1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
February 1, 2000 - Introduced by Senators Moore, George and Plache,
cosponsored by Representatives Young, Turner, Colon, Riley, Morris-Tatum,
Coggs, Williams, Bock, Richards, Wasserman, Black, Miller, Pocan,
Berceau, Schooff, Boyle, Ryba
and Klusman. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
SB354,1,3 1An Act to amend 165.85 (4) (b) 1.; and to create 165.842 of the statutes;
2relating to: collection of data concerning motor vehicle stops, law enforcement
3training standards and granting rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Collection of information concerning motor vehicle stops
Currently, a law enforcement agency must collect information concerning each
person that the law enforcement agency arrests or takes into custody, if the person
has committed certain offenses or is a fugitive from justice. The information that the
law enforcement agency must collect includes the person's fingerprints, photographs
of the person's face and profile and other available identifying data. The information
collected must be forwarded to the department of justice (DOJ), which maintains the
information for various law enforcement and reporting purposes.
This bill requires a law enforcement agency to collect information concerning
motor vehicle stops made on or after January 1, 2001. Some of the information that
must be collected under the bill includes the following: 1) the reason for the motor
vehicle stop; 2) the age, gender and race of the operator of the motor vehicle; 3)
whether a search was conducted of the motor vehicle, the operator of the motor
vehicle or any passenger in the motor vehicle; 4) if there was a search of a passenger
in the motor vehicle, the age, gender and race of the passenger; 5) whether anything
was seized as a result of any search; 6) whether the motor vehicle stop or a search
conducted during the stop resulted in the operator or any passenger being given a
written warning of or a citation for a violation of any law or ordinance and, if so, a

listing of each warning or citation given and the alleged violation for which the
warning or citation was given; and 7) whether the motor vehicle stop or a search
conducted during the stop resulted in the arrest of the operator or any passenger and,
if so, a listing of each arrest made and the reason for the arrest. DOJ may also require
the collection of additional information.
The information that is collected under the bill concerning motor vehicle stops
must be forwarded to DOJ, which must then compile and analyze the information,
along with any other relevant information, to determine, both for the state as a whole
and for each law enforcement agency, whether the number of stops and searches of
motor vehicles operated or occupied by members of a racial minority are
disproportionate compared to the number of stops and searches of motor vehicles
operated or occupied solely by persons who are not members of a racial minority. The
determination of whether the number of stops and searches involving racial
minorities is disproportionate must be based on an estimate of the population and
characteristics of all persons traveling on state highways, on an estimate of the
populations and characteristics of persons traveling on state highways who are
violating a law or ordinance, or on some other relevant population estimate. If DOJ
finds that the number of stops and searches involving racial minorities is
disproportionate compared to the number of stops and search involving
nonminorities, DOJ must then determine whether that disproportion is the result
of racial profiling, racial stereotyping or other race-based discrimination or selective
enforcement.
DOJ must prepare an annual report that summarizes the information
submitted to it by law enforcement agencies and that describes the methods and
conclusions of its analysis of the information. DOJ must also promulgate rules to
implement the information collection requirement created in the bill, including rules
prescribing a form for use in obtaining the information and establishing a schedule
for forwarding the information obtained to DOJ.
Law enforcement training standards
Under current law, no person may be appointed as a law enforcement officer
unless the person has been certified by the law enforcement standards board (LESB)
after completing a training program approved by LESB. Currently, LESB must
establish minimum educational and training standards for law enforcement officers
and minimum curriculum requirements for law enforcement officer training
programs. Current law also contains specific requirements for law enforcement
training programs, including the requirements that the programs provide training
to enable officers to deal effectively with domestic abuse incidents and training on
police pursuit standards.
This bill requires law enforcement training programs to provide training
designed to prevent the use of race, racial profiling, racial stereotyping or other
race-based discrimination or selection as a basis for detaining, searching or
arresting a person or for otherwise treating a person differently from persons of other
races.

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:
SB354, s. 1 1Section 1. 165.842 of the statutes is created to read:
SB354,3,3 2165.842 Motor vehicle stops; collection and analysis of information;
3annual report.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
SB354,3,44 (a) "Department" means the department of justice.
SB354,3,55 (b) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.77 (1) (b).
SB354,3,106 (c) "Law enforcement officer" means a person who is employed by a law
7enforcement agency for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing
8laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws
9or ordinances that the person is employed to enforce, whether that enforcement
10authority extends to all laws or ordinances or is limited to specific laws or ordinances.
SB354,3,1511 (d) "Motor vehicle stop" means the stop or detention of a motor vehicle that is
12traveling in any public or private place, or the detention of an occupied motor vehicle
13that is already stopped in any public or private place, for the purpose of investigating
14any alleged or suspected violation of a state or federal law or city, village, town or
15county ordinance.
SB354,3,19 16(2) Information collection required. All persons in charge of law
17enforcement agencies shall obtain, or cause to be obtained, all of the following
18information with respect to each motor vehicle stop made on or after January 1, 2001,
19by a law enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency:
SB354,3,2120 (a) The reason that the law enforcement officer stopped or detained the motor
21vehicle.
SB354,4,1
1(b) The age, gender and race of the operator of the motor vehicle.
SB354,4,22 (c) The number of persons in the motor vehicle.
SB354,4,53 (d) Whether a search was conducted of the motor vehicle, the operator of the
4motor vehicle or any passenger in the motor vehicle, and for each search conducted
5all of the following information:
SB354,4,96 1. Whether the search was based on probable cause or reasonable suspicion to
7believe that an offense had been, was being or was about to be committed, or whether
8the search was based on the consent of the person searched or, for a motor vehicle
9search, on the consent of the operator or other authorized person.
SB354,4,1110 2. If the search was of a passenger in the motor vehicle, the age, gender and race
11of the passenger.
SB354,4,1212 3. What, if anything, was seized as a result of the search.
SB354,4,1413 (e) Whether any person who was asked to consent to a search of the motor
14vehicle or of his or her person refused to consent.
SB354,4,1915 (f) Whether the motor vehicle stop or a search conducted during the stop
16resulted in the operator or any passenger being given a written warning of or a
17citation for a violation of any law or ordinance and, if so, a listing of each warning
18or citation given and the alleged violation for which the warning or citation was
19given.
SB354,4,2220 (g) Whether the motor vehicle stop or a search conducted during the stop
21resulted in the arrest of the operator or any passenger and, if so, a listing of each
22arrest made and the reason for the arrest.
SB354,4,2423 (h) Any other information required to be collected under the rules promulgated
24by the department under sub. (5).
SB354,5,5
1(3) Submission of information collected. The person in charge of a law
2enforcement agency shall forward the information obtained under sub. (2) to the
3department using the form prescribed by the rules promulgated under sub. (5) and
4in accordance with the reporting schedule established under the rules promulgated
5under sub. (5).
SB354,5,9 6(4) Analysis and report by department. (a) The department shall compile the
7information submitted to it by law enforcement agencies under sub. (3) and shall
8analyze the information, along with any other relevant information, to determine,
9both for the state as a whole and for each law enforcement agency, all of the following:
SB354,5,1710 1. Whether the number of motor vehicle stops and searches of motor vehicles
11operated or occupied by members of a racial minority compared to the number of
12motor vehicle stops and searches of motor vehicles operated or occupied solely by
13persons who are not members of a racial minority is disproportionate based on an
14estimate of the population and characteristics of all persons traveling on state
15highways, on an estimate of the populations and characteristics of persons traveling
16on state highways who are violating a law or ordinance, or on some other relevant
17population estimate.
SB354,5,2018 2. A determination as to whether any disproportion found under subd. 1. is the
19result of racial profiling, racial stereotyping or other race-based discrimination or
20selective enforcement.
SB354,6,221 (b) For each year, the department shall prepare an annual report that
22summarizes the information submitted to it by law enforcement agencies concerning
23motor vehicle stops made during the year and that describes the methods and
24conclusions of its analysis of the information. On or before March 31, 2002, and on
25or before each March 31 thereafter, the department shall submit the annual report

1required under this paragraph to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), to the governor
2and to the director of state courts.
SB354,6,7 3(5) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the
4requirements of this section, including rules prescribing a form for use in obtaining
5information under sub. (2) and establishing a schedule for forwarding the
6information obtained to the department. The department shall make the form
7prescribed by its rules available to law enforcement agencies.
SB354,6,108 (b) The department may, by rule, require the collection of information in
9addition to that specified in sub. (2) (a) to (g) if the department determines that the
10information will help to make the determinations required under sub. (4) (a).
SB354, s. 2 11Section 2. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,8,212 165.85 (4) (b) 1. No person may be appointed as a law enforcement or tribal law
13enforcement officer, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless the person
14has satisfactorily completed a preparatory program of law enforcement training
15approved by the board and has been certified by the board as being qualified to be
16a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer. The program shall include 400
17hours of training, except the program for law enforcement officers who serve as
18rangers for the department of natural resources includes 240 hours of training. The
19board shall promulgate a rule under ch. 227 providing a specific curriculum for a
20400-hour conventional program and a 240-hour ranger program. The rule shall
21ensure that there is an adequate amount of training for each program to enable the
22person to deal effectively with domestic abuse incidents. The training under this
23subdivision shall include training on emergency detention standards and procedures
24under s. 51.15, emergency protective placement standards and procedures under s.
2555.06 (11) and information on mental health and developmental disabilities agencies

1and other resources that may be available to assist the officer in interpreting the
2emergency detention and emergency protective placement standards, making
3emergency detentions and emergency protective placements and locating
4appropriate facilities for the emergency detentions and emergency protective
5placements of persons. The training under this subdivision shall include training
6designed to prevent the use of race, racial profiling, racial stereotyping or other
7race-based discrimination or selection as a basis for detaining, searching or
8arresting a person or for otherwise treating a person differently from persons of other
9races.
The training under this subdivision shall include training on police pursuit
10standards, guidelines and driving techniques established under par. (cm) 2. b. The
11period of temporary or probationary employment established at the time of initial
12employment shall not be extended by more than one year for an officer lacking the
13training qualifications required by the board. The total period during which a person
14may serve as a law enforcement and tribal law enforcement officer on a temporary
15or probationary basis without completing a preparatory program of law enforcement
16training approved by the board shall not exceed 2 years, except that the board shall
17permit part-time law enforcement and tribal law enforcement officers to serve on a
18temporary or probationary basis without completing a program of law enforcement
19training approved by the board to a period not exceeding 3 years. For purposes of this
20section, a part-time law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer is a law
21enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer who routinely works not more than
22one-half the normal annual work hours of a full-time employe of the employing
23agency or unit of government. Law enforcement training programs including

1municipal, county and state programs meeting standards of the board are acceptable
2as meeting these training requirements.
SB354,8,33 (End)
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