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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
August 9, 2007 - Introduced by Senators Schultz, Olsen, A. Lasee, Kedzie and
Darling, cosponsored by Representatives Pridemore, Gronemus, Musser, A.
Ott, LeMahieu, Nerison, Hines and Steinbrink. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary and Corrections.
SB250,1,2
1An Act to amend 301.46 (2) (a), (b) (intro.), (c) and (d); and
to create 301.45 (4g)
2of the statutes;
relating to: persons registered as sex offenders.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person convicted of committing certain sex offenses is
required to register as a sex offender with the Department of Corrections (DOC). A
person who commits a sex offense in another state and who resides, attends school,
or works within this state is also required to register with DOC. DOC must provide
access to the registry information on an Internet site and must make updates and
changes to a registrant's information available electronically to police chiefs and
sheriffs. Current law also allows a police chief or sheriff to request DOC to provide
a list of registered sex offenders.
This bill requires a person who is required to register as a sex offender to have
a face-to-face meeting with the police chief or sheriff for the city, town, village, or
county within which the person resides. Under the bill, this meeting must take place
within 30 days of the person entering the state, being released from prison, or taking
up residence in a new city, town, village, or county.
The bill also requires DOC to provide to law enforcement any updated or
changed information in its registry. The bill further requires DOC, upon request of
a police chief or sheriff, to provide the police chief or sheriff with a list of persons
registered as sex offenders arranged according to the zip codes within which the
persons reside.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB250, s. 1
1Section
1. 301.45 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
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301.45
(4g) Meeting required. Within 30 days of entering the state, being
3released from prison, or taking up residence in a new city, town, village, or county,
4a person who is covered under sub. (1g) shall have face-to-face contact with the
5police chief or sheriff for the person's city, town, village, or county of residence. This
6subsection does not apply to persons who are moved into a correctional facility.
SB250, s. 2
7Section
2. 301.46 (2) (a), (b) (intro.), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to
8read:
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301.46
(2) (a) When a person is registered with the department under s. 301.45
10(2), the department shall
immediately make provide the information specified in par.
11(b)
available to the police chief of any community and the sheriff of any county in
12which the person is residing, is employed or is attending school. The department
13shall make information available under this paragraph through a direct electronic
14data transfer system.
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(b) (intro.) The department shall
make provide all of the following information
16available under par. (a):
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(c) When a person who is registered under s. 301.45 (2) updates information
18under s. 301.45 (4), the department shall immediately
make provide the updated
19information
available to the police chief of any community and the sheriff of any
20county in which the person is residing, is employed or is attending school. The
1department shall
make provide the updated information
available under this
2paragraph through a direct electronic data transfer system.
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(d) In addition to
having access to providing information under pars. (a) and
4(c),
a police chief or sheriff may request that the department
shall provide
upon the
5request of a police chief or sheriff
with information concerning any person a list of
6persons registered under s. 301.45
, arranged according to the zip codes within which
7the persons reside.
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(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the seventh month beginning after
10publication.
