New Law Relating to Sex Offender Registration Requirements, the Release to Certain Persons and Entities of Information Concerning Sex Offenders Required to Register, DNA Testing of Sexually Violent Persons and Honesty Testing of Sex Offenders (1995 Wisconsin Act 440)

• NCJ Number: 174759
• Author(s): D Salm
• Date Published: 1996
• Length: 37 pages
• Sale Source: Wisconsin Legislative Council; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This Information Memorandum describes 1995 Wisconsin Act 440 concerning sex offender registration requirements.

Abstract

Key provisions of 1995 Wisconsin Act 440 include: (1) Sex Offender Registration (Current Law; 1995 Wisconsin Act 440); (2) Access to Information Concerning Sex Offenders (Access for and Bulletins to Law Enforcement Agencies; Notification of Victims; Access for Agencies and Organizations Other Than Law Enforcement Agencies; Access for General Public; Period of Notification of and Access to Information; Immunity; Rules; Effect on Open Records Requests); (3) Submission of Biological Sample by a Person Found to be a Sexually Violent Person (Current Law; 1995 Wisconsin Act 440); (4) Honesty Testing of Sex Offenders (Condition of Community Placement; Condition of Probation or Parole); (5) Appropriation Changes; and (6) Initial Applicability and Delayed Effective Date. The Memorandum also includes information on who is covered by the registration law, when the person must comply, number of years a person must register, release from requirements, and penalty for failure to register. Appendixes