Wisconsin § 885.04 - Municipal judge; subpoena served in state.
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§ 885.04. Municipal judge; subpoena served in state.
A subpoena to require attendance before a municipal judge may be served anywhere in the state if authorized by the municipal judge and shall require the attendance of any witness so served. A subpoena to require the attendance of the defendant, whether the defendant is within or without the state, may be served by mailing it to the defendant at the address on file with the court. 885.04 History History: 1977 c. 305 ; 2019 a. 70 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 . 885.04 Annotation Former s. 885.04, 2017 stats., does not authorize a municipal court to subpoena persons outside of the state; thus the court in this case could not order an out of state defendant to appear in person. There is no inherent authority in the court authorizing such an order. City of Sun Prairie v. Davis, 226 Wis. 2d 738 , 595 N.W.2d 635 (1999), 97-1651 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 885.04 cover?
Section 885.04 ("Municipal judge; subpoena served in state.") 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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