2007 WISCONSIN ACT 84 Relating to: prosecution decisions based on certain payments to organizations or agencies.

Date of enactment: March 12, 2008
2007 Senate Bill 244 Date of publication*: March 26, 2008

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2005-06 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2007 WISCONSIN ACT 84

An Act to repeal 753.40, 755.20, 757.17, 814.75 (4), 814.76 (3), 814.77 (3), 814.78 (4), 814.79 (3), 814.80 (4), 814.81 (4), 973.06 (1) (f) and 973.09 (1x); and to amend 778.027, 967.057 and 973.11 (1) (b) of the statutes; relating to: prosecution decisions based on certain payments to organizations or agencies and eliminating required payment of contribution surcharges to crime prevention organizations and funds.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1b . 753.40 of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1d . 755.20 of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1e . 757.17 of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1f . 778.027 of the statutes is amended to read:

778.027 Dismissals for Prosecution decisions based on contributions to certain organizations or agencies and government attorney conduct . A prosecutor or an attorney representing the state or a political subdivision of the state may not, in exchange for a person's payment of a contribution to an money, other than restitution, to any organization or agency specified in s. 973.06 (1) (f) 1. , dismiss or amend a citation or complaint alleging a violation that provides for a forfeiture or elect not to initiate an action or special proceeding based on such a violation .

Section 1h . 814.75 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1j . 814.76 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1k . 814.77 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1m . 814.78 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1o . 814.79 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1p . 814.80 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 1t . 814.81 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 2 . 967.057 of the statutes is amended to read:

967.057 Dismissals for Prosecution decisions based on contributions to certain organizations and agencies. A prosecutor may not, in exchange for a person's payment of a contribution to an money, other than restitution, to any organization or agency specified in s. 973.06 (1) (f) 1. , dismiss or amend a charge alleging a criminal offense or elect not to commence a criminal prosecution .

Section 2e . 973.06 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 2m . 973.09 (1x) of the statutes is repealed.

Section 2s . 973.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

973.11 (1) (b) Any requirement that the court may impose under s. 973.09 (1g), (1x), (4) , and (7m).