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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
February 26, 1996 - Introduced by Representatives Dobyns, Silbaugh, Hahn,
Kelso, Musser, Ainsworth and Gunderson, cosponsored by Senators
Fitzgerald, Darling, Zien and Petak. Referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice and Corrections.
AB947,1,2
1An Act to amend 303.08 (10) of the statutes;
relating to: suspending Huber law
2privileges for a breach of discipline or other violation of jail regulations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under Wisconsin's Huber law, a person sentenced to a county jail or house of
correction may be allowed to leave the jail or house of correction to work, seek work,
attend school, receive medical treatment or handle family needs. If a person who is
allowed to leave a jail or house of correction under Huber law commits a breach of
discipline or other violation of jail regulations, a sheriff may refuse to permit a person
to exercise his or her Huber law privilege to leave the jail for not more than 5 days.
This bill increases from 5 days to 30 days the amount of time a sheriff may refuse to
permit a person to exercise his or her Huber law privilege to leave the jail if the
person commits a breach of discipline or other violation of jail regulations.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB947, s. 1
3Section
1. 303.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB947,1,64
303.08
(10) The sheriff may refuse to permit the prisoner to exercise the
5prisoner's privilege to leave the jail as provided in sub. (1) for not to exceed
5 30 days
6for any breach of discipline or other violation of jail regulations.
