2015 Acts Index

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - Act 112

DATCP enforcement action types expanded for which a court may order a defendant to reimburse costs - Act 310

Eliminate authority of a person to bring a qui tam claim against another person making a false claim for MA [Sec. 945n, 3501p, 3504c, 4610f-r, 4639g, 9318 (3f)] - Act 55

Family members prevented from visiting or communicating with resident or ward in a facility, home, or dwelling in which the resident is receiving care and services may petition court for visitation; conditions, expedited hearing, sanctions, remedies, and definition provisions - Act 343

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - Act 376

Harassment or abuse injunctions: court may order wireless telephone service provider to transfer rights to and responsibilities for telephone number or numbers from responder to petitioner; civil liability immunity provision - Act 353

Homicide charges: included crime provision modified - Act 81

John Doe proceeding revisions re crimes that may be investigated, time limit on proceedings, costs are public record, certain judges excluded, and special prosecutors; judge may issue a search warrant - Act 64

Juvenile court procedures re change in placement for CHIPS held under a temporary physical custody (TPC) order, change in placement for child under guardianship of DCF and certain agencies, amending a consent decree, and emergency change-in-placement; other changes include change of trial of post-dispositional proceeding, change of placement when no objection is filed, case closure orders when dispositional order is terminated, and effective period of a TPC order - Act 373

Kinship care payments denied based on arrest or conviction record: petitioning DCF for hearing permitted - Act 166

Recreation vehicle registration and regulation revisions; hunting, trapping, and fishing approval and regulation revisions; place of trial for certain fish and game law violations; DNR duties and electronic system for accessing approvals and certificates; enforcement, penalty, and emergency rule provisions - Act 89

Restraining order or injunction order may include household pet provisions - Act 253

Restraining order or injunction re victim of abuse, harassment, or threats: clerk of court required to forward copy to sheriff and sheriff required to assist in serving the respondent; confidentiality, service fee, and electronic transmittal provisions - Act 349

Search warrant: court, with probable cause, may authorize re OWI violations - Act 183

Seized firearm: procedure for returning to person who owns the firearm revised - Act 141

Sobriety program: court may order participation in for certain drunk driving offenses requiring installation of an ignition interlock device; driver’s license and DOJ pilot program for frequent testing for use of alcohol or a controlled substance provisions - Act 389

Special prosecutor appointment circumstances modified; late payments to private attorneys re special prosecutor and contract with SPD do not accrue interest; DOA to approve appointment [Sec. 292, 767, 4737-4739, 9301 (3), 9333 (1)] - Act 55

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - Act 133

Structured settlement transfer procedure created - Act 94

Supplemental forfeiture allowed for certain violations against the elderly and disabled re laws DATCP has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority - Act 252

Treatment and diversion (TAD) program grants appropriation and alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol and drugs grants appropriation and conditions; DOJ and DOA duties [partial veto] - Act 388

Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (2002) adopted - Act 352

Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity: filing fee eliminated for actions brought by certain entities [Sec. 4613] - Act 55

court _ traffic Court -- Traffic

Traffic forfeiture or municipal ordinance violation case: initially heard in municipal court and reviewed by circuit court is considered ``prosecuted in circuit court" for appeals purposes - Act 12

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

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

cpa CPA, see Certified public accountant

cpr _cardiopulmonary resuscitation_ CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation), see Medical service

credit Credit, see also Agricultural credit; Small loan

Actions against financial institutions prohibited re offers, promises, agreements, or commitments not in writing; definitions and conditions provisions; does not prohibit fraudulent representation actions or claims - Act 120

LPG retailers required to obtain commercial general liability insurance; surety bond and letter of credit options eliminated - Act 327

Sales tax bad debt adjustments re private label credit card: effective date changed re 2013 WisAct 229 [Sec. 4750, 9437 (2L)] - Act 55

WCA pleading requirements revisions - Act 155

credit card Credit card, see Credit

credit union Credit union, see also Financial institution

Credit union operations statutory changes; DFI rule revisions [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-CU 63.03, 69.02, DFI-SL 12.03, DFI-SB 12.03] - Act 304

credit unions, office of Credit Unions, Office of

Credit union operations statutory changes; DFI rule revisions [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-CU 63.03, 69.02, DFI-SL 12.03, DFI-SB 12.03] - Act 304

cremation Cremation, see Funeral and funeral director

crime and criminals Crime and criminals, see also Animal -- Treatment; Children -- Abuse and neglect; Criminal identification and investigation; Drugs -- Criminal acts and law enforcement; Drunken driving; Firearms and dangerous weapons; Fraud; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile detention facility; Mental health -- Hospitals and institutes; Prison; Sentences and penalties; Service of process and papers; Sex crimes; Trespass

Accompaniment by victim advocate: victims of certain crimes have right to request re examination, consultation, proceedings, or interviews; hospital and law enforcement civil liability immunity and confidentiality provisions - Act 351

Address confidentiality program for victims of child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, or human trafficking created; DOJ to administer; exemption, voter registration, and emergency rule provisions - Act 356

Body cavity search: immunity from civil and criminal liability for physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse conducting the search - Act 238

Child sex trafficking crime expanded; child abuse definition and investigation, and juvenile court orders provisions - Act 367

Cigarette and tobacco products retailer license: first class city may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew under certain conditions; review by circuit court provision; local ordinances regulating licenses must conform to state statutes - Act 275

Crime prevention funding board (CPFB) created in each county that receives funding from certain surcharge; grants to nonprofit organizations and law enforcement agencies for crime prevention purposes; reports required [Sec. 1004, 1908, 1910, 1915, 4619, 4620, 4733, 4734, 9129 (1)] - Act 55

Derogatory information: threats to expose with intent to extort money or compel person to act against the person's will made a felony, visual and audio information provisions - Act 335

GPS device or technology: placing on person's vehicle or obtaining information from the device re the person's movements without consent made a misdemeanor; exceptions provided - Act 45

Hiding or burying a corpse illegally: felony penalty revised - Act 147

Human trafficking resource center hotline poster: DOJ to design or obtain and make available to print from its Internet site; certain businesses and public places encouraged to display it - Act 5

Intimidating a witness provision modified - Act 14

Invasion of privacy crime created re installing or using device to view under a person's clothing without consent - Act 80

John Doe proceeding revisions re crimes that may be investigated, time limit on proceedings, costs are public record, certain judges excluded, and special prosecutors; judge may issue a search warrant - Act 64

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, historic landmark designation, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - Act 176

Making a terrorist threat made a felony, conditions specified - Act 311

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - Act 223

Reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions re participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities and permanency planning for children 14 years of age or older: incorporating federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act changes into the Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Code - Act 128

Representation and distribution of nude child: criminal penalty exception for parents does not apply when the purpose is for sexual arousal, gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary gain - Act 370

Restraining order or injunction re victim of abuse, harassment, or threats: clerk of court required to forward copy to sheriff and sheriff required to assist in serving the respondent; confidentiality, service fee, and electronic transmittal provisions - Act 349

Sex-trafficking victims who are children: funding for treatment and services [Sec. 720, 1675] - Act 55

State right to work law re labor organization membership or payments to as condition of employment prohibited, misdemeanor provision - Act 1

Strip search of certain detained persons: requirement repealed re detained for at least 12 hours - Act 206

Switchblade prohibition eliminated; local governments prohibited from regulating the sale, purchase, and possession of knives; disorderly conduct provision; license to carry concealed weapon does not include knives; going armed with a concealed knife prohibition modified; ordinance or resolution prohibiting possession of knives in certain buildings permitted - Act 149

Treatment and diversion (TAD) program grants appropriation and alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol and drugs grants appropriation and conditions; DOJ and DOA duties [partial veto] - Act 388

Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (2002) adopted - Act 352

crime and criminals _ battery Crime and criminals -- Battery

Battery or threats to cause harm to a current or former judge, prosecutor, law enforcement officer, or their families: felony penalty provisions - Act 78

Bodily substances thrown or expelled at a prosecutor made a felony - Act 340

crime and criminals _ felony Crime and criminals -- Felony

Abortion law revisions re postfertilization age of unborn child, prohibition at or after 20 weeks, hospital and clinic reporting requirements, and informed consent; exemption, civil remedies, injunction, and penalty provisions - Act 56

Battery or threats to cause harm to a current or former judge, prosecutor, law enforcement officer, or their families: felony penalty provisions - Act 78

Bodily substances thrown or expelled at a prosecutor made a felony - Act 340

Crime prevention funding board (CPFB) created in each county that receives funding from certain surcharge; grants to nonprofit organizations and law enforcement agencies for crime prevention purposes; reports required [Sec. 1004, 1908, 1910, 1915, 4619, 4620, 4733, 4734, 9129 (1)] - Act 55

Derogatory information: threats to expose with intent to extort money or compel person to act against the person's will made a felony, visual and audio information provisions - Act 335

False statement re military service or honors to obtain financial or other tangible benefit made a crime - Act 30

Hiding or burying a corpse illegally: felony penalty revised - Act 147

Invasion of privacy crime created re installing or using device to view under a person's clothing without consent - Act 80

Invasion of privacy penalty increased re purposes of sexual gratification, representation of nude or partially nude person, and the person is under age 18 - Act 320

Invasion of privacy re capturing an intimate representation without consent: laws revised; surveillance device clarified, and ``consent” and other definition provisions - Act 292

Making a terrorist threat made a felony, conditions specified - Act 311

Possessing or using a firearm to commit certain crimes after being convicted of certain violent felonies: mandatory minimum period of confinement established - Act 109

Repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child: crime created; jury and penalty provisions - Act 366

Statute of limitations for second-degree or third-degree sexual assault - Act 121

Trespass on or intentionally damaging property owned by an energy provider: criminal penalties revised; definition provision - Act 158

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

Homicide charges: included crime provision modified - Act 81

crime laboratory Crime laboratory, see Justice, Department of

crime victim Crime victim