938.22 (7) (b) Before the department of health and family services may issue a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) to operate a shelter care facility, the shelter care facility must pay to that department a biennial fee of $60.50, plus a biennial fee of $18.15 per juvenile, based on the number of juveniles that the shelter care facility is licensed to serve. A shelter care facility that wishes to continue a license issued under s. 48.66 (1) (a) shall pay the fee under this paragraph by the continuation date of the license. A new shelter care facility shall pay the fee under this paragraph by no later than 30 days before the opening of the shelter care facility.
9,3141d
Section 3141d. 938.22 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.22 (7) (c) A shelter care facility that wishes to continue a license issued under s. 48.66 (1) (a) and that fails to pay the fee under par. (b) by the continuation date of the license or a new shelter care facility that fails to pay the fee under par. (b) by 30 days before the opening of the shelter care facility shall pay an additional fee of $5 per day for every day after the deadline that the facility fails to pay the fee.
9,3142d
Section 3142d. 938.23 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.23 (1) (a) Any juvenile alleged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 or held in a secure detention facility shall be represented by counsel at all stages of the proceedings, but a juvenile 15 years of age or older may waive counsel if the court is satisfied that the waiver is knowingly and voluntarily made and the court accepts the waiver. If the waiver is accepted, the court may not place the juvenile in a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home, transfer supervision of the juvenile to the department for participation in the serious juvenile offender program or transfer jurisdiction over the juvenile to adult court.
9,3142g
Section 3142g. 938.23 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
938.23 (2) (a) Whenever a juvenile is alleged to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.13, any parent under 18 years of age who appears before the court shall be represented by counsel; but no such parent may waive counsel.
(b) If a petition under s. 938.13 is contested, no juvenile may be placed outside his or her home unless the nonpetitioning parent is represented by counsel at the fact-finding hearing and subsequent proceedings. If the petition is not contested, the juvenile may not be placed outside his or her home unless the nonpetitioning parent is represented by counsel at the hearing at which the placement is made. A parent who is required under this paragraph to be represented by counsel may, however, waive counsel if the court is satisfied that such waiver is knowingly and voluntarily made, and the court may place the juvenile outside the home even though the parent was not represented by counsel.
9,3142m
Section 3142m. 938.23 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.23 (3) Power of the court to appoint counsel. Except in proceedings under s. 938.13, at At any time, upon request or on its own motion, the court may appoint counsel for the juvenile or any party, unless the juvenile or the party has or wishes to retain counsel of his or her own choosing. The court may not appoint counsel for any party other than the juvenile in a proceeding under s. 938.13.
9,3142p
Section 3142p. 938.23 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.23 (4) Providing counsel. In any situation under this section in which a person juvenile has a right to be represented by counsel or is provided counsel at the discretion of the court and counsel is not knowingly and voluntarily waived, the court shall refer the person
juvenile to the state public defender and counsel shall be appointed by the state public defender under s. 977.08 without a determination of indigency.
In any situation under sub. (2) in which a parent 18 years of age or over is entitled to representation by counsel; counsel is not knowingly and voluntarily waived; and it appears that the parent is unable to afford counsel in full, or the parent so indicates; the court shall refer the parent to the authority for indigency determinations specified in s. 977.01 (1). In any other situation under this section in which a person has a right to be represented by counsel or is provided counsel at the discretion of the court, competent and independent counsel shall be provided and reimbursed in any manner suitable to the court regardless of the person's ability to pay, except that the court may not order a person who files a petition under s. 813.122 or 813.125 to reimburse counsel for the juvenile who is named as the respondent in that petition.
9,3143
Section
3143. 938.24 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.24 (5) The intake worker shall request that a petition be filed, enter into a deferred prosecution agreement or close the case within 40 days or sooner of receipt of referral information. Before entering into a deferred prosecution agreement, the intake worker shall comply with s. 938.245 (1m), if applicable. If the case is closed or a deferred prosecution agreement is entered into, the district attorney, corporation counsel or other official under s. 938.09 shall receive written notice of such action. If the case is closed, the known victims of the juvenile's alleged act shall receive notice as provided under sub. (5m), if applicable. In addition, if a deferred prosecution agreement is entered into placing a juvenile in a youth village program as described in s. 118.42, the judge or juvenile court commissioner shall receive written notice of such action and, on receipt of that notice, shall enter an order requiring compliance with that agreement. A notice of deferred prosecution of an alleged delinquency case shall include a summary of the facts surrounding the allegation and a list of prior intake referrals and dispositions. If a law enforcement officer has made a recommendation concerning the juvenile, the intake worker shall forward this recommendation to the district attorney under s. 938.09. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, the district attorney may initiate a delinquency petition under s. 938.25 within 20 days after notice that the case has been closed or that a deferred prosecution agreement has been entered into. The judge shall grant appropriate relief as provided in s. 938.315 (3) with respect to any such petition which is not referred or filed within the time limits specified within this subsection. Failure to object if a petition is not referred or filed within a time limit specified in this subsection waives that time limit.
9,3143m
Section 3143m. 938.243 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.243 (1) (e) The right of the juvenile to counsel under s. 938.23.
9,3144
Section
3144. 938.245 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is repealed.
9,3145
Section
3145. 938.245 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.245 (2) (b) A deferred prosecution agreement, other than an agreement under par. (a) 9., may not include any form of out-of-home placement and may not exceed one year.
9,3146
Section
3146. 938.245 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.245 (3) The obligations imposed under a deferred prosecution agreement and its effective date shall be set forth in writing. If the deferred prosecution agreement places the juvenile in a youth village program under sub. (2) (a) 9., the judge or juvenile court commissioner shall receive written notice that a deferred prosecution agreement has been entered into and, on receipt of that notice, shall enter an order requiring compliance with that agreement. The juvenile and a parent, guardian and legal custodian shall receive a copy of the agreement and order, as shall any agency providing services under the agreement.
9,3147
Section
3147. 938.245 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.245 (4) The intake worker shall inform the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian and legal custodian in writing of their right to terminate or, if the juvenile is subject to a deferred prosecution agreement under sub. (2) (a) 9., to request the court to terminate the deferred prosecution agreement at any time or to object at any time to the fact or terms of the deferred prosecution agreement. If an objection arises the intake worker may alter the terms of the agreement or request the district attorney or corporation counsel to file a petition. If the deferred prosecution agreement is terminated the intake worker may request the district attorney or corporation counsel to file a petition.
9,3148
Section
3148. 938.245 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.245 (5) A deferred prosecution agreement under sub. (2) (a) 1. to 8., (2g) or (2v). may be terminated upon the request of the juvenile, parent, guardian or legal custodian. A deferred prosecution agreement under sub. (2) (a) 9. may be terminated by the court upon the request of the juvenile, parent, guardian or legal custodian.
9,3148m
Section 3148m. 938.27 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.27 (4) (b) Advise the juvenile and any other party, if applicable, of his or her right to legal counsel regardless of ability to pay.
9,3149
Section
3149. 938.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.32 (1) (a) At any time after the filing of a petition for a proceeding relating to s. 938.12 or 938.13 and before the entry of judgment, the judge or juvenile court commissioner may suspend the proceedings and place the juvenile under supervision in the juvenile's own home or present placement or in a youth village program as described in s. 118.42. The court may establish terms and conditions applicable to the parent, guardian or legal custodian, and to the juvenile, including any of the conditions specified in subs. (1d), (1g), (1m), (1t), (1v) and (1x). The order under this section shall be known as a consent decree and must be agreed to by the juvenile; the parent, guardian or legal custodian; and the person filing the petition under s. 938.25. If the consent decree includes any conditions specified in sub. (1g), the consent decree shall include provisions for payment of the services as specified in s. 938.361. The consent decree shall be reduced to writing and given to the parties.
9,3150
Section
3150. 938.32 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.32 (2) (c) Upon the motion of the court or the application of the juvenile, parent, guardian, legal custodian, intake worker or any agency supervising the juvenile under the consent decree, the court may, after giving notice to the parties to the consent decree and their counsel, if any, extend the decree for up to an additional 6 months or, if the consent decree places the juvenile in a youth village program as described in s. 118.42, for up to an additional one year in the absence of objection to extension by the parties to the initial consent decree. If the parent, guardian or legal custodian objects to the extension, the court shall schedule a hearing and make a determination on the issue of extension. A consent decree placing a juvenile in a youth village program as described in s. 118.42 may be extended no more than twice.
9,3151d
Section 3151d. 938.33 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.33 (3) Correctional placement reports. (intro.) A report recommending placement of a juvenile in a secured correctional facility under the supervision of the department or, a secured child caring institution
or a secured group home shall be in writing, except that the report may be presented orally at the dispositional hearing if the juvenile and the juvenile's counsel consent. A report that is presented orally shall be transcribed and made a part of the court record. In addition to the information specified under sub. (1) (a) to (d), the report shall include all of the following:
9,3152d
Section 3152d. 938.33 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.33 (3) (a) A description of any less restrictive alternatives that are available and that have been considered, and why they have been determined to be inappropriate. If the judge has found that any of the conditions specified in s. 938.34 (4m) (b) 1., 2. or 3. applies, the report shall indicate that a less restrictive alternative than placement in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home is not appropriate.
9,3153d
Section 3153d. 938.33 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.33 (3r) Serious juvenile offender report. If a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation for which the juvenile may be placed in the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.34 (4h) (a), the report shall be in writing and, in addition to the information specified in sub. (1) and in sub. (3) or (4), if applicable, shall include an analysis of the juvenile's suitability for placement in the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.34 (4h) or in a secured correctional facility or a secured group home under s. 938.34 (4m), a placement specified in s. 938.34 (3) or placement in the juvenile's home with supervision and community-based programming and a recommendation as to the type of placement for which the juvenile is best suited.
9,3153p
Section 3153p. 938.34 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.34 (3) (a) The home of a parent or other relative of the juvenile, except that the court may not designate the home of a parent or other relative of the juvenile as the juvenile's placement if the parent or other relative has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
9,3153r
Section 3153r. 938.34 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.34 (3) (b) A home which need not be The home of a person who is not required to be licensed if placement is for less than 30 days, except that the court may not designate the name of a person who is not required to be licensed as the juvenile's placement if the person has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
9,3154
Section
3154. 938.34 (3) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
9,3155d
Section 3155d. 938.34 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.34 (4m) Correctional placement. (intro.) Place the juvenile in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution under the supervision of the department or in a secured group home under the supervision of a county department if the juvenile is 12 years of age or over or, if the juvenile is under 12 years of age, in a secured child caring institution under the supervision of the department or in a secured group home under the supervision of a county department, unless the department, after an examination under s. 938.50, determines that placement in a secured correctional facility is more appropriate, but only if all of the following apply:
9,3156d
Section 3156d. 938.34 (4n) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.34 (4n) Aftercare supervision. (intro.) Subject to s. 938.532 (3) and to any arrangement between the department and a county department regarding the provision of aftercare supervision for juveniles who have been released from a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home, designate one of the following to provide aftercare supervision for the juvenile following the juvenile's release from the secured correctional facility or, secured child caring institution or secured group home:
9,3157d
Section 3157d. 938.34 (4n) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.34 (4n) (b) The county department of the county of the court that placed the juvenile in the secured correctional facility or, secured child caring institution or secured group home.
9,3159b
Section 3159b. 938.34 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.34 (8) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture based upon a determination that this disposition is in the best interest of the juvenile and in aid of rehabilitation. The maximum forfeiture that the court may impose under this subsection for a violation by a juvenile is the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is applicable only to a person under 18 years of age, $100. Any such order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay the forfeiture and shall allow up to 12 months for payment. If the juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may vacate the forfeiture and order other alternatives under this section, in accordance with the conditions specified in this chapter; or the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years, or, unless the forfeiture was imposed for violating an ordinance unrelated to the juvenile's operation of a motor vehicle, may suspend the juvenile's operating privilege as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years. If the court suspends any license under this subsection, the clerk of the court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license and forward it to the department which issued the license, together with a notice of suspension clearly stating that the suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court. If the forfeiture is paid during the period of suspension, the suspension shall be reduced to the time period which has already elapsed and the court shall immediately notify the department which shall then return the license to the juvenile. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
9,3160d
Section 3160d. 938.34 (8d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.34 (8d) (c) If a juvenile placed in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution fails to pay the surcharge under par. (a), the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the juvenile's wages or other moneys. If a juvenile placed in a secured group home fails to pay the surcharge under par. (a), the county department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the juvenile's wages or other moneys. Any amount collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer.
9,3161b
Section 3161b. 938.343 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.343 (2) Impose a forfeiture not to exceed the maximum forfeiture that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is only applicable to a person under 18 years of age, $50. Any such order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay and shall allow up to 12 months for the payment. If a juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 or, unless the forfeiture was imposed for violating an ordinance unrelated to the juvenile's operation of a motor vehicle, may suspend the juvenile's operating privilege as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years. The court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license and forward it to the department which issued the license, together with the notice of suspension clearly stating that the suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court. If the forfeiture is paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the department, which will thereupon return the license to the person. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
9,3162d
Section 3162d. 938.345 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.345 (1) (a) Place the juvenile in the serious juvenile offender program, a secured correctional facility or
, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home.
9,3163d
Section 3163d. 938.355 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.355 (1) Intent. In any order under s. 938.34 or 938.345, the court shall decide on a placement and treatment finding based on evidence submitted to the court. The disposition shall employ those means necessary to promote the objectives specified in s. 938.01. If the disposition places a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent outside the home under s. 938.34 (3) (c) or (d), the order shall include a finding that the juvenile's current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent. If the judge has determined that any of the conditions specified in s. 938.34 (4m) (b) 1., 2. or 3. applies, that determination shall be prima facie evidence that a less restrictive alternative than placement in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home is not appropriate. If information under s. 938.331 has been provided in a court report under s. 938.33 (1), the court shall consider that information when deciding on a placement and treatment finding.
9,3163k
Section 3163k. 938.355 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (3) (a) and amended to read:
938.355 (3) (a) If Except as provided in par. (b), if, after a hearing on the issue with due notice to the parent or guardian, the court finds that it would be in the best interest of the juvenile, the court may set reasonable rules of parental visitation.
9,3163m
Section 3163m. 938.355 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
938.355 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the court may not grant visitation under par. (a) to a parent of a juvenile if the parent has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of the juvenile's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.
1m. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a parent who is granted visitation rights with a juvenile under par. (a) is convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of the juvenile's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, the court shall issue an order prohibiting the parent from having visitation with the juvenile on petition of the juvenile, the guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile, a person or agency bound by the dispositional order or the district attorney or corporation counsel of the county in which the dispositional order was entered, or on the court's own motion, and on notice to the parent.
2. Subdivisions 1. and 1m. do not apply if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the visitation would be in the best interests of the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
9,3164d
Section 3164d. 938.357 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.357 (3) Subject to sub. (4) (b) and (c) and (5) (e), if the proposed change in placement would involve placing a juvenile in a secured correctional facility or in, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home, notice shall be given as provided in sub. (1). A hearing shall be held, unless waived by the juvenile, parent, guardian and legal custodian, before the judge makes a decision on the request. The juvenile shall be entitled to counsel at the hearing, and any party opposing or favoring the proposed new placement may present relevant evidence and cross-examine witnesses. The proposed new placement may be approved only if the judge finds, on the record, that the conditions set forth in s. 938.34 (4m) have been met.
9,3165k
Section 3165k. 938.357 (4d) of the statutes is created to read:
938.357 (4d) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the court may not change a juvenile's placement to a placement in the home of a person who has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, if the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.
(am) Except as provided in par (b), if a parent in whose home a juvenile is placed is convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of the juvenile's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, the court shall change the juvenile's placement to a placement out of the home of the parent on petition of the juvenile, the guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile, a person or agency bound by the dispositional order or the district attorney or corporation counsel of the county in which the dispositional order was entered, or on the court's own motion, and on notice to the parent.
(b) Paragraphs (a) and (am) do not apply if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
9,3166d
Section 3166d. 938.357 (4g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.357 (4g) (a) Not later than 120 days after the date on which the juvenile is placed in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home, or within 30 days after the date on which the department requests the aftercare plan, whichever is earlier, the aftercare provider designated under s. 938.34 (4n) shall prepare an aftercare plan for the juvenile. If the aftercare provider designated under s. 938.34 (4n) is a county department, that county department shall submit the aftercare plan to the department within the time limits specified in this paragraph, unless the department waives those time limits under par. (b).
9,3167d
Section 3167d. 938.357 (4g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.357 (4g) (b) The department may waive the time period within which an aftercare plan must be prepared and submitted under par. (a) if the department anticipates that the juvenile will remain in the secured correctional facility or, secured child caring institution or secured group home for a period exceeding 8 months or if the juvenile is subject to s. 48.366 or 938.183. If the department waives that time period, the aftercare provider designated under s. 938.34 (4n) shall prepare the aftercare plan within 30 days after the date on which the department requests the aftercare plan.
9,3168d
Section 3168d. 938.357 (4g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.357 (4g) (d) A juvenile may be released from a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home whether or not an aftercare plan has been prepared under this subsection.
9,3169d
Section 3169d. 938.357 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.357 (5) (e) If the hearing examiner finds that the juvenile has violated a condition of aftercare supervision, the hearing examiner shall determine whether confinement in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home is necessary to protect the public, to provide for the juvenile's rehabilitation or to not depreciate the seriousness of the violation.
9,3170d
Section 3170d. 938.357 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.357 (5) (f) Review of a revocation decision shall be by certiorari to the court by whose order the juvenile was placed in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home.
9,3171d
Section 3171d. 938.38 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.38 (3) (a) If the juvenile is alleged to be delinquent and is being held in a secure detention facility, juvenile portion of a county jail or shelter care facility, and the agency intends to recommend that the juvenile be placed in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home, the agency is not required to submit the permanency plan unless the court does not accept the recommendation of the agency. If the court places the juvenile in any facility outside of the juvenile's home other than a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution
or a secured group home, the agency shall file the permanency plan with the court within 60 days after the date of disposition.
9,3171m
Section 3171m. 938.396 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.396 (9) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (a), if a juvenile is adjudged delinquent for committing a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685 (7) (a) (1) (c), the court clerk shall notify the department of justice of that fact. No other information from the juvenile's court records may be disclosed to the department of justice except by order of the court. The department of justice may disclose any information provided under this subsection only as part of a criminal history record search under s. 48.685 (2) (am) 1. or (b) 1. a.
9,3173d
Section 3173d. 938.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.51 (1) (intro.) At least 15 days prior to the date of release from a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home of a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent and at least 15 days prior to the release from the supervision of the department or a county department of a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent, the department or county department having supervision over the juvenile shall make a reasonable attempt to do all of the following:
9,3174d
Section 3174d. 938.51 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.51 (1m) The department or county department having supervision over a juvenile described in sub. (1) shall determine the local agencies that it will notify under sub. (1) (a) based on the residence of the juvenile's parents or on the juvenile's intended residence specified in the juvenile's aftercare supervision plan or, if those methods do not indicate the community in which the juvenile will reside following release from a secured correctional facility or, from, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home or from the supervision of the department or county department, the community in which the juvenile states that he or she intends to reside.
9,3175d
Section 3175d. 938.51 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
