757.69 Powers and duties of circuit court commissioners.

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(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

(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.

3. Conduct detention and shelter care hearings.

4. Conduct preliminary appearances.

5. Conduct uncontested proceedings under s. 48.13 , 48.133 , 48.9795 , 938.12 , 938.13 , or 938.18 .

6. Enter into consent decrees or amended consent decrees under s. 48.32 or 938.32 .

7. Exercise the powers and perform the duties specified in par.

(j)or

(m), whichever is applicable, in proceedings under s. 813.122 or 813.125 in which the respondent is a child.

8. Conduct hearings under s. 48.21 , 48.217 , 938.21 , or 938.217 and thereafter order a child or juvenile held in or released from custody.

9. Conduct hearings under s. 48.213 or 48.217 and thereafter order an adult expectant mother of an unborn child to be held in or released from custody.

10. Conduct plea hearings.

11. Conduct prehearing conferences.

12. Issue orders requiring compliance with deferred prosecution agreements.

13. Conduct all proceedings on petitions or citations under s. 938.125 .