AB90,808
11Section
808. 971.165 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.52 (4) (a) and
12amended to read:
AB90,253,1513
975.52
(4) (a) If a defendant is not found not guilty by reason of mental disease
14or defect, the court shall
enter grant a judgment of conviction
and shall either impose
15or withhold sentence under s.
972.13 (2) 972.28 (1).
AB90,809
16Section
809. 971.165 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.52 (4) (b) and
17amended to read:
AB90,253,2518
975.52
(4) (b) If a defendant is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
19defect, the court shall enter a judgment of not guilty by reason of mental disease or
20defect
. The court shall thereupon and proceed under s.
971.17 975.55. A
judgment
21entered under this paragraph is interlocutory to the commitment order entered
22under s.
971.17 and reviewable upon appeal therefrom
975.57 is the final order in
23the case and is appealable as a matter of right under s. 808.03 (1). Upon appeal of
24the commitment order, all properly preserved issues may be raised, including those
25relating to the guilt phase of the trial.
AB90,810
1Section
810. 971.17 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (title).
AB90,811
2Section
811. 971.17 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (2), and 975.57
3(2) (a) to (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB90,254,114
975.57
(2) (a)
Felonies committed before July 30, 2002. Except as provided in
5par. (c), when a
defendant person is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
6mental defect of a felony committed before July 30, 2002, the court shall commit the
7person to the department
of health services for a specified period not exceeding
8two-thirds of the maximum term of imprisonment that could be imposed
under s.
9973.15 (2) against an offender convicted of the same felony
or felonies, including
10imprisonment authorized by any applicable penalty enhancement statutes
, subject
11to the credit provisions of s. 973.155.
AB90,254,2012
(b)
Felonies committed on or after July 30, 2002. Except as provided in par. (c),
13when a
defendant person is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
mental 14defect of a felony committed on or after July 30, 2002, the court shall commit the
15person to the department
of health services for a specified period not exceeding the
16maximum term of confinement in prison
, plus imprisonment authorized by any
17applicable penalty enhancement statutes, that could be imposed
under ss. 973.01 (2)
18and 973.15 (2) (a) on an offender convicted of the same felony
, plus imprisonment
19authorized by any applicable penalty enhancement statutes, subject to the credit
20provisions of s. 973.155 or felonies.
AB90,254,2421
(c)
Felonies punishable by life imprisonment. If a
defendant person is found not
22guilty by reason of mental disease or
mental defect of a felony that is punishable by
23life imprisonment, the commitment period specified by the court may be life, subject
24to termination under
sub. (5) s. 975.60.
AB90,255,7
1(d)
Misdemeanors. When a
defendant person is found not guilty by reason of
2mental disease or
mental defect of a misdemeanor, the court shall commit the person
3to the department
of health services for a specified period not exceeding two-thirds
4of the maximum term of imprisonment that could be imposed
under s. 973.15 (2) 5against an offender convicted of the same misdemeanor
or misdemeanors, including
6imprisonment authorized by any applicable penalty enhancement statutes
, subject
7to the credit provisions of s. 973.155.
AB90,812
8Section
812. 971.17 (1g) of the statutes is renumbered 975.53 (1) and amended
9to read:
AB90,255,1310
975.53
(1) Notice of restriction on firearm possession. If
the defendant
11under sub. (1) a person is found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or
12defect, the court shall inform the
defendant person of the requirements and penalties
13under s. 941.29.
AB90,813
14Section
813. 971.17 (1h) of the statutes is renumbered 975.53 (2) and amended
15to read:
AB90,255,1916
975.53
(2) Notice of restrictions on possession Possession of body armor. 17If
the defendant under sub. (1) a person is found not guilty of a violent felony, as
18defined in s. 941.291 (1) (b), by reason of mental disease or defect, the court shall
19inform the
defendant person of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.291.
AB90,814
20Section
814. 971.17 (1j) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB90,815
21Section
815. 971.17 (1j) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (1) (a).
AB90,816
22Section
816. 971.17 (1j) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (1) (b) and
23amended to read:
AB90,256,424
975.54
(1) (b) If a person is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect
25of a serious sex offense, the court may, in addition to committing the person to the
1department
of health services under
sub. (1) s. 975.57, place the person on lifetime
2supervision under s. 939.615 if notice concerning lifetime supervision was given to
3the person under s. 973.125 and if the court determines that lifetime supervision of
4the person is necessary to protect the public.
AB90,817
5Section
817. 971.17 (1m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB90,256,138
975.54
(2) (a) If
the defendant under sub. (1) a person is found not guilty by
9reason of mental disease or defect for a felony or a violation of s. 165.765 (1), 2011
10stats., or of s. 940.225 (3m), 941.20 (1), 944.20, 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.33, 946.52,
11or 948.10 (1) (b), the court shall require the person to provide a biological specimen
12to the state crime laboratories for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis. The judge shall
13inform the person that he or she may request expungement under s. 165.77 (4).
AB90,256,1614
(b) Biological specimens required under
subd. 1.
par. (a) shall be obtained and
15submitted as specified in rules promulgated by the department of justice under s.
16165.76 (4).
AB90,819
17Section
819. 971.17 (1m) (b) 1m. a. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3)
18(a) 1. and amended to read:
AB90,257,219
975.54
(3) (a) 1. Except as provided in
subd. 2m. par. (b), if
the defendant under
20sub. (1) a person is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for any
21violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit any violation, of ch.
22940, 944, or 948 or s. 942.08 or 942.09, or ss. 943.01 to 943.15, the court may require
23the
defendant person to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 if
24the court determines that the underlying conduct was sexually motivated, as defined
1in s. 980.01 (5), and that it would be in the interest of public protection to have the
2defendant person report under s. 301.45.
AB90,820
3Section
820. 971.17 (1m) (b) 1m. b. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3)
4(a) 2. and amended to read:
AB90,257,125
975.54
(3) (a) 2. If a court under subd.
1m. a. 1. orders a person to comply with
6the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 in connection with a finding of not guilty
7by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy,
8or attempt to commit a violation, of s. 942.09 and the person was under the age of 21
9when he or she committed the offense, the court may provide that upon termination
10of the commitment order under
sub. (5) s. 975.60 or expiration of the order under
sub.
11(6) s. 975.61 the person be released from the requirement to comply with the
12reporting requirements under s. 301.45.
AB90,821
13Section
821. 971.17 (1m) (b) 2m. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3) (b)
14and amended to read:
AB90,257,2415
975.54
(3) (b) If
the defendant under sub. (1) a person is found not guilty by
16reason of mental disease or defect for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy,
17or attempt to commit a violation, of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 944.06, 948.02
18(1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08,
19948.085, 948.095, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, or 948.30, of s. 940.302 (2)
20if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies, or of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and
21the
defendant person was not the victim's parent, the court shall require the
22defendant person to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 unless
23the court determines, after a hearing on a motion made by the
defendant person, that
24the
defendant person is not required to comply under s. 301.45 (1m).
AB90,822
1Section
822. 971.17 (1m) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3) (c), and
2975.54 (3) (c) (intro.), 1., 2. and 5., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB90,258,53
975.54
(3) (c) (intro.) In determining under
subd. 1m. a. par. (a) 1. whether it
4would be in the interest of public protection to have the
defendant person report
5under s. 301.45, the court may consider any of the following:
AB90,258,76
1. The ages, at the time of the violation, of the
defendant person and the victim
7of the violation.
AB90,258,98
2. The relationship between the
defendant person and the victim of the
9violation.
AB90,258,1110
5. The probability that the
defendant person will commit other violations in the
11future.
AB90,823
12Section
823. 971.17 (1m) (b) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3) (d) and
13amended to read:
AB90,258,1614
975.54
(3) (d) If the court orders a
defendant person to comply with the
15reporting requirements under s. 301.45, the court may order the
defendant person 16to continue to comply with the reporting requirements until his or her death.
AB90,824
17Section
824. 971.17 (1m) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 975.54 (3) (e) and
18amended to read:
AB90,258,2519
975.54
(3) (e) If the court orders a
defendant person to comply with the
20reporting requirements under s. 301.45, the clerk
of the court in which the order is
21entered shall promptly forward a copy of the order to the department of corrections.
22If the finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect on which the order
23is based is reversed, set aside
, or vacated, the clerk
of the court shall promptly
24forward to the department of corrections a certificate stating that the finding has
25been reversed, set aside
, or vacated.
AB90,825
1Section
825
. 971.17 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB90,826
2Section
826. 971.17 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.55 and amended
3to read:
AB90,259,17
4975.55 Disposition of person found not guilty by reason of mental
5disease or defect. The court shall enter an initial commitment order under this
6section pursuant to a hearing held as As soon as practicable after
the entering a 7judgment
of finding a person not guilty by reason of mental disease or
mental defect
8is entered, the court shall hold a dispositional hearing and commit the person to the
9department as provided in s. 975.57. If the court lacks sufficient information to
make
10the determination required by sub. (3) enter a commitment order under s. 975.57 11immediately after trial, it may adjourn the
dispositional hearing
, enter an interim
12order committing the person to the department, and order the department
of health
13services to conduct a predisposition investigation using the procedure
in under s.
14972.15 973.004, or
order a supplementary mental examination
or both, to assist the
15court in framing the commitment order of the person. If the court enters an interim
16commitment order, the person is subject to any conditions set by the court and to the
17rules of the department.
AB90,827
18Section
827. 971.17 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (1) and
19amended to read:
AB90,260,220
975.56
(1) If
a the court orders a supplementary mental examination
is
21ordered under
par. (a) s. 975.55, the court may appoint one or more examiners having
22the specialized knowledge determined by the court to be appropriate to
examine and
23report upon the condition of the person. In lieu thereof, conduct an outpatient
24examination of the person or the court may commit the person to an appropriate
25mental health facility for
the period specified in par. (c), which shall an inpatient
1examination. Days spent in a mental health facility for an inpatient examination
2under this subsection count as days spent in custody under s. 973.155.
AB90,828
3Section
828. 971.17 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (3) (a) and
4amended to read:
AB90,260,105
975.56
(3) (a) An examiner
ordered to conduct an inpatient examination under
6this section shall complete
an inpatient the examination
under par. (b) and file
the 7a report
of the examination within 15 days after the examination is ordered
unless,
8for good cause,. If the examiner cannot complete the examination
within 15 days and
9requests an extension
. In that case, the court may
for good cause allow one 15-day
10extension of the examination period.
AB90,260,13
11(b) An examiner
ordered to conduct an outpatient examination under this
12section shall complete
an outpatient the examination and file
the a report of
the 13examination within
15 30 days after the examination is ordered.
AB90,829
14Section
829. 971.17 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (4) and
15amended to read:
AB90,260,2016
975.56
(4) If the court orders an inpatient examination under
par. (b) sub. (1),
17it shall arrange for the transportation of the person to the examining facility within
18a reasonable time after the examination is ordered and for the person to be returned
19to the jail or court within a reasonable time after the examination has been
20completed.
AB90,830
21Section
830. 971.17 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (2) and
22amended to read:
AB90,261,423
975.56
(2) The examiner
appointed under par. (b) ordered to conduct an
24examination under this section shall personally observe and examine the person.
25The examiner
or facility shall have access to the person's past or present treatment
1records, as defined in s. 51.30 (1) (b), and patient health care records, as provided
2under s. 146.82 (2) (c). If the examiner believes that the person is appropriate for
3conditional release, the examiner shall report on the type of treatment and services
4that the person may need while in the community on conditional release.
AB90,831
5Section
831. 971.17 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (5) and
6amended to read:
AB90,261,97
975.56
(5) The costs of an examination ordered under par. (a) shall be paid by
8the county upon Upon the order of the court
as part of the costs of the action, the
9county shall pay the costs of an examination ordered under this section.
AB90,832
10Section
832. 971.17 (2) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 975.56 (6) and
11amended to read:
AB90,261,1412
975.56
(6) Within 10 days after the examiner's report is filed under
par. (c) sub.
13(3), the court shall hold a hearing to determine
whether the terms of the commitment
14shall take the form of institutional care or conditional release order under s. 975.57.
AB90,833
15Section
833. 971.17 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB90,834
16Section
834. 971.17 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (1) and
17amended to read:
AB90,262,518
975.57
(1) Commitment order. An order for commitment under this section
19shall specify either institutional care or conditional release. The court shall order
20institutional care if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that
conditional release
21of the person
, if conditionally released, would pose a significant risk of
causing bodily
22harm to himself or herself or to others or of
causing serious property damage. If the
23court does not make this finding, it shall order conditional release. In determining
24whether commitment shall be for institutional care or conditional release, the court
25may consider, without limitation because of enumeration, the nature and
1circumstances of the crime, the person's mental history and present mental
2condition, where the person will live, how the person will support himself or herself,
3what arrangements are available to ensure that the person has access to and will
4take necessary medication, and what arrangements are possible for treatment
5beyond medication.
AB90,835
6Section
835. 971.17 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (5) (a) and
7amended to read:
AB90,262,148
975.57
(5) (a) If the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that the
9person is not competent to refuse medication or treatment
for the person's mental
10condition, under the standard specified in s. 971.16 (3), the court shall issue, as part
11of the commitment order, an order that the person is not competent to refuse
12medication or treatment
for the person's mental condition and that whoever
13administers the medication or treatment to the person shall observe appropriate
14medical standards.
AB90,836
15Section
836. 971.17 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (5) (b) and
16amended to read:
AB90,263,2217
975.57
(5) (b)
If the court order specifies institutional care, the department of
18health services shall place the person in an institution under s. 51.37 (3) that the
19department considers appropriate in light of the rehabilitative services required by
20the person and the protection of public safety. If
the a person
placed in an institution
21under this section is not subject to a court order
determining finding the person
to
22be not competent to refuse medication or treatment
for the person's mental condition 23and
if the
institution in which the person is placed department determines that the
24person should be subject to such
a court an order, the
institution department may
25file
a motion with the court
, with notice to the person and his or her counsel and the
1district attorney, a motion as provided in s. 975.35 for a hearing
, under the standard
2specified in s. 971.16 (3), on to determine whether the person is not competent to
3refuse medication or treatment.
A report on which the motion is based shall
4accompany the motion and notice of motion and shall include a statement signed by
5a licensed physician that asserts that the person needs medication or treatment and
6that the person is not competent to refuse medication or treatment, based on an
7examination of the person by a licensed physician. Within 10 days after a motion is
8filed under this paragraph, the court shall determine the person's competency to
9refuse medication or treatment
for the person's mental condition. At the request of
10the person, his or her
counsel attorney, or the district attorney, the hearing may be
11postponed, but
in no case may the postponed hearing
shall be held
more than within 1220 days after a motion is filed under this paragraph. If the district attorney, the
13person
, and his or her
counsel attorney waive their respective opportunities to
14present other evidence on the issue, the court shall determine the person's
15competency to refuse medication or treatment on the basis of the report
16accompanying the motion. In the absence of these waivers, the court shall hold an
17evidentiary hearing on the issue. If the state proves by
evidence that is clear and
18convincing
evidence that the person is not competent to refuse medication or
19treatment,
under the standard specified in s. 971.16 (3), the court shall
order find 20that the person is not competent to refuse medication or treatment
for the person's
21mental condition and
order that whoever administers the medication or treatment
22to the person shall observe appropriate medical standards.
AB90,837
23Section
837
. 971.17 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 975.57 (4) (a) and
24amended to read:
AB90,264,19
1975.57
(4) (a) If the court finds that the person is appropriate for conditional
2release, the
court shall notify the department of health services. The department
of
3health services and the county department under s. 51.42 in the county of residence
4of the person shall prepare a plan that identifies the treatment and services, if any,
5that the person will receive in the community. The plan shall address the person's
6need, if any, for supervision, medication, community support services, residential
7services, vocational services, and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment.
The
8department of health services may contract with a county department, under s. 51.42
9(3) (aw) 1. d., with another public agency or with a private agency to provide the
10treatment and services identified in the plan. The plan shall specify who will be
11responsible for providing the treatment and services identified in the plan. The
plan 12department and the county department shall
be presented present the plan to the
13court for its approval within
21 14 days after the court
finding finds that the person
14is appropriate for conditional release, unless the
department, county department,
15department of health services and person to be released request additional time to
16develop the plan.
If the The county department
of the person's county of residence
17declines to prepare a plan, the department of health services may arrange for
18another county to prepare the plan if
that county agrees to prepare the plan and if 19the individual will be living in
that another county.
AB90,838
20Section
838. 971.17 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 975.58 and amended
21to read:
AB90,266,9
22975.58 Petition for revocation of conditional release. An order for
23conditional release places the person in the custody and control of the department
24of health services. A conditionally released person is subject to the conditions set by
25the court and to the rules of the department of health services. Before a person is
1conditionally released by the court under this subsection, the court shall so notify the
2municipal police department and county sheriff for the area where the person will
3be residing. The notification requirement under this paragraph does not apply if a
4municipal department or county sheriff submits to the court a written statement
5waiving the right to be notified. If the department
of health services alleges that a
6released person
conditionally released under s. 975.57 (4) or 975.59 has violated any
7condition or rule
of release, or that the safety of the person or others requires
that
8conditional release be revoked, he or she may be taken into custody under the rules
9of revocation of release, the department
may detain the person in a facility specified
10in s. 51.15 (2) or in a jail. The department
of health services shall submit a statement
11showing probable cause
of for the detention and a petition to revoke the order for
12conditional release to the committing court and the regional office of the state public
13defender responsible for handling cases in the county where the committing court is
14located within 72 hours after the detention, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
15holidays. The court shall hear the petition within 30 days
, after detention unless the
16hearing or time deadline is waived by the detained person.
Pending the revocation
17hearing, the department of health services may detain the person in a jail or in a
18hospital, center or facility specified by s. 51.15 (2). The Before the hearing, the
19department shall provide the detained person written notice of the claimed violation
20and a summary of the evidence against the person. The department may withdraw
21the petition without the consent of the court. If the department withdraws the
22petition, the person shall be immediately released from detention. At a hearing
23under this section, the state has the burden of proving by clear and convincing
24evidence that
any the person violated a rule or condition of release
has been violated,
25or that the safety of the person or others requires
that conditional release be revoked
1revocation of release. If the court determines
after hearing that
any the person
2violated a rule or condition of release
has been violated, or that the safety of the
3person or others requires
that conditional release be revoked revocation of release,
4it may revoke the order for conditional release and order
that the
released person
be 5placed in an appropriate institution under s. 51.37 (3) until the expiration of the
6commitment or until again conditionally released under
this section s. 975.59. If the
7court determines that the person violated a rule or condition of release, it may modify
8the order for conditional release. The court shall set forth on the record the evidence
9relied upon and reasons for the revocation or modification of conditional release.
AB90,839
10Section
839. 971.17 (4) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (title).
AB90,840
11Section
840. 971.17 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (1) and
12amended to read:
AB90,266,2013
975.59
(1) Petition. Any person who is committed
for institutional care to the
14department and institutionalized under s. 975.57 or 975.58 may petition the
15committing court to modify
its the commitment order by authorizing conditional
16release if at least 6 months have elapsed since the initial commitment order was
17entered, the most recent
release petition
for conditional release, if any, was denied
18or
withdrawn, and the most recent order for conditional release
, if any, was revoked.
19The director of the facility at which the person is placed may file a petition under this
20paragraph subsection on the person's behalf at any time.
AB90,841
21Section
841. 971.17 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (2) and
22amended to read:
AB90,267,423
975.59
(2) Service; appointment of counsel. If the person files a timely
24petition
under sub. (1) without counsel, the court shall serve a copy of the petition
25on the district attorney and, subject to
sub. (7) (b)
s. 975.63 (2), refer the matter to
1the state public defender for determination of indigency and appointment of counsel
2under s. 977.05 (4) (j). If
the a person
petitions through counsel, his or her files a
3petition under sub. (1) with the assistance of an attorney, the person's attorney shall
4serve
a copy of the petition on the district attorney.
AB90,842
5Section
842. 971.17 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (3) and
6amended to read:
AB90,267,167
975.59
(3) Examination. Within 20 days after receipt of the petition
under sub.
8(1), the court shall appoint one or more examiners having the specialized knowledge
9determined by the court to be appropriate
, who shall
to examine the person and
10furnish a written report of the examination to the court within 30 days after
11appointment. The examiners shall have reasonable access to the person for purposes
12of examination and to the person's past and present treatment records, as defined in
13s. 51.30 (1) (b), and patient health care records, as provided under s. 146.82 (2) (c).
14If
any such an examiner believes that the person is appropriate for conditional
15release, the examiner shall report on the type of treatment and services that the
16person may need while in the community on conditional release.
AB90,843
17Section
843. 971.17 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (4) and
18amended to read:
AB90,268,619
975.59
(4) Hearing. The court
, without a jury, shall hear the petition within
2030 days after the report of the court-appointed examiner is filed with the court,
21unless the
petitioner person waives this time limit. Expenses of proceedings under
22this subsection shall be paid as provided under s. 51.20 (18). The court shall grant
23the petition unless it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person would
24pose a significant risk of
causing bodily harm to himself or herself or to others or of
25causing serious property damage if conditionally released. In making this
1determination, the court may consider
, without limitation because of enumeration,
2the nature and circumstances of the crime, the person's mental history and present
3mental condition, where the person will live, how the person will support himself or
4herself, what arrangements are available to ensure that the person has access to and
5will take necessary medication, and what arrangements are possible for treatment
6beyond medication the factors under s. 975.57 (1).
AB90,844
7Section
844
. 971.17 (4) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 975.59 (5) (a), and
8975.59 (5) (a) 1., as renumbered, is amended to read:
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975.59
(5) (a) 1. If the court finds that the person is appropriate for conditional
10release, the court shall notify the department
of health services. Subject and, subject 11to
subd. subds. 2. and 3., the
department of health services and the county
12department under s. 51.42 in the county of residence of the person shall prepare a
13plan that identifies the treatment and services, if any, that the person will receive
14in the community. The plan shall address the person's need, if any, for supervision,
15medication, community support services, residential services, vocational services,
16and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment.
The department of health services may
17contract with a county department, under s. 51.42 (3) (aw) 1. d., with another public
18agency or with a private agency to provide the treatment and services identified in
19the plan. The plan shall specify who will be responsible for providing the treatment
20and services identified in the plan. The
plan shall be presented department and the
21county department shall present the plan to the court for its approval within
60 30 22days after the court finding that the person is appropriate for conditional release,
23unless the
department, county department,
department of health services and
24person to be released request additional time to develop the plan.
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25Section
845. 971.17 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB90,846
1Section
846. 971.17 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 975.60 (title).
AB90,847
2Section
847. 971.17 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 975.60 (1) and amended
3to read:
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975.60
(1) A person on conditional release, or the department
of health services 5on his or her behalf, may petition the committing court to terminate
the an order of
6commitment
if at least 6 months have elapsed since the person was last placed on
7conditional release and since the most recent petition under this section, if any, was
8denied.
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9(2) If
the a person files a timely petition
under sub. (1) without counsel, the
10court shall serve a copy of the petition on the district attorney and, subject to
sub. (7)
11(b) s. 975.63 (2), refer the matter to the state public defender for determination of
12indigency and appointment of counsel under s. 977.05 (4) (j). If the person
petitions 13through counsel, his or her files a petition under sub. (1) with the assistance of an
14attorney, the person's attorney shall serve
a copy of the petition on the district
15attorney.
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16(3) The
court shall rule on the petition
shall be determined as promptly as
17practicable
by the court without a jury.
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18(4) The court shall terminate the order of commitment unless it finds by clear
19and convincing evidence that further supervision is necessary to prevent a
20significant risk of bodily harm to the person or to others or of serious property
21damage. In making this determination, the court may consider, without limitation
22because of enumeration, the nature and circumstances of the crime, the person's
23mental history and current mental condition, the person's behavior while on
24conditional release, and plans for the person's living arrangements, support,
25treatment
, and other required services after termination of the commitment order.
1 A petition under this subsection may not be filed unless at least 6 months have
2elapsed since the person was last placed on conditional release or since the most
3recent petition under this subsection was denied.
AB90,848
4Section
848. 971.17 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 975.61, and 975.61 (1)
5(intro.) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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975.61
(1) (intro.) At least 60 days prior to the expiration of a commitment order
7issued under
sub. (1) s. 975.57, the department
of health services shall notify all of
8the following
of the expiration of the order:
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9(2) Upon the expiration of a commitment order
under sub. (1), the court shall
10discharge the person, subject to the right of the department
of health services or the
11appropriate county department under s. 51.60 or 51.437 to proceed against the
12person under ch. 51 or 55.
If none of those departments proceeds against the person
13under ch. 51 or 55, the court may order the proceeding.
AB90,849
14Section
849. 971.17 (6m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB90,850
15Section
850. 971.17 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 975.62 (1)
16(intro.) and amended to read:
AB90,270,1717
975.62
(1) (intro.) In this
subsection
section:
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18Section
851. 971.17 (6m) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.