Wisconsin § 968.073 - Recording custodial interrogations.
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§ 968.073. Recording custodial interrogations.
968.073(1) (1) In this section: 968.073(1)(a) (a) “Custodial interrogation” means an interrogation by a law enforcement officer or an agent of a law enforcement agency of a person suspected of committing a crime from the time the suspect is or should be informed of his or her rights to counsel and to remain silent until the questioning ends, during which the officer or agent asks a question that is reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response and during which a reasonable person in the suspect’s position would believe that he or she is in custody or otherwise deprived of his or her freedom of action in any significant way. 968.073(1)(b) (b) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b) . 968.073(1)(c) (c) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c) . 968.073(2) (2) It is the policy of this state to make an audio or audio and visual recording of a custodial interrogation of a person suspected of committing a felony unless a condition under s. 972.115 (2) (a) 1. to 6. applies or good cause is shown for not making an audio or audio and visual recording of the interrogation. 968.073(3) (3) A law enforcement officer or agent of a law enforcement agency conducting a custodial interrogation is not required to inform the subject of the interrogation that the officer or agent is making an audio or audio and visual recording of the interrogation. 968.073 History History: 2005 a. 60 . 968.073 Annotation Instituting Innocence Reform: Wisconsin’s New Governance Experiment. Kruse. 2006 WLR 645.
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Section 968.073 ("Recording custodial interrogations.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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