LRB-4320/1
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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
October 10, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Underheim, Owens, Goetsch,
Hahn, Kelso, Wood, Silbaugh, Musser, Kaufert, Olsen, Gard, Ladwig, Ott
and Vrakas, cosponsored by Senators Buettner, Ellis and Breske. Referred
to Committee on Judiciary.
AB608,1,3
1An Act to amend 69.20 (3) (d) of the statutes;
relating to: disclosure of
2information on marriage documents to law enforcement officers performing
3investigations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the state registrar or a local registrar may disclose
information from a birth, death or divorce or annulment certificate or a marriage
document, except certain information collected for statistical or medical purposes,
to a federal, state or local agency if the information requested is for use in conducting
the agency's official duties.
This bill requires the state registrar or a local registrar to disclose information
from a marriage document, except for certain information collected for statistical or
medical purposes, if the information is requested by a law enforcement officer who
is performing an investigation.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB608, s. 1
4Section
1. 69.20 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB608,2,55
69.20
(3) (d) The state or a local registrar may disclose information from the
6vital record of a specified registrant, except information under sub. (2) (a), to a federal
7agency, to any agency of the government of this state or to any agency of a county, city,
1town or village if the agency requests the information for use in the conduct of its
2official duties.
The state or local registrar shall disclose information from a marriage
3document of a specified registrant to a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 51.01
4(11), if the law enforcement officer requests the information for the performance of
5an investigation.
