Wisconsin Code § 51.375

Honesty testing of sex offenders
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(1) In this
section:
(a) “Community placement” means conditional transfer into
the community under s. 51.35 (1), conditional release under s.
971.17, parole from a commitment for specialized treatment under ch. 975, or supervised release under ch. 980.
(b) “Lie detector” has the meaning given in s. 111.37 (1) (b).
(c) “Polygraph” has the meaning given in s. 111.37 (1) (c).
(d) “Sex offender” means a person committed to the department who meets any of the criteria specified in s. 301.45 (1g).
(2) (a) The department may require, as a condition of a community placement, that a sex offender submit to a lie detector test
when directed to do so by the department.
(b) The department may administer a lie detector test to a sex
offender as part of the sex offender’s programming, care, or treatment. A patient may refuse to submit to a lie detector test under
this paragraph. This refusal does not constitute a general refusal
to participate in treatment. The results of a lie detector test under
this paragraph may be used only in the care, treatment, or assessment of the subject or in programming for the subject. The results of a test may be disclosed only to persons employed at the
facility at which the subject is placed who need to know the results for purposes related to care, treatment, or assessment of the
patient, the committing court, the patient’s attorney, or the attorney representing the state in a proceeding under ch. 980. The
committing court to which the results of a test have been disclosed may admit the results in evidence in a proceeding under
ch. 980.
(3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing a lie
detector test program for sex offenders who are in a community
placement. The rules shall provide for assessment of fees upon
persons committed to the department to partially offset the costs
of the program.

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