968.10 – Searches and seizures; when authorized.
968.10 Searches and seizures; when authorized. A search of a person, object or place may be made and things may be seized when the search is made: (1) Incident to a lawful arrest; (2) With consent; (3) Pursuant to a valid search warrant; (4) With the authority and within the scope of a right of […]
968.11 – Scope of search incident to lawful arrest.
968.11 Scope of search incident to lawful arrest. When a lawful arrest is made, a law enforcement officer may reasonably search the person arrested and an area within such person’s immediate presence for the purpose of: (1) Protecting the officer from attack; (2) Preventing the person from escaping; (3) Discovering and seizing the fruits of […]
968.12 – Search warrant.
968.12 Search warrant. (1) Description and issuance. A search warrant is an order signed by a judge directing a law enforcement officer to conduct a search of a designated person, a designated object or a designated place for the purpose of seizing designated property or kinds of property. A judge shall issue a search warrant […]
968.13 – Search warrant; property subject to seizure.
968.13 Search warrant; property subject to seizure. (1) A search warrant may authorize the seizure of the following: (a) Contraband, which includes without limitation because of enumeration lottery tickets, gambling machines or other gambling devices, lewd, obscene or indecent written matter, pictures, sound recordings or motion picture films, forged money or written instruments and the […]
968.135 – Subpoena for documents.
968.135 Subpoena for documents. Upon the request of the attorney general or a district attorney and upon a showing of probable cause under s. 968.12, a court shall issue a subpoena requiring the production of documents, as specified in s. 968.13 (2). The documents shall be returnable to the court which issued the subpoena. Motions […]
968.14 – Use of force.
968.14 Use of force. All necessary force may be used to execute a search warrant or to effect any entry into any building or property or part thereof to execute a search warrant. Officers acted legally when, armed with a search warrant, they knocked on a door, pushed it open when the defendant opened it […]
968.15 – Search warrants; when executable.
968.15 Search warrants; when executable. (1) A search warrant must be executed and returned not more than 5 days after the date of issuance. (2) Any search warrant not executed within the time provided in sub. (1) shall be void and shall be returned to the judge issuing it. Execution of search warrant is timely […]
968.16 – Detention and search of persons on premises.
968.16 Detention and search of persons on premises. The person executing the search warrant may reasonably detain and search any person on the premises at the time to protect himself or herself from attack or to prevent the disposal or concealment of any item particularly described in the search warrant. History: 1993 a. 486. The […]
968.075 – Domestic abuse incidents; arrest and prosecution.
968.075 Domestic abuse incidents; arrest and prosecution. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Domestic abuse” means any of the following engaged in by an adult person against his or her spouse or former spouse, against an adult with whom the person resides or formerly resided or against an adult with whom the person has a […]
968.08 – Release by law enforcement officer of arrested person.
968.08 Release by law enforcement officer of arrested person. A law enforcement officer having custody of a person arrested without a warrant may release the person arrested without requiring the person to appear before a judge if the law enforcement officer is satisfied that there are insufficient grounds for the issuance of a criminal complaint […]