Section 809.11 - Rule (Items to be filed and transmitted)(1) FEE. The appellant shall pay the filing fee to the clerk of the court of appeals when the notice of appeal is filed. Payment may be made by check or through the court electronic payment system, unless arrangements are made with the clerk of court or otherwise ordered by the court. An appellant may file with the court of appeals a petition or motion for waiver of the filing fee under s. 814.29(1) or (1m), using a form provided by the court for that purpose.(2) TRANSMITTAL OF NOTICE OF APPEAL. The clerk of the circuit court shall transmit to the court of appeals, within 3 days of the filing of the notice of appeal, the notice of appeal, the appellant's docketing statement, the appellant's motion filed under s. 809.41(1) or (4), if any, and the circuit court record of the case maintained pursuant to s. 59.40(2) (b) or (c).(3) DOCKETING IN COURT OF APPEALS. (a) The clerk of the court of appeals shall docket the appeal upon receipt of the items referred to in sub. (2), create a notice of docketing, and transmit the notice of docketing to the clerk of circuit court.(b) For electronic filing users in the circuit court case, receipt of the notice of docketing through the circuit court electronic filing system shall constitute service of the notice of docketing and notification that the court of appeals proceeding has been commenced. Where service on the attorney general is required by s. 809.802(1), service shall be made as provided in s. 809.802(2). The clerk shall serve the notice of docketing on the paper parties by traditional methods.(4) REQUESTING TRANSCRIPTS AND FILING STATEMENT ON TRANSCRIPT. (a) The appellant shall request a copy of the transcript of the court reporter's verbatim record of the proceedings for each of the parties to the appeal and make arrangements to pay for the transcript and copies within 14 days after the filing of the notice of appeal.(b) The appellant shall file a statement on transcript with the clerk of the circuit court within 14 days after the filing of the notice of appeal in the circuit court. The statement on transcript shall either designate the portions of the transcript that have been requested by the appellant or contain a statement by the appellant that a transcript is not necessary for prosecution of the appeal. The clerk of circuit court shall transmit the statement on transcript to the court of appeals within 3 days after its filing. If a transcript that is not yet filed in the circuit court is necessary for prosecution of the appeal, the statement on transcript shall also contain a statement by the court reporter that the appellant has requested copies of the transcript or designated portions thereof for each of the other parties; that the appellant has made arrangements to pay for the original transcript and for all copies for other parties; the date on which the appellant requested the transcript and made arrangements to pay for it; and the date on which the transcript must be served on the parties.(c) For electronic filing users in the circuit court case, receipt of the statement on transcript through the circuit court electronic filing system shall constitute service. Where service on the attorney general is required by s. 809.802(1), service shall be made as provided in s. 809.802(2). The appellant shall serve the statement on transcript on paper parties by traditional methods.(5) ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF TRANSCRIPT. Within 14 days after filing of a statement on transcript as required under sub. (4), any other party may file in the court of appeals a designation of additional portions to be included in the transcript and serve a copy of the designation on the appellant. Within 14 days after the filing of such a designation, the appellant shall file in the circuit court the statement required by sub. (4) (b) covering the other party's designation. If the appellant fails or refuses to request the designated portions, the other party, within 14 days of the appellant's failure or refusal, may request the portions by filing a statement on transcript in the circuit court or move the circuit court for an order requiring the appellant to request the designated portions.(6) CROSS-APPEALS. Subsections (4) and (5) apply to cross- appellants.(7) REPORTER'S OBLIGATIONS.(a)Service of transcript copies. The reporter shall serve copies of the transcript on the parties to the appeal, file the transcript with the circuit court, and notify the clerk of the court of appeals and the parties to the appeal that the transcript has been filed and served within 60 days after the date on which the transcript was requested and arrangements were made for payment under sub. (4). If additional portions of the transcript are requested under sub. (5), the reporter shall serve copies of the additional portions of the transcript on the parties to the appeal, file the additional portions of the transcript with the circuit court, and notify the clerk of the court of appeals and the parties to the appeal that the additional portions of the transcript have been filed and served within 60 days after the date on which the additional portions were requested and arrangements were made for payment. If supplementation or correction of the record is ordered under s. 809.14(3) (b), the reporter shall serve copies of the supplemental or corrected transcript on the parties to the appeal, file the supplemental or corrected transcript with the circuit court, and notify the clerk of the court of appeals and the parties to the appeal that the supplemental or corrected transcript has been filed and served within 20 days after the order for supplementation or correction is entered or within the time limit set by order of the court. Where service of a transcript on the attorney general is required by s. 809.802(1), access to an electronic copy of the transcript through the appellate electronic filing system shall constitute service of the transcript.(b)Return of statement regarding transcript arrangements. The reporter shall sign and send to the appellant, within 5 days after receipt, the statement regarding transcript arrangements and filing required under sub. (4) (b).(c)Extensions. A reporter may obtain an extension for filing the transcript only by motion, showing good cause, that is filed in the court of appeals and served on all parties to the appeal, the clerk of the circuit court and the district court administrator.(d)Sanctions. If a reporter fails to timely file a transcript, the court of appeals may declare the reporter ineligible to act as an official court reporter in any court proceeding and may prohibit the reporter from performing any private reporting work until the overdue transcript is filed.Amended by Sup. Ct. Order 20-07 (2021), eff. 7/1/2021.Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiii (1978); Sup. Ct. Order, 92 Wis. 2d xiii (1979); Sup. Ct. Order, 104 Wis. 2d xi (1981); Sup. Ct. Order, 146 Wis. 2d xiii (1988); 1995 a. 201, 224; 1997 a. 35; Sup. Ct. Order No. 00-02, 2001 WI 39, 242 Wis. 2d xxvii; Sup. Ct. Order No. 02-01, 2002 WI 120, 255 Wis. 2d xiii. Failure to submit the docketing fee within the time specified for filing the notice of appeal does not deprive the court of appeals of jurisdiction. The notice of appeal, not the docketing fee, vests the court with jurisdiction. Douglas v. Dewey, 147 Wis. 2d 328, 433 N.W.2d 243 (1989).