898.04 Prisoner to be examined. At the time and place specified in the notice the person shall be taken, under the custody of the jailer, the sheriff or the sheriff's deputy, before the circuit judge or circuit court commissioner, who shall examine the prisoner on oath concerning his or her estate and effects and the disposal thereof and the prisoner's ability to pay the judgment for which he or she is committed; and who shall also hear any other legal and pertinent evidence that may be produced by the debtor or the creditor.
History: 1977 c. 449; 2001 a. 61.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 898 - Persons in jail on civil process.
898.01 - Discharge of persons confined for tort.
898.04 - Prisoner to be examined.
898.07 - Certificate to sheriff.
898.08 - Other applications for discharge.
898.10 - Judgment to remain in force.
898.11 - Inability to pay fees.
898.12 - Payment and discharge.
898.13 - Discharge by plaintiff.
898.16 - When prisoner to have.
898.18 - Commitment if surety not good.
898.19 - Surrender of principal.
898.23 - Effect of judgment against sheriff.
898.28 - Suit on bond; damages.
898.29 - Effect of assignment.