Wisconsin Statutes Regulation and Licensing (Ch. 440 to 480) § 443.20. Indemnification in civil contracts

(a) “Civil contract” means any contractual agreement between the state or a political subdivision and a private entity.

(b) “Design professional” means any of the following:

(c) “Design professional services” means any service performed by a design professional and services performed by others that arise out of or are related to services performed by a design professional, including the following:

(a) A provision requiring a private entity performing design professional services to indemnify the state or any political subdivision, except as provided in sub. (3)(a).

(b) A provision requiring a private entity performing design professional services to defend the state or any political subdivision in any legal action.

(a) Indemnification provisions in any civil contract in which a private entity's indemnification obligation is limited to losses proximately caused by the negligent performance of design professional services by the private entity and does not exceed the proportion of a loss caused by the negligent performance.

(b) Provisions required to be included in the state's or a political subdivision's contracts with the federal government to the extent the provisions conflict with sub. (2).

(c) A provision in a civil design contract that requires a private entity to indemnify the state or any political subdivision for damages caused by the private entity's acts or omissions if the acts or omissions involve reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.