SB82,803 8Section 803. 971.16 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 975.51 (5) (a) and
9amended to read:
SB82,252,310 975.51 (5) (a) If Except as provided in par. (b), if a physician, psychologist, or
11other expert who has examined the defendant testifies concerning regarding the
12defendant's mental condition, he or she shall be permitted to make a statement as
13to the nature of his or her examination, his or her diagnosis of the mental condition
14of the defendant at the time of the commission of the offense charged, his or her
15opinion as to the ability of the defendant to appreciate the wrongfulness of the
16defendant's conduct or to conform to the requirements of law and, if sufficient
17information is available to the physician, psychologist, or expert to reach an opinion,
18his or her opinion on whether the defendant needs medication or treatment and
19whether the defendant is not competent to refuse medication or treatment for the
20defendant's mental condition. Testimony concerning the defendant's need for
21medication or treatment and competence to refuse medication or treatment may not
22be presented before the jury that is determining the ability of the defendant to
23appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct or to conform his or her conduct
24with the requirements of law at the time of the commission of the criminal offense
25charged
. The physician, psychologist, or other expert shall be permitted to make an

1explanation reasonably serving that reasonably serves to clarify his or her diagnosis
2and opinion and may be cross-examined as to any matter bearing on his or her
3competency or credibility or the validity of his or her diagnosis or opinion.
SB82,804 4Section 804. 971.16 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 975.51 (6) and amended
5to read:
SB82,252,86 975.51 (6) Nothing in this section shall require the attendance at the trial of
7any
requires a physician, psychologist, or other expert witness to attend the trial for
8any purpose other than the giving of to give his or her testimony.
SB82,805 9Section 805. 971.165 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 975.52 (title).
SB82,806 10Section 806. 971.165 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 975.52 (2), and 975.52
11(2) (intro.) and (c) (intro.), 2. and 3., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB82,252,1412 975.52 (2) Joined with a plea of not guilty. (intro.) If a defendant couples joins
13a plea of not guilty with a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, all
14of the following apply
:
SB82,252,1615 (c) (intro.) If both pleas are tried to a jury, that jury shall be the same, except
16that all of the following apply:
SB82,252,1917 2. If the jury is discharged prior to reaching a verdict on the 2nd plea, the
18defendant shall not solely on that account be entitled to a redetermination of the first
19plea and a different jury of 12 may be selected to determine the 2nd plea only.
SB82,252,2320 3. If an appellate court reverses a judgment as to the 2nd plea but not as to the
21first plea and remands for further proceedings, or if the trial circuit court vacates the
22judgment as to the 2nd plea but not as to the first plea, the 2nd plea may be
23determined by a different jury selected for this purpose.
SB82,807 24Section 807. 971.165 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 975.52 (3) and amended
25to read:
SB82,253,10
1975.52 (3) Informing jury of effect of verdict. If the plea of not guilty by
2reason of mental disease or defect is tried to a jury, the court shall inform the jury
3that the effect of a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect is that,
4in lieu of criminal sentence or probation, the defendant will be committed to the
5custody of the department of health services and will be placed in an appropriate
6institution unless the court determines that the defendant would not pose a danger
7to himself or herself or to others if released under conditions ordered by the court.
8No A verdict on the a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect may be
9that is tried by a jury is not valid or and may not be received unless agreed to by at
10least five-sixths of the jurors.
SB82,808 11Section 808. 971.165 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.52 (4) (a) and
12amended to read:
SB82,253,1513 975.52 (4) (a) If a defendant is not found not guilty by reason of mental disease
14or defect, the court shall enter grant a judgment of conviction and shall either impose
15or withhold sentence
under s. 972.13 (2) 972.28 (1).
SB82,809 16Section 809. 971.165 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.52 (4) (b) and
17amended to read:
SB82,253,2518 975.52 (4) (b) If a defendant is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
19defect, the court shall enter a judgment of not guilty by reason of mental disease or
20defect. The court shall thereupon and proceed under s. 971.17 975.55. A judgment
21entered under this paragraph is interlocutory to the
commitment order entered
22under s. 971.17 and reviewable upon appeal therefrom 975.57 is the final order in
23the case and is appealable as a matter of right under s. 808.03 (1). Upon appeal of
24the commitment order, all properly preserved issues may be raised, including those
25relating to the guilt phase of the trial
.
SB82,810
1Section 810. 971.17 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (title).
SB82,811 2Section 811. 971.17 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (2), and 975.57
3(2) (a) to (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB82,254,114 975.57 (2) (a) Felonies committed before July 30, 2002. Except as provided in
5par. (c), when a defendant person is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
6mental defect of a felony committed before July 30, 2002, the court shall commit the
7person to the department of health services for a specified period not exceeding
8two-thirds of the maximum term of imprisonment that could be imposed under s.
9973.15 (2)
against an offender convicted of the same felony or felonies, including
10imprisonment authorized by any applicable penalty enhancement statutes , subject
11to the credit provisions of s. 973.155
.
SB82,254,2012 (b) Felonies committed on or after July 30, 2002. Except as provided in par. (c),
13when a defendant person is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or mental
14defect of a felony committed on or after July 30, 2002, the court shall commit the
15person to the department of health services for a specified period not exceeding the
16maximum term of confinement in prison, plus imprisonment authorized by any
17applicable penalty enhancement statutes,
that could be imposed under ss. 973.01 (2)
18and 973.15 (2) (a)
on an offender convicted of the same felony , plus imprisonment
19authorized by any applicable penalty enhancement statutes, subject to the credit
20provisions of s. 973.155
or felonies.
SB82,254,2421 (c) Felonies punishable by life imprisonment. If a defendant person is found not
22guilty by reason of mental disease or mental defect of a felony that is punishable by
23life imprisonment, the commitment period specified by the court may be life, subject
24to termination under sub. (5) s. 975.60.
SB82,255,7
1(d) Misdemeanors. When a defendant person is found not guilty by reason of
2mental disease or mental defect of a misdemeanor, the court shall commit the person
3to the department of health services for a specified period not exceeding two-thirds
4of the maximum term of imprisonment that could be imposed under s. 973.15 (2)
5against an offender convicted of the same misdemeanor or misdemeanors, including
6imprisonment authorized by any applicable penalty enhancement statutes , subject
7to the credit provisions of s. 973.155
.
SB82,812 8Section 812. 971.17 (1g) of the statutes is renumbered 975.53 (1) and amended
9to read:
SB82,255,1310 975.53 (1) Notice of restriction on firearm possession. If the defendant
11under sub. (1)
a person is found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or
12defect, the court shall inform the defendant person of the requirements and penalties
13under s. 941.29.
SB82,813 14Section 813. 971.17 (1h) of the statutes is renumbered 975.53 (2) and amended
15to read:
SB82,255,1916 975.53 (2) Notice of restrictions on possession Possession of body armor.
17If the defendant under sub. (1) a person is found not guilty of a violent felony, as
18defined in s. 941.291 (1) (b), by reason of mental disease or defect, the court shall
19inform the defendant person of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.291.
SB82,814 20Section 814. 971.17 (1j) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,815 21Section 815. 971.17 (1j) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (1) (a).
SB82,816 22Section 816. 971.17 (1j) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (1) (b) and
23amended to read:
SB82,256,424 975.54 (1) (b) If a person is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect
25of a serious sex offense, the court may, in addition to committing the person to the

1department of health services under sub. (1) s. 975.57, place the person on lifetime
2supervision under s. 939.615 if notice concerning lifetime supervision was given to
3the person under s. 973.125 and if the court determines that lifetime supervision of
4the person is necessary to protect the public.
SB82,817 5Section 817. 971.17 (1m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,818 6Section 818. 971.17 (1m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
7362
, is renumbered 975.54 (2) and amended to read:
SB82,256,138 975.54 (2) (a) If the defendant under sub. (1) a person is found not guilty by
9reason of mental disease or defect for a felony or a violation of s. 165.765 (1), 2011
10stats., or of s. 940.225 (3m), 941.20 (1), 944.20, 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.33, 946.52,
11or 948.10 (1) (b), the court shall require the person to provide a biological specimen
12to the state crime laboratories for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis. The judge shall
13inform the person that he or she may request expungement under s. 165.77 (4).
SB82,256,1614 (b) Biological specimens required under subd. 1. par. (a) shall be obtained and
15submitted as specified in rules promulgated by the department of justice under s.
16165.76 (4).
SB82,819 17Section 819. 971.17 (1m) (b) 1m. a. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3)
18(a) 1. and amended to read:
SB82,257,219 975.54 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2m. par. (b), if the defendant under
20sub. (1)
a person is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for any
21violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit any violation, of ch.
22940, 944, or 948 or s. 942.08 or 942.09, or ss. 943.01 to 943.15, the court may require
23the defendant person to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 if
24the court determines that the underlying conduct was sexually motivated, as defined

1in s. 980.01 (5), and that it would be in the interest of public protection to have the
2defendant person report under s. 301.45.
SB82,820 3Section 820. 971.17 (1m) (b) 1m. b. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3)
4(a) 2. and amended to read:
SB82,257,125 975.54 (3) (a) 2. If a court under subd. 1m. a. 1. orders a person to comply with
6the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 in connection with a finding of not guilty
7by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy,
8or attempt to commit a violation, of s. 942.09 and the person was under the age of 21
9when he or she committed the offense, the court may provide that upon termination
10of the commitment order under sub. (5) s. 975.60 or expiration of the order under sub.
11(6)
s. 975.61 the person be released from the requirement to comply with the
12reporting requirements under s. 301.45.
SB82,821 13Section 821. 971.17 (1m) (b) 2m. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3) (b)
14and amended to read:
SB82,257,2415 975.54 (3) (b) If the defendant under sub. (1) a person is found not guilty by
16reason of mental disease or defect for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy,
17or attempt to commit a violation, of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 944.06, 948.02
18(1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08,
19948.085, 948.095, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, or 948.30, of s. 940.302 (2)
20if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies, or of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and
21the defendant person was not the victim's parent, the court shall require the
22defendant person to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 unless
23the court determines, after a hearing on a motion made by the defendant person, that
24the defendant person is not required to comply under s. 301.45 (1m).
SB82,822
1Section 822. 971.17 (1m) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3) (c), and
2975.54 (3) (c) (intro.), 1., 2. and 5., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB82,258,53 975.54 (3) (c) (intro.) In determining under subd. 1m. a. par. (a) 1. whether it
4would be in the interest of public protection to have the defendant person report
5under s. 301.45, the court may consider any of the following:
SB82,258,76 1. The ages, at the time of the violation, of the defendant person and the victim
7of the violation.
SB82,258,98 2. The relationship between the defendant person and the victim of the
9violation.
SB82,258,1110 5. The probability that the defendant person will commit other violations in the
11future.
SB82,823 12Section 823. 971.17 (1m) (b) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3) (d) and
13amended to read:
SB82,258,1614 975.54 (3) (d) If the court orders a defendant person to comply with the
15reporting requirements under s. 301.45, the court may order the defendant person
16to continue to comply with the reporting requirements until his or her death.
SB82,824 17Section 824. 971.17 (1m) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3) (e) and
18amended to read:
SB82,258,2519 975.54 (3) (e) If the court orders a defendant person to comply with the
20reporting requirements under s. 301.45, the clerk of the court in which the order is
21entered
shall promptly forward a copy of the order to the department of corrections.
22If the finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect on which the order
23is based is reversed, set aside, or vacated, the clerk of the court shall promptly
24forward to the department of corrections a certificate stating that the finding has
25been reversed, set aside, or vacated.
SB82,825
1Section 825 . 971.17 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,826 2Section 826. 971.17 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.55 and amended
3to read:
SB82,259,17 4975.55 Disposition of person found not guilty by reason of mental
5disease or defect.
The court shall enter an initial commitment order under this
6section pursuant to a hearing held as
As soon as practicable after the entering a
7judgment of finding a person not guilty by reason of mental disease or mental defect
8is entered, the court shall hold a dispositional hearing and commit the person to the
9department as provided in s. 975.57
. If the court lacks sufficient information to make
10the determination required by sub. (3)
enter a commitment order under s. 975.57
11immediately after trial, it may adjourn the dispositional hearing, enter an interim
12order committing the person to the department,
and order the department of health
13services
to conduct a predisposition investigation using the procedure in under s.
14972.15 973.004, or order a supplementary mental examination or both, to assist the
15court in framing the commitment order
of the person. If the court enters an interim
16commitment order, the person is subject to any conditions set by the court and to the
17rules of the department
.
SB82,827 18Section 827. 971.17 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (1) and
19amended to read:
SB82,260,220 975.56 (1) If a the court orders a supplementary mental examination is
21ordered
under par. (a) s. 975.55, the court may appoint one or more examiners having
22the specialized knowledge determined by the court to be appropriate to examine and
23report upon the condition of the person. In lieu thereof,
conduct an outpatient
24examination of the person or
the court may commit the person to an appropriate
25mental health facility for the period specified in par. (c), which shall an inpatient

1examination. Days spent in a mental health facility for an inpatient examination
2under this subsection
count as days spent in custody under s. 973.155.
SB82,828 3Section 828. 971.17 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (3) (a) and
4amended to read:
SB82,260,105 975.56 (3) (a) An examiner ordered to conduct an inpatient examination under
6this section
shall complete an inpatient the examination under par. (b) and file the
7a report of the examination within 15 days after the examination is ordered unless,
8for good cause,
. If the examiner cannot complete the examination within 15 days and
9requests an extension. In that case, the court may for good cause allow one 15-day
10extension of the examination period.
SB82,260,13 11(b) An examiner ordered to conduct an outpatient examination under this
12section
shall complete an outpatient the examination and file the a report of the
13examination within 15 30 days after the examination is ordered.
SB82,829 14Section 829. 971.17 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (4) and
15amended to read:
SB82,260,2016 975.56 (4) If the court orders an inpatient examination under par. (b) sub. (1),
17it shall arrange for the transportation of the person to the examining facility within
18a reasonable time after the examination is ordered and for the person to be returned
19to the jail or court within a reasonable time after the examination has been
20completed.
SB82,830 21Section 830. 971.17 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (2) and
22amended to read:
SB82,261,423 975.56 (2) The examiner appointed under par. (b) ordered to conduct an
24examination under this section
shall personally observe and examine the person.
25The examiner or facility shall have access to the person's past or present treatment

1records, as defined in s. 51.30 (1) (b), and patient health care records, as provided
2under s. 146.82 (2) (c). If the examiner believes that the person is appropriate for
3conditional release, the examiner shall report on the type of treatment and services
4that the person may need while in the community on conditional release.
SB82,831 5Section 831. 971.17 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (5) and
6amended to read:
SB82,261,97 975.56 (5) The costs of an examination ordered under par. (a) shall be paid by
8the county upon
Upon the order of the court as part of the costs of the action, the
9county shall pay the costs of an examination ordered under this section
.
SB82,832 10Section 832. 971.17 (2) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (6) and
11amended to read:
SB82,261,1412 975.56 (6) Within 10 days after the examiner's report is filed under par. (c) sub.
13(3)
, the court shall hold a hearing to determine whether the terms of the commitment
14shall take the form of institutional care or conditional release order under s. 975.57.
SB82,833 15Section 833. 971.17 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,834 16Section 834. 971.17 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (1) and
17amended to read:
SB82,262,518 975.57 (1) Commitment order. An order for commitment under this section
19shall specify either institutional care or conditional release. The court shall order
20institutional care if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that conditional release
21of
the person, if conditionally released, would pose a significant risk of causing bodily
22harm to himself or herself or to others or of causing serious property damage. If the
23court does not make this finding, it shall order conditional release. In determining
24whether commitment shall be for institutional care or conditional release, the court
25may consider, without limitation because of enumeration, the nature and

1circumstances of the crime, the person's mental history and present mental
2condition, where the person will live, how the person will support himself or herself,
3what arrangements are available to ensure that the person has access to and will
4take necessary medication, and what arrangements are possible for treatment
5beyond medication.
SB82,835 6Section 835. 971.17 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (5) (a) and
7amended to read:
SB82,262,148 975.57 (5) (a) If the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that the
9person is not competent to refuse medication or treatment for the person's mental
10condition, under the standard specified in s. 971.16 (3)
, the court shall issue, as part
11of the commitment order, an order that the person is not competent to refuse
12medication or treatment for the person's mental condition and that whoever
13administers the medication or treatment to the person shall observe appropriate
14medical standards.
SB82,836 15Section 836. 971.17 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (5) (b) and
16amended to read:
SB82,263,2217 975.57 (5) (b) If the court order specifies institutional care, the department of
18health services shall place the person in an institution under s. 51.37 (3) that the
19department considers appropriate in light of the rehabilitative services required by
20the person and the protection of public safety.
If the a person placed in an institution
21under this section
is not subject to a court order determining finding the person to
22be
not competent to refuse medication or treatment for the person's mental condition
23and if the institution in which the person is placed department determines that the
24person should be subject to such a court an order, the institution department may
25file a motion with the court, with notice to the person and his or her counsel and the

1district attorney, a motion
as provided in s. 975.35 for a hearing, under the standard
2specified in s. 971.16 (3), on
to determine whether the person is not competent to
3refuse medication or treatment. A report on which the motion is based shall
4accompany the motion and notice of motion and shall include a statement signed by
5a licensed physician that asserts that the person needs medication or treatment and
6that the person is not competent to refuse medication or treatment, based on an
7examination of the person by a licensed physician.
Within 10 days after a motion is
8filed under this paragraph, the court shall determine the person's competency to
9refuse medication or treatment for the person's mental condition. At the request of
10the person, his or her counsel attorney, or the district attorney, the hearing may be
11postponed, but in no case may the postponed hearing shall be held more than within
1220 days after a motion is filed under this paragraph. If the district attorney, the
13person, and his or her counsel attorney waive their respective opportunities to
14present other evidence on the issue, the court shall determine the person's
15competency to refuse medication or treatment on the basis of the report
16accompanying the motion. In the absence of these waivers, the court shall hold an
17evidentiary hearing on the issue. If the state proves by evidence that is clear and
18convincing evidence that the person is not competent to refuse medication or
19treatment, under the standard specified in s. 971.16 (3), the court shall order find
20that the person is not competent to refuse medication or treatment for the person's
21mental condition
and order that whoever administers the medication or treatment
22to the person shall observe appropriate medical standards.
SB82,837 23Section 837 . 971.17 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (4) (a) and
24amended to read:
SB82,264,19
1975.57 (4) (a) If the court finds that the person is appropriate for conditional
2release, the court shall notify the department of health services. The department of
3health services
and the county department under s. 51.42 in the county of residence
4of the person shall prepare a plan that identifies the treatment and services, if any,
5that the person will receive in the community. The plan shall address the person's
6need, if any, for supervision, medication, community support services, residential
7services, vocational services, and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment. The
8department of health services may contract with a county department, under s. 51.42
9(3) (aw) 1. d., with another public agency or with a private agency to provide the
10treatment and services identified in the plan.
The plan shall specify who will be
11responsible for providing the treatment and services identified in the plan. The plan
12department and the county department shall be presented present the plan to the
13court for its approval within 21 14 days after the court finding finds that the person
14is appropriate for conditional release, unless the department, county department,
15department of health services and person to be released request additional time to
16develop the plan. If the The county department of the person's county of residence
17declines to prepare a plan, the department of health services
may arrange for
18another county to prepare the plan if that county agrees to prepare the plan and if
19the individual will be living in that another county.
SB82,838 20Section 838. 971.17 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 975.58 and amended
21to read:
SB82,266,9 22975.58 Petition for revocation of conditional release. An order for
23conditional release places the person in the custody and control of the department
24of health services. A conditionally released person is subject to the conditions set by
25the court and to the rules of the department of health services. Before a person is

1conditionally released by the court under this subsection, the court shall so notify the
2municipal police department and county sheriff for the area where the person will
3be residing. The notification requirement under this paragraph does not apply if a
4municipal department or county sheriff submits to the court a written statement
5waiving the right to be notified.
If the department of health services alleges that a
6released person conditionally released under s. 975.57 (4) or 975.59 has violated any
7condition or rule of release, or that the safety of the person or others requires that
8conditional release be revoked, he or she may be taken into custody under the rules
9of
revocation of release, the department may detain the person in a facility specified
10in s. 51.15 (2) or in a jail
. The department of health services shall submit a statement
11showing probable cause of for the detention and a petition to revoke the order for
12conditional release to the committing court and the regional office of the state public
13defender responsible for handling cases in the county where the committing court is
14located within 72 hours after the detention, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
15holidays. The court shall hear the petition within 30 days, after detention unless the
16hearing or time deadline is waived by the detained person. Pending the revocation
17hearing, the department of health services may detain the person in a jail or in a
18hospital, center or facility specified by s. 51.15 (2). The
Before the hearing, the
19department shall provide the detained person written notice of the claimed violation
20and a summary of the evidence against the person. The department may withdraw
21the petition without the consent of the court. If the department withdraws the
22petition, the person shall be immediately released from detention. At a hearing
23under this section, the
state has the burden of proving by clear and convincing
24evidence that any the person violated a rule or condition of release has been violated,
25or that the safety of the person or others requires that conditional release be revoked

1revocation of release. If the court determines after hearing that any the person
2violated a
rule or condition of release has been violated, or that the safety of the
3person or others requires that conditional release be revoked revocation of release,
4it may revoke the order for conditional release and order that the released person be
5placed in an appropriate institution under s. 51.37 (3) until the expiration of the
6commitment or until again conditionally released under this section s. 975.59. If the
7court determines that the person violated a rule or condition of release, it may modify
8the order for conditional release. The court shall set forth on the record the evidence
9relied upon and reasons for the revocation or modification of conditional release
.
SB82,839 10Section 839. 971.17 (4) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (title).
SB82,840 11Section 840. 971.17 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (1) and
12amended to read:
SB82,266,2013 975.59 (1) Petition. Any person who is committed for institutional care to the
14department and institutionalized under s. 975.57 or 975.58
may petition the
15committing court to modify its the commitment order by authorizing conditional
16release if at least 6 months have elapsed since the initial commitment order was
17entered, the most recent release petition for conditional release, if any, was denied
18or withdrawn, and the most recent order for conditional release, if any, was revoked.
19The director of the facility at which the person is placed may file a petition under this
20paragraph subsection on the person's behalf at any time.
SB82,841 21Section 841. 971.17 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (2) and
22amended to read:
SB82,267,423 975.59 (2) Service; appointment of counsel. If the person files a timely
24petition under sub. (1) without counsel, the court shall serve a copy of the petition
25on the district attorney and, subject to sub. (7) (b) s. 975.63 (2), refer the matter to

1the state public defender for determination of indigency and appointment of counsel
2under s. 977.05 (4) (j). If the a person petitions through counsel, his or her files a
3petition under sub. (1) with the assistance of an attorney, the person's
attorney shall
4serve a copy of the petition on the district attorney.
SB82,842 5Section 842. 971.17 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (3) and
6amended to read:
SB82,267,167 975.59 (3) Examination. Within 20 days after receipt of the petition under sub.
8(1)
, the court shall appoint one or more examiners having the specialized knowledge
9determined by the court to be appropriate, who shall to examine the person and
10furnish a written report of the examination to the court within 30 days after
11appointment. The examiners shall have reasonable access to the person for purposes
12of examination and to the person's past and present treatment records, as defined in
13s. 51.30 (1) (b), and patient health care records, as provided under s. 146.82 (2) (c).
14If any such an examiner believes that the person is appropriate for conditional
15release, the examiner shall report on the type of treatment and services that the
16person may need while in the community on conditional release.
SB82,843 17Section 843. 971.17 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (4) and
18amended to read:
SB82,268,619 975.59 (4) Hearing. The court, without a jury, shall hear the petition within
2030 days after the report of the court-appointed examiner is filed with the court,
21unless the petitioner person waives this time limit. Expenses of proceedings under
22this subsection shall be paid as provided under s. 51.20 (18). The court shall grant
23the petition unless it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person would
24pose a significant risk of causing bodily harm to himself or herself or to others or of
25causing serious property damage if conditionally released. In making this

1determination, the court may consider, without limitation because of enumeration,
2the nature and circumstances of the crime, the person's mental history and present
3mental condition, where the person will live, how the person will support himself or
4herself, what arrangements are available to ensure that the person has access to and
5will take necessary medication, and what arrangements are possible for treatment
6beyond medication
the factors under s. 975.57 (1).
SB82,844 7Section 844 . 971.17 (4) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (5) (a), and
8975.59 (5) (a) 1., as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB82,268,249 975.59 (5) (a) 1. If the court finds that the person is appropriate for conditional
10release, the court shall notify the department of health services. Subject and, subject
11to subd. subds. 2. and 3., the department of health services and the county
12department under s. 51.42 in the county of residence of the person shall prepare a
13plan that identifies the treatment and services, if any, that the person will receive
14in the community. The plan shall address the person's need, if any, for supervision,
15medication, community support services, residential services, vocational services,
16and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment. The department of health services may
17contract with a county department, under s. 51.42 (3) (aw) 1. d., with another public
18agency or with a private agency to provide the treatment and services identified in
19the plan.
The plan shall specify who will be responsible for providing the treatment
20and services identified in the plan. The plan shall be presented department and the
21county department shall present the plan
to the court for its approval within 60 30
22days after the court finding that the person is appropriate for conditional release,
23unless the department, county department, department of health services and
24person to be released request additional time to develop the plan.
SB82,845 25Section 845. 971.17 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB82,846
1Section 846. 971.17 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 975.60 (title).
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