165.71 History History: 2015 a. 5.

165.72 165.72 Controlled substances hotline and rewards for controlled substances tips.

165.72(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:

165.72(1)(aj) (aj) “Department” means the department of justice.

165.72(1)(b) (b) “Jail officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bn).

165.72(1)(bt) (bt) “Juvenile detention officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bt).

165.72(1)(c) (c) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b).

165.72(1)(d) (d) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).

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).

165.72 History History: 1989 a. 122, 336; 1993 a. 16, 460; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4456, 4457, 9145 (1); 1995 a. 448; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 20, 97.

165.75 165.75 Crime laboratories.

165.75(1) (1) In this section and ss. 165.77 to 165.81:

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.

165.75(1)(c) (c) “Laboratories” means the crime laboratories.

165.75(2) (2) The personnel of the laboratories shall consist of such employees as are authorized under s. 20.922.

165.75(3) (3) 

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.