{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-893.71","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 893.71","heading":"County seat; contesting change.","body":"An action or proceeding to test the validity of a change of any county seat shall be commenced within 3 years after the date of the publication of the governor’s proclamation of such change or be barred. Every defense founded upon the invalidity of any such change must be interposed within 3 years after the date of the aforesaid publication, and the time of commencement of the action or proceeding to which any such defense is made shall be deemed the time when such defense is interposed.","path":["Chs. 885-895, Provisions Common to Actions and Provisions Common to Actions and Proceedings in All Courts","Chapter 893 Limitations Of Commencement Of Actions And Proceedings; Procedure For Claims Against Governmental Units","SUBCHAPTER VII ACTIONS RELATING TO GOVERNMENTALDECISIONS OR ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/893.71","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:47Z","sha256":"3dcf725edca6456e9c255d3e7e9f6261b8ffdfa39b431b396d1b1b6bb5894ae4","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-893.70","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-893.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}