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(2) (br) A court that has reason to suspect that any person has
5committed abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (d), of a child who has entered into a
6consent decree under s. 938.32 or a deferred prosecution agreement in accordance
7with s. 938.245, 971.39, or 971.40 under the circumstances specified in s. 944.30 (2m)
8shall report as provided in sub. (3).
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(2) (c) Any person not otherwise specified in par. (a), (b),
or (bm),
or (br), 11including an attorney, who has reason to suspect that a child has been abused or
12neglected or who has reason to believe that a child has been threatened with abuse
1or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the child will occur may report as provided in
2sub. (3).
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(3) (a) 2. e. Cases reported by a court under sub. (2) (br).
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(3) (a) 2d.
The Except as provided in subd. 2. e., the sheriff or police
7department may refer to the county department or, in a county having a population
8of 500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
9with the department a case reported to the sheriff or police department in which a
10person who is not a caregiver is suspected of abuse or of threatened abuse of a child.
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(3) (c) 1. a. Immediately after receiving a report under par. (a), the
13agency shall evaluate the report to determine whether there is reason to suspect that
14a caregiver has abused or neglected the child, has threatened the child with abuse
15or neglect, or has facilitated or failed to take action to prevent the suspected or
16threatened abuse or neglect of the child
or, if the case was reported by a court under
17sub. (2) (br), that any person has committed abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (d), of
18the child. Except as provided in sub. (3m), if the agency determines that a caregiver
19is suspected of abuse or neglect
or, of threatened abuse or neglect
of the child,
20determines that a caregiver is suspected, or of facilitating or failing to take action to
21prevent the suspected or threatened abuse or neglect of the child
,; determines, if the
22case was reported by a court under sub. (2) (br), that any person has committed
23abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (d), of the child; or cannot determine who abused or
24neglected the child, within 24 hours after receiving the report the agency shall, in
25accordance with the authority granted to the department under s. 48.48 (17) (a) 1.
1or the county department under s. 48.57 (1) (a), initiate a diligent investigation to
2determine if the child is in need of protection or services.
If Except as provided in this
3subd. 1. a., if the agency determines that a person who is not a caregiver is suspected
4of abuse or of threatened abuse, the agency may, in accordance with that authority,
5initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the child is in need or protection or
6services. Within 24 hours after receiving a report under par. (a) of suspected unborn
7child abuse, the agency, in accordance with that authority, shall initiate a diligent
8investigation to determine if the unborn child is in need of protection or services. An
9investigation under this subd. 1. a. shall be conducted in accordance with standards
10established by the department for conducting child abuse and neglect investigations
11or unborn child abuse investigations.".
