87 Wis. 2d 1 - State v. Balestrieri’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. ““The history of the statute [100.26(3)] makes it plain that the legislature intended that there be no excuse for failing to follow the rules. With the public outcry concerning the home improvement trade in the last several years, one would think that anyone connected with the home improvement trade would first and foremost make sure that they were following the rules explicitly. In this case, despite the clear and unconfusing guidelines mentioned in the administrative code relating to preparing a contract with consumers, [the defendant] deviated from the directions. That imprudence is specifically what the statute was designed to prevent. There is no excuse for failing to follow the code.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 105 Wis. 2d 231 - State v. Clausen

2. ““Any person who violates s. 100.15, 100.19, 100.20 or 100.22, or who intentionally refuses, neglects or fails to obey any regulation made under s. 100.19 or 100.20, shall, for each offense, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year or both.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 105 Wis. 2d 261 - State v. Stepniewski