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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
July 3, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Hahn, Gronemus, Albers,
Gunderson, Jeskewitz, LeMahieu, Nass, Montgomery, A. Ott, Petrowski,
Townsend and Van Roy, cosponsored by Senators Ellis, Plale, Cowles, Lassa,
Olsen and Roessler. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
AB433,1,3
1An Act to renumber and amend 43.30 (1b);
to amend 43.30 (1m); and
to
2create 43.30 (1b) (b) and 43.30 (5) of the statutes;
relating to: the disclosure
3of certain library records to law enforcement officers.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, public library records may not be disclosed to any person
except in certain specified circumstances. This bill requires a public library to
disclose to a law enforcement officer, upon his or her request, all records produced
by a surveillance device, if the officer is investigating criminal conduct alleged to
have occurred at the public library.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB433, s. 1
4Section
1. 43.30 (1b) of the statutes is renumbered 43.30 (1b) (intro.) and
5amended to read:
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43.30
(1b) (intro.) In this section
, "custodial:
AB433,1,8
7(a) "Custodial parent" includes any parent other than a parent who has been
8denied periods of physical placement with a child under
s. 767.24 (4) s. 767.41 (4).
AB433, s. 2
1Section
2. 43.30 (1b) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB433,2,32
43.30
(1b) (b) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2)
3(c).
AB433, s. 3
4Section
3. 43.30 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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43.30
(1m) Records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by
6public funds, including the records of a public library system, indicating the identity
7of any individual who borrows or uses the library's documents or other materials,
8resources, or services may not be disclosed except by court order or to persons acting
9within the scope of their duties in the administration of the library or library system,
10to persons authorized by the individual to inspect such records, to custodial parents
11or guardians of children under the age of 16
as required under sub. (4),
or to libraries
12as authorized under subs. (2) and (3)
, or to law enforcement officers under sub. (5).
AB433, s. 4
13Section
4. 43.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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43.30
(5) Upon the request of a law enforcement officer who is investigating
15criminal conduct alleged to have occurred at a library supported in whole or in part
16by public funds, the library shall disclose to the law enforcement officer all records
17produced by a surveillance device under the control of the library.
