AB383: Bill Text

AB383,358,24 978.05 (3) John Doe proceedings. Participate in investigatory proceedings under s. 968.26 968.105.

AB383,1178 Section 1178. 978.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,359,4 978.05 (4) Grand jury. When requested by a grand jury under s. 968.47 968.225, attend the grand jury for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence; give the grand jury advice in any legal matter; draw bills of indictment; and issue subpoenas and other processes to compel the attendance of witnesses.

AB383,1179 Section 1179. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,359,19 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence, or appear in all civil actions or special proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch. 980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 70.36, 103.50 (8), 103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 453.08, 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a), 946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077 and subch. II of ch. 975, perform any duties in connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and subch. I of ch. 968 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s. 48.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.

AB383,1180 Section 1180. 978.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,359,25 978.06 (4) No person who acted as district attorney, deputy district attorney or assistant district attorney, or special prosecutor under s. 978.045, for a county at the time of an arrest, examination or indictment of any person charged with a crime in that county may thereafter appear for, or defend that person against the crime charged in the complaint, information or indictment.

AB383,1181 Section 1181. 978.08 (1) (a) and (b) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB383,360,2 978.08 (1) (a) "Custody" has the meaning given in s. 968.205 968.645 (1) (a).

AB383,360,3 (b) "Discharge date" has the meaning given in s. 968.205 968.645 (1) (b).

AB383,360,12 (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), if physical evidence that is in the possession of a district attorney includes any biological material that was collected in connection with a criminal investigation that resulted in a criminal conviction, delinquency adjudication, or commitment under s. 971.17 subch. III of ch. 975 or s. 980.06 and the biological material is from a victim of the offense that was the subject of the criminal investigation or may reasonably be used to incriminate or exculpate any person for the offense, the district attorney shall preserve the physical evidence until every person in custody as a result of the conviction, adjudication, or commitment has reached his or her discharge date.

AB383,1182 Section 1182. 979.02 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,360,24 979.02 Autopsies. The coroner, medical examiner or district attorney may order the conducting of an autopsy upon the body of a dead person any place within the state in cases where an inquest might be had as provided in s. 979.04 968.015 notwithstanding the fact that no such inquest is ordered or conducted. The autopsy shall be conducted by a licensed physician who has specialized training in pathology. The district attorney may move the circuit court for the county in which the body is buried for an order disinterring the body for purposes of autopsy. The order shall be granted by the circuit court upon a reasonable showing that any of the criteria specified in s. 979.04 968.015 exists. This section does not prevent additional autopsies or examinations of the body if there are unanswered pathological questions concerning the death and the causes of death.

AB383,1183 Section 1183. 979.025 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,361,9 979.025 (1) Inmate confined to an institution in this state. If an individual dies while he or she is in the legal custody of the department and confined to a correctional facility located in this state, the coroner or medical examiner of the county where the death occurred shall perform an autopsy on the deceased individual. If the coroner or medical examiner who performs the autopsy determines that the individual's death may have been the result of any of the situations that would permit the district attorney to order an inquest under s. 979.04 968.015 (1), the coroner or medical examiner shall follow the procedures under s. 979.04 968.015 (2).

AB383,1184 Section 1184. 979.025 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,361,21 979.025 (2) Inmate confined in an institution in another state. If an individual dies while he or she is in the legal custody of the department and confined to a correctional facility in another state under a contract under s. 301.07, 301.21, or 302.25, the department shall have an autopsy performed by an appropriate authority in the other state or by the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the circuit court is located that sentenced the individual to the custody of the department. If the coroner or medical examiner who performs the autopsy in this state determines that the individual's death may have been the result of any of the situations that would permit the district attorney to order an inquest under s. 979.04 968.015 (1), the coroner or medical examiner shall forward the results of the autopsy to the appropriate authority in the other state.

AB383,1185 Section 1185. 979.04 of the statutes is renumbered 968.015 and amended to read:

AB383,362,12 968.015 Inquests: when When inquests may be called. (1) If the district attorney has notice of the death of any person and there is reason to believe from the circumstances surrounding the death that the person was a victim of felony murder, first-degree or 2nd-degree intentional homicide, first-degree or 2nd-degree reckless homicide, homicide by negligent handling of dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, homicide by negligent operation of vehicle, homicide resulting from negligent control of a vicious animal or, homicide by intoxicated user of a vehicle or firearm may have been committed, or that death may have been due to suicide or the person died under unexplained or suspicious circumstances, the district attorney may order that an inquest be conducted for the purpose of inquiring how the person died. The district attorney shall appear in any such inquest representing the state in presenting all evidence which may be relevant or material to the inquiry of the inquest. The inquest may be held in any county in this state in which venue would lie for the trial of any offense charged as the result of or involving the death.

AB383,362,14 (4) An inquest may only be ordered only by the district attorney acting under this subsection sub. (1) or by the circuit judge under sub. (2).

AB383,362,23 (2) If the coroner or medical examiner has knowledge of the death of any knows that a person has died in the manner or under the circumstances described under in sub. (1), he or she shall immediately notify the district attorney. The notification shall include information concerning the circumstances surrounding the death. The coroner or medical examiner may request the district attorney to order an inquest under sub. (1). If the district attorney refuses to order the inquest, a the coroner or medical examiner may petition the circuit court to order an inquest. The court may issue the order if it finds that the district attorney has abused his or her discretion in not ordering an inquest.

AB383,363,4 (3) Subsequent to receipt of After receiving notice of the death, the district attorney may request the coroner or medical examiner to conduct a preliminary investigation and report back to the district attorney. The district attorney may determine the scope of the preliminary investigation. This subsection does not limit or prevent any other investigation into the death by any law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation.

AB383,1186 Section 1186. 979.05 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB383,1187 Section 1187. 979.05 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 968.025 (1) and amended to read:

AB383,363,9 968.025 (1) By whom conducted. An inquest shall be conducted by a circuit A judge or a circuit court commissioner shall conduct each inquest.

AB383,1188 Section 1188. 979.05 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 968.025 (2) and amended to read:

AB383,363,14 968.025 (2) Before whom conducted. The inquest shall be conducted before a jury unless the district attorney, coroner, or medical examiner requests that the inquest be conducted before the judge or circuit court commissioner only.

AB383,363,25 (4) (a) If the inquest is to be conducted before a jury, the clerk shall select, in the manner provided in s. 756.06 (1), a sufficient number of names of prospective jurors shall be selected from the prospective juror list for the county in which the inquest is to be held by the clerk of circuit court in the manner provided in s. 756.06. The judge or circuit court commissioner conducting the inquest shall summon the prospective jurors to appear before the judge or circuit court commissioner at the time fixed in the summons. The summons may be served by mail, or by personal service if the judge, circuit court commissioner, or district attorney determines personal service to be appropriate. The summons shall be in the form used to summon petit jurors in the circuit courts of the county to ensure that the jury consists of 6 members.

AB383,364,3 (b) Any person who fails to appear when summoned as an inquest juror is subject to a forfeiture of shall forfeit not more than $40. The inquest jury shall consist of 6 jurors. If 6 jurors do not remain

AB383,364,9 (d) If, after all prospective jurors have been examined, fewer than 12 remain from the number originally summoned after establishment of qualifications, the judge or circuit court commissioner conducting the inquest may require shall direct the clerk of the circuit court to select to draw sufficient additional jurors' names. Those persons shall be summoned forthwith by the The sheriff of the county shall summon those persons immediately.

AB383,1189 Section 1189. 979.05 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 968.025 (4) (c) and amended to read:

AB383,364,25 968.025 (4) (c) The judge or circuit court commissioner shall examine on oath or affirmation each person who is called as a juror to discover whether the juror is related by blood, or marriage or adoption to the decedent, any member of the decedent's family, the district attorney, any other attorney appearing in the case, or any members of the office of the district attorney or of the office of any other attorney appearing in the case, has expressed or formed any opinion regarding the matters being inquired into in the inquest, or is aware of or has any bias or prejudice concerning the matters being inquired into in the inquest. If any prospective juror is found The court shall excuse any prospective juror whom it finds to be not indifferent or is found to have formed an opinion which that cannot be laid aside, that juror shall be excused. The judge or circuit commissioner may select one or more alternate jurors if the inquest is likely to be protracted. This subsection paragraph does not limit the right of the district attorney to supplement the judge's or circuit commissioner's examination of any prospective jurors as to qualifications.

AB383,1190 Section 1190. 979.05 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 968.025 (5) and amended to read:

AB383,365,5 968.025 (5) Oath. When 6 After the jurors have been selected, the judge or circuit court commissioner shall administer to them an oath or affirmation which shall be substantially in the following form:

AB383,365,11 You do solemnly swear (affirm) that you will diligently inquire and determine on behalf of this state when, and in what manner and by what means, the person known as .... .... who is now dead came to his or her death and that you will return a true verdict thereon according to your knowledge, according to the evidence presented, and according to the instructions given to you by the .... (judge) (circuit court commissioner).

AB383,1191 Section 1191. 979.05 (5), (6) and (7) of the statutes are renumbered 968.025 (6), (7) and (8) and amended to read:

AB383,365,22 968.025 (6) Role of district attorney. Prior to the submission of evidence to the jury, the judge or circuit court commissioner may instruct the jury on its duties and on the substantive law regarding the issues which may be inquired into before the jury The district attorney shall appear in each inquest, represent the state, and present all evidence that may be relevant or material to the inquiry of the inquest. The district attorney may, at any time during the course of the inquest, make statements to the jury relating to procedural or evidentiary matters he or she and the judge or circuit court commissioner deem appropriate. Section 972.12 applies to the conduct of the inquest jury.

AB383,365,25 (7) Secrecy and sequestration. The judge or circuit court commissioner conducting the inquest may order that proceedings be secret if the district attorney so requests or concurs and may sequester the inquest jury under s. 972.05.

AB383,366,2 (8) Juror compensation. Inquest jurors shall receive the same compensation as jurors under s. 756.25.

AB383,1192 Section 1192. 979.06 (title), (1), (2) and (5) of the statutes are repealed.

AB383,1193 Section 1193. 979.06 (3), (4) and (6) of the statutes are renumbered 968.035 (1), (2) and (3), and 968.035 (1) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB383,366,10 968.035 (1) Any witness examined at an inquest may have counsel present during the examination of that witness. The counsel may consult with a client during the examination of that client. The counsel may not examine or cross-examine his or her client, cross-examine or call other witnesses, or argue before the judge or circuit court commissioner holding the inquest.

AB383,366,12 (2) The judge or circuit court commissioner shall administer an oath or affirmation to each witness which shall be substantially in the following form:

AB383,366,16 You do solemnly swear (affirm) that the evidence and testimony you give to this inquest concerning the death of the person known as .... .... shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth and shall cause the testimony given by all witnesses to be reduced to writing or recorded.

AB383,1194 Section 1194. 979.07 of the statutes is repealed.

AB383,1195 Section 1195. 979.08 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 968.055 (title).

AB383,1196 Section 1196. 979.08 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 968.055 (1) and amended to read:

AB383,366,24 968.055 (1) When the Before submitting evidence is concluded and the testimony closed to the jury in an inquest, the judge or circuit court commissioner shall may instruct the jury on its duties and on the substantive law regarding the issues that may be inquired into before the jury. The

AB383,367,10 (2) After all of the evidence is presented, the district attorney shall prepare a written set of appropriate requested instructions and shall submit them to the judge or circuit court commissioner who, together with the district attorney, a written set of proposed instructions on the jury's duties and on the substantive law regarding the issues inquired into before the jury. The judge shall compile the final set of instructions which shall be given. The instructions shall include those instructions for criminal offenses for which the judge or circuit court commissioner believes a reasonable jury might return a verdict based upon a finding of probable cause. The judge shall use the final instructions to instruct the jury and shall provide the jury with one complete set of them.

AB383,1197 Section 1197. 979.08 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB383,1198 Section 1198. 979.08 (3) (intro.) and (4) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 968.055 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB383,367,23 968.055 (3) (intro.) The jury shall retire to consider its verdict after hearing all of the testimony and evidence, making all necessary inquiries, and having been instructed in the law. The judge or circuit court commissioner shall provide the jury with one complete set of written instructions providing the substantive law to be applied to the issues to be decided. The verdict shall be in a form which permits the following findings: (4) The jury shall render its verdict shall be based upon a finding of probable cause, be unanimous, and be rendered in writing, signed by all of its members of the jury. The verdict shall set forth its the jury's findings from the evidence produced according to the instructions. The verdict shall be in a form that permits the following findings:

AB383,1199 Section 1199. 979.08 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 968.055 (3) (b) and amended to read:

AB383,368,3 968.055 (3) (b) Whether the deceased came to his or her death by criminal means died as a result of a crime and, if so, the specific crimes committed and the name of the person or persons, if known, having who committed the crimes.

AB383,1200 Section 1200. 979.08 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 968.055 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB383,368,7 968.055 (3) (a) Whether the deceased came to his or her death by natural causes, accident, suicide, or an act privileged by law.

AB383,1201 Section 1201. 979.08 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 968.055 (4) and amended to read:

AB383,368,12 968.055 (4) The inquest jury's verdict delivered by the inquest jury is advisory and does not preclude or require the issuance of any criminal charges by the district attorney.

AB383,1202 Section 1202. 979.08 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 968.055 (5) and amended to read:

AB383,368,20 968.055 (5) Any verdict so rendered under sub. (4), after being validated and signed by the judge or circuit court commissioner, together with the record of the inquest, shall be delivered to the district attorney for consideration. After considering the verdict and record, the district attorney may deliver the entire inquest record or any part thereof of the record to the coroner or medical examiner for safekeeping.

AB383,1203 Section 1203. 979.08 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 968.055 (6) and amended to read:

AB383,368,25 968.055 (6) The Except as provided in s. 971.43, the record of a secret inquest proceeding shall is not be open for inspection unless so ordered by the judge or circuit court commissioner conducting the inquest upon petition by the district attorney.

AB383,1204 Section 1204. 979.09 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,369,10 979.09 Burial of body. If any judge or circuit court commissioner conducts an inquest as to the death of a stranger or of a person whose identity is unknown or whose body is unclaimed or if the district attorney determines that no inquest into the death of such a person is necessary and the circuit judge has not ordered an inquest under s. 979.04 968.015 (2), the coroner or medical examiner shall cause the body to be decently buried or cremated and shall certify to all the charges incurred in taking any inquest by him or her and to the expenses of burial or cremation of the dead body. The charges and expenses shall be audited by the county board of the proper county and paid out of the county treasury.

AB383,1205 Section 1205. 979.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,369,21 979.10 (2) If a corpse is to be cremated, the coroner or medical examiner shall make a careful personal inquiry into the cause and manner of death, and conduct an autopsy or order the conducting of an autopsy, if in his or her or the district attorney's opinion it is necessary to determine the cause and manner of death. If the coroner or medical examiner determines that no further examination or judicial inquiry is necessary he or she shall certify that fact. Upon written request by the district attorney the coroner or medical examiner shall obtain the concurrence of the district attorney before issuing the certification. If the coroner or medical examiner determines that further examination or judicial inquiry is necessary, he or she shall notify the district attorney under s. 979.04 968.015 (2).

AB383,1206 Section 1206. 979.11 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,370,6 979.11 Compensation of officers. The sole compensation of the coroner and deputy coroners for attendance at an inquest and for any preliminary investigation under this chapter ch. 968 at the direction of the district attorney shall be a reasonable sum set by the county board for each day actually and necessarily required for the purpose, and a sum set by the county board for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in performing the duty. Any coroner or deputy coroner may be paid an annual salary and allowance for traveling expenses to be established by the county board under s. 59.22 which shall be in lieu of all fees, per diem, and compensation for services rendered.

AB383,1207 Section 1207. 979.22 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,370,12 979.22 Autopsies and toxicological services by medical examiners. A medical examiner may perform autopsies and toxicological services not required under this chapter or under subch. I of ch. 968 and may charge a fee established by the county board for such autopsies and services. The fee may not exceed an amount reasonably related to the actual and necessary cost of providing the service.

AB383,1208 Section 1208. 980.015 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,370,18 980.015 (2) (c) The anticipated release of a person on conditional release under s. 971.17 975.57 (4) or 975.59, the anticipated termination of a commitment order under 971.17 s. 975.60, or the anticipated discharge of a person from a commitment order under s. 971.17 975.61, if the person has been found not guilty of a sexually violent offense by reason of mental disease or defect.

AB383,1209 Section 1209. 980.015 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,370,21 980.015 (2) (d) The anticipated release on parole or discharge of a person committed under ch. 975, 2011 stats., for a sexually violent offense.

AB383,1210 Section 1210. 980.031 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,371,6 980.031 (4) If a party retains or the court appoints a licensed physician, licensed psychologist, or other mental health professional to conduct an examination under this chapter of the person's mental condition, the examiner shall have reasonable access to the person for the purpose of the examination, as well as to the person's past and present treatment records, as defined in s. 51.30 (1) (b), and patient health care records as provided under s. 146.82 (2) (cm), past and present juvenile records, as provided under ss. 48.396 (6), 48.78 (2) (e), 938.396 (10), and 938.78 (2) (e), and the person's past and present correctional records, including presentence investigation reports under s. 972.15 973.004 (6).

AB383,1211 Section 1211. 980.036 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,371,10 980.036 (2) (c) Evidence obtained in the manner described under s. 968.31 968.345 (2) (b), if the prosecuting attorney intends to use the evidence at the trial or proceeding.

AB383,1212 Section 1212. 980.036 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,371,21 980.036 (6) Protective order. Upon motion of a party, the court may at any time order that discovery, inspection, or the listing of witnesses required under this section be denied, restricted, or deferred, or make other appropriate orders. If the prosecuting attorney or the attorney for a person subject to this chapter certifies that listing a witness under sub. (2) (e) or (3) (a) may subject the witness or others to physical or economic harm or coercion, the court may order that the deposition of the witness be taken under s. 967.04 (2) to (6) 967.21. The name of the witness need not be divulged prior to the taking of such deposition. If the witness becomes unavailable or changes his or her testimony, the deposition shall be admissible at trial as substantive evidence.

AB383,1213 Section 1213. 990.01 (23) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,372,3 990.01 (23) Nighttime. "Nighttime," used in any statute, ordinance, indictment or information complaint, means the time between one hour after sunset on one day and one hour before sunrise on the following day; and the time of sunset and sunrise shall be ascertained according to the mean solar time of the ninetieth meridian west from Greenwich, commonly known as central time, as given in any almanac.

AB383,1214 Section 1214. 995.50 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB383,372,7 995.50 (7) No action for invasion of privacy may be maintained under this section if the claim is based on an act which is permissible under ss. s. 196.63 or 968.27 to 968.37 under subch. IV of ch. 968.

AB383,1215 Section 1215. Initial applicability.

AB383,372,10 (1) This act first applies to prosecutions commenced on the effective date of this subsection.

AB383,372,12 (2) This act first applies to proceedings, commitments, and requirements related to offenses committed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB383,1216 Section 1216. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB383,372,16 (1) The treatment of section 969.02 (3) (e) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2014, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.