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The Wisconsin State Patrol Bureau of Field Operations:
The Bureau of Field Operations is comprised of:
- Civilian investigators and support staff
- Law enforcement dispatchers
- Sworn officers, including troopers and motor carrier inspectors
The primary responsibility of the sworn officers is the regulation of traffic and the prevention of highway crashes. The powers and duties of sworn traffic officers, the authority to conduct motor vehicle inspections, and the authority to operate an academy to train state, county and local traffic patrol officers and other related personnel are designated in Chapter 110 (Motor Vehicles) of the Wisconsin Statutes.