Wisconsin Statutes
§ 898.16 — When prisoner to have.
Wisconsin § 898.16
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 898Persons in jail on civil process
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 898.16 (2026).
Text
898.16 Every person who shall be in the custody of the sheriff of any county by virtue of an order of arrest, or writ of ne exeat or surrender by the person’s bail upon an order of arrest, execution except when issued in a civil action for the recovery of a forfeiture or penalty, or attachment in proceedings for contempts, not criminal, issued for nonpayment of costs or of any sum of money ordered to be paid in a civil action shall be entitled to be admitted to such jail liberties upon executing the bond prescribed in s. 898.17 .
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Legislative History
898.16 History History: 1993 a. 486 .
Nearby Sections
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§ 898.02
Notice to plaintiff.§ 898.03
Notice, how served.§ 898.04
Prisoner to be examined.§ 898.05
Interrogatories.§ 898.06
Oath on discharge.§ 898.07
Certificate to sheriff.§ 898.09
Effect of discharge.§ 898.10
Judgment to remain in force.§ 898.11
Inability to pay fees.§ 898.12
Payment and discharge.§ 898.13
Discharge by plaintiff.§ 898.15
Jail liberties.§ 898.16
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