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AB775,8,23 16(3) Petition for sentence adjustment. (a) One year before the youthful
17offender becomes eligible for a sentence adjustment under this section, the
18department shall provide written notice of the eligibility to the qualifying youthful
19offender, the sentencing court, the district attorney for the county in which the
20youthful offender was sentenced, and the state public defender. Notice under this
21paragraph shall include notice of the youthful offender's right to counsel and notice
22that if the youthful offender believes that he or she cannot afford an attorney, the
23youthful offender may ask the state public defender to represent him or her.
AB775,9,3
1(b) A youthful offender has a right to counsel in the sentence adjustment
2proceedings under this section. The right to counsel begins at the service of notice
3under par. (a).
AB775,9,84 (c) After service of notice under par. (a) and upon request by the youthful
5offender or the youthful offender's attorney, the court shall make documents from the
6sentencing hearing available to the youthful offender or his or her attorney, including
7the presentence investigation report in accordance with s. 972.15 (4m) and the
8transcript from the sentencing hearing.
AB775,9,139 (d) A qualifying youthful offender may file a petition for a sentence adjustment
10under this section. The petitioner shall file the petition and any affidavits and other
11written support for the petition in the sentencing court no more than 90 days before
12the youthful offender's eligibility date. A copy of the petition shall be served on the
13district attorney in the county in which the youthful offender was sentenced.
AB775,9,1514 (e) Upon receipt of a petition under par. (d), the district attorney shall notify
15any victims of the crime in accordance with s. 950.04 (1v) (gm).
AB775,9,17 16(4) Hearing. (a) The court shall hold a hearing within 120 days of a petition
17filed under sub. (3) (d), unless all parties agree to an extension for the hearing date.
AB775,9,2218 (b) The court shall consider relevant information, including expert testimony
19and other information about the youthful offender's participation in any available
20educational, vocational, volunteer, community service, or other programs, the
21youthful offender's work reports and psychological evaluations, and the youthful
22offender's major violations of institutional rules, if any.
AB775,9,2523 (c) The youthful offender has the right to attend the hearing, the right to be
24represented by counsel, and the right to testify, present evidence, and cross-examine
25witnesses.
AB775,10,2
1(d) The victim shall be given the opportunity to provide a statement concerning
2sentencing in accordance with s. 950.04 (1v) (m).
AB775,10,33 (e) A hearing under this subsection shall be recorded.
AB775,10,54 (f) The decision of the court on a petition under sub. (3) is a final adjudication
5subject to appeal under s. 809.30.
AB775,10,8 6(5) Order. If the court finds that the interests of justice warrant a sentence
7adjustment, the court may amend the judgment of conviction according to one of the
8following:
AB775,10,129 (a) If the youthful offender is serving a sentence for a crime committed before
10December 31, 1999, reduce the parole eligibility date and modify the conditions of
11parole. The court may also reduce the sentence, but shall provide for at least 3 years
12of parole supervision after release from prison.
AB775,10,1813 (b) Upon request by the youthful offender, for a crime committed before
14December 31, 1999, convert an indeterminate sentence to a bifurcated sentence
15under s. 973.01 or 973.014 (1g). If the court converts the indeterminate sentence to
16a bifurcated sentence, the court shall set a date for release to extended supervision
17under s. 302.113 that is no later than the original parole eligibility date. The court
18may also modify the conditions of parole or extended supervision.
AB775,10,2319 (c) For a crime committed on or after December 31, 1999, reduce the term of
20confinement in prison and modify the conditions of extended supervision. The court
21may also reduce the total length of the bifurcated sentence. Notwithstanding s.
22973.01 (2) (d), the court shall provide for at least 3 years of extended supervision
23under s. 302.113.
AB775,11,324 (d) For a life sentence without the possibility of parole or release to extended
25supervision under s. 973.014 (1) (c) or (1g) (a) 3., convert the sentence to a life

1sentence with the possibility of parole or release to extended supervision and set a
2date for parole eligibility or release to extended supervision and conditions for parole
3or extended supervision accordingly.
AB775,11,7 4(6) Subsequent petitions. A youthful offender is eligible to file a subsequent
5petition under sub. (3) no earlier than 5 years after a hearing is held under sub. (4),
6unless the court sets an earlier date. A youthful offender may file no more than 5
7petitions under sub. (3) during his or her sentence.
AB775,11,10 8(7) Sentence modification on other grounds. Nothing in this section limits
9the youthful offender's right to resentencing, sentence adjustment, or sentence
10modification on other grounds, including under s. 302.113 (9g) or 302.114.
AB775,20 11Section 20. 973.15 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB775,11,1412 973.15 (2m) (a) 1. “Determinate sentence" means a bifurcated sentence
13imposed under s. 973.01 or a life sentence under which a person is eligible for release
14to extended supervision under s. 973.014 (1g) (a) 1. or 2. or (3) (c).
AB775,21 15Section 21 . 977.05 (4) (i) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB775,11,1616 977.05 (4) (i) 10. Cases involving youthful offenders under s. 973.018 (3).
AB775,22 17Section 22. 978.07 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB775,11,2418 978.07 (1) (c) 1. Any case record of a felony punishable by life imprisonment
19or a related case, after the defendant's parole eligibility date under s. 304.06 (1) or
20973.014 (1) or (3) (b) or date of eligibility for release to extended supervision under
21s. 973.014 (1g) (a) 1. or 2. or (3) (c), whichever is applicable, or 50 years after the
22commencement of the action, whichever occurs later. If there is no parole eligibility
23date or no date for release to extended supervision, the district attorney may destroy
24the case record after the defendant's death.
AB775,23 25Section 23 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB775,12,4
1(1) No later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date
2of this subsection, the department of corrections shall provide written notice under
3s. 973.018 (3) (a) to all youthful offenders who have served at least 14 years of their
4terms of imprisonment.
AB775,24 5Section 24 . Initial applicability.
AB775,12,86 (1) The treatment of ss. 973.014 (1) (intro.), (1g) (a) (intro.), and (3) and 973.017
7(2c) first applies to a conviction for which sentencing has occurred on the effective
8date of this subsection.
AB775,12,109 (2) The treatment of s. 973.018 first applies to a youthful offender who is
10serving a term of imprisonment on the effective date of this subsection.
AB775,12,1111 (End)
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