SB90, s. 35 19Section 35. 167.30 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB90,15,2220 167.30 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge of a firearm if the
21actor's conduct is justified or, had it been subject to a criminal penalty, would have
22been subject to a defense described in s. 939.45.
SB90, s. 36 23Section 36. 167.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB90,16,3
1167.31 (1) (b) "Encased" means enclosed in a case that is expressly made for
2the purpose of containing a firearm and
that is completely zipped, snapped, buckled,
3tied or otherwise fastened with no part of the firearm exposed.
SB90, s. 37 4Section 37. 167.31 (4) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB90,16,75 167.31 (4) (ar) The restrictions that apply to firearms under sub. (2) (a), (b), and
6(c), and, if the aircraft is not a commercial aircraft, sub. (3) (a) and (b), do not apply
7to any of the following if the firearm is a handgun, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (bm):
SB90,16,98 1. A person who is employed in this state by a public agency as a law
9enforcement officer and to whom s. 941.23 (1) (g) 2. to 5. and (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.
SB90,16,1110 2. A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1)
11(g), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.
SB90,16,1312 3. A former officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (c), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (c) 1. to
137. applies.
SB90,16,1514 4. A licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d), or an out-of-state licensee, as
15defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g).
SB90, s. 38 16Section 38. 167.31 (4) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
SB90,16,1917 167.31 (4) (at) Subsections (2) (c) and (d) and (3) (b) do not apply to the
18discharge of a firearm if the actor's conduct is justified or, had it been subject to a
19criminal penalty, would have been subject to a defense described in s. 939.45.
SB90, s. 39 20Section 39. 175.48 of the statutes is created to read:
SB90,16,22 21175.48 Law enforcement officer identification cards. (1) In this section,
22"Wisconsin law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 175.46 (1) (f).
SB90,17,2 23(2) If a Wisconsin law enforcement agency issues photographic identification
24cards to its officers, it may not require an officer to relinquish his or her card when

1the officer separates from service with the Wisconsin law enforcement agency unless
2one of the following applies:
SB90,17,33 (a) The officer may not lawfully possess a firearm under federal law.
SB90,17,54 (b) The officer did not separate from service in good standing as a law
5enforcement officer with the agency.
SB90,17,96 (c) The officer served as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of less than
710 years. This paragraph does not apply if the officer, after completing any
8applicable probationary period of service with the agency, separated from service
9with the agency due to a service-connected disability, as determined by the agency.
SB90,17,1210 (d) 1. A qualified medical professional employed by the law enforcement agency
11has found the officer to be unqualified to be a law enforcement officer for reasons
12related to the officer's mental health.
SB90,17,1713 2. The officer has entered into an agreement with the law enforcement agency
14from which he or she is separating from service in which the officer acknowledges
15that he or she is not qualified to be a law enforcement officer for reasons related to
16the officer's mental health and in which the officer declines the photographic
17identification for that reason.
SB90,17,21 18(3) Unless sub. (2) (a), (b), (c), or (d) applies, if a Wisconsin law enforcement
19agency does not issue photographic identification cards to its officers, it shall issue
20such a card to an officer who separates from service with that agency upon the
21separating officer's request and at his or her expense.
SB90,17,23 22(4) This section does not restrict the right of an officer who has separated from
23service to go armed with a firearm that is not concealed.
SB90, s. 40 24Section 40. 175.49 of the statutes is created to read:
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1175.49 Former law enforcement officers seeking to carry concealed
2weapons.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
SB90,18,33 (a) "Department" means the department of justice.
SB90,18,44 (b) "Destructive device" has the meaning given in 18 USC 921 (a) (4).
SB90,18,55 (c) "Firearm silencer" has the meaning given in s. 941.298 (1).
SB90,18,86 (d) "Former federal law enforcement officer" means a person who separated
7from service as a law enforcement officer at a federal law enforcement agency and
8who resides in Wisconsin.
SB90,18,119 (e) "Former law enforcement officer" means a person who separated from
10service as a law enforcement officer at a state or local law enforcement agency in
11Wisconsin.
SB90,18,1712 (f) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency that consists of one or more
13persons employed by the federal government, including any agency described under
1418 USC 926C (e) (2); a state, or a political subdivision of a state; the U.S. armed forces;
15or the national guard, that has as its purposes the prevention and detection of crime
16and the enforcement of laws or ordinances, and that is authorized to make arrests
17for crimes.
SB90,18,2118 (g) "Law enforcement officer" means a person who is employed by a law
19enforcement agency for the purpose of engaging in, or supervising others engaging
20in, the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of
21any person for, any violation of law and who has statutory powers of arrest.
SB90,18,2222 (h) "Machine gun" has the meaning given in s. 941.27 (1).
SB90,19,2 23(2) Certification of former law enforcement officers. (a) Upon the request
24of a former law enforcement officer and at the expense of the former law enforcement
25agency officer, a law enforcement agency that employed the former law enforcement

1officer shall, except as provided in par. (b), issue the former law enforcement officer
2a certification card as described in sub. (4) stating all of the following:
SB90,19,53 1. The type of firearm the former law enforcement officer is certified to carry,
4but no former law enforcement officer may be certified to carry a machine gun, a
5firearm silencer, or a destructive device.
SB90,19,126 2. The former law enforcement officer has been found by the state, or by a
7certified firearms instructor if such an instructor is qualified to conduct a firearms
8qualification test for law enforcement officers in the state, to meet the standards for
9qualification in firearms training for law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of
10the type under subd. 1., that are established by the state or, if the state does not
11establish standards, by the law enforcement agency from which the former law
12enforcement officer separated.
SB90,19,1413 3. The date on which the finding under subd. 2. was made and an expiration
14date that is 12 months later than that date.
SB90,19,1615 4. That, due to the finding under subd. 2., the former law enforcement officer
16is qualified to carry a concealed firearm of the type under subd. 1.
SB90,19,1917 (b) The law enforcement agency may not issue the former law enforcement
18officer a certification card under par. (a) unless the law enforcement agency first
19verifies all of the following:
SB90,19,2120 1. The former law enforcement officer separated from service as a law
21enforcement officer with the law enforcement agency in good standing.
SB90,19,2522 2. The former law enforcement officer served as a law enforcement officer for
23an aggregate of at least 10 years or the former law enforcement officer separated
24from law enforcement service due to a service-connected disability, as determined
25by the law enforcement agency, after completing any applicable probationary period.
SB90,20,3
13. a. A qualified medical professional employed by the law enforcement agency
2has not found the former law enforcement officer to be unqualified to be a law
3enforcement officer for reasons related to the former officer's mental health.
SB90,20,84 b. The former law enforcement officer has not entered into an agreement with
5the law enforcement agency from which he or she separated from service in which
6the former officer acknowledges that he or she is not qualified to be a law enforcement
7officer for reasons related to his or her mental health and in which he or she declines
8the photographic identification for that reason.
SB90,20,129 4. The former law enforcement officer is not prohibited under federal law from
10possessing a firearm as indicated by a search of the transaction information for
11management of enforcement system and the national crime information center
12system.
SB90,20,1913 5. The former law enforcement officer has, during the previous 12 months at
14his or her own expense, been found by the state, or by a certified firearms instructor
15if such an instructor is qualified to conduct a firearms qualification test for law
16enforcement officers in the state, to meet the standards for qualification in firearms
17training for law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the type under par. (a) 1.,
18that are established by the state or, if the state does not establish standards, by the
19law enforcement agency from which the former law enforcement officer separated.
SB90,20,24 20(3) Certification of former federal law enforcement officers. (a) Upon the
21request of a former federal law enforcement officer and at the expense of the former
22federal law enforcement officer, the department shall, except as provided in par. (b),
23issue the former federal law enforcement officer a certification card as described in
24sub. (4) stating all of the following:
SB90,21,3
11. The type of firearm the former federal law enforcement officer is certified to
2carry, but no former federal law enforcement officer may be certified to carry a
3machine gun, a firearm silencer, or a destructive device.
SB90,21,94 2. The former federal law enforcement officer been found by the state, or by a
5certified firearms instructor if such an instructor is qualified to conduct a firearms
6qualification test for law enforcement officers in the state, to meet the standards for
7qualification in firearms training for law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of
8the type under subd. 1., that are established by the state or, if the state does not
9establish standards, by any law enforcement agency in the state.
SB90,21,1110 3. The date on which the finding under subd. 2. was made and an expiration
11date that is 12 months later than that date.
SB90,21,1312 4. That, due to the finding under subd. 2., the former federal law enforcement
13officer is qualified to carry a concealed firearm of the type under subd. 1.
SB90,21,1614 (b) The department may not issue the former federal law enforcement officer
15a certification card under par. (a) unless the department first verifies all of the
16following:
SB90,21,1817 1. The former federal law enforcement officer separated from service as a law
18enforcement officer with the law enforcement agency in good standing.
SB90,21,2319 2. The former federal law enforcement officer served as a law enforcement
20officer for an aggregate of at least 10 years or the former federal law enforcement
21officer separated from law enforcement service due to a service-connected disability,
22as determined by the law enforcement agency from which the former federal law
23enforcement officer separated, after completing any applicable probationary period.
SB90,22,224 3. a. A qualified medical professional employed by the law enforcement agency
25from which the former federal law enforcement officer separated has not found the

1former federal law enforcement officer to be unqualified to be a law enforcement
2officer for reasons related to the former officer's mental health.
SB90,22,63 b. The former federal law enforcement officer has not entered into an
4agreement with the law enforcement agency from which he or she separated from
5service in which the former officer acknowledges that he or she is not qualified to be
6a law enforcement officer for reasons related to his or her mental health.
SB90,22,107 4. The former federal law enforcement officer is not prohibited under federal
8law from possessing a firearm as indicated by a search of the transaction information
9for management of enforcement system and the national crime information center
10system.
SB90,22,1711 5. The former federal law enforcement officer has, during the previous 12
12months at his or her own expense, been found by the state, or by a certified firearms
13instructor if such an instructor is qualified to conduct a firearms qualification test
14for law enforcement officers in the state, to meet the standards for qualification in
15firearms training for law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the type under
16par. (a) 1., that are established by the state or, if the state does not establish
17standards, by any law enforcement agency in the state.
SB90,22,20 18(4) Certification cards. (a) 1. Subject to pars. (b), (c), and (d) and sub. (3) (a),
19the department shall design a certification card to be issued by the department under
20sub. (3) (a).
SB90,22,2321 2. Subject to pars. (b), (c), and (d) and sub. (2) (a), each law enforcement agency,
22upon a request, shall design a certification card to be issued by the law enforcement
23agency under sub. (2) (a).
SB90,22,2424 (b) A certification card shall contain on one side all of the following:
SB90,23,2
11. The full name, date of birth, and residence address of the person who holds
2the certification card.
SB90,23,43 2. A photograph of the certification card holder and a physical description that
4includes sex, height, and eye color.
SB90,23,55 3. The name of this state.
SB90,23,96 (c) A certification card shall include a statement that the certification card does
7not confer any law enforcement authority on the certification card holder and does
8not make the certification card holder an employee or agent of the certifying agency
9or department.
SB90,23,1110 (d) A certification card may not contain the certification card holder's social
11security number.
SB90,23,22 12(5) Renewal of certification cards. A person who holds a current certification
13card issued under sub. (2) or (3) may renew the certification card by requesting the
14law enforcement agency or the department, whichever issued the current
15certification card, to renew the certification card at the expense of the person holding
16the card, if, before the date the certification card expires, the law enforcement agency
17verifies sub. (2) (b) 4. and 5. if the certification card holder is a former law
18enforcement officer, or the department verifies sub. (3) (b) 4. and 5. if the certification
19card holder is a former federal law enforcement officer, and the certification card
20holder provides any information necessary for the verification. The renewal shall
21state the date on which verification was made and an expiration date that is 12
22months later than that date.
SB90,24,3 23(5m) Fees. The department may charge a fee to verify eligibility for a
24certification card under this section, for the issuance of a certification card under sub.
25(3), or for the renewal of a certification card under sub. (5), but the fee may not exceed

1the costs the department incurs in verifying eligibility or for issuing or renewing a
2certification card. Payments made to the department under this subsection shall be
3credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (gu).
SB90,24,6 4(6) Immunity. (a) When acting in good faith under this section, the department
5and its employees and a law enforcement agency and its employees are immune from
6civil and criminal liability arising from any act or omission under this section.
SB90,24,107 (b) When acting in good faith under this section, an entity providing firearms
8training to comply with the requirements under sub. (2) (a) 2., (3) (a) 2., or (5) and
9its employees are immune from civil and criminal liability arising from any act or
10omission that is related to that training.
SB90,24,12 11(7) Going armed with a firearm. This section does not limit a former officer's
12right to go armed with a firearm that is not concealed.
SB90, s. 41 13Section 41. 175.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB90,24,15 14175.60 License to carry a concealed weapon. (1) Definitions. In this
15section:
SB90,24,1716 (ac) "Background check" means the searches the department conducts under
17sub. (9g) to determine a person's eligibility for a license to carry a concealed weapon.
SB90,24,1818 (ag) "Carry" means to go armed with.
SB90,24,1919 (b) "Department" means the department of justice.
SB90,24,2420 (bm) "Handgun" means any weapon designed or redesigned, or made or
21remade, and intended to be fired while held in one hand and to use the energy of an
22explosive to expel a projectile through a smooth or rifled bore. "Handgun" does not
23include a machine gun, as defined in s. 941.27 (1), a short-barreled rifle, as defined
24in s. 941.28 (1) (b), or a short-barreled shotgun, as defined in s. 941.28 (1) (c).
SB90,24,2525 (bv) "Law enforcement agency" does not include the department.
SB90,25,1
1(c) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
SB90,25,32 (d) "Licensee" means an individual holding a valid license to carry a concealed
3weapon issued under this section.
SB90,25,44 (e) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (35).
SB90,25,65 (f) "Out-of-state license" means a valid permit, license, approval, or other
6authorization issued by another state if all of the following apply:
SB90,25,87 1. The permit, license, approval, or other authorization is for the carrying of a
8concealed weapon.
SB90,25,129 2. The state is listed in the rule promulgated by the department under s. 165.25
10(12) and, if that state does not require a background search for the permit, license,
11approval, or authorization, the permit, license, approval, or authorization
12designates that the holder chose to submit to a background search.
SB90,25,1413 (g) "Out-of-state licensee" means an individual who is 21 years of age or over,
14who is not a Wisconsin resident, and who has been issued an out-of-state license.
SB90,25,1515 (h) "Photographic identification card" means one of the following:
SB90,25,1716 1. An operator's license issued under ch. 343 or an identification card issued
17under s. 343.50.
SB90,25,1918 2. A license or card issued by a state other than Wisconsin that is substantially
19equivalent to a license or card under subd. 1.
SB90,25,2320 (i) "State identification card number" means the unique identifying driver
21number assigned to a person by the department of transportation under s. 343.17 (3)
22(a) 4. or, if the person has no driver number, the number assigned to the person on
23an identification card issued under s. 343.50.
SB90,25,2524 (j) "Weapon" means a handgun, an electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (4),
25a knife other than a switchblade knife under s. 941.24, or a billy club.
SB90,26,5
1(2) Issuance and scope of license. (a) The department shall issue a license
2to carry a concealed weapon to any individual who is not disqualified under sub. (3)
3and who completes the application process specified in sub. (7). A license to carry a
4concealed weapon issued under this section shall meet the requirements specified in
5sub. (2m).
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