Amendment ASA3-AB680

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 3, TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 680

March 7, 2006 - Offered by Representative Ballweg.

AB680-ASA3,1,3 An Act to amend 799.01 (1) (c), 799.01 (1) (d) (intro.), 799.01 (2) and 814.62 (3) (a) of the statutes; relating to: the jurisdictional amount in small claims actions and circuit court filing fees.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB680-ASA3, s. 1 Section 1. 799.01 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB680-ASA3,1,6 799.01 (1) (c) Replevins. Actions for replevin under ss. 810.01 to 810.13 where the value of the property claimed does not exceed $5,000 $7,500.

AB680-ASA3, s. 2 Section 2. 799.01 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB680-ASA3,1,9 799.01 (1) (d) Other civil actions. (intro.) Other civil actions where the amount claimed is $5,000 $7,500 or less, if the actions or proceedings are:

AB680-ASA3, s. 3 Section 3. 799.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB680-ASA3,2,2 799.01 (2) Permissive use of small claims procedure. A taxing authority may use the procedure in this chapter in an action to recover a tax from a person liable for that tax where the amount claimed, including interest and penalties, is $5,000 $7,500 or less. This chapter is not the exclusive procedure for those actions.

AB680-ASA3, s. 4 Section 4. 814.62 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB680-ASA3,2,6 814.62 (3) (a) In a small claims action under ch. 799, at the time of issuance of a summons or other process in a proceeding not commenced by a summons, the plaintiff shall pay to the clerk of court a fee of $22 $28.

AB680-ASA3, s. 5 Section 5. Initial applicability.

AB680-ASA3,2,9 (1) This act first applies to actions commenced or claims made on the effective date of this subsection.

AB680-ASA3, s. 6 Section 6. Effective date.

AB680-ASA3,2,11 (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2007.

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