Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 19.62 (2026)

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19.6219.62 Definitions. In this subchapter:
19.62(1)(1) “Authority” has the meaning specified in s. 19.32 (1).
19.62(2)(2) “Internet protocol address” means an identifier for a computer or device on a transmission control protocol-Internet protocol network.
19.62(3)(3) “Matching program” means the computerized comparison of information in one records series to information in another records series for use by an authority or a federal agency to establish or verify an individual’s eligibility for any right, privilege or benefit or to recoup payments or delinquent debts under programs of an authority or federal agency.
19.62(5)(5) “Personally identifiable information” means information that can be associated with a particular individual through one or more identifiers or other information or circumstances.
19.62(6)(6) “Record” has the meaning specified in s. 19.32 (2).
19.62(7)(7) “Records series” means records that are arranged under a manual or automated filing system, or are kept together as a unit, because they relate to a particular subject, result from the same activity or have a particular form.
19.62(8)(8) “State authority” means an authority that is a state elected official, agency, board, commission, committee, council, department or public body corporate and politic created by constitution, statute, rule or order; a state governmental or quasi-governmental corporation; the supreme court or court of appeals; or the assembly or senate.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2017 · leading case: Dennis A. Teague v. Brad D. Schimel, 2017 WI 56, 896 N.W.2d 286.
Dennis A. Teague v. Brad D. Schimel, 2017 WI 56, 896 N.W.2d 286. · cites it 16× “Wis. Stat. § 19.62 (5) ("'Personally identifiable information' means information that can be associated with a particular individual through one or more identifiers or other information or circumstances.”
State v. Leitner, 2002 WI 77, 646 N.W.2d 341. · cites it 2× “, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.62 (6), 46.283(7), 46.284(7), 46.”
Teague v. Van Hollen, 2016 WI App 20, 877 N.W.2d 379. · cites it 2× “" The State does not argue that the innocence letter is part of a "[rjecords series" as that term is defined in Wis. Stat. § 19.62 (7), which is an exception to the open records law because it is not retrievable by searching by use of the individual's name, address or other…”
Wis. Stat. § 19.62(5): 1 case
Dennis A. Teague v. Brad D. Schimel, 2017 WI 56, 896 N.W.2d 286. “Wis. Stat. § 19.62 (5) ("'Personally identifiable information' means information that can be associated with a particular individual through one or more identifiers or other information or circumstances.”
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