Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 19.98 (2026)
Interpretation by attorney general
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19.9819.98 Interpretation by attorney general. Any person may request advice from the attorney general as to the applicability of this subchapter under any circumstances.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2007–2017 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Buswell v. Tomah Area Sch. Dist., 2007 WI 71 (Wis. 2007).
State Ex Rel. Buswell v. Tomah Area Sch. Dist., 2007 WI 71 (Wis. 2007). “In the compliance guide for open meetings law published by the Department of Justice, the Attorney General urges that in noticing meetings, officers "should keep in mind that the public is entitled to the best notice that can be given at the time the notice is prepared.”
State v. Beaver Dam Area Dev. Corp., 2008 WI 90 (Wis. 2008). “Wis. Stat. §§ 19.98 and 19.39. Thus the interpretation advanced by the attorney general is of particular importance here.”
State Ex Rel. Krueger v. Appleton Area Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2017 WI 70 (Wis. 2017). “; see Wis. Stat. § 19.98 ("Any person may request advice from the attorney general as to the applicability of this subchapter under any circumstances.”
Voice of Wisconsin Rapids, LLC v. Wisconsin Rapids Pub. Sch. Dist., 2015 WI App 53 (Wis. Ct. App. 2015). “The legislature has expressly charged the state attorney general with interpreting the open meetings and public records statutes, and provided that "[a]ny person may request advice from the attorney general as to the applicability" of the laws.”
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