AB891, s. 2 9Section 2. 301.45 (7) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB891,2,1110 301.45 (7) (e) 2. The department issues a certificate of discharge under s.
11973.015 (2) (3).
AB891, s. 3 12Section 3. 301.45 (7) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB891,3,213 301.45 (7) (e) 3. The department receives a certificate of discharge issued under
14s. 973.015 (2) (3) by the detaining authority or, if s. 973.015 (3) does not apply but the

1requirements of s. 973.015 (2) are met, an expungement order issued under s.
2973.015 (1)
.
AB891, s. 4 3Section 4. 973.015 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB891,3,4 4973.015 (title) Expungement of misdemeanors.
AB891, s. 5 5Section 5. 973.015 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB891,3,146 973.015 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b), when and sub. (6) (a), if a person is under the
7age of 21 at the time of the commission
convicted of an offense for which the person
8has been found guilty in a court for violation of a law
a misdemeanor for which the
9maximum penalty is imprisonment for one year or less in the county jail, the court
10may order at the time of sentencing that the record be expunged upon successful
11completion of the sentence if
and the court determines the person will benefit and
12society will not be harmed by this disposition, the court may order, at sentencing,
13during the sentence, or after the completion of the sentence, that the record be
14expunged if the requirements of sub. (2) are met
.
AB891,3,17 15(6) (b) This subsection section does not apply to information maintained by the
16department of transportation regarding a conviction that is required to be included
17in a record kept under s. 343.23 (2) (a).
AB891, s. 6 18Section 6. 973.015 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB891,3,2319 973.015 (1) (b) The court shall order at the time of sentencing that the record
20be expunged upon successful completion of the sentence if
If the offense
21misdemeanor was a violation of s. 942.08 (2) (b), (c), or (d), and the person was under
22the age of 18 when he or she committed it, the court shall order, at the time of
23sentencing, that the record be expunged if the requirements of sub. (2) are met
.
AB891, s. 7 24Section 7. 973.015 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 973.015 (2) (intro.) and
25amended to read:
AB891,4,2
1973.015 (2) (intro.) A person's conviction for a misdemeanor may be expunged
2through an order entered under sub. (1) if all of the following apply:
AB891,4,3 3(a) The person has successfully completed the sentence if the.
AB891,4,5 4(b) The person has not been convicted of a subsequent offense and, if crime
5committed after the misdemeanor conviction.
AB891,4,8 6(c) If on probation, the probation has not been revoked and the probationer
7person has satisfied the conditions of probation. Upon successful completion of the
8sentence
AB891,4,15 9(3) If the requirements of sub. (2) are met and the order under sub. (1) was
10entered before the person completed the sentence or less than 2 years after the
11person's misdemeanor conviction,
the detaining or probationary authority shall
12issue a certificate of discharge which shall be forwarded to the court of record and
13which shall have the effect of expunging the record. If the person has been
14imprisoned, the detaining authority shall also forward a copy of the certificate of
15discharge to the department.
AB891, s. 8 16Section 8. 973.015 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB891,4,1817 973.015 (2) (d) At least 2 years have passed since the person's misdemeanor
18conviction.
AB891, s. 9 19Section 9. 973.015 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB891,4,2320 973.015 (2) (e) If, as part of the misdemeanor conviction, a felony was
21uncharged or dismissed as part of a plea agreement, the felony was not a violent
22offense, as defined in s. 301.048 (2) (bm) 1., or a sex offense, as defined in s. 301.45
23(1d) (b).
AB891, s. 10 24Section 10. 973.015 (4) and (5) of the statutes are created to read:
AB891,5,4
1973.015 (4) If a record of a person's conviction is expunged under this section,
2the person shall not be subject to any prohibition, disqualification, disability,
3increased penalty, or other adverse or unfavorable treatment that would otherwise
4result from the person having been convicted of that offense.
AB891,5,7 5(5) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and sub. (3), if a record of a conviction
6is expunged under this section, neither the existence nor the contents of the court's
7records relating to the misdemeanor may be disclosed to any person.
AB891,5,118 2. Notwithstanding SCR 72.06 (3), the existence and contents of a court record
9that is expunged under this section may be disclosed to the person who was convicted
10or, if authorized by the person who was convicted, to an attorney representing the
11person who was convicted.
AB891,5,1512 (b) Within 45 days after a conviction is expunged under this section, the clerk
13of the court of record shall ensure that all records and data relating to the
14misdemeanor, with the exception of a notation "Expungement," are removed from
15the automated information systems under s. 758.19 (4).
AB891,5,1716 (c) When a conviction is expunged under this section, the clerk of the court of
17record shall ensure that public notice of the expungement is provided.
AB891, s. 11 18Section 11. 973.015 (6) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB891,5,2019 973.015 (6) (a) This section applies to a person who has already been the subject
20of an order entered under this section only if all of the following apply:
AB891,5,2221 1. The order related to an offense that could have been joined under s. 971.12
22(1) with the present offense.
AB891,5,2423 2. The record of the offense to which the order related has been expunged or the
24person remains eligible for expungement regarding that offense under sub. (2).
AB891, s. 12 25Section 12. Effective date.
AB891,6,2
1(1) This act takes effect on September 30, 2007, or on the day after publication,
2whichever is later.
AB891,6,33 (End)
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