Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Safety and Professional Services
SPS 1-299 - Professional Services
SPS 30-49 - Private Detectives
Chapter SPS 34 - Firearms And Other Dangerous Weapons
Section SPS 34.01 - General conditions relating to carrying a firearm
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) No owner or employee of an agency may carry any firearm unless all of the following conditions are met:
(2) Except as provided in subs. (5) to (8), an owner or employee of any agency may not carry any concealed firearm at a time when he or she is on duty.
(3) Except as provided in subs. (5) to (8), a private detective may only carry a firearm when all the conditions in sub. (1) are satisfied. This subsection does not prohibit a private detective from having on, about or near his or her person a firearm that the private detective obtained and is holding as evidence in an investigation.
(5) A person who is employed in this state by a public agency as a law enforcement officer to carry a concealed firearm and if s. 941.23(1) (g) 2 to 5. and (2) (b) 1. to 3., Stats., applies, may carry on, about, or near his or her person a firearm, concealed or otherwise, when acting as a private detective or private security person, without first obtaining a firearms permit granted by the department.
(6) A person who is a qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 941.23(1) (g), Stats., to carry a concealed firearm and if s. 941.23(2) (b) 1 to 3., Stats., applies, may carry on, about, or near his or her person a firearm, concealed or otherwise, when acting as a private detective or private security person, without first obtaining a firearms permit granted by the department.
(7) A person who is a former officer, as defined in s. 941.23(1) (c), Stats., to carry a concealed firearm and if s. 941.23(2) (c), Stats., applies, may carry on, about, or near his or her person a firearm, concealed or otherwise, when acting as a private detective or private security person, without first obtaining a firearms permit granted by the department.
(8) A person who is a licensee, as defined in s. 175.60(1) (d), Stats., or an out-of-state licensee, as defined in s. 175.60(1) (g), Stats., to carry a concealed weapon as permitted under s. 175.60, Stats., may carry on, about or near his or her person a firearm, concealed or otherwise, when acting as a private detective or private security person, without first obtaining a firearms permit granted by the department.