AB444,22,2421 (c) A sheriff may waive the fees that would otherwise be required under subs.
22(7) (bd), (bh), (bp), and (bt) and (9g) (c) for an individual who is applying for a license
23under par. (a) if requiring the individual to pay the fees would create a hardship for
24the individual.
AB444,23,4
1(d) A person who has been issued a license under par. (a) may obtain a license
2under sub. (2) if he or she meets the qualifications specified under sub. (3) and
3completes the application process specified in sub. (7). A license issued to a person
4under par. (a) is void if the person is issued a license under sub. (2).
AB444,23,7 5(10) Exemption from background check. Notwithstanding sub. (9) (a), a
6sheriff shall issue a license under this section to any of the following individuals
7without requesting the background check required under sub. (9) (a):
AB444,23,88 (a) A law enforcement officer.
AB444,23,99 (b) A correctional officer.
AB444,23,1010 (c) A probation, parole, and extended supervision agent.
AB444,23,1211 (d) A person who holds a current certification from the law enforcement
12standards board under s. 165.85 (3) (c).
AB444,23,17 13(11) Licensee information. (a) A sheriff who issues licenses to carry a
14concealed weapon under this section shall, within 5 days after issuing a license,
15notify the department that he or she has issued a license under this section and
16provide the department with the information specified in sub. (2m) (b) concerning the
17individual to whom the license was issued.
AB444,23,2418 (am) The department shall maintain a computerized record listing the names
19of all individuals who have been issued a license under this section along with the
20information concerning each individual that is provided to the department by a
21sheriff under par. (a). After entering the information that it receives under par. (a),
22the department may not store, maintain, format, sort, or access the information in
23any way other than by the name of the licensee or the identification number assigned
24to the licensee under sub. (2m) (b) 8.
AB444,24,4
1(c) The department and any sheriff issuing licenses under this section shall
2provide information concerning a specific licensee to a law enforcement agency if the
3law enforcement agency is requesting the information for any of the following
4purposes:
AB444,24,65 1. To confirm that a license produced by an individual at the request of a law
6enforcement officer is valid.
AB444,24,97 2. To confirm that the individual holds a valid license under this section, if the
8individual is going armed with a concealed weapon but is not carrying a license
9issued under this section and claims to hold a valid license issued under this section.
AB444,24,1310 3. To investigate whether an individual intentionally falsely swore under sub.
11(6) or (15) (b) 2., intentionally violated sub. (12) (a), or intentionally made a false
12statement to a sheriff in connection with the individual's request for an emergency
13license under sub. (9r).
AB444,24,1714 (d) 1. In this paragraph, "clerk" means the clerk of the circuit court or, if it has
15enacted a law or an ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63, the clerk of the court for
16a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, a city, a village,
17or a town.
AB444,24,2018 2. The clerk shall immediately notify the department of the name of any
19individual with respect to whom any of the following occurs and the specific reason
20for the notification:
AB444,24,2521 a. The individual is charged with a felony, a misdemeanor crime of violence, a
22violation of ch. 961, the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit any violation
23of ch. 961, a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b), a violation of sub. (17) (c), (d), or (e), or any
24other crime that, upon conviction, would disqualify the individual from having a
25license under this section.
AB444,25,1
1b. The individual is charged with a drunk driving offense.
AB444,25,32 c. The individual is found by a court to have committed any offense described
3in subd. 2. a. or b.
AB444,25,54 d. Prosecution of a felony or a misdemeanor crime of violence for which the
5individual is charged is suspended under a deferred prosecution agreement.
AB444,25,66 e. The individual is found incompetent under s. 971.14.
AB444,25,87 f. The individual is found not guilty of any crime by reason of mental disease
8or mental defect under s. 971.17.
AB444,25,109 g. The individual is involuntarily committed for treatment under s. 51.20 or
1051.45.
AB444,25,1111 h. The individual is found incompetent under ch. 880.
AB444,25,1312 i. The individual becomes subject to an injunction described in s. 941.29 (1) (f)
13or is ordered not to possess a firearm under s. 813.125 (4m).
AB444,25,1514 j. A court has prohibited the individual from possessing a dangerous weapon
15under s. 969.02 (3) (c).
AB444,25,2116 3. Upon receiving a notice under subd. 2., the department shall immediately
17determine if the individual who is the subject of the notice is a licensee, using the list
18maintained under par. (am). If the department determines that the individual is a
19licensee, the department shall immediately inform the sheriff of the county that
20issued the license of the individual's name and the basis for the notice under subd.
212.
AB444,25,25 22(12) Updated information. (a) Within 10 days after being charged under
23federal law or the law of another state with any crime or any drunk driving offense,
24a licensee shall notify the sheriff of the county that issued his or her license of the
25charge.
AB444,26,4
1(b) No later than 30 days after changing his or her address, a licensee shall
2inform the sheriff of the county that issued the license of his or her new address. The
3sheriff shall provide the individual's new address to the department for inclusion in
4the list under sub. (11) (am).
AB444,26,9 5(13) Lost or destroyed license. No later than 30 days after losing his or her
6license or after his or her license is destroyed, a licensee shall submit to the sheriff
7of the county that issued the license a notarized statement that his or her license has
8been lost or destroyed. The sheriff shall issue a replacement license upon receiving
9the notarized statement and a replacement license fee of $15.
AB444,26,12 10(14) License revocation and suspension. (a) A sheriff shall revoke a license
11that his or her county issued under this section if the licensee no longer meets all of
12the criteria specified in sub. (3) (b) to (g), (i) to (n), or (p) to (s).
AB444,26,1413 (am) 1. If any of the following occurs with respect to a licensee, the sheriff of
14the county that issued the license shall suspend the licensee's license:
AB444,26,1615 a. The licensee is the subject of a pending civil or criminal case, the disposition
16of which could require revocation of his or her license under par. (a).
AB444,26,1817 b. A court has prohibited the licensee from possessing a dangerous weapon
18under s. 969.02 (3) (c).
AB444,26,2119 2. If the sheriff suspends a license under subd. 1., he or she shall restore the
20license if, upon disposition of the case, the person to whom the license was issued
21meets all of the criteria specified in sub. (3).
AB444,26,2322 (b) 1. If a sheriff revokes or suspends a license under this section, the revocation
23or suspension shall take effect immediately.
AB444,27,424 2. A sheriff who suspends or revokes a license issued under this section shall
25send the individual whose license has been suspended or revoked notice of the

1suspension or revocation by certified mail within one day after the suspension or
2revocation. Within 7 days after receiving the notice, the individual whose license has
3been suspended or revoked shall deliver the license document personally or by
4certified mail to the sheriff.
AB444,27,8 5(14m) Appeals. (a) A person aggrieved by any action by a sheriff denying an
6application for a license or suspending or revoking a license under this section may
7appeal directly to the circuit court of the sheriff's county or, if applicable, to the circuit
8court of the county of issuance designated under sub. (2) (c).
AB444,27,169 (b) To begin an appeal under this subsection, the aggrieved person shall file a
10petition for review with the clerk of the applicable circuit court within 30 days after
11the date of the sheriff's action or, if applicable, within 30 days after the date of the
12notice provided to the person under sub. (9) (b) 2. The petition shall state the
13substance of the sheriff's action that the person is appealing from and the grounds
14upon which the person believes the sheriff's action to be improper. The petition may
15include a copy of any records or documents that are relevant to the grounds upon
16which the person believes the sheriff's action to be improper.
AB444,27,1917 (c) A copy of the petition shall be served upon the sheriff either personally or
18by registered or certified mail within 5 days after the person files his or her petition
19under par. (b).
AB444,27,2320 (d) The sheriff shall file an answer within 15 days after being served with the
21petition under par. (c). The answer shall include a brief statement of the actions
22taken by the sheriff, and a copy of any documents or records on which the sheriff
23based his or her action shall be included with the answer when filed.
AB444,28,424 (e) The court shall review the petition, the answer, and any records or
25documents submitted with the petition or the answer. The review under this

1paragraph shall be conducted by the court without a jury and shall be confined to the
2petition, the answer, and any records or documents submitted with the petition or
3the answer, except that in cases of alleged irregularities in procedure by the sheriff
4the court may take testimony that the court determines is appropriate.
AB444,28,65 (f) The court shall affirm the sheriff's action unless the court finds any of the
6following:
AB444,28,77 1. That the sheriff failed to follow procedure prescribed under this section.
AB444,28,98 2. That the sheriff erroneously interpreted a provision of law and a correct
9interpretation compels a different action.
AB444,28,1110 3. That the sheriff's action depends on a finding of fact that is not supported
11by substantial evidence in the record.
AB444,28,1312 (g) The court's decision shall provide whatever relief is appropriate regardless
13of the original form of the petition.
AB444,28,17 14(15) License expiration and renewal. (a) Except as provided in sub. (9r) (b)
151., a license issued under this section is valid for a period of 5 years from the date on
16which the license is issued unless the license is suspended or revoked under sub. (9g)
17(e) 1. or (14).
AB444,28,2318 (b) The department shall design a form notice of expiration and shall distribute
19the form to any sheriff who issues licenses under sub. (2) (a) or (c) for use under this
20paragraph. At least 90 days before the expiration date of a license issued under this
21section, the sheriff who issued the license shall mail to the licensee a notice of
22expiration and a form for renewing the license. The sheriff shall renew the license
23if, before the date the license expires, the licensee does all of the following:
AB444,28,2424 1. Submits a renewal application on the form provided by the sheriff.
AB444,29,3
12. Submits a notarized affidavit swearing under oath that the information
2provided under subd. 1. is true and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and
3that he or she is qualified under sub. (3).
AB444,29,44 4. Pays all of the following:
AB444,29,75 a. A fee set by the sheriff that does not exceed either the cost to the sheriff of
6renewing a license issued under this section, including the cost of equipment
7purchase or rental, or $75, whichever is less.
AB444,29,88 b. The fee for a firearms restrictions record search specified in sub. (9g) (c).
AB444,29,99 c. A shooting range improvement fee of $15.
AB444,29,1010 d. A law enforcement excellence fund fee of $15.
AB444,29,1311 (c) The sheriff shall request the department to conduct a firearms restrictions
12record search of a licensee as provided under sub. (9g) before renewing the licensee's
13license under par. (b).
AB444,29,1514 (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if an individual submits an application
15under par. (b) to renew an expired license he or she shall be assessed a late fee of $15.
AB444,29,1916 2. If an individual whose license has expired does not submit a renewal
17application under par. (b) before 6 months after the expiration date, the license shall
18permanently expire. An individual whose license has permanently expired may be
19issued a new license if he or she applies for a license under sub. (7).
AB444,29,21 20(16) Prohibited activity. (a) Neither a licensee nor an out-of-state licensee
21may carry a concealed weapon in any of the following places:
AB444,29,2222 1. A place that has been declared a nuisance under ch. 823.
AB444,30,223 2. A police station, sheriff's office, or state patrol station. This subdivision does
24not prohibit a peace officer who is acting within the scope of his or her employment

1from carrying a concealed weapon in a police station, sheriff's office, or state patrol
2station.
AB444,30,33 3. A prison, jail, house of correction, or secured correctional facility.
AB444,30,74 4. A courthouse, except that a judge who is a licensee may carry a concealed
5weapon in a courthouse in which he or she is presiding in court and may permit in
6writing any other licensee or out-of-state licensee to carry a concealed weapon in a
7courthouse in which he or she is presiding in court.
AB444,30,108 5. A place at which a school, college, or professional athletic event is taking
9place, unless the event is related to firearms and the licensee or out-of-state licensee
10is a participant in the event.
AB444,30,1111 6. A school administration building.
AB444,30,1312 7. Any premises for which a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit has been
13issued under ch. 125, unless one of the following applies:
AB444,30,1514 a. The licensee or the out-of-state licensee is a person described in s. 941.237
15(3) (a), (b), (c), (cm), or (d).
AB444,30,1716 b. If the licensee or the out-of-state licensee is carrying a handgun, his or her
17possession of the handgun is described in s. 941.237 (3) (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), or (j).
AB444,30,2018 c. The sale of intoxicating liquors or fermented malt beverages or both on those
19premises accounts for not more than 50% of the proprietor's receipts from those
20premises.
AB444,30,2221 8. An airport, unless the weapon is encased for shipment as baggage to be
22transported by aircraft.
AB444,30,2323 9. A place in which carrying the weapon is prohibited by federal law.
AB444,31,224 (b) Neither a licensee nor an out-of-state licensee may carry a handgun, as
25defined in s. 175.35 (1) (b), in a school zone, as defined in s. 948.605 (1) (c), unless he

1or she is not in or on the grounds of a school, as defined in s. 948.61 (1) (b), and one
2of the following applies:
AB444,31,33 1. The individual is in a motor vehicle or on a snowmobile or bicycle.
AB444,31,54 2. The individual has exited a motor vehicle and is encasing the handgun or
5storing it in the motor vehicle.
AB444,31,86 3. The individual is traveling directly to any person's private property from his
7or her place of employment or business, from any person's private property, or from
8a place outside of the school zone.
AB444,31,119 4. The individual is traveling directly to his or her place of employment or
10business from another place of his or her employment or business, from any person's
11private property, or from a place outside of the school zone.
AB444,31,1412 5. The individual is traveling directly to a place outside of the school zone from
13another place outside of the school zone, from any individual's private property, or
14from his or her place of employment or business.
AB444,31,1515 6. The individual's possession of the handgun is described in s. 948.605 (2) (b).
AB444,31,1816 (c) Neither a licensee nor an out-of-state licensee may carry a weapon other
17than a handgun, as defined in s. 175.35 (1) (b), on school premises, as defined in s.
18948.61 (1) (c), unless he or she is a person described in s. 948.61 (3).
AB444,31,20 19(17) Penalties. (a) A licensee or an out-of-state licensee who violates sub. (2g)
20(b) or (c) or (16) (b) may be required to forfeit not more than $25.
AB444,31,2221 (b) A licensee or an out-of-state licensee who violates sub. (16) may be fined
22not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both.
AB444,32,223 (c) Any person who intentionally falsely swears under sub. (6) or (15) (b) 2. or
24who intentionally makes a false statement to a sheriff in requesting or in connection

1with the issuance of an emergency license under sub. (9r) shall be fined not less than
2$500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 9 months.
AB444,32,43 (d) Any person who intentionally violates sub. (12) (a) shall be fined not less
4than $500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 9 months.
AB444,32,85 (e) Any person required under sub. (14) (b) 2. to relinquish or deliver a license
6document to a sheriff who intentionally violates the requirements of that subdivision
7shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for
8not more than 9 months.
AB444,32,11 9(18) Access to records. Records created or kept under this section by the
10department or a sheriff, other than reports created under sub. (19) or records created
11under sub. (20), are not subject to access under s. 19.35.
AB444,32,19 12(19) Statistical report. (a) By February 1 of each year, a sheriff who is issuing
13or renewing licenses under this section shall submit a statistical report to the
14department indicating the number of licenses applied for, issued, denied, suspended,
15and revoked under this section during the previous calendar year. For the licenses
16denied, the report shall indicate the reasons for the denials and the part of the
17application process during which the reasons for denial were discovered. For the
18licenses suspended or revoked, the report shall indicate the reasons for the
19suspensions and revocations.
AB444,33,220 (b) By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a statistical report
21to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor that is compiled from the
22reports submitted under par. (a) and that indicates the number of licenses applied
23for, issued, denied, suspended, and revoked under this section during the previous
24calendar year. For the licenses denied, the report shall indicate the reasons for the
25denials and the part of the application process in which the reasons for denial were

1discovered. For the licenses suspended or revoked, the report shall indicate the
2reasons for the suspensions and revocations.
AB444,33,8 3(20) Law enforcement excellence fund. (a) If a county's sheriff issues licenses
4under sub. (2) (a) or is party to an agreement under sub. (2) (c), the county board shall
5establish a law enforcement excellence fund. All money received by a sheriff from
6payments made under subs. (7) (bt) and (15) (b) 4. d. shall be deposited in accordance
7with s. 59.25 (3) (u) 4. in the law enforcement excellence fund established under this
8subsection.
AB444,33,119 (b) A law enforcement excellence fund established under this subsection shall
10be used to improve law enforcement services in the county and may not be used to
11supplant or replace other funds otherwise available to the sheriff.
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