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WI Stat § 783.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 783 - Mandamus and prohibition.|783.11 - Proceedings if return not adopted.

783.11  Proceedings if return not adopted. If the party to whom such writ of prohibition shall be directed shall not adopt such return, as above provided, the party prosecuting such writ shall bring on the argument of such return, as upon a rule to show cause, and may, by personal affidavit and other proofs, controvert the matters set forth in such return.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 60; 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 783.11.
WI Stat § 783.12 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 783 - Mandamus and prohibition.|783.12 - Judgment.

783.12  Judgment. The court, after hearing the proofs and allegations of the parties, shall render judgment either that a prohibition absolute, restraining the said court and party from proceeding in such action or matter, do issue, or a writ of consultation, authorizing the court and party to proceed in the action or matter in question.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 60; Stats. 1979 s. 783.12.
WI Stat § 783.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 783 - Mandamus and prohibition.|783.13 - Judgment if return adopted.

783.13  Judgment if return adopted. If the party to whom such first writ of prohibition shall be directed shall adopt the return of the court thereto, as above provided, and judgment shall be rendered for the party prosecuting such writ, a prohibition absolute shall be issued; but if judgment be given against such party a writ of consultation shall be issued as above provided.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 60; Stats. 1979 s. 783.13.
WI Stat § 784.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.01 - Remedy by civil action; forms.

784.01  Remedy by civil action; forms. The remedies heretofore obtainable by writs of scire facias and quo warranto and by proceedings by information in the nature of quo warranto may be obtained by civil action, and it shall not be necessary to sue out such writs in form; but this section shall not prevent the use by the supreme court of writs and proceedings in the forms hitherto used in such cases in such court.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 61; Stats. 1979 s. 784.01.
WI Stat § 784.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.02 - How tried.

784.02  How tried. In actions of quo warranto and scire facias, the court may summon a jury and prescribe the manner of summoning the jury.History:  1977 c. 449; 1979 c. 32 s. 61; Stats. 1979 s. 784.02.
WI Stat § 784.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.03 - Relator, when to be joined as plaintiff.

784.03  Relator, when to be joined as plaintiff. When an action shall be brought by the attorney general by virtue of this chapter, on the relation or information of a person having an interest in the question, the name of such person shall be joined with the state as plaintiff.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 61; Stats. 1979 s. 784.03.
WI Stat § 784.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.04 - When action may be brought.

784.04  When action may be brought. (1) An action may be brought by the attorney general in the name of the state, upon his or her own information or upon the complaint of any private party, against the parties offending in the following cases:(a) When any person shall usurp, intrude into or unlawfully hold or exercise any public office, civil or military, or any franchise within this state, or any office in a corporation created by the authority of this state; or(b) When any public officer, civil or military, shall have done or suffered an act which, by the provisions of law, shall work a forfeiture of office; or(c) When any association or number of persons shall act, within this state, as a corporation without being duly incorporated. (2) Such action may be brought in the name of the state by a private person on personal complaint when the attorney general refuses to act or when the office usurped pertains to a county, town, city, village, school district or technical college district.History:  1971 c. 154; 1979 c. 32 s. 61; 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 784.04; 1993 a. 399.A competitive interest is sufficient to confer standing to sue in quo warranto. State ex rel. 1st Nat. Bank v. M & I Peoples Bank, 95 Wis. 2d 303, 290 N.W.2d 321 (1980).Both a neighboring city and a landowner-taxpayer in a town had standing in a quo warranto challenge to the incorporation of a town. City of Waukesha v. Salbashian, 128 Wis. 2d 334, 382 N.W.2d 52 (1986).A recount under s. 9.01 is the exclusive remedy for challenging mistakes in canvassing an election. Actions in quo warranto are precluded. Shroble v. Prusener, 185 Wis. 2d 103, 517 N.W.2d 169 (1994).
WI Stat § 784.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.05 - When defendant held to bail.

784.05  When defendant held to bail. If the action is brought against a person for usurping an office, the attorney general or person complaining, in addition to the statement of the cause of action, may also set forth in the complaint the name of the person rightfully entitled to the office, with a statement of the person's right to the office. In such case, upon proof by affidavit that the defendant has received fees or emoluments belonging to the office and by means of his or her usurpation of the office, an order may be granted by a judge of the circuit court, by a judge of the court of appeals or by a justice of the supreme court, if the action is pending therein, for the arrest of the defendant and holding him or her to bail; and thereupon the defendant shall be arrested and held to bail in the manner and with the same effect and subject to the same rights and liabilities as in other civil actions when the defendant is subject to arrest.History:  1977 c. 187; 1979 c. 32 s. 61; Stats. 1979 s. 784.05.
WI Stat § 784.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.06 - Pleading.

784.06  Pleading. In an action brought to determine the right to any office, in every case where the defendant has the official certificate of election to the office, the complaint shall state in what respect such certificate was improperly or illegally issued; and if any party claims that illegal votes were cast at the election for the office, that party shall state in the pleading the names of the persons whom the party claims cast illegal votes which were counted, and in what such illegality consists, and the election district where such illegal votes were cast, and the number of legal votes cast for each claimant, respectively; if the party claims that lawful votes were tendered and not received, the names of such voters and the election district where tendered shall be alleged; if the party claims lawful votes were rejected by the canvassers, the number and election district where so rejected shall be alleged, together with the number which it is claimed should have been counted for claimant. And if it be alleged by either party that the entire vote of any town, municipal corporation or election district was illegal, that party's pleading shall specify the grounds of such alleged illegality.History:  1971 c. 304; 1979 c. 32 s. 61; 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 784.06.
WI Stat § 784.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.07 - Proceedings on motion to dismiss; continuance.

784.07  Proceedings on motion to dismiss; continuance. In all such actions brought to determine the right to an office in the circuit courts, if the defendant moves to dismiss the complaint under s. 802.06 (2) the issue raised by the motion shall have preference upon the calendar and be tried before the other issues thereon. If the motion is sustained the plaintiff or relator may amend the complaint within 24 hours. If the motion is overruled the defendant shall serve an answer to the complaint within 24 hours unless, upon cause shown, further time therefor is granted to either party by the court. The issue as finally made shall be tried. No continuance of any such cause may be granted upon the defendant's application unless the defendant shows the absence of a witness or other testimony and the facts which the defendant expects to prove by the witness or other testimony and they are deemed material by the court. The plaintiff or relator may traverse or offer counterevidence to the facts set forth in the application for a continuance.History:  Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 763 (1975); 1975 c. 218; 1977 c. 449; 1979 c. 32 s. 61; Stats. 1979 s. 784.07.
WI Stat § 784.08 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.08 - Judgment.

784.08  Judgment. In every such case such judgment shall be rendered upon the right of the defendant and also upon the right of the party so alleged to be entitled, or only upon the right of the defendant, as justice shall require. When the action shall not be terminated during the term of the office in controversy it may notwithstanding be prosecuted to completion and judgment rendered, which shall determine the right which any party had to the office.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 61; Stats. 1979 s. 784.08.
WI Stat § 784.09 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.09 - Relator to take office and demand books.

784.09  Relator to take office and demand books. If judgment is in favor of the person alleged to be entitled the person is entitled, after taking the oath of office and executing the official bond required by law, to assume the execution of the office. It is the person's duty immediately thereafter to demand of the defendant in the action all the books and papers in the defendant's custody or power belonging to the office.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 61; 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 784.09.
WI Stat § 784.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.10 - Delivery of books, etc.

784.10  Delivery of books, etc. If the defendant shall refuse or neglect to deliver over such books or papers pursuant to the demand the defendant is guilty of a misdemeanor, and the same proceedings shall be had and with the same effect to compel the delivery of such books and papers as are provided by law.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 61; 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 784.10.
WI Stat § 784.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.11 - Damages.

784.11  Damages. If the judgment be rendered upon the right of the person so alleged to be entitled in favor of such person the person may recover by action the damages the person has sustained by reason of the usurpation by the defendant of the office from which such defendant has been excluded.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 61; 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 784.11.
WI Stat § 784.12 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.12 - Parties defendant.

784.12  Parties defendant. When several persons claim to be entitled to the same office or franchise one action may be brought against all such persons in order to try their respective rights to such office or franchise.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 61; Stats. 1979 s. 784.12.
WI Stat § 784.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 784 - Quo warranto.|784.13 - Judgment if office, franchise or privilege usurped.

784.13  Judgment if office, franchise or privilege usurped. When a defendant against whom an action has been brought under this chapter shall be adjudged guilty of usurping or intruding into or unlawfully holding or exercising any office, franchise or privilege, judgment shall be rendered that the defendant be excluded from the office, franchise or privilege and that the plaintiff recover costs against the defendant. The court may also, in its discretion, fine the defendant a sum not exceeding $2,000, which fine, when collected, shall be paid into the treasury of the state.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 61; Stats. 1979 s. 784.13; 1997 a. 254.
WI Stat § 785.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 785 - Contempt of court.|785.01 - Definitions.

785.01  Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Contempt of court" means intentional:(a) Misconduct in the presence of the court which interferes with a court proceeding or with the administration of justice, or which impairs the respect due the court;(b) Disobedience, resistance or obstruction of the authority, process or order of a court;(bm) Violation of any provision of s. 767.117 (1);(br) Violation of an order under s. 813.1285 (4) (b) 2.;(c) Refusal as a witness to appear, be sworn or answer a question; or(d) Refusal to produce a record, document or other object. (2) “Punitive sanction" means a sanction imposed to punish a past contempt of court for the purpose of upholding the authority of the court. (3) “Remedial sanction" means a sanction imposed for the purpose of terminating a continuing contempt of court.History:  1979 c. 257; 1983 a. 189; 1993 a. 78; 2005 a. 443 s. 265; 2013 a. 321.When a father ordered to pay support and annually provide financial records to his ex-spouse only provided the records the day before a contempt hearing, it was no longer possible to produce the information in a timely manner as was required. The circumstances made full compliance with the court's order impossible, and partial compliance with the court's order was ineffectual. Unless the court is able to fashion an alternative purge condition to compensate the mother and children for their loss, they and the court will be defeated. Frisch v. Henrichs, 2007 WI 102, 304 Wis. 2d 1, 736 N.W.2d 85, 05-0534.There need not be a specific injunction against a particular action to apply contempt sanctions to an order. An order that requires specific conduct, either to do, or to refrain from, specific actions, can be enforced by contempt. Neither sub. (1) nor case law requires that an order contain the specific term “enjoin" or “injunction" to allow the court to use contempt powers to enforce its orders, nor is the possibility of a separate civil action a bar to use of contempt to enforce a court order. Carney v. CNH Health & Welfare Plan, 2007 WI App 205, 305 Wis. 2d 443, 740 N.W.2d 625, 06-1529.To allow a successor corporation to defend contempt based upon its agent's ignorance of court orders in the possession of the successor corporation and binding on both the predecessor and successor corporations would make a mockery of court orders. Understandable sympathy for an individual agent, when the agent acts in good faith, but without knowledge of what is in the files the agent is charged to administer, would permit easy corporate avoidance of responsibility by simply hiring a new employee with no actual knowledge of the order. Carney v. CNH Health & Welfare Plan, 2007 WI App 205, 305 Wis. 2d 443, 740 N.W.2d 625, 06-1529.
WI Stat § 785.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 785 - Contempt of court.|785.02 - Power of court to punish for contempt of court.

785.02  Power of court to punish for contempt of court. A court of record may impose a remedial or punitive sanction for contempt of court under this chapter.History:  1979 c. 257.A juvenile was improperly held in contempt of court when the court did not sufficiently consider less restrictive alternative dispositions. A juvenile may be found in contempt and incarcerated subject to enumerated conditions. In Interest of D.L.D. 110 Wis. 2d 168, 327 N.W.2d 682 (1983).A contemnor whose liberty interests are at risk must be given an opportunity to show the court that the failure to comply with purge conditions was not willful and intentional. V.J.H. v. C.A.B. 163 Wis. 2d 833, 472 N.W.2d 939 (Ct. App. 1991).Necessary conditions for imposition of summary contempt are enumerated. Extreme intoxication of a criminal defendant at a sentencing hearing was properly punished by summary contempt. Shepard v. Outagamie County Circuit Court, 189 Wis. 2d 279, 525 N.W.2d 769 (Ct. App. 1994).When dealing with a payment as a remedial sanction to compensate a party for a loss suffered as a result of contempt, it is possible for there to be a purge condition without a sanction or for the purge condition to be the same as the sanction. Frisch v. Henrichs, 2007 WI 102, 304 Wis. 2d 1, 736 N.W.2d 85, 05-0534.Courts may hold juveniles in contempt of court. The limited circumstances under which the sanction of imprisonment may be imposed is discussed. 70 Atty. Gen. 98.Contempt of court: Wisconsin's erasure of the blurred distinction between civil and criminal contempt. 66 MLR 369 (1983).
WI Stat § 785.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 785 - Contempt of court.|785.04 - Sanctions authorized.

785.04  Sanctions authorized. (1) Remedial sanction. A court may impose one or more of the following remedial sanctions:(a) Payment of a sum of money sufficient to compensate a party for a loss or injury suffered by the party as the result of a contempt of court.(b) Imprisonment if the contempt of court is of a type included in s. 785.01 (1) (b), (bm), (c) or (d). The imprisonment may extend only so long as the person is committing the contempt of court or 6 months, whichever is the shorter period.(c) A forfeiture not to exceed $2,000 for each day the contempt of court continues.(d) An order designed to ensure compliance with a prior order of the court.(e) A sanction other than the sanctions specified in pars. (a) to (d) if it expressly finds that those sanctions would be ineffectual to terminate a continuing contempt of court. (2)  Punitive sanction. (a)  Nonsummary procedure. A court, after a finding of contempt of court in a nonsummary procedure under s. 785.03 (1) (b), may impose for each separate contempt of court a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or both.(b)  Summary procedure. A court, after a finding of contempt of court in a summary procedure under s. 785.03 (2), may impose for each separate contempt of court a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days or both. (3)  Past conduct. A punitive sanction may be imposed for past conduct which was a contempt of court even though similar present conduct is a continuing contempt of court.History:  1979 c. 257; 1993 a. 78.A court may award attorney fees and other litigation costs under sub. (1) (a). Town of Seymour v. City of Eau Claire, 112 Wis. 2d 313, 332 N.W.2d 821 (Ct. App. 1983).Purge conditions must be within the power of the contemnor and must be reasonably related to the cause or nature of the contempt. Larsen v. Larsen, 159 Wis. 2d 672, 465 N.W.2d 225 (Ct. App. 1990).
WI Stat § 785.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 785 - Contempt of court.|785.05 - Limitation on imprisonment.

785.05  Limitation on imprisonment. In any case in which the contempt of court is based upon interference with visitation rights granted under s. 48.925 (1), or upon failure to respond to a citation, summons or warrant under s. 345.28 or any other failure to pay or to appear in court for a nonmoving traffic violation, the court may not impose imprisonment as a sanction under this chapter.History:  1981 c. 165; 1991 a. 191.
WI Stat § 785.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 785 - Contempt of court.|785.06 - Court commissioners, municipal courts and administrative agencies.

785.06  Court commissioners, municipal courts and administrative agencies. A court commissioner, municipal court or state administrative agency conducting an action or proceeding or a party to the action or proceeding may petition the circuit court in the county in which the action or proceeding is being conducted for a remedial or punitive sanction specified in s. 785.04 for conduct specified in s. 785.01 in the action or proceeding.History:  1979 c. 257.Section 767.29 (1) [now s. 767.57 (1)] specifically authorizes a family court commissioner to initiate a contempt action to enforce a child support order pursuant to s. 785.06. State ex rel. Stedman v. Rohner, 149 Wis. 2d 146, 438 N.W.2d 585 (1989).
WI Stat § 785.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 785 - Contempt of court.|785.07 - Contempt orders imposing confinement.

785.07  Contempt orders imposing confinement. A contempt order imposing confinement shall be issued by a judge. History:  1977 c. 323; 1979 c. 32 s. 50; Stats. 1979 s. 767.40; 2005 a. 443 s. 178; Stats. 2005 s. 785.07.NOTE:  2005 Wis. Act 443 contains explanatory notes.
WI Stat § 786.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 786 - Disposition of lands of wards; specific performance; change of names; establish heirships.|786.01 - Conveyance of lands held in trust by persons under disability.

786.01  Conveyance of lands held in trust by persons under disability. Whenever any minor or individual adjudicated incompetent is seized or possessed of any lands or interest in any lands by way of mortgage or in trust only for others, the circuit court of the proper county may, upon the petition of the guardian of the minor or individual adjudicated incompetent or of any person in any way interested in the real estate, make an order authorizing or compelling the minor or individual adjudicated incompetent to convey and assure the lands or interest in the lands to any person entitled thereto, in such manner as the court directs.History:  1977 c. 449; 1979 c. 32 s. 63; Stats. 1979 s. 786.01; 2005 a. 387.
WI Stat § 786.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 786 - Disposition of lands of wards; specific performance; change of names; establish heirships.|786.02 - Specific performance of contract of individual adjudicated incompetent.

786.02  Specific performance of contract of individual adjudicated incompetent. A circuit court may authorize or compel the specific performance of any contract made by any individual who is adjudicated incompetent before performance of the contract, on the complaint or petition of the guardian of the individual adjudicated incompetent or of any other person interested in the contract.History:  1977 c. 449; 1979 c. 32 s. 63; Stats. 1979 s. 786.02; 2005 a. 387.
WI Stat § 786.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 786 - Disposition of lands of wards; specific performance; change of names; establish heirships.|786.03 - Specific performance; order; appeal.

786.03  Specific performance; order; appeal. No order authorizing or directing any such conveyance or the performance of any such contract shall be made until after hearing the parties and being satisfied that such conveyance ought to be made or such contract ought to be performed. The court may, by such order, direct the guardian of such individual adjudicated incompetent, or a special guardian appointed in such proceeding, to do any act which is necessary to carry such order into effect. The court may further direct that the reasonable expenses of the proceedings be paid out of the proceeds of the sale. No appeal shall lie from such order unless notice of intention to appeal shall be filed with the court within 10 days after date of the order. The court may enforce such order by any proper proceedings.History:  1979 c. 32 s. 63; Stats. 1979 s. 786.03; 2005 a. 387.