Chapter 978 — DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
16 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 978.001 Definitions
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978.001 Definitions. In this chapter: (1g) “Law firm” means a private firm of attorneys, the legal department of a governmental unit or agency, a corporation or another organization or a legal services organization. (1p) “Prosecution system” means all of the prosecutorial units. …
Wis. Stat. § 978.01 Number of district attorneys; election; term
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978.01 Number of district attorneys; election; term. (1) There shall be 71 district attorneys elected for full terms at the general election held in 2008 and quadrennially thereafter. The regular term of office for each district attorney is 4 years, commencing on the first Monday…
Wis. Stat. § 978.02 Eligibility for office
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978.02 Eligibility for office. No person is eligible to hold the office of district attorney unless he or she is licensed to practice law in this state and resides in the prosecutorial unit from which he or she was elected. History: 1989 a. 31. An entity characterized as the “off…
Wis. Stat. § 978.03 Deputies and assistants in certain prosecutorial units
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978.03 Deputies and assistants in certain prosecutorial units. (1) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of 750,000 or more may appoint 7 deputy district attorneys and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the department of adminis…
Wis. Stat. § 978.04 Assistants in certain prosecutorial units
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978.04 Assistants in certain prosecutorial units. The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of less than 100,000 may appoint one or more assistant district attorneys as necessary to carry out the duties of his or her office and as may be requested by the…
Wis. Stat. § 978.041 Population estimates of prosecutorial units
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978.041 Population estimates of prosecutorial units. In ss. 978.03 and 978.04, the population of a prosecutorial unit is the population estimate for the unit as last determined by the department of administration under s. 16.96. History: 1993 a. 16.
Wis. Stat. § 978.043 Assistants for prosecution of sexually violent person commitment cases
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978.043 Assistants for prosecution of sexually violent person commitment cases. (1) The district attorney of the prosecutorial unit that consists of Brown County and the district attorney of the prosecutorial unit that consists of Milwaukee County shall each assign one assistant …
Wis. Stat. § 978.045 Special prosecutors
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978.045 Special prosecutors. (1g) A court on its own motion may appoint a special prosecutor under sub. (1r) or a district attorney may request a court to appoint a special prosecutor under that subsection. Before a court appoints a special prosecutor on its own motion or at the …
Wis. Stat. § 978.047 Investigators; police powers
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978.047 Investigators; police powers. The district attorney of any county may appoint such investigators as are authorized by the county board, and the county board may abolish the positions at its pleasure. The investigators when so appointed have general police powers within th…
Wis. Stat. § 978.05 Duties of the district attorney
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978.05 Duties of the district attorney. The district attorney shall: (1) CRIMINAL ACTIONS. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute all criminal actions before any court within his or her prosecutorial unit and have sole responsibility for prosecution of all criminal action…
Wis. Stat. § 978.06 Restriction on district attorney
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978.06 Restriction on district attorney. (1) No district attorney, deputy district attorney or assistant district attorney may receive any fee or reward from or on behalf of any prosecutor or any other individual for services in any prosecution or business to which it is the dist…
Wis. Stat. § 978.07 Obsolete district attorney records
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978.07 Obsolete district attorney records. (1) Whenever necessary to gain needed vault and filing space, a district attorney may destroy, subject to sub. (2), obsolete records in his or her custody as follows: (a) Any district attorney record, after it has first been microfilmed …
Wis. Stat. § 978.08 Preservation of certain evidence
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978.08 Preservation of certain evidence. (1) In this section: (a) “Custody” has the meaning given in s. 968.205 (1) (a). (b) “Discharge date” has the meaning given in s. 968.205 (1) (b). (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), if physical evidence that is in the possession of a distr…
Wis. Stat. § 978.11 Budget
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978.11 Budget. The department of administration shall prepare the budget of the prosecution system and submit it in accordance with s. 16.42. History: 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39.
Wis. Stat. § 978.12 Salaries and benefits of district attorney and state employees in office of district attorney
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978.12 Salaries and benefits of district attorney and state employees in office of district attorney. (1) SALARIES. (a) District attorneys. 1. The annual salary of each district attorney shall be reviewed and established in the same manner as provided for positions in the classif…
Wis. Stat. § 978.13 Operational expenses of district attorney offices
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978.13 Operational expenses of district attorney offices. (1) Subject to sub. (1m), the state shall assume financial responsibility for all of the following: (b) In counties having a population of 750,000 or more, the salary and fringe benefit costs of 2 clerk positions providing…