SB18: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate BILL 18

January 17, 1995 - Introduced by Senators C. Potter, Huelsman, Burke, Risser, Rosenzweig, Moen, Plewa, Andrea and Panzer, cosponsored by Representatives Baumgart, Grothman, Carpenter, Ziegelbauer, Black, R. Potter, Vander Loop, Grobschmidt, Robson, Baldus, Ott, Wirch, Kaufert, Wilder, Riley and Hasenohrl. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB18,1,3 An Act to amend 949.01 (6), 949.03 (1) (a) and 949.05 (1) (intro.); and to create 949.01 (4m) and 949.03 (1) (c) of the statutes; relating to: making hit and run victims who were pedestrians eligible for crime victim compensation awards.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the department of justice (DOJ) makes crime victim compensation awards to or on behalf of victims of specified crimes who suffer personal injury or death. Current eligible crimes include crimes such as various types of homicide, robbery, burglary, reckless driving and driving under the influence of an intoxicant. This bill adds "hit and run" (being involved in a vehicle accident causing injury or death and failing to leave name and to render or summon assistance) to the list of crimes for which DOJ may make crime victim compensation awards, except a victim is eligible only if he or she was a pedestrian.

For further information see the state 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:

SB18, s. 1 Section 1. 949.01 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB18,1,5 949.01 (4m) "Pedestrian" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (43).

SB18, s. 2 Section 2. 949.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB18,2,3 949.01 (6) "Victim" means a person who is injured or killed by an incident specified in s. 949.03 (1) (a), or by any act or omission of any other person that is within the description of any of the offenses listed in s. 949.03 (1) (b) or within the description of the offense listed and the condition provided in s. 949.03 (1) (c). This definition does not apply to s. 949.165.

SB18, s. 3 Section 3. 949.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB18,2,9 949.03 (1) (a) Preventing or attempting to prevent the commission of a crime; apprehending or attempting to apprehend a suspected criminal; aiding or attempting to aid a police officer to apprehend or arrest a suspected criminal; aiding or attempting to aid a victim of a crime specified in par. (b); or aiding or attempting to aid a victim of the crime specified and the condition provided in par. (c).

SB18, s. 4 Section 4. 949.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB18,2,12 949.03 (1) (c) The commission or the attempt to commit the crime specified in s. 346.67 if the victim was a pedestrian.

SB18, s. 5 Section 5. 949.05 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB18,2,19 949.05 (1) (intro.) In any case in which a person is injured or killed by an incident specified in s. 949.03 (1) (a), or by any act or omission of any other person that is within the description of crimes under s. 949.03 (1) (b) or by any act or omission of any person that is within the description of the crime listed and the condition provided under s. 949.03 (1) (c), the department may order the payment of an award:

SB18, s. 6 Section 6. Initial applicability.

SB18,2,22 (1)  This act first applies to offenses occurring on the effective date of this subsection.

SB18,2,23 (End)