Wisconsin Statutes 818.24 – Exoneration of bail
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 818.24
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
The bail may be exonerated either by the death of the defendant or imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons, or by discharge from the obligation to be amenable to the process, or by surrender to the sheriff of the county where arrested, in execution thereof, within 20 days after the commencement of the action against the bail or within such further time as may be granted by the court.