Opinion No. Oag 24-83, (1983)

GARY J. SCHUSTER, District Attorney Door Count

You have requested my opinion as to whether counties can enter into reciprocal mutual assistance agreements whereby such counties would agree in advance to cooperate in the arrest of persons and in the subsequent procurement of evidence from arrested persons suspected of violating drunk driving laws who are involved in an accident in one county and transported to a hospital in another county for emergency treatment. Your inquiry is prompted by the dilemma created by an accident occurring in Door County with an injured person (a potential offender…