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 34.04 - Approval as a firearms proficiency certifier
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) Before certifying the proficiency of an owner or employee to carry a firearm pursuant to s. SPS 34.02, an individual shall obtain the approval of the department by submitting an application to the department on a form prepared by the department.
Note Form #1912, Application For Approval of Firearms Proficiency Certifier, may be obtained from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8935 or download from the department's webpage: http://dsps.wi.gov/Licenses-Permits/FirearmsCertifier/FIRECforms.
(1m) A peace officer is not required to file with the department fingerprints under sub. (5), provided that the peace officer submits with the application for approval a letter from his or her employing law enforcement agency, written not more than one month before the date of the application and stating that the person is currently employed as a peace officer by the law enforcement agency.
(2) An applicant for approval as a firearms proficiency certifier shall at the time of application meet all of the following qualifications:
(4) The department may deny an application submitted to it pursuant to sub. (1) or may suspend, limit or revoke an approval granted under this section, if the department determines that the conditions and requirements described in sub. (2) have not been satisfied or do not continue to be satisfied. The department shall grant a hearing pursuant to ch. SPS 1 or 2.
(5) Except as provided in sub. (1m), an applicant shall submit to the department two complete and satisfactory sets of fingerprints as specified under s. SPS 31.03(1) (b), in order to carry a firearm and the department may obtain a criminal history record search from the Wisconsin department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation relating to the applicant before initially granting a permit for that individual.
(6) The applicant shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by the department in obtaining information relating to the eligibility and qualifications of the applicant, including the reasonable costs of criminal history record searches.
Note Form #1912, Application For Approval of Firearms Proficiency Certifier, may be obtained from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8935 or download from the department's webpage: http://dsps.wi.gov/Licenses-Permits/FirearmsCertifier/FIRECforms.
(7) The approval of a firearms proficiency certifier shall expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year, unless the firearms proficiency certifier submits to the department an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the department and is reapproved by the department.
Form #2117, Firearms Certification of Proficiency-Renewal Certification, may be obtained from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8935 or downloaded from the department's webpage: http://dsps.wi.gov.