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 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.
301.48(7)
(7) Department's petition to terminate lifetime tracking. 301.48(7)(a)(a) The department may file a petition requesting that a person's lifetime tracking be terminated if the person is permanently physically incapacitated. The petition shall include affidavits from 2 physicians that explain the nature of the person's permanent physical incapacitation.
301.48(7)(b)1.1. The department shall file a petition under
par. (a) 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 or, in the case of a person described in
sub. (2) (b), the circuit court for the county in which the person was found to be a sexually violent person.
301.48(7)(b)2.
2. The department shall send a copy of a petition filed under
subd. 1. to the district attorney responsible for prosecuting the serious sex offense that was the basis for the order of lifetime tracking or, in the case of a person described in
sub. (2) (b), the agency that filed the petition under
s. 980.02.
301.48(7)(c)
(c) Upon its own motion or upon the motion of the party to whom the petition was sent under
par. (b) 2., the court may order that the person to whom the petition relates be examined by a physician who is approved by the court. The physician 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 is permanently physically incapacitated. The physician 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 department and the party to whom the petition was sent under
par. (b) 2. The contents of the report shall be confidential until the physician testifies at a hearing under
par. (d). The department shall pay the cost of an examination required under this paragraph.
301.48(7)(d)
(d) The court shall conduct a hearing on a petition filed under
par. (b) 1., but if the court has ordered a physical examination under
par. (c), the hearing may not occur until after the examination is complete and a report of the examination has been filed as provided under
par. (c). At the hearing, the court shall take evidence it considers relevant to determining whether the person to whom the petition relates is permanently physically incapacitated so that he or she is not a danger to the public. The department and the party to whom the petition was sent under
par. (b) 2. may offer relevant evidence regarding that issue.
301.48(7)(e)
(e) The court may grant a petition filed under
par. (b) 1. if it determines after a hearing under
par. (d) that the person to whom the petition relates is permanently physically incapacitated so that he or she is not a danger to the public.
301.48(7m)
(7m) Termination if person moves out of state. If a person who is subject to being tracked under this section moves out of state, the department shall terminate the person's tracking. If the person returns to the state, the department shall reinstate the person's tracking except as provided under
sub. (6) or
(7).
301.50
301.50
Notification of intent to chaperone sex offenders. 301.50(1)(1) In this section, "substantial parental relationship" means the acceptance and exercise of significant responsibility for the daily supervision, education, protection, and care of the child. In evaluating whether an individual has had a substantial parental relationship with the child, factors that may be considered include, but are not limited to, whether the individual has expressed concern for or interest in the support, care, or well-being of the child; whether the individual has neglected or refused to provide care or support for the child; and whether, with respect to an individual who is or may be the father of the child, the individual has expressed concern for or interest in the support, care, or well-being of the mother during her pregnancy.
301.50(2)
(2) The department shall design a form to be signed by any individual who intends to be a chaperone for sex offenders. The form must include a place for the individual's signature as well as a statement that the individual has, unless
par. (a),
(b), or
(c) applies, informed, in writing, or has made a good faith effort to inform, any individual with whom the individual who intends to be a chaperone has a child in common, whether through blood, marriage, or adoption, of his or her intent to chaperone a sex offender. The individual does not have to inform an individual with whom he or she has a child in common if any of the following applies:
301.50(2)(b)
(b) The individual who intends to be a chaperone is not the child's parent or has not had a substantial parental relationship with the child.
301.50(2)(c)
(c) The individual who has a child in common with the individual who intends to be a chaperone is not the child's parent or has not had a substantial parental relationship with the child.
301.50(3)
(3) The department is immune from any civil liability for any good faith act or omission of the department in connection with the requirements under this section.
301.50 History
History: 2009 a. 257.
