893.40 Action on judgment or decree; court of record.

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893.40 Action on judgment or decree; court of record. Except as provided in ss. 846.04

(2)and

(3)and 893.415 , action upon a judgment or decree of a court of record of any state or of the United States shall be commenced within 20 years after the judgment or decree is entered or be barred.

893.40 Note Judicial Council Committee’s Note, 1979: This section has been created to combine the provisions of repealed ss. 893.16

(1)and 893.18 (1). A substantive change from prior law results as the time period for an action upon a judgment of a court of record sitting without this state is increased from 10 years to 20 years and runs from the time of entry of a judgment. The separate statute of limitations for an action upon a sealed instrument is repealed as unnecessary. [Bill 326-A]