165.70
165.70
Investigation of statewide crime. 165.70(1)
(1) The department of justice shall do all of the following:
165.70(1)(a)
(a) Investigate crime that is statewide in nature, importance or influence.
165.70(1)(b)
(b) Enforce
chs. 945 and
961 and
ss. 940.20 (3),
940.201,
941.25 to
941.27,
943.01 (2) (c),
943.011,
943.27,
943.28,
943.30,
944.30,
944.31,
944.32,
944.33,
944.34,
946.65,
947.02 (3) and
(4) and
948.08.
165.70(1)(e)
(e) Investigate violations of
ch. 563 that are statewide in nature, importance or influence.
165.70(2)
(2) The attorney general shall appoint, under the classified service, investigative personnel to achieve the purposes set out in
sub. (1) who shall have the powers of a peace officer. As many as are deemed necessary of the investigators so appointed shall be trained in drugs and narcotics law enforcement, or shall receive such training within one year of their appointment, and they shall assist, when appropriate, local law enforcement agencies to help them meet their responsibilities in this area.
165.70(3)
(3) It is the intention of this section to give the attorney general responsibility for devising programs to control crime statewide in nature, importance or influence, drugs and narcotics abuse, commercial gambling, prostitution, and arson. Nothing herein shall deprive or relieve local peace officers of the power and duty to enforce those provisions enumerated in
sub. (1).
165.70(3m)
(3m) The attorney general shall establish a separate bureau in the division of criminal investigation in which all of the department's gaming law enforcement responsibilities under
chs. 562 to
569 and
945 shall be performed.
165.70(4)
(4) District attorneys, sheriffs and chiefs of police shall cooperate and assist the personnel of the department in the performance of their duties.
165.72
165.72
Controlled substances hotline and rewards. 165.72(1)(a)
(a) "Department" means the department of justice.
165.72(2)
(2) Hotline. The department of justice shall maintain a toll-free telephone number during normal retail business hours, as determined by departmental rule, for both of the following:
165.72(2)(a)
(a) For persons to anonymously provide tips regarding suspected controlled substances violations.
165.72(2)(b)
(b) For pharmacists to report suspected controlled substances violations.
165.72(3)
(3) Reward payment program. The department shall administer a reward payment program. Under the program, the department may offer and pay rewards from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (e) for information under
sub. (2) (a) leading to the arrest and conviction of a person for a violation of
ch. 961.
165.72(4)
(4) Payment limitations. A reward under
sub. (3) may not exceed $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of any one person. The department may not make any reward payment to a law enforcement officer, jail officer, secure detention officer, pharmacist or department employee.
165.72(5)
(5) Department authority. If a reward is claimed, the department shall make the final determination regarding any payment. The department may pay portions of a reward to 2 or more persons. The payment of a reward is not subject to a contested case proceeding under
ch. 227. The offer of a reward under
sub. (3) does not create any liability on the department or the state.
165.72(6)
(6) Records. The department may withhold any record under this section from inspection or copying under
s. 19.35.
165.72(7)
(7) Publicity. The department shall cooperate with the department of public instruction in publicizing, in public schools, the use of the toll-free telephone number under
sub. (2).
165.75
165.75
Crime laboratories. 165.75(1)(a)
(a) "Department" means the department of justice.
165.75(1)(b)
(b) "Employee" means any person in the service of the laboratories. "Employee" does not include any division administrator.
165.75(1)(c)
(c) "Laboratories" means the crime laboratories.
165.75(2)
(2) The laboratories shall be located in the cities of Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau. The personnel of the laboratories shall consist of such employees as are authorized under
s. 20.922. The laboratory in the city of Milwaukee is named the William J. McCauley crime laboratory.
165.75(3)(a)(a) The purpose of the laboratories is to establish, maintain and operate crime laboratories to provide technical assistance to local law enforcement officers in the various fields of scientific investigation in the aid of law enforcement. Without limitation because of enumeration the laboratories shall maintain services and employ the necessary specialists, technical and scientific employees for the recognition and proper preservation, marking and scientific analysis of evidence material in the investigation and prosecution of crimes in such fields as firearms identification, the comparison and identification of toolmarks, chemistry, identification of questioned documents, metallurgy, comparative microscopy, instrumental detection of deception, the identification of fingerprints, toxicology, serology and forensic photography.
165.75(3)(b)
(b) The employees are not peace officers and have no power of arrest or to serve or execute criminal process. They shall not be appointed as deputy sheriffs and shall not be given police powers by appointment or election to any office. Employees shall not undertake investigation of criminal conduct except upon the request of a sheriff, coroner, medical examiner, district attorney, chief of police, warden or superintendent of any state prison, attorney general or governor. The head of any state agency may request investigations but in those cases the services shall be limited to the field of health, welfare and law enforcement responsibility which has by statute been vested in the particular state agency.
165.75(3)(c)
(c) Upon request under
par. (b), the laboratories shall collaborate fully in the complete investigation of criminal conduct within their competence in the forensic sciences including field investigation at the scene of the crime and for this purpose may equip a mobile unit or units.
165.75(3)(d)
(d) The services of the laboratories available to such officer shall include appearances in court as expert witnesses.
165.75(3)(e)
(e) The department may decline to provide laboratory service in any case not involving a potential charge of felony.
165.75(3)(f)
(f) The services of the laboratories may be provided in civil cases in which the state or any department, bureau, agency or officer of the state is a party in an official capacity, when requested to do so by the attorney general.
165.75(4)
(4) The operation of the laboratories shall conform to the rules and policies established by the attorney general.
165.75(5)
(5) Except as provided in
s. 20.001 (5), all moneys received as restitution payments reimbursing the department for moneys expended by the laboratories shall be deposited as general purpose revenue - earned.
165.75 Annotation
An evaluation of drug testing procedures. Stein, Laessig, Indriksons, 1973 WLR 727.
165.755
165.755
Crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment. 165.755(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), a court shall impose a crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment of $5 if the court imposes a sentence, places a person on probation or imposes a forfeiture for a violation of state law or for a violation of a municipal or county ordinance.
165.755(1)(b)
(b) A court may not impose the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment under
par. (a) for a violation of
s. 101.123 (2) (a),
(am) 1.,
(ar) or
(bm) or
(5) (b) or for a violation of a state law or municipal or county ordinance involving a nonmoving traffic violation or a safety belt use violation under
s. 347.48 (2m).
165.755(2)
(2) If the court under
sub. (1) (a) imposes a sentence or forfeiture for multiple offenses or places a person on probation for multiple offenses, a separate crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment shall be imposed for each separate offense.
165.755(3)
(3) Except as provided in
sub. (4), after the court determines the amount due under
sub. (1) (a), the clerk of the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer under
s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer under
s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
165.755(4)
(4) If a municipal court imposes a forfeiture, after determining the amount due under
sub. (1) (a) the court shall collect and transmit such amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the state treasurer as provided in
s. 66.0114 (1) (b).
165.755(5)
(5) If any deposit of bail is made for a noncriminal offense to which
sub. (1) (a) applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the assessment prescribed in
sub. (1) (a) for forfeited bail. If bail is forfeited, the amount of the assessment under
sub. (1) (a) shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer under this section. If bail is returned, the assessment shall also be returned.
165.755(6)
(6) If an inmate in a state prison or a person sentenced to a state prison has not paid the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment under
sub. (1) (a), the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the inmate's wages or other moneys. Any amount collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer.
165.755(7)
(7) All moneys collected from crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessments under this section shall be deposited by the state treasurer and used as specified in
s. 20.455 (2) (kd) and
(Lm).
165.755 History
History: 1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 9,
72;
1999 a. 150 s.
672.
165.76
165.76
Submission of human biological specimen. 165.76(1)(1) Except as provided in
sub. (3), a person shall comply with the requirements under this section if he or she meets any of the following criteria:
165.76(1)(a)
(a) Is in a secured correctional facility, as defined in
s. 938.02 (15m), or a secured child caring institution, as defined in
s. 938.02 (15g), or a secured group home, as defined in
s. 938.02 (15p), or on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision or aftercare supervision on or after August 12, 1993, for any violation of
s. 940.225 (1) or
(2),
948.02 (1) or
(2) or
948.025.
165.76(1)(ar)
(ar) Is in prison on or after January 1, 2000, for a felony committed in this state.
165.76(1)(d)
(d) Is found to be a sexually violent person under
ch. 980 on or after June 2, 1994.
165.76(1)(e)
(e) Is released on parole or extended supervision or placed on probation in another state before January 1, 2000, and is on parole, extended supervision or probation in this state from the other state under
s. 304.13 or
304.135 on or after July 9, 1996, for a violation of the law of the other state that the department of corrections determines, under
s. 304.137 (1), is comparable to a violation of
s. 940.225 (1) or
(2),
948.02 (1) or
(2) or
948.025.
165.76(1)(f)
(f) Is released on parole or extended supervision or placed on probation in another state on or after January 1, 2000, and is on parole, extended supervision or probation in this state from the other state under
s. 304.13 or
304.135 for a violation of the law of the other state that the department of corrections determines, under
s. 304.137 (2), would constitute a felony if committed by an adult in this state.
165.76(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
sub. (3), a person subject to
sub. (1) shall provide a biological specimen to the state crime laboratories for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
165.76(2)(b)
(b) The person shall comply with
par. (a) at the following applicable time:
165.76(2)(b)1.
1. If the person has been placed on probation or supervision, he or she shall provide the specimen under
par. (a) at the office of a county sheriff as soon after the placement as practicable, as directed by his or her probation, extended supervision and parole agent or, if a child, the agency providing supervision for the child.
165.76(2)(b)2.
2. If the person has been sentenced to prison or placed in a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home, he or she shall provide the specimen under
par. (a) at the office of a county sheriff as soon as practicable after release on parole, extended supervision or aftercare supervision, as directed by his or her probation, extended supervision and parole agent or aftercare agent, except that the department of corrections or the county department under
s. 46.215,
46.22 or
46.23 operating the secured group home in which the person is placed may require the person to provide the specimen while he or she is in prison or in the secured correctional facility, secured child caring institution or secured group home.
165.76(2)(b)3.
3. If the person has been committed to the department of health and family services under
s. 51.20 or
971.17 or found to be a sexually violent person under
ch. 980, he or she shall provide the specimen under
par. (a) as directed by the department of health and family services.
165.76(2)(b)3m.
3m. If the person is on parole, extended supervision or probation in this state from another state under
s. 304.13 or
304.135, he or she shall provide the specimen under
par. (a) at the office of a county sheriff as soon as practicable after entering this state, as directed by his or her probation, extended supervision and parole agent.
165.76(2)(b)4.
4. If
subds. 1. to
3m. do not apply, the department of justice shall specify in its order the time and procedure for the person to provide the specimen under
par. (a).
165.76(2)(b)5.
5. Notwithstanding
subds. 1. to
3., for persons who are subject to
sub. (1) and who are in prison, a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution or on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision or aftercare supervision on August 12, 1993, the departments of justice, corrections and health and family services shall cooperate to have these persons provide specimens under
par. (a) before July 1, 1998.
165.76(2)(b)6.
6. Notwithstanding
subd. 3m., for a person who is subject to
sub. (1) (e) and who is on parole, extended supervision or probation in this state from another state on July 9, 1996, the department of justice and the department of corrections shall cooperate to have these persons provide specimens under
par. (a) before July 1, 2000.
165.76(4)
(4) The department of justice shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out its duties under this section.
165.76(5)
(5) The departments of corrections and health and family services, county departments under
ss. 46.215,
46.22 and
46.23 and county sheriffs shall cooperate with the department of justice in obtaining specimens under this section.
165.76 AnnotationDNA sampling under this section is constitutional. Shelton v. Grudman,
934 F. Supp. 1048 (1996).
165.765
165.765
Biological specimen; penalty and immunity. 165.765(1)(1) Whoever intentionally fails to comply with a requirement to submit a biological specimen under
s. 165.76,
938.34 (15),
973.047 or
980.063 may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
165.765(2)(a)(a) Any physician, registered nurse, medical technologist, physician assistant or person acting under the direction of a physician who obtains a biological specimen under
s. 165.76,
938.34 (15),
973.047 or
980.063 is immune from any civil or criminal liability for the act, except for civil liability for negligence in the performance of the act.
165.765(2)(b)
(b) Any employer of the physician, nurse, technologist, assistant or person under
par. (a) or any hospital where blood is withdrawn by that physician, nurse, technologist, assistant or person has the same immunity from liability under
par. (a).
165.765 History
History: 1993 a. 98;
1995 a. 77,
440.
165.77
165.77
Deoxyribonucleic acid analysis and data bank.
