2. Has a limit of coverage not less than $2,000,000 for any occurrence.
3. Provides that the insurer, in defending a claim against the policy, may not raise the defense of sovereign immunity of the insured up to the limits of the policy.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in an agreement between the commission and the state or a subdivision of the state, the commission is liable for all acts and omissions of a commission warden while acting under sub. (2) or (3), and neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state may be held liable for any action of a commission warden taken under the authority of sub. (2) or (3). For purposes of civil and criminal liability, a commission warden acting under sub. (2) or (3) is considered to be acting in an official capacity.
(5) Subsections (2) and (3) apply only if the commission has presented evidence to the department of justice of the insurance under sub. (3) (e). Upon receipt of evidence of insurance under sub. (3) (e), the department of justice shall notify the sheriff of each county in the ceded territory that the commission has met this criterion for performing the powers and duties described under subs. (2) and (3).
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13. 340.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01 (3) (b) Conservation wardens' vehicles or, foresters' trucks, or vehicles used by commission wardens, whether publicly or privately owned.
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14
. 340.01 (8t) of the statutes is created to read:
340.01 (8t) "Commission" means the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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15
. 340.01 (8u) of the statutes is created to read:
340.01 (8u) "Commission warden" means a conservation warden employed by the commission.
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16
. 341.17 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
341.17 (4) (h) To the commission, one copy of each automobile registration list under sub. (1).
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17
. 341.17 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
341.17 (9) (c) 2. A law enforcement agency, a state authority or, a federal governmental agency, or the commission to perform a legally authorized function.
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18. 343.235 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.235 (3) (a) A law enforcement agency, a state authority or, a federal governmental agency, or the commission to perform a legally authorized function.
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19
. 343.237 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.237 (4) If a law enforcement agency of another state or the commission makes a request meeting all the requirements specified for a request by a Wisconsin law enforcement agency or a federal law enforcement agency under sub. (3), the department shall comply with the request if all of the following apply:
(a) The law enforcement agency of the other state or the commission agrees to comply with all of the requirements under this section.
(b) The other state or the commission allows Wisconsin law enforcement agencies similar or greater access to similar information from that state or the commission.
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20
. 350.02 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.02 (3m) A law enforcement officer or a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5), may operate a snowmobile on a highway in performance of his or her official duties if the snowmobile is equipped with a light that is red or blue or a combination thereof and that is flashing, oscillating, or rotating.
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21
. 350.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.17 (2) No person operating a snowmobile shall refuse to stop after being requested or signaled to do so by a law enforcement officer or a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5).
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22
. 939.22 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
939.22 (5) "Commission warden" means a conservation warden employed by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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23
. 939.22 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
939.22 (22) "Peace officer" means any person vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. "Peace officer" includes a commission warden.
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24
. 939.22 (37) of the statutes is created to read:
939.22 (37) "State-certified commission warden" means a commission warden who meets the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1., (bn) 1., and (c) and has agreed to accept the duties of a law enforcement officer under the laws of this state.
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25. 940.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
940.20 (2) Battery to law enforcement officers and, fire fighters, and commission wardens. Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to a law enforcement officer or fire fighter, as those terms are defined in s. 102.475 (8) (b) and (c), or to a commission warden, acting in an official capacity and the person knows or has reason to know that the victim is a law enforcement officer or, fire fighter, or commission warden, by an act done without the consent of the person so injured, is guilty of a Class H felony.
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26
. 941.20 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.20 (1m) (b) Whoever intentionally points a firearm at or towards a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first responder, or an ambulance driver, or a commission warden who is acting in an official capacity and who the person knows or has reason to know is a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first responder, or an ambulance driver, or a commission warden is guilty of a Class H felony.
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27. 941.20 (3) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
941.20 (3) (b) 1. a. A peace officer, except for a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
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28. 941.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
941.23 Carrying concealed weapon. Any person except a peace officer who goes armed with a concealed and dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this section, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
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29. 941.235 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.235 (2) This section does not apply to peace officers or armed forces or military personnel who go armed in the line of duty or to any person duly authorized by the chief of police of any city, village or town, the chief of the capitol police, or the sheriff of any county to possess a firearm in any building under sub. (1). Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this subsection, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
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30. 941.237 (1) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:
941.237 (1) (dr) Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), "peace officer" does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
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31. 941.26 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
941.26 (4) (c) 2. Any peace officer acting in his or her official capacity. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this subdivision, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
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32. 941.29 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.29 (10) (a) The person is a peace officer and the person possesses a firearm while in the line of duty or, if required to do so as a condition of employment, while off duty. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
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33. 941.295 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.295 (2) (a) Any peace officer. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
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34. 941.2965 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.2965 (3) (a) Any peace officer acting in the discharge of his or her official duties. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), this paragraph does not apply to a commission warden.
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35. 941.298 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.298 (3) (a) Any peace officer who is acting in compliance with the written policies of the officer's department or agency. This paragraph does not apply to any officer whose department or agency does not have such a policy. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), this paragraph does not apply to a commission warden.
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36. 941.299 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.299 (2) (a) Intentionally direct a beam of light from a laser pointer at any part of the body of a correctional officer or, law enforcement officer
, or commission warden without the officer's consent, if the person knows or has reason to know that the victim is a correctional officer or, law enforcement officer, or commission warden who is acting in an official capacity.
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37. 941.31 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.31 (2) (c) This subsection does not apply to the transportation, possession, use, or transfer of any improvised explosive device by any armed forces or national guard personnel or to any peace officer in the line of duty or as part of a duty-related function or exercise. The restriction on transportation in this subsection does not apply to common carriers. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), this paragraph does not apply to a commission warden.
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38. 948.55 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
948.55 (4) (d) The person is a peace officer or a member of the armed forces or national guard and the child obtains the firearm during or incidental to the performance of the person's duties. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
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39
. 948.605 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
948.605 (2) (b) 6. By a law enforcement officer
or state-certified commission warden acting in his or her official capacity; or
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40. 948.605 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
948.605 (3) (b) 4. By a law enforcement officer or state-certified commission warden acting in his or her official capacity.
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. 948.61 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
948.61 (3) (c) Is a law enforcement officer or state-certified commission warden acting in the discharge of his or her official duties.
