AB763: Bill Text

AB763,24,9 (2) Issuance of license. The department shall issue licenses to carry a concealed weapon to an individual who meets the qualifications specified in sub. (3) or (4) and who completes the application process specified in sub. (7) or (8). A license to carry a concealed weapon issued under this section shall meet the requirements specified in sub. (2m).

AB763,24,13 (2g) Carrying a concealed weapon; carrying and display of license document or authorization. (a) A licensee or an out-of-state licensee may carry a concealed weapon anywhere in this state except as provided under sub. (15m) or (16) or s. 941.20 (1) (b) or 943.13 (1m) (c).

AB763,24,16 (b) A licensee shall carry his or her license document and photo identification card and an out-of-state licensee shall carry his or her out-of-state authorization at all times during which he or she is going armed with a concealed weapon.

AB763,24,20 (c) If he or she is carrying a concealed weapon, a licensee shall display his or her license document and photo identification card and an out-of-state licensee shall display his or her out-of-state authorization to a law enforcement officer upon the request of the law enforcement officer.

AB763,24,25 (2i) Preliminary breath screening test. (a) Requirement. A person shall provide a sample of his or her breath for a preliminary breath screening test if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person is violating sub. (16) (cm) and if, prior to an arrest, the law enforcement officer requested that the person provide this sample.

AB763,25,5 (b) Use of test results. A law enforcement officer may use the results of a preliminary breath screening test for the purpose of deciding whether or not to arrest a person for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) or for the purpose of deciding whether or not to request a chemical test under sub. (2k). Following the preliminary breath screening test, chemical tests may be required of the person under sub. (2k).

AB763,25,9 (c) Admissibility. The result of a preliminary breath screening test is not admissible in any action or proceeding except to show probable cause for an arrest, if the arrest is challenged, or to show that a chemical test was properly required of a person under sub. (2k).

AB763,25,11 (d) Refusal. There is no penalty for a violation of par. (a). Neither sub. (17) (b) nor the general penalty provision under s. 939.61 applies to that violation.

AB763,25,17 (2j) Implied consent. Any person who carries a concealed weapon in this state is deemed to have given consent to provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis as required under sub. (2k). Any person who carries a concealed weapon in this state is deemed to have given consent to submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis as required under sub. (2k).

AB763,25,25 (2k) Chemical tests. (a) Requirement. 1. `Samples; submission to tests.' A person shall provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis if he or she is arrested for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) and if he or she is requested to provide the sample by a law enforcement officer. A person shall submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis if he or she is arrested for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) and if he or she is requested to submit to the test by a law enforcement officer.

AB763,26,4 2. `Information.' A law enforcement officer requesting a person to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test under subd. 1. shall inform the person of all of the following at the time of the request and prior to obtaining the sample or administering the test:

AB763,26,5 a. That he or she is deemed to have consented to tests under sub. (2i).

AB763,26,8 b. That a refusal to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test constitutes a violation under par. (e) and is subject to the same penalties and procedures as a violation of sub. (16) (cm).

AB763,26,10 c. That in addition to the designated chemical test under par. (b) 2. he or she may have an additional chemical test under par. (c) 1.

AB763,26,16 3. `Unconscious person.' A person who is unconscious or otherwise not capable of withdrawing consent is presumed not to have withdrawn consent under this paragraph, and if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person violated sub. (16) (cm), one or more chemical tests may be administered to the person without a request under subd. 1. and without providing information under subd. 2.

AB763,26,22 (b) Chemical tests. 1. `Test facility.' Upon the request of a law enforcement officer, a test facility shall administer a chemical test of breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis. A test facility shall be prepared to administer 2 of the 3 chemical tests of breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis. The department may enter into agreements for the cooperative use of test facilities.

AB763,26,25 2. `Designated chemical test.' A test facility shall designate one chemical test of breath, blood, or urine which it is prepared to administer first for the purpose of authorized analysis.

AB763,27,4 3. `Additional chemical test.' A test facility shall specify one chemical test of breath, blood, or urine, other than the test designated under subd. 2., which it is prepared to administer for the purpose of authorized analysis as an additional chemical test.

AB763,27,15 4. `Validity; procedure.' A chemical test of blood or urine conducted for the purpose of authorized analysis is valid as provided under s. 343.305 (6). The duties and responsibilities of the laboratory of hygiene, department of health and family services, and department of transportation under s. 343.305 (6) apply to a chemical test of blood or urine conducted for the purpose of authorized analysis under this subsection. Blood may be withdrawn from a person arrested for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) only by a physician, registered nurse, medical technologist, physician assistant, or person acting under the direction of a physician and the person who withdraws the blood, the employer of that person, and any hospital where blood is withdrawn have immunity from civil or criminal liability as provided under s. 895.53.

AB763,27,23 5. `Report.' A test facility which administers a chemical test of breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis under this subsection shall prepare a written report which shall include the findings of the chemical test, the identification of the law enforcement officer or the person who requested a chemical test, and the identification of the person who provided the sample or submitted to the chemical test. The test facility shall transmit a copy of the report to the law enforcement officer and the person who provided the sample or submitted to the chemical test.

AB763,28,5 (c) Additional and optional chemical tests. 1. `Additional chemical test.' If a person is arrested for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) and if the person is requested to provide a sample or to submit to a test under par. (a) 1., the person may request the test facility to administer the additional chemical test specified under par. (b) 3. or, at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have any qualified person administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis.

AB763,28,13 2. `Optional test.' If a person is arrested for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) and if the person is not requested to provide a sample or to submit to a test under par. (a) 1., the person may request the test facility to administer a chemical test of his or her breath or, at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have any qualified person administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis. If a test facility is unable to perform a chemical test of breath, the person may request the test facility to administer the designated chemical test under par. (b) 2. or the additional chemical test under par. (b) 3.

AB763,28,15 3. `Compliance with request.' A test facility shall comply with a request under this paragraph to administer any chemical test that it is able to perform.

AB763,28,19 4. `Inability to obtain chemical test.' The failure or inability of a person to obtain a chemical test at his or her own expense does not preclude the admission of evidence of the results of a chemical test required and administered under pars. (a) and (b).

AB763,29,2 (d) Admissibility; effect of test results; other evidence. The results of a chemical test required or administered under par. (a), (b), or (c) are admissible in any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of the acts committed by a person alleged to have violated sub. (16) (cm) on the issue of whether the person had alcohol concentrations at or above specified levels or was under the influence of an intoxicant. Results of these chemical tests shall be given the effect required under s. 885.235. This subsection does not limit the right of a law enforcement officer to obtain evidence by any other lawful means.

AB763,29,9 (e) Refusal. No person may refuse a lawful request to provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood, or urine or to submit to one or more chemical tests under par. (a). A person shall not be deemed to refuse to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test if it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the refusal was due to a physical inability to provide the sample or to submit to the test due to a physical disability or disease unrelated to the use of an intoxicant. Issues in any action concerning a violation of par. (a) or this paragraph are limited to:

AB763,29,11 1. Whether the law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe the person was violating or had violated sub. (16) (cm).

AB763,29,13 2. Whether the person was lawfully placed under arrest for violating sub. (16) (cm).

AB763,29,17 3. Whether the law enforcement officer requested the person to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test and provided the information required under par. (a) 2. or whether the request and information were unnecessary under par. (a) 3.

AB763,29,19 4. Whether the person refused to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test.

AB763,29,24 (2m) License document; content of license. (a) Subject to pars. (b), (c), and (d), the department shall design a single license document for licenses issued and renewed under this section. The department shall complete the design of the license document no later than the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].

AB763,30,2 (b) A license document for a license issued under this section shall contain all of the following on one side:

AB763,30,3 1. The full name, date of birth, and residence address of the licensee.

AB763,30,5 2. A physical description of the licensee, including sex, height, weight, and hair and eye color.

AB763,30,6 3. The date on which the license was issued.

AB763,30,7 4. The date on which the license expires.

AB763,30,8 5. The name of this state.

AB763,30,9 6. A unique identification number for each licensee.

AB763,30,10 (c) The license document may not contain the licensee's social security number.

AB763,30,14 (d) A license document issued under this section shall be, to the maximum extent possible, tamper proof. The contents of the license document shall be included in the document in substantially the same way that the contents of an operator's license document issued under s. 343.17 are included in that document.

AB763,30,16 (3) Qualifications for obtaining a license. An individual is eligible for a license under this section if all of the following apply:

AB763,30,17 (a) The individual is at least 21 years of age.

AB763,31,2 (b) The individual does not have a severe physical disability that prevents him or her from safely handling a weapon and that, if the individual were handling a weapon, would cause the individual to a pose a significant public safety risk. The department shall promulgate rules specifying the procedures and definitions that it is required to apply when determining whether an individual is ineligible for a license under this section because he or she has a severe physical disability that prevents him or her from safely handling a weapon and that, if the individual were handling a weapon, would cause the individual to a pose a significant public safety risk.

AB763,31,4 (c) The individual is not prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm that has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

AB763,31,5 (d) The individual is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29.

AB763,31,7 (e) During the preceding 3 years, the individual has not been committed under s. 51.20 for being drug dependent.

AB763,31,11 (f) During the preceding 3 years, the individual has not been convicted for any violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit any violation, of ch. 961 or of a federal law or a law of another state that is comparable to any provision of ch. 961.

AB763,31,16 (g) The individual does not chronically and habitually use alcohol beverages or other substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. A person is presumed chronically and habitually to use alcohol beverages or other substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired if, within the preceding 3 years, any of the following applies:

AB763,31,18 1. The individual has been committed for involuntary treatment under s. 51.45 (13).

AB763,31,19 2. The individual has been convicted of a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b).

AB763,31,21 3. In 2 or more cases arising out of separate incidents, a court has found the individual to have committed a drunk driving offense.

AB763,31,22 (h) The individual has done one of the following:

AB763,31,24 1. Successfully completed a firearm training or firearm safety course or class that meets the requirements under sub. (3m) (a).

AB763,32,2 2. Been certified as described under sub. (3m) (b) as an instructor of a firearm training or firearm safety course or class.

AB763,32,6 3. Participated in organized shooting competitions or military, law enforcement, or security training that gave the applicant experience with firearms that the department determines is substantially equivalent to any course or class that meets the requirements under sub. (3m) (a).

AB763,32,10 (i) The individual has not been found incompetent under ch. 880 or, if the individual has been found incompetent under ch. 880, he or she was subsequently found to be competent and at least 5 years have elapsed from the date that he or she was found to be competent.

AB763,32,13 (im) The individual was not the subject of a protective placement under s. 55.06 as a minor unless at least 5 years have elapsed from the date on which his or her protective placement ended.

AB763,32,19 (j) The individual has not been involuntarily committed for treatment under s. 51.20 due to mental illness or a developmental disability or, if the individual has been involuntarily committed for treatment under s. 51.20 due to mental illness or a developmental disability, he or she shows, through evidence from a psychiatrist licensed in this state, that he or she has not been disabled due to mental illness or a developmental disability for at least 5 years.

AB763,32,21 (k) The individual has not been found incompetent under s. 971.14 or, if the individual has been found incompetent under s. 971.14, one of the following applies:

AB763,32,23 1. He or she was subsequently found to be competent and at least 5 years have elapsed from the date that he or she was found to be competent.

AB763,33,3 2. He or she was not subsequently found to be competent and he or she shows, through evidence from a psychiatrist licensed in this state, that he or she has not been disabled due to mental illness or a developmental disability for at least 5 years.

AB763,33,8 (L) The individual has not been found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect under s. 971.17 or, if the individual has been found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect under s. 971.17, he or she presents evidence from a psychiatrist licensed in this state that he or she has not been disabled due to mental illness or a developmental disability for at least 5 years.

AB763,33,12 (m) Within the preceding 3 years, the individual was not convicted of a misdemeanor crime of violence or was not serving a sentence, on probation, or subject to a dispositional order under ch. 938 for committing a misdemeanor crime of violence.

AB763,33,15 (n) The individual has not been charged with a felony or a misdemeanor crime of violence for which the prosecution was suspended under a deferred prosecution agreement unless 3 years have elapsed since the date of the agreement.

AB763,33,18 (o) The individual is not the subject of any pending civil or criminal case, the disposition of which could disqualify him or her from having a license under this subsection.

AB763,33,23 (p) The individual has not previously submitted an application for a license under this section and had the application denied, unless each reason for the denial is no longer applicable because of changed circumstances or, if the denial was based on a restriction under this subsection that applies for a specified period of time, because that time period has run.

AB763,34,3 (q) The individual has not had a license that was issued under this section revoked, unless each reason for the revocation is no longer applicable because of changed circumstances or, if the revocation was based on a restriction under this subsection that applies for a specified period of time, because that time period has run.

AB763,34,4 (r) The individual has not been convicted under sub. (17) (c), (d), or (e).

AB763,34,5 (s) The individual is a Wisconsin resident.

AB763,34,7 (3m) Course or class requirements. (a) A firearm training or firearm safety course or class under sub. (3) (h) 1. or 3. shall include all of the following:

AB763,34,8 1. Instruction on how to handle, load, unload, and store handguns.

AB763,34,10 2. Instruction on the privilege of self-defense and the defense of others under s. 939.48.

AB763,34,12 3. Instruction on how to avoid injuring 3rd parties when defending himself, herself, or others in a manner that is privileged under s. 939.48.

AB763,34,13 4. Basic self-defense principles.

AB763,34,14 5. Instruction on how to carry a concealed handgun safely.

AB763,34,15 6. Instruction on firing a handgun.

AB763,34,16 7. Practice firing a handgun.

AB763,34,17 8. Instruction by an instructor certified by the department under par. (b).

AB763,34,20 (b) The department shall certify instructors and maintain a list of instructors that it certifies. To be certified by the department as an instructor, a person must meet all of the following criteria:

AB763,34,21 1. Be qualified under sub. (3) to carry a concealed weapon.

AB763,34,23 2. Be able to demonstrate the ability and knowledge required for instructing students under par. (a) 1. to 7.

AB763,35,10 (5) Application and renewal forms. The department shall design an application form for use by individuals who apply for a license under this section and a renewal form for use by individuals applying for renewal of a license under sub. (15). The department shall complete the design of the application form no later than the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], and shall complete the design of the renewal form no later than the first day of the 36th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date]. The department shall make available both forms on the Internet or by mail upon request. The forms designed by the department under this subsection shall require the applicant to provide only his or her name, address, date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, and hair and eye color and shall include all of the following:

AB763,35,12 (e) A statement that the applicant is eligible for a license if the requirements specified in sub. (3) are met.

AB763,35,15 (f) A statement explaining the privilege of self-defense and defense of others under s. 939.48, with a place for the applicant to sign his or her name to indicate that he or she has read and understands the statement.

AB763,35,18 (g) A statement, with a place for the applicant to sign his or her name, to indicate that the applicant has read and understands the requirements of this section.

AB763,35,22 (h) A statement that the application must include a notarized statement as described under sub. (6) and that an applicant may be prosecuted if he or she gives a false answer to any question on the application or submits a falsified document with the application.

AB763,35,24 (i) A statement of the penalties for giving a false answer to any question on the application or submitting a falsified document with the application.

AB763,36,4 (6) Notarized statement. An applicant shall submit a notarized statement that reports that the information that he or she provides in an application submitted under sub. (7) and any document submitted with the application is true and complete to the best of his or her knowledge.

AB763,36,6 (7) Submission of application. An individual may apply for a license under this section with the department by submitting to the department all of the following: