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Continuances; legislative privilege.

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WI Code › Chapter 757 › Section 757.13

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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.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 96 ; Stats. 1977 s. 757.13; 1979 c. 34 .

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