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Wis. Stat. § 227.55 (2026)
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227.55(1)(1) Within 30 days after service of the petition for review upon the agency, or within such further time as the court allows, the agency in possession of the record for the decision under review shall transmit to the reviewing court the original or a certified copy of the entire record, including all pleadings, notices, testimony, exhibits, findings, decisions, orders, and exceptions, except that by stipulation of all parties to the review proceedings the record may be shortened by eliminating any portion of the record. Any party, other than the agency that is a party, refusing to stipulate to limit the record may be taxed by the court for the additional costs. Except as provided in sub. (2), the record may be typewritten or printed. The exhibits may be typewritten, photocopied, or otherwise reproduced, or, upon motion of any party, or by order of the court, the original exhibits shall accompany the record. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record when deemed desirable.
227.55(2)(2) In the case of a record under sub. (1) that is in the possession of the division of hearings and appeals, if any portion of the record is in the form of an audio or video recording, the division may transmit to the reviewing court a copy of that recording in lieu of preparing a transcript, unless the court requests a transcript.
227.55 AnnotationTime provisions under this section are mandatory. Wagner v. Medical Examining Board, 181 Wis. 2d 633, 511 N.W.2d 874 (1994).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1989–2024 · leading case: Lake Beulah Mgmt. Dist. v. State, 2011 WI 54 (Wis. 2011).
Lake Beulah Mgmt. Dist. v. State, 2011 WI 54 (Wis. 2011). “The record on review is "the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceedings in which the decision under review was made, including all pleadings, notices, testimony, exhibits, findings, decisions, orders and exceptions, therein.”
Prn Assocs. LLC v. State of Wisconsin Dep't of Admin., 2009 WI 53 (Wis. 2009). “Yet, in this case the agency's record was never transmitted to the circuit court and is therefore not part of the record on appeal. Normally, the absence of the agency's record would foreclose our ability to review the agency's decision.”
Weisensel v. Wisconsin Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., 508 N.W.2d 33 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “The department forwarded the record to the circuit court as required by sec. 227.55, Stats., before it moved to dismiss the Weisensels' petition, even though it was required to file the record only upon "service of the petition for review.”
Wagner v. State Med. Examining Bd., 511 N.W.2d 874 (Wis. 1994). “) Section 227.55 provides in relevant part: *643 Within 30 days after service of the petition for review upon the agency, or within such furthér time as the court may allow, the agency shall transmit to the reviewing court the original or a certified copy of the entire record of…”
Collins v. Policano, 605 N.W.2d 260 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “, § 227.55, Stats. In short, Collins and amicus curiae have failed to persuade us that the use of the *435 word "party" in § 227.”
Meteor Timber, LLC v. Wisconsin Div. of Hearings & Appeals, 2022 WI App 5 (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 227.55(1). Meteor Timber appeals only the court’s denial of the motion under § 227.”
St. Michael Hosp. of Franciscan Sisters, Milwaukee, Inc. v. Thompson, 725 F. Supp. 1038 (W.D. Wis. 1989). “It provides for state court review of administrative decisions, Wis.”
Chippewa Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Bush, 2007 WI App 184 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007). “Although the Department was required to transmit the record to the circuit court under Wis. Stat. § 227.55 , it did not, and Bush did not object in the circuit court and does not refer to the lack of a record on appeal.”
Hoague v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc., 2012 WI App 130 (Wis. Ct. App. 2012). “Wis. Stat. § 227.55 . For example, Wis. Stat.”
Wagner v. State Med. Examining Bd., 496 N.W.2d 213 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). “227.53(2) and 227.55, Stats. Section 227.53(2) required the board to serve Wagner with a notice of appearance stating the board's position with respect to the petition within twenty days after service of the petition for review.”
Sierra Club v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of Wisconsin (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 227.55(1). Instead, the Commission cites to this index and expects this court to follow the hyperlinks to its website in order to review the documents.”
Benjamin M. Dykman v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Wisconsin (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 227.55(1) (providing that administrative agencies are to submit the “entire record” to the reviewing court, and the reviewing court “may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record when deemed desirable”).”
— Wis. Stat. § 227.55(1) — 3 cases
Meteor Timber, LLC v. Wisconsin Div. of Hearings & Appeals, 2022 WI App 5 (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 227.55(1). Meteor Timber appeals only the court’s denial of the motion under § 227.”
Sierra Club v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of Wisconsin (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 227.55(1). Instead, the Commission cites to this index and expects this court to follow the hyperlinks to its website in order to review the documents.”
Benjamin M. Dykman v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Wisconsin (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 227.55(1) (providing that administrative agencies are to submit the “entire record” to the reviewing court, and the reviewing court “may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record when deemed desirable”).”
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