SB555: Bill Text

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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE

2007 Senate BILL 555

March 4, 2008 - Introduced by Senators Lazich and Darling, cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Owens and Turner. Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.

SB555,1,3 An Act to amend 301.46 (2m) (title); and to create 301.46 (2m) (av) and 301.46 (2m) (bg) of the statutes; relating to: public notification of the location of sexually violent persons.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if a person who has been found to be a sexually violent person is released from a state correctional institution or institutional care, the state agency that supervises or releases the person is required to send a notification to the police chief of any community and the sheriff of any county in which the person will be residing, working, or going to school. The sheriff or police chief may provide this information to the general public if, in the opinion of the police chief or sheriff, providing that information is necessary to protect the public.

Under this bill, when a person who has been found to be a sexually violent person is released from a state correctional institution or institutional care or changes his or her address, the state agency that supervises or that released the person must send notice of the person's release or change of address to every residential address within a one-mile radius of the person's new address.

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:

SB555, s. 1 Section 1. 301.46 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,2,2 301.46 (2m) (title) Bulletins to law enforcement agencies and residents.

SB555, s. 2 Section 2. 301.46 (2m) (av) of the statutes is created to read:

SB555,2,11 301.46 (2m) (av) If a person who has been found to be a sexually violent person under ch. 980 is released from confinement in a state correctional institution or institutional care or changes his or her address after his or her release, the agency that has or had jurisdiction over the person shall send written notification of the release or change of address to every residential address within a one-mile radius of the address at which the person will be residing. Notification under this paragraph shall be in addition to providing access to information under sub. (2) and to any other notification that an agency with jurisdiction is authorized to provide.

SB555, s. 3 Section 3. 301.46 (2m) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

SB555,2,14 301.46 (2m) (bg) The notification under par. (av) shall contain all of the following:

SB555,2,17 1. The information specified in sub. (2) (b) and notice that information concerning persons registered under s. 301.45 will be available on the Internet site established by the department under sub. (5n).

SB555,2,21 2. Any other information that the agency that has or had jurisdiction over the person determines is necessary to assist law enforcement officers or to protect the public. Information under this subdivision may include a photograph of the person, other identifying information, and a description of the person's patterns of violation.

SB555,2,22 (End)