Section CVRB 1.04 - Filing(1) All written statements of a party's position submitted to the board, including the complaint and the answer, shall be signed by the person preparing the statement. A party shall verify that the contents of each filing submitted by that party or on that party's behalf are true and correct to the best of the party's knowledge and shall sign the filing.(2) All complaints shall be prepared on a complaint form obtained from the mediator. The completed complaint shall be returned to the board at the address provided on the form. Note: CVRB 1.04(2) refers to the complaint form that must be completed in order to file a complaint with the board. That complaint form must be obtained from the department after the department has completed its action on the complaint as provided in ss. 950.08(3) and 950.09(2), Stats. To obtain a sample complaint form, contact the Office of Crime Victim Services, Victim Resource Center, Post Office Box 7951, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707-7951, (800) 446-6564.
(3) A complaint may be filed by any involved party. The board may not take any action provided by s. 950.09(2), Stats., other than seeking equitable relief as provided by s. 950.09(2) (c), Stats., unless the complaint is filed by a victim or a victim has signed the complaint indicating that he or she consents to the filing of the complaint by the involved party.(4) The board may consider issuing a report or recommendation as provided by s. 950.09(3), Stats., in response to a complaint filed by an involved party without endorsement by a victim. The board may consider a complaint filed under this subsection, and may issue a report or recommendation as provided by s. 950.09(3), Stats., without making a probable cause determination.(5) The board may consider complaints alleging violations of victims' rights that occurred on or after December 1, 1998. The board may not consider alleged conduct that occurred more than 3 years from the date the complainant knew or should have known of a violation of the rights of a victim. The board may consider issuing reports or recommendations as provided by s. 950.09(3), Stats., relating to conduct that occurred prior to December 1, 1998 or more than 3 years before a complaint was filed with the board or the board was otherwise notified of the conduct.Wis. Admin. Code Crime Victims Rights Board CVRB 1.04
Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.