Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 68.10 (2026)

Administrative appeal

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68.1068.10Administrative appeal.
68.10(1)(1)From initial determination or decision on review.
68.10(1)(a)(a) If the person aggrieved did not have a hearing substantially in compliance with s. 68.11 when the initial determination was made, the person may appeal under this section from the decision on review and shall follow the procedures set forth in ss. 68.08 and 68.09.
68.10(1)(b)(b) If the person aggrieved had a hearing substantially in compliance with s. 68.11 when the initial determination was made, the person may elect to follow the procedures provided in ss. 68.08 and 68.09, but is not entitled to appeal under this section unless granted by the municipal authority. The person may, however, seek review under s. 68.13.
68.10(2)(2)Time within which appeal may be taken under this section. Appeal from a decision on review under s. 68.09 shall be taken within 30 days of notice of such decision.
68.10(3)(3)How appeal may be taken. An appeal under this section may be taken by filing with or mailing to the office or person designated in the municipal authority’s decision on review, written notice of appeal.
68.10 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 295, 421.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1978–2018 · leading case: Koenig v. Pierce Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs., 2016 WI App 23 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016).
Koenig v. Pierce Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs., 2016 WI App 23 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 8× “Koenig also asserted DHS had previously indicated it would be conducting an administrative appeal under Wis. Stat. §§ 68.10 and 68.11, rather than a written review under Wis.”
City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha, 604 N.W.2d 870 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “See § 68.10(1), (2), Stats. The municipality must provide a hearing to the appellant within fifteen days of receipt of the notice of appeal.”
Karow v. Milwaukee Cnty. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 263 N.W.2d 214 (Wis. 1978). “To construe sec. 68.10(2), Stats., we must ascertain the consequences of holding that the time period is directory, and we must determine whether these consequences comport with the legislative purposes.”
James N. Barbian & Joan L. Barbian v. Constantine Panagis & the City of Milwaukee, 694 F.2d 476 (7th Cir. 1982). “The court found that the plaintiffs had failed to allege a deprivation of procedural due process rights in their complaint and, consequently, the question was never presented for consideration. A review of the complaint reveals that it makes no reference to any deficiency in…”
Zelman v. Town of Erin, 917 N.W.2d 222 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). “§§ 68.10 and 68.11 (or one substantially meeting those requirements).”
— Wis. Stat. § 68.10(1) — 1 case
City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha, 604 N.W.2d 870 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “See § 68.10(1), (2), Stats. The municipality must provide a hearing to the appellant within fifteen days of receipt of the notice of appeal.”
— Wis. Stat. § 68.10(2) — 1 case
Karow v. Milwaukee Cnty. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 263 N.W.2d 214 (Wis. 1978). “To construe sec. 68.10(2), Stats., we must ascertain the consequences of holding that the time period is directory, and we must determine whether these consequences comport with the legislative purposes.”
— Wis. Stat. § 68.10(l)(a) — 1 case
City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha, 604 N.W.2d 870 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “See § 68.10(1), (2), Stats. The municipality must provide a hearing to the appellant within fifteen days of receipt of the notice of appeal.”
— Wis. Stat. § 68.10(l)(b) — 1 case
City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha, 604 N.W.2d 870 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “See § 68.10(1), (2), Stats. The municipality must provide a hearing to the appellant within fifteen days of receipt of the notice of appeal.”
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