{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.51","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 345.51","heading":"Reopening of default judgment.","body":"Except as provided in ss. 345.36 and 345.37, there shall be no reopening of default judgments unless allowed by order of the trial court after notice and motion duly made and upon good cause shown. The notice of motion shall be filed within 6 months after the judgment is entered in the court record. Default judgments for purposes of this section include pleas of guilty, no contest and forfeitures of deposit.","path":["Chs. 340-351, Vehicles","Chapter 345 Vehicles — Civil And Criminal Liability","SUBCHAPTER III ARRESTS, BAIL, PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/345.51","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:20Z","sha256":"38cc76dc36efd2762c92fec3fddb1eda46c948219e3ca1a1248c9f9882fff58b","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.50","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}