Wisconsin § 16.008 - Payment of special charges for extraordinary police service to state facilities.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 16.008 — Payment of special charges for extraordinary police service to state facilities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 16.008. Payment of special charges for extraordinary police service to state facilities.

16.008(1) (1) In this section “extraordinary police services” means those police services which are in addition to those being maintained for normal police service functions by a municipality or county and are required because of an assemblage or activity which is or threatens to become a riot, civil disturbance or other similar circumstance, or in which mob violence occurs or is threatened. 16.008(2) (2) The state shall pay for extraordinary police services provided directly to state facilities, as defined in s. 70.119 (3) (e) , in response to a request of a state officer or agency responsible for the operation and preservation of such facilities. The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to facilities of the authority described in s. 70.11 (38) . The Fox River Navigational System Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to the navigational system, as defined in s. 237.01 (5) . Municipalities or counties that provide extraordinary police services to state facilities may submit claims to the claims board for actual additional costs related to wage and disability payments, pensions and worker’s compensation payments, damage to equipment and clothing, replacement of expendable supplies, medical and transportation expense, and other necessary expenses. The clerk of the municipality or county submitting a claim shall also transmit an itemized statement of charges and a statement that identifies the facility served and the person who requested the services. The board shall obtain a review of the claim and recommendations from the agency responsible for the facility prior to proceeding under s. 16.007 (3) , (5) , and (6) . 16.008 History History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 , 104 .

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