SB214-engrossed,40,1918 a. The licensee is the subject of a pending civil or criminal case, the disposition
19of which could require revocation of his or her license under par. (a).
SB214-engrossed,40,2120 b. A court has prohibited the licensee from possessing a dangerous weapon
21under s. 969.02 (3) (c).
SB214-engrossed,40,2422 2. If the sheriff suspends a license under subd. 1., he or she shall restore the
23license if, upon disposition of the case, the person to whom the license was issued
24meets all of the criteria specified in sub. (3).
SB214-engrossed,41,2
1(b) 1. If a sheriff revokes or suspends a license under this section, the revocation
2or suspension shall take effect immediately.
SB214-engrossed,41,83 2. A sheriff who suspends or revokes a license issued under this section shall
4send the individual whose license has been suspended or revoked notice of the
5suspension or revocation by certified mail within one day after the suspension or
6revocation. Within 7 days after receiving the notice, the individual whose license has
7been suspended or revoked shall deliver the license document personally or by
8certified mail to the sheriff.
SB214-engrossed,41,12 9(14m) Appeals. (a) A person aggrieved by any action by a sheriff denying an
10application for a license or suspending or revoking a license under this section may
11appeal directly to the circuit court of the sheriff's county or, if applicable, to the circuit
12court of the county of issuance designated under sub. (2) (c).
SB214-engrossed,41,2013 (b) To begin an appeal under this subsection, the aggrieved person shall file a
14petition for review with the clerk of the applicable circuit court within 30 days after
15the date of the sheriff's action or, if applicable, within 30 days after the date of the
16notice provided to the person under sub. (9) (b) 2. The petition shall state the
17substance of the sheriff's action that the person is appealing from and the grounds
18upon which the person believes the sheriff's action to be improper. The petition may
19include a copy of any records or documents that are relevant to the grounds upon
20which the person believes the sheriff's action to be improper.
SB214-engrossed,41,2321 (c) A copy of the petition shall be served upon the sheriff either personally or
22by registered or certified mail within 5 days after the person files his or her petition
23under par. (b).
SB214-engrossed,42,224 (d) The sheriff shall file an answer within 15 days after being served with the
25petition under par. (c). The answer shall include a brief statement of the actions

1taken by the sheriff, and a copy of any documents or records on which the sheriff
2based his or her action shall be included with the answer when filed.
SB214-engrossed,42,83 (e) The court shall review the petition, the answer, and any records or
4documents submitted with the petition or the answer. The review under this
5paragraph shall be conducted by the court without a jury and shall be confined to the
6petition, the answer, and any records or documents submitted with the petition or
7the answer, except that in cases of alleged irregularities in procedure by the sheriff
8the court may take testimony that the court determines is appropriate.
SB214-engrossed,42,109 (f) The court shall affirm the sheriff's action unless the court finds any of the
10following:
SB214-engrossed,42,1111 1. That the sheriff failed to follow procedure prescribed under this section.
SB214-engrossed,42,1312 2. That the sheriff erroneously interpreted a provision of law and a correct
13interpretation compels a different action.
SB214-engrossed,42,1514 3. That the sheriff's action depends on a finding of fact that is not supported
15by substantial evidence in the record.
SB214-engrossed,42,1716 (g) The court's decision shall provide whatever relief is appropriate regardless
17of the original form of the petition.
SB214-engrossed,42,21 18(15) License expiration and renewal. (a) Except as provided in sub. (9r) (b)
191., a license issued under this section is valid for a period of 5 years from the date on
20which the license is issued unless the license is suspended or revoked under sub. (9g)
21(e) 1. or (14).
SB214-engrossed,43,222 (b) The department shall design a form notice of expiration and shall distribute
23the form to any sheriff who issues licenses under sub. (2) (a) or (c) for use under this
24paragraph. At least 90 days before the expiration date of a license issued under this
25section, the sheriff who issued the license shall mail to the licensee a notice of

1expiration and a form for renewing the license. The sheriff shall renew the license
2if, before the date the license expires, the licensee does all of the following:
SB214-engrossed,43,33 1. Submits a renewal application on the form provided by the sheriff.
SB214-engrossed,43,64 2. Submits a notarized affidavit swearing under oath that the information
5provided under subd. 1. is true and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and
6that he or she is qualified under sub. (3).
SB214-engrossed,43,77 4. Pays all of the following:
SB214-engrossed,43,108 a. A fee set by the sheriff that does not exceed either the cost to the sheriff of
9renewing a license issued under this section, including the cost of equipment
10purchase or rental, or $75, whichever is less.
SB214-engrossed,43,1111 b. The fee for a background check specified in sub. (9g) (c).
SB214-engrossed,43,1212 c. A shooting range improvement fee of $15.
SB214-engrossed,43,1313 d. A law enforcement excellence fund fee of $15.
SB214-engrossed,43,1614 (c) The sheriff shall request that the department conduct a background check
15of a licensee as provided under sub. (9g) before renewing the licensee's license under
16par. (b).
SB214-engrossed,43,2017 (d) If an individual whose license has expired does not submit a renewal
18application under par. (b) before 6 months after the expiration date, the license shall
19permanently expire. An individual whose license has permanently expired may be
20issued a new license if he or she applies for a license under sub. (7).
SB214-engrossed,43,25 21(15m) Private employer restrictions. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a
22private employer may prohibit a licensee or an out-of-state licensee that it employs
23from carrying a concealed weapon or a particular type of concealed weapon in the
24course of the licensee's or out-of-state licensee's employment or during any part of
25the licensee's or out-of-state licensee's course of employment.
SB214-engrossed,44,4
1(b) A private employer may not prohibit a licensee or an out-of-state licensee,
2as a condition of employment, from carrying a concealed weapon or a particular type
3of concealed weapon in the licensee's or out-of-state licensee's own motor vehicle,
4regardless of whether the motor vehicle is used in the course of employment.
SB214-engrossed,44,6 5(16) Prohibited activity. (a) Neither a licensee nor an out-of-state licensee
6may knowingly carry a concealed weapon in any of the following places:
SB214-engrossed,44,77 1. A place that has been declared a nuisance under ch. 823.
SB214-engrossed,44,118 2. A police station, sheriff's office, or state patrol station. This subdivision does
9not prohibit a peace officer who is acting within the scope of his or her employment
10from carrying a concealed weapon in a police station, sheriff's office, or state patrol
11station.
SB214-engrossed,44,1212 3. A prison, jail, house of correction, or secured correctional facility.
SB214-engrossed,44,1613 4. A courthouse, except that a judge who is a licensee may carry a concealed
14weapon in a courthouse in which he or she is presiding in court and may permit in
15writing any other licensee or out-of-state licensee to carry a concealed weapon in a
16courthouse in which he or she is presiding in court.
SB214-engrossed,44,1917 5. A place at which a school, college, or professional athletic event is taking
18place, unless the event is related to firearms and the licensee or out-of-state licensee
19is a participant in the event.
SB214-engrossed,44,2020 6. A school administration building.
SB214-engrossed,44,2221 7. Any premises for which a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit has been
22issued under ch. 125, unless one of the following applies:
SB214-engrossed,44,2423 a. The licensee or the out-of-state licensee is a person described in s. 941.237
24(3) (a), (b), (c), (cm), or (d).
SB214-engrossed,45,2
1b. If the licensee or the out-of-state licensee is carrying a handgun, his or her
2possession of the handgun is described in s. 941.237 (3) (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), or (j).
SB214-engrossed,45,53 c. The sale of intoxicating liquors or fermented malt beverages or both on those
4premises accounts for not more than 50% of the proprietor's receipts from those
5premises.
SB214-engrossed,45,76 8. An airport, unless the weapon is encased for shipment as baggage to be
7transported by aircraft.
SB214-engrossed,45,88 9. A place in which carrying the weapon is prohibited by federal law.
SB214-engrossed,45,109 10. A building or part of a building used for religious worship or another
10religious purpose.
SB214-engrossed,45,1111 11. A building or part of a building that is used to provide child care services.
SB214-engrossed,45,1412 12. A building or part of a building that is used for a domestic violence victim
13services program or by an organization that provides a safe haven for victims of
14domestic violence.
SB214-engrossed,45,1515 13. A facility licensed as a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33 (2).
SB214-engrossed,45,1716 14. A building located on the campus of a private or public university, college,
17or technical college.
SB214-engrossed,45,1918 15. A building or part of a building used for instructional purposes by a private
19or public university, college, or technical college.
SB214-engrossed,45,2020 16. A kindergarten facility or classroom.
SB214-engrossed,45,2321 (am) Notwithstanding par. (a) 10., 11., 12., and 13., the owner or authorized
22representative may permit a licensee or out-of-state licensee to carry a concealed
23weapon in any of the places mentioned in par. (a) 10., 11., 12., or 13.
SB214-engrossed,46,424 (at) Neither a licensee nor an out-of-state licensee may carry a concealed
25weapon in a building owned or leased by the state or any political subdivision of the

1state if the building provides electronic screening for weapons at all public entrances
2to the building and for the locked storage of weapons on the premises while the
3licensee or out-of-state licensee is in the building. This paragraph does not apply
4to:
SB214-engrossed,46,65 1. Peace officers or armed forces or military personnel who go armed in the line
6of duty.
SB214-engrossed,46,87 2. A person authorized to carry a weapon in the building by the chief of police
8of the city, village, or town or the sheriff of the county in which the building is located.
SB214-engrossed,46,109 3. A person authorized to carry a weapon in the building by the chief of the
10capitol police, if the building is owned or leased by the state.
SB214-engrossed,46,1411 (b) Neither a licensee nor an out-of-state licensee may knowingly carry a
12handgun in a school zone, as defined in s. 948.605 (1) (c), unless he or she is not in
13or on the grounds of a school, as defined in s. 948.61 (1) (b), and one of the following
14applies:
SB214-engrossed,46,1515 1. The individual is in a motor vehicle or on a snowmobile or bicycle.
SB214-engrossed,46,1716 2. The individual has exited a motor vehicle and is encasing the handgun or
17storing it in the motor vehicle.
SB214-engrossed,46,2018 3. The individual is traveling directly to any person's private property from his
19or her place of employment or business, from any person's private property, or from
20a place outside of the school zone.
SB214-engrossed,46,2321 4. The individual is traveling directly to his or her place of employment or
22business from another place of his or her employment or business, from any person's
23private property, or from a place outside of the school zone.
SB214-engrossed,47,3
15. The individual is traveling directly to a place outside of the school zone from
2another place outside of the school zone, from any individual's private property, or
3from his or her place of employment or business.
SB214-engrossed,47,44 6. The individual's possession of the handgun is described in s. 948.605 (2) (b).
SB214-engrossed,47,75 (c) Neither a licensee nor an out-of-state licensee may carry a weapon other
6than a handgun on school premises, as defined in s. 948.61 (1) (c), unless he or she
7is a person described in or a person whose conduct is described in s. 948.61 (3).
SB214-engrossed,47,98 (cm) 1. A person may not carry a concealed weapon if any of the following
9applies:
SB214-engrossed,47,1010 a. The person's alcohol concentration exceeds 0.08.
SB214-engrossed,47,1211 b. The person is under the influence of an intoxicant to a degree which
12materially impairs his or her ability to handle the weapon.
SB214-engrossed,47,1713 2. A person may be charged with and a prosecutor may proceed upon a
14complaint based upon a violation of subd. 1. a. or b. or both for acts arising out of the
15same incident or occurrence. If the person is charged with violating both subd. 1. a.
16and b., the offenses shall be joined. Subdivision 1. a. and b. each requires proof of a
17fact for conviction which the other does not require.
SB214-engrossed,47,1818 (d) This subsection does not apply to a peace officer, as defined in s. 939.22 (22).
SB214-engrossed,47,20 19(17) Penalties. (a) Any person who violates sub. (2g) (b) or (c) may be required
20to forfeit not more than $25.
SB214-engrossed,47,2221 (b) Any person who violates sub. (2k) (e) or (16) may be fined not more than
22$1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both.
SB214-engrossed,48,223 (c) Any person who intentionally falsely swears under sub. (6) or (15) (b) 2. or
24who intentionally makes a false statement to a sheriff in requesting or in connection

1with the issuance of an emergency license under sub. (9r) shall be fined not less than
2$500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 9 months.
SB214-engrossed,48,43 (d) Any person who intentionally violates sub. (12) (a) shall be fined not less
4than $500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 9 months.
SB214-engrossed,48,85 (e) Any person required under sub. (14) (b) 2. to relinquish or deliver a license
6document to a sheriff who intentionally violates the requirements of that subdivision
7shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for
8not more than 9 months.
SB214-engrossed,48,11 9(18) Access to records. Records created or kept under this section by the
10department or a sheriff, other than reports created under sub. (19) or records created
11under sub. (20), are not subject to access under s. 19.35.
SB214-engrossed,48,19 12(19) Statistical report. (a) By February 1 of each year, a sheriff who is issuing
13or renewing licenses under this section shall submit a statistical report to the
14department indicating the number of licenses applied for, issued, denied, suspended,
15and revoked under this section during the previous calendar year. For the licenses
16denied, the report shall indicate the reasons for the denials and the part of the
17application process during which the reasons for denial were discovered. For the
18licenses suspended or revoked, the report shall indicate the reasons for the
19suspensions and revocations.
SB214-engrossed,49,220 (b) By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a statistical report
21to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor that is compiled from the
22reports submitted under par. (a) and that indicates the number of licenses applied
23for, issued, denied, suspended, and revoked under this section during the previous
24calendar year. For the licenses denied, the report shall indicate the reasons for the
25denials and the part of the application process in which the reasons for denial were

1discovered. For the licenses suspended or revoked, the report shall indicate the
2reasons for the suspensions and revocations.
SB214-engrossed,49,8 3(20) Law enforcement excellence fund. (a) If a county's sheriff issues licenses
4under sub. (2) (a) or is party to an agreement under sub. (2) (c), the county board shall
5establish a law enforcement excellence fund. All money received by a sheriff from
6payments made under subs. (7) (bt) and (15) (b) 4. d. shall be deposited in accordance
7with s. 59.25 (3) (u) 4. in the law enforcement excellence fund established under this
8subsection.
SB214-engrossed,49,119 (b) A law enforcement excellence fund established under this subsection shall
10be used to improve law enforcement services in the county and may not be used to
11supplant or replace other funds otherwise available to the sheriff.
SB214-engrossed,49,14 12(20m) Grants for shooting ranges. (a) Using the fees collected under sub.
13(7) (bp) and (15) (b) 4. c., a sheriff issuing licenses under this section shall award
14grants to persons for construction or improvement of shooting ranges.
SB214-engrossed,49,1715 (b) A grant awarded under this subsection may be for up to 50% of the cost of
16the construction or improvement of the shooting range. A grant awarded under this
17subsection may not be used to pay for any of the following:
SB214-engrossed,49,1918 1. The construction of clubhouses and facilities that are not essential to the
19operation of the shooting range.
SB214-engrossed,49,2020 2. The operation and maintenance of the shooting range.
SB214-engrossed,49,2421 (c) In order to receive a grant under this subsection, the person creating or
22improving a shooting range shall agree to provide, for a fee of not more than $20, a
23firearm safety course or class that will qualify an individual to satisfy the
24requirements under sub. (3) (h) for a license to carry a concealed weapon.
SB214-engrossed,50,5
1(d) In determining whether to make a grant under this subsection to a
2particular applicant, the sheriff shall consider the potential of the project to meet the
3needs of firearm safety courses or classes that meet the requirements under sub.
4(4m) in the area served by the shooting range relative to the proposed cost of the
5construction or improvement.
SB214-engrossed,50,10 6(21) Immunity. (a) The department and its employees, sheriffs and their
7employees, clerks, as defined in sub. (11) (d) 1. a., and their staff, court automated
8information systems, as defined under sub. (11) (d) 1. b., and its employees, and
9counties and their employees are immune from liability arising from any act or
10omission under this section, if done in good faith.
SB214-engrossed,50,1311 (b) A person providing a firearm safety or firearm training course or class in
12good faith is immune from liability arising from any act or omission related to the
13course or class if the course or class is one described in sub. (3) (h).
SB214-engrossed,50,1614 (c) A business or a nonprofit organization that permits a person to carry a
15concealed weapon on property that it owns or occupies is immune from any liability
16arising from its decision to do so, if done in good faith.
SB214-engrossed,50,1917 (d) An employer that permits any of its employees to carry a concealed weapon
18under sub. (15m) is immune from any liability arising from its decision to do so, if
19done in good faith.
SB214-engrossed, s. 22 20Section 22. 440.26 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB214-engrossed,51,221 440.26 (3m) Rules concerning dangerous weapons. The department shall
22promulgate rules relating to the carrying of dangerous weapons by a person who
23holds a license or permit issued under this section or who is employed by a person
24licensed under this section. The rules shall allow the person to go armed with a

1concealed weapon as permitted under s. 175.50 if the person is licensed under that
2section and
shall meet the minimum requirements specified in 15 USC 5902 (b).
SB214-engrossed, s. 23 3Section 23. 813.12 (6) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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