SB680: Bill Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Senate BILL 680

February 1, 2016 - Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Harris Dodd and Miller, cosponsored by Representatives Goyke, R. Brooks, Kessler, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Pope, Sinicki, Subeck, Zepnick, Johnson and Barnes. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

SB680,1,4 An Act to create 758.20 of the statutes; relating to: removing information regarding acquittals, dismissed criminal charges, and criminal convictions for which a person was pardoned from the Consolidated Court Automation Programs.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires removal from the Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP) information regarding a criminal case for which the convicted person has been pardoned. CCAP contains information about civil and criminal cases filed in the circuit courts in this state, including information about the parties and their attorneys; documents filed; and deadlines, decisions, and outcomes of cases. CCAP also contains information on family court proceedings; probate proceedings; John Doe proceedings; reviews of certain administrative proceedings; tax warrants; mechanics', construction, condominium, or other types of liens; civil lawsuits; eviction proceedings; and domestic violence and other restraining orders and injunctions.

Under the bill, the director of state courts must remove from CCAP information relating to an acquittal, a dismissed criminal charge, and a criminal conviction if the person was pardoned for committing the crime.

For further information see the state 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:

SB680,1 Section 1. 758.20 of the statutes is created to read:

SB680,2,6 758.20 Consolidated court automation programs. (1) In this section, "Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site" means the Internet site of the consolidated court automation programs, which is the statewide electronic circuit court case management system established under s. 758.19 (4) and maintained by the director of state courts.

SB680,2,8 (2) The director of state courts shall remove all information from the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site relating to any of the following:

SB680,2,10 (a) A criminal conviction if the person who was convicted of the crime was granted a pardon for the crime.

SB680,2,12 (b) A criminal case or charge that is dismissed following a motion for dismissal by a prosecutor or defense attorney.

SB680,2,13 (c) A criminal charge of which the person was found not guilty.

SB680,2,14 (End)