Wisconsin Rules of Civil Procedure
Current through March 2, 2026
Part 801 · Civil Procedure — Commencement of Action and Venue
- 801.01 Kinds of proceedings; scope of chs. 801 to 847
- 801.02 Commencement of action Deadlines
- 801.03 Jurisdiction; definitions
- 801.04 Jurisdictional requirements for judgments against persons, status and things
- 801.05 Personal jurisdiction, grounds for generally Deadlines
- 801.06 Personal jurisdiction, grounds for without service of summons
- 801.07 Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem, grounds for generally
- 801.08 Objection to personal jurisdiction
- 801.09 Summons, contents of Deadlines
- 801.095 Summons form
- 801.10 Summons, by whom served
- 801.11 Personal jurisdiction, manner of serving summons for Deadlines
- 801.12 Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem, manner of serving summons for; notice of object of action
- 801.13 Summons; when deemed served
- 801.14 Service and filing of pleadings and other papers
- 801.145 Form of papers
- 801.15 Time Deadlines
- 801.16 Filing
- 801.18 Electronic filing Deadlines
- 801.19 Protected information in circuit court records Deadlines
- 801.20 When documents may be filed as confidential
- 801.21 Motions to seal
- 801.50 Venue in civil actions or special proceedings Deadlines
- 801.51 Challenges to improper venue
- 801.52 Discretionary change of venue
- 801.53 Determination of motion for change of venue
- 801.54 Discretionary transfer of civil actions to tribal court Deadlines
- 801.56 Change of venue if judge disqualified by interest
- 801.58 Substitution of judge Deadlines
- 801.59 Assigned judge Deadlines
- 801.61 Proceedings after order for change of venue Deadlines
- 801.62 Conclusiveness of change of venue; second motion Deadlines
- 801.63 Stay of proceeding to permit trial in a foreign forum Deadlines
- 801.64 Legislative findings; 2007 Wisconsin Act 1
Part 802 · Civil Procedure — Pleadings, Motions and Pretrial Practice
- 802.01 Pleadings allowed; form of motions
- 802.02 General rules of pleading
- 802.025 Pleadings, discovery, and damages in certain personal injury actions Deadlines
- 802.03 Pleading special matters Deadlines
- 802.04 Form of pleadings
- 802.045 Limited scope representation permitted — process
- 802.05 Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; representations to court; sanctions Deadlines
- 802.06 Defenses and objection; when and how presented; by pleading or motion; motion for judgment on the pleadings Deadlines
- 802.07 Counterclaim and cross claim
- 802.08 Summary judgment Deadlines
- 802.09 Amended and supplemental pleadings Deadlines
- 802.10 Calendar practice Deadlines
- 802.12 Alternative dispute resolution
Part 803 · Civil Procedure — Parties
- 803.01 Parties plaintiff and defendant; capacity Deadlines
- 803.02 Joinder of claims and remedies
- 803.03 Joinder of persons needed for just and complete adjudication
- 803.04 Permissive joinder of parties
- 803.045 Actions to satisfy spousal obligations
- 803.05 Third-party practice Deadlines
- 803.06 Misjoinder and nonjoinder of parties
- 803.07 Interpleader
- 803.08 Class actions
- 803.09 Intervention
- 803.10 Substitution of parties Deadlines
Part 804 · Civil Procedure — Depositions and Discovery
- 804.01 General provisions governing discovery
- 804.015 Limits on discovery by prisoners
- 804.02 Perpetuation of testimony by deposition Deadlines
- 804.03 Persons before whom depositions may be taken
- 804.04 Stipulations regarding discovery procedure
- 804.045 Limits on quantity of depositions Deadlines
- 804.05 Depositions upon oral examination Deadlines
- 804.06 Depositions upon written questions Deadlines
- 804.07 Use of depositions in court proceedings Deadlines
- 804.08 Interrogatories to parties Deadlines
- 804.09 Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes Deadlines
- 804.10 Physical and mental examination of parties; inspection of medical documents Deadlines
- 804.11 Requests for admission Deadlines
- 804.12 Failure to make discovery; sanctions
Part 805 · Civil Procedure — Trials
- 805.01 Jury trial of right
- 805.02 Advisory jury and trial by consent
- 805.03 Failure to prosecute or comply with procedure statutes
- 805.04 Voluntary dismissal: effect thereof
- 805.05 Consolidation; separate trials
- 805.06 Referees Deadlines
- 805.07 Subpoena Deadlines
- 805.08 Jurors
- 805.09 Juries of fewer than 12; five-sixths verdict
- 805.10 Examination of witnesses; arguments
- 805.11 Objections; exceptions
- 805.12 Special verdicts
- 805.13 Jury instructions; note taking; form of verdict
- 805.14 Motions challenging sufficiency of evidence; motions after verdict
- 805.15 New trials Deadlines
- 805.16 Time for motions after verdict Deadlines
- 805.17 Trial to the court Deadlines
- 805.18 Mistakes and omissions; harmless error
Part 806 · Civil Procedure — Judgment
- 806.01 Judgment
- 806.02 Default judgment
- 806.025 Payment of judgment in cases involving prisoners
- 806.03 Judgment on admitted claim; order to satisfy
- 806.04 Uniform declaratory judgments act
- 806.05 Declaratory judgments against obscene matter Deadlines
- 806.06 Rendition, perfection and entry of judgment Deadlines
- 806.07 Relief from judgment or order Deadlines
- 806.08 Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment
- 806.09 Restitution in case of reversed judgment; purchaser for value
- 806.10 Judgment and lien docket
- 806.11 Delinquent income or franchise tax lien
- 806.115 Filing of duplicate copy of warrant
- 806.12 Transcript of municipal judge’s judgment
- 806.13 Judgments entered in other counties
- 806.14 Enforcement of real estate judgment in other counties
- 806.15 Lien of judgment; priority; statute may be suspended Deadlines
- 806.16 Appellate court judgment, entry
- 806.17 Entering federal judgments
- 806.18 Assignment of judgment
- 806.19 Satisfaction of judgments Deadlines
- 806.20 Court may direct satisfaction; refusal to satisfy Deadlines
- 806.21 Judgment satisfied not a lien; partial satisfaction
- 806.22 Satisfying a transcript of judgment
- 806.23 Action on judgment, when brought
- 806.24 Uniform enforcement of foreign judgments act Deadlines
- 806.245 Indian tribal documents: full faith and credit
- 806.25 No judgment without action
- 806.30 Definitions Deadlines
- 806.31 Scope
- 806.32 Variation by agreement
- 806.33 Determining the money of the claim
- 806.34 Determining the amount of the money of certain contract claims Deadlines
- 806.35 Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim
- 806.36 Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment
- 806.37 Conversions of foreign money in a distribution proceeding
- 806.38 Prejudgment and judgment interest
- 806.39 Enforcement of foreign judgments
- 806.40 Temporarily determining the U.S. dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes
- 806.41 Effect of currency revalorizations
- 806.42 Supplementary general principles of law
- 806.43 Uniformity of application and construction
- 806.44 Short title
Part 807 · Civil Procedure — Miscellaneous Provisions
- 807.001 Forms Deadlines
- 807.01 Settlement offers Deadlines
- 807.02 Motions, where heard; stay of proceedings Deadlines
- 807.03 Orders, how vacated and modified
- 807.04 Proceedings, where held; restriction as to making orders
- 807.05 Stipulations
- 807.06 Copy of paper may be used, when
- 807.07 Irregularities and lack of jurisdiction over the parties waived on appeal; jurisdiction exercised; transfer to proper court
- 807.08 Borrowing court files regulated Deadlines
- 807.09 Conciliators
- 807.10 Settlements in behalf of minors or individuals adjudicated incompetent; judgments
- 807.11 Orders: rendition and entry
- 807.12 Suing by fictitious name or as unknown; partners’ names unknown
- 807.13 Telephone and audiovisual proceedings
- 807.14 Interpreters
- 807.15 Penalty for certain actions by prisoners