AB250: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly BILL 250

March 25, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Musser, Ryba, Huebsch, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Owens, Reynolds, Sykora, Spillner, Petrowski, Olsen, Albers, Kreibich, Hoven, Vrakas, Seratti and Powers, cosponsored by Senators Moen, Baumgart, Roessler, Drzewiecki, Schultz and Farrow. Referred to Committee on Corrections and the Courts.

AB250,1,10 An Act to renumber 946.43; to amend 146.81 (4), 252.11 (5m), 252.11 (7), 252.15 (2) (a) 6., 252.15 (5) (a) 17., 302.11 (1g) (a) 2., 901.05 (2) (intro.), 901.05 (3), 938.296 (3) (intro.), 938.296 (6), 938.299 (4) (b), 938.373 (1), 939.62 (2m) (a) 2m. b., 939.635 (1), 939.635 (2) (b), 950.04 (1v) (d), 968.38 (3) (intro.), 971.13 (4) and 973.0135 (1) (b) 2.; and to create 938.296 (2m), 938.296 (5), 938.346 (1) (ec), 946.43 (2m), 968.38 (2m) and 968.38 (5) of the statutes; relating to: prisoners throwing or expelling certain bodily substances at or toward others, testing for the presence of communicable diseases in certain criminal defendants and juveniles alleged to be delinquent or in need of protection or services and providing a penalty.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Assault by prisoners

Current law prohibits prisoners of a state prison or other state, county or municipal detention facility from assaulting another prisoner or an officer, employe or visitor of the prison or facility. A prisoner commits an assault in violation of this prohibition if he or she does any of the following: 1) places the officer, employe, visitor or prisoner in apprehension of an immediate battery that is likely to cause death or great bodily harm; or 2) confines or restrains the officer, employe, visitor or prisoner without the person's consent. A prisoner convicted of violating this prohibition may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than ten years or both, if the offense occurs before December 31, 1999, or may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 15 years or both, if the offense occurs on or after December 31, 1999.

Current law also prohibits a prisoner confined to a state prison or other state, county or municipal detention facility from intentionally causing bodily harm to another prisoner or to an officer, employe or visitor of the prison or facility without the consent of the person harmed. A prisoner convicted of violating this prohibition may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years or both, if the offense occurs before December 31, 1999, or may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than ten years or both, if the offense occurs on or after December 31, 1999.

This bill creates a new prohibition relating to assaults by a prisoner against another prisoner or an officer, employe or visitor of the prison or facility. Under the bill, a prisoner is prohibited from throwing or expelling blood, semen, urine or feces at or toward an officer, employe, visitor or another prisoner without the person's consent if the prisoner throws or expels the blood, semen, urine or feces with the intent that it come into contact with the officer, employe, visitor or other prisoner and with the intent either to cause bodily harm to the officer, employe, visitor or other prisoner or to abuse, harass, offend, intimidate or frighten the officer, employe, visitor or other prisoner.

A prisoner who violates the prohibition created in the bill may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years or both, if the offense occurs before December 31, 1999, or may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years or both, if the offense occurs on or after December 31, 1999. If a judge imposes a sentence of imprisonment on a prisoner convicted of violating the prohibition created in the bill, the judge must provide that the sentence be served consecutively to any sentence previously imposed or which may be imposed for any crime or offense for which the person was in custody when he or she committed the violation.

Testing for the presence of communicable diseases

Under current law, a person may be required to undergo testing to detect the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted diseases if the person is: 1) an adult charged with or convicted of certain sex offenses; or 2) a child alleged to be delinquent or in need of protection or services because he or she is alleged to have committed certain sex offenses. The sex offenses covered by this requirement are sexual assault of an adult, sexual assault of a child, repeated acts of sexual assault of the same child, sexual exploitation of a child or incest with a child.

Before a person may be required to undergo testing to detect the presence of HIV or a sexually transmitted disease, the prosecutor must apply for an order to have the person tested. A prosecutor must apply for an order if: 1) the victim or, if the victim is a minor, the victim's parent or guardian requests the prosecutor to apply to a court for an order requiring the testing; and 2) the prosecutor has probable cause to believe that the person has significantly exposed the victim to the transmission of HIV or a sexually transmitted disease, except that such probable cause is not required if the person has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent or found in need of protection or services. The court must then hold a hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the person has significantly exposed the victim to the transmission of HIV or a sexually transmitted disease. The results of any required tests must be disclosed to the following: 1) the person tested; 2) the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the person tested, if the person tested is a minor; 3) the victim or, if the victim is a minor, to the victim's parent or guardian; 4) the health care professional who provides care to the victim, if requested by the victim or the victim's parent or guardian; and 5) the health care provider of the person tested, if the person tested is a minor and disclosure is requested by the minor's parent or guardian.

This bill allows a court to order a person to undergo tests for the presence of communicable diseases if the person is a prisoner who has been charged with, convicted of or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of assaulting another prisoner or an officer, employe or visitor of the prison or facility by throwing or expelling blood, semen, urine or feces at or toward the other prisoner or the officer, employe or visitor. Under the bill, a prosecutor must apply for an order requiring testing of a prisoner charged with this type of assault if: 1) the prosecutor is requested to do so by the victim or, if the victim is a minor, by the victim's parent or guardian; and 2) the prosecutor has probable cause to believe that the assault involved the prisoner's blood, semen, urine or feces and that the assault carried a potential for transmitting a communicable disease to the victim. The court must then hold a hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the assault involved the prisoner's blood, semen, urine or feces and that the assault carried a potential for transmitting a communicable disease to the victim. If the court finds probable cause, it must then order the prisoner to submit to a test or series of tests to detect the presence of any communicable disease that was potentially transmitted by the assault.

The results of any required tests for communicable diseases must be disclosed to the following: 1) the prisoner who is tested; 2) the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the prisoner, if the prisoner is a minor; 3) the victim or, if the victim is a minor, to the victim's parent or guardian; 4) the health care professional who provides care to the victim, if requested by the victim or the victim's parent or guardian; and 4) the health care provider of the prisoner who is tested, if the prisoner tested is a minor and disclosure is requested by the prisoner's parent or guardian. The communicable diseases for which tests may be ordered under the bill include HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

For further information see the state and 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:

AB250, s. 1 Section 1. 146.81 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,4,8 146.81 (4) "Patient health care records" means all records related to the health of a patient prepared by or under the supervision of a health care provider, including the records required under s. 146.82 (2) (d) and (3) (c), but not those records subject to s. 51.30, reports collected under s. 69.186, records of tests administered under s. 252.15 (2) (a) 7., 343.305, 938.296 (4) or (5) or 968.38 (4) or (5), fetal monitor tracings, as defined under s. 146.817 (1), or a pupil's physical health records maintained by a school under s. 118.125.

AB250, s. 2 Section 2. 252.11 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,4,15 252.11 (5m) A health care professional, as defined in s. 968.38 (1) (a), acting under an order of a court under s. 938.296 (4) or (5) or 968.38 (4) or (5) may, without first obtaining informed consent to the testing, subject an individual to a test or a series of tests to ascertain whether that individual is infected with a sexually transmitted disease. No sample used for performance of a test under this subsection may disclose the name of the test subject.

AB250, s. 3 Section 3. 252.11 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,5,3 252.11 (7) Reports, examinations and inspections and all records concerning sexually transmitted diseases are confidential and not open to public inspection, and shall not be divulged except as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health, in the course of commitment proceedings under sub. (5) or as provided under s. 938.296 (4) or (5) or 968.38 (4) or (5). If a physician has reported a case of sexually transmitted disease to the department under sub. (4), information regarding the presence of the disease and treatment is not privileged when the patient or physician is called upon to testify to the facts before any court of record.

AB250, s. 4 Section 4. 252.15 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,5,11 252.15 (2) (a) 6. A health care professional acting under an order of the court under subd. 7. or s. 938.296 (4) or (5) or 968.38 (4) or (5) may, without first obtaining consent to the testing, subject an individual to a test or a series of tests to detect the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV or an antibody to HIV. No sample used for laboratory test purposes under this subdivision may disclose the name of the test subject, and, notwithstanding sub. (4) (c), the test results may not be made part of the individual's permanent medical record.

AB250, s. 5 Section 5. 252.15 (5) (a) 17. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,5,17 252.15 (5) (a) 17. To an alleged victim or victim, to a health care professional, upon request as specified in s. 938.296 (4) (e) or (5) (e) or 968.38 (4) (c) or (5) (c), who provides care to the alleged victim or victim and, if the alleged victim or victim is a minor, to the parent or guardian of the alleged victim or victim, under s. 938.296 (4) or (5) or 968.38 (4) or (5).

AB250, s. 6 Section 6. 302.11 (1g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,5,23 302.11 (1g) (a) 2. Any felony under s. 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.09 (1), 940.19 (5), 940.195 (5), 940.21, 940.225 (1) or (2), 940.305 (2), 940.31 (1) or (2) (b), 943.02, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g) or (1m), 943.32 (2), 946.43 (1m), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) (a) or (c), 948.05, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.30 (2), 948.35 (1) (b) or (c) or 948.36.

AB250, s. 7 Section 7. 901.05 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,6,9 901.05 (2) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3), the results of a test or tests for the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV or an antibody to HIV and the fact that a person has been ordered or required to submit to such a test or tests under s. 938.296 (4) or 968.38 (4) are not admissible during the course of a civil or criminal action or proceeding or an administrative proceeding, as evidence of a person's character or a trait of his or her character for the purpose of proving that he or she acted in conformity with that character on a particular occasion unless the evidence is admissible under s. 904.04 (1) or 904.05 (2) and unless the following procedures are used:

AB250, s. 8 Section 8. 901.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,6,14 901.05 (3) The results of a test or tests under s. 938.296 (4) or (5) or 968.38 (4) or (5) and the fact that a person has been ordered to submit to such a test or tests under s. 938.296 (4) or (5) or 968.38 (4) or (5) are not admissible during the course of a civil or criminal action or proceeding or an administrative proceeding.

AB250, s. 9 Section 9. 938.296 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB250,6,21 938.296 (2m) In a proceeding under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) in which the juvenile is alleged to have violated s. 946.43 (2m), the district attorney or corporation counsel shall apply to the court for an order requiring the juvenile to submit to a test or a series of tests administered by a health care professional to detect the presence of communicable diseases and to disclose the results of the test or tests as specified in sub. (5) (a) to (e), if all of the following apply:

AB250,6,24 (a) The victim or alleged victim, if an adult, or the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the victim or alleged victim, if the victim or alleged victim is a child, requests the district attorney or corporation counsel to apply for the order.

AB250,7,4 (b) The district attorney or corporation counsel has probable cause to believe that the act or alleged act of the juvenile that constitutes a violation of s. 946.43 (2m) carried a potential for transmitting a communicable disease to the victim or alleged victim and involved the juvenile's blood, semen, urine or feces.

AB250, s. 10 Section 10. 938.296 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB250,7,7 938.296 (3) (intro.) The district attorney or corporation counsel may apply for an order under sub. (2) or (2m) at any of the following times:

AB250, s. 11 Section 11. 938.296 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB250,7,23 938.296 (5) On receipt of an application for an order under sub. (2m), the court shall set a time for a hearing on the application. If the juvenile has been found not competent to proceed under s. 938.30 (5), the court may hold a hearing under this subsection only if the court first determines that the probable cause finding can be fairly made without the personal participation of the juvenile. If, after hearing, the court finds probable cause to believe that the act or alleged act of the juvenile that constitutes a violation of s. 946.43 (2m) carried a potential for transmitting a communicable disease to the victim or alleged victim and involved the juvenile's blood, semen, urine or feces, the court shall order the juvenile to submit to a test or a series of tests administered by a health care professional to detect the presence of any communicable disease that was potentially transmitted by the act or alleged act of the juvenile. The court shall require the health care professional who performs the test or series of tests to refrain, notwithstanding s. 252.15 (4) (c), if applicable, from making the test results part of the juvenile's permanent medical record and to disclose the results of the test to any of the following:

AB250,7,24 (a) The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile.

AB250,7,25 (b) The victim or alleged victim, if the victim or alleged victim is an adult.

AB250,8,2 (c) The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the victim or alleged victim, if the victim or alleged victim is a child.

AB250,8,4 (d) The health care professional that provides care for the juvenile, upon request by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile.

AB250,8,8 (e) The health care professional that provides care for the victim or alleged victim, upon request by the victim or alleged victim or, if the victim or alleged victim is a child, upon request by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the victim or alleged victim.

AB250, s. 12 Section 12. 938.296 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: