Wis. Stat. § 19.70
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 19.70, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Rights of data subject to challenge; authority corrections.
Official statutory text
(1) Except as provided under sub. (2) , an individual or person authorized by the individual may challenge the accuracy of a record containing personally identifiable information pertaining to the individual that is maintained by an authority if the individual is authorized to inspect the record under s. 19.35 (1) (a) or (am) and the individual notifies the authority, in writing, of the challenge. After receiving the notice, the authority shall do one of the following:
(a) Concur with the challenge and correct the information.
(b) Deny the challenge, notify the individual or person authorized by the individual of the denial and allow the individual or person authorized by the individual to file a concise statement setting forth the reasons for the individual’s disagreement with the disputed portion of the record. A state authority that denies a challenge shall also notify the individual or person authorized by the individual of the reasons for the denial.
(2) This section does not apply to any of the following records:
(a) Any record transferred to an archival depository under s. 16.61 (13) .
(b) Any record pertaining to an individual if a specific state statute or federal law governs challenges to the accuracy of the record.
History: 1991 a. 269 ss. 27d , 27e , 35am , 37am , 39am ; 2013 a. 171 s. 16 ; Stats. 2013 s. 19.70.
(a) Concur with the challenge and correct the information.
(b) Deny the challenge, notify the individual or person authorized by the individual of the denial and allow the individual or person authorized by the individual to file a concise statement setting forth the reasons for the individual’s disagreement with the disputed portion of the record. A state authority that denies a challenge shall also notify the individual or person authorized by the individual of the reasons for the denial.
(2) This section does not apply to any of the following records:
(a) Any record transferred to an archival depository under s. 16.61 (13) .
(b) Any record pertaining to an individual if a specific state statute or federal law governs challenges to the accuracy of the record.
History: 1991 a. 269 ss. 27d , 27e , 35am , 37am , 39am ; 2013 a. 171 s. 16 ; Stats. 2013 s. 19.70.
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