757.69 Powers and duties of circuit court commissioners.
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757.69 Powers and duties of circuit court commissioners.
(1)A circuit court commissioner may:
(a)Direct a case to the proper court if the defendant wishes to enter a plea after intelligent waiver of rights.
(b)In criminal matters issue summonses, arrest warrants or search warrants, determine probable cause to support a warrantless arrest, conduct initial appearances of persons arrested, set bail, inform the defendant in accordance with s. 970.02
(1), refer the person to the authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07
(1), conduct the preliminary examination and arraignment, and, with the consent of both the state and the defendant, accept a guilty plea. If a court refers a disputed restitution issue under s. 973.20
(c)4. , the circuit court commissioner shall conduct the hearing on the matter in accordance with s. 973.20
(c)4.
(bn)In matters involving a civil violation of s. 346.63 or of a local ordinance that conforms with s. 346.63 , issue search warrants.
(c)Conduct initial appearances in traffic cases and county ordinance cases, in traffic regulation cases and county ordinance cases receive noncontested forfeiture pleas, order the revocation or suspension of operating privileges and impose monetary penalties according to a schedule adopted by a majority of the judges of the courts of record within the county, and refer applicable cases to court for enforcement for nonpayment.
(d)In small claims actions, conduct initial return appearance and conciliation conferences.
(e)Conduct noncontested probate proceedings.
(f)Issue warrants and capiases for those who do not appear as summoned.
(g)When assigned to assist a court in juvenile matters:
1. Issue summonses and warrants.
2. Order the release or detention of children or expectant mothers of unborn children taken into custody.