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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.63 - Access to firearm prohibition orders.

165.63
Access to firearm prohibition orders.
(1)
Definition. In this section, “department" means the department of justice.
(2)
Department to provide information upon request. Upon a request under sub. (3), (4), or (5), the department shall provide to the person making the request information regarding any of the following:
(a)
Individuals ordered not to possess a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 51.45 (13) (i) 1., 54.10 (3) (f) 1., or 55.12 (10) (a).
(b)
The cancellation under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1m. c., 51.45 (13) (i) 2. c., 54.10 (3) (f) 2. c., or 55.12 (10) (b) 3. of an order not to possess a firearm.
(2m)
Process; data confidentiality. The department, when providing information under sub. (2), may use the transaction information for the management of enforcement system or another method approved by the department to process requests and responses in a secure manner to ensure confidentiality of the data.
(3)
Requests from courts. In making a determination required under s. 813.1285 (7) (a) or 968.20 (1m) (d) 1., a judge or court commissioner shall request information under sub. (2) from the department or from a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer as provided in sub. (4) (d).
(4)
Law enforcement requests. A law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer may request information under sub. (2) from the department to do any of the following:
(a)
Enforce or investigate a violation of s. 941.29 or 941.2905.
(b)
Conduct a background check on an individual who is applying to become a law enforcement officer or on a current law enforcement officer.
(c)
Make a determination under s. 175.48 (2) (a) or 175.49 (2) (b) 4. or (5).
(d)
Aid the court in making a determination required under s. 813.1285 (7) (a) or 968.20 (1m) (d) 1. or aid an entity in making a determination required under s. 968.20 (1m) (d) 2.
(5)
Return of seized firearm. In making a determination required under s. 968.20 (1m) (d) 2., an entity holding a seized firearm shall request information under sub. (2) from the department or from a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer as provided in sub. (4) (d).
History:  2013 a. 223, 321; 2015 a. 141; 2017 a. 145, 365.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.70 - Investigation of statewide crime.

165.70
Investigation of statewide crime.
(1)
The department of justice shall do all of the following:
(a)
Investigate crime that is statewide in nature, importance or influence.
(b)
Except as provided in sub. (1m), enforce chs. 945 and 961 and ss. 940.20 (3), 940.201, 941.25, 941.26, 943.01 (2) (c), 943.011, 943.27, 943.28, 943.30, 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34, 946.65, 947.02 (3) and (4), 948.075, 948.08, and 948.081.
(d)
Enforce and administer s. 165.55.
(e)
Investigate violations of ch. 563 that are statewide in nature, importance or influence.
(1m)
The department may not investigate violations of or otherwise enforce s. 945.03 (2m) or 945.04 (2m).
(2)
The attorney general shall appoint, under the classified service, investigative personnel to achieve the purposes set out in sub. (1) who shall have the powers of a peace officer. As many as are deemed necessary of the investigators so appointed shall be trained in drugs and narcotics law enforcement, or shall receive such training within one year of their appointment, and they shall assist, when appropriate, local law enforcement agencies to help them meet their responsibilities in this area.
(3)
It is the intention of this section to give the attorney general responsibility for devising programs to control crime statewide in nature, importance or influence, drugs and narcotics abuse, commercial gambling other than what is described in s. 945.03 (2m) or 945.04 (2m), prostitution, and arson. Nothing herein shall deprive or relieve local peace officers of the power and duty to enforce those provisions enumerated in sub. (1).
(4)
District attorneys, sheriffs and chiefs of police shall cooperate and assist the personnel of the department in the performance of their duties.
History:  1971 c. 40, 211, 307; 1973 c. 156; 1975 c. 39; 1977 c. 173 s. 168; 1977 c. 215, 260; 1977 c. 272 s. 98; 1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 332; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 269; 1993 a. 213; 1995 a. 448; 1997 a. 27, 143; 1999 a. 83; 2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 33; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 362; 2015 a. 197; 2017 a. 128.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.71 - Human trafficking resource center hotline poster.

165.71
Human trafficking resource center hotline poster.
(1)
The department of justice shall design a poster, or obtain a predesigned poster, that provides information regarding a human trafficking resource center hotline. The department shall ensure that the size of poster makes it legible and that the poster informs individuals what human trafficking is and provides a phone number that a victim or someone who knows a victim can call or text for help and services. The poster shall be in English and Spanish, and, for each county, in any other language required for voting materials in that county under federal law.
(2)
The department of justice shall make the poster under sub. (1) available to others to print from its Internet site and shall encourage its display at each of the following places:
(a)
Gas stations with signs visible from an interstate or state highway that offer amenities to commercial vehicles.
(b)
Hotels.
(c)
Adult entertainment establishments.
(d)
Salons at which hair or nail services are provided.
(e)
Places at which employers engage some employees to perform agricultural labor.
(f)
Hospitals or other medical centers.
(g)
Places at which athletic or sporting events occur.
(h)
Establishments that operate as a massage parlor or spa, alternative health clinic, or similar entity.
(i)
Expositions conducted by a county or agricultural society.
(j)
Courthouses.
(k)
Rest areas maintained by the department of transportation.
(L)
Public and private transit stations.
History:  2015 a. 5.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.72 - Controlled substances hotline and rewards for controlled substances tips.

165.72
Controlled substances hotline and rewards for controlled substances tips.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(aj)
“Department" means the department of justice.
(b)
“Jail officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bn).
(bt)
“Juvenile detention officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bt).
(c)
“Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b).
(d)
“Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
(2)
Hotline. The department of justice shall maintain a single toll-free telephone number during normal retail business hours, as determined by departmental rule, for all of the following:
(a)
For persons to anonymously provide tips regarding suspected controlled substances violations.
(b)
For pharmacists to report suspected controlled substances violations.
(3)
Reward payment program. The department shall administer a reward payment program. Under the program, the department may offer and pay rewards from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (m) for information under sub. (2) (a) leading to the arrest and conviction of a person for a violation of ch. 961.
(4)
Payment limitations. A reward under sub. (3) may not exceed $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of any one person. The department may not make any reward payment to a law enforcement officer, jail officer, juvenile detention officer, pharmacist, or department employee.
(5)
Department authority. If a reward is claimed, the department shall make the final determination regarding any payment. The department may pay portions of a reward to 2 or more persons. The payment of a reward is not subject to a contested case proceeding under ch. 227. The offer of a reward under sub. (3) does not create any liability on the department or the state.
(6)
Records. The department may withhold any record under this section from inspection or copying under s. 19.35.
(7)
Publicity. The department shall cooperate with the department of public instruction in publicizing, in public schools, the use of the toll-free telephone number under sub. (2).
History:  1989 a. 122, 336; 1993 a. 16, 460; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4456, 4457, 9145 (1); 1995 a. 448; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 20, 97.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.765 - Biological specimen; force and immunity.

165.765
Biological specimen; force and immunity.
(1g)
In this section:
(a)
“Correctional officer" has the meaning given in s. 301.28 (1).
(b)
“Jail officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bn).
(c)
“Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
(d)
“Tribal officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (g).
(1m)
A law enforcement officer; a jail officer; a tribal officer; a correctional officer; a probation, extended supervision, or parole officer; or an employee of the department of health services may use reasonable force to obtain a biological specimen from a person who intentionally refuses to provide a biological specimen that is required under s. 165.76 (1), 165.84 (7), 938.21 (1m), 938.30 (2m), 938.34 (15), or 970.02 (8).
(2)
(a)
1.
Any physician, registered nurse, medical technologist, physician assistant, or person acting under the direction of a physician who obtains a biological specimen under s. 51.20 (13) (cr), 165.76, 165.84 (7), 938.21 (1m), 938.30 (2m), 938.34 (15), 970.02 (8), 971.17 (1m) (a), 973.047, or 980.063 is immune from any civil or criminal liability for the act, except for civil liability for negligence in the performance of the act.
2.
Any employer of the physician, nurse, technologist, assistant, or person under subd. 1. or any hospital where blood is withdrawn by that physician, nurse, technologist, assistant, or person is immune from any civil or criminal liability for the act, except for civil liability for negligence in the performance of the act.
(bm)
A law enforcement officer; a jail officer; a tribal officer; a correctional officer; a probation, extended supervision, or parole officer; or an employee of the department of health services, who is authorized to collect biological specimens, is immune from civil or criminal liability for collecting a biological specimen if the collection is in compliance with sub. (1m) and s. 165.76 and performed in good faith and in a reasonable manner.
History:  1993 a. 98; 1995 a. 77, 440; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.776 - Sexual assault kit tracking system.

165.776
Sexual assault kit tracking system.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Health care professional” has the meaning given in s. 154.01 (3).
(b)
“Law enforcement agency” means a governmental unit of one or more persons employed full-time by the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing federal or state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.
(c)
“Sexual assault forensic examination” means an examination performed by a health care professional to gather evidence regarding a sex offense.
(d)
“Sexual assault kit” means the evidence collected from a sexual assault forensic examination.
(e)
“Wisconsin law enforcement agency" means a governmental unit of one or more persons employed full-time by this state or a political subdivision of this state for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.
(2)
The department shall establish a database, which shall be known as the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System, for the purpose of providing victims of sexual assault access to information about the status of any sexual assault kit the victim has provided. The database shall use electronic technologies to allow continuous, ongoing access to do all of the following:
(a)
Allow health care professionals collecting sexual assault kits, forensic laboratories, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and the department to update and track the location and status of sexual assault kits, including the initial collection of evidence, receipt and storage at law enforcement agencies, receipt and analysis at forensic laboratories, and destruction.
(b)
Allow a victim of sexual assault to anonymously track the location and status of the victim's sexual assault kit. Notwithstanding s. 165.79 (1), a victim may receive information relating to the location and status of the victim's sexual assault kit.
(3)
(a)
Whenever a Wisconsin law enforcement agency or a health care professional collects evidence in a case of sexual assault, the agency or professional shall enter the information required in the department's rules under sub. (4) into the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System.
(b)
Whenever the crime laboratories perform deoxyribonucleic acid analysis of a sexual assault kit, the crime laboratories shall enter the information required in the department's rules under sub. (4) into the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System.
(4)
The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
NOTE:  This section was created as s. 165.775 by 2021 Wis. Act 117 and renumbered to s. 165.776 by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
History: 2021 a. 117 s. 1; s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.78 - Information center; training activities.

165.78
Information center; training activities.
(1)
The department shall act as a center for the clearance of information between law enforcement officers. In furtherance of this purpose it shall issue bulletins by mail or its telecommunication system. The department shall at all times collaborate and cooperate fully with the F.B.I. in exchange of information.
(2)
The department shall cooperate and exchange information with other similar organizations in other states.
(3)
The department may prepare and conduct informational and training activities for the benefit of law enforcement officers and professional groups.
History:  1977 c. 260; 1985 a. 29.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.785 - Crime alert network.

165.785
Crime alert network.
(1)
(a)
In addition to its duties under ss. 165.50 and 165.78, the department shall develop, administer, and maintain an integrated crime alert network.
(b)
1.
The department may use the network under par. (a) to provide information regarding known or suspected criminal activity, crime prevention, and missing or endangered persons to state agencies, law enforcement officers, and members of the private sector.
2.
The department shall ensure that a law enforcement agency may access the network under par. (a) to disseminate a report under s. 175.51 (1m) or (1v) to persons on the list maintained under sub. (2m) (c).
3.
The department shall ensure that a law enforcement agency may access the network under par. (a) to disseminate a report under s. 175.51 (2m) to persons on the list maintained under sub. (2r).
(2)
The department may charge a fee to members of the private sector who receive information under sub. (1) (b) 1. The department may not charge a fee to any person who receives information under sub. (1) (b) 2. or 3.
(2m)
(a)
1.
The department shall provide a form for reports of missing adults at risk under s. 175.51 (1m) and missing veterans at risk under s. 175.51 (1v) that law enforcement agencies can access through the integrated crime alert network.
2.
The department shall train law enforcement officers on identifying reports of adults at risk that are appropriate for dissemination under sub. (1) (b) 2., using the form provided under subd. 1., and accessing the network to disseminate the report.
(b)
The department shall work directly with persons on the list maintained under par. (c) and with government agencies, broadcasters, and public and private organizations with missions focused on adults or veterans at risk to develop criteria for law enforcement officers to use to identify reports of missing adults or veterans at risk that are appropriate to disseminate under s. 175.51 (1m) or (1v), to determine the most effective methods and guidelines for the persons on the list maintained under par. (c) to use to broadcast or make public reports of missing adults or veterans at risk, and to receive feedback on the forms provided under par. (a) 1. and on the list maintained under par. (c).
(c)
The department shall maintain a list of persons that are engaged in broadcasting or outdoor advertising, that have agreed to be on the list, and that would be appropriate recipients of reports disseminated under sub. (1) (b) 2.
(2r)
The department shall maintain a list of persons that can effectively broadcast or make public reports disseminated under s. 175.51 (2m). The department shall ensure that the list includes persons engaged in broadcasting or outdoor advertising.
(3)
The department shall utilize only program revenue amounts credited and expended from the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (gp) to develop, administer, and maintain the integrated crime alert network under sub. (1).
History:  2009 a. 358; 2013 a. 264; 2015 a. 315; 2017 a. 175.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.80 - Cooperation with other state departments.

165.80
Cooperation with other state departments.
For the purpose of coordinating the work of the crime laboratories with the research departments located in the University of Wisconsin, the attorney general and the University of Wisconsin may agree for the use of university laboratories and university physical facilities and the exchange and utilization of personnel between the crime laboratories and the university.
History:  1985 a. 29; 1997 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.82 - Criminal history search fee.

165.82
Criminal history search fee.
(1)
Notwithstanding s. 19.35 (3), the department of justice shall impose the following fees, plus any surcharge required under sub. (1m), for criminal history searches for purposes unrelated to criminal justice or to s. 175.35, 175.49, or 175.60:
(am)
For each record check, except a fingerprint card record check, $7.
(ar)
For each fingerprint card record check requested by a governmental agency or nonprofit organization, $15.
(1m)
The department of justice shall impose a $5 surcharge if a person requests a paper copy of the results of a criminal history search requested under sub. (1).
(2)
The department of justice shall not impose fees for criminal history searches for purposes related to criminal justice.
History:  1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 122; 1991 a. 11; 1995 a. 27; 2003 a. 33; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32, 35.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.825 - Information link.

165.825
Information link.
The department of justice shall cooperate with the departments of safety and professional services, health services, and financial institutions in developing and maintaining a computer linkup to provide access to the information obtained from a criminal history search.
History:  1997 a. 27; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.827 - Transaction information for the management of enforcement system; fees.

165.827
Transaction information for the management of enforcement system; fees.
The department of justice shall administer a transaction information for the management of enforcement system to provide access to information concerning law enforcement. The department of justice may impose fees on law enforcement agencies and tribal law enforcement agencies, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (e), for rentals, use of terminals and related costs and services associated with the system. All moneys collected under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (h).
History:  1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 407; 1995 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.8285 - Transaction information for management of enforcement system; department of corrections records.

165.8285
Transaction information for management of enforcement system; department of corrections records.
(1)
The department of justice shall, through the transaction information for management of enforcement system, provide local law enforcement agencies with access to the registry of sex offenders maintained by the department of corrections under s. 301.45.
(2)
The department of justice shall provide the department of corrections with access to the transaction information for management of enforcement system administrative message process.
(3)
Beginning on July 9, 1996, the department of justice and the department of corrections shall cooperate in using the transaction information for management of enforcement system, and in developing or using any other computerized or direct electronic data transfer system, in anticipation of the transfer of the sex offender registry from the department of justice to the department of corrections under 1995 Wisconsin Act 440 and for the purpose of providing access to or disseminating information from the sex offender registry under s. 301.45.
History:  1995 a. 440.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.86 - Law enforcement training.

165.86
Law enforcement training.
The department shall:
(1)
(a)
Supply the staffing needs of the law enforcement standards board.
(b)
Identify state agencies and political subdivisions that employ law enforcement officers in the state, notify the appropriate officials of the standards of employment and preparatory and recertification training established by the board, and develop appropriate procedures whereby acceptable evidence of compliance with the board's employment and preparatory and recertification training standards may be submitted.
(c)
Identify state agencies and political subdivisions that employ law enforcement officers in the state and notify the appropriate officials of the model law enforcement pursuit standards established by the board under s. 165.85 (4) (d).
(2)
(a)
Identify and coordinate all preparatory and recertification training activities in law enforcement in the state, and expand the coordinated program to the extent necessary to supply the training required for all recruits in the state under the preparatory training standards and time limits set by the board and for law enforcement officers, jail officers and juvenile detention officers in this state.
(b)
Organize a program of training, which shall encourage utilization of existing facilities and programs through cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies and institutions presently active in this field. Priority shall be given to the establishment of the statewide preparatory and recertification training programs described in sub. (1), but the department shall cooperate in the creation and operation of other advanced and special courses, including courses relating to emergency detention of persons under s. 51.15 and emergency protective placement under s. 55.135, that meet the curriculum standards recommended by the board. The department may satisfy the requirement for cooperating in the development of special courses relating to emergency detention and emergency protective placement by cooperating with county departments of community programs in the development of these courses under s. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4. d. The department shall keep appropriate records of all such training courses given in the state and the results thereof in terms of persons attending, agencies represented, and, where applicable, individual grades given.
History:  1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 366; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 460; 1997 a. 88; 2005 a. 264; 2007 a. 97; 2013 a. 214.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.89 - Grants to certain counties for law enforcement programs.

165.89
Grants to certain counties for law enforcement programs.
(1)
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kq), the department shall provide grants to counties to fund county law enforcement services. The department may make a grant to a county under this section only if all of the following apply:
(a)
The county borders one or more federally recognized Indian reservations.
(b)
The county has not established a cooperative county-tribal law enforcement program under s. 165.90 with each federally recognized Indian tribe or band that has a reservation bordering the county.
(c)
The county demonstrates a need for the law enforcement services to be funded with the grant.
(d)
The county submits an application for a grant and a proposed plan that shows how the county will use the grant moneys to fund law enforcement services.
(2)
The department shall review an application and plan submitted under sub. (1) (d) to determine if the application and plan meet the requirements of sub. (1) (a) to (c) and the criteria established under sub. (3). The department may not award an annual grant in excess of $50,000 to any county under this section.
(3)
The department shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
(4)
Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2) and any criteria and procedures developed under sub. (3), the department shall allocate $300,000 to Forest County each fiscal year from the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kq) to fund law enforcement services.
History:  2005 a. 25 ss. 88b, 2086s; Stats. 2005 s. 165.89.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.91 - Grants to tribes for law enforcement programs.

165.91
Grants to tribes for law enforcement programs.
(1)
In this section, “tribe" means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
(2)
(a)
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kw), the department shall provide grants to tribes to fund tribal law enforcement operations. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a tribe must submit an application for a grant to the department that includes a proposed plan for expenditure of the grant moneys. The department shall review any application and plan submitted to determine whether that application and plan meet the criteria established under par. (b). The department shall review the use of grant money provided under this subsection to ensure that the money is used according to the approved plan.
(b)
The department shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this subsection. The department may not consider the grant under s. 165.91 (4), 2011 stats., when determining grant awards under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
History:  2005 a. 25 ss. 87t to 87v, 2088m; Stats. 2005 s. 165.91; 2007 a. 20; 2013 a. 20, 173.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.937 - Grants for protection of elders.

165.937
Grants for protection of elders.
(1)
The department of justice shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to organizations that promote the protection of elders.
(2)
The department of justice shall provide funds from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to support a statewide elder abuse hotline for persons to anonymously provide tips regarding suspected elder abuse.
History:  2023 a. 19.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.94 - Global positioning system pilot programs; grants.

165.94
Global positioning system pilot programs; grants.
(1)
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (br), the department of justice shall provide grants to counties to establish a global positioning system tracking program for persons who are subject to a temporary restraining order or injunction under s. 813.12 or 813.125.
(3)
Two or more counties may jointly establish and administer a program and apply for and receive a grant under this section.
History:  2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.955 - Drug court; grant program.

165.955
Drug court; grant program.
(1)
In this section, “drug court" means a court that diverts a substance-abusing person from prison or jail into treatment by increasing direct supervision of the person, coordinating public resources, providing intensive community-based treatment, and expediting case processing.
(2)
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (eg), the department of justice shall provide, to counties that have not established a drug court, grants to establish and operate drug courts.
History:  2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.96 - Child advocacy grants.

165.96
Child advocacy grants.
Beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012, from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (ke), the department of justice shall in each fiscal year provide $17,000 to each of the following child advocacy centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance activities:
(1)
Care House in Rock County.
(2)
Child Protection Center in Milwaukee County.
(3)
Safe Harbor in Dane County.
(4)
Kenosha Child Advocacy Center in Kenosha County.
(5)
Fox Valley Child Advocacy Center in Winnebago County.
(6)
Stepping Stones in La Crosse County.
(7)
CARE Center in Waukesha County.
(8)
Child Advocacy Center of Northeastern Wisconsin in Marathon County.
(9)
Chippewa County Child Advocacy Center in Chippewa County.
(10)
A child advocacy center in Brown County.
(11)
A child advocacy center in Racine County.
(12)
A child advocacy center in Walworth County.
(13)
CHAT Room in Green County.
(14)
Marshfield Child Advocacy Center in Wood County.
(15)
Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center in Ozaukee County.
History:  2013 a. 20 s. 179; Stats. 2013 s. 165.96; 2021 a. 58.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.967 - Court appointed special advocates; grants.

165.967
Court appointed special advocates; grants.
(1)
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (es), the department of justice shall in each fiscal year provide $250,000 to the Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocate Association.
(2)
Annually, the Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocate Association shall submit to the governor, the joint committee on finance, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a report describing the use of the funds received under sub. (1).
History:  2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 59 ss. 2265, 9428 (1r) (b); 2017 a. 255; 2021 a. 238 s. 42.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.982 - Weed and seed project grants.

165.982
Weed and seed project grants.
(1)
The department of justice may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (dg) to any eligible city whose plan for the expenditure of funds is approved. The grant shall be used to carry out a comprehensive, multi-agency “weed and seed" project to restore safety and vitality to a targeted neighborhood that suffers from high levels of violent and drug-related crime. The grant moneys that a city receives under this section may not supplant existing local resources. A plan submitted for approval shall specify a strategy to achieve the goals of the grant and must include a concerted law enforcement effort to curb drug trafficking and related crime, a decentralized law enforcement and crime prevention effort in a targeted neighborhood, and a coordinated, community-based effort to strengthen the neighborhood's social base and revitalize the neighborhood. The department of justice, with the concurrence of the department of health services, shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227, for use in awarding grants under this section. The department of justice and department of health services shall jointly review any proposed plan and approve those plans that meet the criteria.
(2)
To be eligible for the grant, a plan shall include all of the following:
(a)
Oversight of the project by the mayor's office or by a steering committee appointed by the mayor.
(b)
Written support by the chief of police and the superintendent of the school district.
(c)
A law enforcement coordinating committee and a neighborhood revitalization coordinating committee to plan and implement project activities.
(3)
The proposed site for the use of a grant shall be an identifiable neighborhood with high violent crime and drug arrest rates. The neighborhood shall have experience in neighborhood planning and organizing or, in lieu thereof, evidence shall be provided that such planning and organizing efforts would be supported by, and would be effective in, the neighborhood.
(4)
Grant recipients shall provide a 25 percent match in funds or in-kind services. Grants shall be awarded for 3-year periods.
(5)
The department of justice and the department of health services shall provide training and technical assistance to grant recipients. Both departments shall work with the steering committees and coordinating committees of the projects and participate in planning and implementing project initiatives as appropriate.
(6)
A city shall submit a proposed plan for a grant under this section so that the plan is received by the department of justice on or before July 15, 1994.
History:  1993 a. 193; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.983 - Law enforcement technology grants.

165.983
Law enforcement technology grants.
The department of justice shall establish policies and procedures for the distribution of grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (dg) to law enforcement agencies in cities with high levels of violent and drug-related crime to acquire law enforcement technology. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the department need not promulgate the required policies and procedures as rules under ch. 227. A law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this section shall provide matching funds equal to 50 percent of the grant awarded. The grant shall be used to acquire technology that is innovative to the applicant law enforcement agency and consistent with the technology, resources and operational procedures of the applicant law enforcement agency. A grant may not be used for the expansion or replacement of existing equipment or facilities. A law enforcement agency may apply to the department for a grant under this section and shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The department shall review each application and plan and may provide a grant to an eligible law enforcement agency.
History:  1993 a. 193.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.984 - Law enforcement drug trafficking response grants.

165.984
Law enforcement drug trafficking response grants.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Tribal law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (e).
(b)
“Wisconsin law enforcement agency" means a governmental unit of one or more persons employed full time by this state or a political subdivision of this state for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority, and includes a task force administered by the department of justice that exists to respond to drug crimes.
(2)
The department of justice shall establish policies and procedures for the distribution of grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (cm) to Wisconsin law enforcement agencies and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund law enforcement response to drug trafficking. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the department need not promulgate the required policies and procedures as rules under ch. 227.
(3)
A Wisconsin law enforcement agency or tribal law enforcement agency may apply to the department of justice for a grant under this section and shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant money. The proposed plan of expenditure shall specify a new program or purpose for which the funds will be used. If the proposed plan of expenditure will result in the agency incurring an ongoing expense that will continue after all grant funds have been spent, the plan shall include a description of how that expense will be met when there are no remaining grant funds.
(4)
The department of justice shall review each application and plan and may provide grants to an eligible Wisconsin law enforcement agency or tribal law enforcement agency of not more than $50,000 per application and plan and not more than $100,000 per agency. A grant may be provided only to fund a new program or purpose within the agency and may not be provided to supplement an existing program.
(5)
A Wisconsin law enforcement agency or tribal law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this section may use the grant to fund extra training for law enforcement officers, the hiring of additional officers to investigate drug trafficking, or any other purpose that is directly related to drug trafficking response and that is not an existing program within the agency at the time the grant is received.
History:  2017 a. 261.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.987 - Youth diversion programs; grant program.

165.987
Youth diversion programs; grant program.
(1)
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kj), the department of justice shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in a county having a population of 750,000 or more for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the department may enter into a contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
(2)
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (k), the department of justice may not distribute more than $300,000 in each fiscal year to the organization that it has contracted with under sub. (1) for alcohol and other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program.
(3)
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kj) the department of justice shall allocate $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Racine County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Kenosha County, and $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Brown County, and from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kj), the department shall allocate $100,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization, for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs, and for alcohol or other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the department may enter into a contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
History:  2013 a. 20 ss. 175, 1947; Stats. 2013 s. 165.987; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 207; 2017 a. 365 s. 111.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 165 - Department of justice. › 165.989 - Community-oriented policing-house grant program.

165.989
Community-oriented policing-house grant program.
The department of justice shall award grants to cities with a population of 30,000 or more to fund community-oriented policing-house programs. The department of justice shall use the following criteria in awarding grants under this section:
(1)
The ability to maximize grant resources to serve the greatest number of people and the greatest number of cities.
(2)
The city's plan to integrate the community-oriented policing house into the fabric of the community and the neighborhood.
(3)
The future ability to use the community-oriented policing house for multiple purposes, including building relationships between law enforcement and the community and connecting residents of the neighborhood to community supports.
(4)
The ability for community organizations, government agencies, faith-based organizations, and other nonprofit entities to use the community-oriented policing house once it is established.
NOTE:  This section is repealed eff. 7-1-25 by 2023 Wis. Act 19.
History:  2021 a. 51; 2023 a. 19.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 167 - Safeguards of persons and property. › 167.12 - Safety appliances.

167.12
Safety appliances.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or use any machine to be operated by steam, or other power, for the purpose of husking or shredding corn or corn stalks shall provide such machine with safety or automatic feeding devices for the protection from accident by the snapping rollers, husking rollers, and shredding knives of any person using or operating such machine in the discharge of their duty, and such machine shall be so guarded that the person feeding said machine shall be compelled to stand at a safe distance from the snapping rollers; and any person, firm, or corporation operating such machine shall maintain thereon such safety or automatic feeding devices. The duty to equip such machine with safety or automatic feeding devices, as well as the duty to maintain the same, shall be absolute; and the exercise of ordinary care on the part of such person, firm, or corporation operating such machine shall not be deemed a compliance with such duty; and in case any person in the employ of such person, firm, or corporation operating such machine continues in such employment when such device has not been installed and maintained, as above provided, such employee shall not be deemed guilty of a want of ordinary care, on account of so continuing in such employment.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 167 - Safeguards of persons and property. › 167.13 - Operation.

167.13
Operation.
No person, firm or corporation shall use, operate or permit to be used or operated any such machine purchased prior to June 12, 1909, unless during all the time such machine shall be used and operated it shall be in charge of a competent person whose sole duty shall be to oversee and attend to the operation and use of the same; nor use, operate or permit to be used or operated any such machine whatever while the safety devices or guards are detached.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 167 - Safeguards of persons and property. › 167.151 - Unlawful operation of corn shredders.

167.151
Unlawful operation of corn shredders.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of ss. 167.12 to 167.14 shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100 for each offense.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 167 - Safeguards of persons and property. › 167.18 - Threshing machine joints to be covered.

167.18
Threshing machine joints to be covered.
Any person owning or running any threshing machine in this state so constructed that any joint, knuckle or jack thereof is dangerously exposed, who shall neglect to cover or secure the same in some suitable manner so as to prevent injury to persons passing over or near the same, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $50 nor less than $2.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 167 - Safeguards of persons and property. › 167.19 - Farm machinery storage.

167.19
Farm machinery storage.
(1)
Retail dealer's buildings for the storage of farm tractors, trucks and motorized farm machinery may be metal covered, pole type or frame and if other than metal or concrete covered shall not be closer than 30 feet to any other building. If the building is more than 50 feet in length it shall have more than one door.
(2)
Motor fuel and storage batteries must be removed from units stored in such buildings, and any repairing or overhauling of the units in such buildings is prohibited.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 167 - Safeguards of persons and property. › 167.20 - Stairway guards.

167.20
Stairway guards.
(1)
The owner of any building or other structure which has an open stairway or area way leading to or abutting upon any sidewalk, and the owner of any real estate adjacent to or abutting upon any sidewalk and which is lower than such sidewalk, shall sufficiently guard such stairway or area way or property as to prevent accidents.
(2)
Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 or imprisoned for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months. Each day during which a violation of this section continues shall be considered a separate offense.
History:  1997 a. 254.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 167 - Safeguards of persons and property. › 167.21 - Movable soccer goals.

167.21
Movable soccer goals.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Commission" means the federal consumer product safety commission.
(b)
“Department" means the department of safety and professional services.
(c)
“Movable soccer goal" means a freestanding structure that consists of at least 2 upright posts, a crossbar, and support bars and that is designed to be used as a soccer goal and to be movable to different locations.
(2)
The department shall promulgate rules that establish safety standards for anchoring and securing, and using counterweights on, movable soccer goals. The standards shall be consistent with guidelines for movable soccer goal safety published by the commission in January 1995.
(3)
No person may erect a movable soccer goal on public land unless the person erects the goal in the manner required by the rules promulgated under sub. (2).
(4)
A person who violates sub. (3) is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $500.
History:  2009 a. 390; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 167 - Safeguards of persons and property. › 167.25 - Refrigerators and iceboxes.

167.25
Refrigerators and iceboxes.
(1)
Any person who discards or abandons any refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker, having a capacity of 1 1/2 cubic feet or more, which is no longer in use, and which has not had the door removed, or such portion of the latch mechanism removed to prevent latching or locking of the door, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any owner, lessee or manager who knowingly permits such a refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker to remain on premises under his or her control without having the door removed or such portion of the latch mechanism removed to prevent latching or locking of the door is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person violating this section shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
(2)
Guilt of a violation of this section shall not, in itself, render one guilty of manslaughter, battery or other crime against a person who may suffer death or injury from entrapment in such refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker.
History:  1993 a. 482.