Chapter 976 — UNIFORM ACTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
8 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 976.01 Uniform act for the extradition of prisoners as witnesses
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976.01 Uniform act for the extradition of prisoners as witnesses. (1) DEFINITIONS. As used in this section: (a) “Witness” means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation…
Wis. Stat. § 976.02 Uniform act for the extradition of witnesses in criminal actions
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976.02 Uniform act for the extradition of witnesses in criminal actions. (1) DEFINITIONS. “Witness” as used in this section includes a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. “State” …
Wis. Stat. § 976.03 Uniform criminal extradition act
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976.03 Uniform criminal extradition act. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section, “governor” includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. “Executive authority” includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor i…
Wis. Stat. § 976.04 Uniform act on close pursuit
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976.04 Uniform act on close pursuit. (1) Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in close pursuit, and continues within this state such close pursuit, of a person in order to arrest the perso…
Wis. Stat. § 976.05 Agreement on detainers
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976.05 Agreement on detainers. The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other jurisdictions legally joined therein in the form substantially as follows: The contracting states solemnly agree that: (1) ARTICLE I. The party state…
Wis. Stat. § 976.06 Agreement on detainers; additional procedure
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976.06 Agreement on detainers; additional procedure. Following receipt of the officer’s written request as provided in s. 976.05 (4) (a), the prisoner shall forthwith be taken before a judge of a court of record of this state, who shall inform the prisoner of the request for temp…
Wis. Stat. § 976.07 Agreements on extradition; Indian tribes
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976.07 Agreements on extradition; Indian tribes. (1) The attorney general may negotiate an agreement with any Indian tribe within the borders of this state exercising powers of selfgovernment within the Indian country as defined in 18 USC 1151 to which this state has retroceded j…
Wis. Stat. § 976.08 Additional applicability
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976.08 Additional applicability. In this chapter, “prisoner” includes any person subject to an order under s. 938.183 who is confined to a Wisconsin state prison. History: 1987 a. 27; 1995 a. 77; 2005 a. 344; 2013 a. 334. May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)…