Acts Index

Payments to counties and municipalities re public utilities revised; shared revenue provision; public utility distribution account established [partial veto]  -  Act 31

Statewide automated child welfare information system [WISACWIS]: funding provision; counties to support part of non-federal portion [Sec. 448t, 1104m, 9324 (15x)] [vetoed] -  SB-44

Youth aids funding to counties: allocation dates revised; amounts modified [Sec. 2494-2500] -  Act 33

Youth aids rates revised [Sec. 2492d, 2493d] -  Act 33

county _ highway department County — Highway department

Surplus county highway land: county may sell to owner of adjacent land -  Act 212

county _ human services County — Human services

Community aids: basic county and family support program allocations set [Sec. 1145, 1146, 1190]  -  Act 33

Community aids fund carry-over re family support programs for families of children with disabilities [Sec. 1149-1153]  -  Act 33

Community aids funding: federal MA funds included [Sec. 478, 1144] -  Act 33

Community aids program and MA funding revisions; DHFS, community services deficit reduction benefit, and MA trust fund provisions; act is void under certain conditions  -  Act 318

Community aids to counties re social services to children and families: distribution of certain excess federal fund reduced re county not using centralized unit [Sec. 1096, 1147, 1148] -  Act 33

DHFS transfer of residents in one state center for the developmentally disabled to another state center: county notification [Sec. 10r, 1495-1496c, 1498-1499b] [1496c — partial veto] -  Act 33

Human service vehicle operator qualifications established; specialized transportation service requirements; criminal history search, school bus endorsement, forfeiture, DOT, DOJ, and county provisions -  Act 297

MA recipient services by counties: deficit reduction benefit made inapplicable; return of certain moneys to DHFS [Sec. 1360, 1361, 9124 (8)] -  Act 33

MA supplemental payments to county, city, town, or village nursing homes revised re MA trust fund  -  Act 100

county _ jail County — Jail, see Jail

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

Bonding requirements of certain city, village, town, and county officers eliminated -  Act 204

County officers (clerk, treasurer, DA, coroner, elected surveyor, register of deeds, clerk of circuit court): terms of office changed to 4-year. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-10] -  JR-12

Property tax payments: designating public depositories revised -  Act 94

county _ ordinance County — Ordinance

Amoritization ordinance may not be used by county or municipality to remove nonconforming building premises, structure, or fixture that may be lawfully used [vetoed]  -  AB-858

Drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana: ordinances revised in county with population over 500,000  -  Act 193

Livestock facility siting and expansion: standards, zoning ordinance, conditional use permits, and political subdivision procedure provisions; Livestock Facility Siting Review Board created; DATCP and DOJ duties specified  -  Act 235

State minimum wage law required to be construed as an enactment of statewide concern; living wage ordinance permitted but must conform to state minimum wage law [vetoed]  -  AB-633

county _ planning County — Planning, see Regional planning

county _ road County — Road, see Road — County

county _ supervisor County — Supervisor, see County — Board

county _ taxation County — Taxation, see also Shared revenue

County tax levy for library services: exemption for city, town, village, or school district modified; county board approval required [vetoed] -  AB-431

Local levy limits created; referendum provision; sunset provided [Sec. 943m, 1532m] [vetoed] -  SB-44

county clerk County clerk, see County — Officers

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

court Court, see also Circuit court; Juvenile court; Milwaukee county — Circuit court; Probate code and court procedure; Small claims court; State courts, Director of; Supreme court

Appropriation revisions -  Act 1

County may request court to vacate platted land under certain conditions -  Act 286

Joint Committee on Court Judgments and Settlements created; JCF, AG, and DOJ duties specified; grant provisions [partial veto] -  Act 309

Voting re resumed eligibility and notice re resumed eligibility or ineligibility: court, Corr.Dept, and jailer requirements created -  Act 121

court _ appellate Court — Appellate, see also Supreme court

Appropriations for circuit courts, courts of appeals, and supreme court: chief justice lapse of funds [Sec. 9248 (1)]  -  Act 33

Bond set by a court in a civil action limited -  Act 105

Court fee increases [Sec. 2690, 2708-2710, 9308 (2), 9348 (1)]  -  Act 33

Creation of a provision re stipulated reversal or stipulated vacatur of a lower court decision, 7/2/03 [SCO no. 01-15]  -  SCO

Rules of appellate procedure and rules governing court reporters, 1/1/03 [SCO no. 02-01] -  SCO

court _ circuit Court — Circuit, see Circuit court; Milwaukee county — Circuit court

court _ clerk Court — Clerk

Term of office changed to 4-year: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-10] -  JR-12

court _ fee Court — Fee

Alcohol concentration: prohibited level lowered; ATV, boat, and snowmobile operation included; court costs and fees for first violation provision; DOT to purge driving records of first violation under certain conditions except CDL holders  -  Act 30

Court fee increases [Sec. 2690, 2708-2710, 9308 (2), 9348 (1)]  -  Act 33

Court imposed assessments, surcharges, and restitution payments consolidated in the statutes and renamed surcharges; report and fiscal estimate provisions  -  Act 139

Criminal history search fee lapse to general fund; DOJ fees increased [Sec. 556r, 2100, 2106-2108, 9232 (1r)] [556r — vetoed] -  Act 33

Petition, motion, or order to revise judgment or order for legal custody or physical placement: no filing fee required if the parties stipulate to the revision -  Act 165

Special prosecution clerks fee in Milwaukee County increased [Sec. 2712, 9308 (3)] -  Act 33

court _ municipal Court — Municipal

BAC testing and breathalyzer refusal hearings: municipal court allowed to hold; transfer to circuit court provision  -  Act 199

Municipal courts may contract with collection agencies to collect forfeitures, assessments, and surcharges; cost sharing provision with local governments -  Act 140

Truancy or habitual truancy dispositional order revisions; municipal court to open juvenile records to certain persons -  Act 82

court _ procedure Court — Procedure, see also Juvenile court — Jurisdiction

Bond set by a court in a civil action limited -  Act 105

Competency examination ordered by court: releasing report to sheriff, jailer, and certain health care providers  -  Act 122

Damages caused by dogs to persons, animals, or property: liability and forfeiture revisions; court order to kill a dog modified [vetoed] -  AB-423

Depositions: list of disqualified persons expanded, contracts for court reporting services, and exceptions provided  -  Act 227

Identity theft provisions and certain definitions modified; unauthorized use of an entity's identifying documents or information prohibited; jurisdiction, venue, and procedure provisions; public utility service for victims of identity theft; deceptive activities re financial institutions; law enforcement agency access to driver's license photos expanded -  Act 36

Lay witness and expert witness testimony or evidence modifications; sexually violent person commitments provision [vetoed] -  SB-49

Protective headgear use or nonuse by operators and passengers of motorcycles, ATVs, and snowmobiles: introduction of evidence in certain civil actions prohibited, exceptions and recovery for damages provisions -  Act 148

Second-degree intentional homicide or second-degree reckless homicide: time limit for commencing prosecution modified -  Act 196

Sexual assault or exploitation of a child by a member of the clergy: actions for damages permitted and time limit to cover the cause of action expanded; time limit to prosecute assault by instructional staff person increased; clergy required to report sexual abuse of a child, exception provided  -  Act 279

Threat to release chemical, biological, or radioactive substances knowing it is false: crime created, definition provided; court to assess certain costs -  Act 104

Traffic violations re railroad crossings: liability imposed on vehicle owner; defense and change of venue provisions  -  Act 209

court _ reporter Court — Reporter

Depositions: list of disqualified persons expanded, contracts for court reporting services, and exceptions provided  -  Act 227

Rules of appellate procedure and rules governing court reporters, 1/1/03 [SCO no. 02-01] -  SCO

court judgments and settlements, joint committee on Court judgments and settlements, Joint committee on, see Legislature — Court judgments and settlements, Joint committee on

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

coyote Coyote, see Animal

cranberry Cranberry, see Farm produce

crane Crane, see Bird

crawford county Crawford county

Major highway development projects in Brown, Crawford, Vernon, and Winnebago counties enumerated [Sec. 1671d-t]  -  Act 33

credit Credit, see also Agricultural credit; Small loan

Overweight or oversize vehicle permits: credit card payment by telephone or Internet; fee provisions [Sec. 434, 2604]  -  Act 33

credit card Credit card, see Credit

credit union Credit union, see also Financial institution

State-chartered bank, savings bank, S&L, or credit union deceptive or misleading use of name, logo, or symbol or similar name, logo, or symbol prohibited -  Act 262

Universal banking and credit union revisions; discharge of governmental liens under the Uniform Commercial Code provision; priority of certain wage claim liens  -  Act 63