SB82,393 4Section 393. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 968 [precedes 968.015] of the
5statutes is created to read:
SB82,122,66 chapter 968
SB82,122,87 subchapter I
8 Inquests
SB82,394 9Section 394. 968.02 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 970.08 (title)
10and (1) and amended to read:
SB82,122,17 11970.08 (title) Issuance and filing of complaints Filing the complaint.
12(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a complaint charging a person with
13an offense shall be issued only by a
Only the district attorney of the county where
14the a crime is alleged to have been committed. A complaint is issued when it is
15approved for filing by the district attorney. The approval shall be in the form of a
16written endorsement on the complaint
may be tried under s. 970.14 may file a
17complaint
.
SB82,395 18Section 395. 968.02 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,396 19Section 396. 968.02 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,397 20Section 397. 968.02 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,398 21Section 398. 968.025 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB82,122,22 22968.025 (title) Inquest procedures.
SB82,399 23Section 399. 968.025 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB82,123,3
1968.025 (3) Where conducted. An inquest may be held in any county in this
2state in which venue would lie for the trial of any offense that could be charged as
3the result of or involving the death.
SB82,400 4Section 400. 968.025 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB82,123,55 968.025 (4) (title) Jury selection.
SB82,401 6Section 401. 968.025 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB82,123,117 968.025 (4) (e) The court shall select the inquest jury by lot once a panel of at
8least 12 potential jurors has been qualified. If the inquest is likely to be protracted,
9the judge may select also one or more alternate jurors by lot. If more than 6 jurors
10remain after all of the evidence is presented, the court shall determine by lot which
11jurors will not participate in deliberations and discharge them.
SB82,402 12Section 402. 968.03 (title) and (3) of the statutes are repealed.
SB82,403 13Section 403. 968.03 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,404 14Section 404. 968.03 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 969.20 (8) and amended
15to read:
SB82,123,2116 969.20 (8) Withdrawal of warrant or summons and complaint. An unserved
17warrant or summons and complaint in a case in which an initial appearance has not
18been held
shall, at the request of the district attorney, be returned to the judge who
19may dismiss the action. Such
court, and the court shall dismiss the action. The
20request shall be in writing, it and shall state the reasons therefor in writing and shall
21be filed with the clerk
for which it is made.
SB82,405 22Section 405. 968.035 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB82,123,23 23968.035 (title) Witnesses.
SB82,406 24Section 406. 968.04 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 969.20 (title) and
25amended to read:
SB82,124,2
1969.20 (title) Warrant Issuance of arrest warrant or summons on
2complaint
.
SB82,407 3Section 407. 968.04 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 969.20 (1) and
4amended to read:
SB82,124,175 969.20 (1) Warrants In general. If it appears from the complaint, or from an
6affidavit or affidavits filed with the complaint or after an examination under oath of
7the complainant or witnesses, when the
a judge determines that this is necessary,
8that
there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that
9the accused has committed it, the judge shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the
10defendant accused or a summons in lieu thereof. The probable cause determination
11may be based on a criminal complaint, an affidavit filed with the criminal complaint,
12or if the judge determines it is necessary, after an examination under oath of the
13complainant or witness.
The warrant or summons shall be delivered forthwith to a
14law enforcement officer for service. If the judge does not find probable cause to
15believe that an offense has been committed or that the accused has committed it, the
16judge shall record that finding on the complaint, file the complaint with the clerk,
17and dismiss the action without prejudice.
SB82,408 18Section 408. 968.04 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,409 19Section 409. 968.04 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 969.20 (4) and
20amended to read:
SB82,125,221 969.20 (4) Issuance by judge from another county. A warrant or summons
22may be issued by a
judge in another county may issue a warrant or summons when
23there is no available judge of the county in which the complaint is issued. The
24warrant or summons shall be returnable before a judge to a court in the county in
25which the offense alleged in the complaint was committed, and the summons shall

1be returnable before the circuit court of the county in which the offense alleged in the
2complaint was committed
issued.
SB82,410 3Section 410. 968.04 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 969.20 (5) and
4amended to read:
SB82,125,65 969.20 (5) Geographical limits. A judge issuing an arrest warrant may specify
6geographical limits for its enforcement of a warrant.
SB82,411 7Section 411. 968.04 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 969.20 (3) and
8amended to read:
SB82,125,209 969.20 (3) Examination of complainant or witness. An A judge shall place
10each complainant or witness under oath and arrange for all sworn testimony to be
11recorded, either by a stenographic reporter or by means of a voice recording device.
12A judge may permit an
examination of the complainant or witness under sub. (1) may
13or (2) to take place by telephone on request of the person seeking the warrant or
14summons unless good cause to the contrary appears. The judge shall place each
15complainant or witness under oath and arrange for all sworn testimony to be
16recorded, either by a stenographic reporter or by means of a voice recording device.

17The judge shall may have the record transcribed. The If the record is transcribed,
18the
transcript, certified as accurate by the judge or reporter, as appropriate, shall be
19filed with the court. If the testimony was recorded by means of a voice recording
20device, the judge shall also file the original recording with the court.
SB82,412 21Section 412. 968.04 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,413 22Section 413. 968.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 969.20 (7) (a) and
23amended to read:
SB82,126,224 969.20 (7) (a) In After issuing a complaint in any case, the district attorney,
25after the issuance of a complaint,
may issue a summons in lieu of requesting the

1issuance of a warrant. The complaint district attorney shall then be filed file the
2complaint
with the clerk.
SB82,414 3Section 414. 968.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 969.20 (7) (b).
SB82,415 4Section 415. 968.04 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,416 5Section 416. 968.04 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,417 6Section 417. 968.04 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 969.21 (1)
7(intro.) and amended to read:
SB82,126,98 969.21 (1) Warrant Mandatory provisions. (intro.) The An arrest warrant
9shall meet all of the following requirements:
SB82,418 10Section 418. 968.04 (3) (a) 1. to 6. of the statutes are renumbered 969.21 (1)
11(a) to (f) and amended to read:
SB82,126,1212 969.21 (1) (a) Be The warrant shall be in writing and signed by the judge.
SB82,126,1513 (b) State The warrant shall state the name of the crime the defendant allegedly
14committed
and the number of the statutory section charged and number of the
15section alleged to have been
that the defendant allegedly violated.
SB82,126,1616 (c) Have The warrant shall have attached to it a copy of the complaint.
SB82,126,1917 (d) State The warrant shall state the name of the person to be arrested, if
18known, or if not known, designate the person to be arrested by any description by
19which the person to be arrested can be identified with reasonable certainty.
SB82,126,2120 (e) State The warrant shall state the date when it was issued and, the name
21of the judge who issued it together with, and the title of the judge's office.
SB82,126,2522 (f) Command The warrant shall command that the person against whom the
23complaint was made
alleged to have committed the crime in par. (b) be arrested and,
24except as provided in s. 969.20 (4), be
brought before the judge issuing the warrant,
25or, if the judge is absent or unable to act, before some other judge in the same county.
SB82,419
1Section 419. 968.04 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 969.26 (1) and
2amended to read:
SB82,127,43 969.26 (1) Arrest warrant. The An arrest warrant shall be in substantially the
4following form:
SB82,127,55 STATE OF WISCONSIN,
SB82,127,66 .... County
SB82,127,77 State of Wisconsin
SB82,127,99 .... (Defendant(s))
SB82,127,1010 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER:
SB82,127,1511 A complaint or affidavit, copy of which is attached, having has been filed with
12me or testimony has been presented before me accusing the defendant(s) of
13committing the crime of .... contrary to sec. ...., Stats., and I having have found that
14there is probable cause exists that the crime was committed by to believe the
15defendant(s) committed that crime.
SB82,127,1716 You are, therefore, commanded to arrest the defendant(s) and bring .... before
17me, or, if I am not available, before some other a judge of this county.
SB82,127,1818 Dated ...., .... (year)
SB82,127,1919 ....(Signature)
SB82,127,2020 ....(Title)
SB82,420 21Section 420. 968.04 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,421 22Section 421. 968.04 (3) (b) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 969.22 (title).
SB82,422 23Section 422. 968.04 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 969.22 (1) and
24amended to read:
SB82,128,5
1969.22 (1) Mandatory provisions. The summons shall command the defendant
2to appear before a court at a certain time and place and shall be in substantially the
3form set forth in subd. 3. s. 969.26 (2). The complaint and summons may be on the
4same form. If they are, the complaint shall be beneath the summons. If separate
5forms are used, a copy of the complaint shall be attached to the summons.
SB82,423 6Section 423. 968.04 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 969.22 (2) and
7amended to read:
SB82,128,128 969.22 (2) Service. A summons may be served anywhere in the state and it
9shall be served by delivering a copy to the defendant personally or, by leaving a copy
10at the defendant's his or her usual place of abode with a person of discretion residing
11therein there, or by mailing a copy to the defendant's last-known address. It shall
12be served by a law enforcement officer.
SB82,424 13Section 424. 968.04 (3) (b) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 969.26 (2)
14(intro.) and amended to read:
SB82,128,1615 969.26 (2) Summons. (intro.) The A summons shall be in substantially the
16following form:
SB82,425 17Section 425. 968.04 (3) (b) 3. a. of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,426 18Section 426. 968.04 (3) (b) 3. b. (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,427 19Section 427. 968.04 (3) (b) 3. b. (form) of the statutes is renumbered 969.26
20(2) (form) and amended to read:
SB82,128,2121 969.26 (2) (form)
SB82,128,2222 STATE OF WISCONSIN,
SB82,128,2323 .... County
SB82,128,2424 State of Wisconsin
SB82,129,1
1.... (Defendant)
SB82,129,22 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO SAID DEFENDANT:
SB82,129,4 3 A complaint, copy of which is attached, having been made before me accusing
4the defendant of committing the crime of .... contrary to sec. ...., Stats.
SB82,129,95 You, ...., are, therefore, summoned to must appear before Branch .... of the ....
6court
Circuit Court of .... County at the courthouse .... in the City of .... to answer said
7complaint,
on ...., .... (year), at .... o'clock in the .... noon, and in case of your failure
8to appear,
(date), ...., at .... a.m./p.m. If you do not appear, a warrant for your arrest
9may be issued.
SB82,129,12 10You have been charged with committing the crime of .... in violation of section
11.... of the Wisconsin Statutes. A copy of the complaint charging you with that crime
12is attached.
SB82,129,1313 Dated ...., .... (year)
SB82,129,1414 .... (Signature)
SB82,129,1515 .... District Attorney (Title)
SB82,428 16Section 428. 968.04 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,429 17Section 429. 968.04 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 969.21 (2), and 969.21
18(2) (a) to (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB82,129,2119 969.21 (2) (a) The Unless otherwise specified under s. 969.20 (5), an arrest
20warrant issued under this section shall be directed to all law enforcement officers of
21the state. A warrant and may be served anywhere in the state.
SB82,129,2422 (b) A warrant is served by arresting the defendant and informing the defendant
23as soon as practicable of the nature of the crime with which the defendant he or she
24is charged.
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