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2019 WI S 890

Title - Law Enforcement Use Of Force Incidents

Law Number - 2019 WI S 890

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This bill requires that the Department of Justice publish an annual report on law enforcement use of force incidents, including incidents where there was a shooting, where a firearm was discharged in the direction of a person (even if there was no injury)...

This bill requires that the Department of Justice publish an annual report on law enforcement use of force incidents, including incidents where there was a shooting, where a firearm was discharged in the direction of a person (even if there was no injury), and where other serious bodily harm resulted from the incident. The bill requires certain demographic information to be collected about each such incident, and reported annually by DOJ on its website. The bill also makes an initial appropriation to DOJ of $100,000 to cover data collection costs, and an additional $100,000 annually that DOJ must use to reimburse local law enforcement agencies for data collection and reporting costs.

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2019 WI S 50

Title - Law Enforcement Agency Policies, Training, and Compliance Related to BodyCameras

Law Number - 2019 WI S 50

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The act creates standards for a law enforcement agency that uses a body camera on a law enforcement officer. Specifically, the act addresses law enforcement agency policies, training, and compliance related to body cameras, and retention and release of bo...

The act creates standards for a law enforcement agency that uses a body camera on a law enforcement
officer. Specifically, the act addresses law enforcement agency policies, training, and compliance related
to body cameras, and retention and release of body camera data.

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2019 WI A 964

Title - Body Cameras on Law Enforcement Officers

Law Number - 2019 WI A 964

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Relating to: body cameras on law enforcement officers.

2019 WI A.B. 951

Title - An Act to create 16.20, 20.505 (1) (e) and 20.505 (1) (eb) of the statutes

Law Number - 2019 WI A.B. 951

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Concerns grants to political subdivisions for additional policing and strategic planning to combat crime,makes an appropriation.

2019 WI A.B. 920

Title - An Act to create 895.440 of the statutes

Law Number - 2019 WI A.B. 920

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Concerns unnecessarily summoning a police officer,creates a civil cause of action.

2019 WI A 896

Title - Body Cameras on Law Enforcement Officers

Law Number - 2019 WI A 896

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If a law enforcement agency uses a body camera, the agency must have a written policy on the use, maintenance, and storage of the cameras and the data recorded by the cameras. Agencies retain data from the recordings for at least 120 days and specifies th...

If a law enforcement agency uses a body camera, the agency must have a written policy on the use, maintenance, and storage of the cameras and the data recorded by the cameras. Agencies retain data from the recordings for at least 120 days and specifies the circumstances in which that data must be retained longer. If data depict an encounter that resulted in a death, injury, or custodial arrest,a search during temporary questioning,or an encounter that involved an officer using force, the agency must retain the data until the final disposition of the investigation, case, or complaint to which the data pertain. Under the bill, the data from body cameras are subject to inspection and copying under the open records laws with exceptions to protect privacy and the identity of victims and minors.

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2019 WI S.B. 771

Title - An Act to create 16.20, 20.505 (1) (e) and 20.505 (1) (eb) of the statutes

Law Number - 2019 WI S.B. 771

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Concerns grants to political subdivisions for additional policing and strategic planning to combat crime,makes an appropriation.

2019 WI A.B. 755

Title - AN ACT to create 895.440 and 946.405 of the statutes;

Law Number - 2019 WI A.B. 755

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Concerns unlawfully summoning a police officer,creates a civil cause of action,provides a penalty.

2019 WI A.B. 569

Title - An Act to amend 102.42 (1),and to create 102.17 (9), 102.42 (1p) and 102.44 (7) of the statutes

Law Number - 2019 WI A.B. 569

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Relates to claims for compensation for post traumatic stress disorder by police officers and fire fighters under the worker’s compensation law.

2019 WI S.B. 511

Title - An Act to renumber and amend 102.17 (4) and 102.58,to amend 102.04 (2m), 102.13 (2) (a), 102.29 (6m) (a) 3., 102.315 (1) (c), 102.315 (2), 102.42 (1), 102.49 (5) (b), 102.49 (5) (c) and 102.49 (5) (e),and to create 102.04 (2g), 102.17 (9), 102.29 (6m) (a) 1m., 102.315 (2e), 102.315 (2m), 102.315 (2s), 102.42 (1p), 102.44 (7) and 102.49 (5) (cm) of the statutes

Law Number - 2019 WI S.B. 511

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personnel management,mental health

WI 21 2020

Title - Special Session of the Legislature

Law Number - WI 21 2020

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Relates to a special session of the legislature on the Use of Force by Law Enforcement.