Section 17.05. Training and documentation requirements.

 

(1)   Training documentation to be furnished by applicant. The following forms of documentation shall be accepted by the department as adequate proof of training sufficient to satisfy the training requirements of s. 175.60 (4) (a) , Stats., and of this section:

(a) A certificate or affidavit documenting that the applicant has successfully completed the department of natural resources' hunter education program or a substantially similar program that is established by another state, country, or province and is recognized by the department of natural resources.

(b) A certificate or affidavit documenting that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety or training course conducted by a national or state organization that certifies firearms instructors. The documentation shall include the items specified in sub. (2) and shall affirm that the organization that conducted the course is an organization that certifies firearms instructors.

(c) A certificate or affidavit documenting that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety or training course that is available to the public and offered by a law enforcement agency. The documentation shall include the items specified in sub. (2) and shall affirm that the course is one that is available to the public.

(d) A certificate or affidavit documenting that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety or training course that is available to the public and offered by a technical college, college, university, private or public institution or organization, or firearms training school. The documentation shall include the items specified in sub. (2) , shall affirm that the course was taught by an instructor who is certified either by the department or by a national or state organization that certifies firearms instructors, and shall identify the certifying organization by name.

(e) A certificate or affidavit documenting that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms training course that is offered to law enforcement officers and is certified by the law enforcement standards board or a certificate from an agency of another state documenting that the applicant has successfully completed substantially equivalent training. The documentation shall include the items specified in sub. (2) except that, notwithstanding the requirements of sub. (2) , a copy of an educational transcript of the applicant showing successful completion of the requisite training shall suffice to satisfy this requirement.

(f) A certificate or affidavit documenting that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms training course that is offered to owners and employees of private detective and security agencies licensed by the department of safety and professional services under s. 440.26 , Stats., or a certificate from an agency of another state documenting that the applicant has successfully completed substantially equivalent training. The documentation shall include the items specified in sub. (2) .

(g) A certificate or affidavit documenting that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety or training course that is conducted by an instructor who is certified either by the department or by a national or state organization that certifies firearms instructors. The documentation shall include the items specified in sub. (2) , shall affirm that the instructor is certified either by the department or by a national or state organization that certifies firearms instructors, and shall identify the certifying organization by name.

(h) A copy of a current or expired license held by the applicant indicating that the applicant is or has been licensed to carry a firearm in this state, in another state, or in a county or municipality of this state or of another state, provided that the current or expired license has not been revoked for cause. The copy of the current or expired license shall be accompanied by the applicant's signed affirmation that the current or expired license has not been revoked for cause. This affirmation shall be submitted on an affirmation form that shall be prepared by the department and made available to the public on the department's Internet site.

(i) A copy of a DD-214 form, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," issued by the United States Department of Defense, showing that the applicant has received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions from the United States armed forces, reserves, or national guard after completion of basic or officer training or a certificate of completion of basic or officer training with a service record of successful completion of small arms training and certification.

(2)   Content requirements for training certificate or affidavit.

(a) A certificate or affidavit supplied by the instructor or organization that is submitted to the department under sub. (1) (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , or (g) for the purpose of documenting that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety or training course shall include all of the following information:

1. The applicant's name.

2. The name of the firearms safety or training course.

3. The date on which the applicant completed the firearms safety or training course.

4. The name of the instructor who taught the firearms safety or training course to the applicant and the name of the agency or organization that certified the instructor.

(b) In addition to a certificate or affidavit meeting the requirements of par. (a) , the documentation of training submitted by an applicant shall include evidence sufficient to establish that the course completed by the applicant was a firearms safety and training course as defined in s. Jus 17.03 (7) . Sufficient evidence shall include one of the following:

1. A signed statement by the instructor who taught the firearms safety or training course to the applicant affirming that the course completed by the applicant was a firearms safety and training course as defined in s. Jus 17.03 (7) .

2. Information on the certificate or affidavit described in sub. (2) (a) sufficient to establish that the course completed by the applicant was a firearms safety and training course as defined in s. Jus 17.03 (7) .

3. A signed statement by the applicant as part of the application affirming that the applicant successfully completed a firearms safety or training course and describing the scope and contents of that course in a manner sufficient to determine that the course was a firearms safety and training course as defined in s. Jus 17.03 (7) .

(3)   Model training Certificate. The department shall prepare and make available to the public on its Internet site a model training certificate that provides for the information required under sub. (2) .

(4)   Model training curriculum. The department shall prepare a training curriculum for a firearms safety or training course, as that term is defined in s. Jus 17.03 (7) , and shall make that curriculum available for the use of firearms instructors who are certified by the department pursuant to s. Jus 17.06 . Instructors who are not certified by the department may use that curriculum in preparing and conducting their own courses, but they shall not represent themselves or their courses as certified or approved by the department.

CR 12-030 : cr. Register May 2013 No. 689 , eff. 6-1-13.

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INITIAL APPLICABILITY. The definition of "Firearms safety or training course" in s. Jus 17.03 (7) , the definition of "Instructor-led" in s. Jus 17.03 (8) , and the requirements for documenting proof of training in s. Jus 17.05 (2) shall first apply to a firearms safety or training course that commences on June 1, 2013. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1