This legal document, part of the Wisconsin Statutes Uniform Commercial Code, specifically addresses the duty of customers and banks regarding the discovery and reporting of unauthorized signatures or alterations. According to the document, if a bank sends or makes available a statement of account or items to a customer, the customer must promptly examine the statement or items to determine if any payment was unauthorized due to an alteration or unauthorized signature.

This legal document establishes an elder abuse reporting system in Wisconsin. It defines various terms related to elder abuse, including abuse, neglect, self-neglect, financial exploitation, and more. The document applies to elder adults at risk, caregivers, elder-adult-at-risk agencies, investigative agencies, law enforcement officials, health care providers, social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists. It requires each county board to designate an agency as the elder-adult-at-risk agency responsible for receiving, responding to, and investigating reports of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and financial exploitation.

This legal document governs the promotional advertising, tickets, and shares related to the state lottery. It prohibits the expenditure of public funds or lottery revenues by the department or any state agency for promotional advertising of the state lottery or any multijurisdictional lottery. However, retailers, vendors, or combinations of retailers and vendors are allowed to engage in promotional advertising, as long as it is clearly indicated that the advertising is paid for by the vendor.

This legal document, part of the Wisconsin Statutes, outlines the actions that survive and the actions that do not abate in legal proceedings. In addition to the causes of action that survive at common law, this document specifies various causes of action that also survive, such as causes of action to determine paternity, recovery of personal property, recovery of possession of real estate, assault and battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and more.

This provision, found in the Wisconsin Statutes, declares that promises, agreements, notes, bills, bonds, mortgages, conveyances, or other contracts where the consideration involves money or any valuable thing won or lost in gambling or wagering activities are void. This applies to any game, race, fight, sport, pastime, or wager, as well as the repayment of money or other value lent or advanced for the purpose of gambling. However, there are exceptions for contracts of insurance made in good faith for the security or indemnity of the insured party, as well as contracts permitted under specific chapters or state/federal laws related to gaming on Indian lands.

This section of the Wisconsin Statutes governs the recovery of money wagered. It defines key terms such as ‘property’ and ‘wagerer’. A wagerer has the right to sue for and recover the property within specific timeframes, whether it has been lost or won, or delivered to the winner. If the wagerer does not take legal action within the specified time, another person may sue on their behalf for the benefit of the wagerer’s family or heirs.

This section of the Wisconsin Statutes, specifically under the Criminal Code, defines and penalizes abuse of individuals at risk. The term ‘abuse’ encompasses physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, treatment without consent, unreasonable confinement or restraint, and deprivation of basic needs. An ‘individual at risk’ refers to both elder adults at risk and adults at risk. The section distinguishes between intentional, reckless, and negligent abuse, with varying degrees of penalties based on the severity of harm caused.

This section of the Wisconsin Statutes, under the Criminal Code, addresses the unauthorized use or possession of a credit card scanner. It defines key terms such as ‘access,’ ‘credit card,’ ‘reencoder,’ and ‘scanning device.’ Possession of a reencoder or scanning device with the intent to violate specific sections or access unauthorized credit card information is a Class I felony. Possession with intent to transfer or use such devices for unauthorized purposes is a Class H felony.

This legal document, found in the Wisconsin Statutes under the Criminal Code, addresses the issue of worthless checks. It states that anyone who issues a check or other order for payment, with the intention that it will not be paid, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the amount is up to $2,500. If the amount is over $2,500 or if multiple checks totaling over $2,500 are issued within a 90-day period, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.

(1) In this section, exempt slot machine’ means a slot machine manufactured before December 31, 1974, that is exempt from the prohibition under s. 945.05 (1) because it is intended to be used solely for display, restoration and preservation purposes. (2) No person to whom a license or permit has been issued under ch. 125 may do any of the following: (a) Set up or keep an exempt slot machine on the premises for which the license or permit is issued.