SB55-SSA1-CA1,982,10 4(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), if physical evidence that is in the possession
5of a law enforcement agency includes any biological material that was collected in
6connection with a criminal investigation that resulted in a criminal conviction,
7delinquency adjudication, or commitment under s. 971.17 or 980.06, the law
8enforcement agency shall preserve the physical evidence until every person in
9custody as a result of the conviction, adjudication, or commitment has reached his
10or her discharge date.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,982,13 11(3) Subject to sub. (5), a law enforcement agency may destroy biological
12material before the expiration of the time period specified in sub. (2) if all of the
13following apply:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,982,1714 (a) The law enforcement agency sends a notice of its intent to destroy the
15biological material to all persons who remain in custody as a result of the criminal
16conviction, delinquency adjudication, or commitment, and to either the attorney of
17record for each person in custody or the state public defender.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,982,1918 (b) No person who is notified under par. (a) does either of the following within
1990 days after the date on which the person received the notice:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,982,2020 1. Files a motion for testing of the biological material under s. 974.07 (2).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,982,2221 2. Submits a written request to preserve the biological material to the law
22enforcement agency or district attorney.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,982,2423 (c) No other provision of federal or state law requires the law enforcement
24agency to preserve the biological material.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,983,5
1(4) A notice provided under sub. (3) (a) shall clearly inform the recipient that
2the biological material will be destroyed unless, within 90 days after the date on
3which the person receives the notice, either a motion for testing of the material is
4filed under s. 974.07 (2) or a written request to preserve the material is submitted
5to the law enforcement agency.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,983,12 6(5) If, after providing notice under sub. (3) (a) of its intent to destroy biological
7material, a law enforcement agency receives a written request to preserve the
8material, the law enforcement agency shall preserve the material until the discharge
9date of the person who made the request or on whose behalf the request was made,
10subject to a court order issued under s. 974.07 (7), (9) (a), or (10) (a) 5., unless the court
11orders destruction or transfer of the biological material under s. 974.07 (9) (b) or (10)
12(a) 5.
SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 3998n 13Section 3998n. 971.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,984,514 971.04 (3) If the defendant is present at the beginning of the trial and
15thereafter, during the progress of the trial or before the verdict of the jury has been
16returned into court, voluntarily absents himself or herself from the presence of the
17court without leave of the court, the trial or return of verdict of the jury in the case
18shall not thereby be postponed or delayed, but the trial or submission of said case to
19the jury for verdict and the return of verdict thereon, if required, shall proceed in all
20respects as though the defendant were present in court at all times. A defendant
21need not be present at the pronouncement or entry of an order granting or denying
22relief under s. 974.02 or, 974.06, or 974.07. If the defendant is not present, the time
23for appeal from any order under ss. 974.02 and, 974.06, and 974.07 shall commence
24after a copy has been served upon the attorney representing the defendant, or upon
25the defendant if he or she appeared without counsel. Service of such an order shall

1be complete upon mailing. A defendant appearing without counsel shall supply the
2court with his or her current mailing address. If the defendant fails to supply the
3court with a current and accurate mailing address, failure to receive a copy of the
4order granting or denying relief shall not be a ground for tolling the time in which
5an appeal must be taken.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,984,7 61544. Page 1256, line 14: delete the material beginning with that line and
7ending with page 1258, line 7.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,984,8 81545. Page 1258, line 8: before that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,984,9 9" Section 4002r. 971.23 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,984,1710 971.23 (1) (e) Any relevant written or recorded statements of a witness named
11on a list under par. (d), including any videotaped oral statement of a child under s.
12908.08, any reports or statements of experts made in connection with the case or, if
13an expert does not prepare a report or statement, a written summary of the expert's
14findings or the subject matter of his or her testimony, and the results of any physical
15or mental examination, scientific test, experiment or comparison that the district
16attorney intends to offer in evidence at trial. This paragraph does not apply to
17reports subject to disclosure under s. 972.11 (5).
SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 4002t 18Section 4002t. 971.23 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,985,219 971.23 (2m) (am) Any relevant written or recorded statements of a witness
20named on a list under par. (a), including any reports or statements of experts made
21in connection with the case or, if an expert does not prepare a report or statement,
22a written summary of the expert's findings or the subject matter of his or her
23testimony, and including the results of any physical or mental examination, scientific
24test, experiment or comparison that the defendant intends to offer in evidence at

1trial. This paragraph does not apply to reports subject to disclosure under s. 972.11
2(5).
SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 4002v 3Section 4002v. 971.23 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,985,54 971.23 (9) Deoxyribonucleic acid evidence. (a) In this subsection
5"deoxyribonucleic acid profile" has the meaning given in s. 939.74 (2d) (a).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,985,126 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (e) or (2m) (am), if either party intends to submit
7deoxyribonucleic acid profile evidence at a trial to prove or disprove the identity of
8a person, the party seeking to introduce the evidence shall notify the other party of
9the intent to introduce the evidence in writing by mail at least 45 days before the date
10set for trial; and shall provide the other party, within 15 days of request, the material
11identified under sub. (1) (e), or par. (2m) (am), whichever is appropriate, that relates
12to the evidence.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,985,1813 (c) The court shall exclude deoxyribonucleic acid profile evidence at trial, if the
14notice and production deadlines under par. (b) are not met, except the court may
15waive the 45 day notice requirement or may extend the 15 day production
16requirement upon stipulation of the parties, or for good cause, if the court finds that
17no party will be prejudiced by the waiver or extension. The court may in appropriate
18cases grant the opposing party a recess or continuance.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,985,19 191546. Page 1258, line 15: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,985,20 20" Section 4003r. 972.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,986,221 972.11 (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) to (5) (4), the rules of evidence and
22practice in civil actions shall be applicable in all criminal proceedings unless the
23context of a section or rule manifestly requires a different construction. No guardian
24ad litem need be appointed for a defendant in a criminal action. Chapters 885 to 895,

1except ss. 804.02 to 804.07 and 887.23 to 887.26, shall apply in all criminal
2proceedings.
SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 4003t 3Section 4003t. 972.11 (5) of the statutes is repealed.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,986,5 41547. Page 1258, line 16: delete the material beginning with that line and
5ending with page 1260, line 9.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,986,6 61548. Page 1260, line 10: delete lines 10 to 24.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,986,7 71549. Page 1261, line 1: delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,986,8 8" Section 4014d. 973.013 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,987,29 973.013 (3m) If a person who has not attained the age of 16 years is sentenced
10to the Wisconsin state prisons, the department of corrections shall place the person
11at a secured juvenile correctional facility or a secured child caring institution, unless
12the department of corrections determines that placement in an institution under s.
13302.01 is appropriate based on the person's prior record of adjustment in a
14correctional setting, if any; the person's present and potential vocational and
15educational needs, interests and abilities; the adequacy and suitability of available
16facilities; the services and procedures available for treatment of the person within
17the various institutions; the protection of the public; and any other considerations
18promulgated by the department of corrections by rule. The department may not
19place any person under the age of 18 years in the correctional institution authorized
20in s. 301.16 (1n).
This subsection does not preclude the department of corrections
21from designating an adult correctional institution, other than the correctional
22institution authorized in s. 301.16 (1n),
as a reception center for the person and
23subsequently transferring the person to a secured juvenile correctional facility or a
24secured child caring institution. Section 302.11 and ch. 304 apply to all persons

1placed in a secured juvenile correctional facility or a secured child caring institution
2under this subsection.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,987,4 31550. Page 1265, line 12: delete the material beginning with that line and
4ending with page 1267, line 7.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,987,6 51551. Page 1268, line 17: delete the material beginning with that line and
6ending with page 1271, line 6.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,987,7 71552. Page 1271, line 7: before that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,987,8 8" Section 4028g. 973.20 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,988,59 973.20 (1r) When imposing sentence or ordering probation for any crime, other
10than a crime involving conduct that constitutes domestic abuse under s. 813.12 (1)
11(a) or 968.075 (1) (a),
for which the defendant was convicted, the court, in addition
12to any other penalty authorized by law, shall order the defendant to make full or
13partial restitution under this section to any victim of a crime considered at
14sentencing or, if the victim is deceased, to his or her estate, unless the court finds
15substantial reason not to do so and states the reason on the record. When imposing
16sentence or ordering probation for a crime involving conduct that constitutes
17domestic abuse under s. 813.12 (1) (a) or 968.075 (1) (a) for which the defendant was
18convicted or that was considered at sentencing, the court, in addition to any other
19penalty authorized by law, shall order the defendant to make full or partial
20restitution under this section to any victim of a crime or, if the victim is deceased, to
21his or her estate, unless the court finds that imposing full or partial restitution will
22create an undue hardship on the defendant or victim and describes the undue
23hardship on the record.
Restitution ordered under this section is a condition of
24probation, extended supervision or parole served by the defendant for a crime for

1which the defendant was convicted. After the termination of probation, extended
2supervision or parole, or if the defendant is not placed on probation, extended
3supervision or parole, restitution ordered under this section is enforceable in the
4same manner as a judgment in a civil action by the victim named in the order to
5receive restitution or enforced under ch. 785.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,988,6 61553. Page 1271, line 7: before that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,988,7 7" Section 4028c. 974.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,988,168 974.02 (1) A motion for postconviction relief other than under s. 974.06 or
9974.07 (2)
by the defendant in a criminal case shall be made in the time and manner
10provided in ss. 809.30 and 809.40. An appeal by the defendant in a criminal case from
11a judgment of conviction or from an order denying a postconviction motion or from
12both shall be taken in the time and manner provided in ss. 808.04 (3), 809.30 and
13809.40. An appeal of an order or judgment on habeas corpus remanding to custody
14a prisoner committed for trial under s. 970.03 shall be taken under ss. 808.03 (2) and
15809.50, with notice to the attorney general and the district attorney and opportunity
16for them to be heard.
SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 4028g 17Section 4028g. 974.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,988,1918 974.05 (1) (b) Order granting postconviction relief under s. 974.02 or, 974.06,
19or 974.07
.
SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 4028j 20Section 4028j. 974.07 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,988,22 21974.07 Motion for postconviction deoxyribonucleic acid testing of
22certain evidence.
(1) In this section:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,988,2423 (a) "Government agency" means any department, agency, or court of the federal
24government, of this state, or of a city, village, town, or county in this state.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,989,1
1(b) "Movant" means a person who makes a motion under sub. (2).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,989,6 2(2) At any time after being convicted of a crime, adjudicated delinquent, or
3found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, a person may make a motion
4in the court in which he or she was convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or found not
5guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for an order requiring forensic
6deoxyribonucleic acid testing of evidence to which all of the following apply:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,989,97 (a) The evidence is relevant to the investigation or prosecution that resulted
8in the conviction, adjudication, or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease
9or defect.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,989,1110 (b) The evidence is in the actual or constructive possession of a government
11agency.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,989,1612 (c) The evidence has not previously been subjected to forensic deoxyribonucleic
13acid testing or, if the evidence has previously been tested, it may now be subjected
14to another test using a scientific technique that was not available or was not utilized
15at the time of the previous testing and that provides a reasonable likelihood of more
16accurate and probative results.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,989,25 17(3) A movant or, if applicable, his or her attorney shall serve a copy of the
18motion made under sub. (2) on the district attorney's office that prosecuted the case
19that resulted in the conviction, adjudication, or finding of not guilty by reason of
20mental disease or defect. The court in which the motion is made shall also notify the
21appropriate district attorney's office that a motion has been made under sub. (2) and
22shall give the district attorney an opportunity to respond to the motion. Failure by
23a movant to serve a copy of the motion on the appropriate district attorney's office
24does not deprive the court of jurisdiction and is not grounds for dismissal of the
25motion.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,990,8
1(4) (a) The clerk of the circuit court in which a motion under sub. (2) is made
2shall send a copy of the motion and, if a hearing on the motion is scheduled, a notice
3of the hearing to the victim of the crime or delinquent act committed by the movant,
4if the clerk is able to determine an address for the victim. The clerk of the circuit court
5shall make a reasonable attempt to send the copy of the motion to the address of the
6victim within 7 days of the date on which the motion is filed and shall make a
7reasonable attempt to send a notice of hearing, if a hearing is scheduled, to the
8address of the victim, postmarked at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,990,159 (b) Notwithstanding the limitation on the disclosure of mailing addresses from
10completed information cards submitted by victims under ss. 51.37 (10) (dx), 301.046
11(4) (d), 301.048 (4m) (d), 301.38 (4), 302.105 (4), 304.06 (1) (f), 304.063 (4), 938.51 (2),
12971.17 (6m) (d), and 980.11 (4), the department of corrections, the parole commission,
13and the department of health and family services shall, upon request, assist clerks
14of court in obtaining information regarding the mailing address of victims for the
15purpose of sending copies of motions and notices of hearings under par. (a).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,990,21 16(5) Upon receiving under sub. (3) a copy of a motion made under sub. (2) or
17notice from a court that a motion has been made, whichever occurs first, the district
18attorney shall take all actions necessary to ensure that all biological material that
19was collected in connection with the investigation or prosecution of the case and that
20remains in the actual or constructive custody of a government agency is preserved
21pending completion of the proceedings under this section.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,990,24 22(6) (a) Upon demand the district attorney shall disclose to the movant or his
23or her attorney whether biological material has been tested and shall make available
24to the movant or his or her attorney the following material:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,990,2525 1. Findings based on testing of biological materials.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,3
12. Physical evidence that is in the actual or constructive possession of a
2government agency and that contains biological material or on which there is
3biological material.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,64 (b) Upon demand the movant or his or her attorney shall disclose to the district
5attorney whether biological material has been tested and shall make available to the
6district attorney the following material:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,77 1. Findings based on testing of biological materials.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,88 2. The movant's biological specimen.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,119 (c) Upon motion of the district attorney or the movant, the court may impose
10reasonable conditions on availability of material requested under pars. (a) 2. and (b)
112. in order to protect the integrity of the evidence.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,1412 (d) This subsection does not apply unless the information being disclosed or the
13material being made available is relevant to the movant's claim at issue in the motion
14made under sub. (2).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,16 15(7) (a) A court in which a motion under sub. (2) is filed shall order forensic
16deoxyribonucleic acid testing if all of the following apply:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,1817 1. The movant claims that he or she is innocent of the offense at issue in the
18motion under sub. (2).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,2319 2. It is reasonably probable that the movant would not have been prosecuted,
20convicted, found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudicated
21delinquent for the offense at issue in the motion under sub. (2), if exculpatory
22deoxyribonucleic acid testing results had been available before the prosecution,
23conviction, finding of not guilty, or adjudication for the offense.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,991,2424 3. The evidence to be tested meets the conditions under sub. (2) (a) to (c).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,992,4
14. The chain of custody of the evidence to be tested establishes that the evidence
2has not been tampered with, replaced, or altered in any material respect or, if the
3chain of custody does not establish the integrity of the evidence, the testing itself can
4establish the integrity of the evidence.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,992,65 (b) A court in which a motion under sub. (2) is filed may order forensic
6deoxyribonucleic acid testing if all of the following apply:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,992,147 1. It is reasonably probable that the outcome of the proceedings that resulted
8in the conviction, the finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or
9the delinquency adjudication for the offense at issue in the motion under sub. (2), or
10the terms of the sentence, the commitment under s. 971.17, or the disposition under
11ch. 938, would have been more favorable to the movant if the results of
12deoxyribonucleic acid testing had been available before he or she was prosecuted,
13convicted, found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudicated
14delinquent for the offense.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,992,1515 2. The evidence to be tested meets the conditions under sub. (2) (a) to (c).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,992,1916 3. The chain of custody of the evidence to be tested establishes that the evidence
17has not been tampered with, replaced, or altered in any material respect or, if the
18chain of custody does not establish the integrity of the evidence, the testing itself can
19establish the integrity of the evidence.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,992,24 20(8) The court may impose reasonable conditions on any testing ordered under
21this section in order to protect the integrity of the evidence and the testing process.
22If appropriate and if stipulated to by the movant and the district attorney, the court
23may order the state crime laboratories to perform the testing as provided under s.
24165.77 (2m).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,993,5
1(9) If a court in which a motion under sub. (2) is filed does not order forensic
2deoxyribonucleic acid testing, or if the results of forensic deoxyribonucleic acid
3testing ordered under this section are not supportive of the movant's claim, the court
4shall determine the disposition of the evidence specified in the motion subject to the
5following:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,993,166 (a) If a person other than the movant is in custody, as defined in s. 968.205 (1)
7(a), the evidence is relevant to the criminal, delinquency, or commitment proceeding
8that resulted in the person being in custody, the person has not been denied
9deoxyribonucleic acid testing or postconviction relief under this section, and the
10person has not waived his or her right to preserve the evidence under s. 165.81 (3),
11757.54 (2), 968.205, or 978.08, the court shall order the evidence preserved until all
12persons entitled to have the evidence preserved are released from custody, and the
13court shall designate who shall preserve the evidence. The court may not issue an
14order under this paragraph requiring that an agency transfer evidence to a crime
15laboratory specified under s. 165.75 for the purpose of preservation of the evidence
16by the crime laboratory, unless the crime laboratory consents to the transfer.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,993,2317 (b) If the conditions in par. (a) are not present, the court shall determine the
18disposition of the evidence, and, if the evidence is to be preserved, by whom and for
19how long. The court shall issue appropriate orders concerning the disposition of the
20evidence based on its determinations. The court may not issue an order under this
21paragraph requiring that an agency transfer evidence to a crime laboratory specified
22under s. 165.75 for the purpose of preservation of the evidence by the crime
23laboratory, unless the crime laboratory consents to the transfer.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,4 24(10) (a) If the results of forensic deoxyribonucleic acid testing ordered under
25this section support the movant's claim, the court shall schedule a hearing to

1determine the appropriate relief to be granted to the movant. After the hearing, and
2based on the results of the testing and any evidence or other matter presented at the
3hearing, the court shall enter any order that serves the interests of justice, including
4any of the following:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,75 1. An order setting aside or vacating the movant's judgment of conviction,
6judgment of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudication of
7delinquency.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,88 2. An order granting the movant a new trial or fact-finding hearing.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,109 3. An order granting the movant a new sentencing hearing, commitment
10hearing, or dispositional hearing.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,1211 4. An order discharging the movant from custody, as defined in s. 968.205 (1)
12(a), if the movant is in custody.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,1413 5. An order specifying the disposition of any evidence that remains after the
14completion of the testing, subject to sub. (9) (a) and (b).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,1615 (b) A court may order a new trial under par. (a) without making the findings
16specified in s. 805.15 (3) (a) and (b).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,20 17(11) A court considering a motion made under sub. (2) by a movant who is not
18represented by counsel shall, if the movant claims or appears to be indigent, refer the
19movant to the state public defender for determination of indigency and appointment
20of counsel under s. 977.05 (4) (j).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,994,25 21(12) (a) The court may order a movant to pay the costs of any testing ordered
22by the court under this section if the court determines that the movant is not
23indigent. If the court determines that the movant is indigent, the court shall order
24the costs of the testing to be paid for from the appropriation account under s. 20.410
25(1) (be).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,995,1
1(b) A movant is indigent for purposes of par. (a) if any of the following apply:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,995,32 1. The movant was referred to the state public defender under sub. (11) for a
3determination of indigency and was found to be indigent.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,995,74 2. The movant was referred to the state public defender under sub. (11) for a
5determination of indigency but was found not to be indigent, and the court
6determines that the movant does not possess the financial resources to pay the costs
7of testing.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,995,108 3. The movant was not referred to the state public defender under sub. (11) for
9a determination of indigency and the court determines that the movant does not
10possess the financial resources to pay the costs of testing.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,995,12 11(13) An appeal may be taken from an order entered under this section as from
12a final judgment.".
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