Wisconsin Legislature: 35,519

895.487 (1) (a) “Employe" has the meaning given in s. 101.01 (2) (a) (3) and also includes a former employe.

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 101.01 (2) (a) was renumbered to s. 101.01 (3) by 1995 Wis. Act 27.

35,510 Section 510 . 895.487 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 441, is amended to read:

895.487 (1) (b) “Employer" has the meaning given in s. 101.01 (2) (b) (4).

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 101.01 (2) (b) was renumbered to s. 101.01 (4) by 1995 Wis. Act 27.

35,511 Section 511 . 895.55 (1) (i) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 192, is amended to read:

895.55 (1) (i) “State contingency plan" means the plan prepared and published under s. 144.76 292.11 (5).

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 144.76 was renumbered to s. 292.11 by 1995 Wis. Act 227.

35,512 Section 512 . 895.55 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 192, is amended to read:

895.55 (2) (intro.) Notwithstanding any provision of ch. 29, s. 299.11, 299.13, 299.31, 299.41, 299.43, 299.45, 299.51, 299.53 or 299.55, subchs. II and IV of ch. 30, subchs. II, IV, VI and VII of ch. 144, ch. 147 or 29, 166, 281, 283, 289, 291 or 292 or subch. II of ch. 295, or any other provision of this chapter, a person is immune from liability for damages resulting from the person's acts or omissions and for the removal costs resulting from the person's acts or omissions if all of the following conditions are met:

Note: Inserts correct cross-references. 1995 Wis. Act 192 did not take into account the renumbering of chs. 144 and 147 by 1995 Wis. Act 227.

35,513 Section 513 . 895.55 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 192, is amended to read:

895.55 (3) (a) Who is required to act under s. 144.76 292.11 (3) because the person possessed or controlled the oil that was initially discharged into the navigable waters of this state or caused the initial discharge or initial threat of discharge of the oil into the navigable waters of this state.

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 144.76 was renumbered to s. 292.11 by 1995 Wis. Act 227.

35,514 Section 514 . The amendment of 938.02 (15m) of the statutes by 1995 Wisconsin Act 216 is not repealed by 1995 Wisconsin Act 352. Both amendments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance.

35,515 Section 515 . 938.02 (17) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.02 (17) “Shelter care facility" means a nonsecure place of temporary care and physical custody for juveniles, including a holdover room, licensed by the department of health and family services under s. 48.66 (1).

Note: “Department" is defined as the department of corrections in ch. 938. The department of health and family services licenses shelter care facilities.

35,516 Section 516 . 938.065 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.065 (3) (b) Conduct fact-finding or dispositional hearings except on petitions or citations under s. 938.125 and except as provided in sub. (2) (gm).

Note: Inserts missing word.

35,517 Section 517 . 938.125 (2) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.125 (2) That the court has exclusive jurisdiction over any juvenile alleged to have violated an ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 (2) only if evidence is provided by the school attendance officer that the activities under s. 118.16 (5) have been completed or were not completed due to the child's juvenile's absence from school as provided in s. 118.16 (5m).

Note: Replaces “child" with “juvenile" for consistency of references within ch. 938.

35,518 Section 518 . 938.13 (6) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.13 (6) Who is habitually truant from school, if evidence is provided by the school attendance officer that the activities under s. 118.16 (5) have been completed or were not completed due to the child's juvenile's absence from school as provided in s. 118.16 (5m), except as provided under s. 938.17 (2).

Note: Replaces “child" with “juvenile" for consistency of references within ch. 938.

35,519 Section 519 . 938.18 (5) (d) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.18 (5) (d) The desirability of trial and disposition of the entire offense in one court if the juvenile was allegedly associated in the offense with persons who will be charged with a crime in circuit the court of criminal jurisdiction.

Note: Waiver of jurisdiction is from the juvenile court to the court of criminal jurisdiction, both of which are part of the circuit court.

35,520 Section 520. The amendment of 938.183 (1) (a) of the statutes by 1995 Wisconsin Act 216 is not repealed by 1995 Wisconsin Act 352. Both amendments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance.

35,521 Section 521 . 938.183 (2) (c) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.183 (2) (c) If the juvenile is placed outside the juvenile's home under this subsection, the order shall contain, a designation of the amount of support, if any, to be paid by the juvenile's parent, guardian or trustee, specifying that the support obligation begins on the date of the placement, or a referral to the county designee under s. 59.07 (97) 59.53 (5) for establishment of child support.

Note: 1995 Wis. Act 201 renumbered s. 59.07 (97) to be s. 59.183 (2) (c) effective 9-1-96.

35,522 Section 522 . 938.20 (2) (d) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.20 (2) (d) If the child juvenile is a runaway, the person who took the child juvenile into custody may release the child juvenile to a home authorized under s. 48.227.

35,523 Section 523 . 938.205 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.205 (1) (intro.) A juvenile may be held under s. 938.207, 938.208 or 938.209 if the intake worker determines that there is probable cause to believe the juvenile is within the jurisdiction of the court and if probable cause exists to believe one any of the following:

Note: Inserts preferred term.

35,524 Section 524 . 938.209 (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.209 Criteria for holding a juvenile in a county jail. (intro.) Subject to the provisions of s. 938.208, a county jail may be used as a secure detention facility if the criteria under either sub. (1) or (2) are met:

Note: Deletes unnecessary language.

35,525 Section 525 . 938.21 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is renumbered 938.21 (2) (ag).

Note: Makes a technical correction. This provision is not an introductory paragraph under current drafting standards.

35,526 Section 526 . 938.21 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is renumbered 938.21 (2) (am).

Note: See the previous section of this bill.

35,527 Section 527 . 938.21 (2) (d) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.21 (2) (d) If the juvenile is not represented by counsel at the hearing and the juvenile is continued in custody as a result of the hearing, the juvenile may request through counsel subsequently appointed or retained or through a guardian ad litem that the order to hold in custody be reheard. If the request is made, a rehearing shall take place as soon as may be possible. Whether or not counsel was present, any order to hold the juvenile in custody shall be subject to rehearing for good cause.

Note: Deletes unnecessary language.

35,528 Section 528 . 938.21 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is renumbered 938.21 (3) (ag).

Note: Makes a technical correction. This provision is not an introductory paragraph under current drafting standards.

35,529 Section 529 . 938.21 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is renumbered 938.21 (3) (am).

Note: See the previous section of this bill.

35,530 Section 530 . 938.21 (3) (e) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.21 (3) (e) If the parent, guardian or legal custodian or the juvenile is not represented by counsel at the hearing and the juvenile is continued in custody as a result of the hearing, the parent, guardian, legal custodian or juvenile may request through counsel subsequently appointed or retained or through a guardian ad litem that the order to hold the juvenile in custody be reheard. If the request is made, a rehearing shall take place as soon as may be possible. Any order to hold the juvenile in custody shall be subject to rehearing for good cause, whether or not counsel was present.

Note: Deletes unnecessary language.

35,531 Section 531 . 938.22 (1) (c) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.22 (1) (c) In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the nonjudicial operational policies of the secure detention facility and the detention section of the juvenile delinquency children's court center shall be established by the county board of supervisors, and the execution thereof shall be the responsibility of the director of the children's court center.

Note: Inserts correct term. There is no “juvenile delinquency court center".

35,532 Section 532 . 938.243 (2) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is renumbered 938.243 (4).

Note: Renumbers provision for more logical placement.

35,533 Section 533 . 938.25 (4) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.25 (4) Section 939.74 applies to delinquency petitions filed under this subchapter chapter.

Note: An early draft of the material contained in the present ch. 938 placed that material in a single new subchapter of ch. 48. This cross-reference was not corrected when the material was created in the new ch. 938.

35,534 Section 534 . 938.273 (2) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.273 (2) Service of summons or notice required by this subchapter chapter may be made by any suitable person under the direction of the court. Notification of the victim or alleged victim of a juvenile's act or of a family member of a homicide victim or of an alleged homicide victim under s. 938.27 (4m) shall be made by the district attorney or corporation counsel.

35,535 Section 535 . 938.28 of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.28 Failure to obey summons; capias. If any person summoned under this subchapter chapter fails without reasonable cause to appear, he or she may be proceeded against for contempt of court. In case the summons cannot be served or the parties served fail to obey the same, or in any case when it appears to the court that the service will be ineffectual a capias may be issued for the parent, guardian and legal custodian or for the juvenile. Subchapter IV governs the taking and holding of a juvenile in custody.

35,536 Section 536 . 938.293 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 387, is amended to read:

938.293 (2) All records relating to a juvenile which are relevant to the subject matter of a proceeding under this subchapter chapter shall be open to inspection by a guardian ad litem or counsel for any party, upon demand and upon presentation of releases where necessary, at least 48 hours before the proceeding. Persons entitled to inspect the records may obtain copies of the records with the permission of the custodian of the records or with the permission of the court. The court may instruct counsel not to disclose specified items in the materials to the juvenile or the parent if the court reasonably believes that the disclosure would be harmful to the interests of the juvenile. Sections 971.23 and 972.11 (5) shall be applicable in all delinquency proceedings under this subchapter chapter, except that the court shall establish the timetable for the disclosures required under ss. 971.23 (1), (2m) and (8) and 972.11 (5).

35,537 Section 537 . 938.297 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.297 (3) Motions to suppress evidence as having been illegally seized or statements as having been illegally obtained shall be made before fact-finding on the issues. The court may entertain the motion at the fact-finding hearing if it appears that a party is surprised by the attempt to introduce such evidence and that party waives jeopardy. Only the juvenile may waive jeopardy in cases under s. 938.12, 938.125 or 938.13 (12).

Note: Repeats phrase for better parallel construction.

35,538 Section 538 . 938.299 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is amended to read:

938.299 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (ar), the general public shall be excluded from hearings under this chapter unless a public fact-finding hearing is demanded by a juvenile through his or her counsel. The court shall refuse to grant the public hearing, however, if the victim of an alleged sexual assault objects or, in a nondelinquency proceeding, if a parent or guardian objects. If a public hearing is not held, only the parties, their counsel, witnesses, a representative of the news media who wishes to attend the hearing for the purpose of reporting news without revealing the identity of the child juvenile involved and other persons requested by a party and approved by the court may be present. Any other person the court finds to have a proper interest in the case or in the work of the court, including a member of the bar, may be admitted by the court.

Note: Replaces “child" with “juvenile" for consistency of references within ch. 938.

35,539 Section 539 . 938.299 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 352, is amended to read:

938.299 (1) (b) Except as provided in par. (av) and s. 938.396, any person who divulges any information which would identify the juvenile or the family involved in any proceeding under this subchapter chapter is subject to ch. 785. This paragraph does not preclude a victim of the juvenile's act from commencing a civil action based upon the juvenile's act.

35,540 Section 540 . 938.299 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 275, is amended to read:

938.299 (6) (a) The court shall refer the matter to the state or to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.458 (1) 59.53 (6) (a) for a determination, under s. 767.45, of whether an action should be brought for the purpose of determining the paternity of the juvenile.

Note: 1995 Wisconsin Act 201 renumbered s. 59.458 (1) to s. 59.53 (6) (a).

35,541 Section 541 . 938.299 (6) (e) 4. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 275, is amended to read:

938.299 (6) (e) 4. If the genetic tests show that an alleged father is not excluded and that the statistical probability that the alleged father is the child's juvenile's biological father is 99.0% or higher, the court may determine that for purposes of a proceeding under this chapter or ch. 48, other than a proceeding under subch. VIII of ch. 48, the man is the juvenile's biological parent.