301.46(4)(ag)2.
2. If the person required to register under
s. 301.45 is an adult, any information concerning a juvenile proceeding in which the person was involved.
301.46(4)(am)
(am) Subject to
par. (ag), an entity may make a request under
par. (a) for information concerning a specific person registered under
s. 301.45.
301.46(4)(ar)
(ar) Subject to
par. (ag), an entity specified in
par. (a) 11. may request the names of and information concerning all persons registered under
s. 301.45 who reside, are employed or attend school in the entity's community, district, jurisdiction or other applicable geographical area of activity.
301.46(4)(b)
(b) In response to a request under
par. (a), the department shall, subject to
par. (ag), provide all of the following information:
301.46(4)(b)1.
1. The name of the person who has registered under
s. 301.45, including any aliases the person has used.
301.46(4)(b)2.
2. The date of the person's conviction or commitment, and the county or, if the state is not this state, the state in which the person was convicted or committed.
301.46(4)(b)3.
3. The make, model and license number of any motor vehicle that the person owns or that is registered in the person's name.
301.46(4)(c)
(c) On the request of a police chief or a sheriff, the department shall provide the police chief or sheriff with a list of entities in the police chief's community or the sheriff's county that have requested information under
par. (a) for use by the police chief or sheriff under
sub. (2) (e) or
(2m) (c).
301.46(5)
(5) Access to information for general public. 301.46(5)(a)(a) The department or a police chief or sheriff may provide the information specified in
par. (b) concerning a specific person required to register under
s. 301.45 to a person who is not provided notice or access under
subs. (2) to
(4) if, in the opinion of the department or the police chief or sheriff, providing the information is necessary to protect the public and if the person requesting the information does all of the following:
301.46(5)(a)1.
1. Submits a request for information in a form and manner prescribed by the department or the police chief or sheriff. The department or a police chief or sheriff may require that a person state, in his or her request under this subdivision, his or her purpose for requesting the information.
301.46(5)(a)2.
2. Specifies by name the person about whom he or she is requesting the information.
301.46(5)(a)4.
4. Provides any other information the police chief or sheriff considers necessary to determine accurately whether the person specified in
subd. 2. is registered under
s. 301.45.
301.46(5)(b)
(b) If the department or a police chief or sheriff provides information under
par. (a), the department or police chief or sheriff shall, subject to
par. (c), provide all of the following concerning the person specified in the request under
par. (a) 2.:
301.46(5)(b)1.
1. The date of the person's conviction or commitment, and the county or, if the state is not this state, the state in which the person was convicted or committed.
301.46(5)(b)2.
2. The make, model and license number of any motor vehicle that the person owns or that is registered in the person's name.
301.46(5)(b)4.
4. Any other information concerning the person that the department or the police chief or sheriff determines is appropriate.
301.46(5)(c)
(c) The department or a police chief or sheriff may not provide any of the following under
par. (a):
301.46(5)(c)2.
2. If the person required to register under
s. 301.45 is an adult, any information concerning a juvenile proceeding in which the person was involved.
301.46(6)
(6) Period of notification of and access to information. 301.46(6)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the department or an agency with jurisdiction may provide notice of or access to information under
subs. (2) to
(5) concerning a person registered under
s. 301.45 only during the period under
s. 301.45 (5) for which the person is required to comply with
s. 301.45.
301.46(6)(b)
(b) The department or an agency with jurisdiction may provide access to any information collected under
s. 301.45, regardless of whether the person is still required to be registered, to a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes.
301.46(7)
(7) Immunity. A person acting under this section is immune from civil liability for any good faith act or omission regarding the release of information authorized under this section. The immunity under this subsection does not extend to a person whose act or omission constitutes gross negligence or involves reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct.
301.46(8)
(8) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out its duties under this section.
301.46(9)
(9) Effect on open records requests. This section does not prohibit the department from providing to a person, in response to that person's request under
s. 19.35 to inspect or copy records of the department, information that is contained in the sex offender registry under
s. 301.45 concerning a person who is in the custody or under the supervision of the department if that information is also contained in records of the department, other than the sex offender registry, that are subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35.
301.46 History
History: 1995 a. 440;
1997 a. 6,
27,
130,
181,
237,
283.
