Wisconsin § 809.80 - Rule (Filing and service of documents by traditional methods).
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 809.80 — Rule (Filing and service of documents by traditional methods)., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 809.80. Rule (Filing and service of documents by traditional methods).
809.80(1) (1) Filing by traditional methods. A person who is not an electronic filing user, as defined in s. 809.01 (33) , shall file a paper copy of any document required to be filed by these rules with the clerk of the court unless a different place of filing is expressly required or permitted by statute or rule. The clerk of the court is located at 110 E. Main Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703. The mailing address for the clerk of the supreme court and the court of appeals is P.O. Box 1688, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-1688. 809.80(2) (2) Service by traditional methods. 809.80(2)(a) (a) In this subsection, “service by traditional methods” means service in the manner provided in s. 801.14 (1) , (2) , (2m) , and (4) of any document required or authorized under these rules to be filed in a trial or appellate court. 809.80(2)(bm) (bm) A party initiating a proceeding under s.
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Section 809.80 ("Rule (Filing and service of documents by traditional methods).") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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