those responsible, all concerned may be relieved of liability.
21.56(2)
(2) Whenever any state-owned military property becomes unsuitable, unserviceable or no longer required for military purposes, it shall be disposed of as surplus property subject to
s. 16.72 (4) and
(5).
21.57
21.57
Disposition of property on separation and death. 21.57(1)(1) Whenever any officer who is responsible for state property is separated or reassigned, all property in the officer's possession or for which the officer is responsible shall be delivered to the person designated to receive the property by the adjutant general. No separation shall be effective until all property accounts have been settled.
21.57(2)
(2) In case of the death of any officer having custody of state property, the next in command shall immediately take charge of such property and deliver the same to the person appointed to receive the property by the adjutant general.
21.57 History
History: 1975 c. 189,
421.
21.59
21.59
Issue of subsistence. The adjutant general, during state active duty of the national guard or state defense force, shall issue subsistence to personnel.
21.60
21.60
Discharge of enlistees. Enlistees shall be discharged as provided in the laws and regulations of the United States governing the national guard.
21.60 History
History: 1975 c. 94 s.
91 (1).
21.61(1)(1) The governing body of any city, village, town or county in which one or more companies of the national guard may be located may erect or purchase a suitable armory for the purpose of drill and for the safekeeping of the arms, equipment, uniforms and other military property furnished by the state, and for public meetings and conventions, when such use will not interfere with the use of such building by the national guard. Plans and specifications for such armories shall be inspected and approved by the governor and the adjutant general who shall file with the governing body of the city, village, town or county a certificate of such inspection and approval prior to the erection thereof.
21.61(3)
(3) The governing body of any city, village, town or county in which any such company of the national guard may be located may purchase land and build armories in the same manner as the governing body is now authorized by law to build other city, village, town or county buildings, and when unable to agree upon the price of land with its owner may, if in its opinion necessary, appropriate land for the purpose of building armories in the same manner as the governing body is now authorized by law to appropriate real estate for other city, village, town or county buildings. In case however a city, village, town or county shall have aided in the erection of an armory and the company or companies of the national guard for which the armory was erected shall at any time be disbanded, then the armory shall become the property of the city, village, town or county in which the armory is erected.
21.61(4)
(4) Such armory, when erected or purchased, shall be under the control and charge of the governor, the adjutant general and commanding officer of the company or companies of the national guard for which it has been provided. The commanding officer shall cause to be deposited therein, all arms, uniforms and equipment received from the governor and the adjutant general who may make such rules as they deem proper for the observance of all officers and persons having charge of such armories or occupying any part thereof.
21.61(5)
(5) Whenever any county, city, town or village erects a building as a memorial to the soldiers, sailors and marines who served in any war or armed conflict of the United States and makes provision therein for the accommodation of one or more companies of the national guard having no regularly established armory, the governor, adjutant general or other state officers having control of armory accommodations and regulations shall, whenever practicable, rent the armory provided in such memorial building for the use of companies of the national guard.
21.612
21.612
Transfer of lands for military purposes. Any county, city, town or village may transfer land or may acquire land for the purpose of transferring the same, by gift or otherwise, to the state for state military purposes, and any such transfers or acquisitions heretofore made for such purposes are validated.
21.612 History
History: 1973 c. 90.
21.616
21.616
Facilities for administration and training. The department of military affairs is authorized and directed, when contributions therefor are made available by the federal government under the national defense facilities act of 1950 or any act or acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, to expand, rehabilitate, equip or convert facilities owned by the state and to acquire, construct, expand, rehabilitate, equip or convert additional facilities. The department of military affairs may on the part of the state accept such federal contributions in the manner prescribed by federal law or regulation, and may accept on behalf of the state the lawful terms and conditions thereof. The department of military affairs shall take such steps and have all the functions and powers necessary, consistent with the appropriation therefor, to acquire contributions under any such federal act and to undertake and complete any such project in conformity with the applicable federal act and this section.
21.62
21.62
Rules for issuance of state property to bands. The governor may, by orders, prescribe and establish such rules and regulations for the issuing of state property to bands and the giving of security therefor, the mustering, inspection, property and other returns, as the governor deems proper.
21.62 History
History: 1991 a. 316.
21.63
21.63
Grounds for mustering out of units. If any company sized unit or detachment falls below the minimum in membership, becomes insubordinate, lax in discipline or negligent in drill or other duties, if its members lose interest in their organization, if, upon inspection, it appears that the unit or detachment is not properly organized or conducted, or if the unit or detachment does not make musters and returns, the governor may muster out the unit or detachment and may direct all persons holding arms, equipment and military stores to return the property. Any person, not a member of the national guard in good standing, who retains arms or other property belonging to the state, as owner or bailee, after the governor directs the return of the property, shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $200.
21.63 History
History: 1979 c. 221.
21.70
21.70
Counter-drug activities. 21.70(1)
(1) The governor may request volunteers of the national guard to provide assistance to federal, state and local law enforcement officers, within or outside the boundaries of this state, in drug interdiction and counter-drug activities under
32 USC 112. These activities may include the operation and maintenance of equipment and facilities. The governor may order, with their consent, any national guard members who volunteer under this section to duty in federally funded status. The governor may delegate his or her authority under this section to the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall follow all laws and regulations of the U.S. department of defense when ordering national guard members to perform drug interdiction and counter-drug activities under this section.
21.70(2)
(2) A national guard member assisting in drug interdiction and counter-drug activities under this section shall obey and execute the instructions of a law enforcement officer involved in these activities given to the national guard member through the military chain of command.
21.70 History
History: 1991 a. 47.
21.72
21.72
Extension of licenses for service members. 21.72(1)(a)
(a) "License" means any of the following that is issued to an individual and applies to that individual:
21.72(1)(a)4.
4. A license, certificate of approval, provisional license, conditional license, certification, certification card, registration, permit, training permit, or approval specified in
s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11.,
51.42 (7) (b) 11.,
51.421 (3) (a),
146.50 (5) (a) or
(b),
(6g) (a),
(7), or
(8) (a) or
(f),
252.23 (2),
252.24 (2),
254.176,
254.178 (2) (a),
254.20 (2),
(3), or
(4),
254.64 (1) (a) or
(b),
254.71 (2),
255.08 (2) (a), or
343.305 (6) (a) or a permit for the operation of a campground specified in
s. 254.47 (1).
21.72(1)(a)11.
11. A license or permit granted by the department of public instruction.
21.72(1)(a)12.
12. A license or certificate of registration issued by the department of financial institutions, or a division of it, under
ss. 138.09,
138.12,
217.06,
218.0101 to
218.0163,
218.02,
218.04,
218.05,
224.72, or
224.93 or
subch. III of ch. 551.
21.72(1)(a)15.
15. A license, permit, or registration issued under
ss. 218.0101 to
218.0163,
218.11,
218.12,
218.22,
218.32,
218.41,
218.51,
341.51,
343.305 (6),
343.61, or
343.62.
21.72(1)(a)18.
18. A license, permit, certificate, or registration that is granted under
chs. 440 to
480.
21.72(1)(a)22.
22. A certificate granted by the technical college system board.
21.72(1)(b)
(b) "Licensing agency" means a board, examining board, affiliated credentialing board, office, commissioner, department, or division within a department that grants or issues a license.
21.72(1)(c)
(c) "Service member" means a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces or a member of a national guard unit of any state who is a resident of Wisconsin.
21.72(2)
(2) Any license that a service member holds, the expiration date of which is after September 11, 2001, except a license to practice law, does not expire on the expiration date of the license if, on the expiration date, the service member is on state active duty under
ch. 21 or on active duty in the U.S. armed forces. If the supreme court agrees, a license to practice law that a service member holds, the expiration date of which is after September 11, 2001, does not expire on the expiration date of the license if, on the expiration date, the service member is on state active duty under
ch. 21 or on active duty in the U.S. armed forces. A license extended under this subsection expires 90 days after the service member is discharged from active duty.
21.72(3)
(3) The licensing agency or the supreme court shall extend or renew a license extended under
sub. (2) until the next date that the license expires or for the period that such license is normally issued, at no cost to the service member, if all of the following conditions are met:
21.72(3)(a)
(a) The service member requests an extension or renewal of the license within 90 days after the service member is discharged from active duty.
21.72(3)(b)
(b) The service member provides the licensing agency or supreme court with a copy of a federal or state document that specifies when the service member was called into active duty and when the service member was discharged from active duty.
21.72(3)(c)
(c) The service member meets all the requirements necessary for the extension or renewal of the license except that the service member need not meet the requirements that relate to continuing education or training.
21.72(3)(d)
(d) In the case of a license to practice law, the supreme court agrees to granting the extension or renewal.
21.72(4)
(4) If a service member's license is renewed or extended under
sub. (3) no more than 180 days before the next date that the license would normally expire, the licensing agency, or supreme court if it agrees, shall allow the service member to renew or extend the license without complying with any continuing education or training requirements if complying with such requirement in the period before the license expires would cause the service member undue hardship. If a service member's license is renewed or extended under this subsection, the licensing agency or supreme court may require the service member to comply with any continuing education or training requirements within a reasonable time after receipt of the license.
21.72(5)
(5) The department of military affairs shall assist any service member who needs assistance to renew or extend a license under this section.
21.72(6)
(6) The department of military affairs shall prepare and distribute to appropriate agencies and persons, at no cost to those agencies or persons, a brochure explaining the provisions of this section.
21.74
21.74
Soldiers and sailors civil relief act; federal service. 21.74(1)(1) In this section, unless the context indicates otherwise:
21.74(1)(a)
(a) "Interest and penalties" means interest and penalties accruing on taxes during the period of military service and 6 months thereafter. In case several owners jointly own property, other than property held jointly or as marital property with the spouse of the person in military service, interest and penalties means the proportionate share of the total interest and penalties commensurate with the equity in the property of the person in military service.
21.74(1)(b)
(b) "Person in military service" means any man or woman who is serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, except service on active duty for training purposes.
21.74(1)(c)
(c) "Property" means any real estate or personal property belonging to a person in military service that was acquired prior to the commencement of military service or that was acquired by descent.
21.74(1)(d)
(d) "Taxes" means any general taxes or special assessments or tax certificates evidencing those taxes and assessments not belonging to private buyers.
21.74(2)
(2) To supplement and complement the provisions of 50 App. USC 501, and to afford and obtain greater peace and security for persons in military service, the enforcement of certain tax obligations or liabilities that may prejudice the property rights of persons in military service may be temporarily suspended as provided in this section.
21.74(3)
(3) Any person while in the military service of the United States or within 6 months after terminating service, or the person's agent or attorney during that period, may petition the circuit court of any county in which the person owns property for relief under this section. Upon filing of the petition the court shall make an order fixing the time of hearing and requiring the giving of notice of the hearing. If after the hearing the court finds that the person is, or within 6 months next preceding the filing of the petition was, in the military service of the United States and owns property within the county on which taxes have fallen or will fall due, and that the person's ability to pay the taxes has been materially adversely affected by reason of being in military service, the court shall enter an order determining that the person is entitled to relief under this section. The court may suspend proceedings for the collection of taxes on the property for a period not exceeding 6 months after termination of the military service of the person, or for the time reasonably necessary to complete the agreement provided in
sub. (7). Thereafter, the property shall not be included in tax certificates issued to enforce collection of taxes on property, and all proceedings for that purpose shall be suspended, except under terms that the court may order.
21.74(4)
(4) Whenever any tax or assessment on real property, including all special assessments, is not paid when due, any interest or penalty under
s. 74.47 and the maximum limitation of 6 percent per year as provided under 50 App. USC 501 shall be waived for the purpose and under the conditions specified in this section.
21.74(5)
(5) The penalties and interest waived under this section are those for nonpayment of all taxes or assessments, general or special, falling due during the period of military service of any person against either real or personal property of which the person is the bona fide owner or in which the person has an interest.
21.74(6)
(6) The person owning or having an interest in any property in respect to which the order under
sub. (3) is made, or the person's agent or attorney, may file a certified copy of the order of suspension with the county treasurer or with the city treasurer of cities authorized by law to sell lands for the nonpayment of taxes as to the taxes and assessments. The person shall file with the order an affidavit in triplicate, sworn to by the person or agent or attorney, setting forth the name of the owner, the legal description of the property, the type of property, when acquired, volume and page number where the deed was recorded if acquired by deed, and the name of the estate if acquired by descent, amount of delinquent taxes if any, and the names of the holders of any outstanding mortgage, lien, or other encumbrance. Upon receipt of the filing, the county treasurer or city treasurer shall record the order in the office of the register of deeds of the county and file a copy in the office of the treasurer, who shall make proper notation that a person in military service is the holder of the legal title and has made application for special relief. The county treasurer or city treasurer shall immediately forward an additional copy of the order and affidavit to the office of the clerk of the town, city, or village where the property is located, or if it is located in a city, authorized to sell lands for nonpayment of its taxes, to the commissioner of assessments, who shall make an appropriate notation in the records.
21.74(7)
(7) Any person seeking relief under this section, within 6 months after termination of military service, or the person's agent or attorney, or in case of death of the person, the personal representative, surviving spouse, or heir, may apply to the county treasurer of the county, or the city treasurer of a city authorized by law to sell lands for the nonpayment of taxes, where the property is located, for an agreement for scheduled installment payments, covering the taxes accrued during the person's period of military service, provided that the taxes will be paid over a period of time equal to a period no longer than twice the length of military service of the person, in equal periodic installments of not less than $10, and subject to any other terms as may be just and reasonable.
21.74(8)
(8) In the event the applicant defaults in the performance of any of the provisions of the agreement, the treasurer shall notify the applicant of the default and the amount and date due, by written notice either served personally or by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the address set forth in the application. If the defaulted payment is not fully made within 10 days after service of the notice, then the treasurer, without further notice, may declare that the entire amount of the tax subject to the scheduled installments is immediately due and payable and that the agreement is terminated. The county treasurer shall notify the register of deeds and the town, city, or village treasurer of the termination, or if the city treasurer of cities authorized by law to sell lands for the nonpayment of taxes, the latter shall notify the register of deeds, the county treasurer, and the local officers and shall make appropriate notations of the termination on their records. The county treasurer, or city treasurer as to taxes of cities authorized by law to sell land for the nonpayment of taxes, may without further order of the court enforce the collection of such tax or assessment and sell such tax certificates together with the penalties and interest as may have accrued on the property from the date of default of the scheduled installment payment.
