Wisconsin § 840.11 - Highways; parks; record of order.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 840.11 — Highways; parks; record of order., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 840.11. Highways; parks; record of order.

840.11(1) (1) Every person who makes an application to any court, county board, common council, or village or town board for laying out, widening, vacating, or extending any street, alley, water channel, park, highway, or other public place shall, at or prior to the time of filing the same with the proper officer, present for recording in the office of the register of deeds of each county in which the affected land is situated a lis pendens, as provided in s.

Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 840.11 cover?

Section 840.11 ("Highways; parks; record of order.") 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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