LRB-1273/1
CMH:ahe
2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
February 21, 2017 - Introduced by Senators Vukmir, Wanggaard, Darling,
Kapenga, Feyen and L. Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo,
Kleefisch, Jagler, Horlacher, R. Brooks, Duchow, Tusler, Kremer, Ott,
Spiros, Tittl, Skowronski, E. Brooks, Knodl, Edming, Krug and Fields.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
SB57,1,1 1An Act to create 971.368 of the statutes; relating to: undesignated felonies.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, if a person is convicted of a Class I felony, the court may refrain
from designating the crime as a misdemeanor or a felony and sentence the person
or place the person on probation. When the person completes the sentence or
probation period, the court may then designate the crime as a Class A misdemeanor
or a Class I felony. In order to do this, the court must determine all of the following:
the felony was not a violent crime and did not involve a weapon, the person had not
previously been convicted of a felony, the public will not be harmed by the disposition,
and the felony sentence would be unduly harsh given the nature of the crime and the
character of the person.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB57,1 2Section 1. 971.368 of the statutes is created to read:
SB57,2,9 3971.368 Undesignated felony. If a defendant is convicted of a Class I felony,
4and the court determines that the felony was not a violent crime and did not involve
5a weapon; the defendant has not been previously convicted of a felony before the
6current conviction and has not been convicted of a crime designated under this

1section as a Class A misdemeanor; the best interests of the community will be served
2and the public will not be harmed by the disposition; and the sentence for a felony
3would be unduly harsh given the nature and the circumstances of the crime and the
4history and character of the defendant, the court may refrain from designating the
5crime as a misdemeanor or felony. The court shall impose a sentence or place the
6defendant on probation. When the defendant completes the sentence or period of
7probation, the court may order the crime designated as a Class I felony or a Class A
8misdemeanor. Until the court designates the crime, the defendant shall be treated
9as if the conviction were for a felony.
SB57,2 10Section 2. Initial applicability.
SB57,2,1211 (1) This act first applies to a conviction that occurs on the effective date of this
12subsection.
SB57,2,1313 (End)
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