301.45(5)(am)2. 2. A person who is covered under sub. (1g) (dL) is not required to comply with the requirements of this section if a court orders that the person is no longer required to comply under s. 939.615 (6) (i).
301.45(5)(b) (b) A person who is covered under sub. (1g) (a), (b), (bm), (c), (d), (dd), (dp) or (e) shall continue to comply with the requirements of this section until his or her death if any of the following applies:
301.45(5)(b)1. 1. The person has, on 2 or more separate occasions, been convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense, or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, a military law, a tribal law or a law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense. A conviction or finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect that has been reversed, set aside or vacated is not a conviction or finding for purposes of determining under this subdivision whether a person has been convicted on 2 or more separate occasions.
301.45(5)(b)1m. 1m. The person has been convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025. A conviction or finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect that has been reversed, set aside or vacated is not a conviction or finding for purposes of this subdivision.
301.45(5)(b)2. 2. The person has been found to be a sexually violent person under ch. 980, regardless of whether the person is discharged under s. 980.09 or 980.10 from the sexually violent person commitment, except that the person no longer has to comply with this section if the finding that the person is a sexually violent person has been reversed, set aside or vacated.
301.45(5)(b)3. 3. The court that ordered the person to comply with the reporting requirements of this section under s. 51.20 (13) (ct), 938.34 (15m), 938.345 (3), 971.17 (1m) (b) or 973.048 also ordered the person to comply with the requirements until his or her death.
301.45(5m) (5m)Release from requirements for persons who committed a sex offense in another jurisdiction.
301.45(5m)(a)(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), a person who is covered under sub. (1g) (dh), (dj), (f) or (g) no longer has to comply with this section when the following applicable criterion is met:
301.45(5m)(a)1. 1. If the person is on parole, extended supervision, probation or other supervision from another state under s. 304.13, 304.135 or 938.988, 15 years after discharge from that parole, extended supervision, probation or other supervision or the period of time that the person is in this state, whichever is less.
301.45(5m)(a)2. 2. If the person is registered as a sex offender in another state or is registered as a sex offender with the federal bureau of investigation under 42 USC 14072, whichever of the following is less:
301.45(5m)(a)2.a. a. The period of time that the person is a resident of this state, a student in this state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state.
301.45(5m)(a)2.b. b. The period of time that the person is registered as a sex offender in another state or with the federal bureau of investigation, or 10 years from the date on which the person was released from prison or placed on parole, probation, extended supervision or other supervised release for the sex offense which subjects the person to the requirements of this section, whichever is greater.
301.45(5m)(a)3. 3. If the person has been found to have committed a sex offense by another jurisdiction and subd. 2. does not apply, whichever of the following is less:
301.45(5m)(a)3.a. a. The period of time that the person is a resident of this state, a student in this state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state.
301.45(5m)(a)3.b. b. Ten years from the date on which the person was released from prison or placed on parole, probation, extended supervision or other supervised release for the sex offense that subjects the person to the requirements of this section.
301.45(5m)(b) (b) A person who is covered under sub. (1g) (dh), (dj), (f) or (g) shall continue to comply with the requirements of this section for as long as the person is a resident of this state, a student in this state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state if one or more of the following apply:
301.45(5m)(b)1. 1. The person is registered as a sex offender in another state or is registered as a sex offender with the federal bureau of investigation under 42 USC 14072 and the person is required to register with that other state or with the federal bureau of investigation until his or her death.
301.45(5m)(b)2. 2. The person has been convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, a military law, a tribal law or a law of any state that is comparable to a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025. A conviction or finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect that has been reversed, set aside or vacated is not a conviction or finding for purposes of this subdivision.
301.45(5m)(b)3. 3. The person has, on 2 or more separate occasions, been convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, military law, tribal law or law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense. A conviction or finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect that has been reversed, set aside or vacated is not a conviction or finding for purposes of determining under this subdivision whether a person has been convicted on 2 or more separate occasions.
301.45(5m)(b)4. 4. A determination has been made as provided under 42 USC 14071 (a) (2) (A) or (B) that the person is a sexually violent predator, or lifetime registration by the person is required under measures approved by the attorney general of the United States under 42 USC 14071 (a) (2) (C).
301.45(5m)(c) (c) This subsection does not apply to a person who is required to register as a sex offender under one or more of the criteria specified in sub. (1g) (a), (b), (bm), (c), (d), (dd), (dp), (e) or (em).
301.45(6) (6)Penalty.
301.45(6)(a)(a) Whoever knowingly fails to comply with any requirement to provide information under subs. (2) to (4) is subject to the following penalties:
301.45(6)(a)1. 1. For a first offense, the person may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
301.45(6)(a)2. 2. For a 2nd or subsequent offense, the person may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both. For purposes of this subdivision, an offense is a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to committing the offense, the person has at any time been convicted of knowingly failing to comply with any requirement to provide information under subs. (2) to (4).
301.45(6)(ag) (ag) Whoever intentionally violates sub. (4r) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
301.45(6)(am) (am) Whoever knowingly fails to keep information confidential as required under sub. (7) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
301.45(6)(bm) (bm) Subject to s. 971.19 (9), a district attorney or, upon the request of a district attorney, the department of justice may prosecute a knowing failure to comply with any requirement to provide information under subs. (2) to (4). If the department of corrections determines that there is probable cause to believe that a person has knowingly failed to comply with any requirement to provide information under subs. (2) to (4) or has intentionally violated sub. (4r), the department shall forward a certified copy of all pertinent departmental information to the applicable district attorney. The department shall certify the copy in accordance with s. 889.08.
301.45(6)(c) (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person who first became subject to subs. (2) to (4) under 1995 Wisconsin Act 440 and who was in prison or a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution, in institutional care, or on probation, parole, supervision, aftercare supervision, corrective sanctions supervision, conditional transfer or conditional release during the period beginning on December 25, 1993, and ending on May 31, 1997, shall be allowed until January 1, 1998, to comply with the requirements under subs. (2) to (4).
301.45(6)(d) (d) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person who first became subject to subs. (2) to (4) under 1999 Wisconsin Act 89 and who was in prison or a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution, in institutional care, or on probation, parole, supervision, aftercare supervision, corrective sanctions supervision, conditional transfer or conditional release during the period beginning on December 25, 1993, and ending on May 31, 2000, shall be allowed until January 1, 2001, to comply with the requirements under subs. (2) to (4).
301.45(6m) (6m)Notice to other jurisdictions concerning noncompliance. If the department has reasonable grounds to believe that a person who is covered under sub. (1g) (f) or (g) is residing in this state, is a student in this state or is employed or carrying on a vocation in this state and that the person is not complying with the requirements of this section, the department shall notify the state agency responsible for the registration of sex offenders in any state in which the person is registered that it believes the person is not complying with the requirements of this section. If the person is registered with the federal bureau of investigation under 42 USC 14072, the department shall notify the federal bureau of investigation that it believes the person is not complying with the requirements of this section.
301.45(7) (7)Information maintenance and expungement.
301.45(7)(a)(a) The department shall maintain information provided under sub. (2). The department shall keep the information confidential except as provided in ss. 301.03 (14) and 301.46, except as needed for law enforcement purposes and except to provide, in response to a request for information under s. 49.22 (2m) made by the department of workforce development or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5), the name and address of an individual registered under this section, the name and address of the individual's employer and financial information related to the individual.
301.45(7)(b) (b) The department shall not charge a fee for providing information under this subsection.
301.45(7)(c) (c) A person about whom information is maintained in the registry under sub. (2) may request expungement of all pertinent information in the registry if any of the following applies:
301.45(7)(c)1m. 1m. The person's conviction, delinquency adjudication, finding of need of protection or services or commitment has been reversed, set aside or vacated.
301.45(7)(c)2m. 2m. A court has determined under sub. (1m) (b) that the person is not required to comply with the reporting requirements under this section.
301.45(7)(d) (d) The department shall purge all of the information maintained in the registry under sub. (2) concerning a person to whom par. (c) applies if the department receives all of the following:
301.45(7)(d)1. 1. The person's written request for expungement.
301.45(7)(d)2. 2. A certified copy of the court order reversing, setting aside or vacating the conviction, delinquency adjudication, finding of need of protection or services or commitment or a certified copy of the court's determination under sub. (1m) (b).
301.45(8) (8)Rules. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out its duties under this section.
301.45(9) (9)Cooperation. The department of health and family services, the department of workforce development, the department of transportation and all circuit courts shall cooperate with the department of corrections in obtaining information under this section.
301.45 History History: 1995 a. 440 ss. 26 to 49, 53 to 74; Stats. 1995 s. 301.45; 1997 a. 3, 35, 130, 191, 237, 283; 1999 a. 9, 89, 156, 186; s. 13.93 (2) (c).
301.46 301.46 Access to information concerning sex offenders.
301.46(1)(1)Definitions. In this section:
301.46(1)(a) (a) "Agency with jurisdiction" means the state agency with the authority or duty to confine or supervise a person or release or discharge a person from confinement.
301.46(1)(b) (b) "Sex offense" has the meaning given in s. 301.45 (1d) (b).
301.46(2) (2)Access for law enforcement agencies.
301.46(2)(a)(a) When a person is registered with the department under s. 301.45 (2), the department shall immediately make the information specified in par. (b) available to the police chief of any community and the sheriff of any county in which the person is residing, is employed or is attending school. The department shall make information available under this paragraph through a direct electronic data transfer system.
301.46(2)(b) (b) The department shall make all of the following information available under par. (a):
301.46(2)(b)1. 1. The person's name, including any aliases used by the person.
301.46(2)(b)2. 2. Information sufficient to identify the person, including date of birth, gender, race, height, weight and hair and eye color.
301.46(2)(b)3. 3. The statute the person violated, the date of conviction, adjudication or commitment, and the county or, if the state is not this state, the state in which the person was convicted, adjudicated or committed.
301.46(2)(b)4. 4. Whichever of the following is applicable:
301.46(2)(b)4.a. a. The date the person was placed on probation, supervision, conditional release, conditional transfer or supervised release.
301.46(2)(b)4.b. b. The date the person was released from confinement, whether on parole, extended supervision or otherwise, or discharged or terminated from a sentence or commitment.
301.46(2)(b)4.c. c. The date the person entered the state.
301.46(2)(b)4.d. d. The date the person was ordered to comply with s. 301.45.
301.46(2)(b)5. 5. The address at which the person is residing.
301.46(2)(b)6. 6. The name of the agency supervising the person, if applicable, and the office or unit and telephone number of the office or unit that is responsible for the supervision of the person.
301.46(2)(b)8. 8. The name and address of the place at which the person is employed.
301.46(2)(b)9. 9. The name and location of any school in which the person is enrolled.
301.46(2)(b)10. 10. The most recent date on which the information under s. 301.45 was updated.
301.46(2)(c) (c) When a person who is registered under s. 301.45 (2) updates information under s. 301.45 (4), the department shall immediately make the updated information available to the police chief of any community and the sheriff of any county in which the person is residing, is employed or is attending school. The department shall make the updated information available under this paragraph through a direct electronic data transfer system.
301.46(2)(d) (d) In addition to having access to information under pars. (a) and (c), a police chief or sheriff may request that the department provide the police chief or sheriff with information concerning any person registered under s. 301.45.
301.46(2)(e) (e) A police chief or sheriff may provide any of the information to which he or she has access under this subsection, other than information specified in subs. (4) (ag) and (5) (c), to an entity in the police chief's community or the sheriff's county that is entitled to request information under sub. (4), to any person requesting information under sub. (5) or to members of the general public if, in the opinion of the police chief or sheriff, providing that information is necessary to protect the public.
301.46(2m) (2m)Bulletins to law enforcement agencies.
301.46(2m)(a)(a) If an agency with jurisdiction confines a person under s. 301.046, provides a person entering the intensive sanctions program under s. 301.048 with a sanction other than a placement in a Type 1 prison or a jail, or releases a person from confinement in a state correctional institution or institutional care, and the person has, on one occasion only, been convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense or for a violation of a law of this state that is comparable to a sex offense, the agency with jurisdiction may notify the police chief of any community and the sheriff of any county in which the person will be residing, employed or attending school if the agency with jurisdiction determines that such notification is necessary to protect the public. Notification under this paragraph may be in addition to providing access to information under sub. (2) or to any other notification that an agency with jurisdiction is authorized to provide.
301.46(2m)(am) (am) If an agency with jurisdiction confines a person under s. 301.046, provides a person entering the intensive sanctions program under s. 301.048 with a sanction other than a placement in a Type 1 prison or a jail, or releases a person from confinement in a state correctional institution or institutional care, and the person has been found to be a sexually violent person under ch. 980 or has, on 2 or more separate occasions, been convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense or for a violation of a law of this state that is comparable to a sex offense, the agency with jurisdiction shall notify the police chief of any community and the sheriff of any county in which the person will be residing, employed or attending school. Notification under this paragraph shall be in addition to providing access to information under sub. (2) and to any other notification that an agency with jurisdiction is authorized to provide.
301.46(2m)(at) (at) Paragraphs (a) and (am) do not apply to a person if a court has determined under s. 301.45 (1m) that the person is not required to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45.
301.46(2m)(b) (b) The notification under par. (a) or (am) shall be in the form of a written bulletin to the police chief or sheriff that contains all of the following:
301.46(2m)(b)1. 1. The information specified in sub. (2) (b).
301.46(2m)(b)1m. 1m. Notice that, beginning on June 1, 2001, information concerning persons registered under s. 301.45 will be available on the Internet site established by the department under sub. (5n).
301.46(2m)(b)2. 2. Any other information that the agency with jurisdiction determines is necessary to assist law enforcement officers or to protect the public. Information under this subdivision may include a photograph of the person, other identifying information and a description of the person's patterns of violation.
301.46(2m)(c) (c) A police chief or sheriff who receives a bulletin under this subsection may provide any of the information in the bulletin, other than information specified in subs. (4) (ag) and (5) (c), to an entity in the police chief's community or the sheriff's county that is entitled to request information under sub. (4), to any person requesting information under sub. (5) or to members of the general public if, in the opinion of the police chief or sheriff, providing that information is necessary to protect the public.
301.46(3) (3)Notification of victims.
301.46(3)(a)(a) In this subsection:
301.46(3)(a)1. 1. "Member of the family" means spouse, child, parent, sibling or legal guardian.
301.46(3)(a)2. 2. "Victim" means a person against whom a crime has been committed.
301.46(3)(b) (b) When a person is registered under s. 301.45 (2) or when the person informs the department of a change in information under s. 301.45 (4), the department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim or a member of the victim's family who has, according to the records of the department or the information provided under par. (d), requested to be notified about a person required to register under s. 301.45.
301.46(3)(c) (c) The notice under par. (b) shall be a written notice to the victim or member of the victim's family that the person required to register under s. 301.45 and specified in the information provided under par. (d) has been registered or, if applicable, has provided the department with updated information under s. 301.45 (4). The notice shall contain the information specified in sub. (2) (b) 1., 5., 6. and 10. or, if applicable, the updated information.
301.46(3)(d) (d) The department of health and family services shall provide the department with access to the names of victims or the family members of victims who have completed cards requesting notification under s. 971.17 (6m) or 980.11.
301.46(3)(e) (e) In addition to receiving the notice provided under par. (c), a person who receives notice under par. (b) may request that the department provide him or her with any of the information specified in sub. (2) (b) concerning the person required to register under s. 301.45.
301.46(4) (4)Access to information for agencies and organizations other than law enforcement agencies.
301.46(4)(a)(a) Any of the following entities may request, in a form and manner specified by the department, information from the department concerning persons registered under s. 301.45:
301.46(4)(a)1. 1. A public or private elementary or secondary school.
301.46(4)(a)2. 2. A day care provider that holds a license under s. 48.65, that is certified under s. 48.651, that holds a probationary license under s. 48.69 or that is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).
301.46(4)(a)3. 3. A child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60.
301.46(4)(a)4. 4. A group home licensed under s. 48.625.
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