Wisconsin Legislature: 32,3492

767.215 (5) (a) (intro.) When Except as provided in par. (am), when the petition under this section is filed with the court, the party filing the petition shall submit a separate form, furnished by the court, containing all of the following:

32,3479 Section 3479. 767.215 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

767.215 (5) (a) 2. The name, date of birth, and social security number of each minor child of the parties and of each child who was born to the wife during the marriage and who is a minor.

32,3480 Section 3480. 767.215 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

767.215 (5) (am) In an action to determine the paternity of a child, the party who filed the petition shall submit the form under par. (a) within 5 days after paternity is adjudicated.

32,3481 Section 3481. 767.215 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

767.215 (5) (b) A form submitted under this subsection shall be maintained with the confidential information required under s. 767.54 767.127 or maintained separately from the case file. The form may be disclosed only to the parties and their attorneys, a county child support enforcement agency, and any other person authorized by law or court order to have access to the information on the form.

32,3482 Section 3482. 767.511 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

767.511 (6) Interest on arrearage. (intro.) A party ordered to pay child support under this section shall pay simple interest at the rate of 1% per month on any amount in arrears that is equal to or greater than the amount of child support due in one month. If the party no longer has a current obligation to pay child support, interest at the rate of 1% per month shall accrue on the total amount of child support in arrears, if any. Interest under this subsection is in lieu of interest computed under s. 807.01 (4), 814.04 (4), or 815.05 (8) and is paid to the department or its designee under s. 767.57. Except as provided in s. 767.57 (1m) and except as required under federal statutes or regulations, the department or its designee shall apply all payments received for child support as follows:

32,3484k Section 3484k. 799.01 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

799.01 (1) (c) Replevins. Actions for replevin under ss. 810.01 to 810.13 where the value of the property claimed does not exceed $5,000 $10,000.

32,3484m Section 3484m. 799.01 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

799.01 (1) (cr) Third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and tort claims. Third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and actions based in tort, where the amount claimed is $5,000 or less.

32,3484n Section 3484n. 799.01 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

799.01 (1) (d) (intro.) Other civil actions where the amount claimed is $5,000 $10,000 or less, if the actions or proceedings are:

32,3484q Section 3484q. 799.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

799.01 (2) Permissive use of small claims procedure. A taxing authority may use the procedure in this chapter in an action to recover a tax from a person liable for that tax where the amount claimed, including interest and penalties, is $5,000 $10,000 or less. This chapter is not the exclusive procedure for those actions.

32,3490g Section 3490g. 814.63 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

814.63 (3m) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), if a defendant is required to appear in court, in addition to any forfeiture, costs, fees, or surcharges it imposes, the court shall impose and collect from the defendant any costs charged to or paid by a law enforcement agency for the withdrawal of the defendant's blood if the court finds that the defendant violated s. 23.33 (4c), 30.681, 346.63, or 350.101, or a local ordinance in conformity therewith.

(b) Except as provided in par. (d), if at the time the court finds that the defendant committed the violation, the law enforcement agency has not paid or been charged with the costs of withdrawing the defendant's blood, the court shall impose and collect the costs the law enforcement agency reasonably expects to be charged for the withdrawal, based on the current charges for this procedure.

(c) The court shall disburse the amounts it collects under this subsection to the law enforcement agency that requested the blood withdrawal.

(d) The court may not impose on the defendant any cost for an alternative test provided free of charge as described in s. 343.305 (4).

32,3490r Section 3490r. 814.65 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

814.65 (4m) Blood test fee. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), if a defendant is required to appear in municipal court, in addition to any forfeiture, costs, fees, or surcharges it imposes, the municipal court shall impose and collect from the defendant any costs charged to or paid by a law enforcement agency for the withdrawal of the defendant's blood if the court finds that the defendant violated a local ordinance in conformity with s. 23.33 (4c), 30.681, 346.63, or 350.101.

(c) The court shall disburse the amounts it collects under this subsection to the law enforcement agency that requested the blood withdrawal.

(d) The court may not impose on the defendant any cost for an alternative test provided free of charge as described in s. 343.305 (4).

32,3491 Section 3491. 815.18 (3) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

815.18 (3) (o) Tuition units. Tuition units purchased under s. 14.63 16.64.

32,3492 Section 3492. 815.18 (3) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

815.18 (3) (p) College savings accounts. An interest in a college savings account under s. 14.64 16.641.

32,3492m Section 3492m. 846.35 of the statutes is repealed.

32,3492r Section 3492r. 885.60 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

885.60 (2) (a) Except as may otherwise be provided by law, a defendant in a criminal case and a respondent in a matter listed in sub. (1) is entitled to be physically present in the courtroom at all critical stages of the proceedings, including evidentiary hearings, trials or fact-finding hearings, plea hearings at which a plea of guilty or no contest, or an admission, will be offered, and sentencing or dispositional hearings.

32,3492w Section 3492w. 885.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

885.60 (2) (d) If an objection is made by the defendant or respondent in a matter listed in sub. (1), regarding any proceeding where he or she is entitled to be physically present in the courtroom, the court shall sustain the objection. For all other proceedings in a matter listed in sub. (1), the court shall determine the objection in the exercise of its discretion under the criteria set forth in s. 885.56.

32,3495 Section 3495. 891.45 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

891.45 (1) (b) "Municipal fire fighter" includes any person designated as primarily a fire fighter under s. 60.553 (2), 61.66 (2), or 62.13 (2e) (b) and any person under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a fire fighter during the 5-year qualifying period took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.

32,3496 Section 3496. 891.453 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

891.453 (1) (c) "Fire fighter" means a state, county, or municipal fire fighter who is covered under s. 891.45 and any person under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a fire fighter took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.

32,3497 Section 3497. 891.453 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

891.453 (1) (d) "Law enforcement officer" means any person employed by the state or by a county or a municipality for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances which he or she is employed to enforce. "Law enforcement officer" includes a person under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a police officer took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.

32,3498 Section 3498. 891.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

891.455 (1) In this section, "state, county, or municipal fire fighter" means a fire fighter who is covered under s. 891.45 and any person under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a fire fighter during the 10-year qualifying period specified in sub. (2) took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.

32,3500 Section 3500. 893.82 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

893.82 (9) For purposes of this section, any employee of the state of Minnesota performing services for this state pursuant to a valid agreement between this state and the state of Minnesota providing for interchange of employees or services is considered to have the same status an as employee of this state performing the same services for this state, and any employee of this state who performs services for the state of Minnesota pursuant to such an agreement is considered to have the same status as when performing the same services for this state in any action brought under the laws of this state.

32,3501 Section 3501. 893.925 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

893.925 (2) (a) An action to recover damages for mining-related injuries under s. 107.32 shall be brought within 3 years of the date on which the death or injury occurs unless the department of commerce safety and professional services gives written notice within the time specified in this subsection that a claim has been filed with it under sub. (1), in which case an action based on the claim may be brought against the person to whom the notice is given within one year after the final resolution, including any appeal, of the claim or within the time specified in this subsection, whichever is longer.

32,3502 Section 3502. 895.07 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:

895.07 (13) Brochure. The department of commerce safety and professional services shall prepare a brochure explaining the process under this section and shall provide that brochure to contractors.

32,3503 Section 3503. 895.441 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

895.441 (5) Silence agreements. Any provision in a contract or agreement relating to the settlement of any claim by a patient against a therapist that limits or eliminates the right of the patient to disclose sexual contact by the therapist to a subsequent therapist, the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services, the department of health services, the injured patients and families compensation fund peer review council, or a district attorney is void.

32,3503g Section 3503g. 895.453 of the statutes is created to read:

895.453 Payments of chiropractic services from attorney contingency fees. (1) In this section:

(a) "Chiropractor" means a person licensed under ch. 446.

(b) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle, including a combination of 2 or more vehicles or an articulated vehicle, which is self-propelled, except a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail.

(2) Notwithstanding s. 803.03, if all of the following conditions exist, fees for chiropractic services provided to an injured person shall be paid out of the amount of fees due to his or her attorney under the contingency fee arrangement made between the person and the attorney:

(a) The person is injured as the result of a motor vehicle accident.

(b) The services were provided by a chiropractor because of the injuries arising from the motor vehicle accident.

(d) The person receives an amount under a settlement agreement that is less than his or her damages.

(e) Prior to the person's acceptance of the settlement agreement, the chiropractor has not been paid for his or her services and has provided written notification to the person's attorney of the services that were provided to the person.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (4), if the conditions under sub. (2) are met, the distribution of the amount due under the contingency fee arrangement shall be allocated on a pro rata basis between the person's attorney and each chiropractor who provided services, based on the percentage obtained by comparing the outstanding fees owed to the attorney and each chiropractor to the aggregate outstanding attorney and chiropractic fees.

(4) This section does not apply if any of the following exist:

(a) The chiropractor is eligible for payment for the services provided to the person under any health insurance contract or self-insured health plan.

(b) The chiropractor is eligible for payment for the services provided to the person under any governmental health plan or program, including Medicaid or Medicare.

32,3504 Section 3504. 895.46 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

895.46 (10) Any employee of the state of Minnesota who is named as a defendant and who is found liable as a result of performing services for this state under a valid agreement between this state and the state of Minnesota providing for interchange of employees or services shall be indemnified by this state to the same extent as an employee of this state performing the same services for this state pursuant to this section.

32,3508v Section 3508v. 904.085 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

904.085 (2) (a) "Mediation" means mediation under s. 93.50 (3), conciliation under s. 111.54, mediation under s. 111.11, 111.70 (4) (cg) or (cm) 3. or 111.87, mediation under s. 115.797, negotiation under s. 289.33 (9), mediation under ch. 655 or s. 767.405, or any similar statutory, contractual or court-referred process facilitating the voluntary resolution of disputes. "Mediation" does not include binding arbitration or appraisal.

32,3509 Section 3509. 908.03 (6m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

908.03 (6m) (c) 3. If upon a properly authorized request of an attorney, the health care provider refuses, fails, or neglects to supply within 2 business days a legible certified duplicate of its records for the fees under s. 146.83 (1f) (c) or (d) or (1h) (b) or (c) or (3f), whichever are is applicable.

32,3512 Section 3512. 938.02 (14m) of the statutes is repealed.

32,3515 Section 3515. 938.245 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

938.245 (2) (a) 4. `Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment and education.' That the juvenile participate in an alcohol and other drug abuse outpatient treatment program, a court-approved pupil assistance program provided by the juvenile's school board, or a court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program, if an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment under subd. 3. recommends outpatient treatment, intervention, or education. The juvenile's participation in a court-approved pupil assistance program is subject to the approval of the juvenile's school board.

32,3516 Section 3516. 938.295 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

938.295 (1g) Report of results and recommendations. If the court orders an alcohol or other drug abuse assessment under sub. (1), the approved treatment facility shall, within 14 days after the order, report the results of the assessment to the court, except that, if requested by the facility and if the juvenile is not held in secure or nonsecure custody, the court may extend the period for assessment for not more than 20 additional working days. The report shall include a recommendation as to whether the juvenile is in need of treatment, intervention, or education relating to the use or abuse of alcohol beverages, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs and, if so, shall recommend a service plan and appropriate treatment from an approved treatment facility, intervention from a court-approved pupil assistance program, or education from a court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program.

32,3517 Section 3517. 938.32 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

938.32 (1g) (b) That the juvenile participate in a court-approved pupil assistance program provided by the juvenile's school board or a court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program. The juvenile's participation in a court-approved pupil assistance program is subject to the approval of the juvenile's school board.

32,3517g Section 3517g. 938.34 (3) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

938.34 (3) (f) 1. The placement may be for any combination of single or consecutive days totalling not more than 30 180, including any placement under pars. (a) to (e). The juvenile shall be given credit against the period of detention or nonsecure custody imposed under this paragraph for all time spent in secure detention in connection with the course of conduct for which the detention or nonsecure custody was imposed.

32,3517r Section 3517r. 938.34 (3) (f) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

938.34 (3) (f) 4. If a juvenile's placement under this paragraph exceeds 30 days, whether or not consecutive, the county department shall offer the juvenile alcohol or other drug abuse treatment, counseling, and education services under par. (6r). The payment for those services shall be in accordance with s. 938.361.

32,3519 Section 3519. 938.34 (14s) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

938.34 (14s) (b) 3. Participate in a court-approved pupil assistance program provided by the juvenile's school board or an alcohol or other drug abuse education program. The juvenile's participation in a court-approved pupil assistance program under this subdivision is subject to the approval of the juvenile's school board.

32,3520 Section 3520. 938.34 (14s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

938.34 (14s) (d) If the juvenile completes the alcohol or other drug abuse treatment program, court-approved pupil assistance program or court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program, the approved treatment facility, court-approved pupil assistance program or court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program shall, with the written informed consent of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12, the written informed consent of the juvenile's parent, notify the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile that the juvenile has complied with the order and the court shall notify the juvenile of whether or not the original dispositional order will be reinstated.

32,3521 Section 3521. 938.34 (14s) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

938.34 (14s) (e) If an approved treatment facility , court-approved pupil assistance program or court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program, with the written informed consent of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12, the written informed consent of the juvenile's parent, notifies the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile that a juvenile is not participating in, or has not satisfactorily completed, a recommended alcohol or other drug abuse treatment program, a court-approved pupil assistance program or a court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program, the court shall impose the original disposition under par. (a) or (am).