Wis. Stat. § 66.0115

This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 66.0115, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.

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Outstanding unpaid forfeitures.

Official statutory text

(1) In this section, “municipality” means a county, city, village or town. Except as provided under sub. (2) , any municipality may refuse to issue any license or permit to a person who has not paid an overdue forfeiture resulting from a violation of an ordinance of the municipality. Any municipality, by written agreement between itself and any other city, village or town within the county in which the municipality is located, may refuse to issue any license or permit to a person who has not paid an overdue forfeiture resulting from a violation of an ordinance of any municipality which is a party to the agreement. No municipality may refuse to issue a license or permit to a person who is appealing the imposition of a forfeiture.

(2) A municipality may not refuse to issue any of the following licenses under sub. (1) :

(a) A marriage license issued under s. 765.12 .

(b) A hunting or fishing license issued under ch. 29 .

(c) A dog license issued under s. 174.07 .

History: 1981 c. 198 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 273 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0115.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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