Wisconsin Statutes 136.001 – Application
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 136.001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) No statute or administrative rule in effect on July 1, 1976 is preempted or superseded by this chapter unless directly in conflict with this chapter.
(2) This chapter does not preempt the administration or enforcement of ch. 100. Conduct proscribed by this chapter may also constitute violations of s. 100.18 or 100.20, or administrative rules adopted under such sections.
(3) This chapter applies to all future service contracts solicited, or offered by a contractor, or accepted or signed by a customer, in this state except those that meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Give the customer the right to cancel the future service contract within at least the first 30 days of the future service contract.
(b) Require the contractor to refund all customer fees, all money received for services not provided to the customer and all money received for goods returned to the contractor other than shipping, handling or trial period fees not exceeding a total of $10 if the customer cancels the future service contract within the cancellation period permitted under the future service contract.
(c) Impose a customer fee of not more than $75 for a 12-month period.