SB237: Bill Text

SB237,70,8 303.08 (12) In counties having a house of correction, any person violating the privilege granted under sub. (1) may be transferred by the county jailer to the house of correction for the remainder of the term of the person's sentence or, if applicable, the remainder of the person's confinement sanction under s. 302.113 (8m) or 302.114 (8m).

SB237, s. 157 Section 157. 304.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,70,24 304.06 (1) (b) Except as provided in s. 961.49 (2), 1997 stats., sub. (1m) or s. 302.045 (3), 961.49 (2), 973.01 (6) or 973.0135, the parole commission may parole an inmate of the Wisconsin state prisons or any felon or any person serving at least one year or more in a county house of correction or a county reforestation camp organized under s. 303.07, when he or she has served 25% of the sentence imposed for the offense, or 6 months, whichever is greater. Except as provided in s. 939.62 (2m) (c) or 973.014 (1) (b) or (c), (1g) or (2), the parole commission may parole an inmate serving a life term when he or she has served 20 years, as modified by the formula under s. 302.11 (1) and subject to extension under s. 302.11 (1q) and (2), if applicable. The person serving the life term shall be given credit for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under s. 973.155 (4). The secretary may grant special action parole releases under s. 304.02. The department or the parole commission shall not provide any convicted offender or other person sentenced to the department's custody any parole eligibility or evaluation until the person has been confined at least 60 days following sentencing.

SB237, s. 158 Section 158. 304.071 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,71,3 304.071 (2) If a prisoner is not eligible for parole under s. 961.49 (2), 1997 stats., or s. 939.62 (2m) (c), 961.49 (2), 973.01 (6), 973.014 (1) (c) or (1g) or 973.032 (5), he or she is not eligible for parole under this section.

SB237, s. 159 Section 159. 341.605 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,71,8 341.605 (3) Whoever violates sub. (1) or (2) may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months, or both, for each violation is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 160 Section 160. 342.06 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,71,13 342.06 (2) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in an application for a certificate of title may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 161 Section 161. 342.065 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,71,18 342.065 (4) (b) Any person who violates sub. (1) with intent to defraud may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 162 Section 162. 342.155 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,71,23 342.155 (4) (b) Any person who violates this section with intent to defraud may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of Class H felony.

SB237, s. 163 Section 163. 342.156 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,72,3 342.156 (6) (b) Any person who violates this section with intent to defraud may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 164 Section 164. 342.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,72,7 342.30 (3) (a) Any person who violates sub. (1g) may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 165 Section 165. 342.32 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,72,12 342.32 (3) Whoever violates sub. (1) or (2) may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months, or both, for each violation is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 166 Section 166. 343.31 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,72,15 343.31 (1) (i) Knowingly fleeing or attempting to elude a traffic officer under s. 346.04 (3).

SB237, s. 167 Section 167. 343.31 (3) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,72,19 343.31 (3) (d) (intro.) Any person convicted of knowingly fleeing or attempting to elude a traffic officer under s. 346.04 (3) shall have his or her operating privilege revoked as follows:

SB237, s. 168 Section 168. 343.44 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 84, is amended to read:

SB237,73,2 343.44 (2) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (am), any person who violates sub. (1) (b), (c) or (d) shall be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both. In imposing a sentence under this paragraph, or a local ordinance in conformity with this paragraph, the court shall review the record and consider the following:

SB237, s. 169 Section 169. 344.48 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,73,6 344.48 (2) Any person violating this section may be fined not more than $1,000 $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 2 years 9 months or both.

SB237, s. 170 Section 170. 346.04 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:

SB237,73,11 346.04 (2t) No operator of a vehicle, after having received a visible or audible signal to stop his or her vehicle from a traffic officer or marked police vehicle, shall knowingly resist the traffic officer by failing to stop his or her vehicle as promptly as safety reasonably permits.

SB237, s. 171 Section 171. 346.04 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB237,73,15 346.04 (4) Subsection (2t) is not an included offense of sub. (3), but a person may not be convicted of violating both subs. (2t) and (3) for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence.

SB237, s. 172 Section 172. 346.17 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:

SB237,73,18 346.17 (2t) Any person violating s. 346.04 (2t) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

SB237, s. 173 Section 173. 346.17 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,73,23 346.17 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), (c) or (d), any person violating s. 346.04 (3) shall be fined not less than $600 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 3 years is guilty of a Class I felony.

SB237, s. 174 Section 174. 346.17 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,74,4 346.17 (3) (b) If the violation results in bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (4), to another, or causes damage to the property of another, as defined in s. 939.22 (28), the person shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 3 years is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 175 Section 175. 346.17 (3) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,74,9 346.17 (3) (c) If the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14), to another, the person shall be fined not less than $1,100 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 3 years is guilty of a Class F felony.

SB237, s. 176 Section 176. 346.17 (3) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,74,14 346.17 (3) (d) If the violation results in the death of another, the person shall be fined not less than $1,100 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months is guilty of a Class E felony.

SB237, s. 177 Section 177. 346.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,74,18 346.175 (1) (a) Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of s. 346.04 (2t) or (3) for fleeing a traffic officer shall be presumed liable for the violation as provided in this section.

SB237, s. 178 Section 178. 346.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,74,24 346.175 (1) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), no owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of s. 346.04 (2t) or (3) for fleeing a traffic officer may be convicted under this section if the person operating the vehicle or having the vehicle under his or her control at the time of the violation has been convicted for the violation under this section or under s. 346.04 (2t) or (3).

SB237, s. 179 Section 179. 346.175 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,75,7 346.175 (4) (b) If the owner of the vehicle provides a traffic officer employed by the authority issuing the citation with the name and address of the person operating the vehicle or having the vehicle under his or her control at the time of the violation and sufficient information for the officer to determine that probable cause does not exist to believe that the owner of the vehicle was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation, then the owner of the vehicle shall not be liable under this section or under s. 346.04 (2t) or (3).

SB237, s. 180 Section 180. 346.175 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,75,13 346.175 (4) (c) If the vehicle is owned by a lessor of vehicles and at the time of the violation the vehicle was in the possession of a lessee, and the lessor provides a traffic officer employed by the authority issuing the citation with the information required under s. 343.46 (3), then the lessee and not the lessor shall be liable under this section or under s. 346.04 (2t) or (3).

SB237, s. 181 Section 181. 346.175 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,75,21 346.175 (4) (d) If the vehicle is owned by a dealer, as defined in s. 340.01 (11) (intro.) but including the persons specified in s. 340.01 (11) (a) to (d), and at the time of the violation the vehicle was being operated by or was under the control of any person on a trial run, and if the dealer provides a traffic officer employed by the authority issuing the citation with the name, address and operator's license number of the person operating the vehicle, then that person, and not the dealer, shall be liable under this section or under s. 346.04 (2t) or (3).

SB237, s. 182 Section 182. 346.175 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,75,24 346.175 (5) (intro.) Notwithstanding the penalty otherwise specified under s. 346.17 (2t) or (3) for a violation of s. 346.04 (2t) or (3):

SB237, s. 183 Section 183. 346.175 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,76,3 346.175 (5) (a) A vehicle owner or other person found liable under this section for a violation of s. 346.04 (2t) or (3) shall be required to forfeit not less than $300 nor more than $1,000.

SB237, s. 184 Section 184. 346.65 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB237,76,10 346.65 (2) (e) Except as provided in par. (f), is guilty of a Class H felony and shall be fined not less than $600 nor more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not less than 6 months nor more than 5 years if the total number of suspensions, revocations and convictions counted under s. 343.307 (1) equals 5 or more, except that suspensions, revocations or convictions arising out of the same incident or occurrence shall be counted as one.

SB237, s. 185 Section 185. 346.65 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,76,15 346.65 (5) Except as provided in sub. (5m), any person violating s. 346.62 (4) shall be fined not less than $600 nor more than $2,000 and may be imprisoned for not less than 90 days nor more than 2 years and 3 months is guilty of a Class I felony.

SB237, s. 186 Section 186. 346.74 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,76,21 346.74 (5) (b) Shall May be fined not less than $300 nor more than $5,000 $10,000 or imprisoned for not less than 10 days nor more than 2 years 9 months or both if the accident involved injury to a person but the person did not suffer great bodily harm.

SB237, s. 187 Section 187. 346.74 (5) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,77,3 346.74 (5) (c) May be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years or both Is guilty of a Class I felony if the accident involved injury to a person and the person suffered great bodily harm.

SB237, s. 188 Section 188. 346.74 (5) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,77,8 346.74 (5) (d) May be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 7 years and 6 months or both Is guilty of a Class H felony if the accident involved death to a person.

SB237, s. 189 Section 189. 350.11 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,77,14 350.11 (2m) Any person who violates s. 350.135 (1) shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years or both is guilty of a Class H felony if the violation causes the death or injury, as defined in s. 30.67 (3) (b), of another person.

SB237, s. 190 Section 190. 351.07 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 351.07 (2).

SB237, s. 191 Section 191. 351.07 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB237, s. 192 Section 192. 446.07 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,77,21 446.07 Penalty. Anyone violating this chapter may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 2 years 9 months or both.

SB237, s. 193 Section 193. 447.09 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,78,3 447.09 Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both for the first offense and may be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years or both is guilty of a Class I felony for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within 5 years.

SB237, s. 194 Section 194. 450.11 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,78,9 450.11 (9) (b) Any person who delivers, or who possesses with intent to manufacture or deliver, a prescription drug in violation of this section may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 195 Section 195. 450.14 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,78,14 450.14 (5) Any person who violates this section may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 196 Section 196. 450.15 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,78,19 450.15 (2) Any person who violates this section may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB237, s. 197 Section 197. 551.58 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,79,4 551.58 (1) Any person who wilfully violates any provision of this chapter except s. 551.54, or any rule under this chapter, or any order of which the person has notice, or who violates s. 551.54 knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the statement made was false or misleading in any material respect, may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony. Each of the acts specified shall constitute a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of such offenses shall not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.

SB237, s. 198 Section 198. 552.19 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,79,13 552.19 (1) Any person, including a controlling person of an offeror or target company, who wilfully violates this chapter or any rule under this chapter, or any order of which the person has notice, may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony. Each of the acts specified constitutes a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of the offenses does not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.

SB237, s. 199 Section 199. 553.52 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,79,24 553.52 (1) Any person who wilfully violates s. 553.41 (2) to (5) or any order of which the person has notice, or who violates s. 553.41 (1) knowing or having reasonable cause to believe either that the statement made was false or misleading in any material respect or that the failure to report a material event under s. 553.31 (1) was false or misleading in any material respect, may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class G felony. Each of the acts specified is a separate offense, and a prosecution or conviction for any one of those offenses does not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.

SB237, s. 200 Section 200. 553.52 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,80,8 553.52 (2) Any person who employs, directly or indirectly, any device, scheme or artifice to defraud in connection with the offer or sale of any franchise or engages, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of any franchise shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class G felony.

SB237, s. 201 Section 201. 562.13 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283, is amended to read:

SB237,80,12 562.13 (3) Whoever violates s. 562.11 (2) or (3) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years or both is guilty of a Class I felony.