Acts Index

Election administration services: JLC to study and prepare recommendations for consolidation [Sec. 9132 (3q)]  -  Act 109

Punch card voting systems eliminated; voting system transitional assistance provided; electronic voting equipment lease and sublease provisions [Sec. 2m-9y, 29p-69s, 76ab, ac, 81m, 87o-87s, 94sm-96m, 906m, n, 1994m, 9101 (20x), 9115 (1x), 9129 (1x), 9415 (2x), (2y)] [906m, 9129 (1x) — partial veto; 9101 (20x), 9115 (1x) — vetoed]  -  Act 16

county _ employee County — Employee, see Public employee

county _ fair County — Fair, see Fair

county _ finance County — Finance

Community aids re Alzheimer's family and caregiver support set [Sec. 1556] -  Act 16

Disabled veteran transportation services: grants to counties and determination of methods for statewide cost-effective services [Sec. 789, 1458, 1470m, p, 9157 (7e)]  -  Act 16

Shared revenue population adjustment: DOA to provide to DOR re shared revenue and county mandate relief payments [Sec. 9144 (2e)] -  Act 16

State mandates: political subdivisions may request waiver; DOR report required [Sec. 151] -  Act 109

county _ health department County — Health department

Bioterrorism response and preparedness: plan and funding; provisions re staffing, public health emergencies, vaccination, disposal of human remains, and reporting deaths of public health concern [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Public safety"] -  Act 109

City-county health department revisions; collective bargaining and WRS provisions [Sec. 1398w, 1563d, 2021n, 2609j, 3128pd-ps] -  Act 16

county _ human service department County — Human service department

Brighter futures initiative program and tribal adolescent services: appropriations revised [Sec. 1575-1577]  -  Act 16

Community services deficit reduction and federal medicaid moneys [Sec. 1771-1774, 1791, 1806, 9423 (1)]  -  Act 16

MA eligibility administration transferred from DWD to DHFS; provisions re welfare fraud and error reduction, food stamps, and obsolete AFDC provisions [for section numbers, see entry under ``Medical assistance"] -  Act 16

Mental health system grant changes; community services for persons with mental illness [Sec. 1562, 1562d, 4046j] [1562 — partial veto] -  Act 16

county _ jail County — Jail, see Jail

county _ officers County — Officers, see also Coroner; Register of deeds; Sheriff

Lottery and gaming property tax credit application process revised [Sec. 933j, 2294ec-eh, 9144 (4p), 9344 (2p)]  -  Act 16

county _ ordinance County — Ordinance

Amateur radio antenna and support structures: political subdivision authority to enact or enforce an ordinance affecting -  Act 50

Cigarette and tobacco products: application for license to sell revised; unannounced investigations at retail outlets by DHFS or other governmental regulatory authority re sales to minors modified; counties and municipalities may enact ordinances prohibiting minors from purchasing or possessing; retailers to provide compliance training -  Act 75

county _ park County — Park, see Park — County

county _ planning County — Planning, see Regional planning

county _ taxation County — Taxation

County sales tax distribution: time limit revised [Sec. 2247b] -  Act 16

county veterans_ service officer County veterans' service officer, see Veterans affairs, Department of

court Court, see Circuit court; Jury; Juvenile court; State courts, Director of; Supreme court; Supreme court — Rule-making orders issued by

court _ appellate Court — Appellate

Appellate procedure rules revised, 7/1/01 -  SCO

Appellate procedure rules revised re Wis.Stats chs. 808 and 809, 4/30/01 -  SCO

Appellate procedure rules revised re Wis.Stats ch. 809; Supreme Court Rule 71.04 revised re court reporters, 1/1/03  -  SCO

Appellate procedure rules revised; technical changes, 5/8/01  -  SCO

Court of appeals opinions: publication of, 12/20/01 -  SCO

court _ circuit Court — Circuit, see Circuit court

court _ commissioner Court — Commissioner, see also Family court commissioner

Court commissioner power and duties consolidated in the statutes; circuit court and supplemental court commissioners created -  Act 61

Court commissioner training appropriation created; continuing education requirements and fees [Sec. 927, 3780q] [3780q — partial veto] -  Act 16

court _ fee Court — Fee

Automated fingerprint identification system grants; provisions re penalty assessment surcharge and appropriation transfers [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Evidence"] -  Act 16

Circuit court support fee increased [Sec. 520-522, 9309 (1)]  -  Act 109

Consumer protection assessment revisions [Sec. 402, 2422-2427, 3834, 9304 (1)] -  Act 16

Driver improvement surcharge increased [Sec. 3444, 9352 (5)] -  Act 16

Plaintiff payment of costs of jailed defendant in certain actions: language requiring payment removed [Sec. 3836t, 3871y]  -  Act 16

court _ municipal Court — Municipal

Motor vehicle operating privilege of a juvenile: circuit or municipal court may suspend re unpaid forfeiture [Sec. 3878, 3894, 3895, 9352 (4k), 9452 (5k)] -  Act 16

court _ procedure Court — Procedure

Body armor: violent felony offenders prohibited from possessing; exceptions provided -  Act 95

Depiction of nudity without subject's consent: prohibition against making, possessing, distributing, or exhibiting revised; civil cause of action provision -  Act 33

D.N.A. evidence: time limit for prosecuting sexual assault crimes, challenges of certain convictions or delinquency adjudications, and discovery rules revised; standards for courts to order testing of established; preservation of biological specimen evidence provision [Sec. 676r, 2858c-k, 3780c, d, 3828c, k, L, 3829d-p, 3889p, r, 3908g, 3984j, p, 3998c-n, 4002r-v, 4003r, t, 4028c-j, 4031c, e, s, 4034ys, 9359 (12c)] [4028j — partial veto; 676r — vetoed]  -  Act 16

Domestic violence laws revised and expanded, includes provisions re caregivers, confidentiality, advocate-victim privilege, and injunctions [Sec. 274m, 514c-s, 519mb-mz, 523c-m, 657b-661b, 874x, 875b, 877g, 9309 (2zy), (2zz)]  -  Act 109

Receivership for residential property declared public nuisance in cities, towns, and villages; 1st and 2nd class cities provision; landlord or receiver prohibitions; redemption revised  -  Act 86

Rules of civil procedure revised re filing papers by facsimile transmission, 7/1/01 -  SCO

court _ reporter Court — Reporter

Appellate procedure rules revised re Wis.Stats ch. 809; Supreme Court Rule 71.04 revised re court reporters, 1/1/03  -  SCO

Court reporter transcript fees [Sec. 3780g, 3836r, s, 9309 (6c)]  -  Act 16

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

court reporter Court reporter, see Court — Reporter

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

cpa CPA, see Certified public accountant

crane Crane, see Bird

cranes and hoists Cranes and hoists, see Public safety

crawford county Crawford county

DNR regions: Crawford and Vernon counties required to be in western region, if DNR divides state into management regions [Sec. 1042i] [vetoed] -  SB-55

credit Credit

Credit card information on receipts: nondisclosure required [Sec. 313g] -  Act 109

credit card Credit card, see Credit

crime and criminals Crime and criminals, see also Children — Abuse and neglect; Crime victim; Criminal identification and investigation; Drugs; Drunken driving; Fraud; Juvenile detention facility; Prison; Sentences and penalties; Sex crimes

Airbag previously deployed or otherwise nonfunctional: installation of or concealing prohibited  -  Act 28

Bioterrorism response and preparedness: plan and funding; provisions re staffing, public health emergencies, vaccination, disposal of human remains, and reporting deaths of public health concern [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Public safety"] -  Act 109

Computerized communication system use to facilitate a child sex crime: crime created [Sec. 149f, 338t, 378p, 379v, 531b, 559v, 566d, f, 582p, 886f, 904m, n, 910v, 1108d, 1131m, 1134f, 1138k, n] -  Act 109

Crime prevention resource center established at the Fox Valley Technical College by the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association; funding provision [Sec. 1375r, 9101 (22w)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Farm-raised fish theft: crime created -  Act 91

Harassment restraining order: court may order harasser to avoid place where victim resides [Sec. 3830d-j, 9309 (5mk)]  -  Act 16

Livestock or wild deer: threatening to infect animals or introducing a contagious or infectious disease through reckless conduct prohibited; exception and DATCP provisions [Sec. 535m, 810g-n, 812m-v] -  Act 109

Misdemeanor diversion program to be developed by Public defender board, Director of state courts, and Wisconsin District Attorneys Association; passive review by JCF; community justice center grants [Sec. 9101 (13), (21j), 9139 (1)] [9101 (21j) — vetoed] -  Act 16

Security initiative re terrorism response training, statewide trauma care system, diseases and biological and chemical threats, and Hygiene laboratory duties [Sec. 14d, 94, 326-329, 330-333, 334, 334g, 339, 340, 623, 696, 9223 (1), 9229 (1k), 9323 (1), 9359 (6)] -  Act 109

Sentence and penalty revisions re new felony classes, murder, carjacking, certain misdemeanor and minimum penalty provisions, mandatory consecutive sentences, penalty enhancers, bifurcated sentences, extended supervision, private bar appropriation increase, trial and appellate division hiring freeze exemption, threshold for property crimes, and life imprisonment; Sentencing commission recreated; Joint review committee on criminal penalties created [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Corrections, Department of"]  -  Act 109

Theft threshold re felony penalties revised; public defender GPR lapse; report to JCF re savings [Sec. 3938u-w, 3939b-s, 3966r, 4018f, h, 9139 (2q), 9239 (1q), 9359 (11r)] [9139 (2q) — vetoed] -  Act 16

crime and criminals _ felony Crime and criminals — Felony

Body armor: violent felony offenders prohibited from possessing; exceptions provided -  Act 95

Crimes related to computers, obscenity, nudity, and pornography: laws revised; provision re harmful material to children; new crime re obscene email [Sec. 3940-3951, 3952-3966, 3967-3984, 9359 (1)] -  Act 16

Livestock or wild deer infection with contagious disease or damage to plant research and development prohibited; intentional actions made a felony [Sec. 3871t-w, 3938up, 3951n]  -  Act 16

Sentence and penalty revisions re new felony classes, murder, carjacking, certain misdemeanor and minimum penalty provisions, mandatory consecutive sentences, penalty enhancers, bifurcated sentences, extended supervision, private bar appropriation increase, trial and appellate division hiring freeze exemption, threshold for property crimes, and life imprisonment; Sentencing commission recreated; Joint review committee on criminal penalties created [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Corrections, Department of"]  -  Act 109

Theft threshold re felony penalties revised; public defender GPR lapse; report to JCF re savings [Sec. 3938u-w, 3939b-s, 3966r, 4018f, h, 9139 (2q), 9239 (1q), 9359 (11r)] [9139 (2q) — vetoed] -  Act 16

crime and criminals _ gang activity Crime and criminals — Gang activity

Youth diversion program transferred from Corr.Dept to OJA [Sec. 285, 684d-686, 853d, 856d, 857d, 3348-3351d, 9111 (1)] -  Act 16

crime and criminals _ homicide or murder Crime and criminals — Homicide or murder