SB401,14,115 938.183 (3) Placement in state prison; parole. When a juvenile who is subject
6to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., attains the age
7of 17 18 years, the department may place the juvenile in a state prison named in s.
8302.01, except that the department may not place any person under the age of 18
9years in the correctional institution authorized in s. 301.16 (1n)
. A juvenile who is
10subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or under s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., for
11an act committed before December 31, 1999, is eligible for parole under s. 304.06.
SB401, s. 41 12Section 41. 938.255 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,14,1913 938.255 (1) Title and contents. (intro.) A petition initiating proceedings
14under this chapter, other than a petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12,
15938.125, or 938.13 (12),
shall be entitled, "In the interest of (juvenile's name), a
16person under the age of 18". A petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12,
17938.125, or 938.13 (12) shall be entitled, "In the interest of (juvenile's name), a person
18under the age of 17".
." A petition initiating proceedings under this chapter shall
19specify all of the following:
SB401, s. 42 20Section 42. 938.344 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,15,321 938.344 (3) Prosecution in adult court. If the juvenile alleged to have
22committed the violation is within 3 months of his or her 17th 18th birthday, the court
23assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may, at the request
24of the district attorney or on its own motion, dismiss the citation without prejudice
25and refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under s. 125.07 (4). The

1juvenile is entitled to a hearing only on the issue of his or her age. This subsection
2does not apply to violations under s. 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), or 961.575 (2) or a local
3ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes.
SB401, s. 43 4Section 43. 938.35 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,15,105 938.35 (1m) Future criminal proceedings barred. Disposition by the court
6assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 of any allegation
7under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) shall bar any future proceeding on the same matter
8in criminal court when the juvenile attains 17 18 years of age. This paragraph
9subsection does not affect proceedings in criminal court that have been transferred
10under s. 938.18.
SB401, s. 44 11Section 44. 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,16,712 938.355 (4) (b) Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d)
13or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age may apply for up to 2 years
14after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th birthday,
15whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court
16terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall
17apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's
1818th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order sooner.
19Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before the
20juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on which the
21order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation
22of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class B or C
23felony if committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of age, if the
24juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be punishable
25as a Class A felony if committed by an adult. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an

1extension of an order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile
2attains 17 18 years of age shall terminate at the end of one year after the date on
3which the order is granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the
4court terminates the order sooner. No extension under s. 938.365 of an original
5dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) may be granted for a
6juvenile who is 17 18 years of age or older when the original dispositional order
7terminates.
SB401, s. 45 8Section 45. 938.355 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,16,149 938.355 (4m) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12,
101993 stats., or s. 938.12 may, on attaining 17 18 years of age, petition the court to
11expunge the court's record of the juvenile's adjudication. Subject to par. (b), the court
12may expunge the record if the court determines that the juvenile has satisfactorily
13complied with the conditions of his or her dispositional order and that the juvenile
14will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.
SB401, s. 46 15Section 46. 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,16,20 16938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the
17court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any
18future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile
19reaches the age of 17 18. This section does not affect criminal proceedings in circuit
20court that were transferred under s. 938.18.
SB401, s. 47 21Section 47. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the
22statutes is amended to read:
SB401,16,2323 CHAPTER 938
SB401,16,2524 SUBCHAPTER IX
25 JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17 18 OR OLDER
SB401, s. 48
1Section 48. 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,17,4 2938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 18 or older. The court has jurisdiction
3over persons 17 18 years of age or older as provided under ss. 938.355 (4) and 938.45
4and as otherwise specified in this chapter.
SB401, s. 49 5Section 49. 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,17,136 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent
7under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any
8person 17 18 years of age or older has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or
9tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the juvenile, the court
10may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her relationship
11to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of the person to
12provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when, how, and
13where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.
SB401, s. 50 14Section 50. 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,17,1915 938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile.
16If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 18 years of age or older has violated
17s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This subsection does
18not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the
19court to the district attorney.
SB401, s. 51 20Section 51. 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,17,2121 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 18 years of age.
SB401, s. 52 22Section 52. 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,17,2423 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183,
24938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n) or 938.357 (4) when the person reached 17 18 years of age.
SB401, s. 53 25Section 53. 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,18,8
1938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 18 . Pay
2maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410
3(3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 18 years of age, were students
4regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of
5vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment,
6and who upon attaining that age were under the supervision of the department
7under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (4) as a result of a judicial
8decision.
SB401, s. 54 9Section 54. 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,18,1010 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 18 years of age or older.
SB401, s. 55 11Section 55. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,18,1312 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 46.495 (1) (d) immediately prior to
13his or her 17th 18th birthday.
SB401, s. 56 14Section 56. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Acts
1520
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB401,18,1716 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to
17his or her 18th birthday.
SB401, s. 57 18Section 57. 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,18,2119 938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile under par.
20(a) shall be in an amount equal to that to which the juvenile would receive under s.
2146.495 (1) (d) if the juvenile were 16 17 years of age.
SB401, s. 58 22Section 58. 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Acts
2320
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB401,19,3
1938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile under par.
2(a) shall be in an amount equal to that to which the juvenile would receive under s.
348.569 (1) (d) if the juvenile were 17 years of age.
SB401, s. 59 4Section 59. 946.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,19,9 5946.50 Absconding. (intro.) Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but
6who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
7under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who
8does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before attaining the age of
917 18 years is guilty of the following:
SB401, s. 60 10Section 60. 948.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,19,1411 948.01 (1) "Child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years,
12except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a
13state or federal criminal law, "child" does not include a person who has attained the
14age of 17 years
.
SB401, s. 61 15Section 61. 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,19,2016 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) Any person who has attained the age of 17 18 and who,
17with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative account,
18verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative account
19to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I felony if any
20of the following applies:
SB401, s. 62 21Section 62. 948.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,19,2522 948.45 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person 17 18 years of age or older
23who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the truancy, as
24defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a person 17 18 years of age or under is guilty of a
25Class C misdemeanor.
SB401, s. 63
1Section 63. 948.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,20,52 948.60 (2) (d) A person under 17 18 years of age who has violated this
3subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under
4s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction
5under s. 938.183.
SB401, s. 64 6Section 64. 948.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,20,107 948.61 (4) A person under 17 18 years of age who has violated this section is
8subject to the provisions of ch. 938, unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18 or
9the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s.
10938.183.
SB401, s. 65 11Section 65. 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,20,1412 961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 18 years who knowingly
13solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of 17 18 years
14for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.
SB401, s. 66 15Section 66. 961.46 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,20,20 16961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18. If a person 17 18 years of age
17or over violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled substance or
18a controlled substance analog to a person 17 years of age or under who is at least 3
19years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment prescribed
20under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not more than 5 years.
SB401, s. 67 21Section 67. 961.573 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,20,2322 961.573 (2) Any person who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 18 years of age
23who violates sub. (1) is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
SB401, s. 68 24Section 68. 961.574 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,21,2
1961.574 (2) Any person who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 18 years of age
2who violates sub. (1) is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
SB401, s. 69 3Section 69. 961.575 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,21,74 961.575 (1) Any person 17 18 years of age or over who violates s. 961.574 (1)
5by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under who is at least
63 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned
7for not more than 9 months or both.
SB401, s. 70 8Section 70. 961.575 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,21,109 961.575 (2) Any person who violates this section who is under 17 under 18 years
10of age who violates s. 961.574 (3) is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
SB401, s. 71 11Section 71. 961.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,21,1412 961.575 (3) Any person 17 18 years of age or over who violates s. 961.574 (3)
13by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under is guilty of a
14Class G felony.
SB401, s. 72 15Section 72. 990.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,21,1916 990.01 (3) Adult. "Adult" means a person who has attained the age of 18 years,
17except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to
18have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
19ordinance, "adult" means a person who has attained the age of 17 years
.
SB401, s. 73 20Section 73. 990.01 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB401,21,2421 990.01 (20) Minor. "Minor" means a person who has not attained the age of
2218 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is
23alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
24ordinance, "minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years
.
SB401, s. 74 25Section 74. Initial applicability.
SB401,22,3
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, except as follows:
SB401,22,64 (a) The treatment of sections 77.51 (24) and (25), 77.52 (1), (1d), and (17m) (f)
52., 77.53 (1) and (1d), and 77.61 (4) (c) of the statutes first applies to sales completed
6on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after publication.
SB401, s. 75 7Section 75. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
8except as follows:
SB401,22,109 (1) Age of adult jurisdiction. The repeal and recreation of sections 49.45 (6m)
10(br) 1. and 938.57 (3) (a) 3. and (b) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2008.
SB401,22,1111 (End)
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