SB97,10,32 340.01 (8t) "Commission" means the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife
3Commission.
SB97, s. 15 4Section 15 . 340.01 (8u) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,10,65 340.01 (8u) "Commission warden" means a conservation warden employed by
6the commission.
Note: Sections 14 and 15 define "commission" and "commission warden" for
purposes of the statutes relating to motor vehicles and ATVs, except ch. 350, stats.
SB97, s. 16 7Section 16 . 341.17 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,10,98 341.17 (4) (h) To the commission, one copy of each automobile registration list
9under sub. (1).
SB97, s. 17 10Section 17 . 341.17 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,10,1211 341.17 (9) (c) 2. A law enforcement agency, a state authority or, a federal
12governmental agency, or the commission to perform a legally authorized function.
SB97, s. 18 13Section 18. 343.235 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,10,1514 343.235 (3) (a) A law enforcement agency, a state authority or, a federal
15governmental agency, or the commission to perform a legally authorized function.
SB97, s. 19 16Section 19 . 343.237 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,10,2017 343.237 (4) If a law enforcement agency of another state or the commission
18makes a request meeting all the requirements specified for a request by a Wisconsin
19law enforcement agency or a federal law enforcement agency under sub. (3), the
20department shall comply with the request if all of the following apply:
SB97,10,2221 (a) The law enforcement agency of the other state or the commission agrees to
22comply with all of the requirements under this section.
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1(b) The other state or the commission allows Wisconsin law enforcement
2agencies similar or greater access to similar information from that state or the
3commission
.
Note: Sections 16 to 19 give GLIFWC access to Department of Transportation
(DOT) records regarding vehicle registrations, and to personal identifying information
and drivers' license and identification card photographs to the same extent that current
law gives access to law enforcement agencies and others.
Much of this information is accessible through the TIME system, to which
GLIFWC is given access by Sections 7 and 8 of this bill. However, the Department of
Justice may not release the information via the TIME system to entities that do not have
independent authority to receive the information directly from DOT, which these
provisions provide.
SB97, s. 20 4Section 20 . 350.02 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,11,85 350.02 (3m) A law enforcement officer or a commission warden, as defined in
6s. 939.22 (5),
may operate a snowmobile on a highway in performance of his or her
7official duties if the snowmobile is equipped with a light that is red or blue or a
8combination thereof and that is flashing, oscillating, or rotating.
SB97, s. 21 9Section 21 . 350.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,11,1210 350.17 (2) No person operating a snowmobile shall refuse to stop after being
11requested or signaled to do so by a law enforcement officer or a commission warden,
12as defined in s. 939.22 (5)
.
Note: Section 20 authorizes GLIFWC wardens to operate snowmobiles on
highways, under specified circumstances, and Section 21 requires snowmobile operators
to stop when signaled by a GLIFWC warden.
SB97, s. 22 13Section 22 . 939.22 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,11,1514 939.22 (5) "Commission warden" means a conservation warden employed by
15the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
SB97, s. 23 16Section 23 . 939.22 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,11,1917 939.22 (22) "Peace officer" means any person vested by law with a duty to
18maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all
19crimes or is limited to specific crimes. "Peace officer" includes a commission warden.
SB97, s. 24
1Section 24 . 939.22 (37) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,12,42 939.22 (37) "State-certified commission warden" means a commission warden
3who meets the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1., (bn) 1., and (c) and has agreed to
4accept the duties of a law enforcement officer under the laws of this state.
Note: Sections 22 and 24 define "commission warden" and "state-certified
commission warden" for purposes of the criminal code, and Section 23 amends the
definition of "peace officer" to include GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 25 5Section 25. 940.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,12,126 940.20 (2) Battery to law enforcement officers and, fire fighters , and
7commission wardens
. Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to a law
8enforcement officer or fire fighter, as those terms are defined in s. 102.475 (8) (b) and
9(c), or to a commission warden, acting in an official capacity and the person knows
10or has reason to know that the victim is a law enforcement officer or, fire fighter, or
11commission warden,
by an act done without the consent of the person so injured, is
12guilty of a Class H felony.
Note: Makes battery to a GLIFWC warden a Class H felony, as is battery to a law
enforcement officer or fire fighter under current law.
SB97, s. 26 13Section 26 . 941.20 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,12,2014 941.20 (1m) (b) Whoever intentionally points a firearm at or towards a law
15enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first
16responder, or an ambulance driver, or a commission warden who is acting in an
17official capacity and who the person knows or has reason to know is a law
18enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first
19responder, or an ambulance driver, or a commission warden is guilty of a Class H
20felony.
Note: Makes intentionally pointing a firearm at a GLIFWC warden a Class H
felony, as is pointing a firearm at a law enforcement officer or certain others under current
law.
SB97, s. 27
1Section 27. 941.20 (3) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,13,32 941.20 (3) (b) 1. a. A peace officer, except for a commission warden who is not
3a state-certified commission warden
.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on the
discharge of a firearm from a vehicle extends only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 28 4Section 28. 941.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,13,9 5941.23 Carrying concealed weapon. Any person except a peace officer who
6goes armed with a concealed and dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A
7misdemeanor. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this section, peace
8officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission
9warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on carrying
a concealed weapon extends only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 29 10Section 29. 941.235 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,13,1611 941.235 (2) This section does not apply to peace officers or armed forces or
12military personnel who go armed in the line of duty or to any person duly authorized
13by the chief of police of any city, village or town, the chief of the capitol police, or the
14sheriff of any county to possess a firearm in any building under sub. (1).
15Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this subsection, peace officer does not
16include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on carrying
a firearm in a public building is extended only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 30 17Section 30. 941.237 (1) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,13,1918 941.237 (1) (dr) Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), "peace officer" does not include
19a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on carrying
a firearm where alcoholic beverages are sold is extended only to state-certified GLIFWC
wardens.
SB97, s. 31
1Section 31. 941.26 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,14,42 941.26 (4) (c) 2. Any peace officer acting in his or her official capacity.
3Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this subdivision, peace officer does
4not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on the use
of pepper spray is extended only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 32 5Section 32. 941.29 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,14,106 941.29 (10) (a) The person is a peace officer and the person possesses a firearm
7while in the line of duty or, if required to do so as a condition of employment, while
8off duty. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this paragraph, peace officer
9does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission
10warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on the
possession of a firearm by a person subject to a domestic abuse or child abuse injunction
extends only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 33 11Section 33. 941.295 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,14,1412 941.295 (2) (a) Any peace officer. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes
13of this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a
14state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on the use
of an electric weapon is extended only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 34 15Section 34. 941.2965 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,14,1816 941.2965 (3) (a) Any peace officer acting in the discharge of his or her official
17duties. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), this paragraph does not apply to a
18commission warden.
Note: Specifies that GLIFWC wardens are not exempt from prohibitions regarding
the possession or display of facsimile firearms.
SB97, s. 35 19Section 35. 941.298 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1941.298 (3) (a) Any peace officer who is acting in compliance with the written
2policies of the officer's department or agency. This paragraph does not apply to any
3officer whose department or agency does not have such a policy. Notwithstanding
4s. 939.22 (22), this paragraph does not apply to a commission warden.
Note: Specifies that GLIFWC wardens are not exempt from the prohibition of the
sale, delivery, or possession of a firearms silencer.
SB97, s. 36 5Section 36. 941.299 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,15,106 941.299 (2) (a) Intentionally direct a beam of light from a laser pointer at any
7part of the body of a correctional officer or, law enforcement officer, or commission
8warden
without the officer's consent, if the person knows or has reason to know that
9the victim is a correctional officer or, law enforcement officer, or commission warden
10who is acting in an official capacity.
Note: Prohibits pointing a laser pointer at a GLIFWC warden, as current law
prohibits pointing a laser pointer at a law enforcement or correctional officer.
SB97, s. 37 11Section 37. 941.31 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,15,1712 941.31 (2) (c) This subsection does not apply to the transportation, possession,
13use, or transfer of any improvised explosive device by any armed forces or national
14guard personnel or to any peace officer in the line of duty or as part of a duty-related
15function or exercise. The restriction on transportation in this subsection does not
16apply to common carriers. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), this paragraph does not
17apply to a commission warden.
Note: Specifies that GLIFWC wardens are not exempt from the prohibition of the
transportation, possession, use, or transfer of an improvised explosive device.
SB97, s. 38 18Section 38. 948.55 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,16,219 948.55 (4) (d) The person is a peace officer or a member of the armed forces or
20national guard and the child obtains the firearm during or incidental to the
21performance of the person's duties. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of

1this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a
2state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' limited exemption from the prohibition on
allowing a child to gain access to a loaded firearm is extended only to state-certified
GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 39 3Section 39 . 948.605 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,16,54 948.605 (2) (b) 6. By a law enforcement officer or state-certified commission
5warden
acting in his or her official capacity; or
SB97, s. 40 6Section 40. 948.605 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,16,87 948.605 (3) (b) 4. By a law enforcement officer or state-certified commission
8warden
acting in his or her official capacity.
SB97, s. 41 9Section 41 . 948.61 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,16,1110 948.61 (3) (c) Is a law enforcement officer or state-certified commission warden
11acting in the discharge of his or her official duties.
Note: Sections 39 to 41 extend to state-certified GLIFWC wardens the exception
to the prohibitions on possession or discharge of a firearm and possession of other
dangerous weapons in a school zone that current law gives to law enforcement officers.
SB97,16,1212 (End)
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