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Sex Offender Info
Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry Information is available at: 1-800-398-2403 or at: http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/
PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION
Community Notification occurs through a variety of means and at several levels.
Provisions within the law requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to
maintain a database of registered sex offenders. Information stored in the
database is accessible on a limited basis by victims, neighborhood watch
programs and the general public. All information available in the database
is accessible by law enforcement via the CIB/TIME system or through direct
request to the DOC Sex Offender Registry Program (SORP). Additionally, DOC
provides special notification to law enforcement about offenders that meet the
criteria who are scheduled to be released from prison or mental health
institutions. This notification is called Special Bulletin Notification (SBN).
SPECIAL BULLETIN
NOTIFICATION
Special Bulletin Notification (SBN) is an active, written notification process
whereby law enforcement officials in the county and areas of the offender's
residence, employment or school enrollment, will receive detailed information
from the DOC SORP on a specific offender prior to their scheduled release from
confinement.
Wisconsin law does not require special bulletin notifications for all offenders released from prison or a mental health facility. The overall purpose of the SBN is to highlight those cases that may pose a significant risk to the community. The SBN provides advanced notification to law enforcement officials, as well as information regarding the offender's offense pattern and specialized rules of supervision. In addition, the Bulletin serves as a mechanism to begin a local decision-making process to determine the level, scope and method of community notification, if determined necessary.
WHAT CASES REQUIRE OR
WARRANT A SPECIAL BULLETIN?
The law mandates that an SBN shall be provided to law enforcement under the
following cases:
- All individuals committed under Chapter 980 (Sexually Violent Persons) who are to be placed into the community under supervised release and
- All cases where the offender has been
convicted of a sex offense, as defined by crimes requiring registration, on
two (2) or more separate occasions (2-Strike Cases). A previous
conviction can include a conviction from another state that is comparable to
one of the crimes requiring registration. Offenses/Dispositions that
do NOT constitute a strike include:
- Juvenile adjudications
- Read-ins
- Convictions that have been reversed, set aside, vacated or pardoned
The law does provide discretion to the Department of Corrections and Health and Family Services in determining if an SBN is warranted for those cases not requiring mandatory bulletins.
GENERAL PROCESS AND
PROCEDURES
Offenders approaching release from a DOC institution who are required to have an
SBN distributed will be identified through the End of Confinement Review Board (ECRB)
approximately 6 months prior to the offender's scheduled release date.
Following determination the following staff will receive an advanced notice via
memorandum:
- Public Information Officer
- Institution Warden or Superintendent
- DOC Administrators
- Community Corrections Regional Chief
- Community Corrections Field Supervisor
- Assigned Community Corrections Agent
Many of these cases will be undergoing a Special Purpose Evaluation (SPE) to determine if they meet the criteria for Civil Commitment under Chapter 980.
The advance notice will be distributed following CIB/NCIC verification that the case is a 2-strike case.
Approximately 2 months prior to the offender's scheduled release date and following the SPE determination, the above-noted staff will receive a final notification memorandum from SORP indicating the Department's intentions to distribute a Special Bulletin Notification.
The DOC Bureau of Offender Programs (BOP) is responsible for preparing the SBN when an offender is released from prison to the community, to a detainer, or to confinement in a Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) mental health institution pending Sexually Violent Person commitment proceedings. The assigned agent is to prepare an SBN release plan to provide information necessary for construction of the SBN. The DHFS is responsible for preparing the SBN when an offender is released from a DHFS institution.
Offenders referred for possible commitment under the Sexually Violent Person law may have two SBNs issued--one when transferred from prison to a DHFS institution and a second when the offender is released from a mental health institution.
Approximately 30 days prior to the offender's scheduled release date, DOC or DHFS will disseminate the SBN to law enforcement agencies in those areas where the offender will reside, work and/or attend school.
CONTENT OF THE SBN
The SBN contains the following information about the offender:
- Physical description, including a photograph
- Sexual Offense History
- Brief description of sexual offenses
- Release plan supervision rules
- Offense Pattern Behavior(s)
LEVELS OF NOTIFICATION
Upon receipt of the SBN, law enforcement agencies in the jurisdiction(s) where
the offender is to be released are responsible for determining, on a
case-by-case basis, what level of community notification is to occur. The
three levels of notification are as follows:
| LEVEL 1: | Limited to Law Enforcement |
| LEVEL 2: | Targeted Notification - Including specific groups/facilities serving populations related to the offender's identified pattern of behavior. Such groups may include schools, neighbors, community groups, day care centers, parks, recreation areas, libraries, etc. |
| LEVEL 3: | Expanded Notification - Notification to the public in general. A variety of methods may be used including door-to-door notification, media releases, and/or community meetings. |
The ultimate decision for determining what level of notification will occur is the responsibility of law enforcement. However, other agencies/groups, including DOC, may be involved in the decision-making process. In many communities law enforcement agencies utilize a Community Notification Core Team to assist in the decision-making process.
COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION
CORE TEAMS
The purpose of the Community Notification Core Team is summarized as follows:
- To review and discuss case information relative to the specific sex offender who is the subject of the SBN;
- To provide recommendations to assist law enforcement in decision making relative to the level, scope and methods for notification specific to the offender.
The law does not require the formation of the Core Notification Team. When law enforcement agencies choose to utilize a team, it is the responsibility of law enforcement agencies within each county or jurisdiction to develop this team. However, DOC staff and others will assist in this process.
The composition of these teams may vary from county to county across the state. However, it is recommended that, at a minimum, the team include representatives from the Sheriff's Departments and Police Departments within the county, as well as representatives from local or regional DOC Community Corrections, including the supervising agent and field supervisor.
Other team members may include representatives from the District Attorney's Office, crime victim/witness unit, school district, county human services, neighborhood watch captains, campus police, etc.
Decisions relative to community notification and release of information about SBN offenders are the responsibility of law enforcement agencies. DOC may assist in this process but may not participate in notification beyond the level determined by law enforcement agencies.
However, as part of the case management process, Community Corrections staff may share information about the offender with the offender's significant other, landlords, neighbors, employers, etc., if it is determined that providing the information is in the best interest of public safety and/or the offender's rehabilitation.
IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY
The law provides immunity from liability for public officials to provide the
protection necessary to allow reasonable decision making. Officials performing
notification under the provisions of this law are immune from civil liability
for any good faith act or omission regarding the release of information
authorized under this law. Immunity does not extend to a person whose act
or omission constitutes gross negligence or involves reckless, wanton, or
intentional misconduct.
PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF
INFORMATION
The law includes a penalty enhancement provision to address possible misuse of
information in order to reduce the potential for vigilantism or harassment of
any registrant or his/her family.
If a person commits a crime using information disclosed to him or her from the registry, the penalties may be increased as follows:
- In the case of a misdemeanor, the maximum fine prescribed by law for the crime may be increased by not more than $1,000 and the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the crime may be increased by not more than six months.
- In the case of a felony, the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the crime may be increased by not more than five years.
Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry Information is available at: 1-800-398-2403 or at: http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/