Wisconsin Legislature: Crime and criminals

crime and criminalsCrime and criminals, see also Animal — Treatment; Children — Abuse and neglect; Crime victim; Criminal identification and investigation; Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement; Drunken driving; Firearms and dangerous weapons; Fraud; Juvenile delinquency; Motor vehicle — Theft; Prison; Prostitution; Sentences and penalties; Sex crimes

Acting in self-defense: court-issued criminal complaint prohibited if DA refuses to issue complaint unless new evidence shows actions were not self-defense - AB544

Acting in self-defense: court-issued criminal complaint prohibited if DA refuses to issue complaint unless new evidence shows actions were not self-defense - SB517

Adult-entertainment establishments: requirements and prohibitions created - AB60

Adult-entertainment establishments: requirements and prohibitions created - SB56

Adults at risk: increased penalties for crimes against, including sexual assault and physical abuse; appearing for restraining order hearings; and freezing assets of defendant charged with financial exploitation; JRCCP may report - AB78

Advisory referendum: DOC required to revoke release if person on extended supervision, parole, or probation is charged with a crime while on release - AJR7

Advisory referendum: DOC required to revoke release if person on extended supervision, parole, or probation is charged with a crime while on release - SJR8

Authorized operations of financial institutions revisions re credit unions, ATM locations and interference with made a crime, S&L lending areas, mortgage loans, promissory notes of certain public bodies, and public deposit losses; JRCCP may report; rules repealed [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-SB 12.03, DFI-SL 12.03] - AB715

Bail conditions for criminal defendants with previous bail jumping conviction; DOJ required to collect and report on certain criminal case data - AB433

Bail conditions for criminal defendants with previous bail jumping conviction; DOJ required to collect and report on certain criminal case data - SB427

Bills introduced that create a crime or revise a penalty: referral to JRCCP for a report required; no further action on the bill until report is prepared [Sec. 54-56, 9351 (4)] - AB43

Bills introduced that create a crime or revise a penalty: referral to JRCCP for a report required; no further action on the bill until report is prepared [Sec. 54-56, 9351 (4)] [original bill only] - SB70

Child born alive after abortion: requirements of health care providers present and criminal penalties created, damage provisions; JRCCP may report - AB63

Child born alive after abortion: requirements of health care providers present and criminal penalties created, damage provisions; JRCCP may report - SB61

Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges requires court approval, report required; deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes prohibited - AB57

Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges requires court approval, report required; deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes prohibited - SB86

Disorderly conduct defendants: alternatives to prosecution under set conditions [Sec. 3357] - AB43

Disorderly conduct defendants: alternatives to prosecution under set conditions [Sec. 3357] [original bill only] - SB70

DOC required to recommend revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision if person is charged with a crime while on release; expungement of criminal record provisions - AB310

DOC required to recommend revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision if person is charged with a crime while on release; expungement of criminal record provisions - SB309

Domestic violence: reorganize statutes so misdemeanor crimes become a firearms disqualifier; sheriff required to enter protection orders into information system - AB1192

Domestic violence: reorganize statutes so misdemeanor crimes become a firearms disqualifier; sheriff required to enter protection orders into information system - SB1094

Employers seeking to employ individuals with conviction records: DWD hotline for available assistance and incentive programs - AB180

Employers seeking to employ individuals with conviction records: DWD hotline for available assistance and incentive programs - SB169

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created - AB116

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created - SB116

Firearm possession and transfers prohibited under federal law: Wisconsin statute revisions re disorderly conduct and domestic abuse - AB859

Firearm possession and transfers prohibited under federal law: Wisconsin statute revisions re disorderly conduct and domestic abuse - SB819

Graffiti or damage to historical property on public property made a felony; JRCCP may report - AB606

Graffiti or damage to historical property on public property made a felony; JRCCP may report - SB558

Harboring or transporting a runaway child without guardian or parental consent: crime created; JRCCP may report - AB794

Harboring or transporting a runaway child without guardian or parental consent: crime created; JRCCP may report - SB749

Hate crime reporting: DOJ to provide hotline and Internet-based system [Sec. 2337] - AB43

Hate crime reporting: DOJ to provide hotline and Internet-based system [Sec. 2337] [original bill only] - SB70

Hiding, burying, or mutilating a corpse to conceal a crime: felony penalty increased; JRCCP may report - SB640

High schools required to collect statistics on certain crimes and violations of municipal disorderly conduct occurring on school property or school transportation; DPI duties - AB53

High schools required to collect statistics on certain crimes and violations of municipal disorderly conduct occurring on school property or school transportation; DPI duties [A.Amdt.2: further revisions] - AB245

High schools required to collect statistics on certain crimes and violations of municipal disorderly conduct occurring on school property or school transportation; DPI duties - SB82

High schools required to collect statistics on certain crimes and violations of municipal disorderly conduct occurring on school property or school transportation; DPI duties - SB301

Human trafficking and trafficking a child: civil causes of action revisions - AB974

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2023 proclaimed as - AJR9

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2023 proclaimed as - SJR9

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2024 proclaimed as - AJR108

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2024 proclaimed as - SJR99

Human Trafficking Council created in DOJ; establishment of county sex trafficking task forces required under set conditions; designating a law enforcement officer to coordinate prevention and enforcement efforts [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, county task force and law enforcement coordinator encouraged but not required] - AB978

Human trafficking crime identification and prevention training for CBRF employees required; other types of employees included in training requirement [A.Amdt.1: definition provisions, DWD to produce training video] - AB973

Human trafficking crime identification and prevention training for CBRF employees required; other types of employees included in training requirement - SB940

Human trafficking prevention: instructing students in licensed schools of barbering, schools of cosmetology, and specialty schools to recognize and report required - AB981

Human trafficking prevention: instructing students in licensed schools of barbering, schools of cosmetology, and specialty schools to recognize and report required - SB960

Human trafficking prevention: model curriculum and instructional materials required for grades 7 to 12; DCF and teacher training provisions - AB977

Human trafficking prevention: model curriculum and instructional materials required for grades 7 to 12; DCF and teacher training provisions - SB958

Human trafficking resource center hotline poster required to be displayed at specified establishments - AB980

Lawful presence of person arrested or charged with a crime or civil violation: law enforcement officer required to determine; DOJ report required - AB397

Lawful presence of person arrested or charged with a crime or civil violation: law enforcement officer required to determine; DOJ report required - SB384

Laws under DOR’s purview: enforcement and administration changes - AB273

Laws under DOR’s purview: enforcement and administration changes [S.Amdt.1: electronic vaping device directory created, report required; S.Amdt.2: Division of Alcohol Beverages created in DOR, retail closing hour exception for 2024 national political convention, alcohol beverage regulations, laws, and taxes revised, rule repealed [Admin.Code Tax 8.87]] - SB268

Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB764

Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB863

Marijuana possession penalties changed, local ordinance and drug paraphernalia provisions; employer liability for not drug testing employees or prospective employees; JRCCP may report - AB861

Medical cannabis program created: Office of Medical Cannabis Regulation; licenses required; patient and caregiver registry; dispensaries, prescription drug monitoring program, child placement and custody, fair employment law, UI, WC, open housing law, sales tax exemption, and criminal penalty provisions; reports required - AB1040

Motor vehicle seller who transfers possession and legal title to a buyer is immune from civil and criminal liability, and local ordinance violations - AB669

Motor vehicle seller who transfers possession and legal title to a buyer is immune from civil and criminal liability, and local ordinance violations - SB629

Naloxone or other opioid antagonist: court can order criminal defendant to pay law enforcement agency’s costs for administration of - AB1058

Naloxone or other opioid antagonist: court can order criminal defendant to pay law enforcement agency’s costs for administration of - SB974

Obstructing justice crime redefined - AB1192

Obstructing justice crime redefined - SB1094

Picketing or parading at the residence of a judge with intent to impede administration of justice or influence a judge made a crime; JRCCP may report - AB965

Picketing or parading at the residence of a judge with intent to impede administration of justice or influence a judge made a crime; JRCCP may report - SB926

Robbery of a financial institution: felony provisions modified; JRCCP may report - SB485

Slavery and involuntary servitude prohibited, including as punishment for a crime. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR102

Slavery and involuntary servitude prohibited, including as punishment for a crime. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR95

Testimony of witness under age 18 in a criminal prosecution for human trafficking crime may be taken in another room and televised in the courtroom - AB976

Testimony of witness under age 18 in a criminal prosecution for human trafficking crime may be taken in another room and televised in the courtroom - SB946

Undetectable firearms manufacture, transportation, sale, possession, and carrying prohibited, plans for manufacture provision; possession of frame or receiver of a firearm without a serial number prohibited; JRCCP may report - AB677

crime and criminals _ batteryCrime and criminals — Battery

Battery or threat of against a juror or juror’s family member: felony penalty increased - AB1192

Battery or threat of against a juror or juror’s family member: felony penalty increased; judge can prohibit convicted person from contacting a juror; JRCCP may report - AB412

Battery or threat of against a juror or juror’s family member: felony penalty increased - SB1094

Battery or threat of against a juror or juror’s family member: felony penalty increased; judge can prohibit convicted person from contacting a juror; JRCCP may report - SB402

Campaign finance reports: all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit reports to Ethics Commission [S.Amdt.1: school board candidate provision added, Ethics Commission funding and positions removed; A.Amdt.1: adds election official personal information, battery against election officials, and whistleblower protections for clerks and election officials re fraud and irregularities] - SB822

Election official protections: prohibiting access to public records containing personally identifiable information; causing bodily harm made a felony; harassment provisions; and whistleblower protections re election fraud or irregularities; JRCCP may report - AB577

Election officials: public access to personally identifiable information and employment discrimination prohibitions, intentionally causing bodily harm to made a felony, and whistleblower protections; municipal and county clerk provisions; JRCCP may report - AB300