Use of Final Disposition Form
Wisconsin Statute 165.83(2)(f) requires the Division of Law Enforcement Services (Crime Information Bureau) to "collect information concerning the number and nature of offenses known to have been committed in this state, the legal action taken in connection with such offenses from the inception of the complaint to the final discharge of the defendant." 165.84(5) states that "All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies, all clerks of court, all municipal justices where they have no clerks, all persons in charge of state and county penal and correctional institutions, and all persons in charge of state and county probation and parole offices, shall supply the division with the information described in statute 165.83(2)(f) on the basis of the forms and instructions" which are furnished by the Division of Law Enforcement Services (Crime Information Bureau).
It is mandatory therefore that "complete records" be maintained in the CIB files, and a record is not considered complete until a final disposition is reported to the CIB immediately after it is reached. A final disposition is "information disclosing that criminal proceedings have been concluded". This includes disclosing that law enforcement has elected not to refer a matter to the prosecutor, that the prosecutor has elected not to commence criminal proceedings or information disclosing that proceedings have been indefinitely postponed if the reason for such postponement is indicated.
If the law enforcement agency is aware of the "final disposition" of an arrest transaction at the time a fingerprint card is completed and submitted, the final disposition must be listed in the appropriate block on the fingerprint card.
FINAL DISPOSITION REPORTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL ARREST TRANSACTIONS.
When the law enforcement agency refers the matter to the prosecutor, the partially completed Final Disposition Report must accompany the case papers. If the prosecutor determines the disposition (e.g. no prosecution), the report must be completed and submitted to the CIB.
If proceedings commence, the prosecutor must furnish the court the partially completed Final Disposition Report received from the law enforcement agency. When the case is adjudicated, the clerk of court must complete the report and submit it to the CIB or report the disposition electronically through the Circuit Court Automation Program.
Juvenile Dispositions