Wis. Stat. § 23.56
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 23.56, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Arrest with a warrant.
Official statutory text
(1) A person may be arrested for a violation of those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1) , any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41 (7) (k) , or any local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) , 23.335 (21) (a) , or 30.77 , after a warrant that substantially complies with s. 968.04 has been issued. Except as provided in sub. (2) , the person arrested shall be brought without unreasonable delay before a court having jurisdiction to try the action.
(2) In actions to collect forfeitures, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 , the judge who issues a warrant under sub. (1) may endorse upon the warrant the amount of the deposit. If no endorsement is made, the deposit schedule under s. 23.66 shall apply, unless the court directs that the person be brought before the court.
History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1985 a. 36 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 200 s. 4 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 349 ; 1995 a. 27 , 216 ; 2003 a. 139 ; 2015 a. 170 .
(2) In actions to collect forfeitures, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 , the judge who issues a warrant under sub. (1) may endorse upon the warrant the amount of the deposit. If no endorsement is made, the deposit schedule under s. 23.66 shall apply, unless the court directs that the person be brought before the court.
History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1985 a. 36 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 200 s. 4 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 349 ; 1995 a. 27 , 216 ; 2003 a. 139 ; 2015 a. 170 .
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