{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-779.38","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 779.38","heading":"Effect of mortgage.","body":"No mortgage or other instrument by which a lien is created shall operate to impair or postpone the lien and preference given and secured to the wages and moneys mentioned in s. 779.35; provided, that no lien of any mortgage or judgment entered before such labor is performed shall be affected or impaired by such lien.","path":["Chs. 775-788, Actions and Proceedings in Special Cases","Chapter 779 Liens","SUBCHAPTER III"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/779.38","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:39Z","sha256":"ab7694018e690db31ed88c52a9027c7c996002e0a7653ffbaea1b87ce37f55aa","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-779.37","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-779.39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}