AB444-ASA1, s. 17 8Section 17. 175.35 (1) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB444-ASA1,7,219 175.35 (1) (at) "Firearms restrictions record search" means a search of
10department of justice records to determine whether a person seeking to purchase a
11handgun is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 or based on a
12disqualifying mental health adjudication
. "Firearms restriction record search"
13includes a criminal history record search, a search to determine whether a person is
14prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv), a search to determine
15whether the person is subject to an injunction under s. 813.12 or 813.122, or a tribal
16injunction, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued by a court established by any
17federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band, except the Menominee Indian
18tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the respondent that he or she is subject to
19the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29 and that has been filed with the
20circuit court under s. 806.247 (3), and a search to determine whether the person is
21prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 813.125 (4m).
AB444-ASA1, s. 18 22Section 18. 175.35 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB444-ASA1,8,323 175.35 (2) (d) Forty-eight hours, subject to extension under sub. (2g) (c) 4. c.,
24have elapsed from the time that the firearms dealer has received a confirmation
25number regarding the firearms restrictions record search under sub. (2g) (c) from the

1department of justice and the firearms dealer has not been notified that the transfer
2would be in violation of s. 941.29 or that the transferee would be prohibited from
3possessing a firearm based on a disqualifying mental health adjudication
.
AB444-ASA1, s. 19 4Section 19. 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB444-ASA1,8,95 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. a. If the search indicates that the transferee is prohibited from
6possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 or based on a disqualifying mental health
7adjudication
, the department shall provide the firearms dealer with a unique
8nonapproval number. The department may not disclose to the firearms dealer the
9reason the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29.
AB444-ASA1,8,1210 b. If the search indicates that the transferee is not prohibited from possessing
11a firearm under s. 941.29 or based on a disqualifying mental health adjudication, the
12department shall provide the firearms dealer with a unique approval number.
AB444-ASA1, s. 20 13Section 20. 175.35 (2k) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB444-ASA1,8,2114 175.35 (2k) (ar) 2. Check each duplicate notification form received under sub.
15(2j) against the information recorded by the department regarding the corresponding
16request for a firearms restrictions record search under sub. (2g). If the department
17previously provided a unique approval number regarding the request and nothing
18in the duplicate completed notification form indicates that the transferee is
19prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 or based on a disqualifying
20mental health adjudication
, the department shall destroy all records regarding that
21firearms restrictions record search within 30 days after receiving the duplicate form.
AB444-ASA1, s. 21 22Section 21. 175.50 of the statutes is created to read:
AB444-ASA1,8,24 23175.50 License to carry a concealed weapon. (1) Definitions. In this
24section:
AB444-ASA1,8,2525 (ab) "Alcohol beverages" has the meaning given in s. 125.02 (1).
AB444-ASA1,9,1
1(abm) "Alcohol concentration" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (1v).
AB444-ASA1,9,42 (ac) "Background check" means a search of department and court records
3conducted under sub. (9g) to determine a person's eligibility for a license to carry a
4concealed weapon.
AB444-ASA1,9,55 (ag) Except in subs. (2g) (b) and (11) (c) 1. b., "carry" means to go armed with.
AB444-ASA1,9,76 (ah) "Controlled substance" means a controlled substance, as defined in s.
7961.01 (4), or a controlled substance analog, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m).
AB444-ASA1,9,88 (aj) "Department" means the department of justice.
AB444-ASA1,9,99 (am) "Drunk driving offense" means any of the following:
AB444-ASA1,9,1010 1. A violation of s. 346.63 or a local ordinance in conformity with that section.
AB444-ASA1,9,1211 2. A violation of a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band
12in this state in conformity with s. 346.63.
AB444-ASA1,9,1813 3. A violation of the law of another jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m),
14that prohibits use of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, while under the influence of
15a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog, or a combination thereof, with
16an excess or specified range of alcohol concentration, or while under the influence of
17any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or
18substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction's laws.
AB444-ASA1,9,2319 (bm) "Handgun" means any weapon designed or redesigned, or made or
20remade, and intended to be fired while held in one hand and to use the energy of an
21explosive to expel a projectile through a smooth or rifled bore. "Handgun" does not
22include a machine gun, as defined in s. 941.27 (1), a short-barreled rifle, as defined
23in s. 941.28 (1) (b), or a short-barreled shotgun, as defined in s. 941.28 (1) (c).
AB444-ASA1,9,2524 (bq) "Intoxicant" means any alcohol beverage, controlled substance, or other
25drug, or any combination thereof.
AB444-ASA1,10,1
1(c) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
AB444-ASA1,10,32 (d) "Licensee" means an individual holding a valid license to carry a concealed
3weapon issued under this section.
AB444-ASA1,10,44 (e) "Misdemeanor crime of violence" means any of the following:
AB444-ASA1,10,65 1. A misdemeanor violation of chs. 940, 941, or 948 or of s. 947.013 or a violation
6of s. 947.01.
AB444-ASA1,10,87 2. A crime under federal law or the law of another state that is comparable to
8a crime described in subd. 1.
AB444-ASA1,10,109 (eg) "Misdemeanor delinquency adjudication" means a finding that a juvenile
10is delinquent for an act that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
AB444-ASA1,10,1211 (f) "Out-of-state authorization" means a valid permit document or a valid
12license document issued by another state if all of the following apply:
AB444-ASA1,10,1413 1. The permit document or license document documents that a person is
14authorized under the law of that state to carry a concealed weapon in that state.
AB444-ASA1,10,1615 2. The state is listed in the rule promulgated by the department of justice under
16s. 165.25 (11).
AB444-ASA1,10,2117 (g) "Out-of-state licensee" means an individual who is 21 years of age or over,
18who is not a Wisconsin resident, who has been issued an out-of-state authorization,
19and who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 or from
20possessing a firearm that has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce
21under federal law.
AB444-ASA1,10,2222 (h) "Private property" has the meaning given in s. 943.13 (1e) (e).
AB444-ASA1,10,2423 (i) "Proprietor" means a person to whom a Class "B" or "Class B" license or
24permit has been issued under ch. 125.
AB444-ASA1,11,3
1(ig) "Purpose of authorized analysis" means for the purpose of determining or
2obtaining evidence of the presence, quantity, or concentration of any intoxicant in a
3person's blood, breath, or urine.
AB444-ASA1,11,54 (is) "Test facility" means a test facility or agency prepared to administer tests
5under s. 343.305 (2).
AB444-ASA1,11,76 (j) "Weapon" means a handgun, an electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (4),
7a tear gas gun, a knife other than a switchblade knife under s. 941.24, or a billy club.
AB444-ASA1,11,12 8(2) Issuance of license. (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) 1. and (c), each
9county, through its sheriff, shall issue licenses to carry a concealed weapon to an
10individual who meets the qualifications specified in sub. (3) and who completes the
11application process specified in sub. (7). A license to carry a concealed weapon issued
12under this section shall meet the requirements specified in sub. (2m).
AB444-ASA1,11,1513 (b) 1. A sheriff may, but is not required to, issue licenses to carry a concealed
14weapon under this section if, before the first day of the 4th month beginning after the
15effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], all of the following occur:
AB444-ASA1,11,1716 a. The sheriff requests the county board of the sheriff's county to authorize him
17or her to decline to issue licenses to carry a concealed weapon under this section.
AB444-ASA1,11,2018 b. After receiving a request from the sheriff under subd. 1. a., the county board
19of the sheriff's county grants the sheriff's request by a two-thirds vote of all the
20members of the board.
AB444-ASA1,11,2321 2. At any time the county board of the sheriff's county may rescind the
22authorization it grants under subd. 1. by a two-thirds vote of all members of the
23county board.
AB444-ASA1,12,224 (c) Any 2 or more sheriffs may by agreement jointly exercise powers granted
25to them and discharge duties imposed on them under this section. An agreement for

1joint issuance of licenses to carry a concealed weapon under this section may be
2entered into at any time and shall satisfy all of the following criteria:
AB444-ASA1,12,33 1. The agreement shall be in writing.
AB444-ASA1,12,54 2. The agreement shall be approved by the county board of the county of each
5sheriff who is a party to the agreement.
AB444-ASA1,12,86 2m. The agreement shall specify how the powers and duties that are the subject
7of the agreement are to be allocated among the sheriffs that are parties to the
8agreement.
AB444-ASA1,12,119 3. The agreement shall specify how costs incurred and moneys received under
10this section shall be apportioned among the sheriffs who are a party to the agreement
11and their respective counties.
AB444-ASA1,12,1312 4. The agreement shall designate one county to be identified as the county of
13issuance.
AB444-ASA1,12,1714 5. If a sheriff who is party to an agreement has issued licenses under this
15section before entering into the agreement, the agreement shall provide for the
16renewal of any licenses that were issued by that sheriff before he or she entered into
17the agreement.
AB444-ASA1,13,2 18(2g) Carrying a concealed weapon; carrying and display of license document
19or authorization.
(a) A licensee or an out-of-state licensee may carry a concealed
20weapon anywhere in this state except as provided under sub. (15m) or (16) or s.
21941.20 (1) (b) or 943.13 (1m) (c). This paragraph does not limit the right that a person
22may have under s. 943.13 (1m) (c) to prohibit a licensee or an out-of-state licensee
23from entering or remaining in a building used by a health care facility, as defined in
24s. 150.84 (2), or a clinic or office that is used by a physician licensed under ch. 448

1if the licensee or out-of-state licensee is carrying a concealed weapon. In this
2paragraph, "building" includes a part of a building.
AB444-ASA1,13,53 (b) A licensee shall carry his or her license document and an out-of-state
4licensee shall carry his or her out-of-state authorization at all times during which
5he or she is going armed with a concealed weapon.
AB444-ASA1,13,96 (c) If he or she is carrying a concealed weapon, a licensee shall display his or
7her license document and an out-of-state licensee shall display his or her
8out-of-state authorization to a law enforcement officer upon the request of the law
9enforcement officer.
AB444-ASA1,13,14 10(2i) Preliminary breath screening test. (a) Requirement. A person shall
11provide a sample of his or her breath for a preliminary breath screening test if a law
12enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person is violating sub.
13(16) (cm) 1. and if, prior to an arrest, the law enforcement officer requested that the
14person provide this sample.
AB444-ASA1,13,1915 (b) Use of test results. A law enforcement officer may use the results of a
16preliminary breath screening test for the purpose of deciding whether or not to arrest
17a person for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) 1. or for the purpose of deciding whether or
18not to request a chemical test under sub. (2k). Following the preliminary breath
19screening test, chemical tests may be required of the person under sub. (2k).
AB444-ASA1,13,2320 (c) Admissibility. The result of a preliminary breath screening test is not
21admissible in any action or proceeding except to show probable cause for an arrest,
22if the arrest is challenged, or to show that a chemical test was properly required of
23a person under sub. (2k).
AB444-ASA1,13,2524 (d) Refusal. There is no penalty for a violation of par. (a). Neither sub. (17) (b)
25nor the general penalty provision under s. 939.61 applies to that violation.
AB444-ASA1,14,6
1(2j) Implied consent. Any person who carries a concealed weapon in this state
2is deemed to have given consent to provide one or more samples of his or her breath,
3blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis as required under sub. (2k).
4Any person who carries a concealed weapon in this state is deemed to have given
5consent to submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood, or urine
6for the purpose of authorized analysis as required under sub. (2k).
AB444-ASA1,14,14 7(2k) Chemical tests. (a) Requirement. 1. `Samples; submission to tests.' A
8person shall provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the
9purpose of authorized analysis if he or she is arrested for a violation of sub. (16) (cm)
101. and if he or she is requested to provide the sample by a law enforcement officer.
11A person shall submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood, or
12urine for the purpose of authorized analysis if he or she is arrested for a violation of
13sub. (16) (cm) 1. and if he or she is requested to submit to the test by a law
14enforcement officer.
AB444-ASA1,14,1815 2. `Information.' A law enforcement officer requesting a person to provide a
16sample or to submit to a chemical test under subd. 1. shall inform the person of all
17of the following at the time of the request and prior to obtaining the sample or
18administering the test:
AB444-ASA1,14,1919 a. That he or she is deemed to have consented to tests under sub. (2i).
AB444-ASA1,14,2220 b. That a refusal to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test constitutes
21a violation under par. (e) and is subject to the same penalties and procedures as a
22violation of sub. (16) (cm) 1.
AB444-ASA1,14,2423 c. That in addition to the designated chemical test under par. (b) 2. he or she
24may have an additional chemical test under par. (c) 1.
AB444-ASA1,15,6
13. `Unconscious person.' A person who is unconscious or otherwise not capable
2of withdrawing consent is presumed not to have withdrawn consent under this
3paragraph, and if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the
4person violated sub. (16) (cm) 1., one or more chemical tests may be administered to
5the person without a request under subd. 1. and without providing information
6under subd. 2.
AB444-ASA1,15,127 (b) Chemical tests. 1. `Test facility.' Upon the request of a law enforcement
8officer, a test facility shall administer a chemical test of breath, blood, or urine for
9the purpose of authorized analysis. A test facility shall be prepared to administer
102 of the 3 chemical tests of breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized
11analysis. The department may enter into agreements for the cooperative use of test
12facilities.
AB444-ASA1,15,1513 2. `Designated chemical test.' A test facility shall designate one chemical test
14of breath, blood, or urine which it is prepared to administer first for the purpose of
15authorized analysis.
AB444-ASA1,15,1916 3. `Additional chemical test.' A test facility shall specify one chemical test of
17breath, blood, or urine, other than the test designated under subd. 2., which it is
18prepared to administer for the purpose of authorized analysis as an additional
19chemical test.
AB444-ASA1,16,520 4. `Validity; procedure.' A chemical test of blood or urine conducted for the
21purpose of authorized analysis is valid as provided under s. 343.305 (6). The duties
22and responsibilities of the laboratory of hygiene, department of health and family
23services, and department of transportation under s. 343.305 (6) apply to a chemical
24test of blood or urine conducted for the purpose of authorized analysis under this
25subsection. Blood may be withdrawn from a person arrested for a violation of sub.

1(16) (cm) 1. only by a physician, registered nurse, medical technologist, physician
2assistant, or person acting under the direction of a physician and the person who
3withdraws the blood, the employer of that person, and any hospital where blood is
4withdrawn have immunity from civil or criminal liability as provided under s.
5895.53.
AB444-ASA1,16,136 5. `Report.' A test facility which administers a chemical test of breath, blood,
7or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis under this subsection shall prepare
8a written report which shall include the findings of the chemical test, the
9identification of the law enforcement officer or the person who requested a chemical
10test, and the identification of the person who provided the sample or submitted to the
11chemical test. The test facility shall transmit a copy of the report to the law
12enforcement officer and the person who provided the sample or submitted to the
13chemical test.
AB444-ASA1,16,2014 (c) Additional and optional chemical tests. 1. `Additional chemical test.' If a
15person is arrested for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) 1. and if the person is requested to
16provide a sample or to submit to a test under par. (a) 1., the person may request the
17test facility to administer the additional chemical test specified under par. (b) 3. or,
18at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have any qualified person
19administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of
20authorized analysis.
AB444-ASA1,17,321 2. `Optional test.' If a person is arrested for a violation of sub. (16) (cm) 1. and
22if the person is not requested to provide a sample or to submit to a test under par. (a)
231., the person may request the test facility to administer a chemical test of his or her
24breath or, at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have any qualified
25person administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose

1of authorized analysis. If a test facility is unable to perform a chemical test of breath,
2the person may request the test facility to administer the designated chemical test
3under par. (b) 2. or the additional chemical test under par. (b) 3.
AB444-ASA1,17,54 3. `Compliance with request.' A test facility shall comply with a request under
5this paragraph to administer any chemical test that it is able to perform.
AB444-ASA1,17,96 4. `Inability to obtain chemical test.' The failure or inability of a person to
7obtain a chemical test at his or her own expense does not preclude the admission of
8evidence of the results of a chemical test required and administered under pars. (a)
9and (b).
AB444-ASA1,17,1710 (d) Admissibility; effect of test results; other evidence. The results of a chemical
11test required or administered under par. (a), (b), or (c) are admissible in any civil or
12criminal action or proceeding arising out of the acts committed by a person alleged
13to have violated sub. (16) (cm) 1. on the issue of whether the person had alcohol
14concentrations at or above specified levels or was under the influence of an
15intoxicant. Results of these chemical tests shall be given the effect required under
16s. 885.235. This subsection does not limit the right of a law enforcement officer to
17obtain evidence by any other lawful means.
AB444-ASA1,17,2418 (e) Refusal. No person may refuse a lawful request to provide one or more
19samples of his or her breath, blood, or urine or to submit to one or more chemical tests
20under par. (a). A person shall not be deemed to refuse to provide a sample or to submit
21to a chemical test if it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the refusal
22was due to a physical inability to provide the sample or to submit to the test due to
23a physical disability or disease unrelated to the use of an intoxicant. Issues in any
24action concerning a violation of par. (a) or this paragraph are limited to:
AB444-ASA1,18,2
11. Whether the law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe the
2person was violating or had violated sub. (16) (cm) 1.
AB444-ASA1,18,43 2. Whether the person was lawfully placed under arrest for violating sub. (16)
4(cm) 1.
AB444-ASA1,18,85 3. Whether the law enforcement officer requested the person to provide a
6sample or to submit to a chemical test and provided the information required under
7par. (a) 2. or whether the request and information were unnecessary under par. (a)
83.
AB444-ASA1,18,109 4. Whether the person refused to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical
10test.
AB444-ASA1,18,17 11(2m) License document; content of license. (a) Subject to pars. (b), (c), and
12(d), the department shall design a single license document for licenses issued and
13renewed under this section. The department shall complete the design of the license
14document no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective
15date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and shall distribute the design for
16the license document to any sheriff who issues licenses under sub. (2) (a) or (c) for the
17sheriff to use for licenses that he or she issues under this section.
AB444-ASA1,18,1918 (b) A license document for a license issued under this section shall contain all
19of the following on one side:
AB444-ASA1,18,2020 1. The full name, date of birth, and residence address of the licensee.
AB444-ASA1,18,2121 2. A color photograph of the licensee.
AB444-ASA1,18,2322 3. A physical description of the licensee, including gender, height, weight, and
23hair and eye color.
AB444-ASA1,18,2424 4. The date on which the license was issued.
AB444-ASA1,18,2525 5. The date on which the license expires.
AB444-ASA1,19,1
16. The name of this state.
AB444-ASA1,19,22 7. The name of the county that issues the license.
AB444-ASA1,19,43 8. A unique identification number for each licensee that begins with a unique
4code number, which the department shall establish, for the county listed in subd. 7.
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