§ 165.015 Duties
§ 165.017 Review of certain detentions or petitions for commitment
§ 165.02 Federal appropriations adjustments
§ 165.055 Appointments
§ 165.065 Assistant attorneys general; antitrust
§ 165.066 Assistant attorney general; unemployment insurance law enforcement
§ 165.08 Power to compromise
§ 165.09 Removal of barriers to trade or movement of dairy products
§ 165.10 Deposit of settlement funds
§ 165.12 Opioid settlement
§ 165.25 Duties of department of justice
§ 165.255 Representation in sexually violent person commitment proceedings
§ 165.26 Department of justice may have cases printed
§ 165.28 Office of school safety
§ 165.29 Human trafficking council
§ 165.30 Collection of delinquent obligations
§ 165.40 Acquisition of hospitals
§ 165.50 Criminal investigation
§ 165.505 Internet crimes against children and human trafficking; administrative subpoena
§ 165.51 State fire marshal
§ 165.55 Arson investigation
§ 165.60 Law enforcement
§ 165.63 Access to firearm prohibition orders
§ 165.65 Drug disposal program
§ 165.68 Address confidentiality program
§ 165.70 Investigation of statewide crime
§ 165.71 Human trafficking resource center hotline poster
§ 165.72 Controlled substances hotline and rewards for controlled substances tips
§ 165.75 Crime laboratories
§ 165.755 Crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge
§ 165.76 Submission of human biological specimen
§ 165.765 Biological specimen; force and immunity
§ 165.77 Deoxyribonucleic acid analysis and data bank
§ 165.775 Sexual assault kits
§ 165.776 Sexual assault kit tracking system
§ 165.78 Information center; training activities
§ 165.785 Crime alert network
§ 165.79 Evidence privileged
§ 165.80 Cooperation with other state departments
§ 165.81 Disposal of evidence
§ 165.82 Criminal history search fee
§ 165.825 Information link
§ 165.827 Transaction information for the management of enforcement system; fees
§ 165.8285 Transaction information for management of enforcement system; department of corrections records
§ 165.8287 Transaction information for management of enforcement system; department of transportation photographs
§ 165.83 Criminal identification, records and statistics
§ 165.84 Cooperation in criminal identification, records and statistics
§ 165.845 Collection and reporting of crime and criminal justice data
§ 165.85 Law enforcement standards board
§ 165.86 Law enforcement training
§ 165.87 Body cameras and law enforcement
§ 165.875 Public safety peer counseling
§ 165.88 Grants for school safety
§ 165.89 Grants to certain counties for law enforcement programs
§ 165.90 County-tribal law enforcement programs
§ 165.91 Grants to tribes for law enforcement programs
§ 165.92 Tribal law enforcement officers; powers and duties
§ 165.93 Sexual assault victim services; grants
§ 165.937 Grants for protection of elders
§ 165.94 Global positioning system pilot programs; grants
§ 165.95 Alternatives to incarceration; grant program
§ 165.955 Drug court; grant program
§ 165.957 Frequent testing for use of alcohol or a controlled substance; pilot program
§ 165.96 Child advocacy grants
§ 165.967 Court appointed special advocates; grants
§ 165.98 Grants for body cameras for law enforcement officers
§ 165.982 Weed and seed project grants
§ 165.983 Law enforcement technology grants
§ 165.984 Law enforcement drug trafficking response grants
§ 165.986 Beat patrol officers; grant program
§ 165.987 Youth diversion programs; grant program
§ 165.989 Community-oriented policing-house grant program
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 165 - Department of justice

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • County board: means the county board of supervisors. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fire department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Fire fighter: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Highway: includes all public ways and thoroughfares and all bridges upon the same. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Municipality: includes cities and villages; it may be construed to include towns. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Physician assistant: means a person who is licensed as a physician assistant under subch. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Police department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Police officer: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Public debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The public debt does not include agency debt (amounts borrowed by other agencies of the Federal Government). The total public debt is subject to a statutory limit.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • railroad company: include any person managing, maintaining, operating or in possession of a railroad, whether as owner, contractor, lessee, mortgagee, trustee, assignee or receiver. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Registered nurse: includes a registered nurse who holds a multistate license, as defined in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Week: means 7 consecutive days. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01