Wisconsin § 973.11 - Placements with volunteers in probation program.

§ 973.11. Placements with volunteers in probation program.

973.11(1) (1) Placements. If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty or no contest to one or more misdemeanors for which either mandatory periods of imprisonment are not required or the person is sentenced under s. 346.65 (2) (bm) or (cm) , (2j) (bm) or (cm) , or (3r) , if the chief judge of the judicial administrative district has approved a volunteers in probation program established in the applicable county, and if the court decides that volunteer supervision under the program will likely benefit the person and the community and subject to the limitations under sub. (3) , the court may withhold sentence or judgment of conviction and order that the person be placed with that volunteers in probation program. A person’s participation in the program may not be used to conceal, withhold, or mask information regarding the judgment of conviction if the conviction is required to be included in a record kept under s. 343.23 (2) (a) . Except as provided in sub. (3) , the order shall provide any conditions that the court determines are reasonable and appropriate and may include, but need not be limited to, one or more of the following: 973.11(1)(a) (a) A directive to a volunteer to provide one or more of the following functions for the defendant: 973.11(1)(a)1. 1. Role model. 973.11(1)(a)2. 2. Informal counseling. 973.11(1)(a)3. 3. General monitoring. 973.11(1)(a)4. 4. Monitoring of conditions set by the court. 973.11(1)(b) (b) Any requirement that the court may impose under s. 973.09 (1g) , (4) , and (7m) . 973.11(2) (2) Approval of programs. In each judicial administrative district under s.