851.72 Duties of registers in probate.
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851.72 Duties of registers in probate. The register in probate shall:
(1)File and keep all papers properly deposited with him or her unless required to transmit such papers.
1. Accept receipt for filing and safekeeping of any written statement submitted under s. 50.06
(b)or
(c)for an incapacitated individual and any signed declaration submitted under s. 50.06
(a)2. for an incapacitated individual. For purposes of this subsection, “incapacitated individual” means an individual who was admitted to a facility pursuant to s. 50.06
(8). The register in probate shall treat documents submitted for safekeeping under this subsection as confidential, except as otherwise provided in this subsection.
2. Provide a copy of any written statement submitted under s. 50.06
(b)or
(c)with respect to an incapacitated individual to a petitioner who has filed a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary guardianship for the incapacitated individual under s. 54.50 , upon request of the petitioner.
3. Provide, upon request, a copy of any written statement under s. 50.06
(b)or
(c)or signed declaration submitted under s. 50.06
(a)2. to any person related to the incapacitated individual as set forth under s. 50.06
(a)to
(f)or to any other person under the order of a court for good cause shown.
4. Provide, upon request, a copy of any written statement submitted under s. 50.06
(b)or
(c)or signed declaration submitted under s. 50.06
(a)2. to any physician or psychologist examining the incapacitated individual under s. 54.36
(1m).
5. Provide, upon request, a copy of any written statement related to an incapacitated individual submitted under s. 50.06
(b)or
(c)or any signed declaration related to an incapacitated individual submitted under s. 50.06
(a)2. to any court or corporation counsel requesting a copy.
(b)Maintain each record received under this subsection and purge such a record only after the death of the incapacitated individual who is the subject of the record and in accordance with protocols, as established by the department of health services, for verifying the death of an individual and destruction of written statements submitted under s. 50.06
(b)and
(c)and signed declarations submitted under s. 50.06
(a)2.
Effective date note NOTE: Sub.
(1m)is created eff. 6-1-26 by 2025 Wis. Act 115 .
(2)Keep a court record of every proceeding in the court under chs. 54 and 851 to 879 under its proper title, a brief statement of the nature of the proceeding and of all papers filed therein, with the date of filing and a reference to where minute records can be found or to the microfilm or optical disc or electronic file where papers have been stored so that the court record is a complete index or brief history of each proceeding from beginning to final disposition.
(3)Keep a minute record and enter therein a brief statement of all proceedings of the court under chs. 54 and 851 to 879 during its sessions, all motions made and by whom, all orders granted in open court or otherwise, and the names of all witnesses sworn or examined. If this information is all included in the court record, the judge may direct that the minute record be no longer kept.
(5)Keep an alphabetical index to the court record and the file containing the original documents or microfilm, optical disc, or electronic copies thereof.