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 […]
968.085 – Citation; nature; issuance; release of accused.
968.085 Citation; nature; issuance; release of accused. (1) Nature. A citation under this section is a directive, issued by a law enforcement officer, that a person appear in court and answer criminal charges. A citation is not a criminal complaint and may not be used as a substitute for a criminal complaint. (2) Authority to […]
968.09 – Warrant on failure to appear.
968.09 Warrant on failure to appear. (1) When a defendant or a witness fails to appear before the court as required, or violates a term of the defendant’s or witness’s bond or the defendant’s or witness’s probation, if any, the court may issue a bench warrant for the defendant’s or witness’s arrest which shall direct […]
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 […]
968.06 – Indictment by grand jury.
968.06 Indictment by grand jury. Upon indictment by a grand jury a complaint shall be issued, as provided by s. 968.02, upon the person named in the indictment and the person shall be entitled to a preliminary hearing under s. 970.03, and all proceedings thereafter shall be the same as if the person had been […]
968.07 – Arrest by a law enforcement officer.
968.07 Arrest by a law enforcement officer. (1) A law enforcement officer may arrest a person when: (a) The law enforcement officer has a warrant commanding that such person be arrested; or (b) The law enforcement officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that a warrant for the person’s arrest has been issued in this state; or […]