Wis. Stat. § 23.57
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 23.57, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Arrest without a warrant.
Official statutory text
(1) A person may be arrested without a warrant when the arresting officer has probable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed 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 ; and:
(a) The person refuses to accept a citation or to make a deposit under s. 23.66 ; or
(b) The person refuses to identify himself or herself satisfactorily or the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is supplying false identification; or
(c) Arrest is necessary to prevent imminent bodily harm to the enforcing officer or to another.
(2) In all cases the officer shall bring the person arrested before a judge without unnecessary delay.
History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1987 a. 200 s. 4 ; 1993 a. 349 ; 1995 a. 27 , 216 ; 2015 a. 170 .
(a) The person refuses to accept a citation or to make a deposit under s. 23.66 ; or
(b) The person refuses to identify himself or herself satisfactorily or the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is supplying false identification; or
(c) Arrest is necessary to prevent imminent bodily harm to the enforcing officer or to another.
(2) In all cases the officer shall bring the person arrested before a judge without unnecessary delay.
History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1987 a. 200 s. 4 ; 1993 a. 349 ; 1995 a. 27 , 216 ; 2015 a. 170 .
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