Updated 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Published January 1, 2025. Certified under s. 35.18. Updated through all Orders of the Controlled Substances Board affecting Chapter 961 and Supreme Court Orders filed before and in effect on January 1, 2025.
Statutory changes effective after January 1, 2025, are designated by NOTES.
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Sovereignty, Jurisdiction and Civil Divisions of the State.
Elections.
General Organization of the State, Except the Judiciary.
Public Domain and the Trust Funds.
Public Printing.
Educational Institutions.
Employee Trust Fund.
Cultural and Memorial Institutions; Veterans’ Affairs.
Charitable, Curative, Reformatory and Penal Institutions and Agencies.
Functions and Government
of Municipalities.
Statistics.
Taxation.
Highways and Bridges,
Drains and Fences.
Agriculture; Foods and Drugs; Markets.
Regulation of Industry.
Public Instruction.
Regulation of Trade.
Public Health.
Police Regulations.
Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations.
Administrative Procedure and Review.
Populous Counties and Cities.
State Personnel.
Independent Authorities.
Platting Lands.
Navigational System Authority.
Economic Development Corporation.
Fraudulent Conveyances
and Contracts.
Foundations.
Health.
Natural Resources.
Corrections.
Military.
Vehicles.
Uniform Commercial Code.
Wisconsin Consumer Act.
Regulation and Licensing.
Investment Regulation and
Business Development.
Gaming.
Insurance.
Property.
Courts.
The Family.
Actions and Proceedings
in Special Cases.
Small Claims.
Municipal Court Procedure.
Civil Procedure.
Probate.
Provisions Common to Actions and Proceedings in All Courts.
Relief of Prisoners.
Evidence.
Juvenile Justice Code.
Criminal Code.
Controlled Substances.
Criminal Procedure.
Newspaper Publication.
Construction of Statutes, Repeal of Existing Laws, Curative Acts and Miscellaneous Statutes.