Chapter 813

Harassment petition.

Adult-at-risk petition.

2. The court ordered me to surrender any firearms I owned or had in my possession to:

the sheriff of this county.

the sheriff of the county in which I resided, which is (name of county).

to the following person (whether directly or indirectly through a sheriff):

name:

address:

3. I surrendered the following firearms as provided in item 2 and have attached a receipt from the sheriff or from the 3rd person (if the person did not provide a receipt, attach a description of the firearm(s)):

4. The injunction has (been vacated) (expired and has not been extended).

5. I (have) (have not) been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

6. I (have) (have not) been convicted of a felony.

7. I am not prohibited from possessing a firearm under any state or federal law or by the order of any federal court or state court, other than an order from which a judge or family court commissioner is competent to grant relief.

I request that the court enter an order directing that the person named under item 2 return to me those firearms that were surrendered under the order of the court.

Subscribed and sworn to before me on (date)

(Signature of person requesting return of firearms)

(Signature of notary public, state of Wisconsin)

My commission expires on (date)

Dated this .... day of ...., .... (year)

Distribution:

1. Court - original 2. Petitioner in injunction action 3. Person to whom firearm(s) were surrendered

813.1285(5m) (5m) Notification to local law enforcement.

813.1285(5m)(a) (a) Within one business day after the court issues an order, extends or modifies a temporary restraining order, or stays or lifts a stay on an injunction under this section, the clerk of the circuit court shall send a copy of the order, the extension or modification, or the stay or lift to the sheriff or to any other local law enforcement agency that is the repository for such actions and that has jurisdiction over the premises of the petitioner.

813.1285(5m)(b) (b) No later than 24 hours after receiving the information under par. (a), the sheriff or other local law enforcement agency under par. (a) shall enter the information concerning the order issued, the extension or modification, or the stay or lift of the injunction under par. (a) into the transaction information for management of enforcement system. The sheriff or other local law enforcement agency shall also make available to other law enforcement agencies, through a verification system, the information received and entered under this paragraph. The information need not be maintained after the order or injunction is no longer in effect.

813.1285(6) (6) Surrender of firearm to sheriff.

813.1285(6)(a) (a) When a respondent surrenders a firearm under sub. (3) (a) 2. or (4) (b) 2. to a sheriff, the sheriff who is receiving the firearm shall prepare a receipt for each firearm surrendered to him or her. The receipt shall include the date on which the firearm was surrendered and the manufacturer, model, and serial number of the firearm surrendered to the sheriff and shall be signed by the respondent and by the sheriff to whom the firearm is surrendered.

813.1285(6)(b) (b) The sheriff shall keep the original of a receipt prepared under par. (a) and shall provide 2 copies of the receipt to the respondent. The respondent shall provide one copy of the receipt to the clerk of courts within 48 hours of the order to surrender firearms. When the firearm covered by the receipt is returned to the respondent under sub. (7), the sheriff shall surrender to the respondent the original receipt and all of his or her copies of the receipt.

813.1285(6)(c) (c) A receipt prepared under par. (a) is conclusive proof that the respondent owns the firearm for purposes of returning the firearm covered by the receipt to the respondent under sub. (7).

813.1285(6)(d) (d) The sheriff may not enter any information contained on a receipt prepared under par. (a) into any computerized or direct electronic data transfer system in order to store the information or, except as provided in par. (b), disseminate or provide access to the information.

813.1285(6)(e) (e)

813.1285(6)(e)1. 1. A sheriff may store a firearm surrendered to him or her under sub. (3) (a) 2. or (4) (b) 2. in a warehouse that is operated by a public warehouse keeper licensed under ch. 99. If a sheriff stores a firearm at a warehouse under this subdivision, the respondent shall pay the costs charged by the warehouse for storing that firearm.

813.1285(6)(e)2. 2. If an injunction expires and is not extended, or an injunction is vacated, a sheriff may charge the respondent for any costs incurred 30 days after the injunction expires for storage of the firearm surrendered to the sheriff due to that injunction. A sheriff may dispose of a firearm surrendered to the sheriff due to that injunction 12 months after the injunction expires or is vacated and, if the sheriff disposes of the firearm, the sheriff may charge the respondent for the costs of disposal.

813.1285(7) (7) Return of firearm.

813.1285(7)(a) (a) A firearm surrendered under this section may not be returned to the respondent until the respondent completes a petition for the return of firearms and a judge or circuit court commissioner determines all of the following:

813.1285(7)(a)1. 1. That the injunction has been vacated or has expired and not been extended.

813.1285(7)(a)2. 2. That the person is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under any state or federal law or by the order of any federal court or state court, other than an order from which the judge or circuit court commissioner is competent to grant relief. The court or commissioner shall use the information provided under s. 165.63 to aid in making the determination under this subdivision.

813.1285(7)(b) (b) If a respondent surrenders a firearm under this section that is owned by a person other than the respondent, the person who owns the firearm may apply for its return to the circuit court for the county in which the person to whom the firearm was surrendered is located. The court shall order such notice as it considers adequate to be given to all persons who have or may have an interest in the firearm and shall hold a hearing to hear all claims to its true ownership. If the right to possession is proved to the court’s satisfaction, it shall order the firearm returned. If the court returns a firearm under this paragraph, the court shall inform the person to whom the firearm is returned of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.2905.

813.1285(8) (8) Penalties. A respondent who violates an order described under sub. (1g) (a) or (b) is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 9 months or both in addition to any other penalty to which he or she is subject.

813.1285 History History: 2013 a. 321 ss. 7 to 10, 28; 2017 a. 145.

813.129 813.129 Global positioning system tracking.

813.129(1) (1) If a person knowingly violates a temporary restraining order or injunction issued under s. 813.12 or 813.125, in addition to other penalties provided in those sections, the court may report the violation to the department of corrections immediately upon the person’s conviction and may order the person to submit to global positioning system tracking under s. 301.49.

813.129(2) (2) Before issuing an order under sub. (1), the court must find that the person is more likely than not to cause serious bodily harm to the person who petitioned for the restraining order or injunction, weighing the following factors:

813.129(2)(a) (a) Whether the person has allegedly caused physical injury, intentionally abused pets or damaged property, or committed sexual assault, an act of strangulation or forcible entry to gain access to the petitioner.

813.129(2)(b) (b) Whether the person has threatened any individual, including the petitioner, with harm.

813.129(2)(c) (c) Whether the person has a history of improperly using or threatening to use a firearm or other dangerous weapon.

813.129(2)(d) (d) Whether the person has expressed suicidal ideation.

813.129(2)(e) (e) Whether the person has exhibited obsessive or controlling behavior toward the petitioner or any member of the petitioner’s family, including stalking, surveillance, or isolation of the petitioner or any member of the petitioner’s family.

813.129(2)(f) (f) The person’s mental health history.

813.129(2)(g) (g) Whether the person has a history of abusing alcohol or a controlled substance.

813.129(3) (3) The court may request the department of corrections to provide a validated risk assessment of the person in order to make the findings required in sub. (2).

813.129(4) (4) If a court enters an order under sub. (1), the court shall provide the person who petitioned for the restraining order or injunction with a referral to a domestic violence or sexual assault victim service provider.

813.129(5) (5) If, after weighing the factors set forth under sub. (2), the court determines that a person is more likely than not to cause serious bodily harm to the person who petitioned for the restraining order or injunction, and the court determines that another alternative, including imprisonment, is more likely to protect the person who petitioned for the restraining order or injunction, the court may not enter an order under sub. (1).

813.129 History History: 2011 a. 266; 2013 a. 20.

813.13 813.13 Writ of ne exeat. The court or a judge may grant the writ of ne exeat to prevent any defendant from going out of the state until the defendant shall give security. It may be granted at any time before judgment.

813.13 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.13; 1993 a. 486.

813.14 813.14 Same; when granted. No writ of ne exeat shall be granted unless it appears to the court or judge by the complaint or an affidavit that grounds exist therefor; and the court or judge granting such writ shall direct to be endorsed thereon the penalty of the bond and security to be given by the defendant.

813.14 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.14.

813.15 813.15 Same; discharge of. If the defendant shall satisfy the court or judge granting such writ that there is no reason for the defendant’s restraint or shall give security for the performance of the judgment in the action, the writ shall be discharged.

813.15 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.15; 1993 a. 486.

813.16 813.16 Receivers. A receiver may be appointed:

813.16(1) (1) On the application of either party, when the applying party establishes an apparent right to or interest in property which is the subject of the action and which is in the possession of an adverse party, and the property or its rents and profits are in danger of being lost or materially impaired.

813.16(2) (2) By the judgment, or after judgment, to carry it into effect or to dispose of the property according to the judgment.

813.16(3) (3) To preserve the property during the pendency of an appeal; or when an execution has been returned unsatisfied and the judgment debtor refuses to apply the judgment debtor’s property in satisfaction of the judgment or in an action by a creditor under ch. 816.

813.16(4) (4) When a corporation has been dissolved or is insolvent or in imminent danger of insolvency, or has forfeited its corporate rights.

813.16(5) (5) In accordance with the practice which obtained when the code of 1856 took effect except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

813.16(6) (6) The receiver shall give to and file with the clerk of the court a bond, conditioned in the usual manner, with sureties to be approved by the judge making the appointment sufficient to cover all property likely to come into the receiver’s hands.

813.16(7) (7) If the person seeking the appointment of a receiver under sub. (1) is a savings and loan association or savings bank supervised by the division of banking or a corporation supervised by the federal deposit insurance corporation, the court, unless the opposing party objects, shall appoint an officer of such corporation as receiver to act without compensation and to give such bond as the court requires.

813.16 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760, 779 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.16; 1991 a. 221; 1993 a. 486; 1995 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 33; 2021 a. 241.

813.16 Annotation A court could appoint a receiver to accept mortgage payments after a foreclosure action was started when the plaintiff refused to accept them on the ground that it would be a waiver and the defendant claimed the right to make them on the ground that the defendant had no right to accelerate the note. American Medical Services, Inc. v. Mutual Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n, 52 Wis. 2d 198, 188 N.W.2d 529 (1971).

813.16 Annotation A receiver has a duty to a corporation subject to receivership and its creditors not to deal with receivership property to benefit itself. A consulting contract that was offered to the insolvent corporation’s president was a corporate opportunity that the receiver improperly appropriated to itself when it took control of the corporation. Community National Bank v. Medical Benefit Administrators, LLC, 2001 WI App 98, 242 Wis. 2d 626, 626 N.W.2d 340, 99-3026.

813.17 813.17 Receiver; payment of employees’ wages. Whenever a receiver shall be appointed to manage or close up any business, the receiver shall immediately report to the court the amount due the employees in such business; and said court shall order the receiver to pay out of the first receipts of said business, after the payment of costs, debts due the United States or this state, taxes and assessments and the current expenses of carrying on or closing said business, the wages, including pension, welfare and vacation benefits, of such employees earned during the last 3 months of employment and within one year prior to the receiver’s appointment.

813.17 History History: 1971 c. 63; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.17; 1993 a. 486.

813.22 813.22 Uniform absence as evidence of death and absentee’s property act; insurance policy provisions invalid.

813.22(1) (1) No provision concerning the effect to be given to evidence of absence or of death in any policy of life or accident insurance or in the charter or bylaws of any mutual or fraternal insurance association hereafter executed or adopted, shall be valid.

813.22(2) (2) When any such policy, charter or bylaws hereafter executed or adopted contains a provision requiring a beneficiary to bring suit upon a claim of death within one year or other period after the death of the insured, and the fact of the absence of the insured is relied upon by the beneficiary as evidence of the death, the action may be begun, notwithstanding such provision in the policy or charter or bylaws, at any time within the statutory period of limitation for actions on contracts in writing dating from the date of the giving of written notice of such absence to the insurer, which notice shall be given within one year from the date when the beneficiary last heard of the absent insured. If such notice is not given then the statutory period runs from the time when the absent person was last heard of by the beneficiary.

813.22 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.22; 1979 c. 89.

813.23 813.23 Receiver may be appointed when.

813.23(1) (1) 

813.23(1)(a) (a) When a person domiciled in this state and having an interest in any form of property disappears and is absent from the person’s place of residence without being heard of after diligent inquiry, upon application for a finding of such disappearance and absence and of the necessity for the appointment of a receiver to the circuit court of the county of the absentee’s domicile by any person who would have an interest in said property were said absentee deceased or by an insurer or surety or creditor of such absentee, after notice as provided in s. 813.24, and upon good cause being shown, the court may find that the absentee was last heard of as of a date certain and may appoint a receiver to take charge of the absentee’s estate. The absentee shall be made a party to said proceeding; and any other person who would have an interest in said property were said absentee deceased, upon direction by the court, may be made a party to said proceeding.

813.23(1)(b) (b) When a person is a member of the armed forces of the United States without this state, or is serving as a merchant seaman outside of the limits of the United States included within the 50 states and the District of Columbia, or is outside such limits by permission, assignment or direction of any department or official of the United States government in connection with any activity pertaining to the prosecution of any war in which the United States is then engaged, and has an interest in any form of property in this state and no adequate power of attorney on his or her behalf has been recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county of his or her domicile or of the county where such property is situated, upon application for findings establishing the foregoing and the necessity for appointment of a receiver, to the circuit court of the county of such person’s domicile or of the county where such property is situated, by any person who would have an interest in said property were such person deceased, or by an insurer or surety or creditor of such person, or by any other person or on the court’s own motion, after notice as provided in s. 813.24, and upon good cause being shown, the court may, on making such findings, appoint a receiver to take charge of such person’s estate. Such person should be made a party to such proceedings; and any other person who would have an interest in said property were said person deceased, upon direction by the court, may be made a party to said proceedings. Such person shall be deemed an “absentee” within the meaning of ss. 813.23 to 813.34.

813.23(2) (2) 

813.23(2)(a) (a) The receiver, upon giving bond to be fixed in amount and with surety to be approved by the court and upon such conditions as will insure the conservation of such property, shall under the direction of said court administer said property as an equity receivership with power:

813.23(2)(a)1. 1. To take possession of all property of the absentee wherever situated.

813.23(2)(a)2. 2. To collect all debts due the absentee.

813.23(2)(a)3. 3. To bring and defend suits.

813.23(2)(a)4. 4. To pay insurance premiums.

813.23(2)(a)5. 5. With the approval of the court in each case, to pay all debts due by the absentee.

813.23(2)(a)6. 6. To pay over the proceeds of such part or all of said property, or the income thereof as may be necessary for the maintenance and support of the absentee’s dependents.

813.23(2)(b) (b) If the personal property of the absentee is not sufficient to pay all of the absentee’s debts, and to provide for the maintenance and support of the absentee’s dependents, the receiver may apply to the court for an order to sell or mortgage so much of the real estate as may be necessary therefor; said sale or mortgage to be reported to, approved and confirmed by the court and said receiver to be ordered to make deed conveying or mortgaging said real property to the purchaser or lender upon the purchaser’s or lender’s complying with the terms of sale or mortgage.