Section 968.16 – Detention and search of persons on premises

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Wisconsin

The person executing the search warrant may reasonably detain and search any person on the premises at the time to protect himself or herself from attack or to prevent the disposal or concealment of any item particularly described in the search warrant.

Wis. Stat. ยง 968.16

1993 a. 486.

See also the notes to Article I, section 11, of the Wisconsin Constitution.