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CMH:wlj
2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
October 9, 2015 - Introduced by Senators Stroebel and L. Taylor, cosponsored by
Representatives Knudson, Craig, Jarchow, Tauchen, Brandtjen, Hutton,
Kerkman, T. Larson, Murphy, A. Ott, Thiesfeldt, Ripp, Rodriguez, Genrich,
Goyke, Kessler, Mason and Wachs. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and
Public Safety.
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1An Act to create 165.87 of the statutes;
relating to: reports to the Department
2of Justice from special units maintained by law enforcement agencies.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires each law enforcement agency that maintains a special unit
trained to deal with unusually violent or dangerous situations (commonly known as
a SWAT team) to submit an annual report to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Under
this bill, the report must contain certain information such as the number of times
that the law enforcement agency deployed the team in the previous year, the reason
and legal authority for the deployment, and the number of arrests made. This bill
requires DOJ to submit to the legislature annually an analysis and summary of the
reports from the law enforcement agencies and to post the analysis and summary on
DOJ's Internet site.
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:
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3Section
1. 165.87 of the statutes is created to read:
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4165.87 Reports on SWAT teams. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b).
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1(b) "Special team" means a special unit composed of 2 or more law enforcement
2officers within a law enforcement agency trained to deal with unusually dangerous
3or violent situations and that has special equipment and weapons not used by law
4enforcement officers who are not part of the unit and not used during the ordinary
5course of duty.
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6(2) Any law enforcement agency that maintains a special team shall submit an
7annual report to the department of justice containing all of the following:
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(a) The number of times the law enforcement agency deployed a special team
9in the 12 months preceding the report.
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(b) The name of the law enforcement agency and the zip code of the location in
11which the special team was deployed.
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(c) The reason for the deployment.
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(d) The legal authority, including the type of warrant if applicable, for each
14deployment of the special team.
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(e) The result of each deployment of the special team including all of the
16following:
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1. The number of arrests made.
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2. Whether property was seized.
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3. Whether a forcible entry was made.
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4. Whether a weapon was discharged by a member of the special team.
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5. Whether an individual or a domestic animal was injured or killed by a
22member of the special team.
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23(3) The department of justice shall develop a format that allows law
24enforcement agencies to submit the reports required under sub. (2).
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1(4) The department of justice shall analyze and summarize the reports
2submitted under sub. (2).
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3(5) The department of justice shall annually submit a report containing the
4analysis and summary prepared under sub. (4) to the chief clerk of each house of the
5legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The department
6shall also post the report on its Internet site.
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7(6) If a law enforcement agency fails to submit a report required under sub. (2),
8the department of justice shall report in writing the noncompliance to the speaker
9of the assembly and the president of the senate.
