Police OfficersPOLICE OFFICERS
Note: The subject matter under this head relates to the general authority of police officers. For provisions relating to the employment of police officers and the organization, operation and specialized functions of police departments and agencies,
1. Authority, Generally
2. Motor Vehicle Authority
Abused or neglected children and unborn children, duty to report,
48.981
Arrest power:
Alcohol beverage violations,
125.14
Out of state officer in Wisconsin,
976.04
Domestic abuse, required arrests,
968.075
Restraining order violations:
Children:
Custody, authority to take into,
48.19
Jail, criteria for holding in,
48.209
Records confidential, exceptions,
48.396
Citizen assistance, commanding, refusal,
946.40
Conservation wardens, assisting, acting as deputy,
29.941
Fingerprinting and criminal identification,
165.84
Juveniles:
Custody, authority to take into,
938.19
Jail or municipal lockup facility, criteria for holding in,
938.209
Records confidential, exceptions,
938.396
Mentally ill person, emergency detention,
51.15
Adjacent state agencies,
175.46
Protective services:
Vulnerable adults, investigation of abuse,
55.043 (2)
Public insurrection, death and disability benefits,
106.25
Search authority:
Incident to lawful arrest, scope,
968.11
Of other persons on premises,
968.16
Of physically disabled person,
968.256
Stops, questioning; without arrest,
968.24
Street trades regulation,
103.28
Telecommunication service, interruption authorized in crisis,
196.63
Unlawful assemblies, suppression,
947.06
All-terrain vehicles, enforcement authority,
23.33 (12)
Arrest:
Driving under influence of intoxicant, release,
345.24
Warrantless:
Citation, uniform form,
345.11
County highway traffic patrol officers,
83.016
Drunken driving:
Blood alcohol test, administrative suspensions,
343.305
Breath screening test, preliminary,
343.303
Information to persons charged,
345.27
Obedience to officer required,
346.04
Profit from arrests prohibited,
345.55
Snowmobile law, enforcement authority,
350.17
Vehicle equipment inspection,
110.075