Wisconsin Legislature: County

councilsCouncils, see Milwaukee — City council; Municipality — Council; State agencies

countyCounty, see also name of specific county

Community service work option for certain defendants: county may establish - Act 178

County with highest violent crime rate: provisions re grants and plan for presentencing assessments [Sec. 536, 9101 (3), (4)] - Act 20

Impact fee revisions re time period in which they may be used and payment of by the developer or property owner; costs of certain professional services provided through a political subdivision; fee for acquisition or improvement of public park land permitted re plat approval; dedication on a plat of storm water treatment facilities for the public - Act 44

Lightweight utility vehicles may be used on ATV trails or routes designated by the county or municipality - Act 209

Overweight vehicle combinations transporting granular roofing material: DOT may issue multiple trip permits under certain conditions; approval of municipality or county with jurisdiction over streets; sunset provision - Act 171

county _ boardCounty — Board

Governing body of a city, town, village, or county: member or member-elect may refuse to accept salary - Act 49

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities, mass clinics, and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised - Act 79

county _ clerkCounty — Clerk, see County — Officers

county _ drainage boardCounty — Drainage board, see Drainage

county _ electionsCounty — Elections

Voter registration ID number made publicly accessible; county clerks and executive directors of county boards of election commissioners added to list of officials responsible for registration list - Act 52

county _ employeeCounty — Employee, see Public employee

county _ fairCounty — Fair, see Fair

county _ financeCounty — Finance, see also Bonds — County

Brownfields revolving loan program: local units of government authorized to issue municipal obligations; promissory note provision - Act 188

Child support enforcement activities: federal and state funds for; federal child support incentive payments reinstated [Sec. 449, 450d, 459, 460d, 1473, 1474d-1476g, 9454 (3p)] - Act 20

Community youth and family aids allocated to counties revised [Sec. 3116-3124] - Act 20

Community youth and family aids provided by the state: per person daily cost assessments increased [Sec. 3113, 3114] - Act 20

County forest administration grants [Sec. 281r, 702d, e] - Act 20

County transportation aid payment delay and state highway maintenance funding - Act 226

Disabled children's long-term support services: county may retain certain fee [Sec. 409, 416, 795, 814, 835, 1590, 2882] - Act 20

General transportation aids to local governments increased [Sec. 2552-2554] - Act 20

Public utility aid: formula changes, DOR study group and report required; per capita payment limit for counties and municipalities increased [Sec. 2505d-i, 9141 (1f)] - Act 20

School levy property tax credit and lottery and gaming property tax credit distribution revised - Act 190

Termination of tenancy by tenant or landlord for imminent threat of serious physical harm provisions created; rental agreement that restricts access to certain services because the tenant contacted law enforcement, health, or safety services is void; local governmental unit prohibited from imposing a fee for calls from an owner or occupant for law enforcement services re domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking - Act 184

county _ human servicesCounty — Human services

Community aids: basic county allocation for each fiscal year set [Sec. 1100, 1101] - Act 20

Disabled children's long-term support services: county may retain certain fee [Sec. 409, 416, 795, 814, 835, 1590, 2882] - Act 20

Family Care program expanded, districts renamed ``long-term care districts"; JCF authority revised; changes re county use of COP funds, Wisconsin Partnership Program operations, resource center governing boards and local and regional committees [for section numbers, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] - Act 20

Fraud by W-2 participants: counties and tribal governing bodies may create programs to investigate [Sec. 453m, 1465m] - Act 20

Juvenile court records open to inspection by certain other courts, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, DHFS, county department of human or social services, and certain licensed child welfare agencies; confidentiality and forfeiture provisions [vetoed] - AB-676

Long-term care district governing body that elects to become a WRS participating employer; notification and effective dates - Act 218

Out-of-home placements of children revisions [Sec. 1234-1238, 1242-1244, 1247-1253, 1262-1266, 1330, 1362, 3726, 3728, 3729, 3786-3788, 3793, 3797, 3798, 3807, 3808, 3810-3817, 3825, 9321 (3)] - Act 20

Pending paternity proceedings: access to DWD and county child support agencies increased - Act 81

county _ jailCounty — Jail, see Jail

county _ officersCounty — Officers, see also County — Board; District attorney; Register of deeds; Sheriff

Marriage license applicant, regardless of age, required to present a certified copy of his or her birth certificate - Act 214

county _ ordinanceCounty — Ordinance

Habitual parking violator: county or municipal ordinance for the immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal permitted; conditions and fee provisions [Sec. 3435x] [vetoed] - SB-40

Publication of a local governmental unit ordinance in a newspaper: requirements revised - Act 72

county _ roadCounty — Road, see Road — County

county _ taxationCounty — Taxation, see also Shared revenue

Joint fire department debts re fire station: local levy limits exception expanded to include - Act 129

Levy limits modified and extended; new exceptions created [Sec. 1878d-1899, 9155 (3t), 9441 (6n)] [1880, 1881, 1882, 1892 — partial veto; 1896 — vetoed] - Act 20

county clerkCounty clerk, see County — Officers

Community service work option for certain defendants: county may establish - Act 178

Court order to transfer a minor from one inpatient facility to another: approval process modified (remedial legislation) - Act 140

Federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding for multijurisdictional enforcement groups (MEGs), Wisconsin CASA Association, and Dane County youth court coordinator [Sec. 9101 (6L), (6Lj), (7t)] - Act 20

Property tax assessment objections: extension allowed; evidence, ordinance, court, and fee provisions - Act 86

Suspended operating privilege of underage person re intoxicant in vehicle: period of suspension revised (remedial legislation) - Act 134

court _ appellateCourt — Appellate

Rules of appellate procedure revised (Wis.Stats, s.809.30, 809.32, 809.62), 1/1/09 [SCO no.04-08] - SCO

court _ circuitCourt — Circuit, see Circuit court

court _ clerkCourt — Clerk

Parenting plan in actions affecting the family: clerk of court and mediator duties; deadline for filing when court waives mediation requirement or when mediator notifies the court there is no agreement modified - Act 187

court _ commissionerCourt — Commissioner

Part-time court commissioner powers and duties expanded - Act 179

court _ feeCourt — Fee

County reports of court costs and revenues: standardized program for recording, reporting, and auditing; uniform chart of accounts to record financial transactions re circuit courts; Director of State Courts duties [Sec. 3709g-3719] - Act 20

Crime victim and witness assistance surcharges in civil offense cases: criteria for imposing revised [Sec. 496, 497, 3880-3884] - Act 20

Drug Abuse Program surcharge allocated to DHFS and OJA [Sec. 3866, 9407 (1)] - Act 20

Hazardous waste violations: judge may order payment to DOJ re investigation and prosecution costs [Sec. 3092, 9329 (1)] - Act 20

court _ procedureCourt — Procedure, see also Juvenile court — Jurisdiction

Child abuse, individual at risk, and harassment injunctions: conditions of when it becomes effective revised - Act 124

Depositions conducted outside the state: errors in SCO no.05-06 corrected, 7/25/08 [SCO no.08-19] - SCO

Depositions conducted outside the state: requirements for (Wis.Stats, s.887.26), 7/1/08 [SCO no.05-06] - SCO

Human trafficking and trafficking of a child: crimes created; AG, DA, DHFS, OJA, and DOA duties specified - Act 116

Police officer in 1st class city: payment of salary or wages withheld pending appeal after discharge or suspension if certain charges are also pending; chief of police force or fire department required to give the member exculpatory evidence at the same time as a written disciplinary action notice; trial and investigation of charges provisions; membership of Milwaukee Board of Fire and Police Commissioners increased - Act 114

Prosecutor or government attorney decision not to commence a criminal prosecution or action for a forfeiture in exchange for payments to any organization or agency prohibited, restitution exception; required payment of contribution surcharges to crime prevention organizations and funds eliminated - Act 84

Rules of pleading, practice, and procedure re juries (Wis.Stats, chap.756), 1/1/09 [SCO no.08-01] - SCO

Strangulation and suffocation: felony crime created; definitions and domestic abuse assessment re violated restraining order provisions - Act 127

Videoconferencing in the courts (Wis.Stats, chap.885), 7/1/08 [SCO no.07-12] - SCO

Videoconferencing in the courts: error in SCO no.07-12 corrected, 7/30/08 [SCO no.08-21] - SCO

court_appointed special advocate _casa_Court-appointed special advocate (CASA), see Juvenile court

court of appealsCourt of appeals, see Court — Appellate; Supreme Court

courts, director of stateCourts, Director of State, see State Courts, Director of

coyne, markCoyne, Mark

U.W. Med Flight crew who lost their lives in a helicopter crash near La Crosse honored and condolences to the families [Ap8 SJR-2] - JR-55

crandon, city ofCrandon, City of, see Forest County

craneCrane, see Bird

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