Under the bill, if a user searches for a person's name on the CCAP Internet site
and subsequently denies the person employment, housing, or another public
accommodation, the user must inform the person that he or she searched for the
person's record on the CCAP Internet site. A user who fails to do so may be fined
$1,000.
Also under the bill, upon the written request of a person whose case information
is currently available on the CCAP Internet site, the director of state courts must
remove from the database that is accessible on the CCAP Internet site to the general
public any information relating to a case if there was no finding of criminal guilt or
civil liability, order of eviction, or issuance of a restraining order against the person
or if the finding or order was subsequently reopened, vacated, set aside, or
overturned.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB253,1 1Section 1. 758.20 of the statutes is created to read:
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1758.20 Consolidated court automation programs. (1) In this section,
2"Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site" means the Internet site of the
3consolidated court automation programs, which is the statewide electronic circuit
4court case management system established under s. 758.19 (4) and maintained by
5the director of state courts.
AB253,3,8 6(2) (a) The director of state courts shall maintain a database that is accessible
7via the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site to every person listed in sub. (3)
8(a) and that contains public records of the circuit courts.
AB253,3,129 (b) The director of state courts shall maintain a database that is accessible via
10the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site to every person listed in sub. (3) (b)
11that contains information about a case or criminal charge only after a court has done
12one of the following:
AB253,3,1313 1. Entered a finding of guilty in a criminal matter.
AB253,3,1414 2. Entered a finding of liability in a civil matter.
AB253,3,1515 3. Entered an order of eviction.
AB253,3,1616 4. Issued a restraining order or an injunction against a person.
AB253,3,2217 (c) The director of state courts shall remove all information relating to a case
18or a criminal charge contained in the database under par. (b) if a finding or order
19related to the case or criminal charge is reopened, vacated, set aside, or overturned
20on appeal. If a new finding, judgment, or order is subsequently entered in the case
21or criminal charge, the director of state courts may enter the information as provided
22under pars. (a) and (b).
AB253,3,24 23(3) (a) The following persons shall have access to the information described in
24sub. (2) (a) and contained on the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site:
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11. Justices, judges, magistrates, court commissioners, and other employees of
2state, federal, or municipal courts and agencies in Wisconsin who require access to
3court documents and records in the course of their employment.
AB253,4,64 2. Law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 941.299 (1) (c), and other
5employees of state, federal, or municipal law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin who
6require access to court documents and records in the course of their employment.
AB253,4,87 3. Attorneys licensed to practice law in Wisconsin, and their employees, who
8require access to court documents and records in the course of their employment.
AB253,4,119 4. Members of the Wisconsin Newspapers Association, the Wisconsin
10Broadcasters Association, and any other Wisconsin media organization designated
11by the director of state courts.
AB253,4,1212 5. A debt collector licensed under s. 218.04.
AB253,4,1313 6. Real estate brokers or real estate salespeople licensed under s. 452.03.
AB253,4,1714 7. Employees or agents of a financial institution, as defined in s. 214.01 (1) (jn),
15a mortgage banker or mortgage broker licensed under s. 224.72, a sales finance
16company licensed under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163, or a lender licensed under s.
17138.09.
AB253,4,1818 8. Landlords.
AB253,4,2019 9. Employees or agents of a company that provides services related to the
20preparation of a title report in connection with the purchase or sale of real property.
AB253,4,2321 (b) A person who does not meet the requirements under par. (a) may have access
22to the information described in sub. (2) (b) and contained on the Wisconsin Circuit
23Court Access Internet site.
AB253,5,4 24(4) A person may request, in writing, that the director of state courts remove
25from the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site all information relating to a

1case or charge against the person. Upon receiving the request, the director of state
2courts shall remove the information from the database described in sub. (2) (b) if it
3does not meet the requirements under sub. (2) (b) or if the finding of guilt or liability
4was reopened, vacated, set aside, or overturned on appeal.
AB253,5,10 5(5) Any person who requests information from the Wisconsin Circuit Court
6Access Internet site shall inform the person who is the subject of the request that he
7or she sought information about that person if he or she denies that person
8employment, housing, or any public accommodation. Any person who intentionally
9fails to comply with this subsection shall be required to forfeit $1,000 for each failure
10to comply.
AB253,2 11Section 2. Initial applicability.
AB253,5,1512 (1) This act first applies to judgments, findings, or orders entered on the
13effective date of this subsection, except that a request made under s. 758.20 (4), as
14created by this act, first applies to information available on the Wisconsin Circuit
15Court Access Internet site on the effective date of this subsection.
AB253,5,1716 (2) This act first applies to requests for information made on the effective date
17of this subsection.
AB253,3 18Section 3. Effective date.
AB253,5,2019 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 5th month beginning after
20publication.
AB253,5,2121 (End)
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