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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 170
April 9, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives O'CONNOR, TUSLER, MURPHY, B.
JACOBSON, DONOVAN, FRANKLIN, MOSES, MAXEY, KREIBICH, DITTRICH, ALLEN,
BEHNKE, KNODL, PENTERMAN, MELOTIK and MURSAU, cosponsored by
Senators WIMBERGER, FEYEN, NASS and TOMCZYK. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to create 165.252 of the statutes; relating to: prohibiting the
Department of Justice from using the legal services of nongovernmental
employees.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits the Department of Justice from using the legal services of
any person who is not a state employee or federal employee or agent to assist in the
investigation or prosecution of any civil or criminal cause or matter unless DOJ
uses a specific process under current law for contracting for legal services on a
contingent fee basis or that person is a legal intern who earns no more than $10,000
annually from their internship employer.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 165.252 of the statutes is created to read:
165.252 Nongovernmental employees. (1) Except as provided under sub.
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(2) or s. 20.9305 (2), the department of justice may not use the legal services of any
person who is not a state employee or federal employee or agent to assist in the
investigation or prosecution of any civil or criminal cause or matter.
(2) The department of justice may use the legal services of a legal intern who
is not a state employee or federal employee or agent if the person is paid no more
than $10,000 per year by the person[s internship employer.
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