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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
December 5, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Ohnstad, Thiesfeldt, Emerson,
Hebl, Pope, Considine, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Bowen and Vruwink, cosponsored
by Senators Wirch, L. Taylor and Smith. Referred to Committee on
Transportation.
AB668,1,2
1An Act to create 347.25 (1w) of the statutes;
relating to: warning lamps on
2community service officer vehicles.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that a publicly owned or leased vehicle that is displaying
public official registration plates, is marked as a community service officer vehicle,
and is being operated in the course of official business by a community service officer
may be equipped with one or more flashing, oscillating, or rotating red warning lights
that may be used only when the vehicle is stationary and being used to direct traffic
or alert motorists. The bill defines “community service officer” as an individual who
is not a sworn law enforcement officer and who supports basic law enforcement
operations in an official capacity. Under current law, an authorized emergency
vehicle may be equipped with one or more flashing, oscillating, or rotating red lights.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB668,1
3Section
1. 347.25 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB668,1,64
347.25
(1w) (a) In this subsection, “community service officer” means an
5individual who is not a sworn law enforcement officer and who supports basic law
6enforcement operations in an official capacity.
AB668,2,7
1(b) Publicly owned or leased vehicles registered under s. 341.26 (2m) (am) that
2are displaying registration plates with the word “Official” and a star symbol, marked
3as community service officer vehicles, and being operated in the course of official
4business by a community service officer may be equipped with one or more flashing,
5oscillating, or rotating red warning lights. No operator of a community service officer
6vehicle may use the warning lights except when the vehicle is stationary and being
7used to direct traffic or alert motorists to a hazard or emergency situation.
