905.05 – Husband-wife and domestic partner privilege.
905.05 Husband-wife and domestic partner privilege. (1) General rule of privilege. A person has a privilege to prevent the person’s spouse or former spouse or domestic partner or former domestic partner from testifying against the person as to any private communication by one to the other made during their marriage or domestic partnership. As used […]
905.06 – Communications to members of the clergy.
905.06 Communications to members of the clergy. (1) Definitions. As used in this section: (a) A “member of the clergy” is a minister, priest, rabbi, or other similar functionary of a religious organization, or an individual reasonably believed so to be by the person consulting the individual. (b) A communication is “confidential” if made privately […]
905.065 – Honesty testing devices.
905.065 Honesty testing devices. (1) Definition. In this section, “honesty testing device” means a polygraph, voice stress analysis, psychological stress evaluator or any other similar test purporting to test honesty. (2) General rule of the privilege. A person has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent another from disclosing any oral or written […]
905.07 – Political vote.
905.07 Political vote. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of the person’s vote at a political election conducted by secret ballot unless the vote was cast illegally. History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R139 (1973); 1991 a. 32.
905.01 – Privileges recognized only as provided.
905.01 Privileges recognized only as provided. Except as provided by or inherent or implicit in statute or in rules adopted by the supreme court or required by the constitution of the United States or Wisconsin, no person has a privilege to: (1) Refuse to be a witness; or (2) Refuse to disclose any matter; or […]
905.015 – Interpreters for persons with language difficulties, limited English proficiency, or hearing or speaking impairments.
905.015 Interpreters for persons with language difficulties, limited English proficiency, or hearing or speaking impairments. (1) If an interpreter for a person with a language difficulty, limited English proficiency, as defined in s. 885.38 (1) (b), or a hearing or speaking impairment interprets as an aid to a communication which is privileged by statute, rules […]
905.02 – Required reports privileged by statute.
905.02 Required reports privileged by statute. A person, corporation, association, or other organization or entity, either public or private, making a return or report required by law to be made has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing the return or report, if provided by law. A public […]
905.03 – Lawyer-client privilege.
905.03 Lawyer-client privilege. (1) Definitions. As used in this section: (a) A “client” is a person, public officer, or corporation, association, or other organization or entity, either public or private, who is rendered professional legal services by a lawyer, or who consults a lawyer with a view to obtaining professional legal services from the lawyer. […]
905.04 – Privilege between certain health-care providers and patients.
905.04 Privilege between certain health-care providers and patients. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Chiropractor” means a person licensed under s. 446.02, or a person reasonably believed by the patient to be a chiropractor. (b) A communication or information is “confidential” if not intended to be disclosed to 3rd persons other than those present to […]