74.51 Discharge of delinquent taxes.
(1) Payment to discharge delinquency. Any person may, at any time before issuance of a tax certificate under s. 74.57, discharge delinquent real property taxes, special assessments, special charges or special taxes on real property by paying the delinquent amounts, together with interest and any penalty provided under s. 74.47 (2).
(2) Receipts for taxes paid. After a payment is made under sub. (1), the treasurer shall execute duplicate receipts showing the name of the person making the payment, the date of the payment, the description of the property upon which the payment was made and the amount paid. One copy of the receipt shall be delivered to the person making the payment and the other copy filed in the treasurer's office.
History: 1987 a. 378.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 74 - Property tax collection.
74.03 - Delivery of tax rolls.
74.05 - Correction of tax roll information.
74.07 - Treasurers responsible for collection.
74.09 - Property tax bill and related information.
74.10 - Agreements on payments.
74.11 - Dates for payment of taxes, special assessments and special charges.
74.12 - Multiple installments payment option.
74.13 - Taxes paid in advance of levy.
74.15 - Payment of real property taxes by grantor and grantee.
74.21 - Notification of payment of taxes from escrowed funds.
74.27 - March settlement between counties and the state.
74.30 - Settlement in certain taxation districts.
74.31 - Failure to settle timely.
74.33 - Sharing and charging back of taxes due to palpable errors.
74.35 - Recovery of unlawful taxes.
74.37 - Claim on excessive assessment.
74.39 - Court-ordered reassessment.
74.41 - Charging back refunded or rescinded taxes; sharing certain collected taxes.
74.42 - Charge back of personal property taxes; subsequent distributions.
74.43 - Return of unpaid taxes, special assessments and special charges.
74.45 - Certificate of delinquent taxes; endorsement of treasurer's bond.
74.47 - Interest and penalty on delinquent amounts.
74.485 - Charge for converting agricultural land.
74.49 - Payment of delinquent taxes in installments.
74.51 - Discharge of delinquent taxes.
74.53 - Personal liability for delinquent taxes and other costs.
74.55 - Action to collect delinquent personal property taxes.
74.57 - Issuance of tax certificate.
74.59 - Notice of issuance of tax certificate.
74.61 - Correction of description on tax certificate.
74.63 - Retention of tax certificate and other information.
74.635 - Sale of tax certificate revenues.
74.65 - Lands acquired by state.
74.67 - Effect on taxes of revision of taxing jurisdiction boundary.
74.73 - Rights of occupant or tenant who pays taxes.
74.75 - Vacancies in office; how taxes collected.
74.77 - Effect on lien of payment of taxes by lienholder.
74.79 - Lienholder may contest tax.