2013 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
202. Regulation of professional employer organizations and the solicitation of funds for a charitable purpose.
202.06 Disciplinary proceedings; enforcement of laws requiring registration.
202.06 Disciplinary proceedings; enforcement of laws requiring registration.
(1) Investigations. The department may conduct investigations and hold hearings to determine whether any person has violated this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
(2) Disciplinary action. The department may reprimand a registrant or deny, limit, suspend, revoke, restrict, refuse to renew, or otherwise withhold a registration if the department finds that an applicant, registrant, or controlling person has done any of the following:
(a) Made a material misrepresentation or false statement in an application for registration or registration renewal or in any other information submitted to the department or in a report under s. 108.067.
(b) Violated this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter.
(3) Forfeiture. In addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or a denial, limitation, suspension, revocation, restriction, nonrenewal, or other withholding of a registration under sub. (2), the department may assess against an applicant, registrant, or controlling person a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each violation.
(5) Injunction. If it appears upon complaint to the department or the department otherwise knows that any person has violated this chapter, the department or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring action in the name of and on behalf of the state against that person to enjoin the person from committing further violations of this chapter.
(6) Practice without a registration.
(a) If, after holding a public hearing, the department determines that a person has engaged in a practice or used a title without a required registration, the department may issue a special order enjoining the person from continuing the practice or use of the title.
(b) In lieu of holding a public hearing, if the department has reason to believe that a person has engaged in a practice or used a title without a required registration, the department may petition the circuit court for a temporary restraining order or an injunction as provided in ch. 813.
(c)
1. Any person who violates a special order issued under par. (a) may be required to forfeit not more than $10,000 for each offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. The attorney general or any district attorney may commence an action in the name of the state to recover a forfeiture under this subdivision.
2. Any person who violates a temporary restraining order or an injunction issued by a court upon a petition under par. (b) may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both.
(7) Judicial review. Any person who is aggrieved by any action taken under this chapter by the department, its officers, or agents may apply for judicial review as provided in ch. 227.
History: 2013 a. 20.
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