2013 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
202. Regulation of professional employer organizations and the solicitation of funds for a charitable purpose.
202.02 General duties and powers.
202.02 General duties and powers.
(1) The department may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents or other materials prior to the commencement of a disciplinary or other proceeding under this chapter.
(2) The department shall establish the content and form of each type of registration. Upon the request of a registrant and payment of a $10 fee, the department may issue to a registrant a wall certificate.
(3) The department may require a registrant to do any of the following:
(a) Display the registrant's certificate of registration in a conspicuous place in the registrant's office or place of business.
(b) Post a notice in a conspicuous place in the registrant's office or place of business describing the procedures for filing a complaint against the registrant.
(4)
(a) The department shall require each applicant to provide his or her social security number with the applicant's application for a registration or registration renewal, or, if the applicant is not an individual, the department shall require the applicant to provide its federal employer identification number.
(b) If an applicant is an individual who does not have a social security number, the applicant shall submit a statement to the department made or subscribed under oath that the applicant does not have a social security number. The department of children and families shall prescribe the form of the statement. A registration issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this paragraph is invalid.
(c) The department may not disclose a social security number obtained under par. (a) to any person except the department of children and families to administer s. 49.22 and the department of revenue to request certifications under s. 73.0301 and administer state taxes.
(5) The department shall cooperate with the departments of justice, health services, and children and families to develop and maintain a computer linkup to provide access to information regarding the current status of a registration, including whether the registration has been restricted in any way.
(6)
(a) The department may conduct an investigation to determine whether an applicant satisfies any of the eligibility requirements specified for the registration, including whether the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record. In conducting an investigation under this paragraph, the department may require an applicant to provide any information that is necessary for the investigation, except that, for an investigation of an arrest or conviction record, the department shall comply with the requirements under par. (d).
(b) A registrant who is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor anywhere shall send a notice of the conviction by 1st class mail to the department within 48 hours after the entry of the judgment of conviction.
(c) The department may investigate whether an applicant or registrant has been charged with or convicted of a crime.
(d)
1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the department may not require that an applicant or registrant be fingerprinted or submit fingerprints in connection with a registration.
2. The department may require a person for whom the department conducts an investigation under par. (c) to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation to verify the identity of the persons fingerprinted and obtain records of their criminal arrests and convictions.
(e) The department shall charge an applicant the fees, costs, or other expenses the department incurs for conducting an investigation under this subsection.
(7) The department may require the electronic submission of an application for registration or registration renewal or any other document or information that may be submitted to the department under this chapter.
History: 2013 a. 20.
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