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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
September 25, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Bell, Bock, Boyle, Kaufert,
Musser, Notestein, Olsen, Plache, R. Potter, Riley, Robson, Ryba and
Wasserman, cosponsored by Senators Clausing, Darling, A. Lasee, Moen and
Burke. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
AB568,1,2
1An Act to amend 940.22 (2) of the statutes;
relating to: sexual exploitation by
2a therapist and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits a therapist, or a person who purports to be a therapist,
from having sexual contact with any of his or her patients or clients. Upon
conviction, a violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more
than 5 years or both. This bill increases the maximum period of imprisonment for
the violation from 5 years to 10 years.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB568, s. 1
3Section
1. 940.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB568,1,94
940.22
(2) Sexual contact prohibited. Any person who is or who holds himself
5or herself out to be a therapist and who intentionally has sexual contact with a
6patient or client during any ongoing therapist-patient or therapist-client
7relationship, regardless of whether it occurs during any treatment, consultation,
8interview or examination, is guilty of a Class
D
C felony. Consent is not an issue in
9an action under this subsection.
AB568,2,2
1(1) This act first applies to offenses occurring on the effective date of this
2subsection.
