Wisconsin Statutes
§ 985.15 — Forfeiture for refusal to publish.
Wisconsin § 985.15
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 985Publication of legal notices; public newspapers; fees
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 985.15 (2026).
Text
985.15 If the publisher or printer of a newspaper shall, after payment or tender of the publisher’s or printer’s legal fees therefor, refuse or willfully neglect to publish any legal notice required in pursuance of law or a lawful order of publication to be published in the publisher’s or printer’s newspaper, being able to make such publication, the publisher or printer shall forfeit $25, one-half to the party prosecuting therefor.
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Legislative History
985.15 History History: 1993 a. 486 .
Nearby Sections
15
§ 985.01
Definitions.§ 985.02
Method of notification.§ 985.03
Qualifications of newspapers.§ 985.04
Official state newspaper.§ 985.05
Official municipal newspapers.§ 985.06
Official city newspaper.§ 985.075
Substance of 2nd and 3rd insertions.§ 985.08
Fees for publishing.§ 985.10
Publication on Sunday.§ 985.11
Fees and work on Sunday.§ 985.12
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