SB97, s. 11 5Section 11. 175.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,7,96 175.40 (1) (c) "Peace officer" has the meaning specified in s. 939.22 (22), but also
7does not include a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5). "Peace officer"
8includes any tribal law enforcement officer who is empowered to act under s. 165.92
9(2) (a).
Note: Excludes GLIFWC wardens from the general arrest and assist statute
applicable to most law enforcement officers, as Section 12 creates an arrest and assist
statute specific to GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 12 10Section 12 . 175.41 of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,7,12 11175.41 Arrest and assistance; wardens employed by the Great Lakes
12Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
(1) In this section:
SB97,7,1513 (a) "Ceded territory" means the territory in Wisconsin ceded by the Chippewa
14Indians to the United States in the treaty of 1837, 7 Stat. 536, and the treaty of 1842,
157 Stat. 591.
SB97,7,1716 (b) "Commission" means the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife
17Commission.
SB97,7,1918 (c) "Commission warden" means a conservation warden employed by the
19commission.
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1(2) For purposes of civil and criminal liability, a commission warden may, when
2in fresh pursuit, follow anywhere in the state outside the ceded territory and arrest
3any of the following:
SB97,8,54 (a) A Chippewa tribal member for violation of the Chippewa off-reservation
5conservation code, if the conditions of sub. (3) (a) and (e) are met.
SB97,8,76 (b) Any person for violation of the laws of this state, if the conditions of sub. (3)
7(a) to (e) are met.
SB97,8,10 8(3) Within the ceded territory, a commission warden may arrest a person for
9violation of state law or provide aid or assistance to a Wisconsin peace officer if all
10of the following criteria are met:
SB97,8,1111 (a) The commission warden is on duty and on official business.
SB97,8,1212 (b) Any of the following applies:
SB97,8,1313 1. The commission warden is responding to any of the following:
SB97,8,1514 a. An emergency situation that poses a significant threat to life or a significant
15threat of bodily harm.
SB97,8,1716 b. Acts that the commission warden believes, on reasonable grounds, constitute
17a felony.
SB97,8,1918 2. The commission warden is rendering aid or assistance to a Wisconsin peace
19officer in an emergency or at the request of the Wisconsin peace officer.
SB97,8,2220 (c) The commission warden meets the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1., (bn)
211., and (c) and has agreed to accept the duties of a law enforcement officer under the
22laws of this state.
SB97,9,223 (d) The commission has adopted and implemented written policies regarding
24making arrests and rendering aid or assistance under this subsection, including a

1policy on notification to and cooperation with the law enforcement agency of the
2jurisdiction in which such arrests are made.
SB97,9,33 (e) The commission maintains liability insurance that does all of the following:
SB97,9,54 1. Covers the commission and commission wardens for acts and omissions
5under sub. (4).
SB97,9,66 2. Has a limit of coverage not less than $2,000,000 for any occurrence.
SB97,9,87 3. Provides that the insurer, in defending a claim against the policy, may not
8raise the defense of sovereign immunity of the insured up to the limits of the policy.
SB97,9,15 9(4) Except as otherwise provided in an agreement between the commission and
10the state or a subdivision of the state, the commission is liable for all acts and
11omissions of a commission warden while acting under sub. (2) or (3), and neither the
12state nor any political subdivision of the state may be held liable for any action of a
13commission warden taken under the authority of sub. (2) or (3). For purposes of civil
14and criminal liability, a commission warden acting under sub. (2) or (3) is considered
15to be acting in an official capacity.
SB97,9,20 16(5) Subsections (2) and (3) apply only if the commission has presented evidence
17to the department of justice of the insurance under sub. (3) (e). Upon receipt of
18evidence of insurance under sub. (3) (e), the department of justice shall notify the
19sheriff of each county in the ceded territory that the commission has met this
20criterion for performing the powers and duties described under subs. (2) and (3).
SB97, s. 13 21Section 13. 340.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,9,2322 340.01 (3) (b) Conservation wardens' vehicles or, foresters' trucks, or vehicles
23used by commission wardens,
whether publicly or privately owned.
Note: Adds GLIFWC wardens' vehicles to the definition of "authorized emergency
vehicle."
SB97, s. 14
1Section 14 . 340.01 (8t) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,10,32 340.01 (8t) "Commission" means the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife
3Commission.
SB97, s. 15 4Section 15 . 340.01 (8u) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,10,65 340.01 (8u) "Commission warden" means a conservation warden employed by
6the commission.
Note: Sections 14 and 15 define "commission" and "commission warden" for
purposes of the statutes relating to motor vehicles and ATVs, except ch. 350, stats.
SB97, s. 16 7Section 16 . 341.17 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,10,98 341.17 (4) (h) To the commission, one copy of each automobile registration list
9under sub. (1).
SB97, s. 17 10Section 17 . 341.17 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,10,1211 341.17 (9) (c) 2. A law enforcement agency, a state authority or, a federal
12governmental agency, or the commission to perform a legally authorized function.
SB97, s. 18 13Section 18. 343.235 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,10,1514 343.235 (3) (a) A law enforcement agency, a state authority or, a federal
15governmental agency, or the commission to perform a legally authorized function.
SB97, s. 19 16Section 19 . 343.237 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,10,2017 343.237 (4) If a law enforcement agency of another state or the commission
18makes a request meeting all the requirements specified for a request by a Wisconsin
19law enforcement agency or a federal law enforcement agency under sub. (3), the
20department shall comply with the request if all of the following apply:
SB97,10,2221 (a) The law enforcement agency of the other state or the commission agrees to
22comply with all of the requirements under this section.
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1(b) The other state or the commission allows Wisconsin law enforcement
2agencies similar or greater access to similar information from that state or the
3commission
.
Note: Sections 16 to 19 give GLIFWC access to Department of Transportation
(DOT) records regarding vehicle registrations, and to personal identifying information
and drivers' license and identification card photographs to the same extent that current
law gives access to law enforcement agencies and others.
Much of this information is accessible through the TIME system, to which
GLIFWC is given access by Sections 7 and 8 of this bill. However, the Department of
Justice may not release the information via the TIME system to entities that do not have
independent authority to receive the information directly from DOT, which these
provisions provide.
SB97, s. 20 4Section 20 . 350.02 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,11,85 350.02 (3m) A law enforcement officer or a commission warden, as defined in
6s. 939.22 (5),
may operate a snowmobile on a highway in performance of his or her
7official duties if the snowmobile is equipped with a light that is red or blue or a
8combination thereof and that is flashing, oscillating, or rotating.
SB97, s. 21 9Section 21 . 350.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,11,1210 350.17 (2) No person operating a snowmobile shall refuse to stop after being
11requested or signaled to do so by a law enforcement officer or a commission warden,
12as defined in s. 939.22 (5)
.
Note: Section 20 authorizes GLIFWC wardens to operate snowmobiles on
highways, under specified circumstances, and Section 21 requires snowmobile operators
to stop when signaled by a GLIFWC warden.
SB97, s. 22 13Section 22 . 939.22 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,11,1514 939.22 (5) "Commission warden" means a conservation warden employed by
15the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
SB97, s. 23 16Section 23 . 939.22 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,11,1917 939.22 (22) "Peace officer" means any person vested by law with a duty to
18maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all
19crimes or is limited to specific crimes. "Peace officer" includes a commission warden.
SB97, s. 24
1Section 24 . 939.22 (37) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,12,42 939.22 (37) "State-certified commission warden" means a commission warden
3who meets the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1., (bn) 1., and (c) and has agreed to
4accept the duties of a law enforcement officer under the laws of this state.
Note: Sections 22 and 24 define "commission warden" and "state-certified
commission warden" for purposes of the criminal code, and Section 23 amends the
definition of "peace officer" to include GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 25 5Section 25. 940.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,12,126 940.20 (2) Battery to law enforcement officers and, fire fighters , and
7commission wardens
. Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to a law
8enforcement officer or fire fighter, as those terms are defined in s. 102.475 (8) (b) and
9(c), or to a commission warden, acting in an official capacity and the person knows
10or has reason to know that the victim is a law enforcement officer or, fire fighter, or
11commission warden,
by an act done without the consent of the person so injured, is
12guilty of a Class H felony.
Note: Makes battery to a GLIFWC warden a Class H felony, as is battery to a law
enforcement officer or fire fighter under current law.
SB97, s. 26 13Section 26 . 941.20 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,12,2014 941.20 (1m) (b) Whoever intentionally points a firearm at or towards a law
15enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first
16responder, or an ambulance driver, or a commission warden who is acting in an
17official capacity and who the person knows or has reason to know is a law
18enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first
19responder, or an ambulance driver, or a commission warden is guilty of a Class H
20felony.
Note: Makes intentionally pointing a firearm at a GLIFWC warden a Class H
felony, as is pointing a firearm at a law enforcement officer or certain others under current
law.
SB97, s. 27
1Section 27. 941.20 (3) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,13,32 941.20 (3) (b) 1. a. A peace officer, except for a commission warden who is not
3a state-certified commission warden
.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on the
discharge of a firearm from a vehicle extends only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 28 4Section 28. 941.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,13,9 5941.23 Carrying concealed weapon. Any person except a peace officer who
6goes armed with a concealed and dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A
7misdemeanor. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this section, peace
8officer does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission
9warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on carrying
a concealed weapon extends only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 29 10Section 29. 941.235 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,13,1611 941.235 (2) This section does not apply to peace officers or armed forces or
12military personnel who go armed in the line of duty or to any person duly authorized
13by the chief of police of any city, village or town, the chief of the capitol police, or the
14sheriff of any county to possess a firearm in any building under sub. (1).
15Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this subsection, peace officer does not
16include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on carrying
a firearm in a public building is extended only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 30 17Section 30. 941.237 (1) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB97,13,1918 941.237 (1) (dr) Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), "peace officer" does not include
19a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on carrying
a firearm where alcoholic beverages are sold is extended only to state-certified GLIFWC
wardens.
SB97, s. 31
1Section 31. 941.26 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,14,42 941.26 (4) (c) 2. Any peace officer acting in his or her official capacity.
3Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this subdivision, peace officer does
4not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on the use
of pepper spray is extended only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 32 5Section 32. 941.29 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,14,106 941.29 (10) (a) The person is a peace officer and the person possesses a firearm
7while in the line of duty or, if required to do so as a condition of employment, while
8off duty. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes of this paragraph, peace officer
9does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission
10warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on the
possession of a firearm by a person subject to a domestic abuse or child abuse injunction
extends only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 33 11Section 33. 941.295 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,14,1412 941.295 (2) (a) Any peace officer. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), for purposes
13of this paragraph, peace officer does not include a commission warden who is not a
14state-certified commission warden.
Note: Provides that the peace officers' exemption from the prohibition on the use
of an electric weapon is extended only to state-certified GLIFWC wardens.
SB97, s. 34 15Section 34. 941.2965 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB97,14,1816 941.2965 (3) (a) Any peace officer acting in the discharge of his or her official
17duties. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), this paragraph does not apply to a
18commission warden.
Note: Specifies that GLIFWC wardens are not exempt from prohibitions regarding
the possession or display of facsimile firearms.
SB97, s. 35 19Section 35. 941.298 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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