Wisconsin § 59.27 - Sheriff; duties.

§ 59.27. Sheriff; duties.

The sheriff of a county shall do all of the following: 59.27(1) (1) Take the charge and custody of the jail maintained by the county and the persons in the jail, and keep the persons in the jail personally or by a deputy or jailer. 59.27(2) (2) Keep a true and exact register of all prisoners committed to any jail under the sheriff’s charge, in a book for that purpose, which shall contain the names of all persons who are committed to any such jail, their residence, the time when committed and cause of commitment, and the authority by which they were committed; and if for a criminal offense, a description of the person; and when any prisoner is liberated, state the time when and the authority by which the prisoner was liberated; and if any person escapes, state the particulars of the time and manner of such escape. 59.27(3) (3) Attend upon the circuit court held in the sheriff’s county during its session, and at the request of the court file with the clerk thereof a list of deputies for attendance on the court. The court may by special order authorize additional deputies to attend when the court is engaged in the trial of any person charged with a crime. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board shall establish the rate of compensation and the level of services to be provided. The sheriff or one or more deputies shall attend the court of appeals when it is in session in the sheriff’s county. The state shall reimburse the county from the appropriation under s. 20.660 (1) for the actual salary paid to the sheriff or deputies for the service provided for the court of appeals. 59.27(4) (4) Personally, or by the undersheriff or deputies, serve or execute all processes, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and delivered to the sheriff. 59.27(5) (5) Deliver on demand to the sheriff’s successor in office, when the sheriff’s successor has qualified according to law, the jail and other property of the county and all prisoners in the jail, and all books, records, writs, processes, orders and other papers belonging to the sheriff’s office and in the possession of the sheriff, undersheriff, jailer or deputies, except as provided in s.