AB981: Bill Text

AB981,26,8 969.08 (2) Violation of the conditions of release or the bail bond constitutes grounds for the court to increase the amount of bail or otherwise alter the conditions of release or, if the alleged violation is the commission of a serious crime, revoke release under this section. No court may increase an amount of monetary bail set before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].

AB981,98 Section 98. 969.08 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,26,19 969.08 (5) (b) 3. Upon a finding by the court that the state has established by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has committed a serious crime while on conditional release, the court may revoke the release of the defendant and hold the defendant for trial without setting conditions of release. No reference may be made during the trial of the offense to the court's finding in the hearing. No reference may be made in the trial to any testimony of the defendant at the hearing, except if the testimony is used for impeachment purposes. If the court does not find that the state has established by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has committed a serious crime while on conditional release, the defendant shall be released on bail or other conditions deemed appropriate by the court.

AB981,99 Section 99. 969.08 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,27,4 969.08 (5) (b) 4. If the release of any defendant is revoked under subd. 3., the defendant may demand and shall be entitled to be brought to trial on the offense with respect to which he or she was formerly released on conditions within 60 days after the date on which he or she appeared before the court under subd. 1. If the defendant is not brought to trial within the 60-day period he or she shall not be held longer without setting conditions of release and shall be released on bail or other conditions deemed appropriate by the court. In computing the 60-day period, the court shall omit any period of delay if the court finds that the delay results from a continuance granted at the exclusive request of the defendant.

AB981,100 Section 100. 969.08 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,27,8 969.08 (8) Information stated in, or offered in connection with, any order entered under this chapter setting bail or other conditions of release need not conform to the rules of evidence, except as provided under sub. (5) (b) 2. or s. 901.05.

AB981,101 Section 101. 969.08 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,27,12 969.08 (9m) A person who has had bail his or her release revoked under this section is entitled to placement of his or her case on an expedited trial calendar and his or her trial shall be given priority.

AB981,102 Section 102. 969.09 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,27,18 969.09 Conditions of bond release. (1) If a defendant is admitted to bail released before sentencing, the conditions of the bond release shall include, without limitation, the requirements that the defendant will appear in the court having jurisdiction on a day certain and thereafter as ordered until discharged on final order of the court and that the defendant will submit to the orders and process of the court.

AB981,27,24 (2) If the defendant is admitted to bail released upon appeal, the conditions of the bond release shall be that the defendant will duly prosecute the defendant's appeal, that the defendant will appear at such time and place as the court directs, and that if the judgment is affirmed or reversed and remanded for a new trial or further proceedings upon notice after remittitur, the defendant will surrender to the sheriff of the county in which the defendant was tried.

AB981,28,2 (3) A defendant shall receive a copy of the bond which the defendant executes pursuant to this chapter conditions of release set pursuant to this chapter.

AB981,103 Section 103. 969.10 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,28,7 969.10 Notice of change of address. A person who has been released on bail or other conditions under this chapter shall give written notice to the clerk of any change in his or her address within 48 hours after the change. This requirement shall be printed on all bonds.

AB981,104 Section 104. 969.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,28,15 969.11 (1) If the defendant is arrested in a county other than the county in which the offense was committed, he or she shall, without unreasonable delay, either be brought before a judge of the county in which arrested for the purpose of setting bail or other conditions of release or be returned to the county in which the offense was committed. The judge shall release him or her on conditions imposed in accordance with this chapter to appear before a court in the county in which the offense was committed at a specified time and place.

AB981,105 Section 105. 969.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,28,20 969.11 (2) If the defendant is released on bail or other conditions pursuant to sub. (1), the judge shall make a record of the proceedings and shall certify his or her minutes thereof and shall forward the bond and bail to the court before whom the defendant is bound to appear.

AB981,106 Section 106. 969.12 of the statutes is repealed.

AB981,107 Section 107. 969.13 of the statutes is repealed.

AB981,108 Section 108. 969.14 of the statutes is repealed.

AB981,109 Section 109. 970.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,29,3 970.02 (2) The judge shall admit the defendant to bail release the defendant and set conditions of release or refuse to release the defendant in accordance with ch. 969.

AB981,110 Section 110. 970.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,29,9 970.03 (1) A preliminary examination is a hearing before a court for the purpose of determining if there is probable cause to believe a felony has been committed by the defendant. A preliminary examination may be held in conjunction with a bail revocation hearing under s. 969.08 (5) (b), but separate findings shall be made by the judge relating to the preliminary examination and to the bail revocation.

AB981,111 Section 111. 970.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,29,15 970.03 (2) The preliminary examination shall be commenced within 20 days after the initial appearance of the defendant if the defendant has been released from custody or within 10 days if the defendant is in custody and bail has been fixed in excess of $500. On stipulation of the parties or on motion and for cause, the court may extend such time.

AB981,112 Section 112. 971.14 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,30,3 971.14 (2) (am) Notwithstanding par. (a), if the court orders the defendant to be examined by the department or a department facility, the department shall determine where the examination will be conducted, who will conduct the examination and whether the examination will be conducted on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Any such outpatient examination shall be conducted in a jail or a locked unit of a facility. In any case under this paragraph in which the department determines that an inpatient examination is necessary, the 15-day period under par. (c) begins upon the arrival of the defendant at the inpatient facility. If an outpatient examination is begun by or through the department, and the department later determines that an inpatient examination is necessary, the sheriff shall transport the defendant to the inpatient facility designated by the department, unless the defendant has been released on bail.

AB981,113 Section 113. 971.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,30,8 971.14 (2) (b) If the defendant has been released on bail, the court may not order an involuntary inpatient examination unless the defendant fails to cooperate in the examination or the examiner informs the court that inpatient observation is necessary for an adequate examination.

AB981,114 Section 114. 971.14 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,30,16 971.14 (2) (d) If the court orders that the examination be conducted on an inpatient basis, the sheriff of the county in which the court is located shall transport any defendant not free on bail released to the examining facility within a reasonable time after the examination is ordered and shall transport the defendant to the jail within a reasonable time after the sheriff and county department of community programs of the county in which the court is located receive notice from the examining facility that the examination has been completed.

AB981,115 Section 115. 971.20 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,30,21 971.20 (9) Judge's authority to act. Upon the filing of a request for substitution in proper form and within the proper time, the judge whose substitution has been requested has no authority to act further in the action except to conduct the initial appearance, and accept pleas and set bail.

AB981,116 Section 116. 971.31 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,31,2 971.31 (6) If the court grants a motion to dismiss based upon a defect in the indictment, information or complaint, or in the institution of the proceedings, it may order that the defendant be held in custody or that the defendant's bail be continued defendant remain released for not more than 72 hours pending issuance of a new summons or warrant or the filing of a new indictment, information or complaint.

AB981,117 Section 117. 972.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,31,13 972.08 (2) Whenever a witness attending in any court trial or appearing before any grand jury or John Doe investigation under s. 968.26 fails or refuses without just cause to comply with an order of the court under this section to give testimony in response to a question or with respect to any matter, the court, upon such failure or refusal, or when such failure or refusal is duly brought to its attention, may summarily order the witness's confinement at a suitable place until such time as the witness is willing to give such testimony or until such trial, grand jury term, or John Doe investigation under s. 968.26 is concluded but in no case exceeding one year. No person confined under this section shall be admitted to bail may be released pending the determination of an appeal taken by the person from the order of confinement.

AB981,118 Section 118. 973.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,31,19 973.15 (1) Except as provided in s. 973.032, all sentences to the Wisconsin state prisons shall be for one year or more. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all sentences commence at noon on the day of sentence, but time which elapses after sentence while the convicted offender is at large on bail upon release by a court shall not be computed as any part of the term of imprisonment.

AB981,119 Section 119. 973.20 (9m) of the statutes is repealed.

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