Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 893.87 (2026)

General limitation of action in favor of the state

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893.87893.87 General limitation of action in favor of the state. Any action in favor of the state, if no other limitation is prescribed in this chapter, shall be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred. No cause of action in favor of the state for relief on the ground of fraud shall be deemed to have accrued until discovery on the part of the state of the facts constituting the fraud.

893.87 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 323.

893.87 NoteJudicial Council Committee’s Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.18 (6) renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893. [Bill 326-A]

893.87 AnnotationThis section applies only if the action is of a type that does not fall under any other statute of limitations. State v. Holland Plastics Co., 111 Wis. 2d 497, 331 N.W.2d 320 (1983).

893.87 AnnotationWhen every day of violation of a statute constitutes a separate violation, a cause of action accrues on each day of an alleged violation. State v. Chrysler Outboard Corp., 219 Wis. 2d 130, 580 N.W.2d 203 (1998), 96-1158.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1990–2002 · leading case: Employers Ins. of Wausau v. Smith, 453 N.W.2d 856 (Wis. 1990).

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Employers Ins. of Wausau v. Smith, 453 N.W.2d 856 (Wis. 1990). · cites it 6× “28 The Treasurer asserted that if any statute of limitation applies, it is section 893.87, Stats. 1987-88, creating a ten-year statute of limitations, 29 and that the *231 statute of limitations for unclaimed property that should have been reported on May 1, 1976, had not yet…”

State v. Chrysler Outboard Corp., 580 N.W.2d 203 (Wis. 1998). · cites it 6× “10 The State asserts that Wis. Stat. § 893.87 (1995-96) 11 is the applicable statute of limitations in this action.”

Hamilton v. Hamilton, 2002 WI App 89 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “He contends instead that Wis. Stat. § 893.87 , the ten-year time limit governing "[a]ny action in favor of the state," applies.”

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