Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Justice › Chapter Jus 17 - Licenses To Carry Concealed Weapons › Section Jus 17.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Applicant" means an individual applying for a license to carry a concealed
			 weapon pursuant to s.
			 175.60,
			 Stats., who does not currently hold a valid license and is not applying for
			 replacement or renewal.
(2)
			 "Approval number" means the unique number the department assigns to an
			 applicant pursuant to s.
			 175.60(9g) (a)
			 3 b., Stats., when a completed background
			 check on the applicant indicates that s.
			 175.60(3) (b),
			 (c), (d), and (e), Stats., do not apply to
			 the applicant.
(3) "Background
			 check" has the meaning given in s.
			 175.60(1)
			 (ac), Stats.
(4) "Confirmation number" means the unique
			 number the department issues pursuant to s.
			 175.60(9g)
			 (a)1, Stats., to identify every accepted
			 application for a license to carry a concealed weapon.
(5) "Department" means the Wisconsin
			 department of justice.
(6) "FBI"
			 means the federal bureau of investigation.
(7) "Firearms safety or training course"
			 means a course of instructor-led training that provides a certificate or
			 affidavit of successful completion that includes the items specified in s.
			 Jus
			 17.05(2) (a) and that, at a minimum,
			 instructs on, and practices the student's comprehension of, firearm safety
			 rules; safe firearm and ammunition use, handling, transport, and storage;
			 legally permissible possession, transportation, and use of firearms, including
			 use of deadly force; and techniques for avoiding and controlling violent
			 confrontations.
(8)
			 "Instructor-led" means training that is conducted face-to-face individually or
			 in groups with an instructor-student ratio that does not exceed 50 students per
			 instructor and in which instructors actively guide students through each
			 lesson, answer questions, facilitate discussion, and provide feedback on
			 activities and assignments. Learner-led or self-directed learning - the
			 delivery of learning experiences to independent learners who lead and manage
			 their own experience, delivered via web pages, multimedia presentations,
			 computer applications, online presentations, or similar methods - is not
			 instructor-led.
(9) "Law
			 enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s.
			 165.83(1)
			 (b), Stats.
(10) "License number" means the unique
			 identification number the department assigns to a licensee pursuant to s.
			 175.60(2m)
			 (b)6, Stats., when it issues a
			 license.
(11) "Licensee" means a
			 person who has been issued a license to carry a concealed weapon under s.
			 175.60,
			 Stats.
(12) "National or state
			 organization that certifies firearms instructors" means any association,
			 partnership, corporation, or limited liability company that is registered,
			 certified, or has an appointed agent on file with the department of financial
			 institutions or has equivalent legal recognition in another state; that
			 customarily or regularly provides training and certification for firearms
			 instructors; and that requires its certified instructors to demonstrate the
			 ability and knowledge required to teach a firearms safety or training course,
			 as defined in sub. (7).
(13) "NICS"
			 means the National Instant Criminal Background Check System of the
			 FBI.
(14) "Non-approval number"
			 means the unique number the department assigns to an applicant pursuant to s.
			 175.60(9g) (a)
			 3 a., Stats., when a completed background
			 check on the applicant indicates that s.
			 175.60(3) (b),
			 (c), (d), or (e), Stats., applies to the
			 applicant.
(15) "Weapon" has the
			 meaning given in s.
			 175.60(1)
			 (j), Stats.