19.37 Enforcement and penalties.
19.39 Interpretation by attorney general.
SUBCHAPTER III
CODE OF ETHICS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYES
19.41 Declaration of policy.
19.43 Financial disclosure.
19.45 Standards of conduct; state public officials.
19.451 Discounts at certain stadiums.
19.46 Conflict of interest prohibited; exception.
19.48 Duties of the board.
19.51 Probable cause of violation.
19.53 Findings of fact and conclusions; orders and recommendations.
19.55 Public inspection of records.
19.56 Honorariums, fees and expenses.
19.57 Conferences, visits and economic development activities.
19.575 Tourism activities.
19.58 Criminal penalties.
19.59 Codes of ethics for local government officials, employes and candidates.
SUBCHAPTER IV
PERSONAL INFORMATION PRACTICES
19.65 Rules of conduct; employe training; and security.
19.71 Sale of names or addresses.
19.77 Summary of case law and attorney general opinions.
SUBCHAPTER V
OPEN MEETINGS OF GOVERNMENTAL BODIES
19.81 Declaration of policy.
19.83 Meetings of governmental bodies.
19.86 Notice of collective bargaining negotiations.
19.87 Legislative meetings.
19.88 Ballots, votes and records.
19.89 Exclusion of members.
19.90 Use of equipment in open session.
19.98 Interpretation by attorney general.
OFFICIAL OATHS AND BONDS
19.01
19.01
Oaths and bonds.
State of Wisconsin,
County of ....
I, the undersigned, who have been elected (or appointed) to the office of ...., but have not yet entered upon the duties thereof, swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, and will faithfully discharge the duties of said office to the best of my ability. So help me God.
.... ....,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of ...., .... (year)
....(Signature)....,
19.01(1m)
(1m) Form of oral oath. If it is desired to administer the official oath orally in addition to the written oath prescribed above, it shall be in substantially the following form:
I, ...., swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of .... to the best of my ability. So help me God.
19.01(2)(a)(a) Every official bond required of any public officer shall be in substantially the following form:
We, the undersigned, jointly and severally, undertake and agree that ...., who has been elected (or appointed) to the office of ...., will faithfully discharge the duties of the office according to law, and will pay to the parties entitled to receive the same, such damages, not exceeding in the aggregate .... dollars, as may be suffered by them in consequence of the failure of .... to discharge the duties of the office.
Dated ...., .... (year)
....(Principal)....,
....(Surety)....,
19.01(2)(b)
(b) Any further or additional official bond lawfully required of any public officer shall be in the same form and it shall not affect or impair any official bond previously given by the officer for the same or any other official term. Where such bond is in excess of the sum of $25,000, the officer may give 2 or more bonds.
19.01(2m)
(2m) Effect of giving bond. Any bond purportedly given as an official bond by a public officer, of whom an official bond is required, shall be deemed to be an official bond and shall be deemed as to both principal and surety to contain all the conditions and provisions required in
sub. (2), regardless of its form or wording, and any provisions restricting liability to less than that provided in
sub. (2) shall be void.
19.01(3)
(3) Official duties defined. The official duties referred to in
subs. (1) and
(2) include performance to the best of his or her ability by the officer taking the oath or giving the bond of every official act required, and the nonperformance of every act forbidden, by law to be performed by the officer; also, similar performance and nonperformance of every act required of or forbidden to the officer in any other office which he or she may lawfully hold or exercise by virtue of incumbency of the office named in the official oath or bond. The duties mentioned in any such oath or bond include the faithful performance by all persons appointed or employed by the officer either in his or her principal or subsidiary office, of their respective duties and trusts therein.
19.01(4)
(4) Where filed. Official oaths and bonds shall be filed:
19.01(4)(a)
(a) In the office of the secretary of state: Of all members and officers of the legislature; of the governor, lieutenant governor and state superintendent; of the justices, reporter and clerk of the supreme court; of the judges of the court of appeals; of the judges and reporters of the circuit courts; of all notaries public; of every officer, except the secretary of state, state treasurer, district attorney and attorney general, whose compensation is paid in whole or in part out of the state treasury, including every member or appointee of a board or commission whose compensation is so paid; and of every deputy or assistant of an officer who files with the secretary of state;
19.01(4)(b)
(b) In the office of the governor: Of the secretary of state, state treasurer and attorney general;
19.01(4)(bn)
(bn) With the secretary of administration: district attorneys.
19.01(4)(c)
(c) In the office of the clerk of the circuit court for any county: Of all court commissioners, of all family court commissioners, of all municipal judges, and of all other judges or judicial officers elected or appointed for that county, or whose jurisdiction is limited thereto;
19.01(4)(d)
(d) In the office of the county clerk of any county: Of all county officers elected or appointed in and for such county, other than those enumerated in
par. (c), and of all officers whose compensation is paid out of the treasury of such county. The members of the governing board, and the superintendent and other officers of any joint county school, county hospital, county sanatorium, county asylum or other joint county institution shall file in the county in which the buildings of such institutions are located;
19.01(4)(dd)
(dd) Bonds specified in
pars. (c) and
(d) and bonds of any county employe required by statute or county ordinance to be bonded shall be approved by the district attorney as to amount, form and execution before the bonds are accepted for filing. The clerk of the circuit court and the county clerk respectively shall notify in writing the county board or chairperson within 5 days after the entry upon the term of office of a judicial or county officer specified in
pars. (c) and
(d) or after a county employe required to be bonded has begun employment. The notice shall state whether or not the required bond has been furnished and shall be published with the proceedings of the county board.
19.01(4)(e)
(e) In the office of any town clerk: Of all officers elected or appointed in and for such town except the town clerk who shall file in the office of the town treasurer;
19.01(4)(f)
(f) In the office of any city clerk: Of all officers elected or appointed in and for such city except the city clerk who shall file in the office of the city treasurer;
19.01(4)(g)
(g) In the office of any village clerk: Of all officers elected or appointed in and for such village, except the village clerk who shall file in the office of the village treasurer;
19.01(4)(h)
(h) The official oath and bond of any officer of a school district or of an incorporated school board shall be filed with the clerk of such school district or the clerk of such incorporated school board.
19.01(4)(j)
(j) With the secretary of a technical college district: Of all members of the district board of such district.
19.01(5)
(5) Time of filing. Every public officer required to file an official oath or an official bond shall file the same before entering upon the duties of the office; and when both are required, both shall be filed at the same time.
19.01(6)
(6) Continuance of obligation. Every such bond continues in force and is applicable to official conduct during the incumbency of the officer filing the same and until the officer's successor is duly qualified and installed.
19.01(7)
(7) Interpretation. This section shall not be construed as requiring any particular officer to furnish or file either an official oath or an official bond. It is applicable to such officers only as are elsewhere in these statutes or by the constitution or by special, private or local law required to furnish such an oath or bond. Provided, however, that whether otherwise required by law or not, an oath of office shall be filed by every member of any board or commission appointed by the governor, and by every administrative officer so appointed, also by every secretary and other chief executive officer appointed by such board or commission.
19.01(8)
(8) Premium on bond allowed as expense. The state and any county, town, village, city or school district may pay the cost of any official bond furnished by an officer or employe thereof pursuant to law or any rules or regulations requiring the same if said officer or employe shall furnish a bond with a licensed surety company as surety, said cost not to exceed the current rate of premium per year. The cost of any such bond to the state shall be charged to the proper expense appropriation.
