Wisconsin Code § 648.25

Conducting examinations
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(1) ORDER OF EXAMINATION. For each examination under s. 648.20, the commissioner shall issue an order stating the scope of the examination
and designating the examiner in charge. Upon demand, a copy of
the order shall be provided to the examinee.
(2) ACCESS TO EXAMINEE. Any examiner authorized by the
commissioner shall, for the purposes of the examination, have access at all reasonable hours to the premises and to any property of
the examinee.
(3) COOPERATION. The officers, employees, and agents of
the examinee shall comply with every reasonable request of the
examiners for assistance in any matter relating to the examination. No person may obstruct or interfere with the examination in
any way other than by legal process.
(4) CORRECTION OF BOOKS. If the commissioner finds the
accounts or records to be inadequate for proper examination of
the condition and affairs of the permittee or improperly kept or
posted, the commissioner may employ experts to rewrite, post, or
balance them at the expense of the permittee.
(5) REPORT ON EXAMINATION. The examiner in charge of an
examination shall make a proposed report of the examination, including information and analysis ordered in sub. (1), together
with the examiner’s recommendations. Preparation of the proposed report may include conferences with the examinee or the
examinee’s representatives at the option of the examiner in
charge. The commissioner shall serve the final examination report on the examinee.
(6) COPIES FOR BOARD. The permittee shall furnish copies of
the final examination report to each member of its board or governing body.
(7) REPORT AS EVIDENCE. In any proceeding by or against
the permittee or any officer or agent of the permittee the final examination report shall be admissible as evidence of the facts
stated in the report. In any proceeding commenced under this
chapter, the final examination report shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the report. In any proceeding by or
against the examinee, the facts asserted in any final examination
report properly admitted in evidence shall be presumed to be true
in the absence of contrary evidence.

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