Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 902.03 (2026)

County and municipal ordinances; administrative rules of state and federal agencies

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902.03902.03 County and municipal ordinances; administrative rules of state and federal agencies.

902.03(1)(1) The courts of this state, including the court of appeals and the supreme court, shall take judicial notice of:

902.03(1)(a)(a) County and municipal ordinances in those counties in which the particular court has jurisdiction; and

902.03(1)(b)(b) All rules of state agencies which have been published in the Wisconsin administrative code or register and all orders of such agencies.

902.03(2)(2) The courts of this state, including the court of appeals and the supreme court, may take judicial notice, if requested by a party and supplied with the necessary information, of all rules and orders of federal agencies.

902.03 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R40 (1973); 1977 c. 187; 1993 a. 246.

902.03 AnnotationThe failure of counsel to obey a court order to produce a certified copy of a county ordinance was not reversible error. Krauza v. Mauritz, 78 Wis. 2d 276, 254 N.W.2d 251 (1977).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: State v. Post, 2007 WI 60 (Wis. 2007).

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State v. Post, 2007 WI 60 (Wis. 2007). · cites it 4× “Similarly, the minimum design standards for county trunk highways call for 10- to 12-foot lanes. Wis. Admin. Code § Trans.”

Keup v. Wisconsin Dep't of Health & Fam. Servs., 2004 WI 16 (Wis. 2004). · cites it 4× “[9] In addition to the case law, a memorandum of the Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, dated January 8, 2004, available at http://www.”

Umansky v. ABC Ins., 2008 WI App 101 (Wis. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “We will assume without deciding that we have the authority to take judicial notice of the order and settlement agreement pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 902.03 (2), 24 and further assume that it would be a proper exercise of our discretion to do so in the circumstances and procedural…”

Daniel J. Hennessy, Jr. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2022 WI 2 (Wis. 2022). · cites it 2× “Section 902.03 specifies when circuit courts may and when they shall take judicial notice of Wisconsin county and municipal ordinances and rules and 3 No.”

Becker v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 416 N.W.2d 906 (Wis. Ct. App. 1987). “See sec. 902.03(l)(a), Stats. 3 By instructing on the ordinance, the trial court appears to have initially concluded that the ordinance was a negligence per se law.”

City of Madison v. Two Crow, 276 N.W.2d 359 (Wis. Ct. App. 1979). “We judicially notice the ordinance, as authorized by sec. 902.03(1), Stats. The ordinance provides, No person shall wilfully, maliciously or wantonly deface, injure or destroy any public property or any private property, of another.”

Theuer v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2001 WI 26 (Wis. 2001). · cites it 2× “See Wis. Stat. § 902.03 (1)(b); Hagen v. LIRC, 210 Wis.”

Holt v. Hegwood, 2005 WI App 257 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 5× “The trial court declined, stating in its September 7, 2004, order that it "would not take judicial notice" of the ordinance.”

Norbert Repka v. Dane Cnty. a Wisconsin body Corp. (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 902.03(1)(a) because it is not an ordinance.”

State v. Cordero D. Coleman (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 902.03(1)(b) (Wisconsin courts may take judicial notice of orders of state agencies).”

State v. Cordero D. Coleman (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 902.03(1)(b) (Wisconsin courts may take judicial notice of orders of state agencies).”

Michael Dwyer v. City of Monona (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 902.03(1)(a) (2023-2024) (the court of appeals “shall take judicial notice of[]” “municipal ordinances in those counties in which the … court has jurisdiction”).”

— Wis. Stat. § 902.03(1) — 1 case

City of Madison v. Two Crow, 276 N.W.2d 359 (Wis. Ct. App. 1979). “We judicially notice the ordinance, as authorized by sec. 902.03(1), Stats. The ordinance provides, No person shall wilfully, maliciously or wantonly deface, injure or destroy any public property or any private property, of another.”

— Wis. Stat. § 902.03(1)(a) — 2 cases

Norbert Repka v. Dane Cnty. a Wisconsin body Corp. (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 902.03(1)(a) because it is not an ordinance.”

Michael Dwyer v. City of Monona (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 902.03(1)(a) (2023-2024) (the court of appeals “shall take judicial notice of[]” “municipal ordinances in those counties in which the … court has jurisdiction”).”

— Wis. Stat. § 902.03(1)(b) — 2 cases

State v. Cordero D. Coleman (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 902.03(1)(b) (Wisconsin courts may take judicial notice of orders of state agencies).”

State v. Cordero D. Coleman (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 902.03(1)(b) (Wisconsin courts may take judicial notice of orders of state agencies).”

— Wis. Stat. § 902.03(2) — 1 case

Umansky v. ABC Ins., 2008 WI App 101 (Wis. Ct. App. 2008). “We will assume without deciding that we have the authority to take judicial notice of the order and settlement agreement pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 902.03 (2), 24 and further assume that it would be a proper exercise of our discretion to do so in the circumstances and procedural…”

— Wis. Stat. § 902.03(l)(a) — 2 cases

Becker v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 416 N.W.2d 906 (Wis. Ct. App. 1987). “See sec. 902.03(l)(a), Stats. 3 By instructing on the ordinance, the trial court appears to have initially concluded that the ordinance was a negligence per se law.”

Holt v. Hegwood, 2005 WI App 257 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005). “The trial court declined, stating in its September 7, 2004, order that it "would not take judicial notice" of the ordinance.”

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