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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 7 - Professional Assistance Procedure › Section SPS 7.08 - Records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CUSTODIAN. All records relating to the
				  procedure including applications for participation, agreements for
				  participation and reports of participation shall be maintained in the custody
				  of the department secretary or the secretary's designee.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF PROCEDURE RECORDS FOR
				  PUBLIC INSPECTION. Any requests to inspect procedure records shall be made to
				  the custodian. The custodian shall evaluate each request on a case by case
				  basis using the applicable law relating to open records and giving appropriate
				  weight to relevant factors in order to determine whether public interest in
				  nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in access to the records, including
				  the reputational interests of the credential holder, the importance of
				  confidentiality to the functional integrity of the procedure, the existence of
				  any promise of confidentiality, statutory or common law rules which accord a
				  status of confidentiality to the records and the likelihood that release of the
				  records will impede an investigation. The fact of a credential holder's
				  participation in the procedure and the status of that participation may be
				  disclosed to credentialing authorities of other jurisdictions.
(3) TREATMENT RECORDS. Treatment records
				  concerning individuals who are receiving or who at any time have received
				  services for mental illness, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, or drug
				  dependence which are maintained by the department, by county departments under
				  s.
				  51.42
				  or
				  51.437,
				  Stats., and their staffs and by treatment facilities are confidential under s.
				  51.30, Stats., and shall
				  not be made available for public inspection.
(4) PATIENT HEALTH CARE RECORDS. Patient
				  health care records are confidential under s.
				  146.82,
				  Stats., and shall not be made available to the public without the informed
				  consent of the patient or of a person authorized by the patient or as provided
				  under s.
				  146.82(2),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 7 - Professional Assistance Procedure › Section SPS 7.09 - Report

Current through June 24, 2024
The board liaison or coordinator shall report on the
					 procedure to the board at least twice a year and if requested to do so by a
					 board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 7 - Professional Assistance Procedure › Section SPS 7.10 - Applicability of procedures to direct licensing by the department

Current through June 24, 2024
This procedure may be used by the department in resolving
					 complaints against persons licensed directly by the department if the
					 department has authority to discipline the credential holder. In such cases,
					 the department secretary shall have the authority and responsibility of the
					 "board" as the term is used in the procedure and shall designate an employee to
					 perform the responsibilities of the "board liaison."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 8 - Administrative Warnings › Section SPS 8.01 - Authority and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
Rules in this chapter are adopted under the authority of s.
					 440.205,
					 Stats., to establish uniform procedures for the issuance and use of
					 administrative warnings.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 8 - Administrative Warnings › Section SPS 8.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in s.
					 440.205,
					 Stats., and in this chapter:
(1)
				  "Credential" means a license, permit, or certificate of certification or
				  registration that is issued under chs. 440 to 480, Stats.
(2) "Department" means the department of
				  safety and professional services.
(3) "Disciplinary authority" means the
				  department or an attached examining board, affiliated credentialing board or
				  board having authority to reprimand a credential holder.
(4) "Division" means the division of legal
				  services and compliance in the department.
(6) "Minor violation" means all of the
				  following:
(a) No significant harm was caused
				  by misconduct of the credential holder.
(b) Continued practice by the credential
				  holder presents no immediate danger to the public.
(c) If prosecuted, the likely result of
				  prosecution would be a reprimand or a limitation requiring the credential
				  holder to obtain additional education.
(d) The complaint does not warrant use of
				  prosecutorial resources.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 8 - Administrative Warnings › Section SPS 8.03 - Findings before issuance of an administrative warning

Current through June 24, 2024
Before issuance of an administrative warning, a
					 disciplinary authority shall make all of the following findings:
(1) That there is specific evidence of
				  misconduct by the credential holder.
(3) That the misconduct is a minor violation
				  of a statute or rule related to the profession or other conduct for which
				  discipline may be imposed.
(4) That
				  issuance of an administrative warning will adequately protect the
				  public.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 8 - Administrative Warnings › Section SPS 8.04 - Issuance of an administrative warning

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An
				  administrative warning shall be substantially in the form shown in Appendix
				  I.
(2) An administrative warning
				  may be issued to a credential holder by mailing the administrative warning to
				  the last address provided by the credential holder to the department. Service
				  by mail is complete on the date of mailing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 8 - Administrative Warnings › Section SPS 8.05 - Request for a review of an administrative warning

Current through June 24, 2024
A credential holder who has been issued an administrative
					 warning may request the disciplinary authority to review the issuance of the
					 administrative warning by filing a written request with the disciplinary
					 authority within 20 days after the mailing of the administrative warning. The
					 request shall be in writing and set forth:
(1) The credential holder's name and
				  address.
(2) The reason for
				  requesting a review.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 8 - Administrative Warnings › Section SPS 8.06 - Procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
The procedures for an administrative warning review
					 are:
(1) Within 45 calendar days of
				  receipt of a request for review, the disciplinary authority shall notify the
				  credential holder of the time and place of the review.
(2) No discovery is permitted. A credential
				  holder may inspect records under s.
				  19.35,
				  Stats., the public records law.
(3)
				  The disciplinary authority or its designee shall preside over the review. The
				  review shall be recorded by audio tape unless otherwise specified by the
				  disciplinary authority.
(4) The
				  disciplinary authority shall provide the credential holder with an opportunity
				  to make a personal appearance before the disciplinary authority and present a
				  statement. The disciplinary authority may request the division to appear and
				  present a statement on issues raised by the credential holder. The disciplinary
				  authority may establish a time limit for making a presentation. Unless
				  otherwise determined by the disciplinary authority, the time for making a
				  personal appearance shall be 20 minutes.
(5) If the credential holder fails to appear
				  for a review, or withdraws the request for a review, the disciplinary authority
				  may note the failure to appear in the minutes and leave the administrative
				  warning in effect without further action.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 8 - Administrative Warnings › Section SPS 8.07 - Transcription fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The fee charged for a transcript of a
				  review under this chapter shall be computed by the person or reporting service
				  preparing the transcript on the following basis:
(a) If the transcript is prepared by a
				  reporting service, the fee charged for an original transcription and for copies
				  shall be the amount identified in the state operational purchasing bulletin
				  which identifies the reporting service and its fees.
(b) If a transcript is prepared by the
				  department, the department shall charge a transcription fee of $1.75 per page
				  and a copying charge of $.25 per page. If 2 or more persons request a
				  transcript, the department shall charge each requester a copying fee of $.25
				  per page, but may divide the transcript fee equitably among the requesters. If
				  the department has prepared a written transcript for its own use prior to the
				  time a request is made, the department shall assume the transcription fee, but
				  shall charge a copying fee of $.25 per page.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 9 - Denial of renewal application because applicant is liable for delinquent taxes › Section SPS 9.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in ch. SPS 9 are adopted under the authority in
					 s.
					 440.03,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 9 - Denial of renewal application because applicant is liable for delinquent taxes › Section SPS 9.02 - Scope; nature of proceedings

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter govern the procedures for
					 requesting the Wisconsin department of revenue to certify whether an applicant
					 is liable for delinquent taxes owed to this state under s.
					 440.08(4)
					 (b), Stats., as created by 1995 Wis. Act 27
					 and amended by 1995 Wis. Act 233, to review denial of an application for
					 renewal because the applicant is liable for delinquent taxes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 9 - Denial of renewal application because applicant is liable for delinquent taxes › Section SPS 9.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Applicant" means a person who applies
				  for renewal of a credential. "Person" in this subsection includes a business
				  entity.
(2) "Credential" has the
				  meaning in s.
				  440.01(2)
				  (a), Stats.
(3) "Department" means the department of
				  safety and professional services.
(4) "Liable for any delinquent taxes owed to
				  this state" has the meaning set forth in s.
				  73.0301(1)
				  (c), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 9 - Denial of renewal application because applicant is liable for delinquent taxes › Section SPS 9.04 - Procedures for requesting the department of revenue to certify whether an applicant for renewal is liable for delinquent taxes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RENEWAL
				  APPLICATION FORM. If the department receives a renewal application that does
				  not include the information required by s.
				  440.08(2g)
				  (b), Stats., the application shall be denied
				  unless the applicant provides the missing information within 20,days after the
				  department first received the application.
Note: 1997 Wis. Act 191 repealed s.
					 440.08(2g)
					 (b), Stats., and created s.
					 440.03(11m),
					 Stats. Section SPS 9.04(1), Wis. Adm. Code, was affected by the statutory
					 changes in 1997 Wis. Act 191, is no longer necessary, and will be removed in
					 future rule-making by the department.
(2) SCREENING FOR LIABILITY FOR DELINQUENT
				  TAXES. The name and social security number or federal employer identification
				  number of an applicant shall be compared with information at the Wisconsin
				  department of revenue that identifies individuals and organizations who are
				  liable for delinquent taxes owed to this state.
(3) NOTICE OF INTENT TO DENY BECAUSE OF TAX
				  DELINQUENCY. If an applicant is identified as being liable for any delinquent
				  taxes owed to this state in the screening process under sub. (2), the Wisconsin
				  department of revenue shall mail a notice to the applicant at the last known
				  address of the applicant according to s.
				  440.11,
				  Stats., or to the address identified in the applicant's renewal application, if
				  different from the address on file in the department. The notice shall state
				  that the application for renewal submitted by the applicant shall be denied
				  unless, within 10 days from the date of the mailing of the notice, the
				  department of safety and professional services receives a copy of a certificate
				  of tax clearance issued by the Wisconsin department of revenue which shows that
				  the applicant is not liable for delinquent state taxes or unless the Wisconsin
				  department of revenue provides documentation to the department showing that the
				  applicant is not liable for delinquent state taxes.
(4) OTHER REASONS FOR DENIAL. If the
				  department determines that grounds for denial of an application for renewal may
				  exist other than the fact that the applicant is liable for any delinquent taxes
				  owed to this state, the department shall make a determination on the issue of
				  tax delinquency before investigating other issues of renewal
				  eligibility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 9 - Denial of renewal application because applicant is liable for delinquent taxes › Section SPS 9.05 - Denial of renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall deny an application for credential
					 renewal if the applicant fails to complete the information on the application
					 form under s.
					 SPS
					 9.04 or if the Wisconsin department of revenue
					 certifies or affirms its certification under s.
					 440.08(4)
					 (b)3, Stats., that the applicant is liable
					 for delinquent taxes and the department does not receive a current certificate
					 of tax clearance or the Wisconsin department of revenue does not provide
					 documentation showing that the applicant is not liable for delinquent taxes
					 within the time required under s.
					 SPS
					 9.04(2) and (3). The department shall
					 mail a notice of denial to the applicant that includes a statement of the facts
					 that warrant the denial under s.
					 440.08(4)
					 (b), Stats., and a notice that the applicant
					 may file a written request with the department to have the denial reviewed at a
					 hearing before the Wisconsin department of revenue.
1997 Wis. Act 237 repealed s.
						440.08(4)
						(b), Stats. 19997 Wis. Act 237 also created
						s.
						440.12,
						Stats.; both statutory references in s. SPS 9.05, Wis. Admin. Code, should be
						to s.
						440.12,
						Stats. Future rule-making by the department will correct these references.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 10 - Use Of Pharmaceutical Agents By Licensed Optometrists › Section SPS 10.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in ch. SPS 10 are adopted under the authority in
					 ss.
					 449.17(1),
					 449.18(6)
					 (cm), and
					 961.39,
					 Stats., to authorize the pharmaceutical agents for use by licensed optometrists
					 in Wisconsin.
To determine whether a licensed optometrist is eligible
						to use pharmaceutical agents under this chapter, refer to ch. Opt 6, relating
						to diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical agents and removal of superficial
						foreign bodies from any eye or from an appendage to the
						eye.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 10 - Use Of Pharmaceutical Agents By Licensed Optometrists › Section SPS 10.02 - Diagnostic pharmaceutical agents

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensed
				  optometrist, authorized in accordance with ch. Opt 6, may use topical ocular
				  diagnostic pharmaceutical agents to determine the visual efficiency of the
				  human visual system, including refractive and functional abilities, or to
				  diagnose the presence of ocular disease or ocular manifestations of system
				  disease and other departures from normal.
(2) Diagnostic pharmaceutical agents include:
(a)
Mydriatics.
1. Phenylephrine 2.5%.
2. Hydroxyamphetamine 1%.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 10 - Use Of Pharmaceutical Agents By Licensed Optometrists › Section SPS 10.03 - Therapeutic pharmaceutical agents

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensed
				  optometrist, authorized in accordance with ch. Opt 6, may prescribe or
				  administer a drug, as specified in sub. (2), for ocular therapeutic
				  purposes.
(2) For the purposes of
				  this chapter, therapeutic pharmaceutical agents are limited to:
(a)
Oral analgesics.
1. Acetaminophen.
2. Aspirin.
3. Salicylates.
4. Schedule III, IV and V narcotic
				  analgesics.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 11 - Military Medical Personnel Program › Section SPS 11.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Basic patient care" has the meaning
				  given in s.
				  Med 26.02
				  (4).
(2) "Department" means the department of
				  safety and professional services.
(3) "Licensed supervising practitioner" has
				  the meaning given in s.
				  Med 26.02
				  (7).
(4) "Military medical personnel program
				  participant" means a military medical personnel who qualifies in the program
				  created under s. 440.077 (2)
				  (a), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 11 - Military Medical Personnel Program › Section SPS 11.03 - Program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBILITY. A participant may
				  temporarily perform certain basic patient care under the supervision of a
				  licensed supervising practitioner and as stated under s.
				  Med 26.04. In
				  order to participate in the program, an applicant shall submit to the
				  department all of the following:
(a) An
				  estimated timeline to obtain licensure from the Medical Examining Board, the
				  Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board, the Physician Assistant Affiliated
				  Credentialing Board, or the Board of Nursing.
(b) An attestation that a signed Memorandum
				  of Understanding as outlined in s.
				  Med 26.04 has
				  been filed with their employer. This document shall be made available to the
				  department upon request and to any licensed supervising practitioner prior to
				  the participant initiating basic patient care.
(c) Proof of military service and general or
				  honorable discharge within the 12 months prior to the date the person signed
				  the memorandum of understanding specified in s.
				  Med 26.04
				  (1).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 11 - Military Medical Personnel Program › Section SPS 11.04 - Expiration

Current through June 24, 2024
A participant shall become ineligible for this program
					 beginning on the day after the end of the estimated timeline to obtain
					 licensure submitted under s.
					 SPS
					 11.03 (1) (a). A participant may be
					 granted a one-time extension upon request to the Medical Examining Board as
					 stated in s. 440.077 (3)
					 (d), Stats., and outlined in s.
					 Med
					 26.06.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 1-29 - Procedures, Miscellaneous › Chapter SPS 11 - Military Medical Personnel Program › Section SPS 11.05 - Compliance, reporting, and complaints

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Pursuant to ch.
				  Med 26, the medical examining board may receive and investigate complaints
				  against participants, and may suspend or terminate a participant's authority to
				  perform delegated clinical acts.
(2) Failure to comply with the terms of this
				  chapter and ch. Med 26, may result in disciplinary proceedings against the
				  licensed supervising practitioner who delegated clinical acts to the
				  participant. The board issuing the licensed supervising practitioner's license
				  shall apply the standards for licensed supervising practitioners who
				  participate in the program outlined in s.
				  Med 26.04 and
				  determine if discipline is warranted under that board's statutes and rules.
				  Pursuant to ch. Med 26, the Medical Examining Board may also terminate or
				  suspend a military medical personnel program participant's ability to perform
				  delegated clinical acts.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 30 - Private Detective And Agency Authority And Definitions › Section SPS 30.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss.
					 227.11(2)
					 and
					 440.26,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 30 - Private Detective And Agency Authority And Definitions › Section SPS 30.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In chs.
					 SPS 30 to 35:
(1) "Agency" or "private detective agency"
				  means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation
				  holding a private detective agency license issued by the department or having a
				  right to renew a license issued by the department to act as or employ private
				  detectives or private security persons.
(1m) "Client" means a person for whom a
				  private detective agency agrees to provide private detective services, as
				  described in sub. (12) (a), or to supply private security personnel.
(1n) "Credential" has the meaning in s.
				  440.01(2)
				  (a), Stats.
(2) "Department" means the department of
				  safety and professional services.
Note:
The department is located at 1400 East
					 Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53702, telephone (608)
					 266-1212.
(2m) "Electric
				  weapon" has the meaning given in s.
				  941.295(1c)
				  (a), Stats.
(3) "Employee" means any person who receives
				  earnings as payment for personal services rendered for the benefit of an
				  employer. A person who is listed on an employer's payroll records and for whom
				  federal and state payroll deductions are taken and payroll taxes paid is
				  presumed to be an employee. However, a person is not an employee unless the
				  employer has a right to control and direct the employee who performs the
				  services as to the result to be accomplished by the services and as to the
				  details and means by which the result is to be accomplished.
(4) "Firearm" means a weapon from which a
				  shot is discharged by gunpowder, including but not limited to handguns and
				  shotguns.
(5) "License" means a
				  license issued by the department to a private detective agency or to a private
				  detective under s.
				  440.26,
				  Stats.
(6) "Officer" means the
				  president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer of a corporation.
(7) "On duty" means that time during which a
				  private detective or private security person:
(a) Receives or is entitled to receive fees
				  or other compensation for services as a private detective or a private security
				  person; or
(b) Acts as a private
				  detective or private security person.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.001 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss.
					 227.11(2)
					 and
					 440.26(2),
					 (3), (4), (5m) and (5r),
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.01 - Credential required

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY.
(a) Except as provided in par. (c), a person
				  shall obtain a private detective agency license before engaging in the
				  following activities:
1. Advertising,
				  soliciting or engaging in the business of a private detective agency.
2. Acting as a private detective, private
				  investigator, investigator or private security person.
3. Acting as a supplier of private security
				  personnel.
4. Soliciting business
				  or performing any other type of service or investigation as a private detective
				  or private security person.
5.
				  Receiving any fees or compensation for acting as any person, engaging in any
				  business or performing any service specified in subds. 1. to 4.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.02 - Qualifications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY LICENSE.
(a) To obtain a license as a private
				  detective agency, an individual applicant, all members of a partnership or a
				  limited liability company, or all corporate officers shall be listed on the
				  application. The application of a partnership or a limited liability company
				  shall be executed by all members of the partnership or limited liability
				  company. An application of a corporation shall be executed by the secretary and
				  the president or the vice president and, in addition, in the case of a foreign
				  corporation, by the registered agent.
(b) A license may be granted under this
				  section if the individual applicant or the members of a partnership or a
				  limited liability company or all corporate officers who executed the
				  application:
1. Subject to ss.
				  111.321,
				  111.322
				  and
				  111.335,
				  Stats., do not have an arrest or conviction record involving a misdemeanor or a
				  violation, as defined in s.
				  440.26(4m),
				  Stats.
1m. Have not been convicted
				  in this state or elsewhere of a felony, unless pardoned.
2. Are not users of drugs or alcohol to an
				  extent dangerous to themselves or to other persons or to an extent which could
				  impair a person's ability to direct or perform private detective or private
				  security activities responsibly.
3.
				  Does not have a physical, emotional or mental condition that might adversely
				  affect the applicant's ability to responsibly direct or perform private
				  detective or private security activities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.03 - Application procedure for private detective agency licenses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
				  for a private detective agency license shall file with the department all of
				  the following:
(a) A completed application on
				  forms provided by the department.
Note: Information about application deadlines is available
					 from the division of professional credential processing in the department at
					 1400 East Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53702, telephone
					 (608)266-0829.
(b) Except
				  as provided in sub. (1m), for each person who, pursuant to s.
				  440.26(2)
				  (b), Stats., executes the application, 2
				  complete and satisfactory sets of fingerprints on forms supplied by the
				  department.
Note: Forms are available on request from the Department of
					 Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential
					 Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P. O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin
					 53708.
(c) One recent
				  photograph of the applicant's head and shoulders only.
(d) A bond or liability policy, as required
				  in s.
				  440.26(4),
				  Stats.
(e) The complete business
				  location address of the applicant including the office or room number and
				  street address. A post office box without a complete location address is
				  inadequate.
(f) The fee specified
				  in s.
				  440.05(1),
				  Stats.
(g) The costs incurred by
				  the department in obtaining information related to the eligibility and
				  qualifications of the applicant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.034 - Private detective agency's responsibility to obtain and maintain a bond or liability policy

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A private
				  detective agency shall obtain and maintain a surety bond or liability policy as
				  required under s.
				  440.26(4),
				  Stats. If an agency obtains a comprehensive general liability policy, the
				  policy shall include coverage for bodily injury liability, property damage and
				  personal injury. In any case, if an agency permits an officer or employee to
				  carry a firearm in the course of duty, the agency shall obtain a liability
				  policy which shall include coverage for injury or damage resulting from the use
				  of firearms. Evidence of a comprehensive general liability policy shall consist
				  of a certificate of insurance stating the licensee as insured and the
				  department as certificate holder.
(2) Each licensee shall maintain without
				  lapse in coverage the bond or comprehensive general liability policy submitted
				  to the department before the issuance of an original or renewal
				  license.
(3) If a private detective
				  agency obtains a comprehensive general liability policy, the policy shall cover
				  all licensed private detectives and private security personnel employed by the
				  agency.
(4) An individual licensed
				  employee is not required to obtain a bond or liability policy if the employee
				  is covered by the employing agency's liability policy.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.035 - Application procedure for private detective licenses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
				  for a private detective license shall file with the department all of the
				  following:
(a) A completed application on
				  forms provided by the department.
(b) Two complete and satisfactory sets of
				  fingerprints on forms supplied by the department.
Note: Forms are available on request to the Department of
					 Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential
					 Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin
					 53708.
(c) One recent
				  photograph of the applicant's head and shoulders only.
(d) A $2,000 surety bond, if the applicant's
				  private detective agency employer has obtained a bond pursuant to s.
				  440.26(4),
				  Stats.
(e) A complete address of
				  the applicant. A post office box without a complete location address is
				  inadequate.
(f) The fee specified
				  in s.
				  440.05(1),
				  Stats.
(g) The costs incurred by
				  the department in obtaining information related to the eligibility and
				  qualifications of the applicant.
(h) A statement signed by an authorized
				  representative of a licensed private detective agency, showing that the
				  applicant will be employed by the agency when acting as a private
				  detective.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.036 - Application procedure for private security permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
				  for a private security permit shall file with the department all of the
				  following:
(a) A completed application on
				  forms provided by the department.
(b) Two complete and satisfactory sets of
				  fingerprints on forms supplied by the department.
Note: Forms are available on request to the Department of
					 Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential
					 Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin
					 53708.
(c) One recent
				  photograph of the applicant's head and shoulders only.
(d) A complete address of the applicant. A
				  post office box without a complete location address is inadequate.
(e) The fee specified in s.
				  440.05(1),
				  Stats.
(f) The costs incurred by
				  the department in obtaining information related to the eligibility and
				  qualifications of the applicant.
(g) A statement signed by an authorized
				  representative of a licensed private detective agency, showing that the
				  applicant will be employed by the agency when acting as a private security
				  person.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.037 - Reciprocity for service members, former service members, and their spouses

Current through June 24, 2024
A reciprocal private detective or private security person
					 license shall be granted to an applicant who is a service member, former
					 service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member as
					 defined in s. 440.09(1),
					 Stats., if the department determines that the applicant meets all of the
					 requirements under s.
					 440.09(2),
					 Stats. Subject to s. 440.09(2m),
					 Stats., the department may request verification necessary to make a
					 determination under this section.
Application forms are available on the department's
						website at https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx, or by request from the
						Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI
						53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.05 - Denial of credential

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application for a credential under
				  this chapter may be denied for any of the following reasons:
(a) The applicant commits fraud or
				  misrepresentation in the application for a credential.
(b) The applicant has a physical, emotional
				  or mental condition which might adversely affect performance of duties relating
				  to the credential for which he or she has applied.
(c) The applicant is dependent on alcohol to
				  such a degree that it interferes with his or her physical or mental health or
				  social or economic functioning, except that the department in the exercise of
				  its discretion may issue a credential if the person submits to examination,
				  evaluation, treatment, and monitoring as directed by the department.
(d) The applicant is addicted to the use of
				  controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, except that the
				  department in the exercise of its discretion may issue a credential if the
				  person submits to examination, evaluation, treatment, and monitoring as
				  directed by the department.
(e) The
				  applicant's conduct is a ground for discipline of a credential holder under s.
				  SPS
				  35.01.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 31 - Credentialing Requirements And Procedures For Private Detective Agency, Private Detective And Security Person › Section SPS 31.06 - Additional licensing requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In this section
				  "trade name" means a name that is in addition to the name under which a person
				  obtained a private detective agency license.
(2) A person who is licensed as a private
				  detective agency shall, before doing business under any trade name, notify the
				  department in writing of the trade name.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 32 - Private Detective And Agency License Renewal And Reporting Requirements › Section SPS 32.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss.
					 227.11(2),
					 440.05(7),
					 440.11
					 and
					 440.26(3),
					 (4), (5), (5m) and (5r),
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 32 - Private Detective And Agency License Renewal And Reporting Requirements › Section SPS 32.03 - Renewal of license more than 5 years after renewal date

Current through June 24, 2024
A private detective who applies for renewal of a license
					 more than 5 years after the renewal date, as defined in s.
					 440.01(1)
					 (dm), Stats., shall successfully pass the
					 licensing examination pursuant to s.
					 SPS
					 31.04 and pay the fee specified in s.
					 440.08(2)
					 (a)61., Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 32 - Private Detective And Agency License Renewal And Reporting Requirements › Section SPS 32.04 - Change of name

Current through June 24, 2024
A credential holder shall notify the department in writing
					 within 30 days after a change of name or address.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 32 - Private Detective And Agency License Renewal And Reporting Requirements › Section SPS 32.05 - Transfer of employment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRIVATE DETECTIVES. A licensed private
				  detective who wishes to transfer employment from one private detective agency
				  to another shall submit to the department a transfer application accompanied by
				  the fee specified in s.
				  440.05(7),
				  Stats. The licensed private detective may not conduct licensed activity for the
				  new employer until that person has mailed or delivered the transfer application
				  and required fee to the department. Every licensed private detective shall
				  notify the department of the name of the private detective's current employer
				  or employers.
Note:
Forms are available on request to the
					 Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional
					 Credential Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison,
					 Wisconsin 53708-8935 or accessible for download at the department webpage:
http://dsps.wi.gov/Licenses-Permits/Credentialing
.
(2) PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONS. A
				  licensed private detective agency shall notify in writing within 5 days of any
				  change in the information which the agency has provided the department pursuant
				  to s.
				  440.26(5),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 32 - Private Detective And Agency License Renewal And Reporting Requirements › Section SPS 32.06 - Termination of employment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRIVATE
				  DETECTIVES. A licensed private detective who terminates employment with an
				  employing private detective agency shall send written notice to the department
				  within 10 days after the termination.
(2) PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONS. A private
				  detective agency shall notify the department in writing within 5 days after the
				  termination of employment of a private security person.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 32 - Private Detective And Agency License Renewal And Reporting Requirements › Section SPS 32.07 - Change of owners or officers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CHANGE OF
				  OWNERS.
(a) If an agency undergoes a change
				  of owner, the former owner shall surrender the agency license to the department
				  within 30 days after receiving written notice from the department of the
				  issuance of a license to the new owner.
(b) The prospective new owner of a licensed
				  agency shall apply for and receive an original agency license before engaging
				  in business.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 32 - Private Detective And Agency License Renewal And Reporting Requirements › Section SPS 32.08 - Termination of private detective agency business

Current through June 24, 2024
An agency which terminates its business shall notify and
					 surrender the agency license to the department within 30 days after
					 termination.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 33 - Practice Requirements › Section SPS 33.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss.
					 227.11(2)
					 and
					 440.26,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 33 - Practice Requirements › Section SPS 33.02 - Private security persons to wear uniforms

Current through June 24, 2024
A private security person holding a permit shall wear a
					 uniform while on duty. A person may perform security guard services as a
					 private security person without wearing a uniform only if the person is
					 licensed as a private detective or is exempt by law from the requirement for a
					 license or permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 33 - Practice Requirements › Section SPS 33.025 - Private security persons to carry permits

Current through June 24, 2024
A private security person shall possess while on duty as a
					 private security person the private security permit issued by the department
					 and, if carrying a firearm or electric weapon, the firearms permit issued by
					 the department if a permit is required.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 33 - Practice Requirements › Section SPS 33.03 - Identification tags

Current through June 24, 2024
A private detective agency shall furnish all employees
					 acting as private security personnel with an identification or name tag which
					 shall at a minimum contain the person's name, number or other information which
					 clearly identifies the person and the agency, or the person and the entity
					 contracting with the agency. A private detective agency shall ensure that all
					 employees who act as private security personnel wear identification or name
					 tags which are visible to the public at all times and comply with this
					 rule.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 33 - Practice Requirements › Section SPS 33.04 - Agency photo identification

Current through June 24, 2024
A licensed private detective agency shall furnish all
					 employees acting as private detectives with an identification which shall
					 contain at a minimum a current full face, head and shoulders color photograph
					 of the person, the person's name and the name and address of the
					 agency.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 33 - Practice Requirements › Section SPS 33.05 - Badges, shields and stars prohibited

Current through June 24, 2024
Licensed private detectives may not wear, use or display
					 any badge, shield or star in the course of acting as a private
					 detective.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives › Chapter SPS 33 - Practice Requirements › Section SPS 33.06 - Contracts required

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a private
				  detective agency shall enter into a written agreement with a client before
				  providing services to the client. The agreement shall contain at least the
				  following provisions:
(a) The date of the
				  agreement.
(b) The parties to the
				  agreement.
(c) A description of the
				  services to be provided by the agency.
(d) A description of the fees required by the
				  agency for the services to be provided.
(e) A description of how or when the
				  agreement will terminate or may be terminated by one or both parties.