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ABORTION
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ACCIDENTS
Coroner
Where accident occurs in one county and victim is transported to another county, and death occurs there, coroner where death occurs has duty to immediately report death to coroner of county where crime, injury or event occurred, and coroner of latter county has authority to investigate and duty to hold inquest if he deems it necessary or if directed by district attorney of his county. 62-127
Corpses
Wisconsin statutes do not prohibit the transportation of dead human bodies from an accident scene to a hospital by ambulance or rescue personnel. 79-120
Dead bodies
See Corpses
Liability
County would be liable to injured veteran in an automobile accident while being transported by the veterans' service officer if the officer were authorized and performing within the scope of his employment, sec. 895.43(3) limits recovery to $25,000. 67-207
ACCOUNTANTS
County Board
County board can only grant powers of indirect supervision to finance director with respect to accounting or bookkeeping duties of county clerk required by statute or board resolution to be performed by such officer. 65-132
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
Licensing boards
Licensing boards do not have the authority to enact general regulations which would allow them to suspend, deny or revoke the license of a person who has a communicable disease. However, licensing boards do have the authority on a case-by-case basis to suspend, deny or revoke the license of a person who poses a direct threat to the health and safety of other persons or who, by reason of the communicable disease, is unable to perform the duties of the licensed activity. 77-223
Marriage license fees
A county board has no statutory authority to charge a higher marriage license fee to certain nonresidents who would be required to submit to AIDS testing in their home state or, in the alternative, require AIDS testing as a condition of obtaining a Wisconsin marriage license. 77-154
Testing
A county board has no statutory authority to charge a higher marriage license fee to certain nonresidents who would be required to submit to AIDS testing in their home state or, in the alternative, require AIDS testing as a condition of obtaining a Wisconsin marriage license. 77-154
A police and fire commission is an employer under section 103.15, Stats., and may not test paramedic candidates for the HIV virus. Civil liability of the commission and the city it serves for claims brought by individuals who can prove that they contracted the HIV virus through employment-related contacts with paramedics discussed. 77-181
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Collective bargaining
Matters within the scope of sec. 111.91, Stats., agreed to by Department of Administration not effective until approved by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations. 67-38
Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Department of
Discussion concerning a shared responsibility for collection of amounts owed the State. (Unpub.). 49-1978
Validity of appointment of DOA employe as Deputy Secretary discussed. (Unpub.). 8-1978
Protective services
May be provided by DOA in leased buildings. (Unpub.). 84-1976
Public records
Department of Administration probably has authority to provide private corporation with camera-ready copy of computer stored public records if costs are minimal. 63-302
Purchase of all goods and services used by State
Enactment of secs. 58 and 59 of ch. 418, Laws of 1977, placed the responsibility for the purchase of all goods and services used by state government with the Department of Administration. The purchase of all goods and services by the Department of Administration is made pursuant to subch. IV of ch. 16, Stats. 64 OAG 4 (1975) is no longer applicable. (Unpub.). 83-1979
State contracts
State contracts for the purchase of professional architectural and engineering consulting services must comply with the bidding requirements of sec. 16.75(1), Stats., unless waived by the Governor. 65-251
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Discrimination
Discrimination such as the use by public schools of American Indian logos, mascots or nicknames does come within the purview of section 118.13 of the Wisconsin statutes. 80-321
Indian reservation
State does not have jurisdiction to enforce Wisconsin Administrative Code with respect to construction of buildings on Oneida Indian Reservation trust land. 58 OAG 91 (1969) withdrawn. 65-276
Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Department of
Cannot enact a rule which would alter the common law rights and duties of adjoining landowners with respect to lateral support. 62-287
Wis. Admin. Code ILHR 83.08(1)(b), authorizing delegation by DILHR of one of its powers requiring the exercise of judgment to a county, was unlawful, there being no statutory authorization for such delegation. 76-282
On-premise signs
Discussed. 66-295
Public defender access to prisoners
The state public defender may be denied access to jail inmates who have not requested counsel, and jail authorities need only provide over the telephone that information necessary for the public defender to assess the need to make an indigency determination in person under section 977.07(1), Stats., for an inmate who has requested counsel and claims indigency. 78-133
RACE
Under 1987 Wisconsin Act 354 and section 562.05(3w)(a), Stats., residency for purposes of owning and operating a racetrack does not require fifty-one percent ownership by individuals. Wisconsin Administrative Code section RACE 1.01(9) (1990) is consistent with this legislative intent. 80-124
Revisor of Statutes
It is within the discretionary power of the Revisor of Statutes whether to purchase and utilize the Federal Standards found in the Federal Register and attach state printed covers thereto in lieu of completely reprinting them in the standard format of the Wisconsin Administrative Code as authorized by secs. 227.024(7) and 35.93(1), Stats. 63-78
Rules
Wis. Admin. Code § ILHR 83.08(1)(b), authorizing delegation by DILHR of one of its powers requiring the exercise of judgment to a county, was unlawful, there being no statutory authorization for such delegation. 76-282
University
Campuses have no present authority to regulate political convassing in university-owned dormitories which does not involve the solicitation of monetary contributions. 65-261
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE
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