Section 971.025. Forms.

 

(1)  In all criminal actions and proceedings and actions and proceedings under chapters 48 and 938 in circuit court, the parties and court officials shall use the standard court forms adopted by the judicial conference under s. 758.18 (1) , commencing the date on which the forms are adopted. If an applicable court form has been adopted under s. 758.18 (2) , that form may be used in lieu of the standard court form.

(2)  A party or court official may supplement a court form with additional material.

(3)  A court may not dismiss a case, refuse a filing or strike a pleading for failure of a party to use a standard court form under sub. (1) or to follow format rules but shall require the party to submit, within 10 days, a corrected form and may impose statutory fees or costs or both.

(4)  If the judicial conference does not create a standard court form for an action or pleading undertaken by a party or court official, the party or court official may use a format consistent with any statutory or court requirement for the action or pleading.

Sup. Ct. Order No. 98-01 , 228 Wis. 2d xiii (2000); Sup. Ct. Order No. 05-02 , 2005 WI 41, 278 Wis. 2d xxxv.