§ 814.49 — Costs on dismissal for lack of jurisdiction or stay of proceedings.

Wisconsin § 814.49

• Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
• Ch. 814: Court costs, fees, and surcharges
• Subch.: subch. I of ch. 814 SUBCHAPTER I

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814.49
814.49(1) (1) Costs on dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction. If on objection of any defendant made pursuant to s. 802.06 (2) the action is dismissed as to that defendant on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction over the defendant’s person, the court when entering judgment dismissing the action against the defendant may order the plaintiff to pay to the defendant all reasonable actual costs, disbursements and expenses of the action up to the judgment of dismissal, but the amount so recovered can in no case exceed the sum of $500.
814.49(2) (2) Costs on stay of further proceedings. Whenever any party obtains an order staying further proceedings in the action pursuant to s. 801.63 , the court may award that party all statutory costs and disbursements in the action up to the order for stay.

Legislative History

814.49 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758, 781 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 814.49; Sup. Ct. Order, 130 Wis. 2d xix (1986); 1993 a. 486 .