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| 2 | 2 | | CMH:cjs |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 460 |
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| 5 | 5 | | September 28, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SORTWELL, DONOVAN, GOEBEN, |
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| 6 | 6 | | MAGNAFICI, MOSES and MURSAU, cosponsored by Senators WANGGAARD and |
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| 7 | 7 | | BALLWEG. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
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| 8 | 8 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT to create 16.971 (10m) and 971.23 (4) of the statutes; relating to: index |
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| 10 | 10 | | of discovery for district attorneys and public defenders. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 12 | 12 | | Under current law, the Department of Administration maintains automated |
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| 13 | 13 | | justice information systems that are compatible among counties and agencies. DOA |
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| 14 | 14 | | also maintains a case management system that allows district attorneys to manage |
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| 15 | 15 | | and share all case-related information; DOA must provide access to this system to |
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| 16 | 16 | | the Department of Justice. This bill requires that DOA maintain an index system |
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| 17 | 17 | | for discovery that allows district attorneys and public defenders to manage and |
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| 18 | 18 | | organize all discovery-related information. |
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| 19 | 19 | | For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 20 | 20 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 22 | 22 | | enact as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. 16.971 (10m) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 24 | 24 | | 16.971 (10m) The department, in conjunction with district attorneys and the |
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| 25 | 25 | | public defender board, shall maintain an index system for discovery that allows |
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| 31 | 31 | | CMH:cjs |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 460 |
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| 33 | 33 | | district attorneys and public defenders to manage, access, and organize all |
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| 34 | 34 | | discovery-related information. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. 971.23 (4) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 971.23 (4) DISCOVERY INDEX SUBMISSION. A party must input disclosures to the |
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| 37 | 37 | | index system maintained under s. 16.971 (10m) at the times and in the sequence that |
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| 38 | 38 | | the court orders. |
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