AB597: Bill Text

AB597,36,10 971.19 (9) (intro.) In an action under s. 301.45 (6) (a), the defendant may be tried in the defendant's county of residence at the time that the complaint is filed or, if. If the defendant does not have a county of residence in this state at the time that the complaint is filed, any or if the defendant's county of residence is unknown at the time that the complaint is filed, the defendant may be tried in any of the following counties:

AB597,36,11 (a) Any county in which he or she has resided while subject to s. 301.45.

AB597, s. 93 Section 93. 971.19 (9) (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:

AB597,36,15 971.19 (9) (b) The county in which he or she was convicted, found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect or adjudicated delinquent for the sex offense that requires the person to register under s. 301.45.

AB597,36,17 (c) If the defendant is required to register under s. 301.45 (1g) (dt), the county in which the person was found to be a sexually violent person under ch. 980.

AB597,36,20 (d) If the person is required to register only under s. 301.45 (1g) (f) or (g), any county in which the person has been a student in this state or has been employed or carrying on a vocation in this state.

AB597, s. 94 Section 94. 973.048 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,37,4 973.048 (2m) If a court imposes a sentence or places a person on probation for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.095, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13 or 948.30, or of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the person was not the victim's parent, the court shall require the person to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 unless the court determines, after a hearing on a motion made by the person, that the person is not required to comply under s. 301.45 (1m).

AB597, s. 95 Section 95. 973.048 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,37,8 973.048 (4) If the court orders a person to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45, the court may order the person to continue to comply with the reporting requirements until his or her death.

AB597, s. 96 Section 96. 973.048 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,37,15 973.048 (5) If the court orders a person to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45, the clerk of the court in which the order is entered shall promptly forward a copy of the order to the department of corrections. If the conviction on which the order is based is reversed, set aside or vacated, the clerk of the court shall promptly forward to the department of corrections a certificate stating that the conviction has been reversed, set aside or vacated.

AB597, s. 97 Section 97. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB597,37,18 (1) Persons registered as sex offenders based on being found in need of protection or services.

AB597,38,2 (a) Notwithstanding section 301.45 (1) (a), 1997 stats., no later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph, the department of corrections shall, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e), purge all of the information maintained in the sex offender registry under section 301.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, concerning a person who is registered as a sex offender on the effective date of this paragraph solely because the person had been found in need of protection or services on or after December 25, 1993, for an offense specified in section 301.45 (1) (a), 1997 stats.

AB597,38,9 (b) No later the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph, the department of corrections shall, with respect to each person registered as a sex offender who is covered by the purgation requirement under paragraph (a), notify the county department of social services or the county department of human services, whichever is applicable, of the county of the court that found the person in need of protection or services that the information in the sex offender registry is subject to being purged under paragraph (a).

AB597,38,25 (c) A county department of social services or county department of human services that receives a notice from the department of corrections under paragraph (b) concerning a person registered as a sex offender shall decide whether to petition the court that found the person in need of protection or services for an order requiring the person to continue complying with the reporting requirements under section 301.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act. The county department shall make the decision no later than the first day of the 5th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph and shall immediately inform the department of corrections of its decision. If the county department decides that it does not want to petition the court for an order requiring a person to continue to comply with section 301.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of corrections shall purge the information concerning the person in the sex offender registry as provided under paragraph (a). If a county department decides that it wants to petition the court, it shall request the district attorney or corporation counsel to file the petition, and the district attorney or corporation counsel shall proceed as provided under paragraph (d).

AB597,39,10 (d) A district attorney or corporation counsel who is requested to file a petition under paragraph (c) shall file the petition in the court that found the person in need of protection or services no later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph. The district attorney or corporation counsel shall serve a copy of the petition on the person and, if the person has not attained the age of 18 years, on the parents, guardian or legal custodian of the person. The district attorney or corporation counsel shall also inform the department of corrections that he or she has filed the petition. If it receives notice that a petition has been filed under this paragraph, the department of corrections may not purge the information about the person in the sex offender registry except as provided under paragraph (e).

AB597,40,2 (e) The court in which a petition is filed under paragraph (d) shall hold a hearing on the petition, at which it may allow the county department that requested the petition to be filed and the person to present evidence on whether it is in the interest of public protection to have the person continue to register as a sex offender. The court shall decide whether to grant or to deny the petition and shall provide written notification of its decision to the department of corrections no later than the first day of the 10th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph. In deciding whether to grant or to deny the petition, the court may consider any of the factors specified under section 938.345 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act. If the court grants the petition, the department of corrections shall continue to maintain the information in the sex offender registry about the person as provided under section 301.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, and may not purge the information under paragraph (a). If the court denies the petition, the department of corrections shall purge the information in the sex offender registry about the person as provided under paragraph (a ) no later than 30 days after it receives notice from the court that the petition has been denied.

AB597,40,8 (2) Reconciliation provision. The amendment of section 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, Section 99 (2 ) of this act and Section 100 (1), (2 ) and (3) of this act are void unless 1999 Assembly Bill 465 is enacted into law before July 1, 2000, and unless 1999 Assembly Bill 465 creates section 939.50 (1) (h) and (3) (h) of the statutes in exactly the same form as shown in 1999 Assembly Bill 465, as passed by the assembly.

AB597, s. 98 Section 98. Appropriation changes.

AB597,40,17 (1) Appropriation increase; corrections. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1999, the dollar amount is increased by $134,800 for fiscal year 2000-01 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 4.0 GPR positions on January 1, 2001, for performing duties relating to sex offender registration under section 301.45 of the statutes, as affected by this act, and community notification concerning sex offenders under section 301.46 of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB597, s. 99 Section 99 . Initial applicability.

AB597,40,24 (1) Penalty for failure to comply with registration requirements; initial provision. The creation of section 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of previous offenses for purposes of determining whether the person is subject to the penalties under section 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB597,41,6 (2) Penalty for failure to comply with registration requirements; reconciled provision. The amendment of section 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of previous offenses for purposes of determining whether the person is subject to the penalties under section 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB597, s. 100 Section 100 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB597,41,12 (1) If 1999 Assembly Bill 465 has been enacted on or before the day after publication of this act and the day after publication of this act is on or before December 31, 1999, the amendment of section 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes and Section 99 (2) of this act take effect on December 31, 1999.

AB597,41,16 (2) If 1999 Assembly Bill 465 has been enacted on or before the day after publication of this act and the day after publication of this act is after December 31, 1999, the amendment of section 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes and Section 99 (2) of this act take effect on the day after publication of this act.

AB597,41,21 (3) If 1999 Assembly Bill 465 is enacted after the day after publication of this act but before July 1, 2000, the amendment of section 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes and Section 99 (2) of this act take effect on December 31, 1999, or on the date that the treatment of section 939.50 (1) (h) and (3) (h) of the statutes by 1999 Assembly Bill 465 takes effect, whichever is later.

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