Methods
Recording conversations
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Wisconsin is considered a “one-party consent” state. Individuals may legally record a conversation to which they are a party so long as one of the parties to the communication consents to the recording. Because the consenting party can also be the individual doing the recording, the conversation may be — and often is — recorded without the knowledge or consent of any other party. This is also the rule under federal law.
Source: Wisconsin Law Journal |
Videotaping in a public space
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When in public spaces where you are lawfully present you have the right to photograph anything that is in plain view. That includes pictures of federal buildings, transportation facilities, and police. Such photography is a form of public oversight over the government and is important in a free society.
Source: American Civil Liberties Union |
Requirement to produce ID
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In Wisconsin a law enforcement officer may stop a person in a public place for a reasonable period of time when the officer reasonably suspects that such person is committing, is about to commit or has committed a crime, and may demand the name and address of the person and an explanation of the person's conduct.
Source: Section 968.24 Wis. Stats. |
Loitering
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It is a violation of law for a person to loiter or prowl in a place, at a time, or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.
Source: Ch. 106-31 Ordinances of the City of Milwaukee |