AB247: Bill Text

AB247,57 Section 57 . 175.60 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 175.60 (13) (a).

AB247,58 Section 58 . 175.60 (13) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB247,14,16 175.60 (13) (b) A licensee who possesses a basic license may exchange the basic license for a replacement license that is not a basic license if the licensee submits to the department a statement requesting a replacement license, proof of training as described under sub. (4) (a), and a $12 replacement fee. The department shall issue a replacement license to the licensee within 14 days of receiving the statement, proof, and fee.

AB247,59 Section 59 . 175.60 (14) (a) and (am) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB247,14,22 175.60 (14) (a) The department shall revoke a license issued under this section if the department determines that sub. (3) (b), (c), or (e), (f), or (g) applies to the licensee. Unless the license is a basic license, the department shall revoke a license issued under this section if the department determines that the licensee has not met the training requirements under sub. (4) (a).

AB247,15,5 (am) The department shall suspend a license issued under this section if a court has prohibited the licensee from possessing a dangerous weapon under s. 969.02 (3) (c) or 969.03 (1) (c). If the individual whose license was suspended is no longer subject to the prohibition under s. 969.02 (3) (c) or 969.03 (1) (c), whichever is applicable, sub. (3) (b), (c), (d), or (e), (f), or (g) does not apply to the individual, and the suspended license would not have expired under sub. (15) (a) had it not been suspended, the department shall restore the license within 5 business days of notification that the licensee is no longer subject to the prohibition.

AB247,60 Section 60 . 175.60 (15m) of the statutes is renumbered 103.08 and amended to read:

AB247,15,13 103.08 Employer restrictions on carrying a weapon. (1) Except as provided in par. (b) sub. (2), an employer may prohibit a licensee or an out-of-state licensee that it employs an employee from carrying a concealed weapon or a particular type of concealed weapon in the course of the licensee's or out-of-state licensee's employee's employment or during any part of the licensee's or out-of-state licensee's employee's course of employment.

AB247,15,20 (2) An employer may not prohibit a licensee or an out-of-state licensee an employee, as a condition of employment, from carrying a concealed weapon, a particular type of concealed weapon, or ammunition or from storing a weapon, a particular type of weapon, or ammunition in the licensee's or out-of-state licensee's employee's own motor vehicle, regardless of whether the motor vehicle is used in the course of employment or whether the motor vehicle is driven or parked on property used by the employer.

AB247,61 Section 61 . 175.60 (16) of the statutes is repealed.

AB247,62 Section 62 . 175.60 (17) (a), (ac) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB247,63 Section 63 . 175.60 (21) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 103.08 (3) and amended to read:

AB247,16,3 103.08 (3) An employer that does not prohibit one or more employees from carrying a concealed weapon under sub. (15m) (1) is immune from any liability arising from its decision.

AB247,64 Section 64 . 345.11 (1s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,16,7 345.11 (1s) The uniform traffic citation shall be used by a traffic officer employed under s. 110.07 for a violation of s. 167.31 (2) (b), (c) or (d) when committed on a highway.

AB247,65 Section 65 . 345.20 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,16,13 345.20 (2) (f) Sections 23.50 to 23.85 apply to actions in circuit court to recover forfeitures and weapons surcharges imposed under ch. 814 for violations of s. 167.31 (2) (b), (c), or (d). No points may be assessed against the driving record of a person convicted of a violation of s. 167.31 (2) (b), (c), or (d). The report of conviction shall be forwarded to the department.

AB247,66 Section 66 . 440.26 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB247,67 Section 67 . 895.527 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,16,18 895.527 (5) (a) Section 167.30 (1), or 941.20 (1) (d) or 948.605 or any rule promulgated under those sections regulating or prohibiting the discharge of firearms.

AB247,68 Section 68. 938.34 (14q) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,17,4 938.34 (14q) Certain bomb scares and firearm violations. In addition to any other disposition imposed under this section, if the juvenile is found to have violated s. 947.015 and the property involved is owned or leased by the state or any political subdivision of the state, or if the property involved is a school premises, as defined in s. 948.61 (1) (c), or if the juvenile is found to have violated s. 941.235 or 948.605, immediately suspend the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for 2 years. The court shall immediately forward to the department of transportation the notice of suspension, stating that the suspension is for a violation of s. 947.015 involving school premises, or for a violation of s. 941.235 or 948.605. If otherwise eligible, the juvenile is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10.

AB247,69 Section 69. 938.78 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,18,2 938.78 (3) Release of information when escape or absence; rules. If a juvenile adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12, 1993 stats., or s. 938.12 or found to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 (12), 1993 stats., or s. 48.13 (14), 1993 stats., or s. 938.13 (12) or (14) on the basis of a violation of s. 943.23 (1m) or (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 941.10, 941.11, 941.20, 941.21, 941.23, 941.231, 941.235, 941.237, 941.26, 941.28, 941.295, 941.298, 941.30, 941.31, 941.32, 941.325, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10 (2) (a), 943.23 (1g), 943.32 (2), 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.055, 948.085 (2), 948.60, 948.605, or 948.61 or any crime specified in ch. 940 has escaped from a juvenile correctional facility, residential care center for children and youth, inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), juvenile detention facility, or juvenile portion of a county jail, or from the custody of a peace officer or a guard of such a facility, center, or jail, or has been allowed to leave a juvenile correctional facility, residential care center for children and youth, inpatient facility, juvenile detention facility, or juvenile portion of a county jail for a specified time period and is absent from the facility, center, home, or jail for more than 12 hours after the expiration of the specified period, the department of corrections or county department, whichever has supervision over the juvenile, may release the juvenile's name and any information about the juvenile that is necessary for the protection of the public or to secure the juvenile's return to the facility, center, home, or jail. The department of corrections shall promulgate rules establishing guidelines for the release of the juvenile's name or information about the juvenile to the public.

AB247,70 Section 70 . 939.22 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,18,10 939.22 (10) “Dangerous weapon" means any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded; any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great bodily harm; any ligature or other instrumentality used on the throat, neck, nose, or mouth of another person to impede, partially or completely, breathing or circulation of blood; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (1c) (a); or any other device or instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great bodily harm.

AB247,71 Section 71 . 939.22 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB247,18,14 939.22 (11m) “Electric weapon” means any device that is designed, redesigned, used, or intended to be used, offensively or defensively, to immobilize or incapacitate persons by the use of electric current.

AB247,72 Section 72 . 939.22 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

AB247,18,16 939.22 (13) “Firearm" has the meaning given in s. 167.31 (1) (c).

AB247,73 Section 73 . 939.22 (20s) of the statutes is repealed.

AB247,74 Section 74 . 939.32 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB247,75 Section 75. 939.632 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,18,21 939.632 (1) (e) 3. Any misdemeanor under s. 940.19 (1), 940.225 (3m), 940.32 (2), 940.42, 940.44, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.231, 941.235, or 941.38 (3).

AB247,76 Section 76. 941.23 of the statutes is repealed.

AB247,77 Section 77. 941.235 of the statutes is repealed.

AB247,78 Section 78 . 941.237 (1) (intro.) and (e) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 941.237 (1) and amended to read:

AB247,19,2 941.237 (1) In this section: (e) “Premises", “premises” has the meaning given in s. 125.02 (14m), but excludes any area primarily used as a residence.

AB247,79 Section 79 . 941.237 (1) (a) to (dr) and (em) to (g) of the statutes are repealed.

AB247,80 Section 80 . 941.237 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,19,7 941.237 (2) Whoever intentionally goes armed with a handgun on any premises for which a Class “B" or “Class B" license or permit has been issued under ch. 125, while consuming alcohol on the premises, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB247,81 Section 81 . 941.237 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB247,82 Section 82 . 941.295 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB247,19,12 941.295 Possession of electric weapon. A person prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 who sells, transports, manufactures, possesses, or goes armed with any electric weapon is guilty of a Class H felony.

AB247,83 Section 83. 941.299 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,19,16 941.299 (1) (a) “Correctional officer" has the meaning given in s. 941.237 (1) (b) means any person employed by the state or any political subdivision as a guard or officer whose principal duties are the supervision and discipline of inmates.

AB247,84 Section 84 . 943.13 (1e) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB247,19,18 943.13 (1e) (g) “School” has the meaning given in s. 948.61 (1) (b).

AB247,85 Section 85 . 943.13 (1m) (c) 2. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB247,20,6 943.13 (1m) (c) 2. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains in any part of a nonresidential building, grounds of a nonresidential building, or land that the actor does not own or occupy after the owner of the building, grounds, or land, if that part of the building, grounds, or land has not been leased to another person, or the occupant of that part of the building, grounds, or land has notified the actor not to enter or remain in that part of the building, grounds, or land while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This subdivision does not apply to a part of a building, grounds, or land occupied by a school or by the state or by a local governmental unit,; to a privately or publicly owned building on the grounds of a university or college,; or to the grounds of or land owned or occupied by a university or college,; or, if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in the parking facility, to any part of a building, grounds, or land used as a parking facility.

AB247,20,14 4. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains in any part of a building that is owned, occupied, or controlled by the state or any local governmental unit, excluding any building or portion of a building under s. 175.60 (16) (a) a school, if the state or local governmental unit has notified the actor not to enter or remain in the building while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This subdivision does not apply to a person who leases residential or business premises in the building or, if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in the parking facility, to any part of the building used as a parking facility.

AB247,86 Section 86 . 943.13 (1n) of the statutes is created to read:

AB247,20,21 943.13 (1n) (a) A person who, while carrying a firearm, enters or remains in a building that is owned or leased by a school is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor if the school has notified the person not to enter or remain in the building while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This paragraph does not apply to a building, or part of a building, used for parking if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in that building or part of the building.

AB247,21,2 (b) A person who, while carrying a firearm, enters or remains on the grounds of a school is guilty of a Class B forfeiture if the school has notified the person not to enter or remain on the grounds while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This paragraph does not apply if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked on the grounds. In this paragraph, “grounds of a school” does not include a school building.

AB247,87 Section 87 . 943.13 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB247,21,7 943.13 (1p) Unless sub. (1m) (c) or (1n) specifically allows a person to prohibit entering or remaining in or at the location while carrying a firearm, an individual does not violate this section only because he or she is carrying a firearm while entering or remaining in or at a location.

AB247,88 Section 88 . 943.13 (2) (bm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB247,21,14 943.13 (2) (bm) 3. a. For the purposes of sub. (1n) (a), a school has notified a person not to enter or remain in a part of the building while carrying a firearm or with a particular type of firearm if the school has posted a sign that is located in a prominent place near all of the entrances to the part of the building to which the restriction applies and any person entering the building can be reasonably expected to see the sign.

AB247,21,19 b. For the purposes of sub. (1n) (b), a school has notified a person not to enter or remain on the grounds while carrying a firearm or with a particular type of firearm if the school has posted a sign that is located in a prominent place near all of the probable access points to the grounds to which the restriction applies and any person entering the grounds can be reasonably expected to see the sign.

AB247,89 Section 89 . 943.13 (4m) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 943.13 (4m).

AB247,90 Section 90 . 943.13 (4m) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 943.13 (1n) (c) and amended to read:

AB247,22,6 943.13 (1n) (c) Subsection (1m) (c) 2. and 4. This subsection does not apply to a law enforcement officer employed in this state by a public agency to whom s. 941.23 (1) (g) 2. to 5. and (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies who is in compliance with 18 USC 926B, to a qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (g), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies who is in compliance with 18 USC 926B, or to a former law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (c), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (c) 1. to 7. applies if the law enforcement officer, the qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, or the former officer is in or on the grounds of a school, as defined in s. 948.61 (1) (b) who is in compliance with 18 USC 926C.

AB247,91 Section 91 . 947.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,22,13 947.01 (2) Unless other facts and circumstances that indicate a criminal or malicious intent on the part of the person apply, a person is not in violation of, and may not be charged with a violation of, this section for loading a firearm, or for carrying or going armed with a firearm, an electric weapon, or a knife, without regard to whether the firearm is loaded or the firearm, the electric weapon, or the knife is concealed or openly carried.

AB247,92 Section 92 . 948.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,22,23 948.60 (1) In this section, “dangerous weapon" means any firearm, loaded or unloaded; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (1c) (a); metallic knuckles or knuckles of any substance which could be put to the same use with the same or similar effect as metallic knuckles; a nunchaku or any similar weapon consisting of 2 sticks of wood, plastic or metal connected at one end by a length of rope, chain, wire or leather; a cestus or similar material weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand; a shuriken or any similar pointed star-like object intended to injure a person when thrown; or a manrikigusari or similar length of chain having weighted ends.

AB247,93 Section 93 . 948.605 of the statutes is repealed.

AB247,94 Section 94. 968.255 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB247,23,2 968.255 (1) (a) 2. A person arrested for any misdemeanor under s. 167.30 (1), 940.19, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.231, 941.237, 948.60, or 948.61.

AB247,95 Section 95 . 973.137 (intro.) and (1m) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 973.137 and amended to read:

AB247,23,11 973.137 Courts to report convictions to the department of transportation. Upon conviction of a person for any of the following offenses, the The clerk of the court in which such the conviction occurred shall promptly forward the record of conviction to the department of transportation: (1m) A a record of conviction for a violation of s. 947.015, if the property involved is owned or leased by the state or any political subdivision of the state, or if the property involved is a school premises, as defined in s. 948.61 (1) (c).

AB247,96 Section 96 . 973.137 (1) and (2) of the statutes are repealed.

AB247,23,13 (End)