BROWN COUNTY (NBC 26) -- The Brown County District Attorney is dropping prosecutions against violators of the state's Safer at Home order, following the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the order was unenforceable.
The District Attorney's Office announced late Thursday afternoon that the office will no longer prosecute criminal violations of the Safer at Home Orders and will be dismissing or amending any currently filed charges that allege a violation of the Safer at Home Order.
Brown County officials did issue a new Safer at Home order for the county, but the District Attorney's Office states the new order doesn't include criminal penalties. The Brown County District Attorney’s Office said it doesn't intend to prosecute violations of the new order.
The D.A.'s office does encourage people to follow the order of the Brown County Health Department until a new order can be developed by state or county officials.
"Further, please be advised that the Brown County Code of Ordinances includes additional public health provisions which may be enforceable to prohibit a public health nuisance," the office states. "Likewise, there are specific and enforceable state statutes that allow for criminal prosecution of individuals who are known to have a communicable disease who fail to follow the recommendations of a local health officer or subject others to the danger of contracting the disease."
