815.01 – Judgments enforced.

815.01 Judgments enforced. The owner of a judgment may enforce the same in the manner provided by law. History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.01.

815.02 – Judgments, enforced by execution.

815.02 Judgments, enforced by execution. A judgment which requires the payment of money or the delivery of property may be enforced in those respects by execution. Where it requires the performance of any other act a certified copy of the judgment may be served upon the party, person or officer who is required to obey […]

815.03 – Executions, kinds.

815.03 Executions, kinds. There are 3 kinds of executions: one against the property of the judgment debtor, another against the judgment debtor’s person, and the 3rd for the delivery of property, or such delivery with damages for withholding the same. They are the process of the court, and shall be as prescribed by s. 815.05. […]

815.04 – Execution, when issued.

815.04 Execution, when issued. (1) (a) Upon any judgment of a court of record perfected as specified in s. 806.06 or any judgment of any other court entered in the judgment and lien docket of a court of record, execution may issue at any time within 5 years after the rendition of the judgment. When […]

815.05 – Execution, how issued; contents.

815.05 Execution, how issued; contents. (1g) (a) The execution shall be issued from and sealed with the seal of the court and signed by the clerk of circuit court where the judgment, a certified copy of the judgment, or the transcript of the municipal judge’s judgment is filed. The execution shall be directed to the […]

815.06 – Execution, when returnable.

815.06 Execution, when returnable. Every execution shall be made returnable, within 60 days after its receipt by the officer, to the clerk of the court from which it issued but if the officer has levied upon property previous to the expiration of the 60 days the officer may retain such execution until the officer has […]

815.07 – To what county issued.

815.07 To what county issued. When the execution is against the property of the judgment debtor, the execution may be issued to the sheriff of any county where the judgment is entered in the judgment and lien docket. When the execution requires the delivery of real or personal property, the execution shall be issued to […]

815.08 – Sheriff to endorse date of receipt.

815.08 Sheriff to endorse date of receipt. Upon receipt of any execution the sheriff or other officer shall endorse thereon the year, month, day and hour of the day when the sheriff or other officer received the same. History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.08; 1993 a. 486.

815.09 – Execution against debtor’s person.

815.09 Execution against debtor’s person. If the action be one in which the defendant might have been arrested, as provided in ch. 818, an execution against the person of the judgment debtor may be issued after the return of an execution against the defendant’s property unsatisfied in whole or in part; but if the defendant […]

815.10 – Execution against body only remedy, exception.

815.10 Execution against body only remedy, exception. When a party shall have been arrested on an execution no other execution upon the same judgment can be issued against the party or the party’s property except as provided by s. 898.10; but if the party shall escape the party may be retaken by a new execution […]

815.11 – Writs of assistance.

815.11 Writs of assistance. When any order or judgment is for the delivery of possession of property real or personal the party in whose favor it is entered is entitled to a writ of execution or assistance upon application to the clerk. History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. […]

815.12 – Execution; death of person arrested.

815.12 Execution; death of person arrested. If any person arrested on execution shall die while under arrest a new execution may issue against the deceased’s property in the same manner as if the deceased had never been arrested; but such new execution shall not be levied upon any real estate which the deceased shall have […]

815.14 – Execution after debtor’s death.

815.14 Execution after debtor’s death. After the expiration of one year from the death of a judgment debtor execution may be issued against any property upon which the judgment was a lien at the time of the debtor’s death, and may be executed in the same manner and with the same effect as if the […]

815.15 – Execution after judgment creditor’s death.

815.15 Execution after judgment creditor’s death. If the judgment creditor dies before satisfaction of the judgment, an execution may be issued by the judgment creditor’s attorney of record in the name of the decedent or in the name of the judgment creditor’s personal representative. Before an execution shall issue in the name of a personal […]

815.17 – Execution; who acts on sheriff’s death or removal.

815.17 Execution; who acts on sheriff’s death or removal. If any sheriff shall die or be removed from office before the execution be returned, the deceased sheriff’s undersheriff or deputy shall proceed thereon in the same manner as the sheriff might have done. History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 […]

815.18 – Property exempt from execution.

815.18 Property exempt from execution. (1) Statutory construction. This section shall be construed to secure its full benefit to debtors and to advance the humane purpose of preserving to debtors and their dependents the means of obtaining a livelihood, the enjoyment of property necessary to sustain life and the opportunity to avoid becoming public charges. […]

815.19 – Levy on personal property; appraisal.

815.19 Levy on personal property; appraisal. (1) Personal property shall be bound from the time it is seized. Whenever personal property is seized on attachment or execution and any part of the property is exempt therefrom and the exemption is claimed by the debtor or the debtor’s spouse, the officer making the seizure shall, upon […]

815.195 – Levy on real property; how made.

815.195 Levy on real property; how made. Levy of execution on real property is made by endorsing on the execution a description of the property on which the levy was made, and recording the execution, so endorsed, in the office of the register of deeds. History: 1973 c. 189; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d […]

815.20 – Homestead exemption definition.

815.20 Homestead exemption definition. (1) An exempt homestead as defined in s. 990.01 (14) selected by a resident owner and occupied by him or her shall be exempt from execution, from the lien of every judgment, and from liability for the debts of the owner to the amount of $75,000, except mortgages, laborers’, mechanics’, and […]

815.205 – Certain property of spouse exempt from execution.

815.205 Certain property of spouse exempt from execution. (1) Property described in s. 806.15 (4) (intro.) is exempt from execution on a judgment lien that attaches to that property under s. 806.15 (4) (b) if the property is not available under s. 766.55 to satisfy the obligation for which the judgment was rendered. (2) (a) […]