Wisconsin § 806.36 Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 806.36 — Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment.

Wisconsin § 806.36

Ch. 806Civil procedure — judgment

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Wis. Stat. § 806.36 (2026).

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806.36 806.36(1) (1) Except as provided in sub.

(3), a judgment or arbitration award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim. 806.36(2) (2) The judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or, at the option of the debtor, in the amount of U.S. dollars that will purchase that foreign money on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate. 806.36(3) (3) Assessed costs must be entered in U.S. dollars. 806.36(4) (4) Each payment in U.S. dollars must be accepted and credited on the judgment or award in the amount of the foreign money that could be purchased by U.S. dollars at a bank-offered spot rate of exchange at or near the close of business on the conversion date of that payment. 806.36(5) (5) Judgments or awards made

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806.36(1) (1) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a judgment or arbitration award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim.
806.36(2) (2) The judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or, at the option of the debtor, in the amount of U.S. dollars that will purchase that foreign money on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate.
806.36(3) (3) Assessed costs must be entered in U.S. dollars.
806.36(4) (4) Each payment in U.S. dollars must be accepted and credited on the judgment or award in the amount of the foreign money that could be purchased by U.S. dollars at a bank-offered spot rate of exchange at or near the close of business on the conversion date of that payment.
806.36(5) (5) Judgments or awards made in an action on both a defense, setoff, recoupment or counterclaim and on the adverse party’s claim must be netted by converting the money of the smaller into the money of the larger and subtracting the smaller from the larger, and must specify the rate of exchange used.
806.36(6) (6) A judgment substantially in the following form complies with sub. (1) :
806.36(7) (7) If a contract claim is of the type covered by s. 806.34 (1) or (2) , the judgment or award for the amount of the money stated to measure the obligation to be paid shall be entered in the money specified for payment or, at the option of the debtor, in the number of U.S. dollars that will purchase the computed amount of the money of payment on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate.
806.36(8) (8) A judgment shall be filed with the clerk of circuit court and entered in the judgment and lien docket in foreign money in the same manner and shall have the same effect as other judgments.