SB677,3,72 (b) "Collateral sanction" means a penalty, disability, or disadvantage, however
3denominated, imposed on an individual as a result of the individual's conviction or
4adjudication of delinquency for an offense that applies by operation of law whether
5or not it is included in the judgment or sentence. The term does not include
6imprisonment, probation, parole, extended supervision, forfeiture, restitution, fine,
7assessment, or costs of prosecution.
SB677,3,128 (c) "Decision maker" means the state acting directly or through its
9departments, agencies, officers, or instrumentalities, including political
10subdivisions, educational institutions, boards, or commissions, or their employees,
11and government contractors, including subcontractors, made subject to this section
12by contract, by law other than this section, or by ordinance.
SB677,3,1713 (d) "Disqualification" means a penalty, disability, or disadvantage, however
14denominated, that an administrative agency, governmental official, or a court in a
15civil proceeding is authorized, but not required, to impose on an individual on
16grounds relating to the individual's conviction or adjudication of delinquency for an
17offense.
SB677,3,1918 (e) "Offense" means a felony or a misdemeanor under the law of this state,
19another state, or the United States.
SB677,3,2220 (f) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
21Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject
22to the jurisdiction of the United States.
SB677,3,24 23(3) Limitation on scope. (a) This section does not provide a basis for any of the
24following:
SB677,3,2525 1. Invalidating a plea, conviction, adjudication of delinquency, or sentence.
SB677,4,1
12. A cause of action for money damages.
SB677,4,32 3. A claim for relief from, or defense to, the application of a collateral
3consequence based on a failure to comply with sub. (4), (5), or (6).
SB677,4,44 (b) This section does not affect any of the following:
SB677,4,55 1. The duty an individual's attorney owes to the individual.
SB677,4,66 2. A claim or right of a victim of an offense.
SB677,4,87 3. A right or remedy under law other than this section available to an individual
8convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for an offense.
SB677,4,12 9(4) Identification, collection, and publication of laws regarding collateral
10consequences.
(a) The legislative reference bureau and legislative council staff,
11under the direction of the joint review committee on criminal penalties, shall do all
12of the following:
SB677,4,1613 1. Identify or cause to be identified any provision in this state's constitution,
14statutes, and administrative rules that imposes a collateral sanction or authorizes
15the imposition of a disqualification, and any provision of law that may afford relief
16from a collateral consequence.
SB677,4,1917 2. Within 120 days after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts
18date], collect or cause to be collected citations to, and the text or short descriptions
19of, the provisions identified under subd. 1.
SB677,4,2120 3. Update or cause to be updated the collection of citations by December 1 of
21each even-numbered year.
SB677,5,222 (b) In complying with par. (a) 1. and 2., the legislative reference bureau and
23legislative council staff may rely on the study of this state's collateral sanctions,
24disqualifications, and relief provisions prepared by the National Institute of Justice

1described in Section 510 of the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, P.L.
2110-177.
SB677,5,53 (c) The legislative reference bureau and legislative council staff shall include
4or cause to be included the following statements in a prominent manner at the
5beginning of the collection described in par. (a):
SB677,5,76 1. This collection has not been enacted into law and does not have the force of
7law.
SB677,5,108 2. An error or omission in this collection is not a reason for invalidating a plea,
9conviction, adjudication of delinquency, or sentence or for not imposing a collateral
10sanction or disqualification.
SB677,5,1311 3. The laws of the United States, other jurisdictions, and units of local
12governments that impose additional collateral sanctions and disqualifications are
13not listed in this collection.
SB677,5,1614 4. This collection does not include any law or other provision regarding the
15imposition of or relief from a collateral sanction or a disqualification enacted or
16adopted after the collection was prepared or last updated.
SB677,5,2017 (d) The joint review committee on criminal penalties shall publish or cause to
18be published the collection created and updated as required under par. (a). The
19collection must be available to the public on the Internet without charge within 7
20days after it is created or updated.
SB677,5,24 21(5) Notice of collateral consequences in pretrial proceeding. At the time
22an individual is charged with or indicted for an offense, the prosecutor shall attach
23to the complaint, or the court shall attach to the indictment, information
24substantially similar to the following:
SB677,5,2525 NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
SB677,6,3
1If you plead guilty or are convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for, an offense
2you may suffer additional legal consequences beyond jail or prison, probation,
3periods of extended supervision, and fines. These consequences may include:
SB677,6,44 Being unable to get or keep some licenses, permits, or jobs.
SB677,6,55 Being unable to get or keep benefits such as public housing or education.
SB677,6,76 Receiving a harsher sentence if you are convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent
7for, another offense in the future.
SB677,6,88 Having the government take your property.
SB677,6,99 Being unable to vote or possess a firearm.
SB677,6,1210 If you are not a United States citizen, a guilty plea or conviction may also result
11in your deportation, removal, exclusion from admission to the United States, or
12denial of citizenship.
SB677,6,1313 The law may provide ways to obtain some relief from these consequences.
SB677,6,1614 Further information about the consequences of conviction or an adjudication of
15delinquency is available on the Internet at [insert Internet site address of the
16collection of laws published under sub. (4) (d)].
SB677,6,19 17(6) Notice of collateral consequences at sentencing and upon release. (a)
18The sentencing court shall provide the following information to an individual who
19is convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for, an offense when he or she is sentenced:
SB677,6,2120 1. That collateral consequences may apply because of the conviction or
21adjudication.
SB677,6,2222 2. That there may be ways to obtain relief from collateral consequences.
SB677,6,2423 3. The Internet site address of the collection of laws published under sub. (4)
24(d).
SB677,7,3
14. Contact information for government or nonprofit agencies, groups, or
2organizations, if any, offering assistance to individuals seeking relief from collateral
3consequences.
SB677,7,44 5. When the individual may vote under this state's law.
SB677,7,85 (b) If an individual is sentenced to a term of confinement in a jail or a prison,
6not more than 30 days prior to the individual's release from jail or prison, the
7department of corrections shall provide to the individual the information described
8in par. (a).
SB677,7,11 9(7) Authorization required for collateral sanction; ambiguity. (a) A
10collateral sanction may be imposed only by statute or ordinance, or by a rule
11authorized by law and adopted pursuant to this section.
SB677,7,1412 (b) A law creating a collateral consequence that is ambiguous as to whether it
13imposes a collateral sanction or authorizes a disqualification must be construed as
14authorizing a disqualification.
SB677,7,19 15(8) Decision to disqualify. In deciding whether to impose a disqualification
16on an individual, a decision maker shall undertake an individual assessment to
17determine whether the benefit or opportunity at issue should be granted. In making
18that decision, a decision maker may consider, if substantially related to the benefit
19or opportunity at issue:
SB677,7,2020 (a) The particular facts and circumstances involved in the offense.
SB677,7,2321 (b) The essential elements of the offense, except that the conviction or
22adjudication of delinquency itself may not be considered except as having
23established the elements of the offense.
SB677,8,3
1(c) Other relevant information, including the effect of granting the benefit or
2opportunity on 3rd parties and whether the individual has been granted relief such
3as an order of limited relief or a certificate of restoration of rights.
SB677,8,12 4(9) Effect of conviction by another state or the united states; vacated or
5pardoned conviction.
(a) For purposes of authorizing or imposing collateral
6consequences in this state, a conviction for an offense in a court of another state or
7the United States is deemed a conviction of the offense in this state with the same
8elements. If there is no offense in this state with the same elements, the conviction
9is deemed a conviction of the most serious offense in this state that is established by
10the elements of the offense. A misdemeanor in the jurisdiction of conviction may not
11be deemed a felony in this state, and an offense below a misdemeanor in the
12jurisdiction of conviction may not be deemed a conviction of a crime in this state.
SB677,8,2013 (b) For purposes of authorizing or imposing collateral consequences in this
14state, a juvenile adjudication in another state or the United States may not be
15deemed a felony, misdemeanor, or offense below a misdemeanor in this state, but may
16be deemed a juvenile adjudication for the juvenile violation in this state with the
17same elements in the underlying offense. If there is no juvenile violation in this state
18with the same underlying elements, the juvenile adjudication is deemed an
19adjudication of the most serious juvenile violation in this state that is established by
20the underlying elements of the juvenile adjudication.
SB677,8,2421 (c) A conviction or adjudication of delinquency that is reversed, overturned, or
22otherwise vacated by a court of competent jurisdiction of this state, another state, or
23the United States on grounds other than rehabilitation or good behavior may not
24serve as the basis for authorizing or imposing a collateral consequence in this state.
SB677,9,3
1(d) A pardon issued by another state or the United States has the same effect
2for purposes of authorizing, imposing, and relieving collateral consequences in this
3state as it has in the issuing jurisdiction.
SB677,9,184 (e) A conviction or adjudication of delinquency that has been expunged, sealed,
5annulled, set aside, or otherwise vacated by a court of competent jurisdiction of
6another state or the United States on grounds of rehabilitation or good behavior, or
7for which civil rights were restored pursuant to statute, has the same effect for
8purposes of authorizing, imposing, and relieving collateral consequences in this
9state as it has in the jurisdiction of conviction or adjudication, except that vacation
10or restoration of civil rights does not relieve collateral consequences applicable under
11the law of this state for which relief could not be granted under sub. (12), or for which
12relief was expressly withheld by the court order or by the law of the jurisdiction that
13vacated the conviction or adjudication. An individual convicted or adjudicated
14delinquent in another jurisdiction may seek relief under sub. (10) or (11) from any
15collateral consequence for which relief was not granted in the issuing jurisdiction,
16other than those listed in sub. (12), and the court shall consider that the conviction
17or adjudication was vacated or civil rights restored in deciding whether to issue an
18order of limited relief or certificate of restoration of rights.
SB677,9,2519 (f) A charge or prosecution in any jurisdiction that has been finally terminated
20without a judgment of conviction or adjudication of delinquency and imposition of
21sentence based on participation in a deferred prosecution or diversion program may
22not serve as the basis for authorizing or imposing a collateral consequence in this
23state. This paragraph does not affect the validity of any restrictions or conditions
24imposed by law as part of participation in the deferred prosecution or diversion
25program, either before or after the termination of the charge or prosecution.
SB677,10,4
1(10) Order of limited relief. (a) An individual convicted of or adjudicated
2delinquent for an offense may petition for an order of limited relief from one or more
3collateral sanctions related to employment, education, housing, public benefits, or
4occupational licensing. The petition may be presented to any of the following:
SB677,10,55 1. The sentencing court at or before sentencing.
SB677,10,76 2. The court for the county where the individual resides at any time after
7sentencing.
SB677,10,138 (b) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (12), the court may issue an order of
9limited relief relieving one or more of the collateral sanctions described in par. (a) if,
10after reviewing the record, including the individual's criminal history, any filing by
11a prosecutor or victim under sub. (16), and any other relevant evidence, it finds the
12individual has established by a preponderance of the evidence that all of the
13following are true:
SB677,10,1614 1. Granting the petition will materially assist the individual in obtaining or
15maintaining employment, education, housing, public benefits, or occupational
16licensing.
SB677,10,1817 2. The individual has substantial need for the relief requested in order to live
18a law-abiding life.
SB677,10,2019 3. Granting the petition would not pose an unreasonable risk to the safety or
20welfare of the public or any individual.
SB677,10,2221 (c) The court may consider the conduct underlying a conviction or adjudication
22of delinquency in the same manner as provided in sub. (8).
SB677,10,2323 (d) The order of limited relief must specify:
SB677,10,2424 1. The particular collateral sanction from which relief is granted.
SB677,10,2525 2. Any restrictions imposed pursuant to sub. (14).
SB677,11,2
1(e) Issuance of an order of limited relief relieves a collateral sanction to the
2extent provided in the order.
SB677,11,9 3(11) Certificate of restoration of rights. (a) An individual convicted of or
4adjudicated delinquent for an offense may petition the court for the county where he
5or she resides for a certificate of restoration of rights relieving collateral sanctions
6not sooner than 3 years after the individual's most recent conviction of or
7adjudication for a felony or misdemeanor in any jurisdiction, or not sooner than 3
8years after the individual's release from confinement pursuant to a criminal
9sentence in any jurisdiction, whichever is later.
SB677,11,1410 (b) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (12), the court may issue a certificate
11of restoration of rights if after reviewing the record, including the individual's
12criminal history, any filing by a prosecutor or victim under sub. (16), and any other
13relevant evidence, it finds the individual has established by a preponderance of the
14evidence that all of the following are true:
SB677,11,1715 1. The individual is engaged in, or seeking to engage in, a lawful occupation or
16activity, including employment, training, education, or rehabilitative programs, or
17the individual otherwise has a lawful source of support.
SB677,11,1918 2. The individual is not in violation of the terms of any criminal sentence, or
19that any failure to comply is justified, excused, involuntary, or insubstantial.
SB677,11,2020 3. No criminal charges are pending against the individual.
SB677,11,2221 4. Granting the petition would not pose an unreasonable risk to the safety or
22welfare of the public or any individual.
SB677,11,2423 (c) A certificate of restoration of rights must specify any restrictions imposed
24and collateral sanctions from which relief has not been granted under sub. (14).
SB677,12,4
1(d) Issuance of a certificate of restoration of rights relieves all collateral
2sanctions, except those listed in sub. (12) and any others specifically excluded in the
3certificate. The court may consider the conduct underlying the conviction or
4adjudication or delinquency in the same manner as provided in sub. (8).
SB677,12,8 5(12) Collateral sanctions not subject to order of limited relief or
6certificate of restoration of rights.
An order of limited relief or certificate of
7restoration of rights issued under sub. (10) or (11) may not be issued to relieve the
8following collateral sanctions:
SB677,12,99 (a) Requirements imposed by s. 301.45.
SB677,12,1110 (b) A motor vehicle license suspension, revocation, limitation, or ineligibility
11for which restoration or relief is available pursuant to s. 343.10.
SB677,12,15 12(13) Effect of pardon. If an individual who was convicted of or adjudicated
13delinquent for an offense is granted a pardon by the governor of this state for that
14offense, the court for the county where he or she resides shall issue a certificate of
15restoration of rights relieving all collateral sanctions associated with that offense.
SB677,12,24 16(14) Issuance, modification, and revocation of order of limited relief and
17certificate of restoration of rights.
(a) When a petition is filed under sub. (10) or
18(11), including a petition for enlargement of an existing order of limited relief or
19certificate of restoration of rights, the court shall notify the office that prosecuted the
20offense giving rise to the collateral consequence from which relief is sought and, if
21the conviction or adjudication of delinquency was not obtained in a court of this state,
22the department of justice. The court may issue an order or certificate subject to
23restriction, condition, or additional requirement. When issuing, denying, modifying,
24or revoking an order or certificate, the court may impose conditions for reapplication.
SB677,13,12
1(b) The court may restrict or revoke an order of limited relief or certificate of
2restoration of rights it previously issued or an order issued by a court in this state
3if it finds just cause by a preponderance of the evidence. Just cause includes
4subsequent conviction or adjudication of delinquency of the holder for a felony in this
5state, or for an offense in another jurisdiction that is deemed a felony in this state
6under sub. (9). An order of restriction or revocation may be issued on motion of the
7office of the prosecutor that obtained the conviction or adjudication of delinquency,
8or a government agency designated by that prosecutorial office, after notice to the
9individual to whom the order or certificate was issued and any other prosecutor that
10has appeared in the matter, and after a hearing pursuant to rules adopted pursuant
11to this section if requested by the individual or the prosecutor who made the motion
12or any prosecutor that has appeared in the matter.
SB677,13,1813 (c) The court shall order any test, report, investigation, or disclosure by the
14individual it reasonably believes necessary to its decision to issue, modify, or revoke
15an order of limited relief or certificate of restoration of rights. If there are material
16disputed issues of fact or law, the individual and any prosecutor notified under par.
17(a) or another prosecutorial agency designated by a prosecutor notified under par. (a)
18shall have the opportunity to submit evidence and be heard on those issues.
SB677,13,2119 (d) The department of justice shall maintain a public record of the issuance,
20modification, and revocation of orders of limited relief and certificates of restoration
21of rights.
SB677,14,3 22(15) Reliance on order or certificate as evidence of due care. In a judicial
23or administrative proceeding alleging negligence or other fault, an order of limited
24relief or a certificate of restoration of rights may be introduced as evidence of a
25person's due care in hiring, retaining, licensing, leasing to, admitting to a school or

1program, or otherwise transacting business or engaging in activity with the
2individual to whom the order was issued, if the person knew of the order or certificate
3at the time of the alleged negligence or other fault.
SB677,14,7 4(16) Victims rights. A victim of an offense may participate in proceedings for
5issuance, modification, and revocation of orders of limited relief and certificates of
6restoration of rights to the extent permitted by rules adopted by the director of state
7courts.
SB677,14,10 8(17) Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing
9this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of
10the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
SB677,14,13 11(18) Savings and transitional provisions. (a) This section applies to collateral
12consequences whenever enacted or imposed, unless the law creating the collateral
13consequence expressly states that this section does not apply.
SB677,14,1614 (b) This section does not invalidate the imposition of a collateral sanction on
15an individual before January 1, 2014, but a collateral sanction validly imposed before
16January 1, 2014, may be the subject of relief under this section.
SB677,2 17Section 2. Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 1, 2014, except
18as follows:
SB677,14,2019 (1) The creation of section 976.045 (4) of the statutes takes effect on the day
20after publication.
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