1999 WISCONSIN ACT 111
An Act to repeal 970.03 (12) (c) 2.; and to renumber and amend 970.03 (12) (c) 1. of the statutes; relating to: admitting certain police identification reports at preliminary examinations.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 970.03 (12) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 970.03 (12) (c) and amended to read:
970.03 (12) (c) Except as provided in subd. 2., at At any preliminary examination in Milwaukee county, a latent fingerprint report of the city of Milwaukee police department bureau of identification division's latent fingerprint identification unit, certified as correct by the police chief or a person designated by the police chief, shall, when offered by the state or the accused, be received as evidence of the facts and findings stated, if relevant. The expert who made the findings need not be called as a witness except as provided in subd. 2.
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2. 970.03 (12) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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3.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to preliminary examinations commencing on the effective date of this subsection.