Acts Index

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 _ clerk County — Clerk, see County — Officers

county _ drainage board County — Drainage board, see Drainage

county _ elections County — 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 _ employee County — Employee, see Public employee

county _ fair County — Fair, see Fair

county _ finance County — 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 services County — 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 _ jail County — Jail, see Jail

county _ officers County — 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

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 _ ordinance County — 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 _ road County — Road, see Road — County

county _ taxation County — 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 clerk County clerk, see County — Officers

court Court, see also Circuit court; Juvenile court; State Courts, Director of; Supreme Court

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

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

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 _ appellate Court — Appellate

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

court _ circuit Court — Circuit, see Circuit court

court _ clerk Court — 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 _ commissioner Court — Commissioner

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

court _ fee Court — 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 _ procedure Court — 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

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

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

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

coyne, mark Coyne, 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 of Crandon, City of, see Forest County

crane Crane, see Bird

credit Credit

Nonmoving traffic violations re leased or rented vehicles: company may charge forfeitures and costs to renter's or lessee's credit card; notification and DATCP provisions  -  Act 207

Trigger lead information re consumer reports: state law restrictions on dissemination and use of; DATCP, AG, DOJ, DA, civil action, and penalty provisions -  Act 76

credit card Credit card, see Credit

crime and criminals Crime and criminals, see also Children — Abuse and neglect; Crime victim; Criminal identification and investigation; Drunken driving; Firearms and dangerous weapons; Fraud; Juvenile detention facility; Mental health — Hospitals and institutes; Prison; Sentences and penalties; Sex crimes

``Authorization for final disposition" document re human remains: regulations created; fine, anatomical gift, and civil and criminal immunity provisions -  Act 58

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

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

Musical performance: advertising or conducting using a false connection between the performing group and recording group prohibited; AG and DA enforcement authority  -  Act 15

Scrap metal sales, purchases, and dealers: definitions, confidentiality, and records requirements; fines and civil action provisions; theft of property modified -  Act 64

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