SB93-SSA1,20,2321 2. If the department suspends or revokes a license under this section, the
22suspension or revocation takes effect when the individual whose license has been
23suspended or revoked receives the notice under subd. 1.
SB93-SSA1,20,2524 3. Within 7 days after receiving the notice, the individual whose license has
25been suspended or revoked shall do one of the following:
SB93-SSA1,21,2
1a. Deliver the license document personally or by certified mail to the
2department.
SB93-SSA1,21,53 b. Mail a signed statement to the department stating that he or she no longer
4has possession of his or her license document and stating the reasons why he or she
5no longer has possession.
SB93-SSA1,21,8 6(14g) Departmental review. The department shall promulgate rules providing
7for the review of any action by the department denying an application for, or
8suspending or revoking, a license under this section.
SB93-SSA1,21,13 9(14m) Appeals to the circuit court. (a) An individual aggrieved by any action
10by the department denying an application for, or suspending or revoking, a license
11under this section, may appeal directly to the circuit court of the county in which the
12individual resides without regard to whether the individual has sought review under
13the process established in sub. (14g).
SB93-SSA1,21,2114 (b) To begin an appeal under this subsection, the aggrieved individual shall file
15a petition for review with the clerk of the applicable circuit court within 30 days of
16receiving notice of denial of an application for a license or of suspension or revocation
17of a license. The petition shall state the substance of the department's action from
18which the individual is appealing and the grounds upon which the individual
19believes the department's action to be improper. The petition may include a copy of
20any records or documents that are relevant to the grounds upon which the individual
21believes the department's action to be improper.
SB93-SSA1,21,2422 (c) A copy of the petition shall be served upon the department either personally
23or by registered or certified mail within 5 days after the individual files his or her
24petition under par. (b).
SB93-SSA1,22,4
1(d) The department shall file an answer within 15 days after being served with
2the petition under par. (c). The answer shall include a brief statement of the actions
3taken by the department. The department shall include with the answer when filed
4a copy of any documents or records on which the department based its action.
SB93-SSA1,22,85 (e) The court shall review the petition, the answer, and any records or
6documents submitted with the petition or the answer. The review under this
7paragraph shall be conducted by the court without a jury but the court may schedule
8a hearing and take testimony.
SB93-SSA1,22,109 (f) The court shall reverse the department's action if the court finds any of the
10following:
SB93-SSA1,22,1211 1. That the department failed to follow any procedure, or take any action,
12prescribed under this section.
SB93-SSA1,22,1413 2. That the department erroneously interpreted a provision of law and a correct
14interpretation compels a different action.
SB93-SSA1,22,1615 3. That the department's action depends on a finding of fact that is not
16supported by substantial evidence in the record.
SB93-SSA1,22,1817 4. a. If the appeal is regarding a denial, that the denial was based on factors
18other than the factors under sub. (3).
SB93-SSA1,22,2019 b. If the appeal is regarding a suspension or revocation, that the suspension or
20revocation was based on criteria other than those under sub. (14) (a) or (am).
SB93-SSA1,22,2221 (g) 1. The court's decision shall provide whatever relief is appropriate
22regardless of the original form of the petition.
SB93-SSA1,22,2523 2. If the court reverses the department's action, the court may order the
24department to pay the aggrieved individual all court costs and reasonable attorney
25fees.
SB93-SSA1,23,4
1(15) License expiration and renewal. (a) Except as provided in par. (e) and
2sub. (9r) (b), an optional license issued under this section is valid for a period of 5
3years from the date on which the license is issued unless the license is suspended or
4revoked under sub. (14).
SB93-SSA1,23,95 (b) The department shall design a notice of expiration form. At least 90 days
6before the expiration date of a license issued under this section, the department shall
7mail to the licensee a notice of expiration form and a form for renewing the license.
8The department shall renew the license if, no later than 90 days after the expiration
9date of the license, the licensee does all of the following:
SB93-SSA1,23,1010 1. Submits a renewal application on the form provided by the department.
SB93-SSA1,23,1311 2. Submits a statement reporting that the information provided under subd.
121. is true and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and that he or she is not
13disqualified under sub. (3).
SB93-SSA1,23,1414 4. Pays all of the following:
SB93-SSA1,23,1715 a. A renewal fee in an amount, as determined by the department by rule, that
16is equal to the cost of renewing the license but does not exceed $27. The department
17shall determine the costs of renewing a license by using a 5-year planning period.
SB93-SSA1,23,1918 b. A fee for a background check that is equal to the fee charged under s. 175.35
19(2i).
SB93-SSA1,23,2120 (c) The department shall conduct a background check of a licensee as provided
21under sub. (9g) before renewing the licensee's license under par. (b).
SB93-SSA1,23,2322 (d) The department shall issue a renewal license by 1st class mail within 21
23days of receiving a renewal application, statement, and fees under par. (b).
SB93-SSA1,24,224 (e) The license of a member of the U.S. armed forces, a reserve unit of the armed
25forces, or the national guard who is deployed overseas while on active duty may not

1expire until at least 90 days after the end of the licensee's overseas deployment
2unless the license is suspended or revoked under sub. (14).
SB93-SSA1,24,5 3(17) Penalties. (a) Any person who violates sub. (2m) (e), (12), or (12g) may
4be fined not more than $500 or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than
530 days or both.
SB93-SSA1,24,106 (ar) Any law enforcement officer who uses excessive force based solely on an
7individual's status as a licensee may be fined not more than $500 or sentenced to a
8term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both. The application of the
9criminal penalty under this paragraph does not preclude the application of any other
10civil or criminal remedy.
SB93-SSA1,24,1411 (b) Any person required under sub. (14) (b) 3. to relinquish or deliver an
12optional license document to the department who intentionally violates the
13requirements of that subdivision shall be fined not more than $500 and may be
14imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
SB93-SSA1,24,17 15(18) Reciprocity agreements. The department may enter into reciprocity
16agreements with other states as to matters relating to licenses or other authorization
17to carry concealed weapons.
SB93-SSA1,25,2 18(19) Statistical report. By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit
19a statistical report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor that
20indicates the number of optional licenses applied for, issued, denied, suspended, and
21revoked under this section during the previous calendar year. For the licenses
22denied, the report shall indicate the reasons for the denials and the part of the
23application process in which the reasons for denial were discovered. For the licenses
24suspended or revoked, the report shall indicate the reasons for the suspensions and
25revocations. The department may not include in the report any information that may

1be used to identify an applicant or a licensee, including, but not limited to, a name,
2address, birth date, or social security number.
SB93-SSA1,25,7 3(21) Immunity. The department of justice, the department of transportation,
4and the employees of each department; clerks, as defined in sub. (11) (a) 1., and their
5staff; and court automated information systems, as defined under sub. (11) (a) 2., and
6their employees are immune from liability arising from any act or omission under
7this section, if done so in good faith.
SB93-SSA1, s. 45 8Section 45. 345.11 (1s) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,25,119 345.11 (1s) The uniform traffic citation shall be used by a traffic officer
10employed under s. 110.07 for a violation of s. 167.31 (2) (b), (c) or (d) when committed
11on a highway.
SB93-SSA1, s. 46 12Section 46. 345.20 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,25,1713 345.20 (2) (f) Sections 23.50 to 23.85 apply to actions in circuit court to recover
14forfeitures and weapons surcharges imposed under ch. 814 for violations of s. 167.31
15(2) (b), (c), or (d). No points may be assessed against the driving record of a person
16convicted of a violation of s. 167.31 (2) (b), (c) , or (d). The report of conviction shall
17be forwarded to the department.
SB93-SSA1, s. 47 18Section 47. 813.12 (6) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,25,2519 813.12 (6) (am) 1. If an injunction is issued or extended under sub. (4) or if a
20tribal injunction is filed under s. 806.247 (3), the clerk of the circuit court shall notify
21the department of justice of the injunction and shall provide the department of
22justice with information concerning the period during which the injunction is in
23effect and information necessary to identify the respondent for purposes of a firearms
24restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under s.
25175.60 (9g) (a)
.
SB93-SSA1, s. 48
1Section 48. 813.122 (9) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,26,72 813.122 (9) (am) 1. If an injunction is issued or extended under sub. (5), the
3clerk of the circuit court shall notify the department of justice of the injunction and
4shall provide the department of justice with information concerning the period
5during which the injunction is in effect and information necessary to identify the
6respondent for purposes of a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g)
7(c) or a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
SB93-SSA1, s. 49 8Section 49. 813.125 (5r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,26,159 813.125 (5r) (a) If an order prohibiting a respondent from possessing a firearm
10is issued under sub. (4m), the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the department
11of justice of the existence of the order prohibiting a respondent from possessing a
12firearm and shall provide the department of justice with information concerning the
13period during which the order is in effect and information necessary to identify the
14respondent for purposes of a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g)
15(c) or a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
SB93-SSA1, s. 50 16Section 50. 895.527 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,26,1917 895.527 (5) (a) Section 167.30 (1), 941.20 (1) (d) or 948.605 or any rule
18promulgated under those sections regulating or prohibiting the discharge of
19firearms.
SB93-SSA1, s. 51 20Section 51. 938.34 (14q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,27,521 938.34 (14q) Certain bomb scares and firearm violations. In addition to any
22other disposition imposed under this section, if the juvenile is found to have violated
23s. 947.015 and the property involved is owned or leased by the state or any political
24subdivision of the state, or if the property involved is a school premises, as defined
25in s. 948.61 (1) (c), or if the juvenile is found to have violated s. 941.235 or 948.605,

1immediately suspend the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40),
2for 2 years. The court shall immediately forward to the department of transportation
3the notice of suspension, stating that the suspension is for a violation of s. 947.015
4involving school premises, or for a violation of s. 941.235 or 948.605. If otherwise
5eligible, the juvenile is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10.
SB93-SSA1, s. 52 6Section 52. 938.396 (2g) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,27,137 938.396 (2g) (n) Firearms restriction record search or background check. If a
8juvenile is adjudged delinquent for an act that would be a felony if committed by an
9adult, the court clerk shall notify the department of justice of that fact. No other
10information from the juvenile's court records may be disclosed to the department of
11justice except by order of the court. The department of justice may disclose any
12information provided under this subsection only as part of a firearms restrictions
13record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
SB93-SSA1, s. 53 14Section 53. 938.78 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,28,1015 938.78 (3) Release of information when escape or absence; rules. If a juvenile
16adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12, 1993 stats., or s. 938.12 or found to be in need
17of protection or services under s. 48.13 (12), 1993 stats., or s. 48.13 (14), 1993 stats.,
18or s. 938.13 (12) or (14) on the basis of a violation of s. 943.23 (1m) or (1r), 1999 stats.,
19or s. 941.10, 941.11, 941.20, 941.21, 941.23, 941.235, 941.237, 941.24, 941.26, 941.28,
20941.295, 941.298, 941.30, 941.31, 941.32, 941.325, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10 (2)
21(a), 943.23 (1g), 943.32 (2), 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.055, 948.085 (2),
22948.60, 948.605, or 948.61 or any crime specified in ch. 940 has escaped from a
23juvenile correctional facility, residential care center for children and youth, inpatient
24facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), juvenile detention facility, or juvenile portion of
25a county jail, or from the custody of a peace officer or a guard of such a facility, center,

1or jail, or has been allowed to leave a juvenile correctional facility, residential care
2center for children and youth, inpatient facility, juvenile detention facility, or
3juvenile portion of a county jail for a specified time period and is absent from the
4facility, center, home, or jail for more than 12 hours after the expiration of the
5specified period, the department or county department having supervision over the
6juvenile may release the juvenile's name and any information about the juvenile that
7is necessary for the protection of the public or to secure the juvenile's return to the
8facility, center, home, or jail. The department shall promulgate rules establishing
9guidelines for the release of the juvenile's name or information about the juvenile to
10the public.
SB93-SSA1, s. 54 11Section 54. 939.22 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,28,1812 939.22 (10) "Dangerous weapon" means any firearm, whether loaded or
13unloaded; any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great
14bodily harm; any ligature or other instrumentality used on the throat, neck, nose, or
15mouth of another person to impede, partially or completely, breathing or circulation
16of blood; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (4); or any other device or
17instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated
18or likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
SB93-SSA1, s. 55 19Section 55. 939.22 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA1,28,2220 939.22 (11m) "Electric weapon" means any device which is designed,
21redesigned, used or intended to be used, offensively or defensively, to immobilize or
22incapacitate persons by the use of electric current.
SB93-SSA1, s. 56 23Section 56. 939.632 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,28,2524 939.632 (1) (e) 3. Any misdemeanor under s. 940.19 (1), 940.225 (3m), 940.32
25(2), 940.42, 940.44, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.235, 941.24 or 941.38 (3).
SB93-SSA1, s. 57
1Section 57. 941.23 of the statutes is repealed.
SB93-SSA1, s. 58 2Section 58. 941.232 of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA1,29,3 3941.232 Carrying a weapon at certain locations. (1) In this section:
SB93-SSA1,29,44 (a) "Carry" means to go armed with.
SB93-SSA1,29,65 (b) "Weapon" means a handgun, an electric weapon, a knife other than a
6switchblade knife under s. 941.24, or a billy club.
SB93-SSA1,29,9 7(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), any person other than a law enforcement
8officer who knowingly carries a weapon or a firearm that is not a weapon into any
9of the following places is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor:
SB93-SSA1,29,1110 1. Any portion of a building that is a police station, sheriff's office, or state
11patrol station.
SB93-SSA1,29,1212 2. A prison, jail, house of correction, or secured correctional facility.
SB93-SSA1,29,1313 3. A county, state, or federal courthouse.
SB93-SSA1,29,1414 4. A place beyond a security checkpoint in an airport.
SB93-SSA1,29,1515 (b) The prohibitions under par. (a) do not apply to any of the following:
SB93-SSA1,29,1716 1. A weapon in a vehicle driven or parked in a parking facility located in a
17building that is used as, or any portion of which is used as, a location under par. (a).
SB93-SSA1,29,2018 2. A weapon in a courthouse if a judge is carrying the weapon or if another
19individual, whom a judge has permitted in writing to carry a weapon, is carrying the
20weapon.
SB93-SSA1,29,2221 3. A weapon in a courthouse if a district attorney, or an assistant district
22attorney, is carrying the weapon.
SB93-SSA1,30,2 23(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), an employer may prohibit an employee
24from carrying a concealed weapon or a particular type of concealed weapon in the

1course of the employee's employment or during any part of the course of the
2employee's employment.
SB93-SSA1,30,83 (b) An employer may not prohibit an employee, as a condition of employment,
4from carrying a concealed weapon, a particular type of concealed weapon, or
5ammunition or from storing a weapon, a particular type of weapon, or ammunition
6in the employee's own motor vehicle, regardless of whether the motor vehicle is used
7in the course of employment or whether the motor vehicle is driven or parked on
8property used by the employer.
SB93-SSA1,30,119 (c) An employer that does not prohibit one or more employees from carrying a
10concealed weapon under par. (a) is immune from any liability arising from its
11decision.
SB93-SSA1, s. 59 12Section 59. 941.235 of the statutes is repealed.
SB93-SSA1, s. 60 13Section 60. 941.237 of the statutes is repealed.
SB93-SSA1, s. 61 14Section 61. 941.295 of the statutes is repealed.
SB93-SSA1, s. 62 15Section 62. 941.299 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,30,1816 941.299 (1) (a) "Correctional officer" has the meaning given in s. 941.237 (1)
17(b)
means any person employed by the state or any political subdivision as a guard
18or officer whose principal duties are the supervision and discipline of inmates
.
SB93-SSA1, s. 63 19Section 63. 943.13 (1e) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 943.13 (1e) (ar).
SB93-SSA1, s. 64 20Section 64. 943.13 (1e) (aL) of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA1,30,2121 943.13 (1e) (aL) "Carry" means to go armed with.
SB93-SSA1, s. 65 22Section 65. 943.13 (1e) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA1,30,2423 943.13 (1e) (cm) "Nonresidential building" includes any privately or publicly
24owned building on the grounds of a university or college.
SB93-SSA1, s. 66 25Section 66. 943.13 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA1,31,4
1943.13 (1m) (b) Enters or remains on any land of another after having been
2notified by the owner or occupant not to enter or remain on the premises. This
3paragraph does not apply to an individual if the owner's or occupant's intent is to
4prevent the individual from carrying a firearm on the owner's or occupant's land.
SB93-SSA1, s. 67 5Section 67. 943.13 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA1,31,156 943.13 (1m) (c) 1. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains at a residence
7that the actor does not own or occupy after the owner of the residence, if he or she
8has not leased it to another person, or the occupant of the residence has notified the
9actor not to enter or remain at the residence while carrying a firearm. In this
10subdivision, "residence," with respect to a single-family residence, includes the
11residence building and the parcel of land upon which the residence building is
12located, and "residence," with respect to a residence that is not a single-family
13residence, does not include any common area of the building in which the residence
14is located or any common areas of the rest of the parcel of land upon which the
15residence building is located.
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