Wisconsin Statutes
§ 782.37 — Penalty for refusing papers.
Wisconsin § 782.37
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 782Habeas corpus
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 782.37 (2026).
Text
782.37 If any officer or other person refuses to deliver a copy of any order, warrant, process or other authority, by which the officer or other person detains any person, to anyone who demands the copy and who tenders the fees for the copy, the officer or other person shall be liable to the person so detained in the sum of $200, to be recovered in an action.
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Legislative History
782.37 History History: 1979 c. 32 s. 59 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.37; 1993 a. 486 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Nearby Sections
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§ 782.02
Who not entitled to.§ 782.03
Petition for writ.§ 782.04
Petition; contents.§ 782.06
Writ granted without delay.§ 782.07
Form of writ.§ 782.08
Writ, when sufficient.§ 782.09
Refusal of writ.§ 782.10
Writ, who may serve.§ 782.11
Petitioner, when to pay charges.§ 782.12
Service of writ, when complete.§ 782.13
Return to writ.§ 782.14
Return, what to state.§ 782.15
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