Wisconsin · Wisconsin Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 967–975)
Wis. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 968.03: Such filing commences the action.968.02(3)(3) If a district attorney refuses or is unavailable to issue a complaint, a circuit judge may permit the filing of a complaint, if the judge finds there is probable cause to believe that the person to be charged has committed an offense after conducting a h
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the criminal complaint-filing procedure: when a district attorney refuses or is unavailable to issue a complaint, a circuit judge may permit filing after finding probable cause at a hearing.
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