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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 974 |
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| 5 | 5 | | January 30, 2024 - Introduced by Senator KNODL, cosponsored by Representative |
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| 6 | 6 | | MELOTIK. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT to create 973.06 (1) (k) of the statutes; relating to: recovery of law |
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| 9 | 9 | | enforcement agency costs for administration of naloxone or another opioid |
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| 10 | 10 | | antagonist. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 12 | 12 | | Current law provides that a sentencing court may order a criminal defendant |
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| 13 | 13 | | to pay certain costs, including the costs of a law enforcement agency withdrawing a |
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| 14 | 14 | | defendant's blood in certain cases when intoxication is an element of the offense. |
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| 15 | 15 | | This bill provides that a sentencing court may order a criminal defendant to pay a |
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| 16 | 16 | | law enforcement agency's costs of administration of naloxone or another opioid |
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| 17 | 17 | | antagonist to a defendant if the defendant was undergoing or was believed to be |
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| 18 | 18 | | undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose during the course of the investigation |
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| 19 | 19 | | that resulted in the conviction. |
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| 20 | 20 | | For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 21 | 21 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 23 | 23 | | enact as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. 973.06 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 973.06 (1) (k) Any costs incurred by a law enforcement agency for the |
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| 26 | 26 | | administration of naloxone or another opioid antagonist to the defendant if the |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 974 |
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| 35 | 35 | | defendant was undergoing or was believed to be undergoing an opioid-related drug |
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| 36 | 36 | | overdose during the course of the investigation that resulted in the conviction. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Notwithstanding sub. (2), the court may not remit these costs. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (END) |
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