Ch. 806: Judgment · Last amended 2025 · Last verified July 15, 2026
In one sentenceSection 806.22 lets a judgment satisfaction already entered in the county where the judgment was first docketed be carried over to any other county where the judgment was also entered, by filing a certified copy, a sealed clerk’s certificate, or a properly acknowledged satisfaction.
(1)If a satisfaction of a judgment has been entered on the judgment and lien docket in the county where the judgment was first entered, any of the following may be filed with the clerk of circuit court of any other county where the judgment has been entered:
(a)A certified copy of the satisfaction.
(b)A certificate by the clerk of circuit court where the satisfaction was entered, under official seal, showing the satisfaction.
(c)A satisfaction signed and acknowledged by the owner or, if no assignment has been filed, by the owner’s attorney of record. If the satisfaction is of a part of a judgment or as to some of the judgment debtors, the satisfaction shall state the amount paid on the judgment or for the release of the debtors, naming them.
(2)Upon receipt of an instrument described under sub. (1), the clerk of circuit court shall make an entry on the judgment and lien docket of that county similar to the entry described under s. 806.19 (1).
Plain-English Summary
Once a judgment’s satisfaction has been entered on the judgment and lien docket in the county where the judgment was first entered, Section 806.22 offers three ways to extend that satisfaction to any other county where the same judgment was entered: filing a certified copy of the satisfaction; filing a certificate, under official seal, from the clerk of circuit court where the satisfaction was entered showing the satisfaction; or filing a satisfaction signed and acknowledged by the owner, or by the owner’s attorney of record if no assignment has been filed, which, if it covers only part of the judgment or only some of the debtors, must state the amount paid or name the debtors released.
Upon receiving any of these documents, the clerk of circuit court in the other county makes an entry on that county’s judgment and lien docket similar to the entry the clerk would make when a satisfaction is filed there directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
My judgment is docketed in more than one county, and I have satisfied it. Do I have to satisfy it separately in each county?
No. Filing one of the accepted documents, a certified copy, a sealed clerk’s certificate, or an acknowledged satisfaction, in each other county carries the satisfaction over to that county’s docket.
What documents can I file to extend a satisfaction to another county?
A certified copy of the satisfaction, a certificate under official seal from the clerk of the county where the satisfaction was entered, or a satisfaction signed and acknowledged by the owner or the owner’s attorney of record if no assignment was filed.
Does a partial satisfaction need extra detail when extended to another county?
Yes. If it covers only part of the judgment or only some of the debtors, it must state the amount paid on the judgment or for the release of the named debtors.
What does the clerk do once one of these documents is filed in the other county?
Makes an entry on that county’s judgment and lien docket similar to the entry made when a satisfaction is filed there in the ordinary course.
Where does the satisfaction have to be entered first before it can be extended to another county?
In the county where the judgment was first entered.
Amendment History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 738 (1975); 1975 c. 218; 1995 a. 224; 2025 a. 60.
Source & verification. Section text and official notes are
reproduced verbatim from the Wisconsin Statutes, published by the
Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau). Last verified July 15, 2026.
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