Wisconsin Code § 961.37

Law enforcement duty
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(1) A law enforcement officer shall report as provided in sub. (2) if the law enforcement officer, while acting in an official capacity, does any of the
following:
(a) Encounters a situation in which the law enforcement officer reasonably suspects that a violation of this chapter involving a
monitored prescription drug, as defined in s. 961.385 (1) (ag), is
occurring or has occurred.
(b) Encounters an individual who the law enforcement officer
believes is undergoing or has immediately prior experienced an
opioid-related drug overdose, as defined in s. 256.40 (1) (d), or a
deceased individual who the law enforcement officer believes
died as a result of using a narcotic drug.
(c) Receives a report of a stolen controlled-substance
prescription.
(2) A law enforcement officer under sub. (1) shall report to
the law enforcement agency that employs him or her all of the
following:
(a) The name and date of birth of all of the following, if
applicable:
1. The individual who is suspected of violating this chapter.
2. The individual who experienced an opioid-related drug
overdose.
3. The individual who died as a result of using a narcotic
drug.
4. The individual who filed the report of a stolen controlledsubstance prescription.
5. The individual for whom a prescription drug related to an
event under subd. 1., 2., 3., or 4. was prescribed.
(b) The name of the prescribing practitioner, the prescription
number, and the name of the drug as it appears on the prescription order or prescription medicine container if a prescription
medicine container was in the vicinity of the suspected violation,
drug overdose, or death or if a controlled-substance prescription
was reported stolen.
(3) (a) The law enforcement agency receiving the report under sub. (2) shall, except as provided under par. (b), submit notice
of the suspected violation of this chapter, the opioid-related drug
overdose, the death as a result of using a narcotic drug, or the report of a stolen controlled-substance prescription, and the information reported under sub. (2) to the prescription drug monitoring program.
(b) If a law enforcement agency determines that submitting
any information under par. (a) would interfere with an active
criminal investigation, the law enforcement agency may postpone
the action until the investigation concludes.

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