20,3872
Section
3872. 971.14 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
971.14 (5) (a) If the court determines that the defendant is not competent but is likely to become competent within the period specified in this paragraph if provided with appropriate treatment, the court shall suspend the proceedings and commit the defendant to the custody of the department of health and family services for placement in an appropriate institution for the department to determine whether treatment shall occur in an appropriate institution designated by the department, or in a community-based treatment conducted in a jail or a locked unit of a facility that has entered into a voluntary agreement with the state to serve as a location for treatment, or as a condition of bail or bond, for a period of time not to exceed 12 months, or the maximum sentence specified for the most serious offense with which the defendant is charged, whichever is less. Under this subsection, the department of health and family services may commence services to a person in jail but shall, as soon as possible, transfer that person to an institution or provide services to the person in a nonjail setting consistent with this subsection. Days spent in commitment under this paragraph are considered days spent in custody under s. 973.155.
20,3873
Section
3873. 971.14 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
971.14 (5) (b) The defendant shall be periodically reexamined by the treatment facility department of health and family services examiners. Written reports of examination shall be furnished to the court 3 months after commitment, 6 months after commitment, 9 months after commitment and within 30 days prior to the expiration of commitment. Each report shall indicate either that the defendant has become competent, that the defendant remains incompetent but that attainment of competency is likely within the remaining commitment period, or that the defendant has not made such progress that attainment of competency is likely within the remaining commitment period. Any report indicating such a lack of sufficient progress shall include the examiner's opinion regarding whether the defendant is mentally ill, alcoholic, drug dependent, developmentally disabled or infirm because of aging or other like incapacities.
20,3874
Section
3874. 971.14 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
971.14 (5) (c) Upon receiving a report under par. (b), indicating the defendant has regained competency or is not competent and unlikely to become competent in the remaining commitment period, the court shall hold a hearing within 14 days of receipt of the report and the court shall proceed under sub. (4). If the court determines that the defendant has become competent, the defendant shall be discharged from commitment and the criminal proceeding shall be resumed. If the court determines that the defendant is making sufficient progress toward becoming competent, the commitment shall continue.
20,3875
Section
3875. 971.17 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
971.17 (3) (e) An order for conditional release places the person in the custody and control of the department of health and family services. A conditionally released person is subject to the conditions set by the court and to the rules of the department of health and family services. Before a person is conditionally released by the court under this subsection, the court shall so notify the municipal police department and county sheriff for the area where the person will be residing. The notification requirement under this paragraph does not apply if a municipal department or county sheriff submits to the court a written statement waiving the right to be notified. If the department of health and family services alleges that a released person has violated any condition or rule, or that the safety of the person or others requires that conditional release be revoked, he or she may be taken into custody under the rules of the department. The department of health and family services shall submit a statement showing probable cause of the detention and a petition to revoke the order for conditional release to the committing court and the regional office of the state public defender responsible for handling cases in the county where the committing court is located within 48 72 hours after the detention, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The court shall hear the petition within 30 days, unless the hearing or time deadline is waived by the detained person. Pending the revocation hearing, the department of health and family services may detain the person in a jail or in a hospital, center or facility specified by s. 51.15 (2). The state has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that any rule or condition of release has been violated, or that the safety of the person or others requires that conditional release be revoked. If the court determines after hearing that any rule or condition of release has been violated, or that the safety of the person or others requires that conditional release be revoked, it may revoke the order for conditional release and order that the released person be placed in an appropriate institution under s. 51.37 (3) until the expiration of the commitment or until again conditionally released under this section.
20,3876
Section
3876. 971.23 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
971.23 (10) Payment of photocopy copying costs in cases involving indigent defendants. When the state public defender or a private attorney appointed under s. 977.08 requests photocopies copies, in any format, of any item that is discoverable under this section, the state public defender shall pay any fee charged for the photocopies copies from the appropriation under s. 20.550 (1) (f). If the person providing photocopies
copies under this section charges the state public defender a fee for the photocopies copies, the fee may not exceed the actual, necessary, and direct cost of photocopying providing the copies.
20,3879d
Section 3879d. 973.017 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.017
(2) (a) If the offense is a felony, the sentencing guidelines adopted by the sentencing commission
under s. 973.30 created under 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, or, if the sentencing commission has not adopted a guideline for the offense, any applicable temporary sentencing guideline adopted by the criminal penalties study committee created under
1997 Wisconsin Act 283.
20,3880
Section
3880. 973.045 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.045 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (1m), if If a court imposes a sentence or places a person on probation, the court shall impose a crime victim and witness assistance surcharge calculated as follows:
20,3881
Section
3881. 973.045 (1m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
973.045 (1m) (a) In this subsection, "civil offense" means an offense punishable by a forfeiture.
(b) If all of the following apply, the court shall impose a crime victim and witness assistance surcharge in addition to any forfeiture that it imposes:
1. The person is charged with one or more crimes in a complaint.
2. As a result of the complaint being amended, the person is charged with a civil offense in lieu of one of those crimes.
3. The court finds that the person committed that civil offense on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].
(c) The amount of the surcharge imposed under par. (b) shall be the amount specified in sub. (1) (a) or (b), depending on whether the crime that was the subject of the amendment under par. (b) 2. was a misdemeanor or a felony.
20,3882
Section
3882. 973.045 (1r) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
973.045 (1r) (b) The entire amount of any surcharge imposed under sub. (1m) shall be allocated to part A.
20,3883
Section
3883. 973.045 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
973.045 (2m) The secretary of administration shall credit part A of the crime victim and witness surcharge to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (5) (g) and part B to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (5) (gc).
20,3884
Section
3884. 973.045 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 973.045 (1r) (a), and 973.045 (1r) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
973.045 (1r) (a) (intro.) The clerk shall record the any crime victim and witness surcharge imposed under sub. (1) in 2 parts. Part A is the portion that the secretary of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (5) (g) and part B is the portion that the secretary of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (5) (gc), as follows:
20,3885
Section
3885. 973.05 (2m) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.05 (2m) (r) To payment of the enforcement surcharge under s. 253.06 49.17 (4) (c) until paid in full.
20,3885m
Section 3885m. 973.055 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.055 (1) (intro.) If a court imposes a sentence on an adult person or places an adult person on probation, regardless of whether any fine is imposed, the court shall impose a domestic abuse surcharge under ch. 814 of $75 $100 for each offense if:
20,3886
Section
3886. 973.055 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.055 (3) All moneys collected from domestic abuse surcharges shall be deposited by the secretary of administration in s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (hh) and utilized in accordance with s. 46.95 49.165.
20,3887
Section
3887. 973.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.09 (1) (b) If the court places the person on probation, the court shall order the person to pay restitution under s. 973.20, unless the court finds there is substantial reason not to order restitution as a condition of probation. If the court does not require restitution to be paid to a victim, the court shall state its reason on the record. If the court does require restitution, it shall notify the department of justice of its decision if the victim may be eligible for compensation under subch. I of ch. 949.
20,3891
Section
3891. 973.20 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.20 (9) (a) If a crime victim is paid an award under subch. I of ch. 949 for any loss arising out of a criminal act, the state is subrogated to the rights of the victim to any restitution required by the court. The rights of the state are subordinate to the claims of victims who have suffered a loss arising out of the offenses or any transaction which is part of the same continuous scheme of criminal activity.
20,3892
Section
3892. 973.20 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.20 (9) (b) When restitution is ordered, the court shall inquire to see if an award has been made under subch. I of ch. 949 and if the department of justice is subrogated to the cause of action under s. 949.15. If the restitution ordered is less than or equal to the award under subch. I of ch. 949, the restitution shall be paid only to the general fund credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (5) (hh). If the restitution ordered is greater than the award under subch. I of ch. 949, the general fund shall receive an amount equal to the award under subch. I of ch. 949 shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (5) (hh) and the balance shall be paid to the victim.
20,3893
Section 3893. 973.30 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3909
Section
3909. 977.02 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.02 (2m) Promulgate rules regarding eligibility for legal services under this chapter, including legal services for children persons who are entitled to be represented by counsel without a determination of indigency, as provided in s. 48.23 (4), 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23 (4).
20,3910
Section
3910. 977.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.02 (3) Promulgate rules regarding the determination of indigency of persons entitled to be represented by counsel, other than children persons who are entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 48.23, 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23, including the time period in which the determination must be made and the criteria to be used to determine indigency and partial indigency.
20,3911
Section
3911. 977.05 (4) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.05 (4) (gm) In accordance with the standards under pars. (h) and (i), accept referrals from judges and courts for the provision of legal services without a determination of indigency of children persons who are entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 48.23, 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23, appoint counsel in accordance with contracts and policies of the board, and inform the referring judge or court of the name and address of the specific attorney who has been assigned to the case.
20,3912
Section
3912. 977.05 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.05 (4) (h) Accept requests for legal services from children persons who are entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 48.23, 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23 and from indigent persons who are entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 967.06 or who are otherwise so entitled under the constitution or laws of the United States or this state and provide such persons with legal services when, in the discretion of the state public defender, such provision of legal services is appropriate.
20,3913
Section
3913. 977.05 (4) (i) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
977.05 (4) (i) 8. Cases involving individuals who are subject to petitions for protective placement or involuntary administration of psychotropic medication under ch. 55.
20,3914
Section
3914
. 977.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.06 (2) (a) A person seeking to have counsel assigned for him or her under s. 977.08, other than a child person who is entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 48.23, 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23, shall sign a statement declaring that he or she has not disposed of any assets for the purpose of qualifying for that assignment of counsel. If the representative or authority making the indigency determination finds that any asset was disposed of for less than its fair market value for the purpose of obtaining that assignment of counsel, the asset shall be counted under s. 977.07 (2) at its fair market value at the time it was disposed of, minus the amount of compensation received for the asset.
20,3915
Section
3915. 977.06 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.06 (2) (am) A person seeking to have counsel assigned for him or her under s. 977.08, other than a child person who is entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 48.23, 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23, shall sign a statement declaring that the information that he or she has given to determine eligibility for assignment of counsel he or she believes to be true and that he or she is informed that he or she is subject to the penalty under par. (b).
20,3916
Section
3916. 977.06 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.06 (4) (bm) In response to a request for information under s. 49.22 (2m) made by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5), the state public defender shall provide the name and address of an individual, the name and address of the individual's employer and financial information related to the individual, if the name, address or financial information is included in any statement, affidavit or other information provided by the individual regarding financial eligibility under s. 977.07 and if, at the time the request for information is made, the individual is represented by the state public defender or by counsel assigned under s. 977.08.
20,3917
Section
3917. 977.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.07 (1) (a) Determination of indigency for persons entitled to counsel shall be made as soon as possible and shall be in accordance with the rules promulgated by the board under s. 977.02 (3) and the system established under s. 977.06. No determination of indigency is required for a child person who is entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 48.23, 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23.
20,3918
Section
3918. 977.07 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.07 (1) (c) For all referrals made under ss. 809.107, 809.30, 974.06 (3) (b) and 974.07 (11), except a referral of a child person who is entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 48.23, 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23, a representative of the state public defender shall determine indigency. For referrals made under ss. 809.107, 809.30 and 974.06 (3) (b), except a referral of a child person who is entitled to be represented by counsel under s. 48.23, 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23, the representative of the state public defender may, unless a request for redetermination has been filed under s. 809.30 (2) (d) or the person's request for representation states that his or her financial circumstances have materially improved, rely upon a determination of indigency made for purposes of trial representation under this section.
20,3919
Section
3919. 977.075 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
977.075 (1g) In this section, "client responsible for payment" means a client of the state public defender other than a client entitled to legal representation without a determination of indigency.
20,3920
Section
3920. 977.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.075 (3) The board shall establish by rule a fee schedule that sets the amount that a person, other than a parent subject to s. 48.275 (2) (b) or 938.275 (2) (b), who is client responsible for payment for legal representation shall pay for the cost of the legal representation if the person client does not pay the applicable discount fee under sub. (3m). The schedule shall establish a fee for a given type of case, and the fee for a given type of case shall be based on the average cost, as determined by the board, for representation for that type of case.
20,3921
Section
3921. 977.075 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.075 (3m) The board shall establish by rule a fee schedule that sets the discount amount that a person, other than a parent subject to s. 48.275 (2) (b) or 938.275 (2) (b), who is client responsible for payment
for legal representation, may pay during a time period established by rule instead of paying the applicable fee under sub. (3). The fee schedule shall establish a discount fee for each type of case included in the schedule under sub. (3). If a person client responsible for payment pays the applicable discount fee within the time period established under this section, the person client may not be held liable for any additional payment for counsel.
20,3922
Section
3922. 977.075 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
977.075 (4) The board shall establish by rule a fee schedule that sets the maximum amount that a parent subject to s. 48.275 (2) (b) or 938.275 (2) (b) shall pay as reimbursement for legal services and sets the maximum amount that a person subject to s. 51.605 or 55.107 shall pay as reimbursement for legal services. The maximum amounts under this subsection shall be based on the average cost, as determined by the board, for each applicable type of case.
20,3923
Section
3923. 977.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.08 (1) If the representative or the authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1) refers a case to or within the office of the state public defender or if a case is referred under s. 48.23 (4), 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23 (4), the state public defender shall assign counsel according to subs. (3) and (4). If a defendant makes a request for change of attorney assignment, the change of attorney must be approved by the circuit court.
20,3924
Section
3924. 977.08 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.08 (2) (intro.) All attorneys in a county shall be notified in writing by the state public defender that a set of lists is being prepared of attorneys willing to represent children persons referred under s. 48.23 (4), 51.60, 55.105, or 938.23 (4) and indigent clients in the following:
20,3925
Section
3925. 977.08 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3926
Section
3926. 977.085 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
977.085 (3) The board shall provide quarterly reports to the joint committee on finance on the status of reimbursement for or recoupment of payments under ss. 48.275, 51.605, 55.107, 757.66, 938.275, 977.06, 977.07 (2), 977.075 and 977.076, including the amount of revenue generated by reimbursement and recoupment. The quarterly reports shall include any alternative means suggested by the board to improve reimbursement and recoupment procedures and to increase the amount of revenue generated. The department of justice, district attorneys, circuit courts and applicable county agencies shall cooperate by providing any necessary information to the state public defender.
20,3926p
Section 3926p. 978.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
978.01 (2) (b) A district attorney serves on a part-time basis if his or her prosecutorial unit consists of Buffalo, Florence, or Pepin, Trempealeau or Vernon county.
20,3927
Section
3927. 978.05 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
978.05 (4m) Welfare fraud investigations. Cooperate with the departments of workforce development children and families and health and family services regarding the fraud investigation programs under ss. 49.197 (1m) and 49.845 (1).
20,3928
Section
3928. 980.036 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
980.036 (10) Payment of photocopy copying costs in cases involving indigent respondents. When the state public defender or a private attorney appointed under s. 977.08 requests photocopies copies, in any format, of any item that is discoverable under this section, the state public defender shall pay any fee charged for the photocopies copies from the appropriation under s. 20.550 (1) (a). If the person providing photocopies
copies under this section charges the state public defender a fee for the photocopies copies, the fee may not exceed the actual, necessary, and, direct cost of photocopying providing the copies.
20,3930
Section
3930. 980.08 (9) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
980.08 (9) (b) The department of corrections may contract for the escort services under par. (a).
20,3931
Section
3931. 985.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
985.01 (1g) "Governing body" has the meaning given in s. 345.05 (1) (b) and includes a family
long-term care district board under s. 46.2895.
20,3932
Section
3932. 985.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
985.01 (3) "Municipality" has the meaning in s. 345.05 (1) (c) and includes a family long-term care district under s. 46.2895.
20,3934
Section
3934. 995.67 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
