Wis. Stat. § 30.682
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Preliminary screening test.
Official statutory text
(1) Requirement. A person shall provide a sample of his or her breath or oral fluids, or both, for a preliminary screening test if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person is violating or has violated the intoxicated boating law and if, prior to an arrest, the law enforcement officer requested the person to provide this sample.
(2) Use of test results. A law enforcement officer may use the results of a preliminary screening test for the purpose of deciding whether or not to arrest a person for a violation of the intoxicated boating law or for the purpose of deciding whether or not to request a chemical test under s. 30.684 . Following the preliminary screening test, chemical tests may be required of the person under s. 30.684 .
(3) Admissibility. The result of a preliminary screening test is not admissible in any action or proceeding except to show probable cause for an arrest, if the arrest is challenged, or to show that a chemical test was properly required of a person under s. 30.684 .
(4) Refusal. There is no penalty for a violation of sub. (1) . Section 30.80 (1) and the general penalty provision under s. 939.61 do not apply to that violation.
(5) Use of oral fluids sample. A law enforcement officer may collect and retain a sample of a person’s oral fluids only to the extent necessary to perform a preliminary screening test under this section and shall destroy the sample, or return the sample to the person, after conducting the preliminary screening test. A law enforcement officer may not collect or retain a sample of a person’s oral fluids under this section for any purpose other than a preliminary screening test.
History: 1985 a. 331 ; 2025 a. 99 .
(2) Use of test results. A law enforcement officer may use the results of a preliminary screening test for the purpose of deciding whether or not to arrest a person for a violation of the intoxicated boating law or for the purpose of deciding whether or not to request a chemical test under s. 30.684 . Following the preliminary screening test, chemical tests may be required of the person under s. 30.684 .
(3) Admissibility. The result of a preliminary screening test is not admissible in any action or proceeding except to show probable cause for an arrest, if the arrest is challenged, or to show that a chemical test was properly required of a person under s. 30.684 .
(4) Refusal. There is no penalty for a violation of sub. (1) . Section 30.80 (1) and the general penalty provision under s. 939.61 do not apply to that violation.
(5) Use of oral fluids sample. A law enforcement officer may collect and retain a sample of a person’s oral fluids only to the extent necessary to perform a preliminary screening test under this section and shall destroy the sample, or return the sample to the person, after conducting the preliminary screening test. A law enforcement officer may not collect or retain a sample of a person’s oral fluids under this section for any purpose other than a preliminary screening test.
History: 1985 a. 331 ; 2025 a. 99 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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