CHAPTER 973
SENTENCING
973.01 Bifurcated sentence of imprisonment and extended supervision.
973.013 Indeterminate sentence; Wisconsin state prisons.
973.0135 Sentence for certain serious felonies; parole eligibility determination.
973.014 Sentence of life imprisonment; parole eligibility determination; extended supervision eligibility determination.
973.015 Misdemeanors, special disposition.
973.017 Bifurcated sentences; use of guidelines; consideration of aggravating and mitigating factors.
973.02 Place of imprisonment when none expressed.
973.032 Sentence to intensive sanctions program.
973.033 Sentencing; restriction on firearm possession.
973.0335 Sentencing; restriction on possession of body armor.
973.034 Sentencing; restriction on child sex offender working with children.
973.035 Transfer to state-local shared correctional facilities.
973.04 Credit for imprisonment under earlier sentence for the same crime.
973.045 Crime victim and witness assistance surcharge.
973.046 Deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge.
973.047 Deoxyribonucleic acid analysis requirements.
973.048 Sex offender reporting requirements.
973.055 Domestic abuse assessments.
973.07 Failure to pay fine or costs or to comply with certain community service work.
973.075 Forfeiture of property derived from crime and certain vehicles.
973.076 Forfeiture proceedings.
973.077 Burden of proof; liabilities.
973.08 Records accompanying prisoner.
973.10 Control and supervision of probationers.
973.11 Placements with volunteers in probation program.
973.12 Sentence of a repeater or persistent repeater.
973.125 Notice of lifetime supervision for serious sex offenders.
973.13 Excessive sentence, errors cured.
973.135 Courts to report convictions to the state superintendent of public instruction.
973.14 Sentence to house of correction.
973.15 Sentence, terms, escapes.
973.17 Judgment against a corporation or limited liability company.
973.18 Notice of rights to appeal and representation.
973.19 Motion to modify sentence.
973.195 Sentence adjustment.
973.30 Sentencing commission.
Ch. 973 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
967.02.
973.01
973.01
Bifurcated sentence of imprisonment and extended supervision. 973.01(1)(1)
Bifurcated sentence required. Except as provided in
sub. (3), whenever a court sentences a person to imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons for a felony committed on or after December 31, 1999, or a misdemeanor committed on or after February 1, 2003, the court shall impose a bifurcated sentence under this section.
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (1) is shown as amended eff. 2-1-03 by
2001 Wis. Act 109. Prior to 2-1-03 it reads:
Effective date text
(1) Bifurcated sentence required. Except as provided in sub. (3), whenever a court sentences a person to imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons for a felony committed on or after December 31, 1999, the court shall impose a bifurcated sentence that consists of a term of confinement in prison followed by a term of extended supervision under s. 302.113.
973.01(2)
(2) Structure of bifurcated sentences. A bifurcated sentence is a sentence that consists of a term of confinement in prison followed by a term of extended supervision under
s. 302.113. The total length of a bifurcated sentence equals the length of the term of confinement in prison plus the length of the term of extended supervision. An order imposing a bifurcated sentence under this section shall comply with all of the following:
973.01(2)(a)
(a)
Total length of bifurcated sentence. Except as provided in
par. (c), the total length of the bifurcated sentence may not exceed the maximum period of imprisonment specified in
s. 939.50 (3), if the crime is a classified felony, or the maximum term of imprisonment provided by statute for the crime, if the crime is not a classified felony, plus additional imprisonment authorized by any applicable penalty enhancement statutes.
973.01(2)(b)
(b)
Confinement portion of bifurcated sentence. The portion of the bifurcated sentence that imposes a term of confinement in prison may not be less than one year and, except as provided in
par. (c), is subject to whichever of the following limits is applicable:
973.01(2)(b)1.
1. For a Class B felony, the term of confinement in prison may not exceed 40 years.
973.01(2)(b)3.
3. For a Class C felony, the term of confinement in prison may not exceed 25 years.
973.01(2)(b)4.
4. For a Class D felony, the term of confinement in prison may not exceed 15 years.
973.01(2)(b)5.
5. For a Class E felony, the term of confinement in prison may not exceed 10 years.
973.01(2)(b)6m.
6m. For a Class F felony, the term of confinement in prison may not exceed 7 years and 6 months.
