SB70: Bill Text

SB70,1728,15 967.056 Prosecution of offenses; disorderly conduct. (1) If a person is accused of or charged with disorderly conduct in violation of s. 947.01 or a local ordinance in conformity with s. 947.01, a prosecutor shall offer the person an alternative to prosecution under sub. (2) if all of the following apply:

SB70,1728,16 (a) The accused or charged violation is the person's first violation of s. 947.01.

SB70,1728,18 (b) The person has not previously been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony for conduct that is substantially similar to the accused or charged violation.

SB70,1728,21 (c) The person has not been convicted of a felony in this state, or of a violation in another state that would be a felony if committed by an adult in this state, in the preceding 3 years.

SB70,1728,23 (2) A prosecutor shall offer one of the following alternatives to prosecution to a qualifying person under sub. (1):

SB70,1728,24 (a) A deferred prosecution agreement that includes restitution, if applicable.

SB70,1729,2 (b) An agreement in which the defendant stipulates to his or her guilt of a noncriminal ordinance violation that includes payment of a forfeiture.

SB70,3358 Section 3358 . 967.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1729,6 967.11 (1) In this section, “approved substance abuse treatment program" means a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10).

SB70,3359 Section 3359 . 967.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1729,13 967.11 (2) If a county establishes an approved substance abuse treatment program and the approved program authorizes the use of surveillance and monitoring technology or day reporting programs, a court or a district attorney may require a person participating in an the approved substance abuse treatment program to submit to surveillance and monitoring technology or a day reporting program as a condition of participation.

SB70,3360 Section 3360 . 968.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1730,13 968.20 (3) (b) Except as provided in par. (a) or sub. (1m) or (4), a city, village, town or county or other custodian of a seized dangerous weapon or ammunition, if the dangerous weapon or ammunition is not required for evidence or use in further investigation and has not been disposed of pursuant to a court order at the completion of a criminal action or proceeding, shall make reasonable efforts to notify all persons who have or may have an authorized rightful interest in the dangerous weapon or ammunition of the application requirements under sub. (1). If, within 30 days after the notice, an application under sub. (1) is not made and the seized dangerous weapon or ammunition is not returned by the officer under sub. (2), the city, village, town or county or other custodian may retain the dangerous weapon or ammunition and authorize its use by a law enforcement agency, except that a dangerous weapon used in the commission of a homicide or a handgun, as defined in s. 175.35 (1) (b) 941.237 (1) (d), may not be retained. If a dangerous weapon other than a firearm is not so retained, the city, village, town or county or other custodian shall safely dispose of the dangerous weapon or, if the dangerous weapon is a motor vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (35), sell the motor vehicle following the procedure under s. 973.075 (4). If a firearm or ammunition is not so retained, the city, village, town or county or other custodian shall ship it to the state crime laboratories and it is then the property of the laboratories. A person designated by the department of justice may destroy any material for which the laboratories have no use or arrange for the exchange of material with other public agencies. In lieu of destruction, shoulder weapons for which the laboratory has no use shall be turned over to the department of natural resources for sale and distribution of proceeds under s. 29.934 or for use under s. 29.938.

SB70,3361 Section 3361 . 971.17 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1730,18 971.17 (1g) Notice of restriction on firearm possession. If the defendant under sub. (1) is found not guilty of a felony, or of a violation under s. 175.33 (2), by reason of mental disease or defect, the court shall inform the defendant of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29.

SB70,3362 Section 3362 . 971.365 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1730,23 971.365 (1) (a) In any case under s. 961.41 (1) (em), 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (1) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g) or (h) involving more than one violation, all violations may be prosecuted as a single crime if the violations were pursuant to a single intent and design.

SB70,3363 Section 3363 . 971.365 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1731,4 971.365 (1) (b) In any case under s. 961.41 (1m) (em), 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (1m) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g) or (h) involving more than one violation, all violations may be prosecuted as a single crime if the violations were pursuant to a single intent and design.

SB70,3364 Section 3364 . 971.365 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1731,9 971.365 (1) (c) In any case under s. 961.41 (3g) (a) 2., 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (dm), 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (am), (c), (d), (e), or (g) involving more than one violation, all violations may be prosecuted as a single crime if the violations were pursuant to a single intent and design.

SB70,3365 Section 3365 . 971.365 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1731,16 971.365 (2) An acquittal or conviction under sub. (1) does not bar a subsequent prosecution for any acts in violation of s. 961.41 (1) (em), 1999 stats., s. 961.41 (1m) (em), 1999 stats., s. 961.41 (3g) (a) 2., 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (dm), 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (1) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g), or (h), (1m) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g), or (h) or (3g) (am), (c), (d), (e), or (g) on which no evidence was received at the trial on the original charge.

SB70,3366 Section 3366. 973.015 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1731,18 973.015 (1b) In this section, “record” means a criminal case file.

SB70,3367 Section 3367. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70,1732,3 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 2. and except as provided in subd. 3., when a person is under the age of 25 at the time of the commission of an offense for which the person has been found guilty in a court for violation of a law for which the maximum period of imprisonment is 6 years or less, the, a court may order at the time of sentencing after a conviction that the record a criminal case be expunged upon successful completion of the sentence if the court determines the person will benefit and society will not be harmed by this disposition. by one of the following methods:

SB70,1732,6 (d) This subsection does not apply to information maintained by the department of transportation regarding a conviction that is required to be included in a record kept under s. 343.23 (2) (a).

SB70,3368 Section 3368. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:

SB70,1732,12 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in subd. 3., the court may order at the time of sentencing that the record be expunged upon successful completion of the sentence if the court determines that the person has not previously had a record expunged under this section and that the person will benefit and society will not be harmed by this disposition.

SB70,1733,9 b. If at least one year has passed since the person successfully completed his or her sentence, the person may file a petition in the county of conviction requesting that the record be expunged. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall review the petition to determine if the person is ineligible to petition for expungement because subd. 3. or 4. applies, less than one year has passed since the person successfully completed his or her sentence, there are criminal charges pending against the person, the person has previously had a record expunged under this section, or the person has exceeded the maximum number of petitions allowed under this subd. 1. b. If the court determines the person is eligible to petition for expungement, the court shall forward the petition to the district attorney. If the district attorney requests a hearing within 90 days after the court forwards the petition, the court shall schedule a hearing to review the petition. If the district attorney waives the hearing or at least 90 days have passed since the court forwarded the petition, the court may review the petition with or without a hearing. If a hearing is scheduled, then if practicable, the sentencing judge shall be the judge to review the petition. The court may order that the record be expunged if the court determines the person will benefit and society will not be harmed by this disposition. If the court does not order the record be expunged under this subd. 1. b., the person may file a 2nd petition under this subd. 1. b. only if at least 2 years have passed since he or she filed the first petition. No person may file more than 2 petitions per record under this subd. 1. b. For a 2nd petition regarding the same record, the person shall pay to the clerk of circuit court a $100 fee to be retained for the use of the county.

SB70,3369 Section 3369. 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1733,14 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a. A Class H felony, if the person has, in his or her lifetime, been convicted of a prior felony offense, or if the felony is a violent offense, as defined in s. 301.048 (2) (bm), or is a violation of s. 940.32, 948.03 (2), (3), or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., or 948.095.

SB70,3370 Section 3370. 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. c., cg., cr. and d. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:

SB70,1733,18 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. c. A crime for which the maximum period of imprisonment is more than 6 years.

SB70,1733,20 cg. A violation of s. 940.32 or 943.14 or, if the court noted in the record that the property damaged was a business, a violation of s. 943.01.

SB70,1733,22 cr. A violation of a temporary restraining order or injunction issued under s. 813.12 (3) or (4).

SB70,1733,23 d. A violation of chs. 341 to 348.

SB70,1733,25 4. The court may order at the time of sentencing that the record is ineligible for expungement.

SB70,3371 Section 3371. 973.015 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1734,17 973.015 (1m) (b) A For purposes of par. (a), a person has successfully completed the sentence if the person has completed all periods of incarceration, parole, or extended supervision to which he or she was sentenced; the person has paid all fines, costs, fees, surcharges, and restitution assessed and has completed any court-ordered community service; the person has not been convicted of a subsequent offense crime; and, if on probation was imposed, the probation has not been revoked and the probationer has satisfied the conditions of probation. Upon successful completion of the a sentence involving incarceration or probation, the detaining or probationary authority shall issue and forward to the court of record a certificate of discharge which shall be forwarded to the court of record and which shall have the effect of expunging the record that indicates whether the person successfully completed his or her sentence. If the court has ordered the record expunged under par. (a) 1. a. or 2. and the person has successfully completed the sentence, the person's record shall be expunged as ordered. If the person has been imprisoned incarcerated, the detaining authority shall also forward a copy of the certificate of discharge to the department.

SB70,3372 Section 3372. 973.015 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1735,7 973.015 (1m) (c) Upon receipt of a petition under par. (a) 1. b., the district attorney shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim, as defined in s. 950.02 (4), of the petition. In the notice, the district attorney shall inform the victim that he or she may waive the hearing requirement and that, if waived, the court may review the petition without a hearing. The district attorney shall inform the victim of the manner in which he or she may provide written statements concerning the petition and, if the victim does not waive the hearing requirement, that he or she may appear at the hearing. If the victim waives the hearing requirement, the district attorney may inform the court that there is no objection to waiving the hearing requirement. Notwithstanding the confidentiality of victim address information obtained under s. 302.113 (9g) (g) 3., a district attorney who is required to make a reasonable attempt to notify a victim under this paragraph may obtain from the clerk of the circuit court the victim address information that the victim provided to the clerk under s. 302.113 (9g) (g) 3.

SB70,3373 Section 3373. 973.015 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1735,12 973.015 (4) A record of a crime expunged under this section is not considered a conviction for employment purposes or for purposes of the issuance of a license, as defined in s. 111.32 (10), by a licensing agency, as defined in s. 111.32 (11). This subsection does not apply to the extent that its application conflicts with federal law.

SB70,3374 Section 3374 . 973.016 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1735,17 973.016 Special disposition for marijuana-related crimes. (1) Resentencing persons serving a sentence or probation. (a) A person serving a sentence or on probation may request resentencing or dismissal as provided under par. (b) if all of the following apply:

SB70,1735,19 1. The sentence or probation period was imposed for a violation of s. 961.41 (1) (h), 2021 stats., s. 961.41 (1m) (h), 2021 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (e), 2021 stats.

SB70,1735,20 2. One of the following applies:

SB70,1735,22 a. The person would not have been guilty of a crime had the violation occurred on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts date].

SB70,1735,24 b. The person would have been guilty of a lesser crime had the violation occurred on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date].

SB70,1736,2 (b) 1. A person to whom par. (a) applies shall file a petition with the sentencing court to request resentencing, adjustment of probation, or dismissal.

SB70,1736,10 2. If the court receiving a petition under subd. 1. determines that par. (a) applies, the court shall schedule a hearing to consider the petition. At the hearing, if the court determines that par. (a) 2. b. applies, the court shall resentence the person or adjust the probation and change the record to reflect the lesser crime, and, if the court determines that par. (a) 2. a. applies, the court shall dismiss the conviction and expunge the record. Before resentencing, adjusting probation, or dismissing a conviction under this subdivision, the court shall determine that the action does not present an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.

SB70,1736,12 3. If the court resentences the person or adjusts probation, the person shall receive credit for time or probation served for the relevant offense.

SB70,1736,16 (2) Redesignating offense for persons who completed a sentence or probation. (a) A person who has completed his or her sentence or period of probation may request under par. (b) expungement of the conviction because the conviction is legally invalid or redesignation to a lesser crime if all of the following apply:

SB70,1736,18 1. The sentence or probation period was imposed for a violation of s. 961.41 (1) (h), 2021 stats., s. 961.41 (1m) (h), 2021 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (e), 2021 stats.

SB70,1736,19 2. One of the following applies:

SB70,1736,21 a. The person would not have been guilty of a crime had the violation occurred on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts date].

SB70,1736,23 b. The person would have been guilty of a lesser crime had the violation occurred on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date].

SB70,1736,25 (b) 1. A person to whom par. (a) applies shall file a petition with the sentencing court to request expungement or redesignation.

SB70,1737,7 2. If the court receiving a petition under subd. 1. determines that par. (a) applies, the court shall schedule a hearing to consider the petition. At the hearing, if the court determines that par. (a) 2. b. applies, the court shall redesignate the crime to a lesser crime and change the record to reflect the lesser crime, and if the court determines that par. (a) 2. a. applies, the court shall expunge the conviction. Before redesignating or expunging under this subdivision, the court shall determine that the action does not present an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.

SB70,1737,11 (3) Effect of resentencing, dismissal, redesignation, or expungement. If the court changes or expunges a record under this section, a conviction that was changed or expunged is not considered a conviction for any purpose under state or federal law, including for purposes of s. 941.29 or 18 USC 921.

SB70,3375 Section 3375 . 973.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1737,16 973.15 (5) A convicted offender who is made available to another jurisdiction under ch. 976 or in any other lawful manner shall be credited with service of his or her Wisconsin sentence or commitment under the terms of s. ss. 973.155 and 973.156 for the duration of custody in the other jurisdiction.

SB70,3376 Section 3376 . 973.155 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1737,22 973.155 (1m) A convicted offender shall be given credit toward the service of his or her sentence for all days spent in custody as part of a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10), for any offense arising out of the course of conduct that led to the person's placement in that program.

SB70,3377 Section 3377 . 973.156 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1738,3 973.156 Earned compliance credit. (1) In this section, “qualifying offense” means a crime other than a violation of ch. 940 or s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.095.

SB70,1738,8 (2) Upon the revocation of extended supervision under s. 302.113 (9) or parole under s. 302.11 (7), a person shall be given earned compliance credit toward the service of his or her sentence for a qualifying offense for each day that the person spent on extended supervision or parole without violating a condition or rule of extended supervision or parole prior to the violation that resulted in the revocation.

SB70,1738,10 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who is required to register under s. 301.45.

SB70,1738,13 (4) If a person is serving more than one sentence, earned compliance credit under sub. (2) is earned only for the time spent on extended supervision or parole for qualifying offenses.

SB70,1738,16 (5) The amount of the earned compliance credit under sub. (2) shall be calculated and applied by the appropriate reviewing authority under s. 302.11 (7) (am) or 302.113 (9) (am) 1.

SB70,3378 Section 3378 . 973.176 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1738,22 973.176 (1) Firearm possession. Whenever a court imposes a sentence or places a defendant on probation regarding a felony conviction or regarding a conviction for a misdemeanor under s. 175.33 (2), the court shall inform the defendant of the requirements and penalties applicable to him or her under s. 941.29 (1m) or (4m).

SB70,3379 Section 3379. 973.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1739,2 973.25 (1) (a) “Certificate of qualification for employment” means a certificate issued by the council on offender employment that provides an offender with relief from a collateral sanction, except that it does not provide relief from s. 48.685 (5m), 50.065 (4m), or 111.335 (3) (a) (ar), (b), (c), or (e) or (4) (h) or (i).

SB70,3380 Section 3380. 973.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1739,9 973.25 (4) (a) An offender may file an application for a certificate of qualification for employment with the council on offender employment on a form to be provided by the director of state courts along with an application fee of $20 that shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (h). The council may waive the fee if the offender submits an affidavit along with the application in which he or she swears or affirms that he or she is unable to pay the application fee.

SB70,3381 Section 3381. 977.08 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1739,17 977.08 (4m) (d) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s. 977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after January 1, 2020, and before July 1, 2023, private local attorneys shall be paid $70 per hour for time spent related to a case, excluding travel, and $25 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which the attorney's principal office is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of more than 30 miles, one way, from the attorney's principal office.

SB70,3382 Section 3382. 977.08 (4m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1739,25 977.08 (4m) (e) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s. 977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after July 1, 2023, private local attorneys shall be paid $100 per hour for time spent related to a case, excluding travel, and $50 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which the attorney's principal office is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of more than 30 miles, one way, from the attorney's principal office.

SB70,3383 Section 3383. 977.08 (5) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1740,5 977.08 (5) (br) Beginning on July 1, 2000 , and until June 30, 2023, the state public defender may exempt up to 10 full-time assistant state public defenders in the subunit responsible for trials from the annual caseload standards under par. (bn) based on their need to perform other assigned duties.

SB70,3384 Section 3384. 977.08 (5) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1740,10 977.08 (5) (bs) Beginning on July 1, 2023, the state public defender may exempt up to 25 full-time assistant state public defenders in the subunit responsible for trials from the annual caseload standards under par. (bn) based on their need to perform other assigned duties.

SB70,3385 Section 3385. 978.03 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1740,21 978.03 (1m) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of 200,000 or more but less than 750,000 may appoint 3 4 deputy district attorneys and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the department of administration and authorized in accordance with s. 16.505. The district attorney shall rank the deputy district attorneys for purposes of carrying out duties under this section. The deputies, according to rank, may perform any duty of the district attorney, under the district attorney's direction. In the absence or disability of the district attorney, the deputies, according to rank, may perform any act required by law to be performed by the district attorney. Any such deputy must have practiced law in this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment under this section.

SB70,3386 Section 3386 . 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: