2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act to amend 304.078 (3) and 973.20 (10) (a) of the statutes; relating to: restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB87,1Section 1. 304.078 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 304.078 (3) If a person is disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (b), his or her right to vote is restored when he or she completes the term of imprisonment or probation for the crime that led to the disqualification and has paid all fines, costs, fees, surcharges, and restitution, and has completed any court-ordered community service, imposed in connection with the crime. The department or, if the person is sentenced to a county jail or house of correction, the jailer the elections commission shall inform the person in writing at the time his or her right to vote is restored under this subsection.
AB87,2Section 2. 973.20 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 973.20 (10) (a) The If the defendant violated s. 940.302 (2) or 948.051, the court shall require that restitution be paid immediately and, if the defendant fails, the court shall issue an execution against the property of the defendant in the same mode as upon a judgment entered in the circuit court in civil actions. In other cases, the court may require that restitution be paid immediately, within a specified period, or in specified installments. If the defendant is placed on probation or sentenced to imprisonment, the end of a specified period shall not be later than the end of any period of probation, extended supervision, or parole. If the defendant is sentenced to the intensive sanctions program, the end of a specified period shall not be later than the end of the sentence under s. 973.032 (3) (a).
