AB1004: Bill Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Assembly BILL 1004

March 18, 2016 - Introduced by Representative Barnes, cosponsored by Senator Harris Dodd. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AB1004,1,2 An Act to create 758.20 of the statutes; relating to: restricting information available on the consolidated court automated Internet site.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the director of state courts to remove a case or charge involving a civil forfeiture or a crime from the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site within 90 days after being notified that the case or charge has been dismissed, that the defendant has been found not guilty of all of the charges in the case, or that the case or charge has been overturned on appeal and dismissed.

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:

AB1004,1 Section 1. 758.20 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1004,2,2 758.20 Consolidated court automation programs. (1) In this section, "Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site" means the Internet site of the consolidated court automation programs, which is the statewide electronic circuit court case management system established under s. 758.19 (4) and maintained by the director of state courts, that provides information regarding the cases heard in the circuit courts.

AB1004,2,5 (2) Within 90 days after being notified of any of the following involving a civil forfeiture or a crime, the director of state courts shall remove the case or charge from the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site:

AB1004,2,6 (a) That the case or charge has been dismissed.

AB1004,2,7 (b) That the defendant has been found not guilty of all of the charges.

AB1004,2,8 (c) That the case or charge has been overturned on appeal and dismissed.

AB1004,2,9 (End)