Section 425.113. Body attachments.  


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  • (1)  No merchant shall cause or permit a warrant against the person of a customer to issue under ch. 816 with respect to a claim arising from a consumer credit transaction. Any process issued in violation of this section is void.
    (2)  A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.305 .
1971 c. 239 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 776 (1975). Cross-reference: See also s. DFI-WCA 1.66 , Wis. adm. code. If s. 425.113 were to be interpreted to remove a court's power to issue a body attachment for one who chooses to ignore its orders, the interpretation would cause the statute to be unconstitutional as a violation of the principle of separation of powers. Smith v. Burns, 65 Wis. 2d 638 , 223 N.W.2d 562 (1974).