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426.104
(4) (ab) 1. Upon the request of any person, the administrator shall
5review any act, practice, procedure or form that has been submitted to the
6administrator in writing to determine whether the act, practice, procedure or form
7is consistent with chs. 421 to 427.
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2. The administrator may charge the person making a request under subd. 1.
9for necessary expenses incurred in conducting the review, except the administrator
10may not charge any of the following persons:
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a. A person registered under s. 426.201.
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b. A trade organization, if a majority of the members of the trade organization
13are registered under s. 426.201.
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3. Any charge assessed under subd. 2. shall be paid within 30 days after the
15date on which the administrator assesses the charge.
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426.110
(4) (b) Such notice shall be in writing and shall be sent by certified or
18registered mail, return receipt requested, to such person at the place where the
19transaction occurred, such person's principal place of business within this state, or,
20if neither will effect actual notice, the
office of the secretary of state of this state 21department of financial institutions.
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22Section 6471b. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 426 [precedes 426.201] of the
23statutes is amended to read:
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1SUBCHAPTER II
2NOTIFICATION registration
3AND FEES
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5426.201 (title)
Registration.
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426.201
(1) (intro.)
This subchapter applies The registration requirements of
8this section apply to persons who
do any of the following in this state:
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426.201
(1) (a) Make or solicit consumer credit transactions
in which a finance
11charge at a rate in excess of that permitted under s. 138.05, 1977 stats., is imposed
12as part of the initial transaction, or modifications thereof, except a person who
13engages in consumer credit transactions solely through honoring credit cards issued
14by 3rd parties not related to such person
; or.
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426.201
(2) Each person subject to
this subchapter the registration
17requirements under sub. (1) shall file
notification a registration statement with the
18administrator within 30 days after commencing business in this state, and
19thereafter, on or before
December 1 February 28 of each year. The
notification 20registration statement shall
state
include all of the following information:
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(a)
Name The name of the person
;.
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(b)
Name in The name under which
the person transacts business
is transacted 23if different from par. (a)
;.
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(c)
Address of The address of the person's principal office, which may be outside
25this state
;.
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1(d)
Address The addresses of all
of the person's offices or retail stores, if any,
2in this state
;.
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(e) If consumer transactions or other business subject to this chapter are made
4otherwise than at an office or retail store in this state, a brief description of the
5manner in which they are made
;.
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(f)
Address The address of
the person's designated agent upon whom service
7of process may be made in this state
; and.
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(g) Such other similar information as the administrator may
from time to time 9require to effectuate the purposes and policies of chs. 421 to 427.
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426.201
(2) (fm) The average monthly outstanding balance of all consumer
12credit transactions held by the person for the reporting period for which the
13registration statement is filed. In this paragraph, "average monthly outstanding
14balance" and "reporting period" have the meanings given under s. 426.202 (1m) (a).
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426.201
(3) The administrator shall adopt rules governing the filing of changes,
17additions or modifications of the
notification registration statement required by this
18section, and shall adopt rules pertaining to form, verification and similar matters
19pertaining to the
notification registration.
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426.202
(1m) Amount of registration fee. (a)
Definitions. In this subsection:
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1. "Average outstanding monthly balance" means, for any person during any
24reporting period, the amount calculated as follows:
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1a. Determining the outstanding balance of all consumer credit transactions
2that the person has entered into and that originated in this state, as of the last day
3of each month during the reporting period.
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b. Adding the outstanding balance for each month in the reporting period.
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c. Dividing the sum determined under subd. 1. b. by the number of months in
6the reporting period during which the person had outstanding consumer credit
7transactions.
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2. "Reporting period" means, for any registration statement, the last full
9calendar year preceding the date on which the registration statement is due.
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(b)
Registration fee requirement. Any person required to register under s.
11426.201 shall pay a registration fee to the administrator when the person files the
12registration statement required under s. 426.201, except that a person is not
13required to pay a registration fee under this section if the person's average
14outstanding monthly balance for that reporting period does not exceed $250,000.
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(c)
Amount of registration fee. The amount of the registration fee shall be
16determined in accordance with rates set by the administrator, subject to the
17maximum and minimum fees under pars. (d) and (e). In setting these rates, the
18administrator shall consider the costs of administering chs. 421 to 427, including the
19costs of enforcement, education and seeking voluntary compliance with chs. 421 to
20427. Subject to pars. (d) and (e), the registration fee for a person shall be based on
21the person's average monthly outstanding balance during the reporting period.
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(d)
Minimum fee. Any person required to pay a registration fee under par. (b)
23shall pay a registration fee of at least $25 per reporting period.
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1(e)
Maximum fees. Any person required to pay a registration statement under
2this section may not be required to pay a registration fee that exceeds any of the
3following:
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1. Per reporting period, $1,500.
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2. For the reporting period, 0.005% of the average monthly outstanding
6balance.
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426.202
(4) (title)
Submission of data for calculating the amount of fee. A
11person required to
file notification register under s. 426.201 shall submit such
12financial and other data as the administrator may require which will support the
13computation of the amount of the fee.
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426.202
(5) (title)
Recovery of fees.
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17426.203 Penalties. Whoever fails to comply with the registration
18requirements under s. 426.201 or fails to pay a fee required under s. 426.202 may be
19required to forfeit not more than $50. Each day that this failure continues
20constitutes a separate offense. Forfeitures received by the administrator under this
21section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.124 (1) (h) and may
22be expended from the account only for consumer or merchant education programs.
AB150-engrossed, s. 6471z
23Section 6471z. 426.203 of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
24(this act), is amended to read:
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1426.203 Penalties. Whoever fails to comply with the registration
2requirements under s. 426.201 or fails to pay a fee required under s. 426.202 may be
3required to forfeit not more than $50. Each day that this failure continues
4constitutes a separate offense. Forfeitures received by the administrator under this
5section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s.
20.124 20.144 (1) (h)
6and may be expended from the account only for consumer or merchant education
7programs.
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440.03
(7) The department shall establish the style, content and format of all
10credentials
and of all forms for applying to the department for renewal of any
11credential issued under chs. 440 to 480. When establishing the format of credential
12renewal application forms, the department shall provide a place on the form for the
13information required under s. 440.08 (2g) (b). Upon request of any person who holds
14a credential and payment of a $10 fee, the department may issue a wall certificate
15signed by the governor.
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440.03
(12) The department shall establish a procedure for making the
18determination under s. 440.08 (2r) concerning the liability of credential holders for
19delinquent taxes.
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21440.05 Standard fees. (intro.) The following standard fees apply to all
22initial credentials, except as provided in ss.
440.41
440.42, 440.43, 440.44, 440.51,
23442.06, 444.03, 444.05, 444.11, 449.17, 449.18 and 459.46:
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1440.05
(1) (a) Initial credential:
$34 $39. Each applicant for an initial
2credential shall pay the initial credential fee to the department when the application
3materials for the initial credential are submitted to the department.
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440.05
(2) Reciprocal credential
: $50
, including any credential described in s.
6440.01 (2) (d) and any credential that permits temporary practice in this state in
7whole or in part because the person holds a credential in another jurisdiction: The
8applicable credential renewal fee under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and, if an examination is
9required, an examination fee under sub. (1).
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440.05
(6) Apprentice, journeyman, student or
other temporary credential
or
12limited permit, granted pending completion of education, apprenticeship or
13examination requirements: $10.
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440.05
(7) Replacement of lost credential, name or address change on
16credential, issuance of duplicate credential or transfer of credential:
$5 $10.
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18440.055 Credit card payments. (1) The department may accept payment
19by credit card of a fee that is required to be paid to the department under chs. 440
20to 480.
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21(2) If the department permits the payment of a fee with use of a credit card
22under sub. (1), the department shall charge a credit card service charge for each
23transaction. The credit card service charge shall be in addition to the fee that is being
24paid with the credit card and shall be sufficient to pay the costs to the department
1for providing this service to persons who request it, including the cost of any services
2for which the department contracts under sub. (3).
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3(3) The department may contract for services relating to the payment of fees
4by credit card under this section.
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440.08
(2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and in ss. 440.42,
440.43,
7440.44, 440.51, 442.04, 442.06, 444.03, 444.05, 444.11, 448.065, 449.17, 449.18 and
8459.46, the renewal dates and renewal fees for credentials are as follows:
AB150-engrossed, s. 6479
9Section
6479. 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995
10Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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440.08
(2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and in ss. 440.51, 442.04,
12442.06, 444.03, 444.05, 444.11, 448.065, 449.17, 449.18 and 459.46, the renewal
13dates and renewal fees for credentials are as follows:
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440.08
(2) (a) 1. Accountant, certified public: January 1 of each even-numbered
16year;
$44 $47.
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440.08
(2) (a) 2. Accountant, public: January 1 of each even-numbered year;
19$36 $41.
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440.08
(2) (a) 3. Accounting corporation or partnership: January 1 of each
22even-numbered year;
$36 $41.
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440.08
(2) (a) 4. Acupuncturist: July 1 of each odd-numbered year;
$36 $95.
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1440.08
(2) (a) 4m. Advanced practice nurse prescriber: October 1 of each
2even-numbered year; $41.
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440.08
(2) (a) 5. Aesthetician: July 1 of each odd-numbered year;
$54 $70.
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440.08
(2) (a) 6. Aesthetics establishment: July 1 of each odd-numbered year;
7$111 $116.
