AB130,273,23 14938.331 Court reports; effect on victim. If the delinquent act would
15constitute a felony if committed by an adult, the person preparing the report under
16s. 938.33 (1) shall attempt to determine the economic, physical and psychological
17effect of the delinquent act on the victim. The person preparing the report may ask
18any appropriate person for information. This section does not preclude the person
19who prepares the report from including any information for the court concerning the
20impact of a delinquent act on the victim. If the delinquent act would not constitute
21a felony but a victim has suffered bodily harm or the act involved theft or damage to
22property, the person preparing the report is encouraged to seek the information
23described in this section.
AB130,274,4 24938.335 Dispositional hearings. (1) The court shall conduct a hearing to
25determine the disposition of a case in which a juvenile is adjudged to be delinquent

1under s. 938.12, to have violated a civil law or ordinance under s. 938.125 or to be in
2need of protection or services under s. 938.13, except that the court shall proceed as
3provided in s. 938.237 (2) if a citation is issued and the juvenile fails to contest the
4citation.
AB130,274,7 5(3) At hearings under this section, any party may present evidence relevant
6to the issue of disposition, including expert testimony, and may make alternative
7dispositional recommendations.
AB130,274,14 8(3m) (a) Before imposing a disposition in a proceeding in which a juvenile is
9adjudged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 or is found to be in need of protection or
10services under s. 938.13 (12), the court shall allow a victim or a family member of a
11homicide victim to make a statement or to submit a written statement to be read to
12the court. The court may allow any other person to make or submit a statement
13under this paragraph. Any statement made under this paragraph must be relevant
14to the disposition.
AB130,274,2015 (b) After a finding that a juvenile is delinquent under s. 938.12 or is found to
16be in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 (12), the district attorney or
17corporation counsel shall attempt to contact any known victim or family member of
18a homicide victim to inform that person of the right to make a statement under par.
19(a). Any failure to comply with this paragraph is not a ground for an appeal of a
20dispositional order or for any court to reverse or modify a dispositional order.
AB130,274,22 21(3r) At hearings under this section, a parent of the juvenile may present
22evidence relevant to the amount of child support to be paid by either or both parents.
AB130,275,2 23(4) At hearings under this section, s. 938.357, 938.363 or 938.365, on the
24request of any party, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, the court may admit

1testimony on the record by telephone or live audio-visual means, if available, under
2s. 807.13 (2). The request and the showing of good cause may be made by telephone.
AB130,275,4 3(5) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall make a dispositional order
4in accordance with s. 938.355.
AB130,275,9 5938.34 Disposition of juvenile adjudged delinquent. If the court adjudges
6a juvenile delinquent, the court shall enter an order deciding one or more of the
7dispositions of the case as provided in this section under a care and treatment plan.
8A disposition under sub. (4m) must be combined with a disposition under sub. (4n).
9The dispositions under this section are:
AB130,275,11 10(1) Counseling. Counsel the juvenile or the parent, guardian or legal
11custodian.
AB130,275,16 12(2) Supervision. (a) Place the juvenile under the supervision of an agency, the
13department, if the department approves, or a suitable adult, including a friend of the
14juvenile, under conditions prescribed by the court including reasonable rules for the
15juvenile's conduct, designed for the physical, mental and moral well-being and
16behavior of the juvenile.
AB130,275,2117 (b) If the juvenile is placed in the juvenile's home under the supervision of an
18agency, as defined under s. 938.38 (1) (a), order the agency to provide specified
19services to the juvenile and the juvenile's family, which may include but are not
20limited to individual, family or group counseling, homemaker or parent aide
21services, respite care, housing assistance, day care or parent skills training.
AB130,275,2322 (c) Order the juvenile to remain at his or her home or other placement for a
23period of not more than 20 days under rules of supervision specified in the order.
AB130,276,7 24(2g) Volunteers in probation program. If the juvenile is adjudicated
25delinquent for the commission of an act that would constitute a misdemeanor if

1committed by an adult, if the chief judge of the judicial administrative district has
2approved under s. 973.11 (2) a volunteers in probation program established in the
3juvenile's county of residence and if the court determines that volunteer supervision
4under that volunteers in probation program will likely benefit the juvenile and the
5community, placement of the juvenile with that volunteers in probation program
6under such conditions as the court determines are reasonable and appropriate.
7These conditions may include, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
AB130,276,108 (a) A directive to a volunteer to provide for the juvenile a role model, informal
9counseling, general monitoring and monitoring of the conditions established by the
10court, or any combination of these functions.
AB130,276,1111 (b) Any other disposition that the court may impose under this section.
AB130,276,13 12(2r) Intensive supervision. Order the juvenile to participate in an intensive
13supervision program under s. 938.534.
AB130,276,14 14(3) Placement. Designate one of the following as the placement for the juvenile:
AB130,276,1515 (a) The home of a parent or other relative of the juvenile.
AB130,276,1616 (b) A home which need not be licensed if placement is for less than 30 days.
AB130,276,1817 (c) A foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62 or a group
18home licensed under s. 48.625.
AB130,276,1919 (d) A child caring institution licensed under s. 48.60.
AB130,276,2420 (e) An independent living situation effective on or after the juvenile's 17th
21birthday, either alone or with friends, under such supervision as the court considers
22appropriate, but only if the juvenile is of sufficient maturity and judgment to live
23independently and only upon proof of a reasonable plan for supervision by an
24appropriate person or agency.
AB130,277,3
1(f) A secure detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail that meets the
2standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule, or in a place of
3nonsecure custody designated by the court, subject to all of the following:
AB130,277,54 1. The placement may be for any combination of single or consecutive days
5totalling not more than 30.
AB130,277,106 2. The order may provide that the juvenile may be released from the secure
7detention facility, juvenile portion of the jail or place of nonsecure custody during
8specified hours to attend school, to work at the juvenile's place of employment or to
9attend or participate in any activity which the court considers beneficial to the
10juvenile.
AB130,277,1411 3. The use of placement in a secure detention facility or in a juvenile portion
12of a county jail as a disposition under par. (a) is subject to the adoption of a resolution
13by the county board of supervisors under s. 938.06 (5) authorizing the use of those
14placements as a disposition.
AB130,277,17 15(3g) Electronic monitoring. If the juvenile is placed in the community under
16sub. (2r) or (3) (a) to (e), order the juvenile to be monitored by an electronic monitoring
17system.
AB130,277,20 18(4) Transfer of legal custody. If it is shown that the rehabilitation or the
19treatment and care of the juvenile cannot be accomplished by means of voluntary
20consent of the parent or guardian, transfer legal custody to any of the following:
AB130,277,2121 (a) A relative of the juvenile.
AB130,277,2222 (b) A county department.
AB130,277,2323 (c) A licensed child welfare agency.
AB130,278,3
1(4g) Youthful offender program. Transfer legal custody to the department
2of corrections for participation in the youthful offender program under s. 938.537,
3but only if all of the following apply:
AB130,278,84 (a) The juvenile is 15 years of age or over and has been adjudicated delinquent
5for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class A, B, C or D felony if
6committed by an adult and the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent or found to
7be in need of protection or services previously for committing an act that would be
8a felony if committed by an adult.
AB130,278,129 (b) The juvenile has been the subject of a previous dispositional order under
10this section or s. 938.345 and $30,000 or more has been expended on providing
11services for the juvenile under the previous dispositional order since the juvenile
12attained the age of 10 years.
AB130,278,1513 (c) The judge finds that the only other disposition that would be appropriate
14for the juvenile would be placement of the juvenile in a secured correctional facility
15under the supervision of the department of health and social services.
AB130,278,1716 (d) The report under s. 938.33 (3m) recommends placement of the juvenile in
17the youthful offender program.
AB130,278,21 18(4m) Correctional placement. Place the juvenile in a secured correctional
19facility under the supervision of the department if the juvenile is 12 years of age or
20over or, if the juvenile is under 12 years of age, in a secured child caring institution
21under the supervision of the department, but only if all of the following apply:
AB130,278,2422 (a) The juvenile has been found to be delinquent for the commission of an act
23which if committed by an adult would be punishable by a sentence of 6 months or
24more.
AB130,279,4
1(b) The juvenile has been found to be a danger to the public and to be in need
2of restrictive custodial treatment. If the judge determines that any of the following
3conditions applies, that determination shall be prima facie evidence that the juvenile
4is a danger to the public and in need of restrictive custodial treatment:
AB130,279,75 1. The juvenile has committed a delinquent act that would be a felony under
6s. 940.03, 940.19 (2) to (6), 940.21, 940.225 (1), 940.31, 941.20 (3), 943.23 (1g), (1m)
7or (1r), 943.32 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025 or 948.03 if committed by an adult.
AB130,279,118 2. The juvenile has possessed, used or threatened to use a handgun, as defined
9in s. 175.35 (1) (b), short-barreled rifle, as defined in s. 941.28 (1) (b), or
10short-barreled shotgun, as defined in s. 941.28 (1) (c), while committing a delinquent
11act that would be a felony under ch. 940 if committed by an adult.
AB130,279,1412 3. The juvenile has possessed or gone armed with a short-barreled rifle or a
13short-barreled shotgun in violation of s. 941.28 or has possessed or gone armed with
14a handgun in violation of s. 948.60.
AB130,279,21 15(4n) Aftercare supervision. Subject to any arrangement between the
16department and a county department regarding the provision of aftercare
17supervision for juveniles who have been released from a secured correctional facility
18that is operated by the department or a secured child caring institution, designate
19one of the following to provide aftercare supervision for the juvenile following the
20juvenile's release from the secured correctional facility or secured child caring
21institution:
AB130,279,2222 (a) The department.
AB130,279,2423 (b) The county department of the county of the court that placed the juvenile
24in the secured correctional facility or secured child caring institution.
AB130,279,2525 (c) The county department of the juvenile's county of legal residence.
AB130,280,10
1(5) Restitution. (a) Subject to par. (c), if the juvenile is found to have
2committed a delinquent act which has resulted in damage to the property of another,
3or actual physical injury to another excluding pain and suffering, order the juvenile
4to repair the damage to property or to make reasonable restitution for the damage
5or injury if the court, after taking into consideration the well-being and needs of the
6victim, considers it beneficial to the well-being and behavior of the juvenile. Any
7such order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay
8and may allow up to the date of the expiration of the order for the payment. Objection
9by the juvenile to the amount of damages claimed shall entitle the juvenile to a
10hearing on the question of damages before the amount of restitution is ordered.
AB130,280,1411 (am) Subject to par. (c), order a juvenile who owes restitution under par. (a) and
12who is receiving income while placed in a secured correctional facility, residential
13treatment center or other out-of-home placement to contribute a stated percentage
14of that income towards that restitution.
AB130,280,2115 (b) In addition to any other employment or duties permitted under ch. 103 or
16any rule or order under ch. 103, a juvenile who is 10 to 13 years of age who is
17participating in a restitution project provided by the county may, for the purpose of
18making restitution ordered by the court under this subsection, be employed or
19perform any duties under any circumstances in which a juvenile 14 or 15 years of age
20is permitted to be employed or perform duties under ch. 103 or any rule or order
21under ch. 103.
AB130,280,2322 (c) Under this subsection, a court may not order a juvenile who is 10 to 13 years
23of age to make more than $250 in restitution.
AB130,281,3 24(5g) Supervised work program or other community service work. (a) Order
25the juvenile to participate in a supervised work program administered by the county

1department or a community agency approved by the court or other community
2service work administered by a public agency or nonprofit charitable organization
3approved by the court.
AB130,281,124 (am) The court shall set standards for the supervised work program within the
5budgetary limits established by the county board of supervisors. The supervised
6work program may provide the juvenile reasonable compensation reflecting a
7reasonable market value of the work performed or it may consist of uncompensated
8community service work. Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only
9if also agreed to by the county department, community agency, public agency or
10nonprofit charitable organization and by the person to whom the restitution is owed.
11The court may use any available resources, including any community service work
12program, in ordering the juvenile to perform community service work.
AB130,281,2013 (b) The supervised work program or other community service work shall be of
14a constructive nature designed to promote the rehabilitation of the juvenile, shall be
15appropriate to the age level and physical ability of the juvenile and shall be combined
16with counseling from a member of the staff of the county department, community
17agency, public agency or nonprofit charitable organization or other qualified person.
18The supervised work program or other community service work may not conflict with
19the juvenile's regular attendance at school. Subject to par. (d), the amount of work
20required shall be reasonably related to the seriousness of the juvenile's offense.
AB130,282,221 (c) In addition to any other employment or duties permitted under ch. 103 or
22any rule or order under ch. 103, a juvenile who is 10 to 13 years of age who is
23participating in a supervised work program or other community service work may,
24for purposes of performing the supervised work or other community service work, be
25employed or perform any duties under any circumstances in which a juvenile 14 or

115 years of age is permitted to be employed or perform duties under ch. 103 or any
2rule or order under ch. 103.
AB130,282,53 (d) Under this subsection, a juvenile who is 10 to 13 years of age may not be
4required to perform more than 40 total hours of supervised work or other community
5service work.
AB130,282,10 6(5m) Community service work program. Order the juvenile to participate in
7a youth corps program, as defined in s. 16.22 (1) (dm), a conservation work project
8under s. 23.09 (22), a youth conservation camp under s. 23.09 (23) or another
9community service work program, if the sponsor of the program approves the
10juvenile's participation in the program.
AB130,282,13 11(5r) Victim-offender mediation program. Order the juvenile to participate in
12a victim-offender mediation program if the victim of the juvenile's delinquent act
13agrees.
AB130,282,16 14(6) Special treatment or care. (a) If the juvenile is in need of special treatment
15or care, as identified in an evaluation under s. 938.295 and the report under s. 938.33
16(1), order the juvenile's parent to provide the special treatment or care.
AB130,282,2117 (am) An order of special treatment or care under this subsection may include
18an order committing the juvenile to a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 for
19special treatment or care in an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), if the
20evaluation under s. 938.295 and the report under s. 938.33 (1) indicate all of the
21following:
AB130,282,2222 1. That the juvenile has an alcohol or other drug abuse impairment.
AB130,282,2423 2. That the juvenile is a proper subject for treatment and is in need of inpatient
24treatment because appropriate treatment is not available on an outpatient basis.
AB130,283,9
1(ar) If the parent fails or is financially unable to provide the special treatment
2or care ordered under par. (a) or (am), the court may order an appropriate agency to
3provide the special treatment or care whether or not legal custody has been taken
4from the parents. If the court orders a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437
5to provide special treatment or care under par. (a) or (am), the provision of that
6special treatment or care shall be subject to conditions specified in ch. 51, except that
7an order under par. (am) may not be extended. An order of special treatment or care
8under this subsection may not include an order for the administration of
9psychotropic medication.
AB130,283,1110 (b) Payment for alcohol and other drug abuse services ordered under par. (a)
11shall be in accordance with s. 938.361.
AB130,283,1412 (c) Payment for services provided under ch. 51 that are ordered under par. (a),
13other than alcohol and other drug abuse services, shall be in accordance with s.
14938.362.
AB130,283,18 15(6m) Integrated service plan. If the report prepared under s. 938.33 (1)
16recommends that the juvenile is in need of an integrated service plan and if an
17integrated service program under s. 46.56 has been established in the county, order
18that an integrated service plan be developed and implemented.
AB130,284,4 19(6r) Alcohol or drug treatment or education. (a) If the report prepared
20under s. 938.33 (1) recommends that the juvenile is in need of treatment for the use
21or abuse of alcohol beverages or controlled substances and its medical, personal,
22family or social effects, the court may order the juvenile to enter an outpatient alcohol
23and other drug abuse treatment program at an approved treatment facility. The
24approved treatment facility shall, under the terms of a service agreement between
25the county and the approved treatment facility, or with the written informed consent

1of the juvenile or the juvenile's parent if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12,
2report to the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile as
3to whether the juvenile is cooperating with the treatment and whether the treatment
4appears to be effective.
AB130,284,135 (b) If the report prepared under s. 938.33 (1) recommends that the juvenile is
6in need of education relating to the use of alcohol beverages or controlled substances,
7the court may order the juvenile to participate in an alcohol or other drug abuse
8education program approved by the court. The person or agency that provides the
9education program shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the county
10and the education program, or with the written informed consent of the juvenile or
11the juvenile's parent if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12, report to the agency
12primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile about the juvenile's
13attendance at the program.
AB130,284,1614 (c) Payment for the court-ordered treatment or education under this
15subsection in counties that have a pilot program under s. 938.547 shall be in
16accordance with s. 938.361.
AB130,284,20 17(6s) Drug testing. If the evaluation under s. 938.295 and the report under s.
18938.33 (1) indicate that the juvenile is in need of treatment for the use or abuse of
19controlled substances, order the juvenile to submit to drug testing under a drug
20testing program that the department shall promulgate by rule.
AB130,284,22 21(7d) Education program. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), order the juvenile
22to attend any of the following:
AB130,284,2423 1. A nonresidential educational program, including a program for juveniles at
24risk under s. 118.153, provided by the school district in which the juvenile resides.
AB130,285,3
12. Pursuant to a contractual agreement with the school district in which the
2juvenile resides, a nonresidential educational program provided by a licensed child
3welfare agency.
AB130,285,74 3. Pursuant to a contractual agreement with the school district in which the
5juvenile resides, an educational program provided by a private, nonprofit,
6nonsectarian agency that is located in the school district in which the juvenile resides
7and that complies with 42 USC 2000d.
AB130,285,108 4. Pursuant to a contractual agreement with the school district in which the
9juvenile resides, an educational program provided by a technical college district
10located in the school district in which the juvenile resides.
AB130,285,1411 (b) The court shall order the school board to disclose the juvenile's pupil records,
12as defined under s. 118.125 (1) (d), to the county department or licensed child welfare
13agency responsible for supervising the juvenile, as necessary to determine the
14juvenile's compliance with the order under par. (a).
AB130,285,2015 (c) The court shall order the county department or licensed child welfare agency
16responsible for supervising the juvenile to disclose to the school board, technical
17college district board or private, nonprofit, nonsectarian agency which is providing
18an educational program under par. (a) 3. records or information about the juvenile,
19as necessary to assure the provision of appropriate educational services under par.
20(a).
AB130,285,2221 (d) This subsection does not apply to a juvenile with exceptional educational
22needs, as defined under s. 115.76 (3).
AB130,285,24 23(7g) Experiential education. Order the juvenile to participate in a wilderness
24challenge program or other experiential education program.
AB130,286,5
1(7n) Juvenile offender education program. Order the juvenile to participate
2in an educational program that is designed to deter future delinquent behavior by
3focusing on such issues as decision making, assertiveness instead of aggression,
4family and peer relationships, self-esteem, identification and expression of feelings,
5alcohol and other drug abuse recognition and errors in thinking and judgment.
AB130,286,8 6(7r) Vocational training. If the report under s. 938.33 (1) recommends that
7the juvenile is in need of vocational assessment, counseling and training, order the
8juvenile to participate in that assessment, counseling and training.
AB130,286,11 9(7w) Day treatment program. If the report under s. 938.33 (1) indicates that
10the juvenile has specialized educational needs, order the juvenile to participate in
11a day treatment program.
AB130,287,5 12(8) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture based upon a determination that this
13disposition is in the best interest of the juvenile and in aid of rehabilitation. The
14maximum forfeiture that the court may impose under this subsection for a violation
15by a juvenile is the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed on an adult
16for committing that violation or, if the violation is applicable only to a juvenile, $100.
17Any such order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to
18pay the forfeiture and shall allow up to 12 months for payment. If the juvenile fails
19to pay the forfeiture, the court may vacate the forfeiture and order other alternatives
20under this section, in accordance with the conditions specified in this subchapter; or
21the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 for not less than 30 days nor
22more than 5 years, or suspend the juvenile's operating privilege as defined in s.
23340.01 (40) for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years. If the court suspends
24any license under this subsection, the clerk of the court shall immediately take
25possession of the suspended license and forward it to the department which issued

1the license, together with a notice of suspension clearly stating that the suspension
2is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court. If the forfeiture is paid during
3the period of suspension, the suspension shall be reduced to the time period which
4has already elapsed and the court shall immediately notify the department which
5shall then return the license to the juvenile.
AB130,287,11 6(11) Transfer to foreign countries under treaty. If a treaty is in effect
7between the United States and a foreign country, allowing a juvenile adjudged
8delinquent who is a citizen or national of the foreign country to be transferred to the
9foreign country and if the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian and legal
10custodian agree, request the governor to commence a transfer of the juvenile to the
11juvenile's country.
AB130,287,16 12(14m) Violation involving a motor vehicle. Restrict, suspend or revoke the
13operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), of a juvenile who is adjudicated
14delinquent under a violation of any law in which a motor vehicle is involved. Any
15limitation of the operating privilege shall be endorsed upon the operator's license
16and notice of the limitation forwarded to the department of transportation.
AB130,287,18 17(14p) Computer violation. If the juvenile is found to have violated s. 943.70,
18place restrictions on the juvenile's use of computers.
AB130,288,2 19(14r) Controlled substance violation. (a) In addition to any other
20dispositions imposed under this section, if the juvenile is found to have violated ch.
21161, the court shall suspend or revoke the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined
22in s. 340.01 (40), for not less than 6 months nor more than 5 years. The court shall
23immediately take possession of any suspended or revoked license and forward it to
24the department of transportation together with the notice of suspension or

1revocation clearly stating that the suspension or revocation is for a violation of ch.
2161.
AB130,288,43 (b) This subsection does not apply to violations under s. 161.573 (2), 161.574
4(2) or 161.575 (2) or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes.
AB130,288,95 (c) If the juvenile's license or operating privilege is currently suspended or
6revoked or if the juvenile does not currently possess a valid operator's license issued
7under ch. 343, the suspension or revocation under this subsection is effective on the
8date on which the juvenile is first eligible and applies for issuance, renewal or
9reinstatement of an operator's license under ch. 343.
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