Wis. Stat. § 18.13
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 18.13, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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(1) In general. This section and ss. 18.14 and 18.15 shall govern all civil claims, suits, proceedings and actions respecting public debt notwithstanding any contrary provision of the statutes.
(2) To recover a debt. If the state fails to pay any public debt in accordance with its terms, an action to compel such payment may be commenced against the state in accordance with s. 801.02 . The plaintiff shall serve an authenticated copy of the summons and complaint on the attorney general by leaving the copies at the attorney general’s office in the capitol with an assistant or clerk. The place of trial of such an action shall be as provided in s. 801.50 .
(3) Judgment. Sections 16.53 and 775.01 shall not apply to such claims for payment of a public debt. If there is final judgment against the state in such action, it shall be paid as provided in s. 775.04 together with interest thereon at the rate of 10 percent per year from the date such payment was judged to have been due until the date of payment of such judgment.
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 575, 749 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (5) ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1983 a. 228 s. 16 ; 1983 a. 410 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 .
(2) To recover a debt. If the state fails to pay any public debt in accordance with its terms, an action to compel such payment may be commenced against the state in accordance with s. 801.02 . The plaintiff shall serve an authenticated copy of the summons and complaint on the attorney general by leaving the copies at the attorney general’s office in the capitol with an assistant or clerk. The place of trial of such an action shall be as provided in s. 801.50 .
(3) Judgment. Sections 16.53 and 775.01 shall not apply to such claims for payment of a public debt. If there is final judgment against the state in such action, it shall be paid as provided in s. 775.04 together with interest thereon at the rate of 10 percent per year from the date such payment was judged to have been due until the date of payment of such judgment.
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 575, 749 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (5) ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1983 a. 228 s. 16 ; 1983 a. 410 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 .
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