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Wis. Stat. § 968.09

Warrant on failure to appear

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Hess (2010)

Most recently applied in State v. Hess (July 2010)

1971 c. 298; 1993 a. 486

(1) When a defendant or a witness fails to appear before the court as required, or violates a term of the defendant’s or witness’s bond or the defendant’s or witness’s probation, if any, the court may issue a bench warrant for the defendant’s or witness’s arrest which shall direct that the defendant or witness be brought before the court without unreasonable delay. The court shall state on the record at the time of issuance of the bench warrant the reason therefor.

(2) Prior to the defendant’s appearance in court after the defendant’s arrest under sub. (1), ch. 969 shall not apply.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.