Wisconsin Statutes

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

Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: State v. Schaefer, 2008 WI 25 (Wis. 2008).

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State v. Schaefer, 2008 WI 25 (Wis. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 905.09 provides: Law enforcement records.”

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