AB150,2340,185 977.07 (2) The representative of the state public defender or the authority for
6indigency determinations specified under sub. (1) making a determination of
7indigency shall ascertain the assets of the person which exceed the amount needed
8for the payment of reasonable and necessary expenses incurred, or which must be
9incurred to support the person and the person's immediate family. The assets shall
10include disposable income, cash in hand, stocks and bonds, bank accounts and other
11property which can be converted to cash within a reasonable period of time and is not
12needed to hold a job, or to shelter, clothe and care for the person and the person's
13immediate family. Assets which cannot be converted to cash within a reasonable
14period of time, such as a person's home, car, household furnishings, clothing and
15other property which has been declared exempt from attachment or execution by law,
16shall be calculated to be assets equivalent in dollars to the amount of the loan which
17could be, in fact, raised by using these assets as collateral. Assets also include any
18money expended by the person to post bond to obtain release regarding the current
19alleged offense. If the person's assets, less reasonable and necessary living expenses,
20are not sufficient to cover the anticipated cost of effective representation when the
21length and complexity of the anticipated proceedings are taken fully into account, the
22person shall be determined to be indigent in full or in part. The determination of the
23ability of the person to contribute to the cost of legal services shall be based upon
24specific written standards relating to income, assets and the anticipated cost of
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1informed of the state's right to payment or recoupment under s. 48.275 (2), 757.66
2or 973.06 (1) (e), and the possibility that the payment of attorney fees may be made
3a condition of probation, should the person be placed on probation. Furthermore, if
4found to be indigent in part, the person shall be promptly informed of the extent to
5which he or she will be expected to pay for counsel, and whether the payment shall
6be in the form of a lump sum payment or periodic payments. The person shall be
7informed that the payment amount may be adjusted if his or her financial
8circumstances change by the time of sentencing. The payment and payment
9schedule shall be set forth in writing. Payments for services of the state public
10defender or other counsel provided under this chapter made pursuant to this
11subsection shall be paid to the state public defender for deposit in the state treasury
12and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.550 (1) (ja) (L). Under this subsection,
13reasonable and necessary living expenses equal the applicable payment amount
14under s. 49.19 (11) (a) 1. plus other specified, emergency or essential costs. The
15representative or authority making the determination of indigency shall consider
16any assets of the spouse of the person claiming to be indigent as if they were assets
17of the person, unless the spouse was the victim of a crime allegedly committed by the
18person.

AB150,2340,2521 977.06 (3) Unless the court has made an adjustment under s. 973.06 (1) (e),
22upon determination at the conclusion of a case that a person's financial
23circumstances are changed, the state public defender may shall adjust the amount
24of payment for counsel under par. (a) s. 977.07 (2) in accordance with par. (a) and sub.
25s. 977.07 (1) (a) and (2).

AB150,2341,113 977.06 (2) (a) A person seeking to have counsel assigned for him or her under
4s. 977.08, other than a child who is entitled to be represented by counsel under s.
548.23, shall sign a statement declaring that he or she has not disposed of any assets
6for the purpose of qualifying for that assignment of counsel. If the representative
7or authority making the indigency determination finds that any asset was disposed
8of for less than its fair market value for the purpose of obtaining that assignment of
9counsel, the asset shall be counted under par. (a) s. 977.07 (2) at its fair market value
10at the time it was disposed of, minus the amount of compensation received for the
11asset.

AB150,2341,1916 977.06 (4) (b) (intro.) The state public defender shall promptly release a copy
17of any statement, affidavit or other information provided by a person regarding
18financial eligibility under this section s. 977.07 only if the state public defender or
19a circuit court finds all of the following:

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1977.06 (4) (c) Paragraph (a) (b) does not limit the authority of the state public
2defender to release a copy of the statement, affidavit or other information under
3other circumstances.

AB150,2342,177 977.08 (3) (f) Beginning on October 1, 1993, the state public defender may shall
8enter into as many annual contracts as possible with private local attorneys or law
9firms for the provision of legal representation in cases involving the operation of a
10vehicle. Under any such contract, the state public defender shall assign cases
11without regard to pars. (c) and (d), shall set a fixed-fee total amount for all cases
12handled and shall pay the that amount specified in the contract, which shall not
13exceed the amount, except that the state public defender may not pay an attorney
14more for a case than he or she would receive according to the rates under sub. (4m).
15The contract shall include a procedure authorizing the state public defender to make
16additional payments for a case or to reassign a case if the circumstances surrounding
17the case justify the additional payment or reassignment.

AB150,2342,2119 977.08 (3) (g) The state public defender may appoint an attorney without
20regard to pars. (c) and (d) based on the state public defender's evaluation of that
21attorney's performance.

AB150,2342,2523 977.08 (5) (b) (intro.) For the period before January 1, 1993, any Any of the
24following constitutes an annual caseload standard for an assistant state public
25defender in the subunit responsible for trials:

AB150,2343,74 977.085 (1) (c) In the last 3 quarterly reports for fiscal year 1993-94 and in all
5of the quarterly reports for fiscal year 1994-95 years 1995-96 and 1996-97,
6information regarding the status of contracting under s. 977.08 (3) (f), including
7information showing the cost savings achieved through the contracting.

AB150,2343,1210 978.05 (4m) Welfare fraud investigations. Cooperate with the department
11of health and social services industry, labor and human relations regarding the fraud
12investigation program under s. 49.197 (1m).

AB150,2343,1614 978.05 (6) (b) Enforce the provisions of all general orders of the department of
15industry, labor and human relations development relating to the sale, transportation
16and storage of explosives.

AB150,2343,2018 978.07 (1) (a) Any district attorney record, after it has first been microfilmed
19or transferred to optical disk or electronic storage and preserved in accordance with
20s. 16.61.

AB150,2343,2522 990.01 (3) Adult. An adult is "Adult" means a person who has attained the age
23of 18 years, except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have
24violated any state or federal criminal law, "adult" means a person who has attained
25the age of 17 years.

AB150,2344,52 990.01 (20) Minor. A minor is "Minor" means a person who has not attained
3the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged
4to have violated a state or federal criminal law, "minor" does not include a person who
5has attained the age of 17 years.

AB150,2345,37 992.06 (2) Whenever in the organization of corporations under chapter 146,
8laws of 1872, articles of association were made and adopted and signed by the
9persons forming such corporation, and there may have been a failure to make and
10record a verified copy thereof in the office of the register of deeds of the county in
11which such corporation is located, and such association, organization or corporation
12has in good faith carried on business and acted as a corporation for 25 years or more,
13such failure to make and record a verified copy of the articles of association shall not
14affect the validity of the corporation, but the same shall be a body corporate from and
15after the date of the making, adopting and signing of the articles of association, the
16same as though a verified copy had been duly made and recorded in the office of the
17register of deeds. Whenever any such corporation shall in good faith have attempted
18to change its corporate name, and shall in good faith have carried on and conducted
19its business under such changed name for a period of 25 years or more, and shall
20record its original articles of incorporation, or the copy thereof, with the register of
21deeds, of the county in which such corporation has its principal office, and in case the
22said original articles of incorporation, or a copy thereof, cannot be obtained, a
23certificate from the secretary of state department of revenue showing that no such
24articles nor a copy thereof can be found in the office of the secretary of state records
25of the department of revenue, its acts, doings and proceedings heretofore done or

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1which shall hereafter be done in or under such changed name shall be as valid and
2binding and as good in law as though done in or under the name contained in its
3original articles of association.

AB150,2345,115 992.06 (3) All transfers of real estate heretofore made to corporations,
6organized under the laws of this state, executed, delivered, filed and recorded
7between the date of the filing of the articles of organization in the office of the
8secretary of state with the department of revenue and the date of the filing of a
9certified copy of said articles in the office of the register of deeds in the county
10wherein said corporation has its principal place of business, are hereby legalized,
11ratified, confirmed and validated.

AB150,2345,2115 49.45 (6n) Supplemental payments to county homes. Notwithstanding section
1649.45 sub. (6m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of health and
17social services shall, from the appropriation under section s. 20.435 (1) (o) of the
18statutes, distribute not more than $20,000,000 in fiscal year 1993-94 1995-96 and
19not more than $20,000,000 in fiscal year 1994-95 1996-97, to provide supplemental
20payments for care to recipients of medical assistance provided in county homes
21established under section s. 49.14 (1) of the statutes.

AB150,2346,424[1993 Wisconsin Act 16] Section 9145 (1t) (b) 2. (intro.) From the appropriation
25under section 20.255 (2) (ed) of the statutes, as created by this act, the state

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1superintendent of public instruction shall provide to the city of Milwaukee $193,000
2in the 1993-94 fiscal year and $193,000 in the 1994-95 1995-96 fiscal year to pay
3the costs of salaries and fringe benefits for not more than 4 law enforcement officers,
4subject to the following restrictions:

AB150,2346,55 (c) This subsection does not apply after June 30, 1995 1996.

AB150,2346,107[1993 Wisconsin Act 377] Section 9312 (1) (title) Youthful Serious juvenile
8offender program. The treatment of sections 48.34 (4g) and 48.537 of the statutes
9first applies to delinquent acts committed on the effective date of this subsection
10January 1, 1996.