SB280,8,95 938.02 (1) (intro.) "Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older, except
6that, for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have
7violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance,
8"adult" means includes a person who has attained 17 years of age. for whom any of
9the following apply:
SB280,22 10Section 22. 938.02 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB280,8,1411 938.02 (1) (a) The person is alleged, in a criminal complaint filed under s.
12968.02, to have committed any violent crime specified in s. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. or 2. or
13any misdemeanor under s. 940.42, if the underlying crime is a felony, or s. 941.20 (1)
14(b), (bm), (c), or (d) or 941.24.
SB280,23 15Section 23. 938.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB280,8,2216 938.02 (1) (b) The person has previously been convicted of a crime or
17adjudicated delinquent and is alleged in a criminal complaint filed under s. 968.02
18or under federal law to have committed a crime, alleged in a complaint filed under
19s. 23.65 or 778.02 or in a citation filed under s. 23.62, 778.25, or 778.26 to have
20violated a civil law punishable by a forfeiture, or alleged in a complaint or citation
21filed with or transmitted to the court under s. 800.01 (1) to have violated a municipal
22ordinance.
SB280,24 23Section 24. 938.02 (10m) of the statutes is renumbered 938.02 (10m) (intro.)
24and amended to read:
SB280,9,5
1938.02 (10m) (intro.) "Juvenile",," when used without further qualification,
2means a person who is less than 18 years of age, except that, for purposes of
3investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal
4criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "juvenile" does not include a
5person who has attained 17 years of age. for whom any of the following apply:
SB280,25 6Section 25. 938.02 (10m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB280,9,107 938.02 (10m) (a) The person is alleged, in a criminal complaint filed under s.
8968.02, to have committed any violent crime specified in s. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. or 2. or
9any misdemeanor under s. 940.42, if the underlying crime is a felony, or s. 941.20 (1)
10(b), (bm), (c), or (d) or 941.24.
SB280,26 11Section 26. 938.02 (10m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB280,9,1812 938.02 (10m) (b) The person has previously been convicted of a crime or
13adjudicated delinquent and is alleged in a criminal complaint filed under s. 968.02
14or under federal law to have committed a crime, alleged in a complaint filed under
15s. 23.65 or 778.02 or in a citation filed under s. 23.62, 778.25, or 778.26 to have
16violated a civil law punishable by a forfeiture, or alleged in a complaint or citation
17filed with or transmitted to the court under s. 800.01 (1) to have violated a municipal
18ordinance.
SB280,27 19Section 27. 938.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,9,2420 938.12 (2) Seventeen-year-olds Juveniles who become adults. If a petition
21alleging that a juvenile is delinquent is filed before the juvenile is 17 years of age
22becomes an adult, but the juvenile becomes 17 years of age an adult before admitting
23the facts of the petition at the plea hearing or, if the juvenile denies the facts, before
24an adjudication, the court retains jurisdiction over the case.
SB280,28 25Section 28. 938.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,10,9
1938.18 (2) Petition. The petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed by the
2district attorney or the juvenile or may be initiated by the court and shall contain a
3brief statement of the facts supporting the request for waiver. The petition for waiver
4of jurisdiction shall be accompanied by or filed after the filing of a petition alleging
5delinquency and shall be filed prior to the plea hearing, except that if the juvenile
6denies the facts of the petition and becomes 17 years of age an adult before an
7adjudication, the petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed at any time prior to
8the adjudication. If the court initiates the petition for waiver of jurisdiction, the
9judge shall disqualify himself or herself from any future proceedings on the case.
SB280,29 10Section 29. 938.183 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,10,1811 938.183 (3) Placement in state prison; parole. When a juvenile who is subject
12to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., attains the age
13of 17 years
becomes an adult, the department may place the juvenile in a state prison
14named in s. 302.01, except that the department may not place any person under the
15age of 18 years in the correctional institution authorized in s. 301.16 (1n). A juvenile
16who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or under s. 938.183 (2), 2003
17stats., for an act committed before December 31, 1999, is eligible for parole under s.
18304.06.
SB280,30 19Section 30. 938.255 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,11,220 938.255 (1) Title and contents. (intro.) A petition initiating proceedings
21under this chapter, other than a petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12,
22938.125, or 938.13 (12), shall be entitled, "In the interest of (juvenile's name), a
23person under the age of 18".." A petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12,
24938.125, or 938.13 (12) shall be entitled, "In the interest of (juvenile's name), a person

1under the age of 17".
juvenile." A petition initiating proceedings under this chapter
2shall specify all of the following:
SB280,31 3Section 31. 938.34 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,12,24 938.34 (8) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture based upon a determination that
5this disposition is in the best interest of the juvenile and the juvenile's rehabilitation.
6The maximum forfeiture that the court may impose under this subsection for a
7violation by a juvenile is the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed on
8an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is applicable only to a person
9under 18 years of age
juveniles, $100. The order shall include a finding that the
10juvenile alone is financially able to pay the forfeiture and shall allow up to 12 months
11for payment. If the juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may vacate the
12forfeiture and order other alternatives under this section; or the court may suspend
13any license issued under ch. 29 for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years, or
14suspend the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more
15than 2 years. If the court suspends any license under this subsection, the clerk of the
16court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch.
1729 or, if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if
18possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the
19department which that issued the license a notice of suspension stating that the
20suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any
21license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is
22paid during the period of suspension, the suspension shall be reduced to the time
23period which that has already elapsed and the court shall immediately notify the
24department, which shall then, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license

1to the juvenile. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount
2recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
SB280,32 3Section 32. 938.343 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,12,204 938.343 (2) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture not to exceed the maximum
5forfeiture that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the
6violation is only applicable to a person under 18 years of age juveniles, $50. The
7order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay and
8shall allow up to 12 months for the payment. If a juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture,
9the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 or suspend the juvenile's
10operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more than 2 years. The court
11shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch. 29 or,
12if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if
13possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the
14department which that issued the license the notice of suspension stating that the
15suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any
16license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is
17paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the
18department, which shall, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license to
19the person. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount
20recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
SB280,33 21Section 33. 938.344 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,13,422 938.344 (3) Prosecution in adult court. If the juvenile alleged to have
23committed the violation is within 3 months of his or her 17th birthday becoming an
24adult
, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may,
25at the request of the district attorney or on its own motion, dismiss the citation

1without prejudice and refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under
2s. 125.07 (4). The juvenile is entitled to a hearing only on the issue of his or her age.
3This subsection does not apply to violations under s. 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), or
4961.575 (2) or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes.
SB280,34 5Section 34. 938.35 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,13,116 938.35 (1m) Future criminal proceedings barred. Disposition by the court
7assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 of any allegation
8under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) shall bar any future proceeding on the same matter
9in criminal court when the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an adult. This
10subsection does not affect proceedings in criminal court that have been transferred
11under s. 938.18.
SB280,35 12Section 35. 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (4) (b) 1. and
13amended to read:
SB280,13,2014 938.355 (4) (b) 1. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d)
15or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 17 years of age may apply for up to 2 years
16after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th birthday,
17whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court
18terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall
19apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's
2018th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order sooner.
SB280,14,2 213. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before
22the juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on which the
23order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation
24of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class B or C
25felony if committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of age, if the

1juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be punishable
2as a Class A felony if committed by an adult.
SB280,14,9 34. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an extension of an order under s. 938.34
4(4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile attains 17 years of age shall
5terminate at the end of one year after the date on which the order is granted unless
6the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner.
7No extension under s. 938.365 of an original dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4d),
8(4h), (4m), or (4n) may be granted for a juvenile who is 17 years of age or older when
9the original dispositional order terminates.
SB280,36 10Section 36. 938.355 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB280,14,1711 938.355 (4) (b) 2. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d)
12or (4m) made while the juvenile is 17 years of age may apply for up to 2 years after
13the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 19th birthday, whichever
14is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates
15the order. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall apply for one year
16after the date on which the order is granted or until te juvenile's 19th birthday,
17whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order sooner.
SB280,37 18Section 37. 938.355 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,14,2419 938.355 (4m) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12,
201993 stats., or s. 938.12 may, on attaining 17 years of age becoming an adult, petition
21the court to expunge the court's record of the juvenile's adjudication. Subject to par.
22(b), the court may expunge the record if the court determines that the juvenile has
23satisfactorily complied with the conditions of his or her dispositional order and that
24the juvenile will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.
SB280,38 25Section 38. 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,15,5
1938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the
2court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any
3future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile
4reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal
5proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.
SB280,39 6Section 39. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the
7statutes is amended to read:
SB280,15,88 CHAPTER 938
SB280,15,119 SUBCHAPTER IX
10 JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17
11 OR OLDER
adults
SB280,40 12Section 40. 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,15,15 13938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has
14jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355
15(4), 938.357 (6), 938.365 (5), and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.
SB280,41 16Section 41. 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,15,2417 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent
18under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any
19person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging,
20or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the juvenile, the
21court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her
22relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of
23the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when,
24how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.
SB280,42 25Section 42. 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,16,5
1938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile.
2If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has
3violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This
4subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior
5reference by the court to the district attorney.
SB280,43 6Section 43. 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,16,87 938.48 (4m) (title) Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17 who
8become adults
.
SB280,44 9Section 44. 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,16,1010 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult.
SB280,45 11Section 45. 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,16,1412 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183,
13938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (4) when the person reached 17 years of age
14became an adult.
SB280,46 15Section 46. 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,16,2316 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 who become
17adults
. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation
18under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became
19adults
, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly
20attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for
21gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age becoming adults were under
22the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or
23938.357 (4) as a result of a judicial decision.
SB280,47 24Section 47. 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,17,2
1938.57 (3) (title) Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17 who become
2adults
.
SB280,48 3Section 48. 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,17,64 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) (d),
5counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile person who meets
6all of the following qualifications:
SB280,49 7Section 49. 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,17,88 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 years of age or older an adult.
SB280,50 9Section 50. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,17,1110 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to
11his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult.
SB280,51 12Section 51. 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,17,1513 938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile person
14under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that to which the juvenile person would
15receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the person were a juvenile were 16 years of age.
SB280,52 16Section 52. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,17,2117 939.632 (1) (e) 1. Any felony under s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.09
18(1c), 940.19 (2), (4) or (5), 940.21, 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.235, 940.305, 940.31,
19940.32, 941.20, 941.21, 943.02, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), 943.32 (2), 948.02 (1)
20or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) (a) or (c), 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085,
21or 948.30 (2) or under s. 940.302 (2) if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies.
SB280,53 22Section 53. 939.632 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,17,2423 939.632 (1) (e) 3. Any misdemeanor under s. 940.19 (1), 940.225 (3m), 940.32
24(2),
940.42, 940.44, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.235, 941.24 or 941.38 (3).
SB280,54 25Section 54. 946.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,18,5
1946.50 Absconding. (intro.) Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but
2who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
3under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who
4does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before attaining the age of
517 years
becoming an adult is guilty of the following:
SB280,55 6Section 55. 948.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 948.01 (1) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
SB280,18,118 948.01 (1) (intro.) "Child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18
9years, except that, for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have
10violated a state or federal criminal law, "child" does not include a person who has
11attained the age of
17 years. of age for whom any of the following apply:
SB280,56 12Section 56. 948.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB280,18,1613 948.01 (1) (a) The person is alleged, in a criminal complaint filed under s.
14968.02, to have committed any violent crime specified in s. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. or 2. or
15any misdemeanor under s. 940.42, if the underlying crime is a felony, or s. 941.20 (1)
16(b), (bm), (c), or (d) or 941.24.
SB280,57 17Section 57. 948.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB280,18,2018 948.01 (1) (b) The person has previously been convicted of a crime or
19adjudicated delinquent and is alleged in a criminal complaint filed under s. 968.02
20or under federal law to have committed a crime.
SB280,58 21Section 58. 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,19,222 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) Any person who has attained the age of 17 and adult
23who, with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative
24account, verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative

1account to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I
2felony if any of the following applies:
SB280,59 3Section 59. 948.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,19,74 948.45 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person 17 years of age or older
5adult who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the
6truancy, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a person 17 years of age or under child
7is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
SB280,60 8Section 60. 948.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,19,129 948.60 (2) (d) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this
10subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under
11s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction
12under s. 938.183.
SB280,61 13Section 61. 948.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,19,1714 948.61 (4) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this section
15is subject to the provisions of ch. 938, unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18
16or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s.
17938.183.
SB280,62 18Section 62. 961.455 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,19,20 19961.455 (title) Using a child minor for illegal drug distribution or
20manufacturing purposes.
SB280,63 21Section 63. 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB280,19,2422 961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who
23knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of
2417 years
minor for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.
SB280,64 25Section 64. 961.455 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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