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Wis. Stat. § 992.20 (2026)

Agreements between units of government and Indian tribes or bands validated

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992.20992.20 Agreements between units of government and Indian tribes or bands validated.
992.20(1)(1) All contracts for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint exercise of any power or duty required or authorized by law entered into by a municipality, as defined in s. 66.0301 (1) (a), and a federally recognized Indian tribe or band in this state before May 6, 1994, are validated.
992.20(2)(2) Any agreement entered into before June 14, 1996, between a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state and a county board and sheriff of a county that provides for the confinement of tribal prisoners in the county jail for any of the reasons specified in s. 302.446 (1) (a) to (c) is validated.
992.20(3)(3) Any agreement entered into before June 14, 1996, between a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state and a county board that provides for the confinement of tribal prisoners in the county jail for any of the reasons specified in s. 302.446 (1) (a) to (c) and that the sheriff of the county has not signed before June 14, 1996, is validated for the entire period specified in the agreement if the sheriff ratifies the agreement by signing an addendum to the agreement that indicates that the sheriff assents to the agreement.
992.20 HistoryHistory: 1993 a. 406; 1995 a. 379; 1999 a. 150 s. 672.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2006 · leading case: Dairyland Greyhound Park, Inc. v. Doyle, 2006 WI 107 (Wis. 2006).
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Dairyland Greyhound Park, Inc. v. Doyle, 2006 WI 107 (Wis. 2006). · cites it 8× “Act 406; Wis. Stat. § 992.20 (1). This statute, passed one year after the voters ratified the 1993 Amendment, "signal[s] legislative approval of the original compacts.”
Panzer v. Doyle, 2004 WI 52 (Wis. 2004). · cites it 6× “" Wis. Stat. § 992.20 (1). The term "municipality" expressly includes the state of Wisconsin, and we think it axiomatic that a compact is a form of contract.”
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Panzer v. Doyle, 2004 WI 52 (Wis. 2004). “" Wis. Stat. § 992.20 (1). The term "municipality" expressly includes the state of Wisconsin, and we think it axiomatic that a compact is a form of contract.”
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