Wis. Admin. Code Department of Workforce Development DWD 140.22 - Standard affidavit form
(1) IN GENERAL.
(a) Personal knowledge is the recognition of
facts through firsthand observation or experience.
(b) Information and belief is not based on
firsthand observation or experience but is based on secondhand information that
is sworn as true.
(c) The
department's standard affidavit form for appeals under ss.
108.09,
108.095 and
108.10,
Stats., is available at the department's website or by requesting a copy from
the hearing office.
Note: To obtain the department's standard affidavit form, call (608) 266-8010 or visit the website https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/forms/ui/ucl-17500-e.htm.
(2) AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) An affidavit must contain all of the
following information:
1. The name and address
of the affiant.
2. The signature or
mark of the affiant.
3. The date
the statement was sworn.
4. The
signature or mark of the notary public or other person authorized by law to
verify sworn statements.
5. The
county and state where the statement was sworn.
(b) An affidavit based upon information and
belief must state the source of the information and the grounds for the
belief.
(3) PROCEDURE.
(a) A party may submit an affidavit as a
potential exhibit by simultaneously delivering the affidavit to the hearing
office and electronically delivering or mailing a copy to each party. The
appeal tribunal conducting the hearing may refuse to consider an affidavit not
received by the hearing office and each party at least 3 days before the
hearing.
(b) At the hearing, the
appeal tribunal may accept the affidavit as evidence as provided under s.
DWD 140.16.
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