LRB-6021/1
MLJ:cdc
2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 17, 2022 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to
Committee on Rules.
AB1024,1,5 1An Act to amend 165.84 (1) and 227.48 (1) of the statutes; relating to: removal
2of fingerprint records of individuals arrested or taken into custody and
3subsequently released without charge or cleared of the offense and service by
4electronic mail of decisions by the Division of Hearings and Appeals (suggested
5as remedial legislation by the Department of Justice).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Fingerprint records of individuals arrested or taken into custody
Under current law, the Department of Justice is required to return the
fingerprint record of any person who is arrested or taken into custody and
subsequently released without charges being filed or cleared of the offense through
a court proceeding. This bill provides that under such a circumstance, the
fingerprint record must be removed from the department's records upon request.
This change reflects the change in DOJ practice from using paper fingerprint cards
to an electronic fingerprinting system.
Electronic mail service of decisions by the Division of Hearings and Appeals
Under current law, decisions made by the Division of Hearings and Appeals
may be served by personal delivery or by mailing a copy to each party to the
proceedings or to the party's attorney. This bill provides that such a decision may also
be served by e-mail with the parties consent.

For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision
Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Law Revision Committee prefatory note: This bill is a remedial legislation
proposal, requested by the Department of Justice and introduced by the Law Revision
Committee under s. 13.83 (1) (c) 4. and 5., stats. After careful consideration of the various
provisions of the bill, the Law Revision Committee has determined that this bill makes
minor substantive changes in the statutes, and that these changes are desirable as a
matter of public policy.
AB1024,1 1Section 1. 165.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1024,2,172 165.84 (1) All persons in charge of law enforcement and tribal law enforcement
3agencies shall obtain, or cause to be obtained, the fingerprints in duplicate, according
4to the fingerprint system of identification established by the director of the F.B.I., full
5face, profile and full length photographs, and other available identifying data, of
6each person arrested or taken into custody for an offense of a type designated in s.
7165.83 (2) (a), of all persons arrested or taken into custody as fugitives from justice,
8and fingerprints in duplicate and other identifying data of all unidentified human
9corpses in their jurisdictions, but photographs need not be taken if it is known that
10photographs of the type listed, taken within the previous year, are on file at the
11department. Fingerprints and other identifying data of persons arrested or taken
12into custody for offenses other than those designated in s. 165.83 (2) (a) may be taken
13at the discretion of the law enforcement or tribal law enforcement agency concerned.
14Any person arrested or taken into custody and subsequently released without
15charge, or cleared of the offense through court proceedings, shall have any
16fingerprint record taken in connection therewith returned removed from the
17department's records
upon request.
Note: This Section requires the Department of Justice to delete certain
fingerprint images from its records instead of returning fingerprint cards to persons who

are released from custody without charge or cleared of the offense for which the
fingerprints were taken; the change reflects the transition from the use of fingerprint
cards to the use of electronic images.
AB1024,2 1Section 2. 227.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1024,3,52 227.48 (1) Except as provided in s. 196.40, every decision when made, signed
3and filed, shall be served forthwith by personal delivery or by mailing of or, with the
4consent of the parties, by electronically mailing
a copy to each party to the
5proceedings or to the party's attorney of record.
Note: This Section allows the Division of Hearings and Appeals to serve a copy
of its decisions by personal delivery, mailing, or electronic mailing to each party to the
proceedings.
AB1024,3,66 (End)
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