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Wis. Stat. § 227.48 (2026)

Service of decision

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227.48227.48 Service of decision.

227.48(1)(1) Except as provided in s. 196.40, every decision when made, signed and filed, shall be served forthwith by personal delivery or by mailing or, with the consent of the parties, by electronically mailing a copy to each party to the proceedings or to the party’s attorney of record.

227.48(2)(2) Each decision shall include notice of any right of the parties to petition for rehearing and administrative or judicial review of adverse decisions, the time allowed for filing each petition and identification of the party to be named as respondent. No time period specified under s. 227.49 (1) for filing a petition for rehearing, under s. 227.53 (1) (a) for filing a petition for judicial review or under any other section permitting administrative review of an agency decision begins to run until the agency has complied with this subsection.

227.48 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 94 s. 3; 1975 c. 414 ss. 13, 17; Stats. 1975 s. 227.11; 1981 c. 378; 1985 a. 182 ss. 33rm, 57; Stats. 1985 s. 227.48; 2011 a. 155; 2021 a. 242.

227.48 AnnotationService of a decision is complete on the date of its mailing regardless of its receipt by the addressee. Evans v. Bureau of Local & Regional Planning, 72 Wis. 2d 593, 241 N.W.2d 603 (1976).

227.48 AnnotationFormal notice under sub. (2) of the right to judicial review need be given only with a decision arising out of a contested case proceeding. Collins v. Policano, 231 Wis. 2d 420, 605 N.W.2d 260 (Ct. App. 1999), 99-0255.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: All Star Rent a Car, Inc. v. Wisconsin Dep't of Transp., 2006 WI 85 (Wis. 2006).

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All Star Rent a Car, Inc. v. Wisconsin Dep't of Transp., 2006 WI 85 (Wis. 2006). · cites it 41× “This notice is provided to insure compliance with Wis. Stat. § 227.48 and sets out the rights of any party to this proceeding to petition for rehearing and administrative or judicial review of an adverse decision.”

Collins v. Policano, 605 N.W.2d 260 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 50× “227 separates it from the provisions in the chapter which apply only in contested cases, thus indicating that the notice requirement has a broader scope.”

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2006 WI App 221 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 17× “provides: [P]etitions for review under this paragraph shall be served and filed within 30 days after the service of the decision of the agency upon all parties under s. 227.”

Habermehl Elec., Inc. v. State Dep't of Transp., 2003 WI App 39 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 13× “Habermehl's position is that the hearing before DWD was a contested case hearing, and therefore the December 8, 2000 decision should have contained notice as required by Wis. Stat. §§ 227.48 (2) and 227.53(1)(a)2 that Habermehl had thirty days from service of the decision to…”

Wisconsin Dep't of Revenue v. Hogan, 543 N.W.2d 825 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 17× “The order was not accompanied by the notice of appeal rights specified in § 227.48(2), STATS., as a precondition for commencing the time limits in which petitions for *800 rehearing or judicial review may be commenced.”

Xcel Energy Servs., Inc. v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2013 WI 64 (Wis. 2013). · cites it 4× “, Wis. Stat. § 227.48 (2) (providing that "[e]ach decision shall include notice of any right of the parties to petition for rehearing and administrative or judicial review of adverse decisions, the time allowed for filing each petition and identification of the party to be named…”

Hedrich v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. Of Wisconsin, 2001 WI App 228 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 9× “§ 227.48. [3] ¶ 23. We have previously held that WIS.”

Hedrich v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Wisconsin Sys., 2001 WI App 228 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 13× “The 30-day period for serving and filing a petition under this paragraph commences on the day after personal service or mailing of the decision by the agency.”

Sheely v. Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., 426 N.W.2d 367 (Wis. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 4× “) Section 227.48 provides how such decisions shall be served and filed.”

Alleghany Corp. v. Haase, 708 F. Supp. 1507 (W.D. Wis. 1989). “FIRE & MARINE, in turn has a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Wisconsin, St. Paul Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (FIRE & CASUALTY).”

Jay Stone v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “He also contends he was not provided with the opportunity to present, rebut, or offer countervailing evidence under WIS.”

Russell Beckman v. Wisconsin Crime Victims Rights Bd. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “§ 227.48(2). ¶8 Here, the Board provided Beckman with a notice form erroneously stating that he would have 30 days after filing a petition for judicial review to serve 4 No.”

— Wis. Stat. § 227.48(1) — 1 case

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2006 WI App 221 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006). “provides: [P]etitions for review under this paragraph shall be served and filed within 30 days after the service of the decision of the agency upon all parties under s. 227.”

— Wis. Stat. § 227.48(2) — 8 cases

Collins v. Policano, 605 N.W.2d 260 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “227 separates it from the provisions in the chapter which apply only in contested cases, thus indicating that the notice requirement has a broader scope.”

Wisconsin Dep't of Revenue v. Hogan, 543 N.W.2d 825 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995). “The order was not accompanied by the notice of appeal rights specified in § 227.48(2), STATS., as a precondition for commencing the time limits in which petitions for *800 rehearing or judicial review may be commenced.”

All Star Rent a Car, Inc. v. Wisconsin Dep't of Transp., 2006 WI 85 (Wis. 2006). “This notice is provided to insure compliance with Wis. Stat. § 227.48 and sets out the rights of any party to this proceeding to petition for rehearing and administrative or judicial review of an adverse decision.”

Habermehl Elec., Inc. v. State Dep't of Transp., 2003 WI App 39 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003). “Habermehl's position is that the hearing before DWD was a contested case hearing, and therefore the December 8, 2000 decision should have contained notice as required by Wis. Stat. §§ 227.48 (2) and 227.53(1)(a)2 that Habermehl had thirty days from service of the decision to…”

Hedrich v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. Of Wisconsin, 2001 WI App 228 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). “§ 227.48. [3] ¶ 23. We have previously held that WIS.”

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