SB132: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Senate BILL 132

May 5, 2003 - Introduced by Senators Hansen and Roessler, cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth and Hines. Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.

SB132,1,6 An Act to amend 301.048 (2) (bm) 1. a., 938.183 (1) (a), 938.183 (1m) (c) 1., 938.183 (1m) (c) 2. and 969.08 (10) (b); and to create 939.635 of the statutes; relating to: a mandatory minimum sentence for a juvenile who is convicted of throwing a bodily substance at or toward a person while placed in a secured correctional facility, a secure detention facility, a secured child caring institution, or a secured group home and providing a penalty.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, subject to certain exceptions, a juvenile who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Code (juvenile court). For certain violations, however, including the violation of throwing a bodily substance, such as blood, semen, urine, or feces, at or toward another person while placed in a secured correctional facility, a secure detention facility, a secured child caring institution, or a secured group home, the juvenile who is alleged to have committed the violation is subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction (adult court). Current law permits an adult court to sentence a juvenile to a period of imprisonment of not more than three years and six months for that violation, but does not provide for a mandatory minimum period of imprisonment for that violation.

This bill requires an adult court that convicts a juvenile of throwing a bodily substance at or toward another person while placed in a secured correctional facility, a secure detention facility, a secured child caring institution, or a secured group home to sentence the juvenile to a mandatory minimum period of imprisonment of two years.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.

For further information see the state and local 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:

SB132, s. 1 Section 1. 301.048 (2) (bm) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is amended to read:

SB132,2,11 301.048 (2) (bm) 1. a. A crime specified in s. 940.19 (3), 1999 stats., s. 940.195 (3), 1999 stats., s. 943.23 (1m), 1999 stats., or s. 943.23 (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19 (4) or (5), 940.195 (4) or (5), 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.21, 940.225 (1) to (3), 940.23, 940.285 (2) (a) 1. or 2., 940.29, 940.295 (3) (b) 1g., 1m., 1r., 2., or 3., 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3), 941.20 (2) or (3), 941.26, 941.30, 941.327, 943.01 (2) (c), 943.011, 943.013, 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), 943.30, 943.32, 946.43 (1m) or (2m), 947.015, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, or 948.30.

SB132, s. 2 Section 2. 938.183 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB132,2,17 938.183 (1) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent and who is alleged to have violated s. 940.20 (1) or 946.43 (1m) or (2m) while placed in a secured correctional facility, a secure detention facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home or who has been adjudicated delinquent and who is alleged to have committed a violation of s. 940.20 (2m).

SB132, s. 3 Section 3. 938.183 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB132,3,9 938.183 (1m) (c) 1. The court of criminal jurisdiction finds that the juvenile has committed a lesser offense or a joined offense that is not a violation of s. 940.20 (1) or (2m) or 946.43 (1m) or (2m) under the circumstances described in sub. (1) (a), that is not an attempt to violate s. 940.01 under the circumstances described in sub. (1) (am), that is not a violation of s. 940.02 or 940.05 under the circumstances described in sub. (1) (am), and that is not an offense for which the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may waive its jurisdiction over the juvenile under s. 938.18.

SB132, s. 4 Section 4. 938.183 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB132,3,21 938.183 (1m) (c) 2. The court of criminal jurisdiction finds that the juvenile has committed a lesser offense or a joined offense that is a violation of s. 940.20 (1) or (2m) or 946.43 (1m) or (2m) under the circumstances described in sub. (1) (a), that is an attempt to violate s. 940.01 under the circumstances described in sub. (1) (am), that is a violation of s. 940.02 or 940.05 under the circumstances described in sub. (1) (am), or that is an offense for which the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may waive its jurisdiction over the juvenile under s. 938.18 and the court of criminal jurisdiction, after considering the criteria specified in s. 938.18 (5), determines that the juvenile has proved by clear and convincing evidence that it would be in the best interests of the juvenile and of the public to adjudge the juvenile to be delinquent and impose a disposition specified in s. 938.34.

SB132, s. 5 Section 5. 939.635 of the statutes is created to read:

SB132,4,3 939.635 Penalty; assault in secured juvenile facilities. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), if a person is convicted of violating s. 946.43 (2m) while placed in a secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), a secured detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (16), a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), or a secured group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p), the court shall sentence the person to not less than 2 years of imprisonment.

SB132,4,8 (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a court may place a person who is subject to sub. (1) on probation or impose on that person a sentence that is less than the presumptive minimum sentence specified in sub. (1) only if the court makes all of the following findings of fact and places on the record its reasons for imposing probation or that lesser sentence:

SB132,4,10 (a) That placing the person on probation or imposing a lesser sentence would not depreciate the seriousness of the offense.

SB132,4,16 (b) That imposing the presumptive minimum sentence specified in sub. (1) is not necessary to deter the person or other persons from committing violations of s. 946.43 (2m) while placed in a secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), a secured detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (16), a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), or a secured group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p).

SB132, s. 6 Section 6. 969.08 (10) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is amended to read:

SB132,5,2 969.08 (10) (b) "Serious crime" means any crime specified in s. 943.23 (1m), 1999 stats., or s. 943.23 (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 346.62 (4), 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19 (5), 940.195 (5), 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.21, 940.225 (1) to (3), 940.23, 940.24, 940.25, 940.29, 940.295 (3) (b) 1g., 1m., 1r., 2. or 3., 940.31, 941.20 (2) or (3), 941.26, 941.30, 941.327, 943.01 (2) (c), 943.011, 943.013, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10, 943.23 (1g), 943.30, 943.32, 946.01, 946.02, 946.43 (1m) or (2m), 947.015, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.06, 948.07 or 948.30.

SB132, s. 7 Section 7. Initial applicability.

SB132,5,5 (1) Throwing of bodily substances in juvenile facility. This act first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this subsection.

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