Amendment ASA1-AB208

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1997 ASSEMBLY BILL 208

August 26, 1997 - Offered by Representative Dobyns.

AB208-ASA1,1,2 An Act to amend 66.312 (3); and to create 946.66 of the statutes; relating to: false complaints of police misconduct and providing a penalty.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB208-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 66.312 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB208-ASA1,1,9 66.312 (3) Citizen complaint procedure. Each person in charge of a law enforcement agency shall prepare in writing and make available for public scrutiny a specific procedure for processing and resolving a complaint by any person regarding the conduct of a law enforcement officer employed by the agency. The writing prepared under this subsection shall include a conspicuous notification of the prohibition and penalty under s. 946.66.

AB208-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 946.66 of the statutes is created to read:

AB208-ASA1,1,11 946.66 False complaints of police misconduct. (1) In this section:

AB208-ASA1,2,2 (a) "Complaint" means a complaint that is filed as part of a procedure established under s. 66.312 (3).

AB208-ASA1,2,3 (b) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).

AB208-ASA1,2,5 (2) Whoever knowingly makes a false complaint regarding the conduct of a law enforcement officer is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB208-ASA1,2,6 (End)