301.38(4)
(4) The department shall design and prepare cards for any person specified in
sub. (2) to send to the department. The cards shall have space for any such person to provide his or her name, telephone number and mailing address, the name of the applicable prisoner and any other information that the department determines is necessary. The department shall provide the cards, without charge, to district attorneys. District attorneys shall provide the cards, without charge, to persons specified in
sub. (2). These persons may send completed cards to the department. All department records or portions of records that relate to telephone numbers and mailing addresses of these persons are not subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35 (1).
301.45
301.45
Sex offender registration. 301.45(1d)(a)
(a) "Employed or carrying on a vocation" means employment or vocational activity that is full-time or part-time for a continuous period of time exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days during any calendar year, whether financially compensated, volunteered or for the purpose of government or educational benefit.
301.45(1d)(am)
(am) "Found to have committed a sex offense by another jurisdiction" means any of the following:
301.45(1d)(am)1.
1. Convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of a law of another state that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1d)(am)2.
2. Convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of a federal law that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1d)(am)3.
3. Convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect in the tribal court of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band for a violation that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1d)(am)4.
4. Sentenced or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect by a court martial for a violation that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1d)(b)
(b) "Sex offense" means a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of
s. 940.22 (2),
940.225 (1),
(2) or
(3),
944.06,
948.02 (1) or
(2),
948.025,
948.05,
948.051,
948.055,
948.06,
948.07 (1) to
(4),
948.075,
948.08,
948.085,
948.095,
948.11 (2) (a) or
(am),
948.12,
948.13, or
948.30, of
s. 940.302 (2) if
s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies, or of
s. 940.30 or
940.31 if the victim was a minor and the person who committed the violation was not the victim's parent.
301.45(1d)(c)
(c) "Student" means a person who is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in any public, private, or tribal educational institution, including a secondary school, a business, trade, technical or vocational school, or an institution of higher education.
301.45(1g)
(1g) Who is covered. Except as provided in
subs. (1m) and
(1p), a person shall comply with the reporting requirements under this section if he or she meets one or more of the following criteria:
301.45(1g)(a)
(a) Is convicted or adjudicated delinquent on or after December 25, 1993, for a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(b)
(b) Is in prison, a juvenile correctional facility, or a secured residential care center for children and youth or is on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision, or aftercare supervision on or after December 25, 1993, for a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(bm)
(bm) Is in prison, a juvenile correctional facility, or a secured residential care center for children and youth or is on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision, or aftercare supervision on or after December 25, 1993, for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a law of this state that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(c)
(c) Is found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect on or after December 25, 1993, and committed under
s. 51.20 or
971.17 for a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(d)
(d) Is in institutional care or on conditional transfer under
s. 51.35 (1) or conditional release under
s. 971.17 on or after December 25, 1993, for a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(dd)
(dd) Is in institutional care or on conditional transfer under
s. 51.35 (1) or conditional release under
s. 971.17 on or after December 25, 1993, for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of a law of this state that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(dh)
(dh) Is on parole, extended supervision, or probation in this state from another state under
s. 304.13 (1m),
304.135, or
304.16 on or after December 25, 1993, for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of the law of another state that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(dj)
(dj) Is a juvenile in this state on or after May 9, 2000, and is on supervision in this state from another state pursuant to the interstate compact on the placement of juveniles under
s. 938.988 for a violation of a law of another state that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(dp)
(dp) Is in institutional care under, or on parole from, a commitment for specialized treatment under
ch. 975 on or after December 25, 1993.
301.45(1g)(dt)
(dt) Is in institutional care or on supervised release under
ch. 980 on or after June 2, 1994.
301.45(1g)(f)
(f) On or after December 1, 2000, is registered as a sex offender in another state or is registered as a sex offender with the federal bureau of investigation under
42 USC 14072 and is a resident of this state, a student in this state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state.
301.45(1g)(g)
(g) Has been found to have committed a sex offense by another jurisdiction and, on or after December 1, 2000, is a resident of this state, a student in this state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state. This paragraph does not apply if 10 years have passed since the date on which the person was released from prison or placed on parole, probation, extended supervision or other supervised release for the sex offense.
301.45(1m)
(1m) Exception to registration requirement; underage sexual activity. 301.45(1m)(a)(a) A person is not required to comply with the reporting requirements under this section if all of the following apply:
301.45(1m)(a)1g.
1g. The violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit the violation, of
s. 948.02 (1) or
(2),
948.025, or
948.085 (2) did not involve sexual intercourse, as defined in
s. 948.01 (6), either by the use or threat of force or violence or with a victim under the age of 12 years.
301.45(1m)(a)2.
2. At the time of the violation, or of the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit the violation, of
s. 948.02 (1) or
(2),
948.025, or
948.085 (2), the person had not attained the age of 19 years and was not more than 4 years older or not more than 4 years younger than the child.
301.45(1m)(a)3.
3. It is not necessary, in the interest of public protection, to require the person to comply with the reporting requirements under this section.
301.45(1m)(b)
(b) If a person believes that he or she is not required under
par. (a) to comply with the reporting requirements under this section and the person is not before the court under
s. 51.20 (13) (ct),
938.34 (15m),
971.17 (1m) (b) or
973.048, the person may move a court to make a determination of whether the person satisfies the criteria specified in
par. (a). A motion made under this paragraph shall be filed with the circuit court for the county in which the person was convicted, adjudicated delinquent or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect.
301.45(1m)(be)
(be) A person who files a motion under
par. (b) or
s. 51.20 (13) (ct) 2m.,
938.34 (15m) (bm),
971.17 (1m) (b) 2m. or
973.048 (2m) requesting a determination of whether the person is required to comply with the reporting requirements under this section shall send a copy of the motion to the district attorney for the county in which the motion is filed. The district attorney shall make a reasonable attempt to contact the victim of the crime that is the subject of the person's motion to inform the victim of his or her right to make or provide a statement under
par. (bv).
301.45(1m)(bv)
(bv) Before deciding a motion filed under
par. (b) or
s. 51.20 (13) (ct) 2m.,
938.34 (15m) (bm),
971.17 (1m) (b) 2m. or
973.048 (2m) requesting a determination of whether the person is required to comply with the reporting requirements under this section, the court shall allow the victim of the crime that is the subject of the motion to make a statement in court at the hearing under
par. (bm) or to submit a written statement to the court. A statement under this paragraph must be relevant to whether the person satisfies the criteria specified in
par. (a).
301.45(1m)(d)1.1. Before deciding a motion filed by a person under
par. (b) or
s. 51.20 (13) (ct) 2m.,
938.34 (15m) (bm),
971.17 (1m) (b) 2m. or
973.048 (2m) requesting a determination of whether the person is required to comply with the reporting requirements under this section, a court may request the person to be examined by a physician, psychologist or other expert approved by the court. If the person refuses to undergo an examination requested by the court under this subdivision, the court shall deny the person's motion without prejudice.
301.45(1m)(d)2.
2. If a person is examined by a physician, psychologist or other expert under
subd. 1., the physician, psychologist or other expert shall file a report of his or her examination with the court, and the court shall provide copies of the report to the person and, if he or she requests a copy, to the district attorney. The contents of the report shall be confidential until the physician, psychologist or other expert has testified at the hearing held under
par. (bm). The report shall contain an opinion regarding whether it would be in the interest of public protection to have the person register under this section and the basis for that opinion.
301.45(1m)(d)3.
3. A person who is examined by a physician, psychologist or other expert under
subd. 1. is responsible for paying the cost of the services provided by the physician, psychologist or other expert, except that if the person is indigent the cost of the services provided by the physician, psychologist or other expert shall be paid by the county. If the person claims or appears to be indigent, the court shall refer the person to the authority for indigency determinations under
s. 977.07 (1), except that the person shall be considered indigent without another determination under
s. 977.07 (1) if the person is represented by the state public defender or by a private attorney appointed under
s. 977.08.
301.45(1m)(e)1.
1. The ages, at the time of the violation, of the person and of the child with whom the person had sexual contact or sexual intercourse.
301.45(1m)(e)2.
2. The relationship between the person and the child with whom the person had sexual contact or sexual intercourse.
301.45(1m)(e)3.
3. Whether the violation resulted in bodily harm, as defined in
s. 939.22 (4), to the child with whom the person had sexual contact or sexual intercourse.
301.45(1m)(e)4.
4. Whether the child with whom the person had sexual contact or sexual intercourse suffered from a mental illness or mental deficiency that rendered the child temporarily or permanently incapable of understanding or evaluating the consequences of his or her actions.
301.45(1m)(e)5.
5. The probability that the person will commit other violations in the future.
301.45(1m)(e)7.
7. Any other factor that the court determines may be relevant to the particular case.
301.45(1p)
(1p) Exception to registration requirement; privacy-related offenses. 301.45(1p)(a)(a) If a person is covered under
sub. (1g) based solely on an order that was entered under
s. 938.34 (15m) (am) or
973.048 (1m) in connection with a delinquency adjudication or a conviction for a violation of
s. 942.08 (2) (b),
(c), or
(d), the person is not required to comply with the reporting requirements under this section if the delinquency adjudication is expunged under
s. 938.355 (4m) (b) or if the conviction is expunged under
s. 973.015 (2).
301.45(1p)(b)
(b) If a person is covered under
sub. (1g) based solely on an order that was entered under
s. 51.20 (13) (ct) 1m.,
938.34 (15m) (am),
938.345 (3) (a),
971.17 (1m) (b) 1m., or
973.048 (1m) in connection with a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of
s. 942.09, and the court provided in the order that the person be released from the requirement to comply with the reporting requirements under this section upon satisfying the conditions of the court order under
s. 51.20 (13) (ct) 1m. or the dispositional order under
subch. VI of ch. 938, upon the termination or expiration of a commitment order under
s. 971.17, or upon successful completion of the sentence or probation as provided under
s. 973.048 (1m) (b), whichever is applicable, and the person satisfies the conditions of the court order under
s. 51.20 (13) (ct) 1m. or the dispositional order under
subch. VI of ch. 938, the commitment order under
s. 971.17 is terminated or expires, or the person successfully completes the sentence or probation, whichever is applicable, the person is no longer required to comply with the reporting requirements under this section.
301.45(2)
(2) What information must be provided, by whom and when. 301.45(2)(a)(a) The department shall maintain a registry of all persons subject to
sub. (1g). The registry shall contain all of the following with respect to each person:
301.45(2)(a)1.
1. The person's name, including any aliases used by the person.
301.45(2)(a)2.
2. Information sufficient to identify the person, including date of birth, gender, race, height, weight and hair and eye color.
301.45(2)(a)3.
3. The statute the person violated that subjects the person to the requirements of this section, the date of conviction, adjudication or commitment, and the county or, if the state is not this state, the state in which the person was convicted, adjudicated or committed.
301.45(2)(a)4.a.
a. The date the person was placed on probation, supervision, conditional release, conditional transfer or supervised release.
301.45(2)(a)4.b.
b. The date the person was or is to be released from confinement, whether on parole, extended supervision or otherwise, or discharged or terminated from a sentence or commitment.
301.45(2)(a)4.d.
d. The date the person was ordered to comply with this section.
301.45(2)(a)5.
5. The address at which the person is or will be residing.
301.45(2)(a)6.
6. The name of the agency supervising the person, if applicable, and the office or unit and telephone number of the office or unit that is responsible for the supervision of the person.
301.45(2)(a)6m.
6m. The name or number of every electronic mail account the person uses, the Internet address of every Web site the person creates or maintains, every Internet user name the person uses, and the name and Internet address of every public or private Internet profile the person creates, uses, or maintains. The department may not place the information provided under this subdivision on any registry that the public may view but shall maintain the information in its records on the person. This subdivision applies only to an account, Web site, Internet address, or Internet profile the person creates, uses, or maintains for his or her personal, family, or household use.
301.45(2)(a)8.
8. The name and address of the place at which the person is or will be employed.
301.45(2)(a)9.
9. The name and location of any school in which the person is or will be enrolled.
301.45(2)(a)9m.
9m. For a person covered under
sub. (1g) (dt), a notation concerning the treatment that the person has received for his or her mental disorder, as defined in
s. 980.01 (2).
301.45(2)(a)10.
10. The most recent date on which the information in the registry was updated.
301.45(2)(b)
(b) If the department has supervision over a person subject to
sub. (1g), the department shall enter into the registry under this section the information specified in
par. (a) concerning the person.
301.45(2)(c)
(c) If the department of health services has supervision over a person subject to
sub. (1g), that department, with the assistance of the person, shall provide the information specified in
par. (a) to the department of corrections in accordance with the rules under
sub. (8).
301.45(2)(d)
(d) A person subject to
sub. (1g) who is not under the supervision of the department of corrections or the department of health services shall provide the information specified in
par. (a) to the department of corrections in accordance with the rules under
sub. (8). If the person is unable to provide an item of information specified in
par. (a), the department of corrections may request assistance from a circuit court or the department of health services in obtaining that item of information. A circuit court and the department of health services shall assist the department of corrections when requested to do so under this paragraph.
301.45(2)(e)
(e) The department of health services shall provide the information required under
par. (c) or the person subject to
sub. (1g) shall provide the information required under
par. (d) in accordance with whichever of the following is applicable:
301.45(2)(e)1.
1. Within 10 days after the person is placed on probation, supervision, aftercare supervision, conditional release or supervised release.
301.45(2)(e)1m.
1m. If the person is being released from a prison sentence and placed on parole or extended supervision, before he or she is released.
301.45(2)(e)2m.
2m. If the person is registered as a sex offender in another state or is registered as a sex offender with the federal bureau of investigation under
42 USC 14072, within 10 days after the person enters this state to take up residence or begin school, employment or his or her vocation.
301.45(2)(e)2t.
2t. If the person has been found to have committed a sex offense by another jurisdiction and
subd. 2m. does not apply, within 10 days after the person enters this state to take up residence or begin school, employment or his or her vocation.
301.45(2)(e)3.
3. No later than 10 days before the person is terminated or discharged from a commitment.
301.45(2)(e)4.
4. If the person is being released from prison because he or she has reached the expiration date of his or her sentence, no later than 10 days before being released from prison.
301.45(2)(f)
(f) The department may require a person covered under
sub. (1g) to provide the department with his or her fingerprints, a recent photograph of the person and any other information required under
par. (a) that the person has not previously provided. The department may require the person to report to a place designated by the department, including an office or station of a law enforcement agency, for the purpose of obtaining the person's fingerprints, the photograph or other information.
301.45(2)(g)
(g) The department may send a person subject to
sub. (1g) a notice or other communication requesting the person to verify the accuracy of any information contained in the registry. A person subject to
sub. (1g) who receives a notice or communication sent by the department under this paragraph shall, no later than 10 days after receiving the notice or other communication, provide verification of the accuracy of the information to the department in the form and manner specified by the department.
301.45(2)(h)
(h) The department shall notify any person who is subject to
sub. (1g) of the prohibition under
s. 948.14.
301.45(3)
(3) Annual registration requirements. 301.45(3)(a)(a) A person covered under
sub. (1g) is subject to the annual registration requirements under
par. (b) as follows:
301.45(3)(a)1.
1. If the person has been placed on probation or supervision, he or she is subject to this subsection upon being placed on probation or supervision.
301.45(3)(a)1m.
1m. If the person is on parole, extended supervision, probation, or other supervision from another state under
s. 304.13 (1m),
304.135,
304.16, or
938.988, he or she is subject to this subsection upon entering this state.
