AB597, s. 37 4Section 37. 301.45 (3) (a) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,17,85 301.45 (3) (a) 1r. If the person is registered as a sex offender in another state
6or is registered as a sex offender with the federal bureau of investigation under 42
7USC 14072
, within 10 days after the person enters this state to take up residence or
8begin school, employment or his or her vocation.
AB597, s. 38 9Section 38. 301.45 (3) (a) 1t. of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,17,1310 301.45 (3) (a) 1t. If the person has been found to have committed a sex offense
11by another jurisdiction and subd. 1r. does not apply, within 10 days after the person
12enters this state to take up residence or begin school, employment or his or her
13vocation.
AB597, s. 39 14Section 39. 301.45 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,17,1715 301.45 (3) (a) 4. If subd. 1., 1m., 1r., 1t., 2., 2m., 3., 3g. or 3r. does not apply, the
16person is subject to this subsection after he or she is sentenced or receives a
17disposition.
AB597, s. 40 18Section 40. 301.45 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,17,2519 301.45 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., a person who is subject to par.
20(a) shall notify the department once each calendar year, as directed by the
21department, of his or her current information specified in sub. (2) (a). The
22department shall annually notify registrants of their need to comply with this
23requirement. If the registrant is a person under the age of 18, the department may
24also annually notify the registrant's parent, guardian or legal custodian of the
25registrant's need to comply with this requirement.
AB597, s. 41
1Section 41. 301.45 (3) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,18,92 301.45 (3) (b) 1m. A person who is subject to par. (a) because he or she is covered
3under sub. (1) (dt)
lifetime registration under sub. (5) (b) 2. or (5m) (b) 4. shall notify
4the department once each 90 days, as directed by the department, of his or her
5current information specified in sub. (2) (a). Every 90 days, the department shall
6notify registrants subject to this subdivision of their need to comply with this
7requirement. If the registrant subject to this subdivision is a person under the age
8of 18, the department may also notify the registrant's parent, guardian or legal
9custodian every 90 days of the registrant's need to comply with this requirement.
AB597, s. 42 10Section 42. 301.45 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,18,2011 301.45 (3) (b) 2. The department shall notify a person who is being released
12from prison in this state because he or she has reached the expiration date of his or
13her sentence and who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) of the need to comply with the
14requirements of
this section. Also, probation, extended supervision and parole
15agents, aftercare agents and agencies providing supervision shall notify any client
16who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) of the need to comply with the requirements of this
17section at the time the client is placed on probation, extended supervision, parole,
18supervision or aftercare supervision or, if the client is on probation, extended
19supervision or, parole or other supervision from another state under s. 304.13 or ,
20304.135 or 938.988,when the client enters this state.
AB597, s. 43 21Section 43. 301.45 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,19,222 301.45 (3) (b) 3. The department of health and family services shall notify a
23person who is being placed on conditional release, conditional transfer or parole, or
24is being terminated or discharged from a commitment, under s. 51.20, 51.35 or

1971.17 or ch. 975 or 980 and who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) of the need to comply
2with the requirements of this section.
AB597, s. 44 3Section 44. 301.45 (3) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,19,74 301.45 (3) (b) 3m. After notifying a person under subd. 2. or 3. of the need to
5comply with this section, the person who is providing the notification shall require
6the person who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) to read and sign a form stating that he
7or she has been informed of the requirements of this section.
AB597, s. 45 8Section 45. 301.45 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,19,169 301.45 (3) (b) 4. Failure to It is not a defense to liability under sub. (6) (a) that
10the person subject to sub. (1g) was not required to read and sign a form under subd.
113m., was not provided with a form to read and sign under subd. 3m. or failed or
12refused to read or sign a form under subd. 3m. It is not a defense to liability under
13sub. (6) (a) that the person subject to sub. (1g) did not
receive notice under this
14paragraph from the department of health and family services, the department of
15corrections, a probation, extended supervision and parole agent, an aftercare agent
16or an agency providing supervision is not a defense to liability under sub. (6).
AB597, s. 46 17Section 46. 301.45 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 301.45 (4m) (intro.) and
18amended to read:
AB597,20,619 301.45 (4m) Information concerning a move to or schooling or employment
20in
another state. (intro.) In addition to the requirements under subs. (3) and (4),
21a person who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) and who is changing his or her residence
22from this state to another state, is becoming a student in another state or is to be
23employed or carrying on a vocation in another state
shall, no later than 10 days
24before he or she moves out of this state, begins school or begins employment or his
25or her vocation,
notify the department that he or she is changing his or her residence

1from this state and, is beginning school in another state or is beginning employment
2or the carrying on of a vocation in another state. The person shall also
inform the
3department of the state to which he or she is moving his or her residence, the state
4in which he or she will be in school or the state in which he or she will be employed
5or carrying on a vocation
. Upon receiving notification from a person under this
6subsection, the department shall inform do all of the following:
AB597,20,11 7(a) Inform the person whether the state to which the person is moving, the state
8in which the person will be in school or the state in which the person will be employed
9or carrying on a vocation
has sex offender registration requirements to which the
10person may be subject and, if so, the name of the agency to contact in that state for
11information concerning those requirements.
AB597, s. 47 12Section 47. 301.45 (4m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,20,1813 301.45 (4m) (b) Inform the agency responsible for sex offender registration in
14the state to which the person is moving, in which the person will be in school or in
15which the person will be employed or carrying on a vocation that the person is moving
16to the state, beginning school in the state or beginning employment or carrying on
17a vocation in the state, and provide the agency of the other state with all of the
18information specified in sub. (2) (a).
AB597, s. 48 19Section 48. 301.45 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,20,2120 301.45 (5) (title) Release from requirements for persons who committed a sex
21offense in this state
.
AB597, s. 49 22Section 49. 301.45 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,20,2523 301.45 (5) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (b), a person who
24is covered under sub. (1) (1g) (a), (b), (bm), (c), (d), (dd), (dp) or (e) no longer has to
25comply with this section when the following applicable criterion is met:
AB597, s. 50
1Section 50. 301.45 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,21,42 301.45 (5) (a) 1. If the person has been placed on probation or supervision for
3a sex offense
, 15 years after discharge from the probation or supervision imposed for
4the sex offense
.
AB597, s. 51 5Section 51. 301.45 (5) (a) 1m. of the statutes is renumbered 301.45 (5m) (a)
61. and amended to read:
AB597,21,107 301.45 (5m) (a) 1. If the person is on parole, extended supervision or, probation
8or other supervision from another state under s. 304.13 or, 304.135 or 938.988, 15
9years after discharge from that parole, extended supervision or, probation or other
10supervision or the period of time that the person is in this state, whichever is less
.
AB597, s. 52 11Section 52. 301.45 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,21,1512 301.45 (5) (a) 2. If the person has been sentenced to prison or placed in a secured
13correctional facility or a secured child caring institution for a sex offense, 15 years
14after discharge from parole, extended supervision or aftercare supervision for the sex
15offense
.
AB597, s. 53 16Section 53. 301.45 (5) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,21,2017 301.45 (5) (a) 2m. If the person has been sentenced to prison for a sex offense
18and is being released from prison because he or she has reached the expiration date
19of his or her the sentence for the sex offense, 15 years after being released from
20prison.
AB597, s. 54 21Section 54. 301.45 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,22,222 301.45 (5) (a) 3. If the person has been committed to the department of health
23and family services under s. 51.20 or 971.17 and is in institutional care or on
24conditional transfer under s. 51.35 (1) or conditional release under s. 971.17 for a sex
25offense
, 15 years after termination of the commitment for the sex offense under s.

1971.17 (5) or discharge from the commitment for the sex offense under s. 51.35 (4)
2or 971.17 (6).
AB597, s. 55 3Section 55. 301.45 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,22,64 301.45 (5) (a) 4. If subd. 1., 1m., 2., 2m., 3. or 3m. does not apply, 15 years after
5the date of conviction for the sex offense or 15 years after the date of disposition of
6the sex offense, whichever is later
.
AB597, s. 56 7Section 56. 301.45 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,22,108 301.45 (5) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a person who is covered under
9sub. (1g) (dL) shall continue to comply with the requirements of this section until his
10or her death.
AB597,22,1311 2. A person who is covered under sub. (1g) (dL) is not required to comply with
12the requirements of this section if a court orders that the person is no longer required
13to comply under s. 939.615 (6) (i).
AB597, s. 57 14Section 57. 301.45 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,22,1715 301.45 (5) (b) (intro.) A person who is covered under sub. (1) (1g) (a), (b), (bm),
16(c), (d), (dd), (dp) or (e)
shall continue to comply with the requirements of this section
17until his or her death if any of the following apply applies:
AB597, s. 58 18Section 58. 301.45 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,23,819 301.45 (5) (b) 1. The person has, on 2 or more separate occasions, been convicted
20or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for any
21violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit any violation, of s.
22940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055,
23948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.11 or 948.30, or of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was
24a minor and the person was not the victim's parent
a sex offense, or for any a
25violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit any a violation, of

1a federal law, a military law, a tribal law or a law of this state or any other state that
2is comparable to a violation of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1)
3or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.11 or 948.30 or that is
4comparable to a violation of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the
5person was not the victim's parent
sex offense. A conviction or finding of not guilty
6or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect
that has been reversed, set
7aside or vacated is not a conviction or finding for purposes of determining under this
8subdivision whether a person has been convicted on 2 or more separate occasions.
AB597, s. 59 9Section 59. 301.45 (5) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,23,1510 301.45 (5) (b) 1m. The person has been convicted or found not guilty or not
11responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation, or for the solicitation,
12conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2)
13or 948.025. A conviction or finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental
14disease or defect that has been reversed, set aside or vacated is not a conviction or
15finding for purposes of this subdivision.
AB597, s. 60 16Section 60. 301.45 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,23,2117 301.45 (5) (b) 2. The person has been found to be a sexually violent person under
18ch. 980, regardless of whether the person is discharged under s. 980.09 or 980.10
19from the sexually violent person commitment, except that the person no longer has
20to comply with this section if the finding that the person is a sexually violent person
21has been reversed, set aside or vacated
.
AB597, s. 61 22Section 61. 301.45 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,24,223 301.45 (5) (b) 3. The court that ordered the person to comply with the reporting
24requirements of this section under s. 51.20 (13) (ct), 938.34 (15m), 938.345 (3), 971.17

1(1m) (b) or 973.048 also ordered the person to comply with the requirements until his
2or her death.
AB597, s. 62 3Section 62. 301.45 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,24,74 301.45 (5m) Release from requirements for persons who committed a sex
5offense in another jurisdiction.
(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), a person
6who is covered under sub. (1g) (dh), (dj), (f) or (g) no longer has to comply with this
7section when the following applicable criterion is met:
AB597,24,108 2. If the person is registered as a sex offender in another state or is registered
9as a sex offender with the federal bureau of investigation under 42 USC 14072,
10whichever of the following is less:
AB597,24,1211 a. The period of time that the person is a resident of this state, a student in this
12state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state.
AB597,24,1713 b. The period of time that the person is registered as a sex offender in another
14state or with the federal bureau of investigation, or 10 years from the date on which
15the person was released from prison or placed on parole, probation, extended
16supervision or other supervised release for the sex offense which subjects the person
17to the requirements of this section, whichever is greater.
AB597,24,1918 3. If the person has been found to have committed a sex offense by another
19jurisdiction and subd. 2. does not apply, whichever of the following is less:
AB597,24,2120 a. The period of time that the person is a resident of this state, a student in this
21state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state.
AB597,24,2422 b. Ten years from the date on which the person was released from prison or
23placed on parole, probation, extended supervision or other supervised release for the
24sex offense which subjects the person to the requirements of this section.
AB597,25,4
1(b) A person who is covered under sub. (1g) (dh), (dj), (f) or (g) shall continue
2to comply with the requirements of this section for as long as the person is a resident
3of this state, a student in this state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state
4if one or more of the following apply:
AB597,25,85 1. The person is registered as a sex offender in another state or is registered
6as a sex offender with the federal bureau of investigation under 42 USC 14072 and
7the person is required to register with that other state or with the federal bureau of
8investigation until his or her death.
AB597,25,169 2. The person has been convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by
10reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or
11(2) or 948.025, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of
12a federal law, a military law, a tribal law or a law of any state that is comparable to
13a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025. A conviction or finding
14of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect that has been
15reversed, set aside or vacated is not a conviction or finding for purposes of this
16subdivision.
AB597,25,2417 3. The person has, on 2 or more separate occasions, been convicted or found not
18guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense or for
19a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of a
20federal law, military law, tribal law or law of any state that is comparable to a sex
21offense. A conviction or finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental
22disease or defect that has been reversed, set aside or vacated is not a conviction or
23finding for purposes of determining under this subdivision whether a person has
24been convicted on 2 or more separate occasions.
AB597,26,4
14. A determination has been made as provided under 42 USC 14071 (a) (2) (A)
2or (B) that the person is a sexually violent predator, or lifetime registration by the
3person is required under measures approved by the attorney general of the United
4States under 42 USC 14071 (a) (2) (C).
AB597,26,75 (c) This subsection does not apply to a person who is required to register as a
6sex offender under one or more of the criteria specified in sub. (1g) (a), (b), (bm), (c),
7(d), (dd), (dp) or (e).
AB597, s. 63 8Section 63. 301.45 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 301.45 (6) (a) (intro.)
9and amended to read:
AB597,26,1210 301.45 (6) (a) (intro.) Whoever intentionally knowingly fails to comply with any
11requirement to provide information under subs. (2) to (4) is subject to the following
12penalties:
AB597,26,14 131. For a first offense, the person may be fined not more than $10,000 or
14imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB597,26,22 15(am) Subject to s. 971.19 (9), a district attorney or, upon the request of a district
16attorney, the department of justice may prosecute a violation of this subsection
17knowing failure to comply with any requirement to provide information under subs.
18(2) to (4)
. If the department of corrections determines that there is probable cause
19to believe that a person has intentionally knowingly failed to comply with any
20requirement to provide information under subs. (2) to (4), the department shall
21forward a certified copy of all pertinent departmental information to the applicable
22district attorney. The department shall certify the copy in accordance with s. 889.08.
AB597, s. 64 23Section 64. 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,27,324 301.45 (6) (a) 2. For a 2nd or subsequent offense, the person may be fined not
25more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both. For purposes

1of this subdivision, an offense is a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to committing
2the offense, the person has at any time been convicted of knowingly failing to comply
3with any requirement to provide information under subs. (2) to (4).
AB597, s. 65 4Section 65. 301.45 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act
5.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB597,27,116 301.45 (6) (a) 2. For a 2nd or subsequent offense, the person may be fined not
7more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both
is guilty of a Class
8H felony
. For purposes of this subdivision, an offense is a 2nd or subsequent offense
9if, prior to committing the offense, the person has at any time been convicted of
10knowingly failing to comply with any requirement to provide information under
11subs. (2) to (4).
AB597, s. 66 12Section 66. 301.45 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,27,2113 301.45 (6) (d) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person who first became subject to
14subs. (2) to (4) under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act) and who was in prison or a
15secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution, in institutional
16care, or on probation, parole, supervision, aftercare supervision, corrective sanctions
17supervision, conditional transfer or conditional release during the period beginning
18on December 25, 1993, and ending on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor
19inserts date], shall be allowed until the first day of the 7th month beginning after the
20effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], to comply with the
21requirements under subs. (2) to (4).
AB597, s. 67 22Section 67. 301.45 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,28,723 301.45 (6m) Notice to other jurisdictions concerning noncompliance. If the
24department has reasonable grounds to believe that a person who is covered under
25sub. (1g) (f) or (g) is residing in this state, is a student in this state or is employed or

1carrying on a vocation in this state and that the person is not complying with the
2requirements of this section, the department shall notify the state agency
3responsible for the registration of sex offenders in any state in which the person is
4registered that it believes the person is not complying with the requirements of this
5section. If the person is registered with the federal bureau of investigation under 42
6USC 14072
, the department shall notify the federal bureau of investigation that it
7believes the person is not complying with the requirements of this section.
AB597, s. 68 8Section 68. 301.46 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 301.46 (1) (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB597,28,1010 301.46 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section "agency:
AB597,28,13 11(a) "Agency with jurisdiction" means the state agency with the authority or
12duty to confine or supervise a person or release or discharge a person from
13confinement.
AB597, s. 69 14Section 69. 301.46 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,28,1515 301.46 (1) (b) "Sex offense" has the meaning given in s. 301.45 (1d) (b).
AB597, s. 70 16Section 70. 301.46 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
AB597, s. 71 17Section 71. 301.46 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,29,1118 301.46 (2m) (a) If an agency with jurisdiction confines a person under s.
19301.046, provides a person entering the intensive sanctions program under s.
20301.048 with a sanction other than a placement in a Type 1 prison or a jail, or releases
21a person from confinement in a state correctional institution or institutional care,
22and the person has, on one occasion only, been convicted or found not guilty or not
23responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for any violation, or for the
24solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit any violation, of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225
25(1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07,

1948.08, 948.11 or 948.30, or of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the
2person was not the victim's parent,
a sex offense or for a violation of a law of this state
3that is comparable to s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2),
4948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.11 or 948.30, or that is
5comparable to s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the person was not
6the victim's parent
a sex offense, the agency with jurisdiction may notify the police
7chief of any community and the sheriff of any county in which the person will be
8residing, employed or attending school if the agency with jurisdiction determines
9that such notification is necessary to protect the public. Notification under this
10paragraph may be in addition to providing access to information under sub. (2) or to
11any other notification that an agency with jurisdiction is authorized to provide.
AB597, s. 72 12Section 72. 301.46 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB597,30,313 301.46 (2m) (am) If an agency with jurisdiction confines a person under s.
14301.046, provides a person entering the intensive sanctions program under s.
15301.048 with a sanction other than a placement in a Type 1 prison or a jail, or releases
16a person from confinement in a state correctional institution or institutional care,
17and the person has been found to be a sexually violent person under ch. 980 or has,
18on 2 or more separate occasions, been convicted or found not guilty or not responsible
19by reason of mental disease or defect for any violation, or for the solicitation,
20conspiracy or attempt to commit any violation, of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3),
21944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08 or 948.11
22or
a sex offense or for a violation of a law of this state that is comparable to s. 940.22
23(2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06,
24948.07, 948.08 or 948.11
a sex offense, the agency with jurisdiction shall notify the
25police chief of any community and the sheriff of any county in which the person will

1be residing, employed or attending school. Notification under this paragraph shall
2be in addition to providing access to information under sub. (2) and to any other
3notification that an agency with jurisdiction is authorized to provide.
AB597, s. 73 4Section 73. 301.46 (2m) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
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