Wisconsin § 807.06 - Copy of paper may be used, when.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 807.06 — Copy of paper may be used, when., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 807.06. Copy of paper may be used, when.
807.06(1) (1) If any original paper or pleading be lost or withheld by any person the court may authorize a copy thereof to be filed and used instead of the original. 807.06(2) (2) The clerk of circuit court may electronically scan any paper or pleading, as permitted under SCR 72.05 , and may discard the original paper or pleading pursuant to SCR 72.03 (3). If the original is discarded, the electronically scanned document constitutes the official court record. 807.06 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 744 (1975); Sup. Ct. Order No. 12-05 , 2012 WI 112, 344 Wis. 2d xxxiii.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 807.06 cover?
Section 807.06 ("Copy of paper may be used, when.") 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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