938.06(2)
(2) Counties with a population under 500,000. 938.06(2)(a)(a) In counties having less than 500,000 population, the county board of supervisors shall authorize the county department or the court, or both, to provide intake services under
s. 938.067 and the staff needed to provide dispositional services under
s. 938.069. Intake services shall be provided by employees of the court or the county department and may not be subcontracted to other individuals or agencies, except as provided in
par. (am). Intake workers shall be governed in their intake work, including their responsibilities for requesting the filing of a petition and entering into a deferred prosecution agreement, by general written policies established by the circuit judges for the county, subject to the approval of the chief judge of the judicial administrative district.
938.06(2)(am)1.1. A county that had intake services under this chapter subcontracted from the county sheriff's department on April 1, 1980, may continue to subcontract those intake services from the county sheriff's department.
938.06(2)(am)2.
2. A county in which the county sheriff's department operates a juvenile detention facility may subcontract intake services under this chapter from the county sheriff's department as provided in this subdivision. If a county subcontracts intake services under this subdivision, employees of the county sheriff's department who staff the juvenile detention facility may make secure custody determinations under
s. 938.208 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Such a determination shall be reviewed by an intake worker employed by the court or county department within 24 hours after it is made.
938.06(2)(b)1.1. All intake workers providing services under this chapter who begin employment after May 15, 1980, excluding county sheriff's department employees who provide intake services under
par. (am) 2., shall have the qualifications required to perform entry level case work in a county department. All intake workers providing services under this chapter who begin employment after May 15, 1980, including county sheriff's department employees who provide intake services under
par. (am) 2., shall have successfully completed 30 hours of intake training approved or provided by the department prior to the completion of the first 6 months of employment in the position. The department shall monitor compliance with this subdivision according to rules promulgated by the department.
938.06(2)(b)2.
2. The department shall make training programs available annually that permit intake workers providing services under this chapter to satisfy the requirements under
subd. 1.
938.06(3)
(3) Intake services. The court or county department responsible for providing intake services under
s. 938.067 shall specify one or more persons to provide intake services. If there is more than one person, one of the persons shall be designated as chief and shall supervise the other persons.
938.06(4)
(4) State aid. State aid to any county for juvenile delinquency-related court services under this section shall be at the same net effective rate that each county is reimbursed for county administration under
s. 48.569, except as provided in
s. 301.26. Counties having a population of less than 500,000 may use funds received under
ss. 48.569 (1) (d) and
301.26, including county or federal revenue sharing funds allocated to match funds received under
s. 48.569 (1) (d), for the cost of providing court attached intake services in amounts not to exceed 50% of the cost of providing court attached intake services or $30,000 per county per calendar year, whichever is less.
938.06(5)
(5) Short-term detention as a disposition or sanction or for violation of order. 938.06(5)(a)(a) The county board of supervisors of any county may, by resolution, authorize the court to do any of the following:
938.06 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DOC 399, Wis. adm. code.
938.067
938.067
Powers and duties of intake workers. To carry out the objectives of this chapter, intake workers shall do all of the following:
938.067(1)
(1) Screening. Provide intake services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the purpose of screening juveniles taken into custody and not released under
s. 938.20 (2).
938.067(2)
(2) Interviewing. Interview, if possible, any juvenile who is taken into physical custody and not released, and, if appropriate, other available concerned parties. If the juvenile cannot be interviewed, the intake worker shall consult with the juvenile's parent or a responsible adult. No juvenile may be placed in a juvenile detention facility unless the juvenile has been interviewed in person by an intake worker, except that if the intake worker is in a place which is distant from the place where the juvenile is or the hour is unreasonable, as defined by written court intake rules, and if the juvenile meets the criteria under
s. 938.208, the intake worker, after consulting by telephone with the law enforcement officer who took the juvenile into custody, may authorize the secure holding of the juvenile while the intake worker is en route to the in-person interview or until 8 a.m. of the morning after the night on which the juvenile was taken into custody.
938.067(3)
(3) Whether juvenile should be held. Determine whether the juvenile shall be held under
s. 938.205 and policies promulgated under
s. 938.06 (1) or
(2).
938.067(4)
(4) Where juvenile should be held. If the juvenile is not released, determine where the juvenile shall be held.
938.067(5)
(5) Crisis counseling. Provide any necessary crisis counseling during the intake process.
938.067(6)
(6) Request for petition; deferred prosecution. Receive referral information, conduct intake inquiries, request that a petition be filed, and enter into deferred prosecution agreements under policies promulgated under
s. 938.06 (1) or
(2).
938.067(6g)
(6g) Victims' rights. Provide information and notices to and confer with victims as required under
s. 938.346 (1m).
938.067(6m)
(6m) Multidisciplinary screen. Conduct the multidisciplinary screen in counties that have a pilot program under
s. 938.547.
938.067(7)
(7) Referrals. Make referrals of cases to other agencies if their assistance is needed or desirable.
938.067(8)
(8) Interim recommendations. Make interim recommendations to the court concerning juveniles awaiting final disposition under
s. 938.355.
938.067(9)
(9) Other functions. Perform any other functions ordered by the court, and, when the court or chief judge requests, assist the court or chief judge of the judicial administrative district in developing written policies or carrying out its other duties.
938.069
938.069
Powers and duties of disposition staff. 938.069(1)(1)
Duties. Subject to
sub. (2), the staff of the department, the court, a county department, or a licensed child welfare agency designated by the court to carry out the objectives of this chapter shall:
938.069(1)(a)
(a) Supervise and assist a juvenile under a deferred prosecution agreement, a consent decree or an order of the court.
938.069(1)(c)
(c) Make an affirmative effort, and investigate and develop resources, to obtain necessary or desired services for the juvenile and the juvenile's family.
938.069(1)(d)
(d) Prepare reports for the court recommending a plan of rehabilitation, treatment and care.
938.069(1)(dj)
(dj) Provide aftercare services for a juvenile released from a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth.
938.069(1)(e)
(e) Perform any other court-ordered functions consistent with this chapter.
938.069(2)
(2) Agency approval needed. Licensed child welfare agencies and the department shall provide services under this section only upon the approval of the agency from whom services are requested.
938.069(3)
(3) Intake services. A court or county department responsible for disposition staff may agree with the court or county department responsible for providing intake services that the disposition staff may be designated to provide some or all of the intake services.
938.069(4)
(4) Qualifications of disposition staff. Disposition staff employed to perform the duties specified in
sub. (1) after November 18, 1978, shall have the qualifications required under the county merit system.
938.07
938.07
Additional sources of court services. If the county board of supervisors has complied with
s. 938.06, the court may obtain supplementary services for investigating cases and providing supervision of cases from one or more of the following sources:
938.07(2)
(2) Licensed child welfare agency. The court may request the services of a child welfare agency licensed under
s. 48.60 in accordance with procedures established by that agency. The agency shall receive no compensation for these services but may be reimbursed out of funds made available to the court for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties for the court.
938.07(3)
(3) County department in populous counties. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the court may order the director of the county department to provide emergency shelter care services to any juvenile whose need for the services, either by reason of need of protection and services or delinquency, is determined by the intake worker under
s. 938.205. The court may authorize the director to appoint members of the county department to furnish emergency shelter care services for the juvenile. The emergency shelter care may be provided under
s. 938.207.
938.07(4)
(4) County departments that provide developmental disabilities, mental health or alcohol and other drug abuse services. Within the limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds appropriated to match state funds, the court may order county departments established under
s. 51.42 or
51.437 to provide special treatment or care to a juvenile if special treatment or care has been ordered under
s. 938.34 (6) and if
s. 938.362 (4) applies.
938.08
938.08
Duties of person furnishing services to court. 938.08(1)(1)
Investigations; reports. A person appointed to furnish services to the court under
ss. 938.06 and
938.07 shall make any investigations and exercise any discretionary powers that the court may direct, keep a written record of the investigations, and submit a report to the court. The person shall keep informed concerning the conduct and condition of the juvenile under the person's supervision and shall report on the conduct and condition as the court directs.
938.08(2)
(2) Power to take juvenile into custody; limits. Except as provided in
sub. (3) and
ss. 938.355 (6d) and
938.534 (1), a person authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional services for the court under
s. 938.067 or
938.069 has the power of police officers and deputy sheriffs only for the purpose of taking a juvenile into physical custody when the juvenile comes voluntarily, is suffering from illness or injury, or is in immediate danger from his or her surroundings and removal from the surroundings is necessary.
938.08(3)
(3) Conditions for certain other persons to take juvenile into custody. 938.08(3)(a)(a) In addition to the law enforcement authority under
sub. (2), department personnel designated by the department and personnel of an agency contracted with under
s. 301.08 (1) (b) 3. and designated by agreement between the agency and the department have the power of law enforcement authorities to take a juvenile into physical custody under the following conditions:
938.08(3)(a)1.
1. If they are in prompt pursuit of a juvenile who has run away from a juvenile correctional facility or a residential care center for children and youth.
938.08(3)(a)2.
2. If the juvenile has failed to return to a juvenile correctional facility or a residential care center for children and youth after any authorized absence.
938.08(3)(b)
(b) A juvenile who is taken into custody under
par. (a) may be returned directly to the juvenile correctional facility or residential care center for children and youth and shall have a hearing regarding placement in disciplinary status in accordance with
ch. 227.
938.09
938.09
Representation of the interests of the public. The interests of the public shall be represented in proceedings under this chapter as follows:
938.09(1)
(1) Delinquency. By the district attorney, in any matter under
s. 938.12.
938.09(2)
(2) Civil law violation. By the district attorney or, if designated by the county board of supervisors, by the corporation counsel, in any matter concerning a civil law violation under
s. 938.125. If the county board transfers this authority to or from the district attorney on or after May 11, 1990, the board may do so only if the action is effective on September 1 of an odd-numbered year and the board notifies the department of administration of that change by January 1 of that year.
938.09(3)
(3) Municipal ordinance violation. By the city, village, or town attorney, in any matter concerning a city, village, or town ordinance violation, respectively, under
s. 938.125.
938.09(4)
(4) County ordinance violation. By a an appropriate person designated by the county board of supervisors in any matter concerning a county ordinance violation under
s. 938.125.
938.09(5)
(5) Juvenile in need of protection or services. By the district attorney or, if designated by the county board of supervisors, by the corporation counsel, in any matter under
s. 938.13. If the county board transfers this authority to or from the district attorney on or after May 11, 1990, the board may do so only if the action is effective on September 1 of an odd-numbered year and the board notifies the department of administration of that change by January 1 of that year.
938.09(6)
(6) Interstate compact. By an appropriate person designated by the county board of supervisors in any matter arising under
s. 938.14.
938.09 History
History: 1995 a. 77;
2005 a. 344.
938.10
938.10
Power of the judge to act as intake worker. The duties of the intake worker may be carried out by the judge at his or her discretion, except that if a request to file a petition is made, a citation is issued, or a deferred prosecution agreement is entered into, the judge is disqualified from participating further in the proceedings.
JURISDICTION
938.12
938.12
Jurisdiction over juveniles alleged to be delinquent. 938.12(1)(1)
In general. The court has exclusive jurisdiction, except as provided in
ss. 938.17,
938.18, and
938.183, over any juvenile 10 years of age or older who is alleged to be delinquent.
938.12(2)
(2) Seventeen-year-olds. If a petition alleging that a juvenile is delinquent is filed before the juvenile is 17 years of age, but the juvenile becomes 17 years of age before admitting the facts of the petition at the plea hearing or if the juvenile denies the facts, before an adjudication, the court retains jurisdiction over the case.
938.12 History
History: 1995 a. 77;
2005 a. 344.
938.12 Annotation
The state may not delay in charging a child in order to avoid juvenile court jurisdiction. State v. Becker,
74 Wis. 2d 675,
247 N.W.2d 495 (1976).
938.12 Annotation
Notwithstanding s. 48.13 (12), the court had jurisdiction under s. 48.12 (1) over a child who committed a delinquent act before his 12th birthday but was charged after his 12th birthday. In Matter of D. V.
100 Wis. 2d 363,
302 N.W.2d 64 (Ct. App. 1981).
938.12 Annotation
Under the facts of the case, the court retained jurisdiction to determine waiver although the juvenile turned 18 after the proceedings were commenced. In Interest of TDP,
109 Wis. 2d 495,
326 N.W.2d 741 (1982).
938.12 Annotation
A contempt of court allegation did not support a determination of delinquency. In Interest of V.G.
111 Wis. 2d 647,
331 N.W.2d 632 (Ct. App. 1983).
938.12 Annotation
A prior adult proceeding that litigated the question of the respondent's age collaterally estopped the state from relitigating the same question in juvenile court, and the juvenile court had subject matter jurisdiction of the case. In Interest of H.N.T.
125 Wis. 2d 242,
371 N.W.2d 395 (Ct. App. 1985).
938.12 Annotation
Juvenile court proceedings are commenced under sub. (2) upon filing the petition. The child need not appear in juvenile court before reaching age 18 for the court to retain jurisdiction. In Interest of D.W.B.
158 Wis. 2d 398,
462 N.W.2d 520 (1990).
938.12 Annotation
When a juvenile turns 18 during the pendency of proceedings, the filing of a waiver petition prior to a plea hearing is not required for waiver of jurisdiction under sub. (2). In Interest of K.A.P.
159 Wis. 2d 384,
464 N.W.2d 106 (Ct. App. 1990).
938.12 Annotation
The age of the defendant at the time of charging determines juvenile court jurisdiction regardless of the defendant's age at the time of the offense. State v. Annola,
168 Wis. 2d 453,
484 N.W.2d 138 (1992).
938.12 Annotation
Wisconsin courts have jurisdiction over resident juveniles alleged to be delinquent because they violated another state's criminal laws. 70 Atty. Gen. 143.
938.12 Annotation
Greater Jurisdiction Discretion. Schneider & Harrison. Wis. Law. Apr. 1996.
938.12 Note
NOTE: The above annotations cite to s. 48.12, the predecessor statute to s. 938.12.
938.12 Annotation
A defendant is not entitled to an evidentiary hearing as a matter of right whenever there is a mere allegation that the state intentionally "manipulated the system" to avoid juvenile court jurisdiction. The standard for determining when a hearing should be granted is articulated. State v. Velez,
224 Wis. 2d 1,
589 N.W.2d 9 (1999),
96-2430.
938.12 Annotation
The state does not have jurisdiction over delinquent acts committed by Menominee tribal members within reservation boundaries, but does have jurisdiction over acts committed off the reservation. State v. Elmer J.K.
224 Wis. 2d 372,
591 N.W.2d 176 (Ct. App. 1999),
98-2067.
938.125
938.125
Jurisdiction over juveniles alleged to have violated civil laws or ordinances. The court has exclusive jurisdiction over a juvenile alleged to have violated a law punishable by forfeiture or a county, town, or other municipal ordinance, except as follows:
