815.04(1)(a)(a) Upon any judgment of a court of record perfected as specified in
s. 806.06 or any judgment of any other court entered in the judgment and lien docket of a court of record, execution may issue at any time within 5 years after the rendition of the judgment. When an execution has been issued and returned unsatisfied in whole or in part other executions may issue at any time upon application of the judgment creditor.
815.04(1)(b)
(b) If no execution on a judgment as described in
par. (a) is issued within 5 years after the rendition of the judgment, or, if application is made by one other than the judgment creditor, execution may be issued only upon leave of the court, in its discretion, upon prior notice to the judgment debtor, served as a summons is served in a court of record. If the judgment debtor is absent or a nonresident, service of the notice may be by a class 3 notice, under
ch. 985, or in any other manner that the court directs. Application shall be by the petition of the judgment creditor or of the assignee, setting forth that the judgment or a portion of the judgment remains unpaid, and that the petitioner is the bona fide owner of the judgment, for value.
815.04(1)(c)
(c) No executions shall issue or any proceedings be commenced upon any judgment after 20 years from the rendition of the judgment.
815.04(2)
(2) When the sheriff holds an execution against property any person indebted to the judgment debtor may pay to the sheriff the amount of the indebted person's debt not exempt from execution or so much thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy the execution, and the sheriff's receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for the amount so paid.
815.04 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761, 781 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.04;
1993 a. 486;
1995 a. 224.
815.05
815.05
Execution, how issued; contents. The execution shall be issued from and sealed with the seal of the court and signed by the clerk of circuit court where the judgment, or a certified copy of the judgment, or the transcript of the municipal judge's judgment is filed. The execution shall be directed to the sheriff, or the coroner if the sheriff is a party or interested, and countersigned by the owner or his or her attorney. The execution shall intelligibly refer to the judgment, stating the court, the county where the judgment or a certified copy of the judgment or the transcript is filed, the names of the parties, the amount of the judgment, if it is for money, the amount due on the judgment, and the time of entry in the judgment and lien docket in the county to which the execution is issued. The execution shall require the officer, substantially as follows:
815.05(1)
(1) If it be against the property of the judgment debtor, to satisfy the judgment out of the personal property of the debtor, and if sufficient personal property cannot be found, out of the real property belonging to the judgment debtor on the day when the judgment was entered in the judgment and lien docket in the county or at any time thereafter.
815.05(2)
(2) If real estate shall have been attached and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, the execution may also direct a sale of the interest which the defendant had in such real estate at the time it was attached or at any time thereafter.
815.05(3)
(3) If upon a judgment to enforce a lien upon specific property, to sell the interest which the defendant had in such property at the time such lien attached.
815.05(4)
(4) If it be against property in the hands of personal representatives, heirs, devisees, legatees, tenants of real property or trustees, to satisfy the judgment out of such property.
815.05(5)
(5) If it be against the person of the judgment debtor, to arrest the judgment debtor and commit the judgment debtor to the county jail until the judgment debtor shall pay the judgment or be discharged according to law.
815.05(6)
(6) If it is for the delivery of property, to deliver the possession of the property, particularly describing the property, to the party entitled to the property, and may require the officer to satisfy any costs, damages or rents and profits covered by the judgment out of the personal property of the party against whom the judgment was rendered, and shall specify the value of the property for which the judgment was recovered. If delivery of the property is not possible and if sufficient personal property cannot be found, the officer may satisfy the judgment out of the real property belonging to the person against whom the execution was rendered on the day when the judgment was entered in the judgment and lien docket or at any time thereafter. When a judgment in replevin is entered against the principal and also against the principal's sureties under
s. 810.15, the execution shall direct that the property of the surety shall not be levied on unless the property found, belonging to the principal, is not sufficient to satisfy the judgment.
815.05(7)
(7) When the judgment is not all due the execution may issue for the collection of such instalments as have become due, and shall direct the sheriff to collect the amount then due, with interest and costs, stating the amount of each; the judgment shall remain as security for the instalments thereafter to become due and whenever any further instalments shall become due execution may in like manner be issued for their collection.
815.05(8)
(8) Except as provided in
s. 807.01 (4), every execution upon a judgment for the recovery of money shall direct the collection of interest at the rate of 12% per year on the amount recovered from the date of the entry thereof until paid.
815.05 History
History: 1971 c. 141; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761, 781 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.05;
1977 c. 305;
1979 c. 110 s.
60 (13);
1979 c. 271,
355;
1993 a. 486;
1995 a. 224.
815.05 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: The law by which the debtor may be discharged from jail is in ch.
898.
815.05 Annotation
See s. 59.32 (2) for provision that sheriff is to collect his fees on execution in the same manner as the sum collected under the writ.
815.05 Annotation
Where a transcript of a judgment docket is filed in another county, the court of that county has no jurisdiction to issue an execution; execution may issue only from the court of the county of entry. Wilson v. Craite, 60 W (2d) 350, 210 NW (2d) 700.
815.05 Annotation
See note to 806.24, citing Prof. Office Bldgs. v. Royal Indem. 145 W (2d) 573, 427 NW (2d) 427 (Ct. App. 1988).
815.05 Annotation
Sub. (8) establishes interest rate for every judgment for which legislature has not explicitly established different rate. Burlington Northern R. v. Superior, 159 W (2d) 434, 464 NW (2d) 643 (1991).
815.06
815.06
Execution, when returnable. Every execution shall be made returnable, within 60 days after its receipt by the officer, to the clerk of the court from which it issued but if the officer has levied upon property previous to the expiration of the 60 days the officer may retain such execution until the officer has sold the property. The officer shall state in the officer's return how the officer executed the writ.
815.06 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.06;
1993 a. 486.
815.07
815.07
To what county issued. When the execution is against the property of the judgment debtor, the execution may be issued to the sheriff of any county where the judgment is entered in the judgment and lien docket. When the execution requires the delivery of real or personal property, the execution shall be issued to the sheriff of the county where the property or some part of the property is situated. Executions may be issued at the same time to different counties.
815.07 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.07;
1995 a. 224.
815.08
815.08
Sheriff to indorse date of receipt. Upon receipt of any execution the sheriff or other officer shall indorse thereon the year, month, day and hour of the day when the sheriff or other officer received the same.
815.08 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.08;
1993 a. 486.
815.09
815.09
Execution against debtor's person. If the action be one in which the defendant might have been arrested, as provided in
ch. 818, an execution against the person of the judgment debtor may be issued after the return of an execution against the defendant's property unsatisfied in whole or in part; but if the defendant be imprisoned on execution in another action, or upon mesne process in the same action, an execution may issue against the defendant's body without any previous execution against the defendant's property.
815.09 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761, 781 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.09; Sup. Ct. Order, 83 W (2d) xiii;
1993 a. 486.
815.10
815.10
Execution against body only remedy, exception. When a party shall have been arrested on an execution no other execution upon the same judgment can be issued against the party or the party's property except as provided by
s. 898.10; but if the party shall escape the party may be retaken by a new execution against the party's body or an execution against the party's property may be issued in the same manner as if the party had never been arrested on execution.
815.10 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.10;
1993 a. 486.
815.11
815.11
Writs of assistance. When any order or judgment is for the delivery of possession of property real or personal the party in whose favor it is entered is entitled to a writ of execution or assistance upon application to the clerk.
815.11 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.11.
815.11 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: Section
815.11 is the general rule for writs of execution or assistance to enforce orders or judgments for delivery of possession of real or personal property. The following are special provisions for writs of execution or assistance:
815.11 Annotation
ss. 32.05 (8), 32.06 (9) (c) Condemnation proceedings.
815.11 Annotation
s. 779.12 Lien foreclosure.
815.11 Annotation
s. 799.44 Eviction actions.
815.11 Annotation
s. 815.63 Sale of land upon execution.
815.11 Annotation
s. 842.19 Partition.
815.11 Annotation
s. 843.17 Actions for possession of real property.
815.11 Annotation
s. 846.17 Real estate foreclosure.
815.12
815.12
Execution; death of person arrested. If any person arrested on execution shall die while under arrest a new execution may issue against the deceased's property in the same manner as if the deceased had never been arrested; but such new execution shall not be levied upon any real estate which the deceased shall have sold in good faith nor upon any real estate which shall have been sold under any other judgment against the deceased.
815.12 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.12;
1993 a. 486.
815.13
815.13
Execution against sheriff. Whenever a judgment shall be recovered in any court of record against the sheriff instead of directing the execution thereon to the coroner of the county it may be directed and delivered to any person (except a party in interest) designated by order of the court; and such person shall perform the duties of a sheriff and be liable in all respects to all the provisions of law respecting sheriffs, as far as the same may be applicable.
815.13 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.13.
815.14
815.14
Execution after debtor's death. After the expiration of one year from the death of a judgment debtor execution may be issued against any property upon which the judgment was a lien at the time of the debtor's death, and may be executed in the same manner and with the same effect as if the debtor were still living; but no such execution shall issue except upon an order, made upon sufficient cause shown. If such judgment be against such deceased debtor and others jointly execution may issue against surviving judgment debtors without delay.
815.14 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.14;
1993 a. 486.
815.15
815.15
Execution after judgment creditor's death. If the judgment creditor dies before satisfaction of the judgment an execution may be issued by the judgment creditor's attorney of record in the name of such decedent or in the name of the judgment creditor's executor or administrator. Before an execution shall issue in the name of an executor or administrator the executor or administrator shall file with the clerk a copy of his or her letters testamentary or of administration, and the clerk shall file such papers with the other papers in the action or proceeding and enter at the foot of the judgment, in the judgment record, the fact of the death of such creditor, the name and date of appointment of such executor or administrator. The moneys collected thereon shall be paid to the executors or administrators of such creditor; but if there be none then the moneys so collected shall be paid to the clerk of the court.
815.15 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.15;
1983 a. 302 s.
8;
1993 a. 486.
815.17
815.17
Execution; who acts on sheriff's death or removal. If any sheriff shall die or be removed from office before the execution be returned, the deceased sheriff's undersheriff or deputy shall proceed thereon in the same manner as the sheriff might have done.
815.17 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.17;
1993 a. 486.
815.18
815.18
Property exempt from execution. 815.18(1)
(1)
Statutory construction. This section shall be construed to secure its full benefit to debtors and to advance the humane purpose of preserving to debtors and their dependents the means of obtaining a livelihood, the enjoyment of property necessary to sustain life and the opportunity to avoid becoming public charges.
815.18(2)(a)
(a) "Aggregate value" means the sum total of the debtor's equity in the property claimed exempt.
815.18(2)(b)
(b) "Business" means any lawful activity, including a farm operation, conducted primarily for the purchase, sale, lease or rental of property, for the manufacturing, processing or marketing of property, or for the sale of services.
815.18(2)(c)
(c) "Debtor" means an individual. "Debtor" does not include an association, corporation, partnership, cooperative or political body.
815.18(2)(d)
(d) "Dependent" means any individual, including a spouse, who requires and is actually receiving substantial support and maintenance from the debtor.
815.18(2)(e)
(e) "Depository account" means a certificate of deposit, demand, negotiated order of withdrawal, savings, share, time or like account maintained with a bank, credit union, insurance company, savings bank, savings and loan association, securities broker or dealer or like organization. "Depository account" does not include a safe deposit box or property deposited in a safe deposit box.
815.18(2)(f)
(f) "Equipment" means goods used or bought for use primarily in a business, including farming and a profession.
815.18(2)(g)
(g) "Equity" means the fair market value of the debtor's interest in property, less the valid liens on that property.
815.18(2)(h)
(h) "Exempt" means free from any lien obtained by judicial proceedings and is not liable to seizure or sale on execution or on any provisional or final process issued from any court, or any proceedings in aid of court process.
815.18(2)(k)
(k) "Life insurance" means a policy issued by a stock or mutual life insurance company or by any mutual beneficiary or fraternal corporation, society, order or association to insure the life of an individual.
815.18(2)(m)
(m) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle. "Motor vehicle" does not include equipment.
815.18(2)(n)
(n) "Net income" means gross receipts paid or payable for personal services or derived from rents, dividends or interest less federal and state tax deductions required by law to be withheld.
815.18(2)(r)
(r) "Resident" means an individual who intends to maintain his or her principal dwelling in this state.
815.18(2)(t)
(t) "To the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and the debtor's dependents" means what the court determines is required to meet the present and anticipated needs of the debtor and the debtor's dependents, after consideration of the debtor's responsibilities, and the debtor's present and anticipated income and property, including exempt property.
815.18(3)(a)
(a)
Provisions for burial. Cemetery lots, aboveground burial facilities, burial monuments, tombstones, coffins or other articles for the burial of the dead owned by the debtor and intended for the burial of the debtor or the debtor's family.
815.18(3)(b)
(b)
Business and farm property. Equipment, inventory, farm products and professional books used in the business of the debtor or the business of a dependent of the debtor, not to exceed $7,500 in aggregate value.
815.18(3)(c)
(c)
Child support, family support or maintenance payments. Alimony, child support, family support, maintenance or separate maintenance payments to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and the debtor's dependents.
815.18(3)(d)
(d)
Consumer goods. Household goods and furnishings, wearing apparel, keepsakes, jewelry and other articles of personal adornment, appliances, books, musical instruments, firearms, sporting goods, animals or other tangible personal property held primarily for the personal, family or household use of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor, not to exceed $5,000 in aggregate value.
815.18(3)(df)
(df)
County fairs and agricultural societies. All sums paid as state aid under
s. 93.23 (1) to county fairs and agricultural societies.
815.18(3)(ds)
(ds)
Federal disability insurance benefits. All moneys received or receivable by a person as federal disability insurance benefits under
42 USC 401 to
433.
815.18(3)(e)
(e)
Fire and casualty insurance. For a period of 2 years after the date of receipt, insurance proceeds on exempt property payable to and received by the debtor, if the exempt property has been destroyed or damaged by fire or casualty of any nature.
815.18(3)(ef)
(ef)
Fire and police pension fund. All money paid or ordered to be paid to any member of any fire or police department or to the surviving spouse or guardian of the minor child or children of a deceased or retired member of any such department, which money has been paid or ordered to be paid to any such person as a pension on account of the service of any person in any such department in any city in this state whose population exceeds 100,000.
815.18(3)(em)
(em)
Fire engines and equipment. All fire engines, apparatus and equipment, including hose, hose carts and hooks and ladders, belonging to or which may hereafter belong to any town, city or village in this state, and which are or may be kept and used for the protection of property in such town, city or village from fire, together with the engine houses and hooks and ladder houses for the protection of the same, and the lot or lots on which such engine and hook and ladder houses may be situated, when owned by any such town, city or village; and any lot or lots owned, used and occupied by any such town, city or village for corporate purposes.
815.18(3)(f)
(f)
Life insurance. Any unmatured life insurance contract owned by the debtor and insuring the debtor, the debtor's dependent or an individual of whom the debtor is a dependent, other than a credit life insurance contract, and the debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $4,000 in value, in any accrued dividends, interest or loan value of all unmatured life insurance contracts owned by the debtor and insuring the debtor, the debtor's dependent or an individual of whom the debtor is a dependent.
815.18(3)(g)
(g)
Motor vehicles. Motor vehicles not to exceed $1,200 in aggregate value. Any unused amount of the aggregate value from
par. (d) may be added to this exemption to increase the aggregate exempt value of motor vehicles under this paragraph.
815.18(3)(h)
(h)
Net income. Seventy-five percent of the debtor's net income for each one week pay period. The benefits of this exemption are limited to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and the debtor's dependents, but to not less than 30 times the greater of the state or federal minimum wage.
815.18(3)(i)
(i)
Life insurance claims, personal injury or wrongful death claims. 815.18(3)(i)1.a.
a. A payment to the debtor under a life insurance contract that insured the life of an individual of whom the debtor was a dependent on the date of that individual's death, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and the debtor's dependents.
815.18(3)(i)1.b.
b. A payment resulting from the wrongful death of an individual of whom the debtor was a dependent, in an amount reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and the debtor's dependents.
815.18(3)(i)1.c.
c. A payment, not to exceed $25,000, resulting from personal bodily injury, including pain and suffering or compensation for actual pecuniary loss, of the debtor or an individual of whom the debtor is a dependent.
815.18(3)(i)1.d.
d. A payment in compensation of loss of future earnings of the debtor or an individual of whom the debtor is or was a dependent in an amount reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and the debtor's dependents.
