800.07 Discovery in municipal court. Neither party is entitled to pretrial discovery in any action in municipal court, including refusal hearings held by a municipal court under s. 343.305 (9), except that if the defendant moves for pretrial discovery within 30 days after the initial appearance in person or by an attorney, the court may order that the defendant be allowed to inspect documents, including lists of names and addresses of witnesses, if available, and to test under s. 804.09, under such conditions as the court prescribes, any devices used by the plaintiff to determine whether a violation has been committed. The defendant may move for pretrial discovery at any other time upon a showing of cause for that discovery.
History: 1977 c. 305; 1979 c. 32 s. 68; Stats. 1979 s. 800.07; 1987 a. 389; 2003 a. 199; 2009 a. 402.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 800 - Municipal court procedure.
800.01 - Commencement of action.
800.02 - Form of citation, complaint, summons and warrant in municipal ordinance violation cases.
800.025 - Amended citation and complaint.
800.037 - Deposit amount and schedule.
800.045 - Pretrial conferences.
800.05 - Substitution or disqualification of municipal judge.
800.065 - Reserve municipal judges.
800.07 - Discovery in municipal court.
800.085 - Telephone and audiovisual proceedings.
800.095 - Nonpayment of monetary judgment.
800.10 - Fees and costs in municipal court.
800.11 - Municipal court record and transcript entries.
800.115 - Relief from judgment.
800.12 - Municipal court contempt procedure.