# Wis. Stat. § 823.02: Injunction against public nuisance, time extension

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.02

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 823.02
- **Heading:** Injunction against public nuisance, time extension
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 823 / Section 823.02

## Text

An action to enjoin a public nuisance may be commenced and prosecuted in the name of the state, either by the attorney general on information obtained by the department of justice, or upon the relation of a private individual, sewerage commission created under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or a county, having first obtained leave therefor from the court. An action to enjoin a public nuisance may be commenced and prosecuted by a city, village, town or a metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.21 to 200.65 in the name of the municipality or metropolitan sewerage district, and it is not necessary to obtain leave from the court to commence or prosecute the action. The same rule as to liability for costs shall govern as in other actions brought by the state. No stay of any order or judgment enjoining or abating, in any action under this section, may be had unless the appeal is taken within 5 days after notice of entry of the judgment or order or service of the injunction. Upon appeal and stay, the return to the court of appeals or supreme court shall be made immediately.

History: 1971 c. 276 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 762 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 823.02; 1977 c. 187 , 379 ; 1981 c. 282 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 823.01 Jurisdiction over nuisances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.01.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.02 Injunction against public nuisance, time extension.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.02.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.03 Judgment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.03.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.04 Execution and warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.04.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.05 Warrant may be stayed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.05.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.06 Expense of abating, how collected.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.06.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.07 Violations of ordinances or resolutions relating to noxious business.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.07.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.08 Actions against agricultural uses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.08.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.09 Bawdyhouses declared nuisances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.09.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.10 Disorderly house, action for abatement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.10.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.11 Evidence; dismissal of action; costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.11.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.12 Punishment for violation of injunction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.12.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.13 Judgment and execution; sale of fixtures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.13.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.14 Application of proceeds of sale; lis pendens.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.14.md)

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