AB687: Bill Text

AB687,112 Section 112. 340.01 (15q) of the statutes is renumbered 340.01 (38r).

Note: Places definition in alphabetical order.

AB687,113 Section 113. 345.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,43,21 345.20 (1) (a) "Judge" has the meaning specified in s. 967.02 (6) (2m).

Note: See the renumbering of s. 967.02 (6) by this bill.

AB687,114 Section 114. 409.102 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,44,15 409.102 (1) (ag) "Account", " except as used in "account for"," means a right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance; for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of; for services rendered or to be rendered; for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued; for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred; for energy provided or to be provided; for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract; arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card; or as winnings in a lottery or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a state, governmental unit of a state, or person licensed or authorized to operate the game by a state or governmental unit of a state. The term includes health-care-insurance receivables. The term does not include rights to payment evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument; commercial tort claims; deposit accounts; investment property; letter-of-credit rights or letters of credit; or rights to payment for money or funds advanced or sold, other than rights arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,115 Section 115. 409.102 (1) (as) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,44,18 409.102 (1) (as) (intro.) "Accounting"," except as used in "accounting for"," means a record:

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,116 Section 116. 409.102 (1) (mg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,44,22 409.102 (1) (mg) "Jurisdiction of organization "," with respect to a registered organization, means the jurisdiction under whose law the organization is formed or organized.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,117 Section 117. 409.102 (1) (pg) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,45,3 409.102 (1) (pg) (intro.) "Person related to"," with respect to an individual, means:

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,118 Section 118. 409.102 (1) (ps) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,45,6 409.102 (1) (ps) (intro.) "Proceeds"," except as used in s. 409.609 (2), means the following property:

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,119 Section 119. 409.102 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,45,11 409.102 (1) (r) "Record"," except as used in "for record"," "of record"," "record or legal title"," and "record owner"," means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or which that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,120 Section 120. 409.102 (1) (sg) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,45,14 409.102 (1) (sg) (intro.) "Send", " in connection with a record or notification, means:

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,121 Section 121. 440.01 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,45,18 440.01 (1) (d) "Limit"," when used in reference to limiting a credential, means to impose conditions and requirements upon the holder of the credential, to restrict the scope of the holder's practice, or both.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,122 Section 122. 440.01 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,46,3 440.01 (1) (f) "Revoke", " when used in reference to revoking a credential, means to completely and absolutely terminate the credential and all rights, privileges, and authority previously conferred by the credential.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,123 Section 123. 440.01 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,46,7 440.01 (1) (h) "Suspend"," when used in reference to suspending a credential, means to completely and absolutely withdraw and withhold for a period of time all rights, privileges, and authority previously conferred by the credential.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,124 Section 124. 631.02 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,46,11 631.02 Definition. "Interest of the insured"," when used in an insurance policy, includes the interest of the named insured and of any other person with whom the named insured holds the insured property in joint tenancy or as marital property.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,125 Section 125. 706.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,46,15 706.01 (7) "Homestead", as used in this chapter, means the dwelling, and so much of the land surrounding it as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, but not less than one-fourth acre, if available, and not exceeding 40 acres.

Note: Deletes redundant phrase.

AB687,126 Section 126. 753.06 (2) (a), (5) (b), (6) (c) and (e), (7) (f) and (h), (9) (f) and (10) (am), (d) and (k) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB687,46,19 753.06 (2) (a) Kenosha County. The circuit has 7 branches. Commencing August 1, 2009, the circuit has 8 branches.

AB687,46,21 (5) (b) Green County. The circuit has one branch. Commencing August 1, 2009, the circuit has 2 branches.

AB687,47,2 (6) (c) Dodge County. The circuit has 3 branches. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 4 branches.

AB687,47,4 (e) Juneau County. The circuit has one branch. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 2 branches.

AB687,47,6 (7) (f) La Crosse County. The circuit has 4 branches. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 5 branches.

AB687,47,8 (h) Monroe County. The circuit has 2 branches. Commencing August 1, 2010, the circuit has 3 branches.

AB687,47,10 (9) (f) Lincoln County. The circuit has one branch. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 2 branches.

AB687,47,12 (10) (am) Barron County. The circuit has 2 branches. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 3 branches.

AB687,47,14 (d) Chippewa County. The circuit has 2 branches. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 3 branches.

AB687,47,16 (k) St. Croix County. The circuit has 3 branches. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 4 branches.

Note: Removes obsolete transition provisions.

AB687,127 Section 127. 758.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,47,21 758.01 (2) The supreme court may establish and charge fees for photocopying, microfilm copying, books, generation of copies of documents from optical disk disc or electronic storage, computer services, and other services provided by the state law library. The fees are subject to the cost limitations under ss. 19.35 (3) and 20.908.

AB687,128 Section 128. 766.56 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,48,2 766.56 (2) (a) The recording, under s. 59.43 (1) (1c) (r), of a marital property agreement or a unilateral statement or revocation under s. 766.59 does not constitute actual or constructive notice to 3rd parties. This paragraph does not affect the application of ch. 706.

Note: Amends cross-reference consistent with the renumbering of s. 59.43 (1) by this bill.

AB687,129 Section 129. 766.58 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,48,6 766.58 (11) Married persons or persons intending to marry each other may record a marital property agreement in the county register of deeds office under s. 59.43 (1) (1c) (r).

Note: Amends cross-reference consistent with the renumbering of s. 59.43 (1) by this bill.

AB687,130 Section 130. 766.59 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,48,9 766.59 (2) (c) The executing spouse may record the statement in the county register of deeds office under s. 59.43 (1) (1c) (r).

Note: Amends cross-reference consistent with the renumbering of s. 59.43 (1) by this bill.

AB687,131 Section 131. 766.59 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,48,15 766.59 (4) A statement may be revoked in writing by the executing spouse. The revoking spouse shall notify the other spouse of the revocation by personally delivering a copy to the other spouse or by sending a copy by certified mail to the other spouse's last-known address. The revoking spouse may record the revocation in the county register of deeds office under s. 59.43 (1) (1c) (r).

Note: Amends cross-reference consistent with the renumbering of s. 59.43 (1) by this bill.

AB687,132 Section 132. 779.97 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,48,20 779.97 (4) (a) 2. Any other officer described in sub. (2), the officer shall make the endorsements required under s. 59.43 (1) (1c) (e) and (f) and forthwith file or record the notice and enter it in the index under s. 59.43 (9). Notices under this subdivision are subject to s. 59.43 (4) (a).

Note: Amends cross-reference consistent with the renumbering of s. 59.43 (1) by this bill.

AB687,133 Section 133. 779.97 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,49,12 779.97 (4) (b) 2. If a certificate of release is presented to the department of financial institutions for filing, the filing officer shall cause the certificate to be dealt with in accordance with s. 409.513 as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of chs. 401 to 411, and the filing officer may remove the notice of federal lien and any related refiling of a notice of lien, certificate of nonattachment, discharge, or subordination from the files at any time after receipt of the certificate of release, but the department of financial institutions shall keep the certificate of release or a microfilm or other photographic record or optical disk disc or electronic record of the certificate of release in a file, separate from those containing currently effective notices of liens, for a period of 30 years after the date of filing of the certificate of release.

AB687,134 Section 134. 801.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,49,16 801.01 (1) Kinds. Proceedings in the courts are divided into actions and special proceedings. "Action", as used in In chs. 801 to 847, "action" includes "special proceeding" unless a specific provision of procedure in special proceedings exists.

Note: Restructures section consistent with current style for definitions.

AB687,135 Section 135. 851.065 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,49,20 851.065 Devise. "Devise"," when used as a noun, means a testamentary disposition of any real or personal property by will. "Devise "," when used as a verb, means to dispose of any real or personal property by will.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.

AB687,136 Section 136. 851.72 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,50,6 851.72 (2) Keep a court record of every proceeding in the court under chs. 54 and 851 to 879 under its proper title, a brief statement of the nature of the proceeding and of all papers filed therein, with the date of filing and a reference to where minute records can be found or to the microfilm or optical disk disc or electronic file where papers have been stored so that the court record is a complete index or brief history of each proceeding from beginning to final disposition.

AB687,137 Section 137. 851.72 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,50,10 851.72 (5) Keep an alphabetical index to the court record and the file containing the original documents or microfilm, optical disk disc, or electronic copies thereof.

AB687,138 Section 138. 853.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,50,22 853.09 (2) Duty of register in probate. The register in probate shall issue a receipt for the deposit of the will and shall maintain a registry of all wills deposited. The original will, unless withdrawn under sub. (3) or opened in accordance with s. 856.03 after death of the testator, shall be kept on file for the period provided in SCR chapter 72; thereafter the register may either retain the original will or open the envelope, copy or reproduce the will for confidential record storage purposes by microfilm, optical disk disc, electronic format, or other method of comparable retrievability and destroy the original. If satisfactorily identified, the reproduction is admissible in court for probate or any other purpose the same as the original document. Wills deposited with the county judge under s. 238.15, 1967 stats., shall be transferred to the register in probate and become subject to this section.

AB687,139 Section 139. 889.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,51,16 889.29 (1) If any business, institution, or member of a profession or calling in the regular course of business or activity has kept or recorded any memorandum, writing, entry, print, representation, or combination thereof, of any act, transaction, occurrence, or event, and in the regular course of business has caused any or all of the same to be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic, or other process which that accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for so reproducing the original, or to be recorded on an optical disk disc or in electronic format, the original may be destroyed in the regular course of business, unless its preservation is required by law. Such reproduction or optical disk disc record, when reduced to comprehensible format and when satisfactorily identified, is as admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding whether the original is in existence or not and an enlargement or facsimile of such reproduction of a record or an enlarged copy of a record generated from an original record stored in optical disk disc or electronic format is likewise admissible in evidence if the original reproduction is in existence and available for inspection under direction of court. The introduction of a reproduced record, enlargement, or facsimile, does not preclude admission of the original. No such record is inadmissible solely because it is in electronic format.

AB687,140 Section 140. 938.02 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,51,22 938.02 (2m) "Court"," when used without further qualification, means the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 or, when used with reference to a juvenile who is subject to s. 938.183, a court of criminal jurisdiction or, when used with reference to a juvenile who is subject to s. 938.17 (2), a municipal court.

Note: Conforms punctuation to current style.