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Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 985.07: Classes and frequency of legal notices.

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  1. Ch. 985, Newspaper Publication
  2. Chapter 985 Publication Of Legal Notices; Public Newspapers; Fees

There shall be 3 classes of legal notices under this chapter. The designated number of insertions is the minimum required by law, and the frequency may be increased at the discretion of the requisitioning agency.

(1) Class 1 notices. All notices designated as class 1 notices require one insertion.

(2) Class 2 notices. All notices designated as class 2 notices require 2 insertions.

(3) Class 3 notices.

(a) All notices designated as class 3 notices require 3 insertions.

(b) Any legal notice not otherwise designated shall be a class 3 notice unless the time permitted by law necessitates a class 2 or class 1 notice, except that any notice required by law on January 2, 1966, which is not otherwise designated, shall be a class 1 notice.

(4) The classification provided herein does not apply to notices of public election or referenda or to notices governed by s. 815.31 but such notices shall be governed by the specific statutes relating thereto.

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