Wis. Stat. § 69.07
Duties of register of deeds
Redline — January 1, 2003 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2003
The county register of deeds shall:
The county register of deeds shall:
(1) Accept for filing, sign and assign a date of acceptance to every original vital record properly presented in his or her office.
(1) Accept for filing, electronically sign and assign a date of acceptance to vital records presented in his or her office under this chapter.
(2) Make, file, and index an exact copy of every vital record accepted under sub. (1) or received under s. 69.05 (3) . Indexes prepared for public use under s. 69.20 (3) (e) shall consist of the registrant's full name, date of the event, county of occurrence, county of residence, and, at the discretion of the state registrar, local file number.
(3) Designate a deputy appointed under s. 59.43 (3) to perform the register of deeds' duties under this section during the register of deeds' absence, illness or disability.
(3) Designate a deputy appointed under s. 59.43 (3) to perform the register of deeds' duties under this section during the register of deeds' absence, illness or disability.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.