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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
March 25, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Dobyns, M. Lehman, Ladwig,
Musser, Porter, Goetsch, Vander Loop, Freese, Hasenohrl, Turner, Hahn,
Seratti, Nass, Underheim, Ryba, Brandemuehl, F. Lasee, Klusman, Handrick,
Kreibich, Ott, Walker, Plale, Green, Kaufert, J. Lehman, Vrakas, Travis
and
Gunderson, cosponsored by Senators Jauch, A. Lasee, Huelsman, Schultz,
Welch, Rude, Plache, Breske, Drzewiecki, Wirch, Buettner
and
Rosenzweig. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
AB208,1,2 1An Act to amend 66.312 (3); and to create 946.66 of the statutes; relating to:
2false reports of police misconduct and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law provides penalties for committing various acts that affect the
administration of government, including resisting or obstructing an officer,
obstructing justice by giving false information to an officer of any court, false
swearing and perjury. This bill prohibits a person from knowingly making a false
allegation that an officer has engaged in misconduct. A person who violates this
prohibition may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9
months or both.
In addition, current law requires a person in charge of a law enforcement
agency to prepare in writing and make available for public scrutiny a specific
procedure for processing and resolving complaints about the conduct of law
enforcement officers employed by the agency. This bill requires the written
procedure to include a conspicuous notice of the prohibition against and penalty for
making a false allegation of officer misconduct.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB208, s. 1
1Section 1. 66.312 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB208,2,72 66.312 (3) Citizen complaint procedure. Each person in charge of a law
3enforcement agency shall prepare in writing and make available for public scrutiny
4a specific procedure for processing and resolving a complaint by any person
5regarding the conduct of a law enforcement officer employed by the agency. The
6writing prepared under this subsection shall include a conspicuous notification of the
7prohibition and penalty under s. 946.66.
AB208, s. 2 8Section 2. 946.66 of the statutes is created to read:
AB208,2,9 9946.66 False reports of police misconduct. (1) In this section:
AB208,2,1110 (a) "Misconduct" means a violation of a federal, state or local law or of a rule
11established by an employer to govern an officer's conduct.
AB208,2,1212 (b) "Officer" has the meaning given in s. 946.41 (2) (b).
AB208,2,14 13(2) Whoever knowingly makes a false report of misconduct by an officer is
14guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AB208,2,1515 (End)
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