Amendment SSA1-SB605

SB605-SSA1,15,8 c. Issue a warrant to the sheriff ordering that the respondent be brought before the court to show cause why the respondent should not be held in contempt.

SB605-SSA1,15,10 3. a. If, under subd. 1. b. or 2., the court orders the respondent to surrender his or her firearms to the sheriff, the court shall issue a surrender and extend order.

SB605-SSA1,15,13 b. If, under subd. 1. a., the court orders the respondent to surrender his or her firearms to a person who is not the sheriff, the court shall lift any stay of the injunction and dismiss the temporary restraining order.

SB605-SSA1,15,17 4. If the firearm possession form indicates that the respondent does not possess a firearm, and the court, after an inquiry, is satisfied that the respondent does not possess a firearm, the court shall file the firearm possession form, lift any stay of the injunction, and dismiss the temporary restraining order.

SB605-SSA1,15,22 (5) Firearm possession form and petition for the return of firearms. (a) The director of state courts shall develop a firearm possession form. Any false information provided on the form by the respondent may be subject to a penalty of false swearing under s. 946.32. The director of state courts shall ensure that the firearm possession form does all of the following:

SB605-SSA1,15,23 1. Requires the respondent to list his or her name and address.

SB605-SSA1,15,24 2. Includes space for the respondent's signature and date signed.

SB605-SSA1,16,5 3. Requires the respondent to indicate whether he or she owns or possesses any firearm or has owned or possessed any firearm in the 6 months immediately preceding the issuance of the injunction, and, if the answer is yes, to list the quantity and the make and model of each firearm and to note whether the firearm was sold or surrendered and whether he or she has a receipt for the firearm sale or surrender.

SB605-SSA1,16,6 4. Gives notice of the penalty for false swearing under s. 946.32.

SB605-SSA1,16,8 (b) The director of state courts shall develop a petition for the return of firearms in substantially the following form:

SB605-SSA1,16,9 STATE OF WISCONSIN

SB605-SSA1,16,10 IN CIRCUIT COURT FOR .... COUNTY

SB605-SSA1,16,11 Petition to Return Firearm(s)

SB605-SSA1,16,13 In re the Return of Firearms to (name of person required to surrender firearms in an injunction action)

SB605-SSA1,16,15 Requesting person's information: date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, hair color, eye color, address, and phone number.

SB605-SSA1,16,16 Under oath I state that:

SB605-SSA1,16,18 1. The court issued an injunction against me on (date of injunction). The injunction was issued based on a:

SB605-SSA1,16,19 Domestic Abuse petition.

SB605-SSA1,16,20 Child Abuse petition.

SB605-SSA1,16,21 Harassment petition.

SB605-SSA1,16,23 2. The court ordered me to surrender any firearms I owned or had in my possession to:

SB605-SSA1,16,24 the sheriff of this county.

SB605-SSA1,16,25 the sheriff of the county in which I resided, which is (name of county).

SB605-SSA1,17,1 to the following person (whether directly or indirectly through a sheriff):

SB605-SSA1,17,2 name:

SB605-SSA1,17,3 address:

SB605-SSA1,17,6 3. I surrendered the following firearms as provided in item 2 and have attached a receipt from the sheriff or from the 3rd person (if the person did not provide a receipt, attach a description of the firearm(s)):

SB605-SSA1,17,7 4. The injunction has (been vacated) (expired and has not been extended).

SB605-SSA1,17,9 5. I (have) (have not) been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

SB605-SSA1,17,10 6. I (have) (have not) been convicted of a felony.

SB605-SSA1,17,13 7. I am not prohibited from possessing a firearm under any state or federal law or by the order of any federal court or state court, other than an order from which a judge or family court commissioner is competent to grant relief.

SB605-SSA1,17,16 I request that the court enter an order directing that the person named under item 2 return to me those firearms that were surrendered under the order of the court.

SB605-SSA1,17,17 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (date)

SB605-SSA1,17,18 (Signature of person requesting return of firearms)

SB605-SSA1,17,19 (Signature of notary public, state of Wisconsin)

SB605-SSA1,17,20 My commission expires on (date)

SB605-SSA1,17,21 Dated this .... day of ...., .... (year)

SB605-SSA1,17,22 Distribution:

SB605-SSA1,17,24 1. Court - original 2. Petitioner in injunction action 3. Person to whom firearm(s) were surrendered

SB605-SSA1,18,6 (5m) Notification to local law enforcement. (a) Within one business day after the court issues an order, extends or modifies a temporary restraining order, or stays or lifts a stay on an injunction under this section, the clerk of the circuit court shall send a copy of the order, the extension or modification, or the stay or lift to the sheriff or to any other local law enforcement agency that is the repository for such actions and that has jurisdiction over the premises of the petitioner.

SB605-SSA1,18,15 (b) No later than 24 hours after receiving the information under par. (a), the sheriff or other local law enforcement agency under par. (a) shall enter the information concerning the order issued, the extension or modification, or the stay or lift of the injunction under par. (a) into the transaction information for management of enforcement system. The sheriff or other local law enforcement agency shall also make available to other law enforcement agencies, through a verification system, the information received and entered under this paragraph. The information need not be maintained after the order or injunction is no longer in effect.

SB605-SSA1,18,16 (6) Surrender of firearm to sheriff.

SB605-SSA1,18,23 (e) 2. If an injunction expires and is not extended, or an injunction is vacated, a sheriff may charge the respondent for any costs incurred 30 days after the injunction expires for storage of the firearm surrendered to the sheriff due to that injunction. A sheriff may dispose of a firearm surrendered to the sheriff due to that injunction 12 months after the injunction expires or is vacated and, if the sheriff disposes of the firearm, the sheriff may charge the respondent for the costs of disposal.

SB605-SSA1,18,24 (7) Return of firearm.

SB605-SSA1,19,3 (8) Penalties. A respondent who violates an order described under sub. (1g) (a) or (b) is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 9 months or both in addition to any other penalty to which he or she is subject.

SB605-SSA1,29 Section 29. 818.02 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB605-SSA1,19,5 818.02 (9) In a proceeding under s. 813.1285.

SB605-SSA1,30 Section 30. 938.25 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB605-SSA1,19,15 938.25 (6) Temporary restraining order and injunction. If a proceeding is brought under s. 938.13, any party to or any governmental or social agency involved in the proceeding may petition the court to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction as provided in s. 813.122 or 813.125. The court shall follow the procedure under s. 813.122 or 813.125 except that the court may combine hearings authorized under s. 813.122 or 813.125 and this chapter, the petitioner for the temporary restraining order and injunction is not subject to the limitations under s. 813.122 (2) (a) or 813.125 (2) and no fee is required regarding the filing of the petition under s. 813.122 or 813.125.

SB605-SSA1,31 Section 31. Initial applicability.

SB605-SSA1,19,18 (1) This act first applies to a petition filed on the effective date of this subsection.

SB605-SSA1,32 Section 32. Effective date.

SB605-SSA1,19,21 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.

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