In this chapter:
- (1) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of justice.
- (2) “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid.
- (2m) “Juvenile” has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (10m), Stats.
- (3) “Law enforcement agency” means a governmental unit of one or more persons employed full time by the federal government, a state or a political subdivision of a state for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime, enforcing federal or state laws or local ordinances, and making arrests for crimes.
- (4) “Offender” means any person who meets any of the criteria in ss. 165.76 (1), 938.34 (15), and 973.047 (1f), Stats.
- (5) “Tribal law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (e), Stats.
- (6) “Violent crime” has the meaning given in s. 165.84 (7) (ab), Stats.
History
History: Cr. Register, July, 1997, No. 499, eff. 8-1-97; correction in (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register September 2001 No. 549; EmR1510: emerg. cr. (2m), (5), (6), eff. 4-1-15; CR 14-070: cr. (2m), (5), (6) Register September 2015 No. 717, eff. 10-1-15.