Section 452.24. Disclosure duty; immunity for providing notice about the sex offender registry.

 

(1)  If, in connection with the sale, exchange, purchase or rental of real property, a licensee receives a request from a person to whom the licensee is providing brokerage services in connection with the sale, exchange, purchase or rental for information related to whether a particular person is required to register as a sex offender under s. 301.45 or any other information about the sex offender registry under s. 301.45 , the licensee has a duty to disclose such information, if the licensee has actual knowledge of the information.

(2)  Notwithstanding sub. (1) , the licensee is immune from liability for any act or omission related to the disclosure of information under sub. (1) if the licensee in a timely manner provides to the person requesting the information written notice that the person may obtain information about the sex offender registry and persons registered with the registry by contacting the department of corrections. The notice shall include the appropriate telephone number and Internet site of the department of corrections.

1999 a. 89 ; 2015 a. 258 .