AB988: Bill Text

AB988,8,15 (d) The property was forfeited under sub. (1) (bg), (bj), (bm), (d), or (f), is a vehicle that was forfeited under sub. (1), or is a device that was forfeited under sub. (1) (e).

AB988, s. 14 Section 14. 973.075 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 973.075 (5) (am) and amended to read:

AB988,8,20 973.075 (5) (am) All forfeitures under ss. 973.075 to 973.077 shall be made with due provision for the rights of innocent persons under sub. subs. (1) (b) 2m., (bg), (bm), (d) and, (e), and (f) 2. and (3).

AB988,9,3 (c) Except as provided in sub. (5m) and subject to sub. (5r), any property seized but not forfeited shall be returned to its rightful owner. Any person claiming the right to possession of property seized may apply for its return to the circuit court for the county in which the property was seized. The court shall order such notice as it deems adequate to be given the district attorney and all persons who have or may have an interest in the property and shall hold a hearing to hear all claims to its true ownership. If the right to possession is proved to the court's satisfaction, it shall order the property returned if:

AB988, s. 15 Section 15. 973.075 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 973.075 (5) (c) 1.

AB988, s. 16 Section 16. 973.075 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 973.075 (5) (c) 2.

AB988, s. 17 Section 17. 973.075 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB988,9,9 973.075 (5) (bm) 1. In this paragraph, "innocent owner" means an owner of a computer with respect to whom a court has not made a finding of probable cause under subd. 2. c.

AB988,9,12 2. If the seized property is a computer described in sub. (1) (f), the law enforcement agency that seized the computer shall return it to an innocent owner within 30 days after seizing it, subject to sub. (5r), unless all of the following occur:

AB988,9,15 a. Within 15 days after the seizure, the agency petitions the circuit court for the county in which the computer was seized or in which a prosecution for the crime described in sub. (1) (f) is pending for permission to retain the computer.

AB988,9,18 b. The agency provides notice of its petition to each owner of the real property or vehicle from which the computer was seized and to any other person claiming to be an owner of the computer.

AB988,9,23 c. The court determines that there is probable cause to believe that each owner of the computer knew that it was being used or was to be used or consented to it being used in the commission of a crime described in sub. (1) (f). The agency shall bear the burden of showing probable cause. An owner of the computer may present evidence on this question.

AB988,9,25 3. A petition under subd. 2. may be combined with a complaint filed under s. 973.076, but, notwithstanding any request for an adjournment of forfeiture proceedings made under s. 973.076 (2) (a), the court hearing the petition shall determine whether there is probable cause under subd. 2. c. within 30 days after the computer is seized.

AB988,10,7 4. If the court determines that there is probable cause with respect to each owner of the computer under subd. 2. c., an owner of the computer may apply for its return under s. 968.20 (1) or, if a court determines under s. 973.076 that the property is not subject to forfeiture, under par. (c).

AB988,10,12 5. Notwithstanding subd. 2., if a law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the computer was being used or was to be used in the commission of a crime described in sub. (1) (f), the agency may copy any data from the computer. The agency shall preserve any data it copies until the completion of the criminal and forfeiture proceedings.

AB988, s. 18 Section 18. 973.075 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB988,10,20 973.075 (5r) Before selling a computer seized under sub. (1) (f), turning it over to a person holding a bona fide perfected security interest under sub. (4m), or returning it to its owner, the law enforcement agency that seized it shall purge all data from the computer that are or represent contraband, that were used in the commission of a serious child sex offense, as defined in s. 302.116 (1) (aq), or that, in the agency's opinion, were compiled for the purpose of committing a serious child sex offense.

AB988, s. 19 Section 19. 973.09 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB988,10,22 973.09 (8) (a) In this subsection:

AB988,10,23 1. "Child sex offender" has the meaning given in s. 302.116 (1) (ac).

AB988,10,24 2. "Computer" has the meaning given in s. 943.70 (1) (am).

AB988,11,5 (b) If the court places a child sex offender on probation, the court may, as a condition of probation, prohibit the person from using a computer unless it is running software that prevents the person from accessing computerized child pornography, as defined in 302.116 (1) (ag), or that records any such access for review by the person's probation agent.

AB988,11,7 (c) All of the following shall be conditions of probation for each child sex offender:

AB988,11,10 1. He or she shall consent to a search by the department, at any time, of any computer that he or she uses and shall consent to the use of anything seized from the computer as evidence in any administrative or court proceeding.

AB988,11,12 2. He or she shall allow the department to monitor and review his or her use of any computer to communicate with others.

AB988,11,15 3. He or she shall allow the department to install and use software, on any computer that he or she uses, for the purpose of preventing the computer from being used in preparation for or in conjunction with a violation of s. 948.07 or 948.075.

AB988, s. 20 Section 20. Initial applicability.

AB988,11,19 (1) The treatment of section 302.116 (3) and (4) of the statutes first applies to persons who are released from prison to extended supervision on the effective date of this subsection.

AB988,11,21 (2) The treatment of section 304.061 of the statutes first applies to persons who are released from prison to parole on the effective date of this subsection.

AB988,11,24 (3) The treatment of sections 29.934 (1) (d), 968.20 (1) (intro.) and (3) (a), and 973.075 (1) (f), (4), (4m), (5) (intro.), (a), (b), and (bm), and (5r) of the statutes first applies to crimes committed on the effective date of this subsection.

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