SB550: Bill Text

SB550,10,19 938.18 (2) Petition. The petition for waiver of jurisdiction 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 an adult 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.

SB550,31 Section 31 . 938.183 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,11,3 938.183 (3) Placement in state prison; parole. When a juvenile who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., attains the age of 17 years becomes an adult, the department of corrections may place the juvenile in a state prison named in s. 302.01, except that that department may not place any person under the age of 18 years in the correctional institution authorized in s. 301.16 (1n). A juvenile who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or under s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., for an act committed before December 31, 1999, is eligible for parole under s. 304.06.

SB550,32 Section 32 . 938.255 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,11,11 938.255 (1) Title and contents. (intro.) A petition initiating proceedings under this chapter, other than a petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12, 938.125, or 938.13 (12), shall be entitled, “In the interest of (juvenile's name), a person under the age of 18".." A petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12, 938.125, or 938.13 (12) shall be entitled, “In the interest of (juvenile's name), a person under the age of 17". juvenile." A petition initiating proceedings under this chapter shall specify all of the following:

SB550,33 Section 33 . 938.34 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,12,10 938.34 (8) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture based upon a determination that this disposition is in the best interest of the juvenile and the juvenile's rehabilitation. The maximum forfeiture that the court may impose under this subsection for a violation by a juvenile is the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is applicable only to a person under 18 years of age juveniles, $100. The order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay the forfeiture and shall allow up to 12 months for payment. If the juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may vacate the forfeiture and order other alternatives under this section; or the court 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. If the court suspends any license under this subsection, the clerk of the court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch. 29 or, if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the department which that issued the license a notice of suspension stating that the suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is paid during the period of suspension, the suspension shall be reduced to the time period which that has already elapsed and the court shall immediately notify the department, which shall then, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license to the juvenile. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).

SB550,34 Section 34 . 938.343 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,13,3 938.343 (2) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture not to exceed the maximum forfeiture that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is only applicable to a person under 18 years of age juveniles, $50. The order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay and shall allow up to 12 months for the payment. If a juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 or suspend the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more than 2 years. The court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch. 29 or, if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the department which that issued the license the notice of suspension stating that the suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the department, which shall, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license to the person. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).

SB550,35 Section 35 . 938.344 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,13,12 938.344 (3) Prosecution in adult court. If the juvenile alleged to have committed the violation is within 3 months of his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may, at the request of the district attorney or on its own motion, dismiss the citation without prejudice and refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under s. 125.07 (4). The juvenile is entitled to a hearing only on the issue of his or her age. This subsection does not apply to violations under s. 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), or 961.575 (2) or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes.

SB550,36 Section 36 . 938.35 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,13,19 938.35 (1m) Future criminal proceedings barred. Disposition by the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 of any allegation under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) shall bar any future proceeding on the same matter in criminal court when the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an adult. This subsection does not affect proceedings in criminal court that have been transferred under s. 938.18.

SB550,37 Section 37 . 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (4) (b) 1. and amended to read:

SB550,14,3 938.355 (4) (b) 1. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d) or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 17 years of age may apply for up to 2 years after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order sooner.

SB550,14,10 3. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on which the order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class B or C felony if committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of age, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class A felony if committed by an adult.

SB550,14,17 4. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an extension of an order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile attains 17 years of age shall terminate at the end of one year after the date on which the order is granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner. No extension under s. 938.365 of an original dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) may be granted for a juvenile who is 17 years of age or older when the original dispositional order terminates.

SB550,38 Section 38 . 938.355 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,14,25 938.355 (4) (b) 2. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d) or (4m) made while the juvenile is 17 years of age may apply for up to 2 years after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order sooner.

SB550,39 Section 39. 938.355 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,15,7 938.355 (4m) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12, 1993 stats., or s. 938.12 may, on attaining 17 years of age becoming an adult, petition the court to expunge the court's record of the juvenile's adjudication. Subject to par. (b), the court may expunge the record if the court determines that the juvenile has satisfactorily complied with the conditions of his or her dispositional order and that the juvenile will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.

SB550,40 Section 40 . 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,15,13 938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.

SB550,41 Section 41 . Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,15,16 CHAPTER 938

SB550,15,19 SUBCHAPTER IX JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17 OR OLDER adults

SB550,42 Section 42 . 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,15,23 938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355 (4), 938.357 (6), 938.365 (5), and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.

SB550,43 Section 43 . 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,16,8 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 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 juvenile, the court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

SB550,44 Section 44 . 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,16,14 938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile. If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the court to the district attorney.

SB550,45 Section 45 . 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,16,17 938.48 (4m) (title) Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17 who become adults.

SB550,46 Section 46 . 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,16,19 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult.

SB550,47 Section 47 . 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,16,23 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (4) when the person reached 17 years of age became an adult.

SB550,48 Section 48 . 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,17,8 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 who become adults. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became adults, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age becoming adults were under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (4) as a result of a judicial decision.

SB550,49 Section 49 . 938.487 of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,17,19 938.487 Reimbursements to counties for juvenile delinquency-related services for 17-year-olds. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (ck), the department shall distribute the amounts necessary to reimburse counties for the costs counties incur in purchasing or providing juvenile delinquency-related services for 17-year-olds, including the costs for community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, juvenile correctional services, or services provided in juvenile detention facilities, county jails, municipal lockup facilities, or temporary shelter care facilities. Funds to counties under this subsection may not be used for the purposes of land purchase, building construction, or maintenance of buildings under s. 46.17, 46.175, or 301.37.

SB550,50 Section 50 . 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,17,22 938.57 (3) (title) Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17 who become adults.

SB550,51 Section 51 . 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,18,3 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) (d), counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile person who meets all of the following qualifications:

SB550,52 Section 52 . 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,18,5 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 years of age or older an adult.

SB550,53 Section 53 . 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,18,8 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult.

SB550,54 Section 54 . 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,18,12 938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile person under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that to which the juvenile person would receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the person were a juvenile were 16 years of age.

SB550,55 Section 55 . 939.632 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,18,19 939.632 (1) (e) 1. Any felony under s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.09 (1c), 940.19 (2), (4) or (5), 940.21, 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.235, 940.305, 940.31, 940.32, 941.20, 941.21, 943.02, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), 943.32 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) (a) or (c) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.30 (2) or under s. 940.302 (2) if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies.

SB550,56 Section 56 . 939.632 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,18,22 939.632 (1) (e) 3. Any misdemeanor under s. 940.19 (1), 940.225 (3m), 940.32 (2), 940.42, 940.44, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.231, 941.235, or 941.38 (3).

SB550,57 Section 57 . 946.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,19,3 946.50 Absconding. (intro.) Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before attaining the age of 17 years becoming an adult is guilty of the following:

SB550,58 Section 58 . 948.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 948.01 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB550,19,9 948.01 (1) (intro.) “Child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that, for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law, “child" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years. of age for whom any of the following apply:

SB550,59 Section 59 . 948.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,19,14 948.01 (1) (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).

SB550,60 Section 60 . 948.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB550,19,18 948.01 (1) (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.

SB550,61 Section 61 . 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,19,24 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) Any person who has attained the age of 17 and adult who, with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative account, verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative account to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I felony if any of the following applies:

SB550,62 Section 62 . 948.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,20,4 948.45 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person 17 years of age or older adult who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the truancy, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a person 17 years of age or under child is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

SB550,63 Section 63 . 948.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,20,9 948.60 (2) (d) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s. 938.183.

SB550,64 Section 64 . 948.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,20,14 948.61 (4) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this section is subject to the provisions of ch. 938, unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s. 938.183.

SB550,65 Section 65 . 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,20,19 961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of 17 years of age or under for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.

SB550,66 Section 66 . 961.46 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,21,2 961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18. If a person 17 years of age or over an adult violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog to a person 17 years of age or under who is at least 3 years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment prescribed under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not more than 5 years.

SB550,67 Section 67 . 961.573 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,21,5 961.573 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

SB550,68 Section 68 . 961.574 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,21,8 961.574 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

SB550,69 Section 69 . 961.575 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,21,13 961.575 (1) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (1) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under who is at least 3 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

SB550,70 Section 70 . 961.575 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,21,16 961.575 (2) Any person minor who violates this section who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

SB550,71 Section 71 . 961.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB550,21,20 961.575 (3) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (3) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under is guilty of a Class G felony.

SB550,72 Section 72 . 990.01 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 990.01 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB550,22,2 990.01 (3) Adult. (intro.) “Adult" means a person who has attained the age of 18 years, 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 the age of 17 years. of age for whom any of the following applies:

SB550,73 Section 73 . 990.01 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read: