Sections
Subchapter I Property in Possession of a Consignee or Bailee 171.01 – 171.08
Subchapter II Property in Possession Ofa Museum or Archives 171.30 – 171.33

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 171 - Unclaimed property

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Marital child: means either of the following:
      (a)    A child who is conceived or born while his or her parents are lawfully intermarried. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.