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Wis. Stat. § 137.15 (2026)

Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

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137.15137.15 Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts.
137.15(1)(1) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
137.15(2)(2) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
137.15(3)(3) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies that requirement in that law.
137.15(4)(4) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies that requirement in that law.
137.15 HistoryHistory: 2003 a. 294.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2021 · leading case: All. Laundry Sys., LLC v. Thyssenkrupp Materials, NA, 570 F. Supp. 2d 1061 (E.D. Wis. 2008).
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All. Laundry Sys., LLC v. Thyssenkrupp Materials, NA, 570 F. Supp. 2d 1061 (E.D. Wis. 2008). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. § 137.15 (4). In the present case, the parties dispute whether or not they intended to conduct the transaction by e-mail and whether or not defendant’s e-mails constitute a writing signed by defendant.”
Malone, Wayne v. Hoogland Foods, LLC (W.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Wis. Stat. § 137.17 (1). This still leaves the question as to whether the electronic signature on the Arbitration Agreement was created by Malone, and the answer to that question “may be shown in any manner, including the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine…”
Bruske, Ryea v. Capitol Watertown Sprechers, LLC (W.D. Wis. 2021). · cites it 2× “Under Wisconsin law, “[i]f a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies that requirement in that law,” Wis. Stat. § 137.15 (4), and “electronic signature” is defined as “an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record…”
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