Upon receipt of any execution the sheriff or other officer shall endorse thereon the year, month, day and hour of the day when the sheriff or other officer received the same.
815.08.Sheriff to endorse date of receipt.
Ch. 815: Executions · Last amended 1993 · Last verified July 15, 2026
In one sentenceSection 815.08 requires the sheriff or other officer who receives a writ of execution to endorse the exact year, month, day, and hour of receipt directly on the writ.
Full Text of Section 815.08
Plain-English Summary
Section 815.08 sets a small but important administrative rule at the start of the execution process. The moment an officer receives a writ of execution, the officer must mark on it precisely when that happened: the year, month, day, and hour of the day. Nothing about the officer’s later duties is addressed here — this section covers only the timestamp that opens the file on that writ.
That timestamp matters because more than one execution can be outstanding against the same debtor, and the order in which a sheriff receives them can affect how the sheriff handles competing claims on the same property. An hour-level record removes any guesswork about which writ came first.
The endorsement duty falls on the sheriff or any other officer who receives the execution, and it applies to any execution, not to a narrower category of writs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the sheriff have to write down the exact time an execution was received?
Section 815.08 requires the endorsement so there is a precise, official record of when the officer’s duty on that writ began. Because more than one execution can be outstanding at once, an hour-level timestamp fixes the order in which they came in.
Does the endorsement have to include the hour, not just the date?
Yes. The section requires the officer to endorse the year, month, day, and hour of the day when the execution was received.
Who is required to make this endorsement?
The sheriff or other officer who receives the execution.
Where does the officer record this information?
On the execution itself — the officer endorses the receipt date and hour directly on the writ.
Does this endorsement requirement apply to every kind of execution?
The text applies to the receipt of any execution, without limiting itself to executions against property or against a person.
Amendment History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.08; 1993 a. 486.
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