Wisconsin Legislature: STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The State Bar of Wisconsin is a state agency created by the constitutional authority of the Supreme Court. The authorized functions of the State Bar may come under the "State Action" exemption to the antitrust laws and the procedures employed by the Unauthorized Practice Committee and the Ethics Committee appear to provide due process but specific opinions in this regard must be given on a case-by-case basis. Volunteer lawyers giving free legal advice in the "Lawyer Hotline" program are agents of the State Bar and are entitled to common law immunity and indemnification under section 895.46(1)(a), Stats. 75-153

Lawyer Hotline" Program

The State Bar of Wisconsin is a state agency created by the constitutional authority of the Supreme Court. The authorized functions of the State Bar may come under the "State Action" exemption to the antitrust laws and the procedures employed by the Unauthorized Practice Committee and the Ethics Committee appear to provide due process but specific opinions in this regard must be given on a case-by-case basis. Volunteer lawyers giving free legal advice in the "Lawyer Hotline" program are agents of the State Bar and are entitled to common law immunity and indemnification under section 895.46(1)(a), Stats. 75-153

Unauthorized Practice Committee

The State Bar of Wisconsin is a state agency created by the constitutional authority of the Supreme Court. The authorized functions of the State Bar may come under the "State Action" exemption to the antitrust laws and the procedures employed by the Unauthorized Practice Committee and the Ethics Committee appear to provide due process but specific opinions in this regard must be given on a case-by-case basis. Volunteer lawyers giving free legal advice in the "Lawyer Hotline" program are agents of the State Bar and are entitled to common law immunity and indemnification under section 895.46(1)(a), Stats. 75-153

STATE BUILDING COMMISSION

See BUILDING COMMISSION, STATE

STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE BOARD

Liability

State Emergency Response Board (SERB) committee members and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) subcommittee members appointed by a county board are entitled to indemnity for damage liability under section 895.46(1)(a), Stats., and legal representation by the attorney general under section 165.25(6). 81-17

STATE EMPLOYES

See CIVIL SERVICE; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; STATE

STATE FAIR

Bonds

Issuance of general obligation bonds to finance State Fair Park coliseum is authorized by statute and is not violative of the State Constitution. 62-236

Open meeting

The Board of Directors of the Central Wisconsin State Fair Association, which was organized as a county agricultural society under sec. 1460, Stats. (1898), is not a governmental body within sec. 19.82(1), Stats., and is not subject to the Open Meetings Law. (Unpub.). 41-1983

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

See HISTORICAL SOCIETY, STATE

STATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Chiropractic services

Chapter 147, Laws of 1973, amended the State Medical Assistance Program to provide for payment for chiropractic services, including necessary x-rays. Such payment is authorized regardless of whether there are matching federal funds. (Unpub.). 2-1975

STATE OFFICE BUILDING

Parking

It is possible for the State to lease one of its parking facilities to an independent contractor upon a finding that an independent contractor can perform the service of operating and maintaining the parking facility more economically or more efficiently than the civil service system. 62-183

Protective services

Department of Administration has authority to provide protective services in leased buildings. (Unpub.). 84-1976

Restaurant

Subject to certain limitations, the lease of state office building space to a restaurant or other commercial enterprise serving both state employes and the general public is constitutionally permissible. Such leases do not require competitive bidding. 69-121

STATE PARKS

Fees

Fees collected by the Department of Natural Resources for admissions to state parks and forests are subject to sales taxation under sec. 77.52(2)(a)2., Stats. 66-205

Prospecting on state park and forest lands

Department of Natural Resources may grant contracts for mining beneath beds of navigable lakes and waters and licenses for prospecting on state park and forest lands, but it may not grant leases for mining purposes on state park and forest lands. (Unpub.). 58-1976

STATE PATROL

Posse comitatus

A state traffic patrol officer should not except in extreme emergencies be impressed for service as part of a posse comitatus pursuant to sec. 59.24(1), Stats. Where duly impressed he is entitled to workmen's compensation, if injured, from the county or municipality but would not be entitled to regular pay from the State and probably would not be entitled to workmen's compensation from the State. 62-38

Prison riot

Upon appropriate call, state traffic patrol officers may act as peace officers during a prison riot or other disturbance even when this occurs during a strike of prison guards; they may not, however, perform other duties of guards. 68-104

STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER

See PUBLIC DEFENDERS

STATE SEAL

Private detectives

Section RL 3.24 Wis. Adm. Code prohibits use of any badge by those engaged in private detective activity. Non-misleading private use by those not engaged in private detective activity not prohibited by statute. 68-169

STATE STREET MALL-CAPITOL CONCOURSE

Assessments

State property is not subject to assessment of special charges under sec. 66.60(16), Stats., for maintenance of State Street Mall-Capitol Concourse project as proposed by the City of Madison. Section 66.64, Stats., is limited to special assessments for improvements. 69-269

STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

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STATISTICS