Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 806.10 (2026)

Judgment and lien docket

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806.10806.10Judgment and lien docket.
806.10(1)(1)At the time of entry of a judgment directing in whole or in part the payment of money, or a judgment naming a spouse under s. 806.15 (4), and upon payment of the exact amount of the fee prescribed in s. 814.61 (5) (am) 2., the clerk of circuit court shall enter the judgment in the judgment and lien docket, arranged alphabetically, including all of the following:
806.10(1)(a)(a) The full name and place of residence of each judgment debtor and of the spouse or former spouse of the judgment debtor if the spouse is named in a judgment described under s. 806.15 (4). If the judgment or judgment and lien docket fails to give the place of residence of the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s spouse or former spouse, the validity of the judgment is not affected thereby, but the judgment creditor may at any time file with the clerk of circuit court an affidavit stating, on knowledge or information and belief, the information. The clerk of circuit court shall thereupon enter the facts according to the affidavit in the judgment and lien docket, noting the date and time of the entry.
806.10(1)(b)(b) The name of the judgment creditor, in like manner.
806.10(1)(c)(c) The name of the attorney for the judgment creditor, if stated in the record.
806.10(1)(d)(d) The date of the entry of the judgment.
806.10(1)(e)(e) The day and time of entry.
806.10(1)(f)(f) The amount of the debt, damages or other sum of money recovered, with the costs.
806.10(1m)(1m)If a judgment is against several persons, the clerk of circuit court shall enter the judgment, in accordance with the procedure under sub. (1) in the judgment and lien docket under the name of each person against whom the judgment was rendered.
806.10(2)(2)Whenever any judgment entered in the judgment and lien docket is reversed and the remittitur filed, the clerk of circuit court shall enter “reversed on appeal” on the judgment and lien docket.
806.10(3)(3)Every clerk of circuit court who enters a judgment or decree and enters upon the judgment and lien docket a date or time other than that of its actual entry or neglects to enter the same at the proper time shall be liable to the party injured.
806.10 AnnotationNeglect to docket a judgment at the proper time under sub. (3) means to neglect to enter judgment immediately upon the entry of the judgment. An action against a clerk of court for incorrectly docketing a judgment under sub. (3) is subject to the six-year statute of limitations under s. 893.93 (1) (a) [now s. 893.93 (1m) (a)]. South Milwaukee Savings Bank v. Barrett, 2000 WI 48, 234 Wis. 2d 733, 611 N.W.2d 448, 97-3759.
806.10 AnnotationSub. (1) does not impose a ministerial duty on a clerk of circuit court to include the address of a judgment debtor on the judgment docket when the judgment does not include that information. Commercial Mortgage & Finance Co. v. Clerk of the Circuit Court, 2004 WI App 204, 276 Wis. 2d 846, 689 N.W.2d 74, 03-3338.
806.10 AnnotationThe clerk of court did not violate sub. (1) by failing to docket a foreclosure judgment. The ensuing deficiency judgment, not the foreclosure judgment, constitutes the only judgment eligible for docketing under sub. (1). Commercial Mortgage & Finance Co. v. Clerk of the Circuit Court, 2004 WI App 204, 276 Wis. 2d 846, 689 N.W.2d 74, 03-3338.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: South Milwaukee Sav. Bank v. Barrett, 2000 WI 48 (Wis. 2000).
South Milwaukee Sav. Bank v. Barrett, 2000 WI 48 (Wis. 2000). · cites it 71× “Two issues are presented in the case at bar: First, which of the following two statutes applies to a claim brought under Wis. Stat. § 806.10 (3) against a clerk of circuit court, alleging that the clerk neglected to docket a judgment at the proper time: Wis.”
South Milwaukee Sav. Bank v. Barczak, 600 N.W.2d 205 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 61× “South Milwaukee Savings Bank (South Milwaukee) appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the former Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts in South Milwaukee's suit alleging that an employee of the clerk of courts office violated § 806.10(3), Stats., by failing to…”
Huml v. Vlazny, 2006 WI 87 (Wis. 2006). · cites it 5× “" This judgment has the same force and effect as other judgments for money under Wis. Stat. § 806.10 . Accordingly, the statute implies that a separate settlement agreement could encompass the judgment derived from the restitution order and could preclude the victim from…”
Associated Bank N.A. v. Jack W. Collier, 2014 WI 62 (Wis. 2014). · cites it 8× “¶58 First, if Decade suffered any damages due to the clerk's error, the legislature has provided a statutory remedy for that error in Wis. Stat. § 806.10 (3). Second, the circuit court balanced Decade's lawsuits and supplemental proceeding with Collier's apparent evasion of…”
Megal Dev. Corp. v. Shadof, 2005 WI 151 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§806.10 (1), 806.15(1) and 815.”
Com. Mortg. & Fin. Co. v. Clerk of the Circuit Court, 2004 WI App 204 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 30× “Commercial contends that the clerk violated a mandatory, ministerial duty set out in Wis. Stat. § 806.10 (1) (2001-02) 1 by failing to include the address of Commercial's judgment debtor, Linda Frykholm, when the clerk entered Commercial's judgment against Frykholm on the…”
Repub. Bank of Chicago v. Lichosyt, 2007 WI App 150 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “24(1)-(3). The procedure for executing on a judgment is established in WIS.”
Derrick v. Richard L. Grafe Commodities, Inc. (In Re Derrick), 190 B.R. 346 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 1995). · cites it 2× “Once a judgment has been “properly docketed,” it becomes a lien upon the property of the debtor located in the county in which it was docketed.”
Mathias v. St. Catherine's Hosp., Inc., 569 N.W.2d 330 (Wis. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See also § 806.10(l)(a), Stats. ("If the judgment or judgment and lien docket fails to give the place of residence of the judgment debtor .”
Osman v. Phipps, 2002 WI App 170 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 806.10(1), however, clarifies that if the judgment fails to state the place of residence of either the judgment debtor or the judgment creditor, the validity of the judgment is not affected by the absence of this information.”
Nattrass v. Wies, 437 N.W.2d 221 (Wis. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Section 806.10(1)(a) was amended in 1984 2 to provide the following: Judgment docket.”
Vang (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 2026). · cites it 4× “) to Wis. Stat. § 806.10 , though a judgment against Mai L.”
— Wis. Stat. § 806.10(1) — 3 cases
South Milwaukee Sav. Bank v. Barrett, 2000 WI 48 (Wis. 2000). “Two issues are presented in the case at bar: First, which of the following two statutes applies to a claim brought under Wis. Stat. § 806.10 (3) against a clerk of circuit court, alleging that the clerk neglected to docket a judgment at the proper time: Wis.”
Osman v. Phipps, 2002 WI App 170 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 806.10(1), however, clarifies that if the judgment fails to state the place of residence of either the judgment debtor or the judgment creditor, the validity of the judgment is not affected by the absence of this information.”
Com. Mortg. & Fin. Co. v. Clerk of the Circuit Court, 2004 WI App 204 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004). “Commercial contends that the clerk violated a mandatory, ministerial duty set out in Wis. Stat. § 806.10 (1) (2001-02) 1 by failing to include the address of Commercial's judgment debtor, Linda Frykholm, when the clerk entered Commercial's judgment against Frykholm on the…”
— Wis. Stat. § 806.10(1)(a) — 1 case
Nattrass v. Wies, 437 N.W.2d 221 (Wis. Ct. App. 1989). “Section 806.10(1)(a) was amended in 1984 2 to provide the following: Judgment docket.”
— Wis. Stat. § 806.10(3) — 3 cases
South Milwaukee Sav. Bank v. Barczak, 600 N.W.2d 205 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “South Milwaukee Savings Bank (South Milwaukee) appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the former Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts in South Milwaukee's suit alleging that an employee of the clerk of courts office violated § 806.10(3), Stats., by failing to…”
South Milwaukee Sav. Bank v. Barrett, 2000 WI 48 (Wis. 2000). “Two issues are presented in the case at bar: First, which of the following two statutes applies to a claim brought under Wis. Stat. § 806.10 (3) against a clerk of circuit court, alleging that the clerk neglected to docket a judgment at the proper time: Wis.”
Com. Mortg. & Fin. Co. v. Clerk of the Circuit Court, 2004 WI App 204 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004). “Commercial contends that the clerk violated a mandatory, ministerial duty set out in Wis. Stat. § 806.10 (1) (2001-02) 1 by failing to include the address of Commercial's judgment debtor, Linda Frykholm, when the clerk entered Commercial's judgment against Frykholm on the…”
— Wis. Stat. § 806.10(l)(a) — 1 case
Mathias v. St. Catherine's Hosp., Inc., 569 N.W.2d 330 (Wis. Ct. App. 1997). “See also § 806.10(l)(a), Stats. ("If the judgment or judgment and lien docket fails to give the place of residence of the judgment debtor .”
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