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343.50
(4g) Photograph requirement; exception. An application for an
18identification card may be processed and the identification card issued or renewed
19without a photograph being taken of the applicant if the applicant provides to the
20department an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely held religious
21belief against being photographed; identifying the religion to which he or she belongs
22or the tenets of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets of the religion
23prohibit him or her from being photographed.
SB27-SSA1, s. 2036
24Section
2036. 343.50 (4g) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
25(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB27-SSA1,1303,8
1343.50
(4g) Photograph requirement; exception. If the application for an
2identification card is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the
3application may be processed and the identification card issued or renewed without
4a photograph being taken of the applicant if the applicant provides to the department
5an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely held religious belief against
6being photographed; identifying the religion to which he or she belongs or the tenets
7of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets of the religion prohibit him
8or her from being photographed.
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343.50
(6) Renewal. At least 30 days prior to the expiration of
the an
11identification card, the department shall
mail a renewal application to the provide
12to the card holder notice of renewal of the card either by mail at the card holder's 13last-known address
of each identification card holder
or, if desired by the card holder,
14by any electronic means offered by the department. The department shall include
15with the
application notice information, as developed by all organ procurement
16organizations in cooperation with the department, that promotes anatomical
17donations and which relates to the anatomical donation opportunity available under
18s. 343.175. The fee for a renewal identification card shall be $18, which card shall
19be valid for 8 years, except that a card that is issued to a person who is not a United
20States citizen and who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under
21s. 343.14 (2) (er) shall expire on the date that the person's legal presence in the United
22States is no longer authorized. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14
23(2) (er) does not state the date that the person's legal presence in the United States
24is no longer authorized, then the card shall be valid for 8 years.
The department may
25renew an identification card by mail or by any electronic means available to the
1department, but the department may not make consecutive renewals by mail or
2electronic means.
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343.50
(6) Renewal notice. At least 30 days prior to the expiration of an
6identification card, the department shall provide to the card holder notice of renewal
7of the card either by mail at the card holder's last-known address or, if desired by
8the card holder, by any electronic means offered by the department. If the card was
9issued or last renewed based upon the person's presenting of any documentary proof
10specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., the notice shall inform the card holder of the
11requirement under s. 343.165 (4) (c). The department shall include with the notice
12information, as developed by all organ procurement organizations in cooperation
13with the department, that promotes anatomical donations and which relates to the
14anatomical donation opportunity available under s. 343.175. The department may
15renew an identification card by mail or by any electronic means available to the
16department, but the department may not make consecutive renewals by mail or
17electronic means.
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345.05
(2) A person suffering any damage proximately resulting from the
21negligent operation of a motor vehicle owned and operated by a municipality
or
22authority, which damage was occasioned by the operation of the motor vehicle in the
23course of its business, may file a claim for damages against the municipality
or
24authority concerned and the governing body of the municipality
, or the board of
25directors of the authority, may allow, compromise, settle and pay the claim. In this
1subsection, a motor vehicle is deemed owned and operated by a municipality
or
2authority if the vehicle is either being rented or leased, or is being purchased under
3a contract whereby the municipality
or authority will acquire title.
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346.503
(1m) (g) This subsection does not affect the authority under s. 101.13
6of the department of
commerce safety and professional services to require by rule the
7reservation of parking spaces for use by a motor vehicle used by a physically disabled
8person.
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346.503
(4) The department, after consulting with the department of
11commerce safety and professional services, shall promulgate rules governing the
12design, size and installation of the official traffic signs required under sub. (2) or
13(2m).
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348.27
(11m) (d) The secretary of transportation may limit the application of
16permits issued under this subsection to specific areas of the state or to specific
17highways. A permit authorized under this subsection takes effect upon the mailing
18or delivery of a complete application and the required fee to the department. A
19permit authorized under this subsection is valid for up to 90 days, as determined by
20the secretary of transportation.
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350.12
(4) (bg) 2. For fiscal year
2001-02 2011-12, and for each fiscal year
23thereafter, the department shall calculate an amount equal to the number of trail use
24stickers issued under sub. (3j) in the previous fiscal year multiplied by
$15 $32 and
25shall credit this amount to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cw). From
1the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cw), the department shall make
2payments to the department or a county for the purposes specified in par. (b). The
3department shall make payments under par. (bm) for trail maintenance costs that
4were incurred in the previous fiscal year and that exceed the maximum specified
5under par. (b) 1. before making payments for any of the other purposes specified in
6par. (b).
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425.2065
(1) In this section, "law enforcement agency" means the police
9department, combined protective services department under s.
60.553, 61.66
, or
1062.13 (2e), or sheriff, that has primary responsibility for providing police protection
11services in the city, village, or town in which a repossession is expected to occur.
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13428.211 Parity Exemption for federally insured depository
14institutions. This subchapter does not apply to any state chartered
or federally
15chartered bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit
16union, or to any subsidiary of
such a
state chartered bank, trust company, savings
17and loan association, savings bank, or credit union
, to the extent that federal law
18preempts or prohibits the application of the provisions of this subchapter to a
19federally chartered bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank,
20or credit union of the same type.
SB27-SSA1, s. 2044
21Section
2044. Chapter 440 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,1306,2523
DEPARTMENT OF
REGULATION AND
24
LICENSING safety and
25
professional services
SB27-SSA1,1307,32
440.01
(1) (aj) "Department" means the department of
regulation and licensing 3safety and professional services.
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440.01
(1) (g) "Secretary" means the secretary of
regulation and licensing 6safety and professional services.
SB27-SSA1,1307,98
440.01
(2) (cs) "Minority group member" has the meaning given in s.
560.036 916.287 (1) (f).
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440.03
(1) The department may promulgate rules defining uniform procedures
12to be used by the department,
the real estate board, the real estate appraisers board,
13and all examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards attached to the
14department or an examining board, for receiving, filing and investigating
15complaints, for commencing disciplinary proceedings and for conducting hearings.
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440.03
(1m) The department may promulgate rules specifying the number of
18business days within which the department or any examining board or affiliated
19credentialing board in the department must review and make a determination on an
20application for a permit, as defined in s.
560.41 (2)
227.116 (1g), that is issued under
21chs. 440 to 480.
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440.03
(3q) Notwithstanding sub. (3m), the department of
regulation and
24licensing safety and professional services shall investigate any report that it receives
25under s. 146.40 (4r) (em).
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440.03
(11m) (b) The
department real estate examining board shall deny an
3application for an initial credential or deny an application for credential renewal or
4for reinstatement of an inactive license under s. 452.12 (6) (e) if any information
5required under par. (a) is not included in the application form or, in the case of an
6applicant who is an individual and who does not have a social security number, if the
7statement required under par. (am) is not included with the application form.
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440.03
(11m) (c) The department of
regulation and licensing safety and
10professional services may not disclose a social security number obtained under par.
11(a) to any person except the coordinated licensure information system under s.
12441.50 (7); the department of children and families for purposes of administering s.
1349.22; and, for a social security number obtained under par. (a) 1., the department
14of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and
15administering state taxes.
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440.03
(12m) The department of
regulation and licensing safety and
18professional services shall cooperate with the departments of justice, children and
19families, and health services in developing and maintaining a computer linkup to
20provide access to information regarding the current status of a credential issued to
21any person by the department of
regulation and licensing safety and professional
22services, including whether that credential has been restricted in any way.
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440.04
(3) Control the allocation, disbursement
, and budgeting of the funds
25received by the examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards in connection
1with their credentialing and regulation
, including the reimbursement of board
2members for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in
3the performance of their duties.
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440.08
(2) (a) 15g. Bail bond surety corporation: December 1 of each year.
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440.08
(2) (a) 15r. Bail bond surety agent: June 1 of each year.
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440.13
(1) (b) "Memorandum of understanding" means a memorandum of
10understanding entered into by the department of
regulation and licensing safety and
11professional services and the department of children and families under s. 49.857.
SB27-SSA1,1309,1913
440.13
(2) (a) With respect to a credential granted by the department, the
14department shall restrict, limit
, or suspend a credential or deny an application for
15an initial credential
or for reinstatement of an inactive license under s. 452.12 (6) (e) 16if the credential holder or applicant is delinquent in paying support or fails to comply,
17after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of
18children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related
19to support or paternity proceedings.
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440.13
(2) (c) With respect to a credential granted by a credentialing board, a
22credentialing board shall restrict, limit or suspend a credential held by a person or
23deny an application for an initial credential
or for reinstatement of an inactive
24license under s. 452.12 (6) (e) when directed to do so by the department.
SB27-SSA1,1310,12
1440.22
(2) In any disciplinary proceeding against a holder of a credential in
2which the department or an examining board, affiliated credentialing board or board
3in the department orders suspension, limitation or revocation of the credential or
4reprimands the holder, the department, examining board, affiliated credentialing
5board or board may, in addition to imposing discipline, assess all or part of the costs
6of the proceeding against the holder. Costs assessed under this subsection are
7payable to the department. Interest shall accrue on costs assessed under this
8subsection at a rate of 12% per year beginning on the date that payment of the costs
9are due as ordered by the department, examining board, affiliated credentialing
10board or board. Upon the request of the department of
regulation and licensing 11safety and professional services, the department of justice may commence an action
12to recover costs assessed under this subsection and any accrued interest.
SB27-SSA1,1310,1714
440.905
(1) In addition to the other duties and powers of the board under this
15subchapter, the board shall advise the secretary of
regulation and licensing safety
16and professional services on matters relating to cemeteries, to this chapter, or to the
17board.
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440.92
(2) (d) A preneed seller may not sell any undeveloped space unless the
20plans for the construction of the mausoleum have been submitted to the department
21of
commerce safety and professional services for approval under s. 157.12 (2) (a) and
22the preneed sales contract includes the following language in not less than 10-point
23boldface type: "THE PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE MAUSOLEUM SPACE
24HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
SAFETY
25AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR APPROVAL. THE SELLER IS
1RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE
2PLANS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE SAFETY AND
3PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION, AND OBTAIN
4CERTIFICATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
5COMMERCE SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES."
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440.945
(5) (b) The department of justice or any district attorney, upon
8informing the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the
9name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of
10this section. The court may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such orders or
11judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered
12because of the acts or practices involved in the action, if proof of such loss is submitted
13to the satisfaction of the court. The department of justice may subpoena persons and
14require the production of books and other documents, and may request the
15department of
regulation and licensing safety and professional services to exercise
16its authority under par. (a) to aid in the investigation of alleged violations of this
17section.
SB27-SSA1, s. 3212m
18Section 3212m. Subchapter XV of Chapter 440 [precedes 440.9991] of the
19statutes is created to read:
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subchapter XV
22
bail bond sureties
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23440.9991 Definitions. In this subchapter:
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24(1) "Licensed bail bond surety agent" or "bail bond surety agent" means a
25person licensed under s. 440.9993 (2).
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1(2) "Licensed bail bond surety corporation" or "bail bond surety corporation"
2means a person licensed under s. 440.9993 (1).
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3440.9992 License required. No person may be compensated to act as a surety
4for a bond under ch. 969 unless the person is a licensed bail bond surety corporation
5or agent. A licensed bail bond surety corporation or agent shall be compensated at
6the rate established under s. 969.12 (2).
SB27-SSA1,1312,9
7440.9993 Licensure. (1) Bail bond surety corporations. The department
8shall grant a license as a bail bond surety corporation to a business entity, as
9defined in s. 13.62 (5), if all of the following apply:
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(a) The business submits an application to the department on a form
11provided by the department.
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(b) The business pays the initial credential fee of $1,000.
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(c) The business submits, in addition to any other information required by
14the department, evidence satisfactory to the department, including financial
15information, that the business is qualified to act as a surety for others in this
16state, except that the business is not required to be organized under the laws of
17this state.
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18(2) Bail bond surety agents. The department shall grant a license as a bail
19bond surety agent to a person if all of the following apply:
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(a) The person submits an application to the department on a form provided
21by the department.
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(b) The person pays the initial credential fee of $1,000.
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(c) The person submits, in addition to any other information required by the
24department, evidence satisfactory to the department that the person is an agent
25of a licensed bail bond surety corporation.
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1(3) List of bail bond surety corporations and agents. Annually, the
2department shall provide a list of all licensed bail bond surety corporations and
3agents to the clerk of circuit court in each county.
SB27-SSA1,1313,7
4440.9994 Renewal. (1) Renewal dates. The renewal dates for licenses
5granted under this subchapter are specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 15g. and 15r.
6Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by
7the department and shall include an annual renewal fee of $1,000.
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8(2) Licensure renewal for bail bond surety corporations. In addition to
9any other information required by the department, a licensed bail bond surety
10corporation shall submit with its renewal application evidence satisfactory to the
11department, including financial information, that the bail bond surety corporation
12continues to be, at the time the surety corporation applies for renewal, a business
13that is qualified to act as a surety for others in this state.
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14(3) Licensure renewal for bail bond surety agents. In addition to any
15other information required by the department, a licensed bail bond surety agent
16shall submit with its renewal application evidence satisfactory to the department
17that the bail bond surety agent, at the time the surety agent applies for renewal,
18is an agent of a licensed bail bond surety corporation in good standing with the
19department.
SB27-SSA1,1313,22
20440.9995 Rules. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to
21administer this subchapter, including rules of conduct by bail bond surety
22corporations and agents.
SB27-SSA1,1314,3
23440.9996 Disciplinarily proceedings and actions. (1) Investigations
24and hearings. Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
25department may conduct investigations and hearings to determine whether a
1violation of this subchapter, any rule promulgated under this subchapter, or any
2other law applicable to bail bond surety corporations or agents, including ch. 969,
3has occurred.
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4(2) Penalties. (a) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
5department may reprimand a bail bond surety corporation or agent or deny, limit,
6suspend, or revoke a license granted under this subchapter if the department
7finds that an applicant for licensure under this subchapter, a licensed bail bond
8surety corporation, or a licensed bail bond surety agent, has done any of the
9following:
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1. Intentionally made a material misstatement in an application for a
11license or for renewal of a license.
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2. Advertised in a manner that is false or misleading.
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3. In the course of acting as a bail bond surety corporation or agent, made a
14substantial misrepresentation that was relied upon by another person.