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WI Code › Chapter 967 › Section 967.05
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(1) A prosecution may be commenced by the filing of:
(a) A complaint;
(b) In the case of a corporation or limited liability company, an information;
(c) An indictment.
(2) The trial of a misdemeanor action shall be upon a complaint.
(3) The trial of a felony action shall be upon an information.
History: 1979 c. 291 ; 1993 a. 112 .
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