301.37
301.37
County buildings; establishment, approval, inspection. 301.37(1)(1)
The department shall fix reasonable standards and regulations for the design, construction, repair, and maintenance of all houses of correction, reforestation camps maintained under s.
303.07, jails, as defined in s.
302.30, extensions of jails under s.
59.54 (14) (g), rehabilitation facilities under s.
59.53 (8), lockup facilities, as defined in s.
302.30, work camps under s.
303.10, Huber facilities under s.
303.09, and, after consulting with the department of children and families, all juvenile detention facilities and secured residential care centers for children and youth, with respect to their adequacy and fitness for the needs which they are to serve.
301.37(1m)
(1m) The rules promulgated by the department under sub.
(1) shall allow a secured residential care center for children and youth to use less restrictive physical security barriers than a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility while ensuring the safety of the public, staff, and youth. The rules promulgated under sub.
(1) shall allow a secured residential care center for children and youth to be located in a portion of a juvenile detention facility or a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility. A secured residential care center for children and youth that is located in a portion of a juvenile detention facility or a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility shall provide trauma-informed, evidence-based programming and services as required by the department under s.
938.48 (16) (b).
301.37(2)
(2) The selection and purchase of the site, and the plans, specifications and erection of buildings, for the institutions is subject to the review and approval of the department. Department review shall include review of the proposed program to be carried out by the institution.
301.37(3)
(3) Before any such building is occupied, and at least annually thereafter, the department shall inspect each institution with respect to safety, sanitation, adequacy and fitness, report to the authorities conducting the institution any deficiency found and order the necessary work to correct it or a new building. If within 6 months thereafter the work is not commenced, or not completed within a reasonable period thereafter, to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall suspend the allowance of state aid for, and prohibit the use of, the building until the order is complied with.
301.37(4)
(4) The department's standards and regulations under sub.
(1) for county jails apply to tribal jails used under s.
302.445. At least annually, the department shall inspect each such tribal jail with respect to safety, sanitation, adequacy and fitness, report to the sheriff and the tribal jail authorities regarding any deficiency found and order the necessary work to correct it. If within 6 months thereafter the work is not commenced, or not completed within a reasonable period thereafter to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall prohibit the use of the tribal jail for purposes of s.
302.445 until the order is complied with.
301.37(5)
(5) The department's standards and regulations under sub.
(1) for juvenile detention facilities apply to private juvenile detention facilities used under s.
938.222. At least annually, the department shall inspect each such private juvenile detention facility with respect to safety, sanitation, adequacy, and fitness, report to the county board and the private entity operating the private juvenile detention facility regarding any deficiency found and order the necessary work to correct it. If within 6 months thereafter the work is not commenced, or not completed within a reasonable period thereafter to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall prohibit the use of the private juvenile detention facility for purposes of s.
938.222 until the order is complied with.
301.373
301.373
Operating loss reimbursement program. The department shall reimburse a county that operates a secured residential care center for children and youth that holds female juveniles in secure custody and that was established using funding from the grant program under
2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section
110 (4), for any annual net operating loss for the services and facilities offered to female juveniles. A county seeking reimbursement under this section shall submit its request and supporting financial statements for the prior fiscal year to the department and the legislative audit bureau in a format prescribed by the department. The department shall reimburse the county for the amount of the net operating loss, as determined by the legislative audit bureau under s.
13.94 (1) (v), from the appropriation under s.
20.410 (3) (f). The department may pay for the cost of the audit by the legislative audit bureau under s.
13.94 (1) (v) from the appropriation under s.
20.410 (3) (f).
301.373 History
History: 2017 a. 185;
2019 a. 8.
301.38
301.38
Notification of victims and witnesses about prisoner escapes. 301.38(1)(a)
(a) “Member of the family" means spouse, domestic partner under ch.
770, child, sibling, parent or legal guardian.
301.38(1)(am)
(am) “Prisoner" has the meaning given in s.
301.01 (2), but does not include any person in the intensive sanctions program under s.
301.048 or any person who is imprisoned as an alternative to the revocation of probation, extended supervision or parole.
301.38(1)(b)
(b) “Victim" means a person against whom a crime has been committed.
301.38(2)
(2) If a prisoner escapes from a Type 1 prison, the department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify all of the following persons, if they can be found, in accordance with sub.
(3) and after receiving a completed card under sub.
(4):
301.38(2)(a)
(a) The victim of the crime committed by the prisoner or, if the victim died as a result of the crime, an adult member of the victim's family or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old, the victim's parent or legal guardian.
301.38(2)(b)
(b) Any witness who testified against the prisoner in any court proceeding involving the offense.
301.38(3)
(3) The department shall make a reasonable effort to notify the person by telephone as soon as possible after the escape and after any subsequent apprehension of the prisoner.
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,
944.18,
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, community 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, community 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 children under ss.
48.988 and
48.989, the interstate compact for the placement of children under s.
48.99, or the interstate compact for juveniles under s.
938.999 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 any of the following applies:
301.45(1m)(a)1m.b.
b. 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)1m.c.
c. 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)1m.d.
d. 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)(a)2m.b.
b. At the time of the violation, or of the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit the violation, of s.
940.225 (3) (a), the person had not attained the age of 19 years and the victim had attained the age of 15 years.
301.45(1m)(a)2m.c.
c. 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)(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)3m.a.a. Any sex offense that was dismissed as part of a plea agreement if the sentencing court ordered that the offender be subject to the registration requirements of this section.
301.45(2)(a)3m.b.
b. Any sex offense that was dismissed as part of a plea agreement if the adjudicating court ordered that the juvenile be subject to the registration requirements of this section.
