When a witness, party or an attorney for any party to any action or proceeding in any court or any commission, is a member of the Wisconsin legislature, in session, that fact is sufficient cause for the adjournment or continuance of the action or proceeding, and the adjournment or continuance shall be granted without the imposition of terms.
Wis. Stat. § 757.13
Continuances; legislative privilege
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 387 Wis. 2d 511 - League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Tony Evers (2019)
Most recently applied in 387 Wis. 2d 511 - League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Tony Evers (June 2019)
1977 c. 187 s. 96; Stats. 1977 s. 757.13; 1979 c. 34
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.