Section 9.03. Definitions.  


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  • 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: 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.