Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 968.19 (2026)
Custody of property seized
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968.19968.19 Custody of property seized. Property seized under a search warrant or validly seized without a warrant shall be safely kept by the officer, who may leave it in the custody of the sheriff and take a receipt therefor, so long as necessary for the purpose of being produced as evidence on any trial.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: City of Milwaukee v. Glass, 2001 WI 61 (Wis. 2001).
City of Milwaukee v. Glass, 2001 WI 61 (Wis. 2001). “Indeed, this assumption would be in keeping with Wis. Stat. § 968.19 , entitled "Custody of property seized," which requires seized property to be safely kept.”
LSGT Servs. LLC v. Cnty. of Wood (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 968.19, entitled “Custody of property seized,” which requires seized property to be safely kept.”
State v. Ryan D. Zimmerman (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 968.19, and its continued possession beyond that point transformed the lawful seizure into an unlawful one, thereby tainting the voluntariness of his consent.”
Young v. Lopez (E.D. Wis. 2024). “§§968.19 & 968.20, until after conclusion of the homicide trial.”
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