AB130-SSA1,242,1616 a. A person who has filed a declaration of interest under s. 48.025.
AB130-SSA1,242,1917 b. A person alleged to the court to be the father of the juvenile or who may, based
18on the statements of the mother or other information presented to the court, be the
19father of the juvenile.
AB130-SSA1,242,2320 2. A court is not required to provide notice, under subd. 1., to any person who
21may be the father of a juvenile conceived as a result of a sexual assault if a physician
22attests to his or her belief that there was a sexual assault of the juvenile's mother that
23may have resulted in the juvenile's conception.
AB130-SSA1,242,24 24(4) The notice shall:
AB130-SSA1,243,2
1(a) Contain the name of the juvenile, and the nature, location, date and time
2of the hearing.
AB130-SSA1,243,43 (b) Advise the juvenile of his or her right to legal counsel regardless of ability
4to pay.
AB130-SSA1,243,15 5(4m) The district attorney or corporation counsel shall attempt to contact any
6known victim or alleged victim of a juvenile's act or alleged act and any known family
7member of a homicide victim or alleged homicide victim to inform them of the right
8to receive notice of any hearing under this chapter involving the juvenile. If a victim,
9alleged victim or family member of a homicide victim or of an alleged homicide victim
10indicates that he or she wishes to receive notice of any hearing under this chapter
11involving the juvenile, the district attorney or corporation counsel shall notify, under
12s. 938.273, that victim, alleged victim or family member of any hearing under this
13chapter involving the juvenile. Any failure to comply with this subsection is not a
14ground for an appeal of a judgment or dispositional order or for any court to reverse
15or modify a judgment or dispositional order.
AB130-SSA1,243,19 16(5) The court shall make every reasonable effort to identify and notify any
17person who has filed a declaration of interest under s. 48.025 and any person who has
18been adjudged to be the biological father of the juvenile in a judicial proceeding
19unless the biological father's rights have been terminated.
AB130-SSA1,243,22 20(6) When a proceeding is initiated under s. 938.14, all interested parties shall
21receive notice and appropriate summons shall be issued in a manner specified by the
22court, consistent with applicable governing statutes.
AB130-SSA1,243,25 23(7) When a citation has been issued under s. 938.17 (2) and the juvenile's
24parent, guardian and legal custodian have been notified of the citation, subs. (3) and
25(4) do not apply.
AB130-SSA1,244,4
1(8) When a petition is filed under s. 938.12 or 938.13, the court shall notify, in
2writing, the juvenile's parents or guardian that they may be ordered to reimburse
3this state or the county for the costs of legal counsel provided for the juvenile, as
4provided under s. 938.275 (2).
AB130-SSA1,244,21 5938.273 Service of summons or notice; expense. (1) Service of summons
6or notice required by s. 938.27 may be made by mailing a copy thereof to the persons
7summoned or notified. If the persons, other than a person specified in s. 938.27 (4m),
8fail to appear at the hearing or otherwise to acknowledge service, a continuance shall
9be granted, except where the court determines otherwise because the juvenile is in
10secure custody, and service shall be made personally by delivering to the persons a
11copy of the summons or notice; except that if the court is satisfied that it is
12impracticable to serve the summons or notice personally, it may make an order
13providing for the service of the summons or notice by certified mail addressed to the
14last-known addresses of the persons. The court may refuse to grant a continuance
15when the juvenile is being held in secure custody, but in such a case the court shall
16order that service of notice of the next hearing be made personally or by certified mail
17to the last-known address of the person who failed to appear at the hearing.
18Personal service shall be made at least 72 hours before the time of the hearing. Mail
19shall be sent at least 7 days before the time of the hearing, except where the petition
20is filed under s. 938.13 and the person to be notified lives outside the state, in which
21case the mail shall be sent at least 14 days before the time of the hearing.
AB130-SSA1,245,2 22(2) Service of summons or notice required by this subchapter may be made by
23any suitable person under the direction of the court. Notification of the victim or
24alleged victim of a juvenile's act or of a family member of a homicide victim or of an

1alleged homicide victim under s. 938.27 (4m) shall be made by the district attorney
2or corporation counsel.
AB130-SSA1,245,7 3(3) The expenses of service of summons or notice or of the publication of
4summons or notice and the traveling expenses and fees as allowed in ch. 885 incurred
5by any person summoned or required to appear at the hearing of any case coming
6within the jurisdiction of the court under s. 938.12, 938.125, 938.13 or 938.14 shall
7be a charge on the county when approved by the court.
AB130-SSA1,245,13 8938.275 Parents' contribution to cost of court and legal services. (1)
9If the court finds a juvenile to be delinquent under s. 938.12, in violation of a civil law
10or ordinance under s. 938.125 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13, the
11court shall order the parents of the juvenile to contribute toward the expense of
12post-adjudication services to the juvenile the proportion of the total amount which
13the court finds the parents are able to pay.
AB130-SSA1,245,22 14(2) (a) If this state or a county provides legal counsel to a juvenile subject to a
15proceeding under s. 938.12 or 938.13, the court shall order the juvenile's parent to
16reimburse the state or county in accordance with par. (b) or (c). The court may not
17order reimbursement if a parent is the complaining or petitioning party or if the court
18finds that the interests of the parent and the interests of the juvenile in the
19proceeding are substantially and directly adverse and that reimbursement would be
20unfair to the parent. The court may not order reimbursement until the completion
21of the proceeding or until the state or county is no longer providing the juvenile with
22legal counsel in the proceeding.
AB130-SSA1,246,523 (b) If this state provides the juvenile with legal counsel and the court orders
24reimbursement under par. (a), the juvenile's parent may request the state public
25defender to determine whether the parent is indigent as provided under s. 977.07

1and to determine the amount of reimbursement. If the parent is found not to be
2indigent, the amount of reimbursement shall be the maximum amount established
3by the public defender board. If the parent is found to be indigent in part, the amount
4of reimbursement shall be the amount of partial payment determined in accordance
5with the rules of the public defender board under s. 977.02 (3).
AB130-SSA1,246,116 (c) If the county provides the juvenile with legal counsel and the court orders
7reimbursement under par. (a), the court shall either make a determination of
8indigency or shall appoint the county department to make the determination. If the
9court or the county department finds that the parent is not indigent or is indigent
10in part, the court shall establish the amount of reimbursement and shall order the
11parent to pay it.
AB130-SSA1,246,1312 (cg) The court shall, upon motion by a parent, hold a hearing to review any of
13the following:
AB130-SSA1,246,1414 1. An indigency determination made under par. (b) or (c).
AB130-SSA1,246,1515 2. The amount of reimbursement ordered.
AB130-SSA1,246,1816 3. The court's finding, under par. (a), that the interests of the parent and the
17juvenile are not substantially and directly adverse and that ordering the payment
18of reimbursement would not be unfair to the parent.
AB130-SSA1,246,2019 (cr) Following a hearing under par. (cg), the court may affirm, rescind or modify
20the reimbursement order.
AB130-SSA1,247,221 (d) Reimbursement payments shall be made to the clerk of courts of the county
22where the proceedings took place. Each payment shall be transmitted to the county
23treasurer, who shall deposit 25% of the amount paid for state-provided counsel in the
24county treasury and transmit the remainder to the state treasurer. Payments
25transmitted to the state treasurer shall be deposited in the general fund and credited

1to the appropriation account under s. 20.550 (1) (L). The county treasurer shall
2deposit 100% of the amount paid for county-provided counsel in the county treasury.
AB130-SSA1,247,43 (dm) Within 30 days after each calendar quarter, the clerk of court for each
4county shall report to the state public defender all of the following:
AB130-SSA1,247,65 1. The total amount of reimbursement determined or ordered under par. (b) or
6(cr) for state-provided counsel during the previous calendar quarter.
AB130-SSA1,247,87 2. The total amount collected under par. (d) for state-provided counsel during
8the previous calendar quarter.
AB130-SSA1,247,109 (e) A person who fails to comply with an order under par. (b) or (c) may be
10proceeded against for contempt of court under ch. 785.
AB130-SSA1,247,17 11938.28 Failure to obey summons; capias. If any person summoned under
12this subchapter fails without reasonable cause to appear, he or she may be proceeded
13against for contempt of court. In case the summons cannot be served or the parties
14served fail to obey the same, or in any case when it appears to the court that the
15service will be ineffectual a capias may be issued for the parent, guardian and legal
16custodian or for the juvenile. Subchapter IV governs the taking and holding of a
17juvenile in custody.
AB130-SSA1,248,3 18938.29 Substitution of judge. (1) Except as provided in sub. (1g), the
19juvenile, either before or during the plea hearing, may file a written request with the
20clerk of the court or other person acting as the clerk for a substitution of the judge
21assigned to the proceeding. Upon filing the written request, the juvenile shall
22immediately mail or deliver a copy of the request to the judge named therein. In a
23proceeding under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12), only the juvenile may request a
24substitution of the judge. Whenever the juvenile has the right to request a
25substitution of judge, the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem may file the request.

1Not more than one such written request may be filed in any one proceeding, nor may
2any single request name more than one judge. This section shall not apply to
3proceedings under s. 938.21.
AB130-SSA1,248,11 4(1g) The juvenile may not request the substitution of a judge in a proceeding
5under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12), and the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian
6or legal custodian may not request the substitution of a judge in a proceeding under
7s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m) or (7), if the judge assigned to the proceeding has entered a
8dispositional order with respect to the juvenile in a previous proceeding under s.
9938.12 or 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), (7) or (12) or the juvenile or the juvenile's parent,
10guardian or legal custodian has requested the substitution of a judge in a previous
11proceeding under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), (7) or (12).
AB130-SSA1,248,20 12(1m) When the clerk receives a request for substitution, the clerk shall
13immediately contact the judge whose substitution has been requested for a
14determination of whether the request was made timely and in proper form. Except
15as provided in sub. (2), if the request is found to be timely and in proper form, the
16judge named in the request has no further jurisdiction and the clerk shall request
17the assignment of another judge under s. 751.03. If no determination is made within
187 days, the clerk shall refer the matter to the chief judge of the judicial administrative
19district for determination of whether the request was made timely and in proper form
20and reassignment as necessary.
AB130-SSA1,249,2 21(2) If the request for substitution of a judge is made for the judge scheduled to
22conduct a waiver hearing under s. 938.18, the request shall be filed before the close
23of the working day preceding the day that the waiver hearing is scheduled. Except
24as provided in sub. (1g), the judge may allow an authorized party to make a request
25for substitution on the day of the waiver hearing. If the request for substitution is

1made subsequent to the waiver hearing, the judge who conducted the waiver hearing
2may also conduct the plea hearing.
AB130-SSA1,249,10 3938.293 Discovery. (1) Copies of all law enforcement officer reports,
4including but not limited to the officer's memorandum and witnesses' statements,
5shall be made available upon request to counsel or guardian ad litem prior to a plea
6hearing. The reports shall be available through the representative of the public
7designated under s. 938.09. The juvenile, through counsel or guardian ad litem, is
8the only party who shall have access to the reports in proceedings under s. 938.12,
9938.125 or 938.13 (12). The identity of a confidential informant may be withheld
10pursuant to s. 905.10.
AB130-SSA1,249,21 11(2) All records relating to a juvenile which are relevant to the subject matter
12of a proceeding under this subchapter shall be open to inspection by a guardian ad
13litem or counsel for any party, upon demand and upon presentation of releases where
14necessary, at least 48 hours before the proceeding. Persons entitled to inspect the
15records may obtain copies of the records with the permission of the custodian of the
16records or with the permission of the court. The court may instruct counsel not to
17disclose specified items in the materials to the juvenile or the parent if the court
18reasonably believes that the disclosure would be harmful to the interests of the
19juvenile. Sections 971.23 to 971.25 and 972.11 (5) shall be applicable in all
20delinquency proceedings under this subchapter, except that the court shall establish
21the timetable for ss. 971.23 (3), (8) and (9) and 972.11 (5).
AB130-SSA1,250,5 22(3) Upon request prior to the fact-finding hearing, the district attorney shall
23disclose to the juvenile, and to the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem, the
24existence of any videotaped oral statement of a juvenile under s. 908.08 which is
25within the possession, custody or control of the state and shall make reasonable

1arrangements for the requesting person to view the videotaped oral statement. If,
2subsequent to compliance with this subsection, the state obtains possession, custody
3or control of such a videotaped statement, the district attorney shall promptly notify
4the requesting person of that fact and make reasonable arrangements for the
5requesting person to view the videotaped oral statement.
AB130-SSA1,250,24 6938.295 Physical, psychological, mental or developmental
7examination. (1)
After the filing of a petition and upon a finding by the court that
8reasonable cause exists to warrant an examination or an alcohol and other drug
9abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria specified under s. 938.547 (4), the
10court may order any juvenile coming within its jurisdiction to be examined as an
11outpatient by personnel in an approved treatment facility for alcohol and other drug
12abuse, by a physician, psychiatrist or licensed psychologist, or by another expert
13appointed by the court holding at least a master's degree in social work or another
14related field of child development, in order that the juvenile's physical, psychological,
15alcohol or other drug dependency, mental or developmental condition may be
16considered. The court may also order an examination or an alcohol and other drug
17abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria specified under s. 938.547 (4) of a
18parent, guardian or legal custodian whose ability to care for a juvenile is at issue
19before the court. The court shall hear any objections by the juvenile and the juvenile's
20parents, guardian or legal custodian to the request for such an examination or
21assessment before ordering the examination or assessment. The expenses of an
22examination, if approved by the court, shall be paid by the county of the court
23ordering the examination. The payment for an alcohol and other drug abuse
24assessment shall be in accordance with s. 938.361.
AB130-SSA1,251,2
1(1c) Reasonable cause is considered to exist to warrant an alcohol and other
2drug abuse assessment under sub. (1) if any of the following applies:
AB130-SSA1,251,53 (a) The multidisciplinary screen procedure conducted under s. 938.24 (2)
4indicates that the juvenile is at risk of having needs and problems related to alcohol
5or other drug abuse.
AB130-SSA1,251,76 (b) The juvenile was adjudicated delinquent on the basis of an offense specified
7in ch. 161.
AB130-SSA1,251,118 (c) The greater weight of the evidence at the fact-finding hearing indicates that
9any offense which formed the basis for the adjudication was motivated by the
10juvenile's need to purchase or otherwise obtain alcohol beverages or controlled
11substances.
AB130-SSA1,251,22 12(1g) If the court orders an alcohol or other drug abuse assessment under sub.
13(1), the approved treatment facility shall, within 14 days after the court order, report
14the results of the assessment to the court, except that, upon request by the approved
15treatment facility and if the juvenile is not held in secure or nonsecure custody, the
16court may extend the period for assessment for not more than 20 additional working
17days. The report shall include a recommendation as to whether the juvenile is in
18need of treatment, intervention or education relating to the use or abuse of alcohol
19beverages or controlled substances and, if so, shall recommend a service plan and
20appropriate treatment from an approved treatment facility, intervention from a
21court-approved pupil assistance program or education from a court-approved
22alcohol or other drug abuse education program.
AB130-SSA1,252,7 23(2) (a) If there is probable cause to believe that the juvenile has committed the
24alleged offense and if there is reason to doubt the juvenile's competency to proceed,
25or upon entry of a plea under s. 938.30 (4) (c) the court shall order the juvenile to be

1examined by a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist. The expenses of an
2examination, if approved by the court, shall be paid by the county of the court
3ordering the examination. Evaluation shall be made on an outpatient basis unless
4the juvenile presents a substantial risk of physical harm to the juvenile or others; or
5the juvenile, parent or guardian, and legal counsel or guardian ad litem consent to
6an inpatient evaluation. Any inpatient evaluation shall be for a specified period that
7is no longer than is necessary to complete the evaluation.
AB130-SSA1,253,28 (b) The examiner shall file a report of the examination with the court by the
9date specified in the order. The court shall cause copies to be transmitted to the
10district attorney or corporation counsel and to the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad
11litem. The report shall describe the nature of the examination and identify the
12persons interviewed, the particular records reviewed and any tests administered to
13the juvenile. If the examination is ordered following a plea under s. 938.30 (4) (c),
14the report shall also contain an opinion regarding whether the juvenile suffered from
15mental disease or defect at the time of the commission of the act alleged in the
16petition and, if so, whether this caused the juvenile to lack substantial capacity to
17appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct or to conform his or her conduct to
18the requirements of the law. If the examination is ordered following a finding that
19there is probable cause to believe that the juvenile has committed the alleged offense
20and that there is reason to doubt the juvenile's competency to proceed, the report
21shall also contain an opinion regarding the juvenile's present mental capacity to
22understand the proceedings and assist in his or her defense and, if the examiner
23reports that the juvenile lacks competency to proceed, the examiner's opinion
24regarding the likelihood that the juvenile, if provided treatment, may be restored to
25competency within the time specified in s. 938.30 (5) (e) 1. The report shall also state

1in reasonable detail the facts and reasoning upon which the examiner's opinions are
2based.
AB130-SSA1,253,6 3(3) If the juvenile or a parent objects to a particular physician, psychiatrist,
4licensed psychologist or other expert as required under this section, the court shall
5appoint a different physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or other expert as required
6under this section.
AB130-SSA1,253,7 7(4) Motions or objections under this section may be heard under s. 807.13.
AB130-SSA1,253,9 8938.296 Testing for HIV infection and certain diseases. (1) In this
9section:
AB130-SSA1,253,1010 (a) "Health care professional" has the meaning given in s. 252.15 (1) (am).
AB130-SSA1,253,1111 (b) "HIV" has the meaning given in s. 252.01 (1m).
AB130-SSA1,253,1212 (c) "Sexually transmitted disease" has the meaning given in s. 252.11 (1).
AB130-SSA1,253,1313 (d) "Significantly exposed" has the meaning given in s. 252.15 (1) (em).
AB130-SSA1,253,20 14(2) In a proceeding under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) in which the juvenile is
15alleged to have violated s. 940.225, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05 or 948.06, the district
16attorney or corporation counsel shall apply to the court for an order requiring the
17juvenile to submit to a test or a series of tests administered by a health care
18professional to detect the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV,
19an antibody to HIV or a sexually transmitted disease and to disclose the results of
20that test or series of tests as specified in sub. (4) (a) to (e), if all of the following apply:
AB130-SSA1,253,2321 (a) The victim or alleged victim, if an adult, or the parent, guardian or legal
22custodian of the victim or alleged victim, if the victim or alleged victim is a child,
23requests the district attorney or corporation counsel to apply for that order.
AB130-SSA1,254,224 (b) The district attorney or corporation counsel has probable cause to believe
25that the juvenile has significantly exposed the victim or alleged victim. If the

1juvenile is adjudicated delinquent or found to be in need of protection or services, this
2paragraph does not apply.
AB130-SSA1,254,4 3(3) The district attorney or corporation counsel may apply for an order under
4sub. (2) at any of the following times:
AB130-SSA1,254,55 (a) At or after the plea hearing and before a dispositional order is entered.
AB130-SSA1,254,76 (b) At any time after the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent or found to be in
7need of protection or services.
AB130-SSA1,254,17 8(4) On receipt of an application for an order under sub. (2), the court shall set
9a time for a hearing on the application. If, after hearing, the court finds probable
10cause to believe that the juvenile has significantly exposed the victim or alleged
11victim, the court shall order the juvenile to submit to a test or a series of tests
12administered by a health care professional to detect the presence of HIV, antigen or
13nonantigenic products of HIV, an antibody to HIV or a sexually transmitted disease.
14The court shall require the health care professional who performs the test or series
15of tests to refrain, notwithstanding s. 252.15 (4) (c), from making the test results part
16of the juvenile's permanent medical record and to disclose the results of the test to
17any of the following:
AB130-SSA1,254,1818 (a) The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile.
AB130-SSA1,254,1919 (b) The victim or alleged victim, if the victim or alleged victim is an adult.
AB130-SSA1,254,2120 (c) The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the victim or alleged victim, if the
21victim or alleged victim is a child.
AB130-SSA1,254,2322 (d) The health care professional that provides care for the juvenile, upon
23request by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile.
AB130-SSA1,255,224 (e) The health care professional that provides care for the victim or alleged
25victim, upon request by the victim or alleged victim or, if the victim or alleged victim

1is a child, upon request by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the victim or
2alleged victim.
AB130-SSA1,255,7 3(6) The court may order the county to pay for the cost of a test or series of tests
4ordered under sub. (4). This subsection does not prevent recovery of reasonable
5contribution toward the cost of that test or series of tests from the parent or guardian
6of the juvenile as the court may order based on the ability of the parent or guardian
7to pay. This subsection is subject to s. 46.03 (18).
AB130-SSA1,255,9 8938.297 Motions before trial. (1) Any motion which is capable of
9determination without trial of the general issue may be made before trial.
AB130-SSA1,255,15 10(2) Defenses and objections based on defects in the institution of proceedings,
11lack of probable cause on the face of the petition or citation, insufficiency of the
12petition or citation or invalidity in whole or in part of the statute on which the
13petition or citation is founded shall be raised not later than 10 days after the plea
14hearing or be deemed waived. Other motions capable of determination without trial
15may be brought any time before trial.
AB130-SSA1,255,20 16(3) Motions to suppress evidence as having been illegally seized or statements
17illegally obtained shall be made before fact-finding on the issues. The court may
18entertain the motion at the fact-finding hearing if it appears that a party is surprised
19by the attempt to introduce such evidence and that party waives jeopardy. Only the
20juvenile may waive jeopardy in cases under s. 938.12, 938.125 or 938.13 (12).
AB130-SSA1,255,25 21(4) Although the taking of a juvenile into custody is not an arrest, it shall be
22considered an arrest for the purpose of deciding motions which require a decision
23about the propriety of the taking into custody, including but not limited to motions
24to suppress evidence as illegally seized, motions to suppress statements as illegally
25obtained and motions challenging the lawfulness of the taking into custody.
AB130-SSA1,256,4
1(5) If the juvenile is in custody and the court grants a motion to dismiss based
2upon a defect in the petition or citation or in the institution of the proceedings, the
3court may order the juvenile continued in custody for not more than 48 hours pending
4the filing of a new petition or citation.
AB130-SSA1,256,6 5(6) A motion required to be served on a juvenile may be served upon his or her
6attorney of record.
AB130-SSA1,256,8 7(7) Oral argument permitted on motions under this section may be heard by
8telephone under s. 807.13 (1).
AB130-SSA1,256,19 9938.299 Procedures at hearings. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (ar), the
10general public shall be excluded from hearings under this chapter unless a public
11fact-finding hearing is demanded by a juvenile through his or her counsel. The court
12shall refuse to grant the public hearing, however, if the victim of an alleged sexual
13assault objects or, in a nondelinquency proceeding, if a parent or guardian objects.
14If a public hearing is not held, only the parties, their counsel, witnesses, a
15representative of the news media who wishes to attend the hearing for the purpose
16of reporting news without revealing the identity of the child involved and other
17persons requested by a party and approved by the court may be present. Any other
18person the court finds to have a proper interest in the case or in the work of the court,
19including a member of the bar, may be admitted by the court.
AB130-SSA1,257,220 (am) Subject to s. 906.15, if a public hearing is not held, in addition to persons
21permitted to attend under par. (a), a victim of a juvenile's act or alleged act may
22attend any hearing under this chapter based upon the act or alleged act, except that
23a judge may exclude a victim from any portion of a hearing which deals with sensitive
24personal matters of the juvenile or the juvenile's family and which does not directly
25relate to the act or alleged act committed against the victim. A member of the victim's

1family and, at the request of the victim, a representative of an organization providing
2support services to the victim, may attend the hearing under this subsection.
AB130-SSA1,257,163 (ar) Notwithstanding par. (a), the general public may attend any hearing under
4this chapter relating to a juvenile who has been alleged to be delinquent for
5committing a violation that would be a felony if committed by an adult if the juvenile
6has been adjudicated delinquent previously and that previous adjudication remains
7of record and unreversed or relating to a juvenile who has been alleged to be
8delinquent for committing a violation specified in s. 939.62 (2m) (a) 1., 2. or 3., except
9that the court shall exclude the general public from a hearing if the victim of a sexual
10assault objects and may, in its discretion, exclude the general public from any portion
11of a hearing which deals with sensitive personal matters of the juvenile or the
12juvenile's family and which does not relate to the act or alleged act committed by the
13juvenile or from any other hearing described in this paragraph. If the court excludes
14the general public from a hearing described in this paragraph, only those persons
15who are permitted under par. (a) or (am) to attend a hearing from which the general
16public is excluded may attend.
AB130-SSA1,257,2017 (b) Except as provided in s. 938.396, any person who divulges any information
18which would identify the juvenile or the family involved in any proceeding under this
19subchapter is subject to ch. 785. This paragraph does not preclude a victim of the
20juvenile's act from commencing a civil action based upon the juvenile's act.
AB130-SSA1,257,23 21(4) (a) Chapters 901 to 911 govern the presentation of evidence at the
22fact-finding hearing under s. 938.31. Section 972.11 (5) applies at fact-finding
23proceedings in all delinquency proceedings under this chapter.
AB130-SSA1,258,1224 (b) Except as provided in s. 901.05, neither common law nor statutory rules of
25evidence are binding at a waiver hearing under s. 938.18, a hearing for a juvenile

1held in custody under s. 938.21, a hearing under s. 938.296 (4) for a juvenile who is
2alleged to have violated s. 940.225, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05 or 948.06, a dispositional
3hearing, or a hearing about changes in placement, revision of dispositional orders or
4extension of dispositional orders. At those hearings, the court shall admit all
5testimony having reasonable probative value, but shall exclude immaterial,
6irrelevant or unduly repetitious testimony or evidence that is inadmissible under s.
7901.05. Hearsay evidence may be admitted if it has demonstrable circumstantial
8guarantees of trustworthiness. The court shall give effect to the rules of privilege
9recognized by law. The court shall apply the basic principles of relevancy, materiality
10and probative value to proof of all questions of fact. Objections to evidentiary offers
11and offers of proof of evidence not admitted may be made and shall be noted in the
12record.
AB130-SSA1,258,18 13(5) On request of any party, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, any
14hearing under s. 938.209 (1) (e) or 938.21 (1) may be held on the record by telephone
15or live audio-visual means or testimony may be received by telephone or live
16audio-visual means as prescribed in s. 807.13 (2). The request and the showing of
17good cause for not conducting the hearing or admitting testimony by telephone or live
18audio-visual means may be made by telephone.
AB130-SSA1,259,8 19(6) If a man who has been given notice under s. 938.27 (3) (b) 1. appears at any
20hearing for which he received the notice, alleges that he is the father of the juvenile
21and states that he wishes to establish the paternity of the juvenile, the court shall
22refer the matter to the state or to the attorney responsible for support enforcement
23under s. 59.458 (1) for a determination, under s. 767.45, of whether an action should
24be brought for the purpose of determining the paternity of the juvenile. The court
25may stay the proceedings under this chapter pending the outcome of the paternity

1proceedings under ss. 767.45 to 767.60 if the court determines that the paternity
2proceedings will not unduly delay the proceedings under this chapter and the
3determination of paternity is necessary to the court's disposition of the juvenile if the
4juvenile is found to be in need of protection or services. As part of the proceedings
5under this chapter, the court may order that a record be made of any testimony of the
6juvenile's mother relating to the juvenile's paternity. A record made under this
7subsection is admissible in a proceeding to determine the juvenile's paternity under
8ss. 767.45 to 767.60.
AB130-SSA1,259,20 9938.30 Plea hearing. (1) Except as provided in this subsection, the hearing
10to determine the juvenile's plea to a citation or a petition under s. 938.12, 938.125
11or 938.13 (12), or to determine whether any party wishes to contest an allegation that
12the child is in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), (7) or (14)
13shall take place on a date which allows reasonable time for the parties to prepare but
14is within 30 days after the filing of a petition or issuance of a citation for a juvenile
15who is not being held in secure custody or within 10 days after the filing of a petition
16or issuance of a citation for a juvenile who is being held in secure custody. In a
17municipal court operated jointly by 2 or more cities, towns or villages under s. 755.01
18(4), the hearing to determine the juvenile's plea shall take place within 45 days after
19the filing of a petition or issuance of a citation for a juvenile who is not being held in
20secure custody.
AB130-SSA1,260,2 21(2) At or before the commencement of the hearing under this section the
22juvenile and the parent, guardian or legal custodian shall be advised of their rights
23as specified in s. 938.243 and shall be informed that the hearing shall be to the court
24and that a request for a substitution of judge under s. 938.29 must be made before
25the end of the plea hearing or be waived. Nonpetitioning parties, including the

1juvenile, shall be granted a continuance of the plea hearing if they wish to consult
2with an attorney on the request for a substitution of a judge.
AB130-SSA1,260,6 3(3) If a petition alleges that a juvenile is in need of protection or services under
4s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), (7) or (14), the nonpetitioning parties and the juvenile, if he
5or she is 12 years of age or older or is otherwise competent to do so, shall state
6whether they desire to contest the petition.
AB130-SSA1,260,10 7(4) If a delinquency petition under s. 938.12, a civil law or ordinance violation
8petition or citation under s. 938.125, or a petition alleging that the juvenile is in need
9of protection or services under s. 938.13 (12) is filed, the juvenile may submit any of
10the following pleas:
AB130-SSA1,260,1311 (a) Admit some or all of the facts alleged in the petition or citation, however,
12such a plea is an admission only of the commission of the acts and does not constitute
13an admission of delinquency.
AB130-SSA1,260,1614 (b) Deny the facts alleged in the petition or citation. If the juvenile stands mute
15or refuses to plead, the court shall direct entry of a denial of the facts alleged in the
16petition or citation on the juvenile's behalf.
AB130-SSA1,260,1817 (bm) Plead no contest to the allegations, but only if the court permits the
18juvenile to enter that plea.
AB130-SSA1,260,2219 (c) Except pursuant to a petition or citation under s. 938.125, state that he or
20she is not responsible for the acts alleged in the petition by reason of mental disease
21or defect. This plea shall be joined with an admission under par. (a), a denial under
22par. (b) or a plea of no contest under par. (bm).
AB130-SSA1,261,4 23(5) (a) If there is probable cause to believe that the juvenile has committed the
24alleged offense and if there is reason to doubt the juvenile's competency to proceed,
25or if the juvenile enters a plea of not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect,

1the court shall order an examination under s. 938.295 and shall specify the date by
2which the report must be filed in order to give the district attorney or corporation
3counsel and the juvenile's counsel a reasonable opportunity to review the report. The
4court shall set a date for hearing as follows:
AB130-SSA1,261,95 1. If the juvenile admits or pleads no contest to the allegations in the petition,
6the hearing to determine whether the juvenile was not responsible by reason of
7mental disease or defect shall be held no more than 10 days from the plea hearing
8for a juvenile held in secure custody and no more than 30 days from the plea hearing
9for a juvenile who is not held in secure custody.
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