LRB-3884/1
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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
December 2, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Johnsrud, Musser, Hasenohrl,
Schneider, Turner, Duff, R. Young, Goetsch, Olsen, Plouff, Zukowski,
Seratti, Hutchison, Ryba, Kaufert, Freese, Huebsch, Meyer, Ourada,
Skindrud, Gard, Robson, Gronemus, Dobyns, Riley, Hanson, Baumgart,
Linton, J. Lehman, Powers, Kedzie, Ainsworth, Harsdorf, Sykora, Owens,
Klusman, Lorge, Nass, M. Lehman, Schafer, Ward, Hoven, Walker,
Gunderson, Albers, Underheim, Porter, Kreibich, R. Potter, Steinbrink,
Kreuser, Handrick, Grothman, Boyle, Reynolds, Krusick, Baldwin, Murat,
F. Lasee, Ziegelbauer, Jensen, Otte and Lazich, cosponsored by Senators
Moen, Jauch, Drzewiecki, A. Lasee, Farrow, Roessler, Risser, Ellis, Rude,
Breske, Cowles, Zien, Adelman, Huelsman and Wineke. Referred to
Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
AB639,1,3
1An Act to create 164.055 of the statutes;
relating to: prohibiting requirements
2that law enforcement officers meet arrest, citation or other quotas in the
3enforcement of state and local laws.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law provides certain rights to law enforcement officers, such as the
right to engage in political activity when not on duty or not otherwise acting in an
official capacity and, when being interrogated as part of a disciplinary investigation,
the right to be informed of the nature of the investigation and to have a
representative present during the investigation. These rights may not be abridged
by a collective bargaining agreement, and a law enforcement officer may not be
discharged, disciplined, demoted or otherwise discriminated against in regard to
employment because he or she exercises any of his or her rights.
This bill provides law enforcement officers with the right to be free from
meeting certain quotas relating to law enforcement. Specifically, the bill specifies
that a law enforcement officer employed by the state or by a city, village, town or
county may not be required to do any of the following: 1) issue a specific number or
a minimum or maximum number of citations, complaints or warning notices during
any specified time period; 2) stop a specific number or a minimum or maximum
number of persons or vehicles during any specified time period for the purpose of
preventing or detecting violations of any law or ordinance or enforcing any law or
ordinance; or 3) make a specific number or a minimum or maximum number of
arrests during any specified time period. As under current law, this right may not
be abridged by a collective bargaining agreement, and a law enforcement officer may
not be discharged, disciplined, demoted or otherwise discriminated against in regard
to employment because he or she refuses to meet a quota prohibited under the bill.
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:
AB639, s. 1
1Section
1. 164.055 of the statutes is created to read:
AB639,2,3
2164.055 Quotas relating to the enforcement of laws prohibited. No law
3enforcement officer may be directly or indirectly required to do any of the following:
AB639,2,5
4(1) Issue a specific number, or a minimum or maximum number, of citations,
5complaints or warning notices during any specified time period.
AB639,2,8
6(2) Stop a specific number, or a minimum or maximum number, of persons
7during any specified time period for the purpose of preventing or detecting violations
8of any law or ordinance or enforcing any law or ordinance.
AB639,2,11
9(3) Stop or inspect a specific number, or a minimum or maximum number, of
10vehicles during any specified time period for the purpose of preventing or detecting
11violations of any law or ordinance or enforcing any law or ordinance.
AB639,2,13
12(4) Make a specific number, or a minimum or maximum number, of arrests
13during any specified time period.
