Wis. Stat. § 968.10

Searches and seizures; when authorized

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Sveum (2010)

Most recently applied in 357 Wis. 2d 172 - State v. Bobby L. Tate (July 2014)

A search of a person, object or place may be made and things may be seized when the search is made:

(1) Incident to a lawful arrest;

(2) With consent;

(3) Pursuant to a valid search warrant;

(4) With the authority and within the scope of a right of lawful inspection;

(5) Pursuant to a search during an authorized temporary questioning as provided in s. 968.25; or (6) As otherwise authorized by law.

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