AB126,38,2422 2. Submits a statement reporting that the information provided under subd.
231. is true and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and that he or she is not
24disqualified under sub. (3).
AB126,38,2525 4. Pays all of the following:
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1a. A renewal fee in an amount, as determined by the department by rule, that
2is equal to the cost of renewing the license but does not exceed $27. The department
3shall determine the costs of renewing a license by using a 5-year planning period.
AB126,39,54 b. A fee for a background check that is equal to the fee charged under s. 175.35
5(2i).
AB126,39,76 (c) The department shall conduct a background check of a licensee as provided
7under sub. (9g) before renewing the licensee's license under par. (b).
AB126,39,98 (d) The department shall issue a renewal license by 1st class mail within 21
9days of receiving a renewal application, statement, and fees under par. (b).
AB126,39,1310 (e) The license of a member of the U.S. armed forces, a reserve unit of the armed
11forces, or the national guard who is deployed overseas while on active duty may not
12expire until at least 90 days after the end of the licensee's overseas deployment
13unless the license is suspended or revoked under sub. (14).
AB126,39,18 14(15m) Employer restrictions. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), an employer
15may prohibit a licensee or an out-of-state licensee that it employs from carrying a
16concealed weapon or a particular type of concealed weapon in the course of the
17licensee's or out-of-state licensee's employment or during any part of the licensee's
18or out-of-state licensee's course of employment.
AB126,39,2419 (b) An employer may not prohibit a licensee or an out-of-state licensee, as a
20condition of employment, from carrying a concealed weapon, a particular type of
21concealed weapon, or ammunition or from storing a weapon, a particular type of
22weapon, or ammunition in the licensee's or out-of-state licensee's own motor vehicle,
23regardless of whether the motor vehicle is used in the course of employment or
24whether the motor vehicle is driven or parked on property used by the employer.
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1(16) Prohibited activity. (a) Except as provided in par. (am) and s. 943.13 (1m)
2and (1n), a licensee or an out-of-state licensee may carry a concealed weapon or a
3weapon that is not concealed anywhere on publicly owned property and in publicly
4owned buildings in this state.
AB126,40,105 (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., neither a licensee nor an out-of-state
6licensee may knowingly carry a concealed weapon, a weapon that is not concealed,
7or a firearm that is not a weapon in any portion of a building that is a police station,
8sheriff's office, or state patrol station; a prison, jail, house of correction, or secured
9correctional facility; a county, state, or federal courthouse; or a place beyond a
10security checkpoint in an airport.
AB126,40,1111 2. The prohibitions under subd. 1. do not apply to any of the following:
AB126,40,1312 a. A weapon in a vehicle driven or parked in a parking facility located in a
13building that is used as, or any portion of which is used as, a location under subd. 1.
AB126,40,1614 b. A weapon in a courthouse if a judge who is a licensee is carrying the weapon
15or if another licensee or out-of-state licensee, whom a judge has permitted in writing
16to carry a weapon, is carrying the weapon.
AB126,40,1817 c. A weapon in a courthouse if a district attorney, or an assistant district
18attorney, who is a licensee is carrying the weapon.
AB126,40,20 19(17) Penalties. (a) Any person who violates sub. (2g) (b) or (c) may be required
20to forfeit not more than $25.
AB126,40,2221 (ac) Except as provided in sub. (11) (b) 2., any person who violates sub. (11) (b)
221. may be required to forfeit $50.
AB126,40,2423 (ag) Any person who violates sub. (2m) (e), (12), or (12g) may be fined not more
24than $500 or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both.
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1(ar) Any law enforcement officer who uses excessive force based solely on an
2individual's status as a licensee may be fined not more than $500 or sentenced to a
3term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both. The application of the
4criminal penalty under this paragraph does not preclude the application of any other
5civil or criminal remedy.
AB126,41,76 (b) Any person who violates sub. (16) (am) may be fined not more than $500 or
7imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
AB126,41,118 (e) Any person required under sub. (14) (b) 3. to relinquish or deliver a license
9document to the department who intentionally violates the requirements of that
10subdivision shall be fined not more than $500 and may be imprisoned for not more
11than 30 days or both.
AB126,41,14 12(18) Reciprocity agreements. The department may enter into reciprocity
13agreements with other states as to matters relating to licenses or other authorization
14to carry concealed weapons.
AB126,41,24 15(19) Statistical report. By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit
16a statistical report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor that
17indicates the number of licenses applied for, issued, denied, suspended, and revoked
18under this section during the previous calendar year. For the licenses denied, the
19report shall indicate the reasons for the denials and the part of the application
20process in which the reasons for denial were discovered. For the licenses suspended
21or revoked, the report shall indicate the reasons for the suspensions and revocations.
22The department may not include in the report any information that may be used to
23identify an applicant or a licensee, including, but not limited to, a name, address,
24birth date, or social security number.
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1(21) Immunity. (a) The department of justice, the department of
2transportation, and the employees of each department; clerks, as defined in sub. (11)
3(a) 1. a., and their staff; and court automated information systems, as defined under
4sub. (11) (a) 1. b., and their employees are immune from liability arising from any act
5or omission under this section, if done so in good faith.
AB126,42,86 (b) A person that does not prohibit an individual from carrying a concealed
7weapon on property that the person owns or occupies is immune from any liability
8arising from its decision.
AB126,42,119 (c) An employer that does not prohibit one or more employees from carrying a
10concealed weapon under sub. (15m) is immune from any liability arising from its
11decision.
AB126, s. 42 12Section 42. 440.26 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 440.26 (3m) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
AB126,42,1814 440.26 (3m) Rules concerning dangerous weapons. (intro.) The department
15shall promulgate rules relating to the carrying of dangerous weapons by a person
16who holds a license or permit issued under this section or who is employed by a
17person licensed under this section. The rules shall meet the minimum requirements
18specified in 15 USC 5902 (b). and shall allow all of the following:
AB126, s. 43 19Section 43. 440.26 (3m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,42,2220 440.26 (3m) (a) A person who is employed in this state by a public agency as
21a law enforcement officer to carry a concealed firearm if s. 941.23 (1) (g) 2. to 5. and
22(2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.
AB126, s. 44 23Section 44. 440.26 (3m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,42,2524 440.26 (3m) (b) A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, as defined in
25s. 941.23 (1) (g), to carry a concealed firearm if s. 941.23 (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.
AB126, s. 45
1Section 45. 440.26 (3m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,43,32 440.26 (3m) (c) A former officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (c), to carry a
3concealed firearm if s. 941.23 (2) (c) 1. to 7. applies.
AB126, s. 46 4Section 46. 440.26 (3m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,43,75 440.26 (3m) (d) A licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d), or an out-of-state
6licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g), to carry a concealed weapon as permitted
7under s. 175.60.
AB126, s. 47 8Section 47. 813.12 (6) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126,43,159 813.12 (6) (am) 1. If an injunction is issued or extended under sub. (4) or if a
10tribal injunction is filed under s. 806.247 (3), the clerk of the circuit court shall notify
11the department of justice of the injunction and shall provide the department of
12justice with information concerning the period during which the injunction is in
13effect and information necessary to identify the respondent for purposes of a firearms
14restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under s.
15175.60 (9g) (a)
.
AB126, s. 48 16Section 48. 813.122 (9) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126,43,2217 813.122 (9) (am) 1. If an injunction is issued or extended under sub. (5), the
18clerk of the circuit court shall notify the department of justice of the injunction and
19shall provide the department of justice with information concerning the period
20during which the injunction is in effect and information necessary to identify the
21respondent for purposes of a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g)
22(c) or a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
AB126, s. 49 23Section 49. 813.125 (5r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126,44,524 813.125 (5r) (a) If an order prohibiting a respondent from possessing a firearm
25is issued under sub. (4m), the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the department

1of justice of the existence of the order prohibiting a respondent from possessing a
2firearm and shall provide the department of justice with information concerning the
3period during which the order is in effect and information necessary to identify the
4respondent for purposes of a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g)
5(c) or a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
AB126, s. 50 6Section 50. 895.527 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126,44,97 895.527 (5) (a) Section 167.30 (1), 941.20 (1) (d) or 948.605 or any rule
8promulgated under those sections regulating or prohibiting the discharge of
9firearms.
AB126, s. 51 10Section 51. 938.396 (2g) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126,44,1711 938.396 (2g) (n) Firearms restriction record search or background check. If a
12juvenile is adjudged delinquent for an act that would be a felony if committed by an
13adult, the court clerk shall notify the department of justice of that fact. No other
14information from the juvenile's court records may be disclosed to the department of
15justice except by order of the court. The department of justice may disclose any
16information provided under this subsection only as part of a firearms restrictions
17record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
AB126, s. 52 18Section 52. 939.22 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126,44,2519 939.22 (10) "Dangerous weapon" means any firearm, whether loaded or
20unloaded; any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great
21bodily harm; any ligature or other instrumentality used on the throat, neck, nose, or
22mouth of another person to impede, partially or completely, breathing or circulation
23of blood; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (4) (1c) (a); or any other device
24or instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is
25calculated or likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
AB126, s. 53
1Section 53. 941.23 of the statutes is renumbered 941.23 (2) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
AB126,45,53 941.23 (2) (intro.) Any person except a peace officer, other than one of the
4following,
who goes armed with carries a concealed and dangerous weapon is guilty
5of a Class A misdemeanor. Notwithstanding:
AB126,45,8 6(a) A peace officer, but notwithstanding s. 939.22, for purposes of this section
7paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a
8state-certified commission warden.
AB126, s. 54 9Section 54. 941.23 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,45,1010 941.23 (1) In this section:
AB126,45,1111 (ag) "Carry" has the meaning given in s. 175.60 (1) (ag).
AB126,45,1212 (ar) "Destructive device" has the meaning given in 18 USC 921 (a) (4).
AB126,45,1313 (b) "Firearm silencer" has the meaning given in s. 941.298 (1).
AB126,45,1514 (c) "Former officer" means a person who served as a law enforcement officer
15with a law enforcement agency before separating from law enforcement service.
AB126,45,1616 (d) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 175.49 (1) (f).
AB126,45,1717 (e) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 175.49 (1) (g).
AB126,45,1818 (f) "Machine gun" has the meaning given in s. 941.27 (1).
AB126,45,2019 (g) "Qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement
20officer to whom all of the following apply:
AB126,45,2221 1. The person is employed by a state or local government agency in another
22state.
AB126,45,2323 2. The agency has authorized the person to carry a firearm.
AB126,45,2524 3. The person is not the subject of any disciplinary action by the agency that
25could result in the suspension or loss of the person's law enforcement authority.
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14. The person meets all standards established by the agency to qualify the
2person on a regular basis to use a firearm.
AB126,46,33 5. The person is not prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm.
AB126, s. 55 4Section 55. 941.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,46,65 941.23 (2) (b) A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer. This paragraph
6applies only if all of the following apply:
AB126,46,77 1. The weapon is a firearm but is not a machine gun or a destructive device.
AB126,46,88 2. The officer is not carrying a firearm silencer.
AB126,46,99 3. The officer is not under the influence of an intoxicant.
AB126, s. 56 10Section 56. 941.23 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,46,1211 941.23 (2) (c) A former officer. This paragraph applies only if all of the following
12apply:
AB126,46,1413 1. The former officer has been issued a photographic identification document
14described in sub. (3) (b) 1. or both of the following:
AB126,46,1515 a. A photographic identification document described in sub. (3) (b) 2. (intro.).
AB126,46,1816 b. An identification card described in sub. (3) (b) 2. a., if the former officer
17resides in this state, or a certification described in sub. (3) (b) 2. b., if the former officer
18resides in another state.
AB126,46,2119 2. The weapon is a firearm that is of the type described in a photographic
20identification document described in subd. 1. (intro.) or a card or certification
21described in subd. 1. b.
AB126,46,2422 3. Within the preceding 12 months, the former officer met the standards of the
23state in which he or she resides for training and qualification for active duty law
24enforcement officers to carry firearms.
AB126,46,2525 4. The weapon is not a machine gun or a destructive device.
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15. The former officer is not carrying a firearm silencer.
AB126,47,22 6. The former officer is not under the influence of an intoxicant.
AB126,47,43 7. The former officer is not prohibited under federal law from possessing a
4firearm.
AB126, s. 57 5Section 57. 941.23 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,47,126 941.23 (2) (d) A licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d), or an out-of-state
7licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g), if the dangerous weapon is a weapon, as
8defined under s. 175.60 (1) (j). An individual formerly licensed under s. 175.60 whose
9license has been suspended or revoked under s. 175.60 (14) may not assert his or her
10refusal to accept a notice of revocation or suspension mailed under s. 175.60 (14) (b)
111. as a defense to prosecution under this subsection, regardless of whether the person
12has complied with s. 175.60 (11) (b) 1.
AB126, s. 58 13Section 58. 941.23 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,47,1614 941.23 (2) (e) An individual who carries a concealed and dangerous weapon,
15as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (j), in his or her own dwelling or place of business or on land
16that he or she owns, leases, or legally occupies.
AB126, s. 59 17Section 59. 941.23 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126,47,2118 941.23 (3) (a) A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer shall, while
19carrying a concealed firearm, also have with him or her an identification card that
20contains his or her photograph and that was issued by the law enforcement agency
21by which he or she is employed.
AB126,47,2322 (b) A former officer shall, while carrying a concealed firearm, also have with
23him or her one of the following:
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