801.01 Kinds of proceedings; scope of chs. 801 to 847. (1) Kinds. Proceedings in the courts are divided into actions and special proceedings. In chs. 801 to 847, “action” includes “special proceeding” unless a specific provision of procedure in special proceedings exists. (2) Scope. Chapters 801 to 847 govern procedure and practice in circuit courts […]
801.02 Commencement of action. (1) A civil action in which a personal judgment is sought is commenced as to any defendant when a summons and a complaint naming the person as defendant are filed with the court, provided service of an authenticated copy of the summons and of the complaint is made upon the defendant […]
801.03 Jurisdiction; definitions. In this chapter, the following words have the designated meanings: (1) “Defendant” means the person named as defendant in a civil action, and where in this chapter acts of the defendant are referred to, the reference attributes to the defendant any person’s acts for which acts the defendant is legally responsible. In […]
801.04 Jurisdictional requirements for judgments against persons, status and things. (1) Jurisdiction of subject matter required for all civil actions. A court of this state may entertain a civil action only when the court has power to hear the kind of action brought. The power of the court to hear the kind of action brought […]
801.05 Personal jurisdiction, grounds for generally. A court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter has jurisdiction over a person served in an action pursuant to s. 801.11 under any of the following circumstances: (1) Local presence or status. In any action whether arising within or without this state, against a defendant who […]
801.06 Personal jurisdiction, grounds for without service of summons. A court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter may, without a summons having been served upon a person, exercise jurisdiction in an action over a person with respect to any counterclaim asserted against that person in an action which the person has commenced […]
801.07 Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem, grounds for generally. A court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter may exercise jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem on the grounds stated in this section. A judgment in rem or quasi in rem may affect the interests of a defendant in the […]
801.08 Objection to personal jurisdiction. (1) All issues of fact and law raised by an objection to the court’s jurisdiction over the person or property as provided by s. 802.06 (2) shall be heard by the court without a jury in advance of any issue going to the merits of the case. If, after such […]
801.09 Summons, contents of. The summons shall contain: (1) The title of the cause, specifying the name of the court in which the action is brought, the name of the county designated by the plaintiff as the place of trial, the standardized description of the case classification type and associated code number as approved by […]
801.095 Summons form. The summons shall be substantially in one of the forms specified in subs. (1) to (4). The applicable form depends on the type of service and on whether a complaint is served with the summons, in accordance with s. 801.09. The forms are: (1) Personal service; complaint attached. STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT […]
801.10 Summons, by whom served. (1) Who may serve. An authenticated copy of the summons may be served by any adult resident of the state where service is made who is not a party to the action. Service shall be made with reasonable diligence. (1m) Service by certain nonresidents. Notwithstanding sub. (1), an adult who […]
801.11 Personal jurisdiction, manner of serving summons for. A court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter and grounds for personal jurisdiction as provided in s. 801.05 may exercise personal jurisdiction over a defendant by service of a summons as follows: (1) Natural person. Except as provided in sub. (2) upon a natural […]
801.12 Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem, manner of serving summons for; notice of object of action. (1) A court of this state exercising jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem pursuant to s. 801.07 may affect the interests of a defendant in such action only if a summons and either a copy of […]
801.13 Summons; when deemed served. A summons is deemed served as follows: (1) A summons served personally upon the defendant or by substituted personal service upon another authorized to accept service of the summons for the defendant is deemed served on the day of service. (2) A summons served by publication is deemed served on […]
801.14 Service and filing of pleadings and other papers. (1) Every order required by its terms to be served, every pleading unless the court otherwise orders because of numerous defendants, every paper relating to discovery required to be served upon a party unless the court otherwise orders, every written motion other than one which may […]
801.145 Form of papers. (1) Except for exhibits and wills, the size of all papers filed in court shall be no larger than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. (2) The clerk of circuit court or register in probate shall return any paper not in conformity with sub. (1) to the person or party attempting […]
801.15 Time. (1) (a) In this subsection, “holiday” means any day that is a holiday provided in s. 230.35 (4) (a) or a statewide legal holiday provided in s. 995.20 or both, and a full day on Good Friday. (b) Notwithstanding ss. 985.09 and 990.001 (4), in computing any period of time prescribed or allowed […]
801.16 Filing. (1) The filing of pleadings and other papers with the court as required by these statutes shall be made by filing them with the clerk of circuit court. The judge may require that the person filing the papers provide a copy to the judge. (2) For papers that do not require a filing […]
801.18 Electronic filing. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Clerk of court” or “clerk” means the official circuit court recordkeeper for the case in question, which may be the clerk of circuit court, juvenile clerk, or register in probate for that county . (b) “Converted” means that all documents in a paper case file have […]
801.19 Protected information in circuit court records. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Protected information” means any of the following contained in a circuit court record: 1. A social security number. 2. An employer or taxpayer identification number. 3. A financial account number. 4. A driver license number. 5. A passport number. (b) “Protected information […]
