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Wisconsin Statutes Police Regulations (Ch. 163 to 177) § 175.48. Law enforcement officer identification cards

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) In this section, “Wisconsin law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 175.46(1)(f).

(2) If a Wisconsin law enforcement agency issues photographic identification cards to its officers, it may not require an officer to relinquish his or her card when the officer separates from service with the Wisconsin law enforcement agency unless one of the following applies:

(a) The officer may not lawfully possess a firearm under federal law.

(b) The officer did not separate from service in good standing as a law enforcement officer with the agency.

(c) The officer served as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of less than 10 years. This paragraph does not apply if the officer, after completing any applicable probationary period of service with the agency, separated from service with the agency due to a service-connected disability, as determined by the agency.

(d) Either of the following applies:

1. A qualified medical professional employed by the law enforcement agency has found the officer to be unqualified to be a law enforcement officer for reasons related to the officer's mental health.

2. The officer has entered into an agreement with the law enforcement agency from which he or she is separating from service in which the officer acknowledges that he or she is not qualified to be a law enforcement officer for reasons related to the officer's mental health and in which the officer declines the photographic identification for that reason.

(3) Unless sub. (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d) applies, if a Wisconsin law enforcement agency does not issue photographic identification cards to its officers, the law enforcement agency, or its successor agency, as defined in s. 175.49(1)(i), shall issue such a card to an officer who separates from service with the law enforcement agency upon the separating officer's request and at his or her expense.

(4) This section does not restrict the right of an officer who has separated from service to go armed with a firearm that is not concealed.

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