813.125(4m)
(4m) Restriction on firearm possession; surrender of firearms. 813.125(4m)(a)(a) If a judge or circuit court commissioner issues an injunction under
sub. (4) and the judge or circuit court commissioner determines, based on clear and convincing evidence presented at the hearing on the issuance of the injunction, that the respondent may use a firearm to cause physical harm to another or to endanger public safety, the judge or circuit court commissioner may prohibit the respondent from possessing a firearm.
813.125(4m)(b)
(b) An order prohibiting a respondent from possessing a firearm issued under
par. (a) remains in effect until the expiration of the injunction issued under
sub. (4).
813.125(4m)(c)
(c) An order issued under
par. (a) that prohibits a respondent from possessing a firearm shall do all of the following:
813.125(4m)(c)1.
1. Inform the respondent named in the petition of the requirements and penalties under
s. 941.29 and any similar applicable federal laws and penalties.
813.125(4m)(c)2.
2. Except as provided in
par. (cg), require in writing the respondent to surrender any firearms that he or she owns or has in his or her possession to the sheriff of the county in which the action under this section was commenced, to the sheriff of the county in which the respondent resides or to another person designated by the respondent and approved by the judge or circuit court commissioner, in accordance with
s. 813.1285.
813.125(4m)(cg)
(cg) If the respondent is a peace officer, an order issued under
par. (a) may not require the respondent to surrender a firearm that he or she is required, as a condition of employment, to possess whether or not he or she is on duty.
813.125(5)(a)(a) The petition shall allege facts sufficient to show the following:
813.125(5)(a)3.
3. That the respondent has engaged in harassment with intent to harass or intimidate the petitioner.
813.125(5)(a)4.
4. If the petitioner knows of any other court proceeding in which the petitioner is a person affected by a court order or judgment that includes provisions regarding contact with the respondent, any of the following that are known by the petitioner:
813.125(5)(a)4.c.
c. The type of provisions regarding contact between the petitioner and respondent.
813.125(5)(am)
(am) The petition shall inform the respondent that, if the judge or circuit court commissioner issues an injunction, the judge or circuit court commissioner may also order the respondent not to possess a firearm while the injunction is in effect.
813.125(5)(b)
(b) The clerk of circuit court shall provide simplified forms.
813.125(5g)(a)(a) Within one business day after an order or injunction is issued, extended, modified or vacated under this section, the clerk of the circuit court shall send a copy of the order or injunction, or of the order extending, modifying or vacating an order or injunction, to the sheriff or to any local law enforcement agency which is the central repository for orders and injunctions and which has jurisdiction over the petitioner's premises.
813.125(5g)(b)
(b) The sheriff or other appropriate local law enforcement agency under
par. (a) shall enter the information received under
par. (a) concerning an order or injunction issued, extended, modified or vacated under this section into the transaction information for management of enforcement system no later than 24 hours after receiving the information and shall make available to other law enforcement agencies, through a verification system, information on the existence and status of any order or injunction issued under this section. The information need not be maintained after the order or injunction is no longer in effect.
813.125(5g)(c)
(c) If an order is issued under this section, upon request by the petitioner the court or circuit court commissioner shall order the sheriff to accompany the petitioner and assist in placing him or her in physical possession of his or her residence or to otherwise assist in executing or serving the temporary restraining order or injunction. The petitioner may, at the petitioner's expense, use a private process server to serve papers on the respondent.
813.125(5g)(d)
(d) The issuance of an order or injunction under
sub. (3) or
(4) is enforceable despite the existence of any other criminal or civil order restricting or prohibiting contact.
813.125(5m)
(5m) Confidentiality of victim's address. The petition under
sub. (5) and the court order under
sub. (3) or
(4) may not disclose the address of the alleged victim. The petitioner shall provide the clerk of circuit court with the petitioner's address when he or she files a petition under this section. The clerk shall maintain the petitioner's address in a confidential manner.
813.125(5r)(a)(a) If an order prohibiting a respondent from possessing a firearm is issued under
sub. (4m), the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the department of justice of the existence of the order prohibiting a respondent from possessing a firearm and shall provide the department of justice with information concerning the period during which the order is in effect and information necessary to identify the respondent for purposes of responding to a request under
s. 165.63 or for purposes of a firearms restrictions record search under
s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under
s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
813.125(5r)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (c), the department of justice may disclose information that it receives under
par. (a) only to respond to a request under
s. 165.63 or as part of a firearms restrictions record search under
s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under
s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
813.125(5r)(c)
(c) The department of justice shall disclose any information that it receives under
par. (a) to a law enforcement agency when the information is needed for law enforcement purposes.
813.125(6)(am)(am) A law enforcement officer shall arrest and take a person into custody if all of the following occur:
813.125(6)(am)1.
1. A person named in a petition under
sub. (5) presents the law enforcement officer with a copy of a court order issued under
sub. (3) or
(4), or the law enforcement officer determines that such an order exists through communication with appropriate authorities.
813.125(6)(am)2.
2. The law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person has violated the court order issued under
sub. (3) or
(4).
813.125(6)(c)
(c) A respondent who does not appear at a hearing at which the court orders an injunction under
sub. (4) but who has been served with a copy of the petition and notice of the time for hearing under
sub. (4) (a) 2. that includes the information required under
sub. (4) (a) 2. a.,
b., and
c. has constructive knowledge of the existence of the injunction and shall be arrested for violation of the injunction regardless of whether he or she has been served with a copy of the injunction.
813.125(7)
(7) Penalty. Whoever violates a temporary restraining order or injunction issued under this section shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 9 months or both.
813.125(8)
(8) Notice of full faith and credit. An order or injunction issued under
sub. (3) or
(4) shall include a statement that the order or injunction may be accorded full faith and credit in every civil or criminal court of the United States, civil or criminal courts of any other state and Indian tribal courts to the extent that such courts may have personal jurisdiction over nontribal members.
813.125 Annotation
A person convicted of violating a harassment injunction may not collaterally attack the validity of the injunction in a criminal prosecution to enforce the injunction. State v. Bouzel,
168 Wis. 2d 642,
484 N.W.2d 362 (Ct. App. 1992).
813.125 Annotation
A hearing on issuing an injunction initially held within 7 days of the issuance of the temporary restraining order, then continued for seven months at the defendant's request, did not result in the court losing competency to proceed. In re Paternity of C.A.S. & C.D.S.
185 Wis. 2d 468,
518 N.W.2d 285 (Ct. App. 1994).
813.125 Annotation
A municipal corporation is a "person" that may bring an action for an injunction under this section. Village of Tigerton v. Minniecheske,
211 Wis. 2d 777,
565 N.W.2d 586 (Ct. App. 1997),
96-1933.
813.125 Annotation
Violating an injunction under this section is a crime and is not a lesser-included offense of harrassment under s. 947.013 (1r). A defendant may be convicted for violating this section and s. 947.013 without violating the prohibition against double jeopardy. Convictions for violating this section may be counted for purposes of determining whether the defendant may be sentenced as a repeat offender under s. 939.62. State v. Sveum,
2002 WI App 105,
254 Wis. 2d 868,
648 N.W.2d 496,
01-0230.
813.125 Annotation
Banishment from a particular place is not a per se violation of the right to travel. There is no exact formula for determining whether a geographic restriction is narrowly tailored. Each case must be analyzed on its own facts, circumstances, and total atmosphere to determine whether the geographic restriction is narrowly drawn. Predick v. O'Connor,
2003 WI App 46,
260 Wis. 2d 323,
660 N.W.2d 1,
02-0503.
813.125 Annotation
A violation of this section may not rest on conduct that serves a legitimate purpose, which is a determination that must of necessity be left to the fact finder, taking into account all the facts and circumstances. The legitimate purpose determination is such that the fact finder must determine if any legitimate purpose was intended at the time of the conduct. Welytok v. Ziolkowski,
2008 WI App 67,
312 Wis. 2d 435,
752 N.W.2d 359,
07-0347.
813.125 Annotation
This section can extend injunctive protection to institutions as well as natural persons. Although sub. (1) (b) describes harassment as "committing acts which harass or intimidate another person," s. 990.01 (26) defines a "person" as including "all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate." Board of Regents — UW System v. Decker,
2014 WI 68, ___ Wis. 2d ___,
850 N.W.2d 112,
11-2902.
813.125 Annotation
Conduct or repetitive acts that are intended to harass or intimidate do not serve a legitimate purpose. A person cannot shield his or her harassing conduct from regulation by labeling it "protest." If the person's purpose was even in part to harass, the conduct may be enjoined. The person's constitutional right to protest can be restricted when he or she engages in harassment with the intent to harass or intimidate. Board of Regents — UW System v. Decker,
2014 WI 68, ___ Wis. 2d ___,
850 N.W.2d 112,
11-2902.
813.125 Annotation
Sub. (3) (c) explicitly says that a temporary restraining order can be extended "once for 14 days upon a finding that the respondent has not been served with a copy of the temporary restraining order." It is not enough that the circuit court finally held the injunction hearing within the 14-day extension period permitted by the statute. To permit the circuit court to extend the temporary restraining order twice would be to ignore the statute's plain words. Hill v. D. C.
2014 WI App 99, ___ Wis. 2d ___, ___ N.W.2d ___,
13-1844.
813.125 Annotation
Applicable law allows electronic transmission of certain confidential case information among clerks of circuit court, county sheriff's offices, and the Department of Justice through electronic interfaces involving the Department of Administration's Office of Justice Assistance, specifically including electronic data messages regarding a harassment protection order issued issued under this section in an action that the court has ordered sealed.
OAG 2-10.
813.125 Annotation
For an activity to violate an injunction issued under this section, it must be intentional and devoid of any legitimate purpose. Deputies did not have probable to arrest the subject of an injunction when they knew that the subject had entered a town hall to attend a meeting at which he a had personal interest in an agenda item prior to the persons protected by the injunction, that the persons protected by the injunction wished to attend the meeting, and that they possessed harassment injunctions commanding the subject of the injunction to avoid any premises temporarily occupied by the persons protected. Wagner v. Washington County,
493 F.3d 833 (2007).
813.126
813.126
New hearing. If a party seeks to have the judge conduct a hearing de novo under
s. 757.69 (8) of a determination, order, or ruling entered by a court commissioner in an action under
s. 813.12,
813.122,
813.123, or
813.125, including a denial of a request for a temporary restraining order, the motion requesting the hearing must be filed with the court within 30 days after the circuit court commissioner issued the determination, order, or ruling. The court shall hold the de novo hearing within 30 days after the motion requesting the hearing is filed with the court unless the court finds good cause for an extension. Any determination, order, or ruling entered by a court commissioner in an action under
s. 813.12,
813.122,
813.123, or
813.125 remains in effect until the judge in the de novo hearing issues his or her final determination, order, or ruling.
813.126 History
History: 2009 a. 262;
2013 a. 322.
813.127
813.127
Combined actions; domestic abuse, child abuse and harassment. A petitioner may combine in one action 2 or more petitions under one or more of the provisions in
ss. 813.12,
813.122 and
813.125 if the respondent is the same person in each petition. In any such action, there is only one fee applicable under
s. 814.61 (1) (a). In any such action, the hearings for different types of temporary restraining orders or injunctions may be combined.
813.127 History
History: 1985 a. 234.
813.128
813.128
Foreign protection orders. 813.128(1)
(1)
Enforcement of foreign protection orders. 813.128(1)(a)(a) A foreign protection order or modification of the foreign protection order that meets the requirements under
s. 806.247 (2) has the same effect as an order issued under
s. 813.12,
813.122,
813.123 or
813.125, except that the foreign protection order or modification shall be enforced according to its own terms.
813.128(1)(b)
(b) A law enforcement officer shall arrest and take the subject of a foreign protection order into custody if all of the following occur:
813.128(1)(b)1.
1. A person protected under a foreign protection order presents the law enforcement officer with a copy of a foreign protection order issued against the subject, or the law enforcement officer determines that a valid foreign protection order exists against the subject through communication with appropriate authorities. If a law enforcement officer examines a copy of a foreign protection order, the order, with any modification, is presumed to be valid if the order or modification appears to be valid on its face and circumstances suggest that the order and any modification are in effect.
813.128(1)(b)2.
2. The law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person has violated the terms of the foreign protection order or modification of the order.
813.128(2)
(2) Penalty. A person who knowingly violates a condition of a foreign protection order or modification of a foreign protection order that is entitled to full faith and credit under
s. 806.247 shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both. If a foreign protection order and any modification of that order that is entitled to full faith and credit under
s. 806.247 remains current and in effect at the time that a court convicts a person for a violation of that order or modification of that order, but that order or modification has not been filed under
s. 806.247, the court shall direct the clerk of circuit court to file the order and any modification of the order.
813.128(3)
(3) Immunity. A law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency, prosecuting attorney or clerk of circuit court is immune from civil and criminal liability for his or her acts or omissions arising out of a decision related to the filing of a foreign protection order or modification or to the detention or arrest of an alleged violator of a foreign protection order or modification if the act or omission is done in a good faith effort to comply with this section and
s. 806.247.
813.128 History
History: 1995 a. 306.
813.1285
813.1285
Notice and process for firearm surrender. 813.1285(1)(am)
(am) "Injunction" means an injunction issued under
s. 813.12 (4) or
813.122 (5); an injunction issued under
s. 813.123 if the court has required the individual to surrender his or her firearms under
s. 813.123 (5m); or an injunction issued under
s. 813.125 if the court has required the individual to surrender his or her firearms under
s. 813.125 (4m). "Injunction" includes an injunction that has been stayed under this section.
813.1285(1)(b)
(b) "Petitioner" means an individual who is applying for, or for whom a court has granted, an injunction.
813.1285(1)(d)
(d) "Respondent" means the individual who is the subject of an injunction.
813.1285(1g)
(1g) Surrender and extend order. If the court issues a surrender and extend order, the court shall do all of the following:
813.1285(1g)(a)
(a) Order the respondent to surrender, within a period that is no longer than 48 hours, any firearm that he or she owns or possesses to the sheriff or, in the court's discretion, to another person.
813.1285(1g)(b)
(b) Order that the respondent may possess or transport a firearm only for the purpose of complying with
par. (a).
813.1285(1g)(c)
(c) If the court stays an injunction, order the respondent subject to a temporary restraining order during the stay of the injunction and extend the temporary restraining order for a period of 48 hours for the purpose of firearm surrender.
813.1285(1g)(d)
(d) Inform the respondent when the injunction will take effect and the penalty for possessing a firearm while the injunction is in effect.
813.1285(1g)(f)
(f) If appropriate, order the respondent to attend a hearing to surrender firearms.
813.1285(1m)
(1m) Temporary restraining orders. If the court is required to extend a temporary restraining order under this section, and a temporary restraining order was not previously granted, the court shall, on its own motion, reconsider and grant the temporary restraining order.
813.1285(2)(a)(a) If the respondent is present at the injunction hearing, the court shall stay the injunction for a period not to exceed 48 hours and shall extend the temporary restraining order for 48 hours for the purpose of firearm surrender. The respondent shall provide the court a completed firearm possession form. The court shall verify the information on the firearm possession form and shall make an inquiry on the record as to the contents of the firearm possession form.
813.1285(2)(b)
(b) If the respondent is not present at the injunction hearing, the court shall provide the petitioner with an opportunity to inform the court orally or in writing whether he or she believes that the respondent possesses a firearm. If the petitioner informs the court that the respondent possesses a firearm, the court shall request the petitioner to inform the court orally or in writing how many firearms he or she believes the respondent possesses, the make and model of any firearm he or she believes the respondent possesses, and the location of any firearm he or she believes the respondent possesses.
813.1285(2)(c)1.1. If the firearm possession form submitted to the court under
par. (a) or
(b) indicates the respondent does not possess a firearm, and the court, after an inquiry, is satisfied that the respondent does not possess a firearm, the court shall file the firearm possession form, lift the stay of the injunction, and dismiss the temporary restraining order extended under
par. (a).
813.1285(2)(c)2.
2. If, under
par. (a), the firearm possession form submitted to the court indicates the respondent possesses a firearm, and the respondent has not surrendered his or her firearm as described under
sub. (3) (a), the court shall continue to stay the injunction as provided under
par. (a) for a period not to exceed 48 hours, issue a surrender and extend order, and schedule a hearing to surrender firearms to occur within one week of the injunction hearing.
813.1285(2)(c)3.
3. If, under
par. (b), the petitioner indicates that the respondent possesses a firearm or if the court is not satisfied under
subd. 1. that the respondent does not possess a firearm, the court shall schedule a hearing to surrender firearms to occur within one week of the injunction hearing. The court shall do one of the following:
813.1285(2)(c)3.a.
a. Continue the stay under
par. (a) of the injunction and issue a surrender and extend order.
813.1285(2)(c)4.
4. The court may schedule a hearing to surrender firearms for any reason relevant to the surrender of firearms.
