Section 968.24 – Temporary questioning without arrest

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Wisconsin

After having identified himself or herself as a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement officer may stop a person in a public place for a reasonable period of time when the officer reasonably suspects that such person is committing, is about to commit or has committed a crime, and may demand the name and address of the person and an explanation of the person’s conduct. Such detention and temporary questioning shall be conducted in the vicinity where the person was stopped.

Wis. Stat. ยง 968.24

1993 a. 486.

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