Wisconsin Statutes 818.20 – Surrender of principal
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 818.20
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- 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.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
At any time before a failure to comply with their bond the sureties may surrender the defendant in their exoneration or the defendant may surrender to the sheriff of the county where the defendant was arrested. A certified copy of the bail bond shall be delivered to the sheriff, who shall detain the defendant in the sheriff’s custody, as upon an order of arrest, and shall, in writing, acknowledge the surrender. Upon the production of a copy of the bond and the sheriff’s certificate a judge may, upon 8 days’ notice to the plaintiff, order that the bail be exonerated. But this section shall not apply to the arrest for the causes mentioned in s. 818.02 (3).