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Wis. Stat. § 905.09 (2026)
Law enforcement records
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905.09905.09 Law enforcement records. The federal government or a state or a subdivision thereof has a privilege to refuse to disclose investigatory files, reports and returns for law enforcement purposes except to the extent available by law to a person other than the federal government, a state or subdivision thereof. The privilege may be claimed by an appropriate representative of the federal government, a state or a subdivision thereof.
905.09 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R142 (1973).
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2008–2008 · leading case: State v. Schaefer, 2008 WI 25, 746 N.W.2d 457.
State v. Schaefer, 2008 WI 25, 746 N.W.2d 457. “§ 905.09 provides: Law enforcement records.”
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