Wisconsin § 88.12 - Proceedings when drainage area is in more than one county.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 88.12 — Proceedings when drainage area is in more than one county., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 88.12. Proceedings when drainage area is in more than one county.
88.12(1) (1) If a proposed drainage district lies in more than one county, the petition for organization of the district shall be filed in the court of the county containing the largest acreage proposed for drainage by the petition, and the court of that county has jurisdiction of the organization of the drainage district. 88.12(2) (2) In cases affecting a multicounty drainage district, copies of all court orders and judgments shall be filed in the court of each of the other counties in which the drainage district is located. 88.12(3) (3) If a drainage district lies in more than one county, the drainage board of the county containing the largest acreage that is drained or proposed for drainage has jurisdiction of the operation of the drainage district. The drainage board that initially has jurisdiction of the operation of a drainage district retains that jurisdiction even if the drained acreage is subsequently changed, unless the drainage board that initially has jurisdiction agrees with the drainage board of any other county containing land of the drainage district to transfer jurisdiction. 88.12(4) (4) All moneys collected on behalf of the drainage district in the other counties shall be transmitted to the treasurer of the county in which the drainage board has jurisdiction. 88.12 History History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1993 a. 456 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 88.12 ("Proceedings when drainage area is in more than one county.") 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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