Deadline to file suit against a sheriff, coroner, medical examiner, town clerk or constable acting in an official capacity · Wisconsin

For Deadline to file suit against a sheriff, coroner, medical examiner, town clerk or constable acting in an official capacity · Wisconsin, requirement is Deadline to file suit against a sheriff, coroner, medical examiner, town clerk or constable acting in an official capacity; state is Wisconsin; deadline is 3 years; what must be done in that time is An action against a sheriff, coroner, medical examiner, town clerk, or constable upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in his or her official capacity and in virtue of his or her office or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon execution, shall be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues, recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

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What the source says

893.70 893.70 Action against certain officials. An action against a sheriff, coroner, medical examiner, town clerk, or constable upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in his or her official capacity and in virtue of his or her office or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon execution, shall be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred. This section does not apply to an action for an escape.

— docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, retrieved 2026-08-27

Source

• docs.legis.wisconsin.govhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/893/vii

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