LRB-1353/P1
EHS:ahe
2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Bong, BB0223 - Jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child victim of sex trafficking
For 2017-2019 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Children
This bill grants juvenile courts exclusive original jurisdiction over any child who is a victim of, or at substantial risk of becoming the victim of, child sex trafficking.
Juvenile courts have exclusive original jurisdiction over any child who is alleged to be in need of protection or services (CHIPS). CHIPS jurisdiction applies to any child who meets certain criteria including that the child has been a victim of, or is at substantial risk of becoming the victim of, certain types of abuse. Under current law, these types of abuse include, among others, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and permitting, allowing, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution. Under this bill, a juvenile court also has exclusive original jurisdiction over any child who is a victim of, or at substantial risk of becoming the victim of, child sex trafficking.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 48.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.13 (3) Who has been the victim of abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (b) to (g), including injury that is self-inflicted or inflicted by another;
Section
2. 48.13 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.13 (3m) Who is at substantial risk of becoming the victim of abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (b) to (g), including injury that is self-inflicted or inflicted by another, based on reliable and credible information that another child in the home has been the victim of such abuse;
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