782.38 Reimprisoning party discharged. Any person who shall recommit, imprison or restrain of liberty or cause to be recommitted, imprisoned or restrained of liberty for the same cause except as provided in s. 782.32, any person discharged by a final order upon a writ of habeas corpus or who shall knowingly assist or aid therein, shall be liable to the prisoner in the sum of $1,250 damages, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished as provided by s. 782.39.
History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 59, 92 (11); 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 782.38.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
782.01 - Habeas corpus, who to have; definitions.
782.05 - Application to officer in another county.
782.06 - Writ granted without delay.
782.08 - Writ, when sufficient.
782.11 - Petitioner, when to pay charges.
782.12 - Service of writ, when complete.
782.14 - Return, what to state.
782.15 - Prisoner produced, exception.
782.16 - Obedience to writ compelled.
782.17 - Attachment of sheriff.
782.18 - Attachment may issue.
782.19 - Return may be traversed.
782.20 - When party discharged.
782.22 - Discharge if in custody under process.
782.23 - Prisoner, when bailed.
782.24 - Prisoner, when remanded.
782.25 - Custody of prisoner pending proceedings.
782.26 - Interested person notified.
782.27 - Notice to district attorney.
782.28 - Transfer from circuit court commissioner.
782.29 - Proceedings in absence of prisoner; appearance by attorney.
782.30 - Order of discharge, how enforced, action for damages.
782.31 - Nonliability of officers.
782.32 - Reimprisonment for same cause; when cause not same.
782.33 - Warrant in lieu of writ.
782.35 - Warrant, how executed.
782.36 - Proceedings for unlawful detention.
782.37 - Penalty for refusing papers.
782.38 - Reimprisoning party discharged.
782.39 - Concealment of person entitled to writ.
782.44 - Prisoner brought for trial or as witness.
782.45 - Witness fees, inmates of state institutions.
782.46 - Habeas corpus not available to prisoners passing through this state.