January 24, 2024 - Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Knodl, Ballweg and Tomczyk, cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Allen, O’Connor and Maxey. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
SB944,,22An Act to create 758.20 (4) of the statutes; relating to: the availability of information on crimes through the consolidated court automation programs. SB944,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the director of state courts maintains the consolidated court automation programs website, which is the statewide electronic circuit court case management system. The director of state courts has discretion regarding what information is available through the CCAP website, with the following exceptions:
1. The director of state courts may not remove case management information for certain eviction proceedings for specific time periods.
2. The director of state courts must ensure that the CCAP website provides the Department of Corrections access to certain reporting information.
Under the bill, the director of state courts must ensure that the CCAP website provides the following information in a searchable format for all crimes: the county in which charges were filed, the judge assigned to the case, all cases adjudicated by the judge, and the penalty that was imposed, if any, in the case.
SB944,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB944,15Section 1. 758.20 (4) of the statutes is created to read: SB944,,66758.20 (4) For every crime, as defined in s. 939.12, the director of state courts shall ensure that the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site provides all of the following categories of information in a format that is searchable by each category of information: SB944,,77(a) The county in which charges were filed. SB944,,88(b) The judge assigned to the case. SB944,,99(c) All cases adjudicated by the judge. SB944,,1010(d) The penalty that was imposed, if any, in the case. SB944,211Section 2. Initial applicability. SB944,,1212(1) The treatment of s. 758.20 (4) first applies to case management information entered before the effective date of this subsection if information regarding the case is available on the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Internet site, as defined in s. 758.20 (1), on the effective date of this subsection. SB944,313Section 3. Effective date. SB944,,1414(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.
