{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-46.017","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 46.017","heading":"Legal actions.","body":"The department may sue and be sued.","path":["Chs. 46-58, Charitable, Curative, Reformatory and Penal Institutions and Agencies","Chapter 46 Social Services"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/46.017","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:20Z","sha256":"2b584233f620af5f4701fecc5fda6f099ef9e5bc37ee2f4c619e3d946ecb621f","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-46.016","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-46.018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}