LRB-3632/1
CMH:bjk:nwn
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
January 18, 2008 - Introduced by Representatives Van Roy, Kleefisch, Nygren,
Ziegelbauer, Kerkman, Musser, Wood, Mursau, Jeskewitz, Nass, Newcomer,
Lothian, Townsend, A. Ott, Pridemore, Gunderson, Davis, Moulton, Vos,
Owens, Kestell, Bies, Petrowski, M. Williams, F. Lasee, Murtha, Nerison

and Suder, cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Lazich, Roessler, Schultz and
Cowles. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
AB711,1,2 1An Act to create 59.27 (2m) of the statutes; relating to: legal status of persons
2who have been charged with certain crimes.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the county sheriff is responsible for the charge and custody
of any jail in his or her county and for keeping a register of each prisoner committed
to every jail under the sheriff's charge, including the prisoner's name, residence,
commitment time and reason, and description. This bill requires a sheriff to verify
the citizenship of a prisoner if the prisoner is charged with a felony or with
intoxicated operation of a vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle, a boat, or a snowmobile. If
the prisoner is not a U.S. citizen and is not authorized to be in the United States
under federal law, the sheriff must notify U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
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:
AB711, s. 1 3Section 1. 59.27 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB711,2,34 59.27 (2m) Verify the citizenship of any prisoner committed to any jail under
5the sheriff's charge if the prisoner is charged with a felony or with a violation of s.

123.33 (4c), 30.681, 346.63, or 350.101. If the prisoner is not a U.S. citizen and is not
2authorized to be in the United States under federal law, the sheriff shall notify U.S.
3Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
AB711,2,44 (End)
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