AB597: Bill Text

AB597,13,7 301.45 (1m) (a) 1. The person meets the criteria under sub. (1) (1g) (a) to (dh) (dd) based on any violation, or on the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit any violation, of s. 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025 or of a law of another state that is comparable to s. 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025.

AB597, s. 19 Section 19. 301.45 (1m) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,13,12 301.45 (1m) (a) 1g. The violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit the violation, of s. 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025 did not involve sexual intercourse, as defined in s. 948.01 (6), either by the use or threat of force or violence or with a victim under the age of 12 years.

AB597, s. 20 Section 20. 301.45 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,13,18 301.45 (1m) (a) 2. At the time of the violation, or of the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit the violation, of s. 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025 or of a law of another state that is comparable to s. 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025, the person had not attained the age of 19 years and was not more than 4 years older or not more than 4 years younger than the child.

AB597, s. 21 Section 21. 301.45 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,14,4 301.45 (1m) (b) If a person believes that he or she is not required under par. (a) to comply with the reporting requirements under this section and the person is not before the court under s. 51.20 (13) (ct), 938.34 (15m), 971.17 (1m) (b) or 973.048, the person may move a court to make a determination of whether the person satisfies the criteria specified in par. (a). A motion made under this paragraph shall be filed with the circuit court for the county in which the person was convicted, adjudicated delinquent, found in need of protection or services or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect, except that if the person meets the criteria of sub. (1) (dh) the person shall file the motion in the circuit court for the county in which he or she resides.

AB597, s. 22 Section 22. 301.45 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,14,8 301.45 (2) (a) (intro.) The department shall maintain a registry of all persons subject to sub. (1) (1g). The registry shall contain all of the following with respect to each person:

AB597, s. 23 Section 23. 301.45 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.

AB597, s. 24 Section 24. 301.45 (2) (a) 9m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,14,13 301.45 (2) (a) 9m. For a person covered under sub. (1g) (dt), a notation concerning the treatment that the person has received for his or her mental disorder, as defined in s. 980.01 (2).

AB597, s. 25 Section 25. 301.45 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,14,17 301.45 (2) (b) If the department has supervision over a person subject to sub. (1) (1g), the department shall enter into the registry under this section the information specified in par. (a) concerning the person.

AB597, s. 26 Section 26. 301.45 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,14,22 301.45 (2) (c) If the department of health and family services has supervision over a person subject to sub. (1) (1g), that department, with the assistance of the person, shall provide the information specified in par. (a) to the department of corrections in accordance with the rules under sub. (8).

AB597, s. 27 Section 27. 301.45 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,15,7 301.45 (2) (d) A person subject to sub. (1) (1g) who is not under the supervision of the department of corrections or the department of health and family services shall provide the information specified in par. (a) to the department of corrections in accordance with the rules under sub. (8). If the person is unable to provide an item of information specified in par. (a), the department of corrections may request assistance from a circuit court or the department of health and family services in obtaining that item of information. A circuit court and the department of health and family services shall assist the department of corrections when requested to do so under this paragraph.

AB597, s. 28 Section 28. 301.45 (2) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,15,12 301.45 (2) (e) (intro.) The department of health and family services shall provide the information required under par. (c) or the person subject to sub. (1) (1g) shall provide the information required under par. (d) in accordance with whichever of the following is applicable:

AB597, s. 29 Section 29. 301.45 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,15,16 301.45 (2) (e) 2. If the person is on parole, extended supervision or, probation or other supervision from another state under s. 304.13 or, 304.135 or 938.988, within 10 days after the person enters this state.

AB597, s. 30 Section 30. 301.45 (2) (e) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,15,21 301.45 (2) (e) 2m. 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, within 10 days after the person enters this state to take up residence or begin school, employment or his or her vocation.

AB597, s. 31 Section 31. 301.45 (2) (e) 2t. of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,16,2 301.45 (2) (e) 2t. If the person has been found to have committed a sex offense by another jurisdiction and subd. 2m. does not apply, within 10 days after the person enters this state to take up residence or begin school, employment or his or her vocation.

AB597, s. 32 Section 32. 301.45 (2) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,16,5 301.45 (2) (e) 5. If subd. 1., 2., 2m., 2t., 3. or 4. does not apply, within 10 days after the person is sentenced or receives a disposition.

AB597, s. 33 Section 33. 301.45 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,16,13 301.45 (2) (f) The department may require a person covered under sub. (1g) to provide the department with his or her fingerprints, a recent photograph of the person and any other information required under par. (a) that the person has not previously provided. The department may require the person to report to a place designated by the department, including an office or station of a law enforcement agency, for the purpose of obtaining the person's fingerprints, the photograph or other information.

AB597, s. 34 Section 34. 301.45 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,16,21 301.45 (2) (g) The department may send a person subject to sub. (1g) a notice or other communication requesting the person to verify the accuracy of any information contained in the registry. A person subject to sub. (1g) who receives a notice or communication sent by the department under this paragraph shall, no later than 10 days after receiving the notice or other communication, provide verification of the accuracy of the information to the department in the form and manner specified by the department.

AB597, s. 35 Section 35. 301.45 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,16,24 301.45 (3) (a) (intro.) A person covered under sub. (1) (1g) is subject to the annual registration requirements under par. (b) as follows:

AB597, s. 36 Section 36. 301.45 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,17,3 301.45 (3) (a) 1m. If the person is on parole, extended supervision or, probation or other supervision from another state under s. 304.13 or, 304.135 or 938.988, he or she is subject to this subsection upon entering this state.

AB597, s. 37 Section 37. 301.45 (3) (a) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,17,8 301.45 (3) (a) 1r. 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, within 10 days after the person enters this state to take up residence or begin school, employment or his or her vocation.

AB597, s. 38 Section 38. 301.45 (3) (a) 1t. of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,17,13 301.45 (3) (a) 1t. If the person has been found to have committed a sex offense by another jurisdiction and subd. 1r. does not apply, within 10 days after the person enters this state to take up residence or begin school, employment or his or her vocation.

AB597, s. 39 Section 39. 301.45 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,17,17 301.45 (3) (a) 4. If subd. 1., 1m., 1r., 1t., 2., 2m., 3., 3g. or 3r. does not apply, the person is subject to this subsection after he or she is sentenced or receives a disposition.

AB597, s. 40 Section 40. 301.45 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,17,25 301.45 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., a person who is subject to par. (a) shall notify the department once each calendar year, as directed by the department, of his or her current information specified in sub. (2) (a). The department shall annually notify registrants of their need to comply with this requirement. If the registrant is a person under the age of 18, the department may also annually notify the registrant's parent, guardian or legal custodian of the registrant's need to comply with this requirement.

AB597, s. 41 Section 41. 301.45 (3) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,18,9 301.45 (3) (b) 1m. A person who is subject to par. (a) because he or she is covered under sub. (1) (dt) lifetime registration under sub. (5) (b) 2. or (5m) (b) 4. shall notify the department once each 90 days, as directed by the department, of his or her current information specified in sub. (2) (a). Every 90 days, the department shall notify registrants subject to this subdivision of their need to comply with this requirement. If the registrant subject to this subdivision is a person under the age of 18, the department may also notify the registrant's parent, guardian or legal custodian every 90 days of the registrant's need to comply with this requirement.

AB597, s. 42 Section 42. 301.45 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,18,20 301.45 (3) (b) 2. The department shall notify a person who is being released from prison in this state because he or she has reached the expiration date of his or her sentence and who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) of the need to comply with the requirements of this section. Also, probation, extended supervision and parole agents, aftercare agents and agencies providing supervision shall notify any client who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) of the need to comply with the requirements of this section at the time the client is placed on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision or aftercare supervision or, if the client is on probation, extended supervision or, parole or other supervision from another state under s. 304.13 or , 304.135 or 938.988,when the client enters this state.

AB597, s. 43 Section 43. 301.45 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,19,2 301.45 (3) (b) 3. The department of health and family services shall notify a person who is being placed on conditional release, conditional transfer or parole, or is being terminated or discharged from a commitment, under s. 51.20, 51.35 or 971.17 or ch. 975 or 980 and who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) of the need to comply with the requirements of this section.

AB597, s. 44 Section 44. 301.45 (3) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,19,7 301.45 (3) (b) 3m. After notifying a person under subd. 2. or 3. of the need to comply with this section, the person who is providing the notification shall require the person who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) to read and sign a form stating that he or she has been informed of the requirements of this section.

AB597, s. 45 Section 45. 301.45 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,19,16 301.45 (3) (b) 4. Failure to It is not a defense to liability under sub. (6) (a) that the person subject to sub. (1g) was not required to read and sign a form under subd. 3m., was not provided with a form to read and sign under subd. 3m. or failed or refused to read or sign a form under subd. 3m. It is not a defense to liability under sub. (6) (a) that the person subject to sub. (1g) did not receive notice under this paragraph from the department of health and family services, the department of corrections, a probation, extended supervision and parole agent, an aftercare agent or an agency providing supervision is not a defense to liability under sub. (6).

AB597, s. 46 Section 46. 301.45 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 301.45 (4m) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB597,20,6 301.45 (4m) Information concerning a move to or schooling or employment in another state. (intro.) In addition to the requirements under subs. (3) and (4), a person who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) and who is changing his or her residence from this state to another state, is becoming a student in another state or is to be employed or carrying on a vocation in another state shall, no later than 10 days before he or she moves out of this state, begins school or begins employment or his or her vocation, notify the department that he or she is changing his or her residence from this state and, is beginning school in another state or is beginning employment or the carrying on of a vocation in another state. The person shall also inform the department of the state to which he or she is moving his or her residence, the state in which he or she will be in school or the state in which he or she will be employed or carrying on a vocation. Upon receiving notification from a person under this subsection, the department shall inform do all of the following:

AB597,20,11 (a) Inform the person whether the state to which the person is moving, the state in which the person will be in school or the state in which the person will be employed or carrying on a vocation has sex offender registration requirements to which the person may be subject and, if so, the name of the agency to contact in that state for information concerning those requirements.

AB597, s. 47 Section 47. 301.45 (4m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,20,18 301.45 (4m) (b) Inform the agency responsible for sex offender registration in the state to which the person is moving, in which the person will be in school or in which the person will be employed or carrying on a vocation that the person is moving to the state, beginning school in the state or beginning employment or carrying on a vocation in the state, and provide the agency of the other state with all of the information specified in sub. (2) (a).

AB597, s. 48 Section 48. 301.45 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,20,21 301.45 (5) (title) Release from requirements for persons who committed a sex offense in this state.

AB597, s. 49 Section 49. 301.45 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,20,25 301.45 (5) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (b), a person who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) (a), (b), (bm), (c), (d), (dd), (dp) or (e) no longer has to comply with this section when the following applicable criterion is met:

AB597, s. 50 Section 50. 301.45 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,21,4 301.45 (5) (a) 1. If the person has been placed on probation or supervision for a sex offense, 15 years after discharge from the probation or supervision imposed for the sex offense.

AB597, s. 51 Section 51. 301.45 (5) (a) 1m. of the statutes is renumbered 301.45 (5m) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB597,21,10 301.45 (5m) (a) 1. If the person is on parole, extended supervision or, probation or other supervision from another state under s. 304.13 or, 304.135 or 938.988, 15 years after discharge from that parole, extended supervision or, probation or other supervision or the period of time that the person is in this state, whichever is less.

AB597, s. 52 Section 52. 301.45 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,21,15 301.45 (5) (a) 2. If the person has been sentenced to prison or placed in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution for a sex offense, 15 years after discharge from parole, extended supervision or aftercare supervision for the sex offense.

AB597, s. 53 Section 53. 301.45 (5) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,21,20 301.45 (5) (a) 2m. If the person has been sentenced to prison for a sex offense and is being released from prison because he or she has reached the expiration date of his or her the sentence for the sex offense, 15 years after being released from prison.

AB597, s. 54 Section 54. 301.45 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,22,2 301.45 (5) (a) 3. If the person has been committed to the department of health and family services under s. 51.20 or 971.17 and is in institutional care or on conditional transfer under s. 51.35 (1) or conditional release under s. 971.17 for a sex offense, 15 years after termination of the commitment for the sex offense under s. 971.17 (5) or discharge from the commitment for the sex offense under s. 51.35 (4) or 971.17 (6).

AB597, s. 55 Section 55. 301.45 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,22,6 301.45 (5) (a) 4. If subd. 1., 1m., 2., 2m., 3. or 3m. does not apply, 15 years after the date of conviction for the sex offense or 15 years after the date of disposition of the sex offense, whichever is later.

AB597, s. 56 Section 56. 301.45 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,22,10 301.45 (5) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a person who is covered under sub. (1g) (dL) shall continue to comply with the requirements of this section until his or her death.

AB597,22,13 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).

AB597, s. 57 Section 57. 301.45 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,22,17 301.45 (5) (b) (intro.) A person who is covered under sub. (1) (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 apply applies:

AB597, s. 58 Section 58. 301.45 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,23,8 301.45 (5) (b) 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 any violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit any 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, 948.11 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 a sex offense, or for any a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit any a violation, of a federal law, a military law, a tribal law or a law of this state or any other state that is comparable to 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, 948.11 or 948.30 or that is comparable to a violation of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the person was not the victim's parent 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.

AB597, s. 59 Section 59. 301.45 (5) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,23,15 301.45 (5) (b) 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.

AB597, s. 60 Section 60. 301.45 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB597,23,21 301.45 (5) (b) 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.

AB597, s. 61 Section 61. 301.45 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB597,24,2 301.45 (5) (b) 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.

AB597, s. 62 Section 62. 301.45 (5m) of the statutes is created to read: