Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 13.685 (2026)
Duties of the ethics commission
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13.685(1)(1) The commission shall prescribe forms and instructions for preparing and filing license applications under s. 13.63 (1), registration applications under s. 13.64 and the statements required under ss. 13.68 and 13.695.
13.685(2)(2) The commission shall prepare and publish a manual setting forth recommended uniform methods of accounting and reporting for use by persons who are required to provide information under s. 13.68 (4) or to file statements under s. 13.68 or 13.695.
13.685(4)(4) The commission shall, by rule, define what constitutes a “topic” for purposes of ss. 13.67 and 13.68 (1) (bn).
13.685 HistoryHistory: 1977 c. 278 ss. 26, 28; 1977 c. 447; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (8); 1979 c. 154; 1979 c. 175 s. 53; 1987 a. 186; 1989 a. 338; 1999 a. 9; 2007 a. 1; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 260 s. 81; 2015 a. 118; 2021 a. 266, 267.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1999–2010 · leading case: State v. Jensen, 2010 WI 38, 782 N.W.2d 415.
State v. Jensen, 2010 WI 38, 782 N.W.2d 415. “any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation laws shall be prosecuted in circuit court for the county where the defendant resides.”
Katzman v. State of Wisconsin Ethics Bd., 596 N.W.2d 861 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “See § 13.685, Stats. The attorney general, "at the request of the board, may commence" civil actions to obtain forfeitures and license revocations for violations of lobbying regulations, and he or she may "upon information" commence criminal actions for violations for which…”
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