Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 801 - Civil procedure — commencement of action and venue.
801.13 - Summons; when deemed served.

801.13 Summons; when deemed served. A summons is deemed served as follows:
(1) A summons served personally upon the defendant or by substituted personal service upon another authorized to accept service of the summons for the defendant is deemed served on the day of service.
(2) A summons served by publication is deemed served on the first day of required publication.
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 607 (1975).

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 801 - Civil procedure — commencement of action and venue.

801.01 - Kinds of proceedings; scope of chs. 801 to 847.

801.02 - Commencement of action.

801.03 - Jurisdiction; definitions.

801.04 - Jurisdictional requirements for judgments against persons, status and things.

801.05 - Personal jurisdiction, grounds for generally.

801.06 - Personal jurisdiction, grounds for without service of summons.

801.07 - Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem, grounds for generally.

801.08 - Objection to personal jurisdiction.

801.09 - Summons, contents of.

801.095 - Summons form.

801.10 - Summons, by whom served.

801.11 - Personal jurisdiction, manner of serving summons for.

801.12 - Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem, manner of serving summons for; notice of object of action.

801.13 - Summons; when deemed served.

801.14 - Service and filing of pleadings and other papers.

801.145 - Form of papers.

801.15 - Time.

801.16 - Filing.

801.18 - Electronic filing.

801.19 - Protected information in circuit court records.

801.20 - When documents may be filed as confidential.

801.21 - Motions to seal.

801.50 - Venue in civil actions or special proceedings.

801.51 - Challenges to improper venue.

801.52 - Discretionary change of venue.

801.53 - Determination of motion for change of venue.

801.54 - Discretionary transfer of civil actions to tribal court.

801.56 - Change of venue if judge disqualified by interest.

801.58 - Substitution of judge.

801.59 - Assigned judge.

801.61 - Proceedings after order for change of venue.

801.62 - Conclusiveness of change of venue; second motion.

801.63 - Stay of proceeding to permit trial in a foreign forum.

801.64 - Legislative findings; 2007 Wisconsin Act 1.