2013 Acts Index

Shelter care facility: placement of children in under a voluntary agreement permitted; DCF duties - Act 335

Treatment and diversion (TAD) grants to counties for persons charged with or convicted of AODA related offense: funding increased and reports required - Act 197

county _ jail County -- Jail, see Jail

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

County clerk duties revised; counties requiring a board of election commissioners modified; county clerk designated the chief election officer in each county and as executive director of the board of election commissioners in populous counties - Act 373

Elector registration and voting statistics: municipal clerk reporting requirements modified, GAB and Internet provisions; statistics on elector address verification postcards added; annual report on suspected election frauds, irregularities, or violations required - Act 148

National forest income: DNR to make payments to certain towns; county treasurer duty repealed [Sec. 280g, h, 286m, 500d, 1238t, 9132 (2i), 9432 (1i)] - Act 20

Notary public fees revised [Sec. 1896m-q, 2274m, 2279m] - Act 20

county _ police County -- Police, see Traffic officer

county _ road County -- Road, see Road -- County

county _ supervisor County -- Supervisor, see Milwaukee County

county _ taxation County -- Taxation, see also Shared revenue

County library levy exemption for joint libraries [Sec. 761m, 9329 (3L)] - Act 20

County property tax levy exemption for towns on Madeline Island re airport operation or maintenance or public health or economic development services under certain condition; JSCTE appendix report - Act 282

County tax levy rate limit and technical college levy rate limit eliminated [Sec. 616, 627, 1244, 9343 (1)] - Act 20

Local levy limit exception re use of unused capacity upon supermajority vote made permanent; adjustment for certain fee revenue, carry forward adjustment, and population threshold for town meeting of levy increases [Sec. 1271m-1275e] - Act 20

Referendum question authorizing exceeding the county levy limits: information necessary to prepare the question for the 2014 partisan primary may use the most recent data available, conditions specified - Act 310

Rule-making procedure revised; estate tax and county operating levy rate limit rules repealed [Admin.Code Tax 10, 21] - Act 320

county clerk County clerk, see County -- Officers

county executive County executive, see Milwaukee County

county veterans service officer County veterans service officer, see Veterans Affairs, Department of

court Court, see also Circuit court; Juvenile court; Probate code and court procedure; State Courts, Director of; Supreme Court

Drug courts: DOJ to provide grants to counties to establish and operate [Sec. 381m, 1944m] - Act 20

Jury in criminal cases shall consist of 12 persons unless a smaller number is agreed to; names of notaries public not required to be kept in the registers of officials - Act 164

Recounting votes with automatic tabulating equipment: board of canvassers may conduct recount by hand unless court orders another method - Act 176

Sexually violent person commitments: discharge and supervised release provisions revised - Act 84

court _ appellate Court -- Appellate, see also Supreme Court

Injunction, restraining order, or other final or interlocutory order suspending or restraining the enforcement of a statute made immediately appealable - Act 156

court _ circuit Court -- Circuit, see Circuit court

court _ clerk Court -- Clerk

Jury in criminal cases shall consist of 12 persons unless a smaller number is agreed to; names of notaries public not required to be kept in the registers of officials - Act 164

Municipal court practice and procedure revisions re role of circuit court clerk in filing the oath and bond of a municipal judge, signatures on citations or complaints alleging a municipal ordinance violation, municipal court judge authority to order default judgment against defendant who fails to appear at trial, and fee for transcript of electronic recording of proceedings - Act 107

court _ fee Court -- Fee

Biological specimen for DNA analysis: individuals who must submit samples expanded; immunity from liability for certain law enforcement and DHS personnel; conditions for purging records; DNA surcharge; JLC study required; JRCCP report [Sec. 388, 390, 818, 1234, 1906-1935, 1937, 2150, 2155, 2156, 2291, 2292, 2324, 2325, 2327-2329, 2343-2344c, 2353-2358, 2360w-2362, 9126 (1), 9326 (1), 9426 (1)] - Act 20

Crime prevention funding board: each county authorized to establish; duties, surcharge, and reports provisions [Sec. 514s, 1238m, 1239m, 1243m, 2291m, 2293m, 2352m, 2358m, 9129 (1e)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Crime victim and witness assistance surcharge revision [Sec. 2358d-k] - Act 20

Crime victim and witness surcharge revenue collections [Sec. 2348, 2359] - Act 20

Crime victims and witness surcharge: entire amount allocated to services for the rights of crime victims and witnesses and GPR appropriation created for grants to sexual assault victim services [Sec. 392-396, 1942, 2339, 2349-2352] - Act 20

Driver improvement surcharge revised [Sec. 2165m-o, 9345 (3u), 9445 (5u)] - Act 20

Law enforcement training and education standards revised; D.N.A. submission, testing, and collection at arrest for a violent crime provisions; D.N.A. analysis surcharge - Act 214

Municipal court fee: maximum increased - Act 53

Municipal court practice and procedure revisions re role of circuit court clerk in filing the oath and bond of a municipal judge, signatures on citations or complaints alleging a municipal ordinance violation, municipal court judge authority to order default judgment against defendant who fails to appear at trial, and fee for transcript of electronic recording of proceedings - Act 107

Out-of-state interpreter travel reimbursement [Sec. 2286-2290, 9307 (1)] - Act 20

court _ municipal Court -- Municipal

Municipal court fee: maximum increased - Act 53

Municipal court practice and procedure revisions re role of circuit court clerk in filing the oath and bond of a municipal judge, signatures on citations or complaints alleging a municipal ordinance violation, municipal court judge authority to order default judgment against defendant who fails to appear at trial, and fee for transcript of electronic recording of proceedings - Act 107

court _ procedure Court -- Procedure, see also Evidence

Asbestos trusts: pleadings, discovery, damages, assignment of claims, and sanctions provisions created re torts - Act 154

Birth certificate: adult adopted as a child may petition the court to have original information restored, except for changing the adoptee's name; impound of other birth certificates required - Act 379

Commercial bail bonds regulations and licensing provisions created, report required; DSPS duties and emergency rule provisions [Sec. 204w, 2179t, w, 2183e-s, 2187c-o, 2265ce, 2285m, 2342c-w, 9138 (1i), 9438 (1i)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Extension of an injunction modified; petitioner may request a new TRO or injunction before expiration of previous one - Act 311

Firearm possession prohibited for persons subject to an individuals-at-risk injunction; court and law enforcement may request information from DOJ re person's eligibility to possess a firearm - Act 223

Firearm prohibition notice required when serving notice for injunction hearings re domestic abuse, child abuse, or harassment; procedure for surrendering firearms after the court grants an injunction established; extending a TRO, notifying local law enforcement, and penalty provisions - Act 321

GPS and electronic monitoring re correctional purposes and persons subject to an injunction or TRO: JLC to study use of [Sec. 9127 (1z)] - Act 20

GPS pilot program and grants to counties re persons subject to TRO or injunction; domestic violence prevention or treatment center may not make the assessments [Sec. 391, 1942m, 2282-2283r, 9426 (2L)] [1942m -- partial veto] - Act 20

Human trafficking definition modified; process to vacate a conviction or adjudication or expunge the record of a victim of human trafficking; evidence of past actions in human trafficking cases; sex offense definition revised re children and lifetime supervision; strangulation added to list of offenses re intensive sanctions program, domestic abuse, and crime victim compensation; JRCCP report - Act 362

Inadmissibility of a statement or gesture of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action, administrative hearing, disciplinary proceeding, mediation, or arbitration - Act 242

Injunction, restraining order, or other final or interlocutory order suspending or restraining the enforcement of a statute made immediately appealable - Act 156

Involuntary commitment proceedings: procedure for the corporation counsel to make a limited appearance in certain cases; three-person petition provisions - Act 340

Landlord and tenant revisions re abandoned personal property, reference about rental performance, property damage due to pests or insects, disclosing building or housing code violations, local ordinances, security deposit, voiding rental agreements, unfair trade practices, and check-in sheets; towing vehicles illegally parked on private property; eviction action revisions; terminating tenancy of an offending tenant in a manufactured or mobile home community; domestic abuse protection provisions - Act 76

Legal services contract on contingency fee basis: executive agencies prohibited from entering unless the governor makes a written determination, DOA duties specified; limitations specified; report required - Act 105

Location of cell phone or other wireless telecommunications device: law enforcement prohibited from tracking without a warrant; process to apply to court for warrant created - Act 375

Marijuana and synthetic cannabinoid: local ordinance to prohibit possession of any amount allowed and prosecution for second or subsequent offense provisions - Act 293

Municipal court practice and procedure revisions re role of circuit court clerk in filing the oath and bond of a municipal judge, signatures on citations or complaints alleging a municipal ordinance violation, municipal court judge authority to order default judgment against defendant who fails to appear at trial, and fee for transcript of electronic recording of proceedings - Act 107

Overdose or adverse reaction to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog: immunity from criminal prosecution for person who seeks aid for another person; drug paraphernalia provision - Act 194

Patent or pending patent: regulations created re written communications to enforce or assert rights in connection with; DATCP and AG duties, penalty and exemptions provisions; JRCCP report - Act 339

Presentence investigation report access by the assistant AG in certain cases - Act 108

Presentence investigation: victim of a crime allowed to view portions of the report - Act 338

Prisoner reimbursement of expenses when released from jail: county or jailer shall choose to seek reimbursement of expenses by civil action or by certifying expenses as debt to DOR, medical expenses provision - Act 315

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint process changed; DHA and not State Superintendent to hold hearings, rules provision; school district does not have to comply with existing court order to terminate use of; school district prohibited from membership in an interscholastic athletic association that bars race-based team name, mascot, etc. - Act 115

Repair, replacement, and refund under new motor vehicle warranties: laws governing revised - Act 101

Sex offender registry: information provided to the general public expanded and notice from Corr.Dept or DHS to local law enforcement modified - Act 283

Sexual assault of a child statues of limitations cross-reference corrections and other revisions; suspension of concealed carry license if person is prohibited from possessing a dangerous weapon as a condition of release with a felony or misdemeanor charge (remedial legislation) - Act 167

Short-term sanctions system for violations of conditions of extended supervision, parole, probation, or deferred prosecution agreement established; temporary housing of persons on probation in county jails or houses of correction; attempt to possess a schedule I or II controlled substance or analog that is a narcotic made a felony - Act 196

Solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for providing a public record: regulations created; DATCP duties; penalties, definitions, and exception provisions - Act 247

TROs and injunctions for domestic abuse, child abuse, individuals-at-risk, and harassment revisions re stalking, contacting petitioner, essential persons at hearings, confidentiality, guardian ad litem compensation, and ex parte orders with a judge substitution - Act 322

Underage alcohol violations: retailers provided with a private right of action against violators; exception and conditions provisions - Act 65

Voluntary intoxication as defense to criminal liability eliminated - Act 307

court of appeals Court of appeals, see Court -- Appellate

cpa CPA, see Certified public accountant

craft employee Craft employee, see Apprenticeship

crane game Crane game, see Amusement

crawford county Crawford County

``Governor Patrick Lucey Highway": DOT to designate and mark portion of STH 35 in Crawford County as [Sec. 1554m] - Act 20

credit Credit, see also Small loan

Payday loans and consumer loans: definition of ``default" revised [Sec. 2178d, f] - Act 20

Rule-making procedure revised; various DFI rules modified and repealed re remote terminals, collection agencies, adjustment service companies, sales finance companies, review procedure, and mortgage bankers, brokers, and loan originators [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 10.03, 14.07, 14.08, 14.09, 40.04, 41.05, 46.01, 73.02, 73.03, 73.05, 74.07, 74.08, 74.11, 74.13, 76.03, 76.06, 76.07, 76.09, 76.11, 76.12, 76.13; DFI-CU 63.07, 63.08, 63.09; DFI-SB 12.07, 12.08, 12.09; DFI-SL 12.07, 12.08, 12.09] - Act 136

Sales tax bad debt adjustments revisions re private label credit card, dual purpose credit card, and lenders; definition provisions - Act 229

Security freeze of credit report of protected individuals: provisions and penalties created; DOJ and DATCP duties - Act 78