Wisconsin § 806.20 - Court may direct satisfaction; refusal to satisfy.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 806.20 — Court may direct satisfaction; refusal to satisfy., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 806.20. Court may direct satisfaction; refusal to satisfy.
806.20(1) (1) When a judgment has been fully paid but not satisfied or the satisfaction has been lost, the trial court may authorize the attorney of the judgment creditor to satisfy the judgment or may by order declare the judgment satisfied and direct satisfaction to be entered upon the judgment and lien docket. 806.20(2) (2) If any owner of any judgment, after full payment thereof, fails for 7 days after request and tender of reasonable charges therefor, to satisfy the judgment, the owner shall be liable to the party paying the same, the party’s heirs or representatives in the sum of $50 damages and also for actual damages occasioned by such failure. 806.20 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 737 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1995 a. 224 .
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Section 806.20 ("Court may direct satisfaction; refusal to satisfy.") 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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