SB55-SSA1,693,162 69.14 (1) (cm) Information concerning paternity. For a birth which occurs en
3route to or at a hospital, the filing party shall give the mother a copy of the pamphlet
4under s. 69.03 (14). If the child's parents are not married at the time of the child's
5birth, the filing party shall give the mother a copy of the form prescribed by the state
6registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. The filing party shall ensure that trained,
7designated hospital staff provide to the child's available parents oral information or
8an audio or video presentation and written information about the form and the
9significance and benefits of, and alternatives to, establishing paternity, before the
10parents sign the form. The filing party shall also provide an opportunity to complete
11the form and have the form notarized in the hospital. If the mother provides a
12completed form to the filing party while she is a patient in the hospital and within
135 days after the birth, the filing party shall send the form directly to the state
14registrar. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc) (dz), the department of
15workforce development shall pay the filing party a financial incentive for correctly
16filing a form within 60 days after the child's birth.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2075 17Section 2075. 69.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,693,2218 69.15 (1) (b) A clerk of court or, for a paternity action, a clerk of court or county
19child support agency under s. 59.53 (5),
sends the state registrar a certified report
20of an order of a court in this state on a form supplied by the state registrar or, in the
21case of any other order, the state registrar receives a certified copy of the order and
22the proper fee under s. 69.22.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2077 23Section 2077. 69.18 (1) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,694,724 69.18 (1) (bm) (intro.) A person required to file a certificate of death under par.
25(b) shall obtain the information required for the certificate of death from the next of

1kin or the best qualified person or source available. The person filing the certificate
2of death shall enter his or her signature on the certificate and include his or her
3address and the date of signing and shall present or mail the certificate, within 24
4hours after being notified of the death, to the physician, coroner or medical examiner
5responsible for completing and signing the medical certification under sub. (2).
6Within 2 days after receipt of the medical certification under sub. (2), the person
7filing the certificate of death shall mail or present the certificate of death in:
SB55-SSA1, s. 2078 8Section 2078. 69.18 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,694,129 69.18 (1) (c) A hospital or, a nursing home, as defined in s. 50.01 (3), or a hospice,
10as defined in s. 50.90 (1),
which is the place of death of a person may prepare a
11certificate of death for the person and give the certificate to the person who moves
12the corpse under par. (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 2079 13Section 2079. 69.18 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,694,1914 69.18 (1) (d) A hospital or, nursing home, or hospice, as defined in s. 50.90 (1)
15(c),
may not release a corpse to any person under par. (a) unless the person presents
16a notice of removal on a form prescribed by the state registrar, in duplicate, to the
17administrator of the hospital or, nursing home, or hospice. The administrator shall
18retain one copy and forward the other copy to the local registrar of the registration
19district in which the hospital or, nursing home, or hospice is located.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2080 20Section 2080. 69.18 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,694,2221 69.18 (1m) Format. Beginning on January 1, 2003, a certificate of death shall
22consist of the following parts:
SB55-SSA1,694,2323 (a) Fact-of-death information, which shall include all of the following:
SB55-SSA1,694,2524 1. The name and other identifiers of the decedent, including the decedent's
25social security number, if any.
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12. The date, time, and place that the decedent was pronounced dead.
SB55-SSA1,695,22 3. The manner of the decedent's death.
SB55-SSA1,695,33 4. The identity of the person certifying the death.
SB55-SSA1,695,44 5. The dates of certification and filing of the certificate of death.
SB55-SSA1,695,55 (b) Extended fact-of-death information, which includes all of the following:
SB55-SSA1,695,66 1. All information under par. (a).
SB55-SSA1,695,77 2. Information on final disposition and cause of death.
SB55-SSA1,695,88 3. Injury-related data.
SB55-SSA1,695,99 (c) Statistical-use-only information, which includes all of the following:
SB55-SSA1,695,1210 1. All information other than that under par. (b) that is collected on the
11standard death record form recommended by the federal agency responsible for
12national vital statistics.
SB55-SSA1,695,1413 2. Other data, as directed by the state registrar, including race, educational
14background, and health risk behavior.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2081 15Section 2081. 69.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,695,1816 69.18 (2) (a) On the form for a certificate of death prescribed by the state
17registrar under sub. (1) (b), the state registrar shall provide for a separate medical
18certification section to be completed under this subsection.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2082 19Section 2082. 69.18 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,696,220 69.18 (2) (d) 1. Except as provided under par. (e), if a death is the subject of a
21coroner's or medical examiner's determination under s. 979.01 or 979.03, the coroner
22or medical examiner or a physician supervised by a coroner or medical examiner in
23the county where the event which caused the death occurred shall complete and sign
24the medical certification part of the death certificate for the death and mail the death
25certificate within 5 days after the pronouncement of death or present the certificate

1to the person responsible for filing the death certificate under sub. (1) within 6 days
2after the pronouncement of death.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2083 3Section 2083. 69.18 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,696,114 69.18 (2) (d) 2. Except as provided under par. (e), if the decedent was not under
5the care of a physician for the illness or condition from which the person died, the
6coroner or medical examiner, or a physician supervised by a coroner or medical
7examiner, in the county of the place of death shall complete and sign the medical
8certification part of the death certificate for the death and mail the death certificate
9within 5 days after the pronouncement of death or present the certificate to the
10person responsible for filing the death certificate under sub. (1) within 6 days after
11the pronouncement of death.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2085 12Section 2085. 69.20 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 69.20 (2) (a) (intro.)
13and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,696,2014 69.20 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided under sub. (3), information in the part
15of a birth certificate, of birth or divorce or annulment or a marriage document or
16divorce report
that is designated on the form as being collected for statistical or
17medical and statistical use only and information in the part of a death certificate that
18is designated on the form as being collected as statistical-use-only information
19under s. 69.18 (1m) (c)
may not be disclosed to any person except the subject
20following:
SB55-SSA1,696,22 211. The subject of the information, or, if the subject is a minor, to his or her parent
22or guardian.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2086 23Section 2086. 69.20 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,696,2524 69.20 (2) (a) 2. For a certificate of death, any of the persons specified under s.
2569.18 (4) (a) 1. to 6. or an individual who is authorized in writing by one of the persons.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2087
1Section 2087. 69.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,697,62 69.20 (2) (c) Except as provided under sub. (3), until 50 years after a decedent's
3date of death, the state registrar and a local registrar may not permit inspection of
4or disclose information contained in the portion under s. 69.18 (1m) (b) 2. and 3. of
5the certificate of death to anyone except to a person specified under sub. (1), or to a
6direct descendent of the decedent.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2088 7Section 2088. 69.20 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-SSA1,697,118 69.20 (3) (e) Public use indexes of certificates of birth, death, or divorce or
9annulment, or marriage documents that are filed in the system of vital statistics at
10the state or local level are accessible only by inspection at the office of the state
11registrar or of a local registrar and may not be copied or reproduced except as follows:
SB55-SSA1,697,1412 1. a. Certificate of birth index information may be copied or reproduced for the
13public only after 100 years have elapsed from the year in which the birth occurred.
14No information in the index that has been impounded under s. 69.15 may be released.
SB55-SSA1,697,1615 b. Subdivision 1. a. does not apply to certificate of birth indexes of events that
16occurred before October 1, 1907.
SB55-SSA1,697,1917 2. Indexes of certificates of death or divorce or annulment may be copied or
18reproduced for the public after 24 months have elapsed from the year in which the
19event occurred.
SB55-SSA1,697,2320 3. Beginning January 1, 2003, any information that is obtained from an index
21under subd. 1. or 2. and that is released shall contain the following statement: "This
22information is not a legal vital record index. Inclusion of any information does not
23constitute legal verification of the fact of the event."
SB55-SSA1, s. 2089 24Section 2089. 69.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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169.20 (4) The Under procedures that are promulgated by rule, the state
2registrar and every local registrar shall protect vital records from mutilation,
3alteration or, theft, or fraudulent use and shall protect the privacy rights of
4registrants and their families
by strictly controlling direct access to any vital record
5filed or registered in paper form through procedures promulgated by rule.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2090 6Section 2090. 69.21 (1) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,698,117 69.21 (1) (a) 2. b. Any information of the part of a birth certificate, of birth,
8death, or divorce or annulment or a
marriage document or divorce report, the
9disclosure of which is limited under s. 69.20 (2) (a) and (c), unless the requester is the
10subject of the information or, for a decedent, unless the requester is specified in s.
1169.20 (2) (a) 2
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2091 12Section 2091. 69.21 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,698,1813 69.21 (1) (b) 4. Any A copy of a death certificate issued under par. (a) for a death
14that occurred before January 1, 2003,
shall include, without limitation due to
15enumeration,
the name, sex, date and place of death, age or birth date, cause and
16manner
of death, and social security number, if any, of the decedent, and the file
17number and the file date of the certificate, except that a requester may, upon request,
18obtain a copy that does not include the cause of death
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2092 19Section 2092. 69.21 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,698,2420 69.21 (1) (b) 5. A copy of a death certificate issued under par. (a) for a death that
21occurs after December 31, 2002, shall be on a form that contains only fact-of-death
22information specified in s. 69.18 (1m) (a), except that a requester may, upon request,
23obtain a form that contains extended fact-of-death information specified in s. 69.18
24(1m) (b).
SB55-SSA1, s. 2093 25Section 2093. 69.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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169.22 (1) (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (6), the state registrar and any
2local registrar acting under this subchapter shall collect the following fees:
SB55-SSA1, s. 2094 3Section 2094. 69.22 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,699,64 69.22 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (c), $7 for issuing one certified copy
5of a vital record and $2 $3 for any additional certified copy of the same vital record
6issued at the same time.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2095g 7Section 2095g. 69.22 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-SSA1,699,88 69.22 (1) (b) Except as provided under par. (c), all of the following:
SB55-SSA1,699,129 1. For issuing an uncertified copy of a vital record issued under s. 69.21 (2) (a)
10or (b) for an event that occurred before 1930 or for verifying information about the
11event submitted by an requester without issuance of a copy, $3, and $1 for any
12additional copy of the same vital record issued at the same time.
SB55-SSA1,699,1613 2. For issuing an uncertified copy of a vital record issued under s. 69.21 (2) (a)
14or (b) for an event that occurs after December 31, 1929, or for verifying information
15about the event submitted by a requester without issuance of a copy, $7, and $3 for
16any additional copy of the same vital record issued at the same time.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2095h 17Section 2095h. 69.22 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 69.22 (1) (c) 1. and
18amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,699,2419 69.22 (1) (c) 1. Twelve dollars for issuing a an uncertified copy of a birth
20certificate for a birth that occurred after December 31, 1929, or a certified
copy of a
21birth certificate, $7 of which shall be forwarded to the state treasurer as provided in
22sub. (1m) and credited to the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (g) and (h); and $3
23for issuing any additional certified or uncertified copy of the same birth certificate
24issued at the same time, all of which shall be forwarded as provided in sub. (1m)
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2095i 25Section 2095i. 69.22 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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169.22 (1) (c) 2. Three dollars for issuing an uncertified copy of a birth certificate
2for a birth that occurred before 1930, and $1 for any additional uncertified copy of
3the same birth certificate issued at the same time.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2096 4Section 2096. 69.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,700,65 69.22 (1) (d) In addition to other fees under this subchapter, $10 for expedited
6service in issuing a vital record.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2096c 7Section 2096c. 69.22 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,700,148 69.22 (1m) The state registrar and any local registrar acting under this
9subchapter shall, for each copy of a birth certificate for which a fee under sub. (1) (c)
101. is charged that is issued during a calendar quarter,
forward to the state treasurer
11the amount for deposit in the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (g) and (h) the
12amounts
specified in sub. (1) (c) for each copy of a birth certificate issued during a
13calendar quarter
by the 15th day of the first month following the end of the calendar
14quarter.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2097 15Section 2097. 69.22 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,700,1716 69.22 (5) (a) 2. Making alterations any change ordered by a court under s. 69.12
17(3) or 69.15 (4) (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 2098 18Section 2098. 69.22 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,700,2019 69.22 (5) (a) 3. Making alterations any change in a birth certificate under s.
2069.15 (3) or (3m).
SB55-SSA1, s. 2099 21Section 2099. 69.22 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,700,2422 69.22 (5) (b) 1. Any new vital record registered under s. 69.12 (4), 69.14 (2) (b)
236., 69.15 (1), (2), (3) or (4) (3m), (4) (b), or (6), 69.16 (2), or 69.19, or any corrected vital
24record registered under s. 69.13
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2100 25Section 2100. 69.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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169.22 (6) The state registrar may provide free search and free charge a
2reasonable fee for providing searches of vital records and for providing
copies of vital
3records to state agencies for program use. The register of deeds may provide free
4searches and free copies to agencies in his or her county at the direction of the county
5board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2101 6Section 2101. 69.24 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,701,107 69.24 (2) (b) Wilfully Willfully and knowingly refuses to provide information
8required under this subchapter for a death certificate or for any part of a birth
9certificate which is not designated as the part for statistical or medical and statistical
10use or for a death certificate.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2103 11Section 2103. 70.11 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,701,2412 70.11 (9) Memorials. All memorial halls and the real estate upon which the
13same are located, owned and occupied by any organization of United States war
14veterans organized pursuant to act of congress and domesticated in this state
15pursuant to the laws of this state, containing permanent memorial tablets with the
16names of former residents of any given town, village, city or county who lost their
17lives in the military or naval service of the state or the United States in any war
18inscribed thereon, and all personal property owned by such organizations, and all
19buildings erected, purchased or maintained by any county, city, town or village as
20memorials under s. 45.05 or 45.055. The renting of such halls or buildings for public
21purposes shall not render them taxable, provided that all income derived therefrom
22be used for the upkeep and maintenance thereof. Where such hall or building is used
23in part for exempt purposes and in part for pecuniary profit, it shall be assessed for
24taxation to the extent of such use for pecuniary profit as provided in s. 70.1105 (1).
SB55-SSA1, s. 2103g 25Section 2103g. 70.11 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
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1Section 2103k. 70.11 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,702,122 70.11 (12) (a) Property owned by units which are organized in this state of the
3following organizations: the Salvation Army,; the Boy Scouts of America,; the Boys'
4Clubs of America,; the Girl Scouts or Camp Fire Girls; the Young Men's Christian
5Association, not exceeding 40 acres for property that is located outside the limit of
6any incorporated city or village and not exceeding 10 acres for property that is located
7inside the limit of any incorporated city or village; the Young Women's Christian
8Association, not exceeding 40 acres for property that is located outside the limit of
9any incorporated city or village and not exceeding 10 acres for property that is located
10inside the limit of any incorporated city or village;
or any person as trustee for them
11of property used for the purposes of those organizations, provided no pecuniary profit
12results to any individual owner or member.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2104 13Section 2104. 70.11 (21) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,703,214 70.11 (21) (a) All property purchased or constructed as a waste treatment
15facility used for the treatment of industrial wastes, as defined in s. 281.01 (5), or air
16contaminants, as defined in s. 285.01 (1), but not for other wastes, as defined in s
17281.01 (7) and approved by the department of revenue, for the purpose of abating or
18eliminating pollution of surface waters, the air, or waters of the state if that property
19is not used to grow agricultural products for sale and, if the property's owner is taxed
20under ch. 76, if the property is approved by the department of revenue
. For the
21purposes of this subsection, "industrial waste" also includes wood chips, sawdust,
22and other wood residue from the paper and wood products manufacturing process
23that can be used as fuel and would otherwise be considered superfluous, discarded,
24or fugitive material. The department of natural resources and department of health
25and family services shall make recommendations upon request to the department of

1revenue regarding such property. All property purchased or upon which
2construction began prior to July 31, 1975, shall be subject to s. 70.11 (21), 1973 stats.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2105 3Section 2105. 70.11 (21) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,703,94 70.11 (21) (c) A prerequisite to exemption under this subsection for owners who
5are taxed under ch. 76
is the filing of a statement on forms prescribed by the
6department of revenue with the department of revenue. This statement shall be filed
7not later than January 15 of the year in which a new exemption is requested or in
8which a waste treatment facility that has been granted an exemption is retired,
9replaced, disposed of, moved to a new location, or sold.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2106 10Section 2106. 70.11 (21) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,703,1511 70.11 (21) (d) The department of revenue shall allow an extension to February
1215; or, if the owner is subject to tax under ch. 76, to
a date determined by the
13department by rule; of the due date for filing the report form required under par. (c)
14if a written application for an extension, stating the reason for the request, is filed
15with the department of revenue before January 15.
SB55-SSA1, s. 2107 16Section 2107. 70.11 (21) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
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