SB550: Bill Text

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

2017 Senate BILL 550

November 20, 2017 - Introduced by Senators Petrowski, L. Taylor and Johnson, cosponsored by Representatives Born, Nygren, Kessler, Berceau, Billings, E. Brooks, Crowley, Genrich, Goyke, Hintz, Kolste, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Novak, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Tittl. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

SB550,2,3 An Act to renumber and amend 48.02 (1d), 48.02 (2), 938.02 (1), 938.02 (10m), 938.355 (4) (b), 948.01 (1), 990.01 (3) and 990.01 (20); to amend subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44], 48.44, 48.45 (1) (a), 48.45 (1) (am), 48.45 (3), 118.163 (4), 125.07 (4) (d), 125.07 (4) (e) 1., 125.085 (3) (bt), 165.83 (1) (c) 1., 165.83 (1) (c) 2., 301.12 (2m), 301.12 (14) (a), 302.31 (7), 938.12 (2), 938.18 (2), 938.183 (3), 938.255 (1) (intro.), 938.34 (8), 938.343 (2), 938.344 (3), 938.35 (1m), 938.355 (4m) (a), 938.39, subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44], 938.44, 938.45 (1) (a), 938.45 (3), 938.48 (4m) (title), 938.48 (4m) (a), 938.48 (4m) (b), 938.48 (14), 938.57 (3) (title), 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.), 938.57 (3) (a) 1., 938.57 (3) (a) 3., 938.57 (3) (b), 939.632 (1) (e) 1., 939.632 (1) (e) 3., 946.50 (intro.), 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.), 948.45 (1), 948.60 (2) (d), 948.61 (4), 961.455 (1), 961.46, 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), 961.575 (1), 961.575 (2) and 961.575 (3); and to create 20.437 (1) (ck), 48.02 (1d) (a), 48.02 (1d) (b), 48.02 (2) (a), 48.02 (2) (b), 938.02 (1) (a), 938.02 (1) (b), 938.02 (10m) (a), 938.02 (10m) (b), 938.355 (4) (b) 2., 938.487, 948.01 (1) (a), 948.01 (1) (b), 990.01 (3) (a), 990.01 (3) (b), 990.01 (20) (a) and 990.01 (20) (b) of the statutes; relating to: the age at which a person is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction and making appropriations.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill raises from 17 to 18 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Criminal Procedure Code and, on conviction, to sentencing under the Criminal Code if the person has not been charged with committing certain violent offenses and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime.

Under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Criminal Procedure Code and, on conviction, is subject to sentencing under the Criminal Code, which may include a sentence of imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons. Currently, subject to certain exceptions, a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Juvenile Justice Code and, on being adjudicated delinquent, is subject to an array of dispositions under that code including placement in a juvenile correctional facility.

The bill raises from 17 to 18 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court if the person has not been alleged, in a complaint or citation filed with the court, to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent.

Under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court, while a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, subject to certain exceptions, is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Code.

The bill appropriates $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Department of Children and Families to reimburse counties for the cost of providing juvenile delinquency-related services to 17-year-olds and requires DCF to work with county departments to develop a plan to distribute the funds. The plan must be submitted to the Joint Committee on Finance for passive review. If the cost to counties exceeds $5,000,000, the bill requires DCF to request up to $5,000,000 in additional funding from JCF in fiscal year 2018-19. The bill also requires DCF, in collaboration with the counties, and by no later than October 30, 2019, to submit a report to JCF on the cost of providing juvenile delinquency-related services to 17-year-olds during the first year of implementation of the bill.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB550,1 Section 1 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB550,2 Section 2 . 20.437 (1) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,3,6 20.437 (1) (ck) Juvenile delinquency-related services for 17-year-olds. The amounts in the schedule for reimbursement to counties under s. 938.487 for the cost of purchasing and providing juvenile delinquency-related services to 17-year-olds.

SB550,3 Section 3 . 48.02 (1d) of the statutes is renumbered 48.02 (1d) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB550,3,13 48.02 (1d) (intro.) “Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older, except that, for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “adult" means includes a person who has attained 17 years of age. for whom any of the following applies:

SB550,4 Section 4 . 48.02 (1d) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,4,4 48.02 (1d) (a) The person is alleged, in a criminal complaint filed under s. 968.02, to have committed any violent crime specified in s. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. or 2. or any misdemeanor under s. 940.42, if the underlying crime is a felony, or s. 941.20 (1) (b), (bm), (c), or (d).

SB550,5 Section 5 . 48.02 (1d) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,4,12 48.02 (1d) (b) The person has previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent and is alleged in a criminal complaint filed under s. 968.02 or under federal law to have committed a crime, alleged in a complaint filed under s. 23.65 or 778.02 or in a citation filed under s. 23.62, 778.25, or 778.26 to have violated a civil law punishable by a forfeiture, or alleged in a complaint or citation filed with or transmitted to the court under s. 800.01 (1) to have violated a municipal ordinance.

SB550,6 Section 6 . 48.02 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 48.02 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB550,4,19 48.02 (2) (intro.) “Child,” when used without further qualification, means a person who is less than 18 years of age, except that, for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “child" does not include a person who has attained 17 years of age. for whom any of the following applies:

SB550,7 Section 7 . 48.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,4,24 48.02 (2) (a) The person is alleged, in a criminal complaint filed under s. 968.02, to have committed any violent crime specified in s. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. or 2. or any misdemeanor under s. 940.42, if the underlying crime is a felony, or s. 941.20 (1) (b), (bm), (c), or (d).

SB550,8 Section 8 . 48.02 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,5,6 48.02 (2) (b) The person has previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent and is alleged in a criminal complaint filed under s. 968.02 or under federal law to have committed a crime, alleged in a complaint filed under s. 23.65 or 778.02 or in a citation filed under s. 23.62, 778.25, or 778.26 to have violated a civil law punishable by a forfeiture, or alleged in a complaint or citation filed with or transmitted to the court under s. 800.01 (1) to have violated a municipal ordinance.

SB550,9 Section 9 . Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44] of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,5,9 CHAPTER 48

SB550,5,12 SUBCHAPTER IX JURISDICTION OVER PERSON 17 OR OLDER adults

SB550,10 Section 10 . 48.44 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,5,17 48.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 48.133, 48.355 (4), 48.357 (6), 48.365 (5), and 48.45 and as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.

SB550,11 Section 11 . 48.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,6,2 48.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the child, including orders determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the child and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

SB550,12 Section 12 . 48.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,6,10 48.45 (1) (am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn child's expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it appears that any person 17 years of age or over adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and expectant mother.

SB550,13 Section 13 . 48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,6,16 48.45 (3) If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney for criminal proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney's judgment. This subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.

SB550,14 Section 14 . 118.163 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,6,19 118.163 (4) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of disposition is subject to s. 938.342.

SB550,15 Section 15 . 125.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,6,24 125.07 (4) (d) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of disposition is subject to s. 938.344 unless proceedings have been instituted against the person in a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction after dismissal of the citation under s. 938.344 (3).

SB550,16 Section 16 . 125.07 (4) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,7,2 125.07 (4) (e) 1. In this paragraph, “defendant" means a person found guilty of violating par. (a) or (b) who is 17, 18, 19 or 20 an adult under 21 years of age.

SB550,17 Section 17 . 125.085 (3) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,7,7 125.085 (3) (bt) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of disposition is subject to s. 938.344 unless proceedings have been instituted against the person in a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction after dismissal of the citation under s. 938.344 (3).

SB550,18 Section 18 . 165.83 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: