165.55(10)(c)
(c) For searches of public buildings which are open to the public.
165.55(10m)
(10m) Any investigation or inspection authorized under
sub. (10) shall be conducted by the state fire marshal, deputy state fire marshals or chiefs of fire departments or their designees.
165.55(11)
(11) All officers who perform any service at the request of the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's subordinates shall receive fees determined by the state fire marshal and such fees shall be charged to the appropriation for the department of justice.
165.55(13)
(13) Any officer named in
subs. (1) and
(2) who neglects to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each neglect or violation.
165.55(14)
(14) The state fire marshal, any deputy fire marshal, any fire chief or his or her designee may require an insurer, including the state acting under
ch. 619, to furnish any information in its possession relating to a fire loss involving property with respect to which a policy of insurance issued or serviced by the insurer may apply. Any insurer, including the state, may furnish to the state fire marshal, any deputy fire marshal, any fire chief or designee information in its possession relating to a fire loss to which insurance issued by it may apply. In the absence of fraud or malice, no insurer furnishing information under this subsection, state fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire chief or designee, and no person acting on behalf of the insurer, state fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire chief or designee, shall be liable in any civil or criminal action on account of any statement made, material furnished or action taken in regard thereto. Information furnished by an insurer under this subsection shall be held in confidence by the state fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire chief or designee and all subordinates until release or publication is required pursuant to a civil or criminal proceeding. Information obtained by the state fire marshal, any deputy fire marshal, fire chief or designee during their investigations of fires determined to be the result of arson may be available to the insurer of the property involved.
165.55 Annotation
The state fire marshall must establish proper discretionary reasons for exercising the privilege of secrecy under sub. (8). Black v. General Electric Co.
89 Wis. 2d 195,
278 N.W.2d 224 (Ct. App. 1979).
165.55 Annotation
Under Michigan v. Tyler, the warrantless search of an entire building on the morning after a localized fire was reasonable as it was the continuation of the prior night's investigation that had been interrupted by heat and nighttime circumstances. State v. Monosso,
103 Wis. 2d 368,
308 N.W.2d 891 (Ct. App. 1981).
165.55 Annotation
Arson investigations under subs. (9) and (10) are subject to search warrant requirements set forth in Michigan v. Tyler. Consent to search is discussed. 68 Atty. Gen. 225.
165.55 Annotation
A burning building clearly presents an exigency rendering a warrantless entry reasonable, and fire officials need no warrant to remain in a building for a reasonable time to investigate the cause of the fire after it is extinguished. Michigan v. Tyler,
436 U.S. 499 (1978)
165.60
165.60
Law enforcement. The department of justice is authorized to enforce
ss. 101.123 (2),
(2m), and
(8),
175.60 (17) (e),
944.30,
944.31,
944.33,
944.34,
945.02 (2),
945.03 (1m), and
945.04 (1m) and
ch. 108 and, with respect to a false statement submitted or made under
s. 175.60 (7) (b) or
(15) (b) 2. or as described under
s. 175.60 (17) (c), to enforce
s. 946.32 and is invested with the powers conferred by law upon sheriffs and municipal police officers in the performance of those duties. This section does not deprive or relieve sheriffs, constables, and other local police officers of the power and duty to enforce those sections, and those officers shall likewise enforce those sections.
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) Except as provided in
sub. (1m), 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),
948.075, 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 other than what is described in
s. 945.03 (2m) or
945.04 (2m), 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(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 for controlled substances tips. 165.72(2)
(2) Hotline. The department of justice shall maintain a single toll-free telephone number during normal retail business hours, as determined by departmental rule, for all 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) (m) 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, juvenile 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(3)(g)
(g) Deoxyribonucleic acid testing ordered under
s. 974.07 shall have priority, consistent with the right of a defendant or the state to a speedy trial and consistent with the right of a victim to the prompt disposition of a case.
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 surcharge. 165.755(1)(a)
(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), a court shall impose under
ch. 814 a crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge of $13 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 surcharge under
par. (a) for a violation of
s. 101.123 (2) or
(2m), for a financial responsibility violation under
s. 344.62 (2), or for a violation of a state law or municipal or county ordinance involving a nonmoving traffic violation, a violation under
s. 343.51 (1m) (b), 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 surcharge shall be imposed under
ch. 814 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 secretary of administration 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 secretary of administration as provided in
s. 66.0114 (1) (bm).
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 surcharge under
sub. (1) (a) for forfeited bail. If bail is forfeited, the amount of the surcharge under
sub. (1) (a) shall be transmitted monthly to the secretary of administration under this section. If bail is returned, the surcharge 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 surcharge 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 secretary of administration.
165.755(7)
(7) All moneys collected from crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharges under this section shall be deposited by the secretary of administration 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;
2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 30,
33,
139,
268,
326,
327;
2005 a. 25,
455;
2009 a. 12,
28,
100,
276;
2011 a. 260.
165.76
165.76
Submission of human biological specimen. 165.76(1)(1) A person shall provide a biological specimen to the state crime laboratories for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis if he or she meets any of the following criteria:
165.76(1)(a)
(a) Is or was in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in
s. 938.02 (15g), 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),
948.025, or
948.085.
165.76(1)(ar)
(ar) Is or was in prison on or after January 1, 2000, for a felony committed in this state.
165.76(1)(d)
(d) Has been found to be a sexually violent person under
ch. 980 on or after June 2, 1994.
165.76(1)(e)
(e) Is or was released on parole or extended supervision or placed on probation in another state before January 1, 2000, and is or was on parole, extended supervision, or probation in this state from the other state under
s. 304.13 (1m),
304.135, or
304.16 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),
948.025, or
948.085.
165.76(1)(f)
(f) Is or was released on parole or extended supervision or placed on probation in another state on or after January 1, 2000, and is or was on parole, extended supervision, or probation in this state from the other state under
s. 304.13 (1m),
304.135, or
304.16 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 Note
NOTE: The correct cross-reference is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
165.76(1)(h)
(h) Is notified by the department of justice, the department of corrections, a district attorney, or a county sheriff under
sub. (1m) that the person is required to provide a biological specimen.
165.76(1m)
(1m) If a person is required to provide a biological specimen under
sub. (1) (a) to
(g) and the department of justice does not have the data obtained from analysis of a biological specimen from the person that the department is required to maintain in the data bank under
s. 165.77 (3), the department may require the person to provide a biological specimen, regardless of whether the person previously provided a biological specimen under this section or
s. 51.20 (13) (cr),
938.34 (15),
971.17 (1m) (a),
973.047, or
980.063. The department of justice, the department of corrections, a district attorney, or a county sheriff, shall notify any person whom the department of justice requires to provide a biological specimen under this subsection.
165.76(2m)
(2m) Unless otherwise provided by rule under
sub. (4), a person who is required to provide a biological specimen under
sub. (1) shall provide the biological specimen at the following time and place:
165.76(2m)(a)
(a) If the person has been placed on probation by a court in this state, as soon as practicable after placement at the office of a county sheriff, except, if directed otherwise by the person's probation, extended supervision, and parole agent, then as directed by the agent.
165.76(2m)(b)
(b) If the person has been on probation, parole, or extended supervision in this state from another state and the department of corrections directs the person to provide a biological specimen, as soon as practicable after placement at the office of a county sheriff, except, if directed otherwise by the person's probation, extended supervision, and parole agent, then as directed by the agent.
