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AB37-ASA1,4,2323 973.015 (1b) In this section, “record” means a criminal case file.
AB37-ASA1,12 24Section 12. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 973.015 (1m) (a)
251. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB37-ASA1,5,8
1973.015 (1m) (a) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 2. and except as provided in subd.
23., when a person is under the age of 25 at the time of the commission of an offense
3for which the person has been found guilty in a court for violation of a law for which
4the maximum period of imprisonment is 6 years or less, the
, a court may order at the
5time of sentencing after a conviction that the record a criminal case be expunged
6upon successful completion of the sentence if the court determines the person will
7benefit and society will not be harmed by this disposition.
by one of the following
8methods:
AB37-ASA1,5,11 9(d) This subsection does not apply to information maintained by the
10department of transportation regarding a conviction that is required to be included
11in a record
kept under s. 343.23 (2) (a).
AB37-ASA1,13 12Section 13. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB37-ASA1,5,1713 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in subd. 3., the court may order at the
14time of sentencing that the record be expunged upon successful completion of the
15sentence if the court determines that the person has not previously had a record
16expunged under this section and that the person will benefit and society will not be
17harmed by this disposition.
AB37-ASA1,6,1918 b. If at least one year has passed since the person successfully completed his
19or her sentence, the person may file a petition in the county of conviction requesting
20that the record be expunged. For an initial petition, unless the person submits an
21affidavit swearing that he or she is unable to pay the fee and the court waives it, the
22person shall pay to the clerk of circuit court a $20 fee to be retained for the use of the
23county. For a 2nd petition regarding the same record, the person shall pay to the
24clerk of circuit court a $100 fee to be retained for the use of the county. Upon receipt
25of the petition, the court shall review the petition to determine if the person is

1ineligible to petition for expungement. A person is ineligible to petition for
2expungement if the record is not available for the court to review, subd. 3. or 4.
3applies, less than one year has passed since the person successfully completed his or
4her sentence, there are criminal charges pending against the person, the person has
5previously had a record expunged under this section, or the person has exceeded the
6maximum number of petitions allowed under this subd. 1. b. If the court determines
7the person is eligible to petition for expungement, the court shall forward the petition
8to the district attorney. If the district attorney requests a hearing within 90 days
9after the court forwards the petition, the court shall schedule a hearing to review the
10petition. If the district attorney waives the hearing or at least 90 days have passed
11since the court forwarded the petition, the court may review the petition with or
12without a hearing. If a hearing is scheduled, then if practicable, the sentencing judge
13shall be the judge to review the petition. The court may order that the record be
14expunged if the court determines the person will benefit and society will not be
15harmed by this disposition. If the court orders a record be expunged under this subd.
161. b., the record shall be expunged within 120 days of the order. If the court does not
17order the record be expunged under this subd. 1. b., the person may file a 2nd petition
18under this subd. 1. b. only if at least 2 years have passed since he or she filed the first
19petition. No person may file more than 2 petitions per record under this subd. 1. b.
AB37-ASA1,14 20Section 14 . 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB37-ASA1,7,321 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a. A Class H felony, if the person has, in his or her lifetime,
22been convicted of a prior felony offense, or if the felony is a violent offense, as defined
23in s. 301.048 (2) (bm), or is a violation of s. 940.32, 948.03 (2), (3), or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3.,
24or 4.
301.45 (6) (a) 1. or (ag) 1., 301.47 (3) (a), 301.475 (2) (b), 346.17 (3) (b), 940.30,
25940.32 (2m), 941.20 (1m) (b), 941.21, 941.31 (2) (b), 943.23 (2) (a) or (3g), 944.18 (3)

1(a), 946.42 (2m), 946.425 (1), (1m) (b), or (1r) (b), 946.50 (5p), 948.055 (2) (b)
, or
2948.095, is a 2nd or subsequent violation of s. 951.08 (1) or (2), or is an attempt to
3commit a violation of 941.21 or 948.055 (2) (b)
.
AB37-ASA1,15 4Section 15 . 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB37-ASA1,7,125 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. b. A Class I felony, if the person has, in his or her lifetime,
6been convicted of a prior felony offense, or if the felony is a violent offense, as defined
7in s. 301.048 (2) (bm), or is a violation of s. 12.09, 12.11, 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7. or
8(3) (a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y), or (z), 13.05, 13.06, 19.45 (13), 19.59 (1) (br), 940.19
9(2), 940.195 (2), 940.208, 940.32 (2) or (2e), 941.38 (2), 943.23 (3) (a), 947.019 (1),
10948.10 (1) (a), 948.14 (2),
948.23 (1) (a), or 948.61 (2) (b), is a violation penalized under
11s. 11.1401 (1) (a) or (b), or is a violation of s. 951.02 or 951.06 if the violation is a Class
12I felony under s. 951.18 (1)
.
AB37-ASA1,16 13Section 16. 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. c., d., e., f. and g. and 4. of the statutes are
14created to read:
AB37-ASA1,7,1615 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. c. A crime that was committed by a person who had attained
16the age of 25.
AB37-ASA1,7,1717 d. A crime for which the maximum period of imprisonment is more than 6 years.
AB37-ASA1,7,1918 e. A violation of s. 943.14 or, if the court noted in the record that the property
19damaged was a business, a violation of s. 943.01.
AB37-ASA1,7,2120 f. A violation of a temporary restraining order or injunction issued under s.
21813.12 (3) or (4).
AB37-ASA1,7,2222 g. A violation of chs. 341 to 348.
AB37-ASA1,7,2423 4. The court may order at the time of sentencing that the record is ineligible
24for expungement.
AB37-ASA1,17 25Section 17. 973.015 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB37-ASA1,8,16
1973.015 (1m) (b) A For purposes of par. (a), a person has successfully
2completed the sentence if the person has completed all periods of incarceration,
3parole, or extended supervision to which he or she was sentenced; the person has paid
4all fines, costs, fees, surcharges, and restitution assessed and has completed any
5court-ordered community service; the person
has not been convicted of a subsequent
6offense crime; and, if on probation was imposed, the probation has not been revoked
7and the probationer has satisfied the conditions of probation. Upon successful
8completion of the a sentence involving incarceration or probation, the detaining or
9probationary authority shall issue and forward to the court of record a certificate of
10discharge which shall be forwarded to the court of record and which shall have the
11effect of expunging the record
that indicates whether the person successfully
12completed his or her sentence. If the court has ordered the record expunged under
13par. (a) 1. a. or 2. and the person has successfully completed the sentence, the person's
14record shall be expunged as ordered
. If the person has been imprisoned incarcerated,
15the detaining authority shall also forward a copy of the certificate of discharge to the
16department.
AB37-ASA1,18 17Section 18. 973.015 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB37-ASA1,9,618 973.015 (1m) (c) Upon receipt of a petition under par. (a) 1. b., the district
19attorney shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim, as defined in s. 950.02
20(4), of the petition. In the notice, the district attorney shall inform the victim that
21he or she may waive the hearing requirement and that, if waived, the court may
22review the petition without a hearing. The district attorney shall inform the victim
23of the manner in which he or she may provide written statements concerning the
24petition and, if the victim does not waive the hearing requirement, that he or she may
25appear at the hearing. If the victim waives the hearing requirement, the district

1attorney may inform the court that there is no objection to waiving the hearing
2requirement. Notwithstanding the confidentiality of victim address information
3obtained under s. 302.113 (9g) (g) 3., a district attorney who is required to make a
4reasonable attempt to notify a victim under this paragraph may obtain from the clerk
5of the circuit court the victim address information that the victim provided to the
6clerk under s. 302.113 (9g) (g) 3.
AB37-ASA1,19 7Section 19. 973.015 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB37-ASA1,9,118 973.015 (4) A record of a crime expunged under this section is not considered
9a conviction for employment purposes or for purposes of the issuance of a license, as
10defined in s. 111.32 (10), by a licensing agency, as defined in s. 111.32 (11). This
11subsection does not apply to the extent that its application conflicts with federal law.
AB37-ASA1,20 12Section 20. 973.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB37-ASA1,9,1613 973.25 (1) (a) “Certificate of qualification for employment” means a certificate
14issued by the council on offender employment that provides an offender with relief
15from a collateral sanction, except that it does not provide relief from s. 48.685 (5m),
1650.065 (4m), or 111.335 (3) (a) (ar), (b), (c), or (e) or (4) (h) or (i).
AB37-ASA1,21 17Section 21. Initial applicability.
AB37-ASA1,9,2218 (1) The treatment of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a., b., c., d., e., f., and g. and 4., (b),
19and (c), the renumbering and amendment of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1., and the creation
20of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. and b. first apply to any conviction for which sentencing
21has occurred but for which the record has not been ordered expunged on the effective
22date of this subsection.
AB37-ASA1,22 23Section 22. Effective date.
AB37-ASA1,10,2
1(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th month beginning after
2publication.
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