Section SPS 34.015 - Application for a permit to carry a firearm(1) An agency who applies for a license or permit under ch. SPS 31 shall apply to the department for a permit to authorize any of its owners or employees to carry a firearm when assigned to do so by the agency. Note: For a copy of Form #2156, Procedures for Certification of Proficiency to Carry a Firearm, contact the department at phone: (608) 266-1212 or download the form from the department's webpage at http://dsps.wi.gov/Licenses-Permits/FirearmsPermit/FIREPforms.
(2) The department may grant a permit to an agency pursuant to sub. (1) if the department has determined that all of the conditions and requirements in ss. SPS 34.01, 34.02, 34.03, and 34.05 have been satisfied by the agency and the owner or employee who will be assigned by the agency to carry a firearm while on duty.(3) A permit shall only be valid while the owner or employee performs private security services for the agency to which the permit was granted. When an owner or employee transfers employment to another agency, the other agency shall obtain a new permit before requiring or permitting the owner or employee to carry a firearm.(4) The department may deny an application submitted to it pursuant to sub. (1) or may suspend, limit or revoke a permit which it has granted, 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.(6) The agency shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by the department in obtaining information relating to the eligibility and qualifications of each owner or employee to whom the permit applies, including the reasonable costs of criminal history record searches and if submitted with a license or permit application under ch. SPS 31, shall include costs of finger printing and a U.S. FBI-national instant criminal background check system (NICS) search.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 34.015
Cr. Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95; r. (5), Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; correction in (2), (4) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671; CR 14-014: am. (title), (1), (2), (6) Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.Amended by,Wisconsin Register December 2014 No. 708, eff.1/1/2015.Amended by, correction in (2) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register May 2017 No. 737, eff.6/1/2017