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Wis. Stat. § 59.06 (2026)

County property

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59.0659.06 County property.
59.06(1)(1) How held. County property shall be held by the clerk in the name of the county. All property, real or personal, conveyed to the county or to its inhabitants or to any person for the use of the county or its inhabitants is county property. Such conveyances have the same effect as if made directly to the county by name.
59.06(2)(2) Effect of transfer. All deeds, contracts and agreements made on behalf of the county under the directions of the board under s. 59.52 (6), or by a county executive acting under s. 59.17 (2) (b) 3., when signed and acknowledged by the clerk and the county seal is attached, are valid and binding on the county to the extent of the terms of the instrument and the right, title and interest which the county has in the property.
59.06 HistoryHistory: 1995 a. 201 s. 402; Stats. 1995 s. 59.06; 2013 a. 14.
59.06 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See ss. 75.35 and 75.69 for restrictions on the sale of tax deeded land.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2022 · leading case: Jeffrey Becker v. Dane Cnty., 2022 WI 63 (Wis. 2022).
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Jeffrey Becker v. Dane Cnty., 2022 WI 63 (Wis. 2022). “In 1972, the corporation counsel for Dane County requested an opinion on "whether a county board can delegate to a committee of the board the authority to make all appointments to county board committees created under sec. 59.06, Stats., without necessity of further action or…”
Jeffrey Becker v. Dane Cnty., 2022 WI 63 (Wis. 2022). “In 1972, the corporation counsel for Dane County requested an opinion on "whether a county board can delegate to a committee of the board the authority to make all appointments to county board committees created under sec. 59.06, Stats., without necessity of further action or…”
Tomchek-May v. Brown Cnty., 581 F. Supp. 1163 (E.D. Wis. 1984). · cites it 2× “025 (3)(c), and has created the Brown County Personnel Committee in accordance with Wis.Stat. § 59.06 to coordinate the personnel functions of the county.”
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