SB214-SSA3,7,19 15(2) Issuance of license. (a) Except as provided in pars. (am), (b) 1., and (c),
16each county, through its sheriff, shall issue licenses to carry a concealed weapon to
17an individual who meets the qualifications specified in sub. (3) and who completes
18the application process specified in sub. (7). A license to carry a concealed weapon
19issued under this section shall meet the requirements specified in sub. (2m).
SB214-SSA3,7,2120 (am) A county may choose not to issue licenses to carry a concealed weapon
21under this section if all of the following occur:
SB214-SSA3,7,2222 1. One of the following occurs:
SB214-SSA3,8,223 a. A petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed as provided in
24s. 8.37 with the clerk of the county and the petition has been signed by at least 10
25percent of the electors of the county requesting that the question of banning the

1carrying of concealed weapons in that county be submitted to the electors in a county
2referendum.
SB214-SSA3,8,43 b. A majority of the county board votes to submit the question of banning the
4carrying of concealed weapons in that county to the electors in a county referendum.
SB214-SSA3,8,105 2. The applicable question under subd. 1. is submitted to the electors at any
6general or regular county election that is held not less than 42 days nor more than
747 days from the date of the filing of the petition. If no general election or regular
8county election is to be held within the stated period, the governing body of the county
9shall order the holding of a special election, to be held not less than 42 days from the
10date of filing of the petition, for the purpose of submitting the question to the electors.
SB214-SSA3,8,1211 3. A majority of voters in the county voting at the referendum election vote to
12ban the carrying of concealed weapons in the county.
SB214-SSA3,8,1613 (b) 1. Except as provided in par. (am), a sheriff may, but is not required to, issue
14licenses to carry a concealed weapon under this section if, before the first day of the
154th month beginning after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts
16date], all of the following occur:
SB214-SSA3,8,1817 a. The sheriff requests the county board of the sheriff's county to authorize him
18or her to decline to issue licenses to carry a concealed weapon under this section.
SB214-SSA3,8,2119 b. After receiving a request from the sheriff under subd. 1. a., the county board
20of the sheriff's county grants the sheriff's request by a two-thirds vote of all the
21members of the board.
SB214-SSA3,8,2422 2. At any time the county board of the sheriff's county may rescind the
23authorization it grants under subd. 1. by a two-thirds vote of all members of the
24county board.
SB214-SSA3,9,4
1(c) Any 2 or more sheriffs may by agreement jointly exercise powers granted
2to them and discharge duties imposed on them under this section. An agreement for
3joint issuance of licenses to carry a concealed weapon under this section may be
4entered into at any time and shall satisfy all of the following criteria:
SB214-SSA3,9,55 1. The agreement shall be in writing.
SB214-SSA3,9,76 2. The agreement shall be approved by the county board of the county of each
7sheriff who is a party to the agreement.
SB214-SSA3,9,108 2m. The agreement shall specify how the powers and duties that are the subject
9of the agreement are to be allocated among the sheriffs that are parties to the
10agreement.
SB214-SSA3,9,1311 3. The agreement shall specify how costs incurred and moneys received under
12this section shall be apportioned among the sheriffs who are a party to the agreement
13and their respective counties.
SB214-SSA3,9,1514 4. The agreement shall designate one county to be identified as the county of
15issuance.
SB214-SSA3,9,1916 5. If a sheriff who is party to an agreement has issued licenses under this
17section before entering into the agreement, the agreement shall provide for the
18renewal of any licenses that were issued by that sheriff before he or she entered into
19the agreement.
SB214-SSA3,9,22 20(2g) Carrying a concealed weapon; carrying and display of license document
21or authorization.
(a) A licensee may carry a concealed weapon anywhere in this
22state except as provided under sub. (16) or s. 941.20 (1) (b).
SB214-SSA3,9,2423 (b) A licensee shall carry his or her license document at all times during which
24he or she is going armed with a concealed weapon.
SB214-SSA3,10,3
1(c) If he or she is carrying a concealed weapon, a licensee shall display his or
2her license document to a law enforcement officer upon the request of the law
3enforcement officer.
SB214-SSA3,10,10 4(2m) License document; content of license. (a) Subject to pars. (b), (c), and
5(d), the department shall design a single license document for licenses issued and
6renewed under this section. The department shall complete the design of the license
7document no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective
8date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and shall distribute the design for
9the license document to any sheriff who issues licenses under sub. (2) (a) or (c) for the
10sheriff to use for licenses that he or she issues under this section.
SB214-SSA3,10,1211 (b) A license document for a license issued under this section shall contain all
12of the following on one side:
SB214-SSA3,10,1313 1. The full name, date of birth, and residence address of the licensee.
SB214-SSA3,10,1414 2. A color photograph of the licensee.
SB214-SSA3,10,1615 3. A physical description of the licensee, including gender, height, weight, and
16hair and eye color.
SB214-SSA3,10,1717 4. The date on which the license was issued.
SB214-SSA3,10,1818 5. The date on which the license expires.
SB214-SSA3,10,1919 6. The name of this state.
SB214-SSA3,10,2020 7. The name of the county that issues the license.
SB214-SSA3,10,2221 8. A unique identification number for each licensee that begins with a unique
22code number, which the department shall establish, for the county listed in subd. 7.
SB214-SSA3,10,2323 (c) The license document may not contain the licensee's social security number.
SB214-SSA3,11,224 (d) A license document issued under this section shall be, to the maximum
25extent possible, tamper proof. The contents of the license document shall be included

1in the document in substantially the same way that the contents of an operator's
2license document issued under s. 343.17 are included on that document.
SB214-SSA3,11,4 3(3) Qualifications for obtaining a license. An individual is eligible for a
4license under this section if all of the following apply:
SB214-SSA3,11,55 (a) The individual is at least 21 years of age.
SB214-SSA3,11,76 (b) The individual does not have a physical disability that prevents him or her
7from safely handling a weapon.
SB214-SSA3,11,98 (c) The individual is not prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm
9that has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
SB214-SSA3,11,1010 (d) The individual is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29.
SB214-SSA3,11,1211 (e) During the preceding 5 years, the individual has not been civilly committed
12under s. 51.20 for being drug dependent.
SB214-SSA3,11,1613 (f) During the preceding 5 years, the individual has not been convicted for any
14violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit any violation, of ch.
15961 or of a federal law or a law of another state that is comparable to any provision
16of ch. 961.
SB214-SSA3,11,2117 (g) The individual does not chronically and habitually use alcohol beverages or
18other substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. A person
19is presumed chronically and habitually to use alcohol beverages or other substances
20to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired if, within the preceding
215 years, any of the following applies:
SB214-SSA3,11,2322 1. The individual has been committed for involuntary treatment under s. 51.45
23(13).
SB214-SSA3,11,2424 2. The individual has been convicted of a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b).
SB214-SSA3,12,2
13. In 2 or more cases arising out of separate incidents, a court has found the
2individual to have committed a drunk driving offense.
SB214-SSA3,12,33 (h) The individual has done one of the following:
SB214-SSA3,12,54 2. Successfully completed a National Rifle Association firearm training or
5firearm safety course or class.
SB214-SSA3,12,96 3. Successfully completed a firearm training or firearm safety course or class
7conducted by an instructor certified by the state in which the course or class was
8conducted, by the National Rifle Association, or by another national or state
9organization that certifies firearms instructors.
SB214-SSA3,12,1610 4. Successfully completed a firearm safety or firearm training course or class
11that is available to the general public and that is offered by a law enforcement agency,
12a private or public school, institution, or organization, or a firearm training school,
13if the course or class uses instructors certified by the National Rifle Association, by
14another national or state organization that certifies firearms instructors, or by the
15department or if the curriculum meets the minimum requirements of the law
16enforcement standards board.
SB214-SSA3,12,1917 5. Successfully completed a firearm safety or firearm training course or class
18offered for law enforcement officers, correctional officers, special deputies, private
19detectives licensed under s. 440.26, or other security or law enforcement personnel.
SB214-SSA3,12,2220 6. Participated in organized shooting competitions or military training that
21gave the applicant experience with firearms that the sheriff determines is
22substantially equivalent to any course or class specified in subds. 2. to 5.
SB214-SSA3,13,223 (i) The individual has not been found incompetent under ch. 880 or, if the
24individual has been found incompetent under ch. 880, he or she was subsequently

1found to be competent and at least 5 years have elapsed from the date that he or she
2was found to be competent.
SB214-SSA3,13,53 (im) The individual was not the subject of a protective placement under s. 55.06
4as a minor unless at least 5 years have elapsed from the date on which his or her
5protective placement ended.
SB214-SSA3,13,116 (j) The individual has not been involuntarily committed for treatment under
7s. 51.20 due to mental illness or a developmental disability or, if the individual has
8been involuntarily committed for treatment under s. 51.20 due to mental illness or
9a developmental disability, he or she shows, through evidence from a psychiatrist
10licensed in this state, that he or she has not been disabled due to mental illness or
11a developmental disability for at least 5 years.
SB214-SSA3,13,1312 (k) The individual has not been found incompetent under s. 971.14 or, if the
13individual has been found incompetent under s. 971.14, one of the following applies:
SB214-SSA3,13,1514 1. He or she was subsequently found to be competent and at least 5 years have
15elapsed from the date that he or she was found to be competent.
SB214-SSA3,13,1816 2. He or she was not subsequently found to be competent and he or she shows,
17through evidence from a psychiatrist licensed in this state, that he or she has not
18been disabled due to mental illness or a developmental disability for at least 5 years.
SB214-SSA3,13,2319 (L) The individual has not been found not guilty by reason of mental disease
20or defect under s. 971.17 or, if the individual has been found not guilty by reason of
21mental disease or defect under s. 971.17, he or she presents evidence from a
22psychiatrist licensed in this state that he or she has not been disabled due to mental
23illness or a developmental disability for at least 5 years.
SB214-SSA3,14,224 (m) Within the preceding 5 years, the individual was not convicted of a
25misdemeanor crime of violence or was not serving a sentence, on probation, or subject

1to a dispositional order under ch. 938 for committing a misdemeanor crime of
2violence.
SB214-SSA3,14,53 (n) The individual has not been charged with a felony or a misdemeanor crime
4of violence for which the prosecution was suspended under a deferred prosecution
5agreement unless 5 years have elapsed since the date of the agreement.
SB214-SSA3,14,86 (o) The individual is not the subject of any pending civil or criminal case, the
7disposition of which could disqualify him or her from having a license under this
8subsection.
SB214-SSA3,14,139 (p) The individual has not previously submitted an application for a license
10under this section to any county and had the application denied, unless each reason
11for the denial is no longer applicable because of changed circumstances or, if the
12denial was based on a restriction under sub. (3) that applies for a specified period of
13time, because that time period has run.
SB214-SSA3,14,1714 (q) The individual has not had a license that was issued under this section
15revoked, unless each reason for the revocation is no longer applicable because of
16changed circumstances or, if the revocation was based on a restriction under sub. (3)
17that applies for a specified period of time, because that time period has run.
SB214-SSA3,14,1818 (r) The individual has not been convicted under sub. (17) (c), (d), or (e).
SB214-SSA3,14,1919 (s) The individual is a Wisconsin resident.
SB214-SSA3,15,7 20(5) Application and renewal forms. The department shall design an
21application form for use by individuals who apply for a license under this section and
22a renewal form for use by individuals applying for renewal of a license under sub.
23(15). The department shall complete the design of the application form no later than
24the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection ....
25[revisor inserts date], and shall complete the design of the renewal form no later than

1the first day of the 54th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection
2.... [revisor inserts date]. The department shall distribute the designs for both forms
3to any sheriff who issues licenses under sub. (2) (a) or (c) for use in making the
4application forms and the license renewal forms described in this section. The forms
5designed by the department under this subsection shall only require the applicant
6to provide his or her name, address, date of birth, race, gender, height, weight, hair
7and eye color, and fingerprints and shall include all of the following:
SB214-SSA3,15,98 (e) A statement that the applicant is eligible for a license if the requirements
9specified in sub. (3) are met.
SB214-SSA3,15,1210 (f) A statement explaining the privilege of self-defense and defense of others
11under s. 939.48, with a place for the applicant to sign his or her name to indicate that
12he or she has read and understands the statement.
SB214-SSA3,15,1513 (g) A statement that the applicant has received a copy of this section, with a
14place for the applicant to sign his or her name to indicate that he or she has read and
15understands the requirements of this section.
SB214-SSA3,15,1816 (h) A statement that the application is being made under oath and that an
17applicant may be prosecuted if he or she gives a false answer to any question on the
18application or submits a falsified document with the application.
SB214-SSA3,15,2019 (i) A statement of the penalties for giving a false answer to any question on the
20application or submitting a falsified document with the application.
SB214-SSA3,15,23 21(6) Oath. An applicant shall swear under oath that the information that he or
22she provides in an application submitted under sub. (7) and any document submitted
23with the application is true and complete to the best of his or her knowledge.
SB214-SSA3,16,3
1(7) Submission of application. An individual may apply for a license under this
2section with any sheriff. An applicant shall submit all of the following to the sheriff
3through whom he or she is applying for a license:
SB214-SSA3,16,54 (a) An application in the form prescribed under sub. (5) that has been sworn
5to as required under sub. (6).
SB214-SSA3,16,86 (bd) A license fee set by the sheriff issuing the license that does not exceed
7either the cost to the sheriff of issuing a license to an individual under this section,
8including the cost of equipment purchase or rental, or $75, whichever is less.
SB214-SSA3,16,99 (bh) The fee for a background check specified in sub. (9g) (c).
SB214-SSA3,16,1010 (bp) A shooting range improvement fee of $15.
SB214-SSA3,16,1111 (bt) A law enforcement excellence fund fee of $15.
SB214-SSA3,16,1312 (d) A photocopy of a certificate or other evidence showing the applicant's
13qualifications under sub. (3) (h).
SB214-SSA3,16,1514 (e) A full-face photograph of the applicant taken within the 30-day period
15immediately preceding the date of the applicant's application.
SB214-SSA3,16,18 16(9) Processing of application. (a) Upon receiving an application submitted
17under sub. (7), a sheriff shall request that the department conduct a background
18check, as provided under sub. (9g).
SB214-SSA3,16,2019 (b) Subject to par. (c), a sheriff shall process the application in a reasonable time
20period and shall do one of the following:
SB214-SSA3,16,2221 1. Issue the license and promptly send the licensee his or her license document
22by 1st class mail.
SB214-SSA3,17,223 2. Deny the application, but only if the applicant fails to qualify under the
24criteria specified in sub. (3). If the sheriff denies the application, he or she shall

1inform the applicant in writing, stating the reason and factual basis for the denial
2to the extent permitted under federal law.
SB214-SSA3,17,83 (c) Except as provided in sub. (9r), a sheriff may not issue a license until 7 days,
4subject to extension under sub. (9g) (b) 3. c., have elapsed from the time that the
5sheriff has received a confirmation number regarding the background check under
6sub. (9g) (b) 1. from the department, unless the department has notified the sheriff
7that the background check does not indicate that the applicant is disqualified for a
8license under sub. (3) (c), (d), (f), (g) 2. or 3., (k), (L), (m), (n), (o), or (r).
SB214-SSA3,17,12 9(9g) Background checks. (a) A sheriff shall request that the department
10conduct a background check by calling the department, using a toll-free telephone
11number provided by the department, and providing the department with the name,
12date of birth, gender, and race of the applicant.
SB214-SSA3,17,1413 (b) Upon receiving a request under par. (a), the department shall conduct a
14background check using the following procedure:
SB214-SSA3,17,1615 1. The department shall provide the sheriff with a confirmation number
16confirming the receipt of the information under par. (a).
SB214-SSA3,17,2017 2. The department shall conduct the background check regarding an applicant
18for a license under this section. In conducting a background check under this
19subdivision, the department shall use the transaction information for management
20of enforcement system and the national crime information center system.
SB214-SSA3,17,2321 3. The department shall notify the sheriff, either during the initial telephone
22call or as soon thereafter as practicable, of the results of the background check as
23follows:
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