Wisconsin Legislature: 344,144

(6m) School dropout. Who The juvenile is a school dropout, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (b).

(7) Habitually truant from home. Who The juvenile is habitually truant from home and either the juvenile or, a parent, or guardian, or a relative in whose home the juvenile resides signs the petition requesting jurisdiction and attests in court that reconciliation efforts have been attempted and have failed.

(12) Delinquent act before age 10. Who, being The juvenile is under 10 years of age, and has committed a delinquent act as defined in s. 938.12.

(14) Not responsible or not competent. Who The juvenile has been determined, under s. 938.30 (5) (c), to be not responsible for a delinquent act by reason of mental disease or defect or who has been determined, under s. 938.30 (5) (d), to be not competent to proceed.

344,137 Section 137. 938.135 of the statutes is amended to read:

938.135 Referral of juveniles to proceedings under ch. 51 or 55. (1) Juvenile with developmental disability, mental illness, or alcohol or drug dependency. If a juvenile alleged to be delinquent or in need of protection or services is before the court and it appears that the juvenile is developmentally disabled, mentally ill or to have a developmental disability or mental illness or to be drug dependent or suffers suffering from alcoholism, the court may proceed under ch. 51 or 55.

(2) Admissions, placements, and commitments to inpatient facilities. Any voluntary or involuntary admissions, placements, or commitments of a juvenile made in or to an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), other than a commitment under s. 938.34 (6) (am) shall be, are governed by ch. 51 or 55.

344,138 Section 138. 938.15 of the statutes is amended to read:

938.15 Jurisdiction of other courts to determine legal custody. Nothing contained in s. 938.12, 938.13 or 938.14 this chapter deprives other courts another court of the right to determine the legal custody of juveniles a juvenile by habeas corpus or to determine the legal custody or guardianship of juveniles a juvenile if the legal custody or guardianship is incidental to the determination of causes an action pending in the other courts that court. But the jurisdiction of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 is paramount in all cases involving juveniles alleged to come within the provisions of ss. 938.12 to 938.14.

344,139 Section 139. 938.17 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:

938.17 (title) Jurisdiction over traffic, boating, snowmobile, and all-terrain vehicle violations and over civil law and ordinance violations. (1) Traffic, boating, snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle violations. (intro.) Except for violations of ss. 342.06 (2) and 344.48 (1), and violations of ss. 30.67 (1) and 346.67 (1) when death or injury occurs, courts of criminal and civil jurisdiction shall have exclusive jurisdiction in proceedings against juveniles 16 years of age or older for violations of s. 23.33, of ss. 30.50 to 30.80, of chs. 341 to 351, and of traffic regulations, as defined in s. 345.20 , and nonmoving traffic violations, as defined in s. 345.28 (1). A juvenile charged with a traffic, boating, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle offense in a court of criminal or civil jurisdiction shall be treated as an adult before the trial of the proceeding except that the juvenile may be held in secure custody only in a secure juvenile detention facility. A juvenile convicted of a traffic, boating, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle offense in a court of criminal or civil jurisdiction shall be treated as an adult for sentencing purposes except as follows:

(c) If the court of civil or criminal jurisdiction orders the juvenile to serve a period of incarceration of 6 months or more, that court shall petition the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 to order one or more of the dispositions provided in under s. 938.34, including placement of the juvenile in a secured juvenile correctional facility , a secured child caring institution or a secured group home under s. 938.34 (4m) residential care center for children and youth, if appropriate.

344,140 Section 140. 938.17 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

938.17 (2) (a) (title) Concurrent municipal and juvenile court jurisdiction; ordinance violations.

344,141 Section 141. 938.17 (2) (a) 2. d. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:

938.17 (2) (a) 2. d. If the municipality specified under subd. 2. b. or c. has not adopted an ordinance under s. 118.163, the municipal court that may exercise jurisdiction under subd. 1. is the municipal court that is located in the municipality where the juvenile resides, if that municipality has adopted an ordinance under s. 118.163.

3. When a juvenile is alleged to have violated a municipal ordinance, the juvenile one of the following may be occur:

a. Issued The juvenile may be issued a citation directing the juvenile to appear in municipal court or make a deposit or stipulation and deposit in lieu of appearance; .

b. Issued The juvenile may be issued a citation directing the juvenile to appear in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 or make a deposit or stipulation and deposit in lieu of appearance as provided in s. 938.237; or.

c. Referred The juvenile may be referred to intake for a determination whether a petition should be filed in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 pursuant to under s. 938.125.

344,142 Section 142. 938.17 (2) (b) to (cm) of the statutes are amended to read:

938.17 (2) (b) Juvenile court jurisdiction; civil law and ordinance violations. When a juvenile 12 years of age or older is alleged to have violated a civil law punishable by a forfeiture or where a juvenile is alleged to have violated a municipal ordinance but there is no municipal court in the municipality, the juvenile one of the following may be occur:

1. Issued The juvenile may be issued a citation directing the juvenile to appear in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 or make a deposit or stipulation and deposit in lieu of appearance as provided in s. 938.237; or.

2. Referred The juvenile may be referred to intake for a determination whether a petition under s. 938.125 should be filed in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 pursuant to s. 938.125.

(c) Citation procedures. The citation procedures described in ch. 800 shall govern proceedings involving juveniles in municipal court, except that this chapter shall govern governs the taking and holding of a juvenile in custody and par. (cg) shall govern governs the issuing of a summons to the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian. When a juvenile is before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 upon a citation alleging that the juvenile to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, the procedures specified in s. 938.237 shall apply. If a citation is issued to a juvenile, the issuing agency shall notify the juvenile's parent, guardian, and legal custodian within 7 days. The agency issuing a citation to a juvenile who is 12 to 15 years of age for a violation of s. 125.07 (4) (a) or (b), 125.085 (3) (b), 125.09 (2), 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), or 961.575 (2) or an ordinance conforming to one of those statutes shall send a copy to an intake worker under s. 938.24 for informational purposes only.

(cg) Summons procedures. After a citation is issued, unless the juvenile and his or her parent, guardian, and legal custodian voluntarily appear, the municipal court may issue a summons requiring the parent, guardian and , or legal custodian of the juvenile to appear personally at any hearing involving the juvenile and, if the court so orders, to bring the juvenile before the court at a time and place stated. Section 938.273 shall govern governs the service of a summons under this paragraph, except that the expense of service or publication of a summons and of the travelling expenses and fees as allowed in ch. 885 of a person summoned allowed in ch. 885 shall be a charge on the municipality of the court issuing the summons when approved by the court. If any person summoned under this paragraph fails without reasonable cause to appear, he or she may be proceeded against for contempt of court under s. 785.06. If a summons cannot be served or if the person served fails to obey the summons or if it appears to the court that the service will be ineffectual, a capias may be issued for the juvenile and for the parent, guardian and, or legal custodian.

(cm) Authorization for dispositions and sanctions. A city, village, or town may adopt an ordinance or bylaw specifying which of the dispositions under ss. 938.343 and 938.344 and sanctions under s. 938.355 (6) (d) and (6m) the municipal court of that city, village, or town is authorized to impose or to petition the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 to impose. The use by the court of those dispositions and sanctions is subject to any ordinance or bylaw adopted under this paragraph.

344,143 Section 143. 938.17 (2) (d) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

938.17 (2) (d) (title) Disposition; ordinance violations generally.

344,144 Section 144. 938.17 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 938.17 (2) (d) 1. and amended to read:

938.17 (2) (d) 1. If a municipal court finds that the juvenile violated a municipal ordinance other than an ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 or an ordinance that conforms to s. 125.07 (4) (a) or (b), 125.085 (3) (b), 125.09 (2), 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), or 961.575 (2), the court shall enter any of the dispositional orders permitted under s. 938.343 that are authorized under par. (cm). If a juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture imposed by the municipal court, the court may not impose a jail sentence but may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years, or suspend the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more than 2 years.

2. If a court suspends a license or privilege under this section subd. 1., the court shall immediately take possession of the applicable license and forward it to the department that issued the license, together with the notice of suspension clearly stating that the suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court. If the forfeiture is paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the department, which shall thereupon then return the license to the person.

344,145 Section 145. 938.17 (2) (e) (title), (f) (title) and (g) (title) of the statutes are created to read:

938.17 (2) (e) (title) Disposition; alcohol and drug ordinance violations.

(f) (title) Notice to victims.

(g) (title) Disposition; truancy or school dropout ordinance violations.

344,146 Section 146. 938.17 (2) (h) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

938.17 (2) (h) (title) Sanctions; dispositional order violations generally.

344,147 Section 147. 938.17 (2) (h) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

938.17 (2) (h) 1. If a juvenile who has violated a municipal ordinance, other than an ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 (1m) or (2), violates a condition of his or her dispositional order, the municipal court may impose on the juvenile any of the sanctions specified in s. 938.355 (6) (d) 2. to 5. that are authorized under par. (cm) except for monitoring by an electronic monitoring system or. The municipal court may also petition the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 to impose on the juvenile the sanction specified in s. 938.355 (6) (d) 1. or home detention with monitoring by an electronic monitoring system as specified in s. 938.355 (6) (d) 3., if authorized under par. (cm), . A sanction may be imposed under this subdivision only if at the time of judgment the court explained the conditions to the juvenile and informed the juvenile of the possible sanctions under s. 938.355 (6) (d) that are authorized under par. (cm) for a violation or if before the violation the juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has read, or has had read to him or her, those conditions and possible sanctions and that he or she understands those conditions and possible sanctions.

2. A motion requesting the municipal court to impose or petition for a sanction may be brought by the person or agency primarily responsible for the provision of dispositional services, the municipal attorney, or the court that entered the dispositional order. If the court initiates the motion, that court is disqualified from holding may not hold a hearing on the motion. Notice of the motion shall be given to the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian.

344,148 Section 148. 938.17 (2) (i) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

938.17 (2) (i) (title) Sanctions; truancy or school dropout dispositional order violations.

344,149 Section 149. 938.17 (2) (i) 1., 2m. and 3g. of the statutes are amended to read:

938.17 (2) (i) 1. If a juvenile who has violated a municipal ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 (1m) violates a condition of his or her dispositional order, the municipal court may impose on the juvenile any of the sanctions specified in s. 938.355 (6m) (ag),. A sanction may be imposed under this subdivision only if at the time of judgment the court explained the conditions to the juvenile and informed the juvenile of those possible sanctions or if before the violation the juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has read, or has had read to him or her, those conditions and possible sanctions and that he or she understands those conditions and possible sanctions.

2m. If a juvenile who has violated a municipal ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 (2) violates a condition of his or her dispositional order, the municipal court may impose on the juvenile any of the sanctions specified in s. 938.355 (6m) (a) that are authorized under par. (cm) except for the sanction specified in s. 938.355 (6m) (a) 1g. or The municipal court may also petition the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 to impose on the juvenile the sanction specified in s. 938.355 (6m) (a) 1g., if authorized under par. (cm), . A sanction may be imposed under this subdivision only if at the time of judgment the court explained the conditions to the juvenile and informed the juvenile of the possible sanctions under s. 938.355 (6m) (a) that are authorized under par. (cm) for a violation or if before the violation the juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has read, or has had read to him or her, those conditions and possible sanctions and that he or she understands those conditions and possible sanctions.

3g. A motion requesting the municipal court to impose or petition for a sanction may be brought by the person or agency primarily responsible for the provision of dispositional services, the municipal attorney, or the court that entered the dispositional order. If the court initiates the motion, that court is disqualified from holding may not hold a hearing on the motion. Notice of the motion shall be given to the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian.

344,150 Section 150. 938.18 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.18 (1) and amended to read:

938.18 (1) Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction; conditions for. Subject to s. 938.183, a juvenile or district attorney may apply to petition requesting the court to waive its jurisdiction under this chapter in may be filed if the juvenile meets any of the following situations conditions:

(a) If the The juvenile is alleged to have violated s. 940.03, 940.06, 940.225 (1) or (2), 940.305, 940.31, 943.10 (2), 943.32 (2), or 961.41 (1) on or after the juvenile's 14th birthday.

(b) If the The juvenile is alleged to have committed, on or after the juvenile's 14th birthday, a violation, on or after the juvenile's 14th birthday at the request of or for the benefit of a criminal gang, as defined in s. 939.22 (9), that would constitute a felony under chs. 939 to 948 or 961 if committed by an adult.

344,151 Section 151. 938.18 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

344,152 Section 152. 938.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

938.18 (2) Petition. The waiver hearing shall be brought on by filing a petition alleging delinquency drafted under s. 938.255 and a petition for waiver of jurisdiction which may be filed by the district attorney or the juvenile or may be initiated by the court and shall contain a brief statement of the facts supporting the request for waiver. The petition for waiver of jurisdiction shall be accompanied by or filed after the filing of a petition alleging delinquency and shall be filed prior to the plea hearing, except that if the juvenile denies the facts of the petition and becomes 17 years of age before an adjudication, the petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed at any time prior to the adjudication. If the court initiates the petition for waiver of jurisdiction, the judge shall disqualify himself or herself from any future proceedings on the case.

Note: Creates a provision in s. 938.18 (2), stats., based on current s. 938.18 (1) (b), stats., which is repealed in this bill.

344,153 Section 153. 938.18 (2m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

938.18 (2m) (title) Agency report.

344,154 Section 154. 938.18 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

938.18 (3) Rights of juvenile. (intro.) All of the following apply at a waiver hearing under this section:

344,155 Section 155. 938.18 (3) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:

938.18 (3) (a) The juvenile shall be represented by counsel at the waiver hearing. Written notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing shall be given to the juvenile, any parent, guardian, or legal custodian, and counsel at least 3 days prior to the hearing. The notice shall contain a statement of the requirements of s. 938.29 (2) with regard to substitution of the judge. Where If parents entitled to notice have the same address, notice to one constitutes notice to the other. Counsel for the juvenile shall have access to the social records and other reports consistent with under s. 938.293.

(b) The juvenile has the right to present testimony on his or her own behalf including expert testimony and has the right to cross-examine witnesses at the hearing.

344,156 Section 156. 938.18 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

938.18 (4) (title) Prosecutive merit; contested or uncontested petition.

344,157 Section 157. 938.18 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

938.18 (4) (a) The court shall determine whether the matter has prosecutive merit before proceeding to determine if it should waive jurisdiction. If the court determines that the matter does not have prosecutive merit, the court shall deny the petition for waiver.

(b) If a petition for waiver of jurisdiction is contested, the district attorney shall present relevant testimony and the court, after taking relevant that testimony which the district attorney shall present and considering other relevant evidence, shall base its decision whether to waive jurisdiction on the criteria specified in sub. (5).

Note: Clarifies s. 938.18 (4) (a), stats., by providing that the juvenile court must deny the petition for waiver if it determines that the matter does not have prosecutive merit.

344,158 Section 158. 938.18 (5) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

938.18 (5) (title) Criteria for waiver.

344,159 Section 159. 938.18 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

938.18 (5) (a) The personality and prior record of the juvenile, including whether the juvenile is mentally ill or developmentally disabled, whether the court has previously waived its jurisdiction over the juvenile, whether the juvenile has been previously convicted following a waiver of the court's jurisdiction or has been previously found delinquent, whether such conviction or delinquency involved the infliction of serious bodily injury, the juvenile's motives and attitudes has a mental illness or developmental disability, the juvenile's physical and mental maturity, and the juvenile's pattern of living, prior offenses, prior treatment history, and apparent potential for responding to future treatment.

Note: The stricken language beginning with "whether the court..." is included in s. 938.18 (5) (am), stats., as created by this bill.

344,160 Section 160. 938.18 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

938.18 (5) (am) The prior record of the juvenile, including whether the court has previously waived its jurisdiction over the juvenile, whether the juvenile has been previously convicted following a waiver of the court's jurisdiction or has been previously found delinquent, whether such conviction or delinquency involved the infliction of serious bodily injury, the juvenile's motives and attitudes, and the juvenile's prior offenses.

344,161 Section 161. 938.18 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

938.18 (5) (b) The type and seriousness of the offense, including whether it was against persons or property, and the extent to which it was committed in a violent, aggressive, premeditated or willful manner, and its prosecutive merit.

Note: Deletes the reference to "prosecutive merit" in s. 938.18 (5) (b), stats., because the determination of whether the matter before the court has prosecutive merit is governed by s. 938.18 (4) (a), stats.

344,162 Section 162. 938.18 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

938.18 (6) Decision on waiver. After considering the criteria under sub. (5), the court shall state its finding with respect to the criteria on the record, and, if the court determines on the record that it there is established by clear and convincing evidence that it would be is contrary to the best interests of the juvenile or of the public to hear the case, the court shall enter an order waiving jurisdiction and referring the matter to the district attorney for appropriate proceedings in the court of criminal jurisdiction, and the. After the order, the court of criminal jurisdiction thereafter has exclusive jurisdiction.

344,163 Section 163. 938.18 (7) (title), (8) (title) and (9) (title) of the statutes are created to read:

938.18 (7) (title) Juvenile who absconds.

(8) (title) Transfer to adult facility; bail.

(9) (title) Criminal charge.

344,164 Section 164. 938.183 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

938.183 (1) (title) Juveniles under adult court jurisdiction.

344,165 Section 165. 938.183 (1) (a) and (am) of the statutes are amended to read: