AB703,13,13 11938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has
12jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355
13(4) and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.
AB703, s. 35 14Section 35. 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,13,2215 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent
16under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any
17person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging,
18or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the juvenile, the
19court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her
20relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of
21the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when,
22how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.
AB703, s. 36 23Section 36. 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,324 938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile.
25If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has

1violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This
2subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior
3reference by the court to the district attorney.
AB703, s. 37 4Section 37. 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,65 938.48 (4m) (title) Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17 who
6become adults
.
AB703, s. 38 7Section 38. 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,88 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult.
AB703, s. 39 9Section 39. 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,1210 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183,
11938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (4) when the person reached 17 years of age
12became an adult.
AB703, s. 40 13Section 40. 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,2114 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 who become
15adults
. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation
16under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became
17adults
, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly
18attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for
19gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age adulthood were under the
20supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357
21(4) as a result of a judicial decision.
AB703, s. 41 22Section 41. 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,2423 938.57 (3) (title) Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17 who become
24adults
.
AB703, s. 42 25Section 42. 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,3
1938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) (d),
2counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile person who meets
3all of the following qualifications:
AB703, s. 43 4Section 43. 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,55 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 years of age or older an adult.
AB703, s. 44 6Section 44. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,87 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to
8his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult.
AB703, s. 45 9Section 45. 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,1210 938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile person
11under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that to which the juvenile person would
12receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the person were a juvenile were 16 years of age.
AB703, s. 46 13Section 46. 946.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,18 14946.50 Absconding. (intro.) Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but
15who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
16under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who
17does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before attaining the age of
1817 years
becoming an adult is guilty of the following:
AB703, s. 47 19Section 47. 948.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,2320 948.01 (1) "Child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years,
21except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a
22state or federal criminal law, "child" does not include a person who has attained the
23age of
17 years of age who had previously been adjudicated delinquent.
AB703, s. 48 24Section 48. 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,5
1948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) Any person who has attained the age of 17 and adult
2who, with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative
3account, verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative
4account to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I
5felony if any of the following applies:
AB703, s. 49 6Section 49. 948.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,107 948.45 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person 17 years of age or older
8adult who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the
9truancy, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a person 17 years of age or under child
10is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
AB703, s. 50 11Section 50. 948.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,1512 948.60 (2) (d) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this
13subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under
14s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction
15under s. 938.183.
AB703, s. 51 16Section 51. 948.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,2017 948.61 (4) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this section
18is subject to the provisions of ch. 938, unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18
19or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s.
20938.183.
AB703, s. 52 21Section 52. 961.455 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,23 22961.455 (title) Using a child minor for illegal drug distribution or
23manufacturing purposes.
AB703, s. 53 24Section 53. 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,3
1961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who
2knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of
317 years
minor for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.
AB703, s. 54 4Section 54. 961.455 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,95 961.455 (2) The knowledge requirement under sub. (1) does not require proof
6of knowledge of the age of the child minor. It is not a defense to a prosecution under
7this section that the actor mistakenly believed that the person solicited, hired,
8directed, employed, or used under sub. (1) had attained the age of 18 years, even if
9the mistaken belief was reasonable.
AB703, s. 55 10Section 55. 961.46 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,16 11961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18 minors. If a person 17 years
12of age or over
an adult violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled
13substance or a controlled substance analog to a person 17 years of age or under minor
14who is at least 3 years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of
15imprisonment prescribed under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not
16more than 5 years.
AB703, s. 56 17Section 56. 961.573 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,1918 961.573 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age
19is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
AB703, s. 57 20Section 57. 961.574 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,2221 961.574 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age
22is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
AB703, s. 58 23Section 58. 961.575 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,18,224 961.575 (1) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (1)
25by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor who is

1at least 3 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or
2imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB703, s. 59 3Section 59. 961.575 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,18,54 961.575 (2) Any person minor who violates this section who is under 17 years
5of age
is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
AB703, s. 60 6Section 60. 961.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,18,97 961.575 (3) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (3)
8by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor is guilty
9of a Class G felony.
AB703, s. 61 10Section 61. 990.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,18,1511 990.01 (3) Adult. "Adult" means a person who has attained the age of 18 years,
12except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to
13have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
14ordinance, "adult" means includes a person who has attained the age of 17 years of
15age who has previously been adjudicated delinquent
.
AB703, s. 62 16Section 62. 990.01 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,18,2117 990.01 (20) Minor. "Minor" means a person who has not attained the age of
1818 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is
19alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
20ordinance, "minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years
21of age who has previously been adjudicated delinquent.
AB703, s. 63 22Section 63. Initial applicability.
AB703,19,3
1(1) Age of adult jurisdiction. This act first applies to a violation of a criminal
2law, civil law, or municipal ordinance allegedly committed on the effective date of this
3subsection.
AB703,19,44 (End)
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