Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.
893.19 - Limitation when person out of state.

893.19 Limitation when person out of state.
(1) If a person is out of this state when the cause of action accrues against the person an action may be commenced within the terms of this chapter respectively limited after the person returns or removes to this state. But the foregoing provision shall not apply to any case where, at the time the cause of action accrues, neither the party against nor the party in favor of whom the same accrues is a resident of this state; and if, after a cause of action accrues against any person, he or she departs from and resides out of this state the time of absence is not any part of the time limited for the commencement of an action; provided, that no foreign corporation which files with the department of financial institutions, or any other state official or body, pursuant to the requirements of any applicable statute of this state, an instrument appointing a registered agent as provided in ch. 180, a resident or any state official or body of this state, its attorney or agent, on whom, pursuant to such instrument or any applicable statute, service of process may be made in connection with such cause of action, is deemed a person out of this state within the meaning of this section for the period during which such appointment is effective, excluding from such period the time of absence from this state of any registered agent, resident agent or attorney so appointed who departs from and resides outside of this state.
(2) This section shall not apply to any person who, while out of this state, may be subjected to personal jurisdiction in the courts of this state on any of the grounds specified in s. 801.05.
History: 1971 c. 154; 1977 c. 176; 1979 c. 323; 1995 a. 27.
Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1979: This section is previous s. 893.30 renumbered for more logical placement in restructured ch. 893 and revised for purposes of clarity only. [Bill 326-A]
The validity of the defense that a North Carolina limitation statute barred the action was determined in light of analysis of North Carolina products liability case law. Central Mutual Insurance Co. v. H.O. Inc., 63 Wis. 2d 54, 216 N.W.2d 239 (1974).

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 893 - Limitations of commencement of actions and proceedings; procedure for claims against governmental units.

893.01 - Civil actions; objection as to time of commencing.

893.02 - Action, when commenced.

893.03 - Presenting claims.

893.04 - Computation of period within which action may be commenced.

893.05 - Relation of statute of limitations to right and remedy.

893.07 - Application of foreign statutes of limitation.

893.10 - Actions, time for commencing.

893.11 - Extension of time if no person to sue.

893.12 - Advance payment of damages; limitation extended.

893.13 - Tolling of statutes of limitation.

893.135 - Tolling of statute of limitations for marital property agreements.

893.137 - Tolling of statute of limitations for certain time-share actions.

893.14 - Limitation on use of a right of action as a defense or counterclaim.

893.15 - Effect of an action in a non-Wisconsin forum on a Wisconsin cause of action.

893.16 - Person under disability.

893.17 - Transition; limitation if disability exists; temporary.

893.18 - Transition; persons under disability.

893.19 - Limitation when person out of state.

893.20 - Application to alien enemy.

893.21 - Effect of military exemption from civil process.

893.22 - Limitation in case of death.

893.23 - When action stayed.

893.24 - Adverse possession; section lines.

893.25 - Adverse possession, not founded on written instrument.

893.26 - Adverse possession, founded on recorded written instrument.

893.27 - Adverse possession; founded on recorded title claim and payment of taxes.

893.28 - Prescriptive rights by adverse user.

893.29 - No adverse possession by or against the state or political subdivisions.

893.30 - Presumption from legal title.

893.305 - Affidavit of interruption; adverse possession and prescriptive use.

893.31 - Tenant's possession that of landlord.

893.32 - Entry upon real estate, when valid as interruption of adverse possession.

893.33 - Action concerning real estate.

893.34 - Immunity for property owners.

893.35 - Action to recover personal property.

893.36 - Secured livestock.

893.37 - Survey.

893.38 - Extension of certain approvals.

893.40 - Action on judgment or decree; court of record.

893.41 - Breach of contract to marry; action to recover property.

893.415 - Action to collect support.

893.42 - Action on a judgment of court not of record.

893.425 - Fraudulent transfers.

893.43 - Action on contract.

893.44 - Compensation for personal service.

893.45 - Acknowledgment or new promise.

893.46 - Acknowledgment, who not bound by.

893.47 - Actions against parties jointly liable.

893.48 - Payment, effect of, not altered.

893.49 - Payment by one not to affect others.

893.50 - Other actions.

893.51 - Action for wrongful taking of personal property.

893.52 - Action for damages for injury to property.

893.53 - Action for injury to character or other rights.

893.54 - Injury to the person.

893.55 - Medical malpractice; limitation of actions; limitation of damages; itemization of damages.

893.555 - Limitation of damages; long-term care providers.

893.56 - Health care providers; minors actions.

893.57 - Intentional torts.

893.58 - Actions concerning seduction.

893.585 - Sexual exploitation by a therapist.

893.587 - Sexual assault of a child; limitation.

893.59 - Actions concerning damage to highway or railroad grade.

893.60 - What actions not affected.

893.61 - Contract for payment of money; governmental subdivisions.

893.62 - Action concerning usury.

893.63 - Actions on cashier's check, certified check, or bank money order.

893.64 - Actions upon accounts.

893.65 - Bank bills not affected.

893.66 - Certified public accountants; limitations of actions.

893.70 - Action against certain officials.

893.71 - County seat; contesting change.

893.72 - Actions contesting special assessment.

893.73 - Actions contesting governmental decisions.

893.735 - Action by prisoner contesting a governmental decision.

893.74 - School district; contesting validity.

893.75 - Limitation of action attacking municipal contracts.

893.76 - Order to repair or remove building or restore site; contesting.

893.765 - Order to remove wharves or piers in navigable waters; contesting.

893.77 - Validity of municipal obligation.

893.80 - Claims against governmental bodies or officers, agents or employees; notice of injury; limitation of damages and suits.

893.82 - Claims against state employees; notice of claim; limitation of damages.

893.825 - Statutory challenges.

893.83 - Damages caused by accumulation of snow or ice; liability of city, village, town, and county.

893.85 - Action concerning old-age assistance lien.

893.86 - Action concerning recovery of legal fees paid for indigents.

893.87 - General limitation of action in favor of the state.

893.88 - Paternity actions.

893.89 - Action for injury resulting from improvements to real property.

893.895 - Real estate appraisers; limitations of actions.

893.90 - Bond; campaign financing; lobbying.

893.91 - Action for expenses related to a forest fire.

893.92 - Action for contribution.

893.925 - Action for certain damages related to mining.

893.93 - Miscellaneous actions.

893.94 - Organized crime control; civil remedies.

893.95 - Unclaimed property; civil remedies.

893.96 - Family leave and medical leave; civil remedies.

893.965 - Bone marrow and organ donation leave; civil remedies.

893.97 - Business closing notification.

893.98 - Cessation of health care benefits notification.

893.99 - Home care consumer notification.