Wis. Stat. § 23.62
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 23.62, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Issuance of a citation.
Official statutory text
(1) Whenever an enforcing officer has probable cause to believe that a person subject to his or her authority 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 , the officer may proceed in the following manner:
(a) Issue a citation to the defendant in the form specified in s. 23.54 , a copy of which shall be filed with the clerk of courts in the county where the violation was committed or with the office of the municipal judge in the case of an ordinance violation;
(b) Proceed, in proper cases, under s. 23.56 or 23.57 ; or
(c) Bring the information to the district attorney so that he or she may proceed pursuant to s. 23.65 .
(2)
(a) If the defendant is a resident of this state, a law enforcement officer may serve a citation anywhere in the state by following the procedures used for the service of a summons under s. 801.11 (1) (a) or (b) 1. or 1m. or (2) or by mailing a copy to the defendant’s last-known address.
(b) If the defendant is not a resident of the state, a law enforcement officer may serve a citation by delivering a copy to the defendant personally or by mailing a copy to the defendant’s last-known address.
History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1979 c. 175 ; 1987 a. 200 s. 4 ; 1993 a. 156 , 349 ; 1995 a. 27 , 216 ; 2005 a. 282 ; 2015 a. 170 .
(a) Issue a citation to the defendant in the form specified in s. 23.54 , a copy of which shall be filed with the clerk of courts in the county where the violation was committed or with the office of the municipal judge in the case of an ordinance violation;
(b) Proceed, in proper cases, under s. 23.56 or 23.57 ; or
(c) Bring the information to the district attorney so that he or she may proceed pursuant to s. 23.65 .
(2)
(a) If the defendant is a resident of this state, a law enforcement officer may serve a citation anywhere in the state by following the procedures used for the service of a summons under s. 801.11 (1) (a) or (b) 1. or 1m. or (2) or by mailing a copy to the defendant’s last-known address.
(b) If the defendant is not a resident of the state, a law enforcement officer may serve a citation by delivering a copy to the defendant personally or by mailing a copy to the defendant’s last-known address.
History: 1975 c. 365 ; 1979 c. 175 ; 1987 a. 200 s. 4 ; 1993 a. 156 , 349 ; 1995 a. 27 , 216 ; 2005 a. 282 ; 2015 a. 170 .
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