301.46(9)
(9) Effect on open records requests. This section does not prohibit the department from providing to a person, in response to that person's request under
s. 19.35 to inspect or copy records of the department, information that is contained in the sex offender registry under
s. 301.45 concerning a person who is in the custody or under the supervision of the department if that information is also contained in records of the department, other than the sex offender registry, that are subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35.
301.46 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
DOC 332.01, Wis. adm. code.
301.46 Annotation
Sections 301.45 and 301.46 do not occupy the field in regulating the dissemination of sex offender registration information and do not prohibit a probation agent from requiring a probationer to inform the probationer's immediate neighbors of his or her status as a convicted sex offender, which was not unreasonable. State ex rel. Kaminski v. Schwarz, 2001 WI 94,
245 Wis. 2d 310,
630 N.W.2d 164,
99-3040.
301.47
301.47
Sex offender name changes prohibited. 301.47(1)
(1) In this section, "sex offender" means a person who is subject to
s. 301.45 (1g) but does not include a person who, as a result of a proceeding under
s. 301.45 (1m), is not required to comply with the reporting requirements of
s. 301.45.
301.47(2)
(2) A sex offender may not do any of the following before he or she is released, under
s. 301.45 (5) or
(5m), from the reporting requirements of
s. 301.45:
301.47(2)(b)
(b) Identify himself or herself by a name unless the name is one by which the person is identified with the department.
301.47(3)
(3) Whoever intentionally violates
sub. (2) is subject to the following penalties:
301.47(3)(a)
(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the person is guilty of a Class H felony.
301.47(3)(b)
(b) The person may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both if all of the following apply:
301.47(3)(b)2.
2. The person was not convicted of another offense under this section before committing the present violation.
301.47(4)
(4) The department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify each person required to comply with the reporting requirements under
s. 301.45 of the prohibition in
sub. (2), but neither the department's failure to make such an attempt nor the department's failure to notify a person of that prohibition is a defense to a prosecution under this section.
301.47 History
History: 2003 a. 52,
320.
301.48
301.48
Global positioning system tracking and residency requirement for certain sex offenders. 301.48(1)(a)
(a) "Exclusion zone" means a zone in which a person who is tracked using a global positioning system tracking device is prohibited from entering except for purposes of traveling through it to get to another destination.
301.48(1)(b)
(b) "Global positioning system tracking" means tracking using a system that actively monitors and identifies a person's location and timely reports or records the person's presence near or at a crime scene or in an exclusion zone or the person's departure from an inclusion zone. "Global positioning system tracking" includes comparable technology.
301.48(1)(c)
(c) "Inclusion zone" means a zone in which a person who is tracked using a global positioning system tracking device is prohibited from leaving.
301.48(1)(d)
(d) "Lifetime tracking" means global positioning system tracking that is required for a person for the remainder of the person's life or until terminated under
sub. (2m),
sub. (6), if applicable, or
sub. (7) or
(8). "Lifetime tracking" does not include global positioning system tracking under
sub. (2) (c) or
(d), regardless of how long it is required.
301.48(1)(dm)
(dm) "Passive positioning system tracking" means tracking using a system that monitors, identifies, and records a person's location.
301.48(1)(e)
(e) "Serious child sex offense" means a violation of, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to engage in conduct in violation of, any of the following:
301.48(1)(e)1.
1. Section
948.02 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d) or
948.025 (1) (a) or
(ag).
301.48 Note
NOTE: The cites are to s. 948.02 (1) (b), (c), or (d) or s. 948.025 (1) (a) or (ag) as affected by
2005 Wis. Act 430.
301.48(1)(e)2.a.
a. The actor has sexual intercourse with a person who has not attained the age of 12 years.
301.48(1)(e)2.b.
b. The actor has sexual intercourse with a person who has not attained the age of 16 years by use or threat of force or violence.
301.48(1)(e)2.c.
c. The actor has sexual contact with a person who has not attained the age of 16 years by use or threat of force or violence and the actor is at least 18 years of age when the contact occurs.
301.48(1)(f)2.
2. A crime under federal law or the law of any state that is comparable to a crime described in
subd. 1.
301.48(1)(g)
(g) "Sexual intercourse" means vulvar penetration as well as cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal intercourse between persons or any intrusion of any inanimate object into the genital or anal opening either by the defendant or upon the defendant's instruction. The emission of semen is not required.
301.48(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
sub. (2m), the department shall maintain lifetime tracking of a person if any of the following occurs with respect to the person on or after July 1, 2007:
301.48(2)(a)1.
1. A court places the person on probation for committing a serious child sex offense.
301.48(2)(a)2.
2. The department releases the person to extended supervision or parole while the person is serving a sentence for committing a serious child sex offense.
301.48(2)(a)3.
3. The department releases the person from prison upon the completion of a sentence imposed for a serious child sex offense.
301.48(2)(a)4.
4. A court that found the person not guilty of a serious child sex offense by reason of mental disease or mental defect places the person on conditional release.
301.48(2)(a)5.
5. A court that found the person not guilty of a serious child sex offense by reason of mental disease or mental defect discharges the person under
s. 971.17 (6). This subdivision does not apply if the person was on conditional release immediately before being discharged.
301.48(2)(b)
(b) The department shall maintain lifetime tracking of a person if any of the following occurs with respect to the person on or after July 1, 2007:
301.48(2)(b)2.
2. A court discharges the person under
s. 980.09 or
980.10 [2003 stats.]. This subdivision does not apply if the person was on supervised release immediately before being discharged.
301.48(2)(b)3.
3. The department of health and family services places the person on parole or discharges the person under
ch. 975. This subdivision does not apply unless the person's commitment was based on his or her commission of a serious child sex offense.
301.48(2)(c)
(c) The department shall have a person tracked using a global positioning system tracking device if all of the following apply:
301.48(2)(c)1.
1. The person has been convicted under federal law or the law of any other state of a crime that is comparable to a serious child sex offense or found not guilty of or not responsible for such a crime by reason of mental disease or mental defect.
301.48(2)(d)
(d) If, on or after July 1, 2007, a person is being placed on probation, extended supervision, or parole for committing a sex offense and
par. (a),
(b), or
(c) does not apply, the department may have the person tracked using a global positioning system tracking device as a condition of the person's probation, extended supervision, or parole.
301.48(2m)
(2m) Passive positioning system tracking. If a person who is subject to lifetime tracking under
sub. (2) (a) 1.,
2., or
3. completes his or her sentence, including any probation, parole, or extended supervision, the department may decide to use passive positioning system tracking instead of maintaining lifetime tracking.
301.48(3)
(3) Functions and operation of tracking program. 301.48(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in
sub. (2m), the department shall implement a continuous global positioning tracking system to electronically monitor the whereabouts of persons who are subject to this section. The system shall do all of the following:
301.48(3)(a)1.
1. Use field monitoring equipment that supports cellular communications with as large a coverage area as possible and shall automatically provide instantaneous or nearly instantaneous information regarding the whereabouts of a person who is being monitored, including information regarding the person's presence in an exclusion zone established under
par. (c) or absence from an inclusion zone established under
par. (c).
301.48(3)(a)2.
2. Use land line communications equipment to transmit information regarding the location of persons who are subject to this section when they are in areas in which no commercial cellular service is available.
301.48(3)(a)3.
3. Immediately alert the department and the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the exclusion or inclusion zone if the person stays in any exclusion zone for any longer period than the time needed to travel through the zone to get to another destination or if the person leaves any inclusion zone.
301.48(3)(b)
(b) The department shall contract with a vendor using a competitive process under
s. 16.75 to provide global positioning system tracking services and passive positioning system tracking services for purposes of this section.
301.48(3)(c)
(c) For each person who is subject to global positioning system tracking under this section, the department shall create individualized exclusion and inclusion zones for the person, if necessary to protect public safety. In creating exclusion zones, the department shall focus on areas where children congregate, with perimeters of 100 to 250 feet, and on areas where the person has been prohibited from going as a condition of probation, extended supervision, parole, conditional release, or supervised release. In creating inclusion zones for a person on supervised release, the department shall consider s.
980.08 (7) [
s. 980.08 (9)].
301.48 Note
NOTE: The correct cross-reference is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
301.48(3)(d)
(d) If a person who is on supervised release or conditional release is being tracked, the department shall notify the department of health and family services, upon request, of any tracking information for the person under any of the following circumstances:
301.48(3)(d)1.
1. The department of corrections has been alerted under
par. (a) 3. that the person being tracked has improperly stayed in an exclusion zone or improperly left an inclusion zone.
301.48(4)(a)(a) The department shall determine all of the following for each person tracked:
301.48(4)(a)1.
1. The cost of global positioning system tracking or passive positioning system tracking for the person.
301.48(4)(a)2.
2. How much of the cost under
subd. 1. the person is able to pay based on the factors listed in
par. (d).
301.48(4)(b)
(b) If required by the department, a person who is subject to global positioning system tracking or passive positioning system tracking shall pay for the cost of tracking up to the amount calculated for the person under
par. (a) 2.
301.48(4)(c)
(c) The department of health and family services shall pay for the cost of tracking a person to whom
sub. (2) (a) 4. or
5. or
(b) applies while the person is on conditional release or supervised release to the extent that the cost is not covered by payments made by the person under
par. (b).
301.48(4)(d)
(d) In determining how much of the costs the person is able to pay, the department may consider the following:
301.48(4)(d)2.
2. The present and future earning ability of the person.
301.48(4)(d)3.
3. The needs and earning ability of the person's dependents.
301.48(4)(d)4.
4. Any other costs that the person is required to pay in conjunction with his or her supervision by the department or the department of health and family services.
301.48(4)(d)5.
5. Any other factors that the department considers appropriate.
301.48(6)
(6) Offender's petition to terminate lifetime tracking. 301.48(6)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (b), a person who is subject to lifetime tracking may file a petition requesting that lifetime tracking be terminated. A person shall file a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking with the circuit court for the county in which the person was convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect.
301.48(6)(b)1.1. A person may not file a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking if he or she has been convicted of a crime that was committed during the period of lifetime tracking.
301.48(6)(b)2.
2. A person may not file a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking earlier than 20 years after the date on which the period of lifetime tracking began. If a person files a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking at any time earlier than 20 years after the date on which the period of lifetime tracking began, the court shall deny the petition without a hearing.
301.48(6)(b)3.
3. A person described in
sub. (2) (b) may not file a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking.
301.48(6)(c)
(c) Upon receiving a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking, the court shall send a copy of the petition to the district attorney responsible for prosecuting the serious sex offense that was the basis for the order of lifetime tracking. Upon receiving the copy of the petition, the district attorney shall conduct a criminal history record search to determine whether the person has been convicted of a criminal offense that was committed during the period of lifetime tracking. No later than 30 days after the date on which he or she receives the copy of the petition, the district attorney shall report the results of the criminal history record search to the court and may provide a written response to the petition.
301.48(6)(d)
(d) After reviewing a report submitted under
par. (c) concerning the results of a criminal history record search, the court shall do whichever of the following is applicable:
301.48(6)(d)1.
1. If the report indicates that the person filing the petition has been convicted of a criminal offense that was committed during the period of lifetime tracking, the court shall deny the person's petition without a hearing.
301.48(6)(d)2.
2. If the report indicates that the person filing the petition has not been convicted of a criminal offense that was committed during the period of lifetime tracking, the court shall order the person to be examined under
par. (e), shall notify the department that it may submit a report under
par. (f) and shall schedule a hearing on the petition to be conducted as provided under
par. (g).
301.48(6)(e)
(e) A person filing a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking who is entitled to a hearing under
par. (d) 2. shall be examined by a person who is either a physician or a psychologist licensed under
ch. 455 and who is approved by the court. The physician or psychologist who conducts an examination under this paragraph shall prepare a report of his or her examination that includes his or her opinion of whether the person petitioning for termination of lifetime tracking is a danger to the public. The physician or psychologist shall file the report of his or her examination with the court within 60 days after completing the examination, and the court shall provide copies of the report to the person filing the petition and the district attorney. The contents of the report shall be confidential until the physician or psychologist testifies at a hearing under
par. (g). The person petitioning for termination of lifetime tracking shall pay the cost of an examination required under this paragraph.
301.48(6)(f)
(f) After it receives notification from the court under
par. (d) 2., the department may prepare and submit to the court a report concerning a person who has filed a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking. If the department prepares and submits a report under this paragraph, the report shall include information concerning the person's conduct while on lifetime tracking and an opinion as to whether lifetime tracking of the person is still necessary to protect the public. When a report prepared under this paragraph has been received by the court, the court shall, before the hearing under
par. (g), disclose the contents of the report to the attorney for the person who filed the petition and to the district attorney. When the person who filed the petition is not represented by an attorney, the contents shall be disclosed to the person.
301.48(6)(g)
(g) A hearing on a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking may not be conducted until the person filing the petition has been examined and a report of the examination has been filed as provided under
par. (e). At the hearing, the court shall take evidence it considers relevant to determining whether lifetime tracking should be continued because the person who filed the petition is a danger to the public. The person who filed the petition and the district attorney may offer evidence relevant to the issue of the person's dangerousness and the continued need for lifetime tracking.
301.48(6)(h)
(h) The court may grant a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking if it determines after a hearing under
par. (g) that lifetime tracking is no longer necessary to protect the public.
301.48(6)(i)
(i) If a petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking is denied after a hearing under
par. (g), the person may not file a subsequent petition requesting termination of lifetime tracking until at least 5 years have elapsed since the most recent petition was denied.
