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Milwaukee Police update SOPs on OWI, juvenile detention clock and domestic violence; commission reviews changes
Summary
The Fire and Police Commission reviewed a Milwaukee Police Department communication summarizing amendments to SOPs on operating-while-intoxicated tests, juvenile procedures including the six-hour secure custody limit, and domestic violence reporting and liaison roles; commissioners asked clarifying questions but took no formal action.
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission reviewed a communication from the Milwaukee Police Department on July 10 that summarized revisions to several MPD standard operating procedures, including SOP 120 (operating while intoxicated), SOP 140 (juvenile procedures), SOP 114 (domestic violence) and SOP 267 (budget and finance). No formal action was required on the communication.
Commissioners asked questions about key operational changes and sought clarifications on how the revisions would be applied in the field. The department representative said the changes ranged from administrative updates (SOP 267) to substantive policy clarifications stemming from state guidance and recent court decisions.
The department noted three principal changes to the OWI SOP. It removed references to urine testing — saying the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene advised urine tests have little or no value for OWI prosecutions — and clarified procedures when blood is the primary chemical test, including that officers should…
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