938.335(3m)(b)
(b) The district attorney or corporation counsel shall make a reasonable attempt to contact any known victim to inform that person of the right to make a statement under
par. (ag). Any failure to comply with this paragraph is not a ground for an appeal of a dispositional order or for any court to reverse or modify a dispositional order.
938.335(3r)
(3r) Child support. At hearings under this section, a parent of the juvenile may present evidence relevant to the amount of child support to be paid by either or both parents.
938.335(4)
(4) Testimony by telephone or live audiovisual means. At hearings under this section,
s. 938.357,
938.358,
938.363, or
938.365, on the request of any party, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, the court may admit testimony on the record by telephone or live audiovisual means, if available, under
s. 807.13 (2). The request and the showing of good cause may be made by telephone.
938.335(5)
(5) Dispositional order. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall make a dispositional order in accordance with
s. 938.355.
938.335(6)
(6) Juvenile placed outside the home. If the dispositional order places the juvenile outside the home, the parent, if present at the hearing, shall be requested to provide the names and other identifying information of 3 relatives of the juvenile or other individuals 18 years of age or over whose homes the parent requests the court to consider as placements for the juvenile, unless that information has previously been provided under
s. 938.21 (2) (e) or
(3) (f). If the parent does not provide that information at the hearing, the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile under the dispositional order shall permit the parent to provide the information at a later date.
938.34
938.34
Disposition of juvenile adjudged delinquent. If the court adjudges a juvenile delinquent, the court shall enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in this section under a care and treatment plan. A disposition under
sub. (4m) must be combined with a disposition under
sub. (4n). In deciding the dispositions for a juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent, the court shall consider the seriousness of the act for which the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent and may consider any other delinquent act that is read into the record and dismissed at the time of the adjudication. The dispositions under this section are:
938.34(1)
(1) Counseling. Counsel the juvenile or the parent, guardian or legal custodian.
938.34(2)(a)(a) Place the juvenile under the supervision of an agency, the department, if the department approves, or a suitable adult, including a friend of the juvenile, under conditions prescribed by the court, including reasonable rules for the juvenile's conduct, designed for the physical, mental, and moral well-being and behavior of the juvenile.
938.34(2)(b)
(b) If the juvenile is placed in the juvenile's home under the supervision of an agency or the department, order the agency or department to provide specified services to the juvenile and the juvenile's family, including individual, family, or group counseling, homemaker or parent aide services, respite care, housing assistance, child care, or parent skills training.
938.34(2)(c)
(c) Order the juvenile to remain at his or her home or other placement for a period of not more than 30 days under rules of supervision specified in the order.
938.34(2g)
(2g) Volunteers in probation program. If the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for the commission of an act that would constitute a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, if the chief judge of the judicial administrative district has approved under
s. 973.11 (2) a volunteers in probation program established in the juvenile's county of residence, and if the court determines that volunteer supervision under that program will likely benefit the juvenile and the community, place the juvenile with the volunteers in probation program under conditions the court determines are reasonable and appropriate. These conditions may include any of the following:
938.34(2g)(a)
(a) A directive to a volunteer to be a role model for the juvenile, informal counseling, general monitoring monitoring of the conditions established by the court, or any combination of these functions.
938.34(2g)(b)
(b) Any other disposition that the court may impose under this section.
938.34(2m)
(2m) Teen court program. Order the juvenile to be placed in a teen court program if all of the following conditions apply:
938.34(2m)(a)
(a) The chief judge of the judicial administrative district has approved a teen court program established in the juvenile's county of residence and the court determines that participation in the teen court program will likely benefit the juvenile and the community.
938.34(2m)(b)
(b) The juvenile is alleged to have committed a delinquent act that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
938.34(2m)(c)
(c) The juvenile admits or pleads no contest in open court, in the presence of the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, to the allegations that the juvenile committed the delinquent act.
938.34(2m)(d)
(d) The juvenile has not successfully completed participation in a teen court program during the 2 years before the date of the alleged delinquent act.
938.34(2r)
(2r) Intensive supervision. Order the juvenile to participate in an intensive supervision program under
s. 938.534.
938.34(3)
(3) Placement. Designate one of the following as the placement for the juvenile:
938.34(3)(a)
(a) The home of a parent or other relative of the juvenile, except that the court may not designate the home of a parent or other relative of the juvenile as the juvenile's placement if the parent or other relative has been convicted of the homicide of a parent of the juvenile under
s. 940.01 or
940.05, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or vacated, unless the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
938.34(3)(b)
(b) The home of a person who is not required to be licensed if placement is for less than 30 days, except that the court may not designate the home of a person who is not required to be licensed as the juvenile's placement if the person has been convicted of the homicide of a parent of the juvenile under
s. 940.01 or
940.05, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or vacated, unless the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
938.34(3)(cm)
(cm) A group home described in
s. 48.625 (1m) if the juvenile is at least 12 years of age, is a custodial parent, as defined in
s. 49.141 (1) (b), or an expectant mother, is receiving inadequate care, and is in need of a safe and structured living arrangement.
938.34(3)(d)
(d) A residential treatment center operated by a child welfare agency licensed under
s. 48.60.
938.34(3)(e)
(e) An independent living situation effective on or after the juvenile's 17th birthday, either alone or with friends, under supervision the court considers appropriate, but only if the juvenile is of sufficient maturity and judgment to live independently and only upon proof of a reasonable plan for supervision by an appropriate person or agency.
938.34(3)(f)
(f) A juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail that meets the standards promulgated by the department by rule, or in a place of nonsecure custody designated by the court, subject to all of the following:
938.34(3)(f)1.
1. The placement may be for any combination of single or consecutive days totalling not more than 365, including any placement under
pars. (a) to
(e). The juvenile shall be given credit against the period of detention or nonsecure custody imposed under this paragraph for all time spent in secure detention in connection with the course of conduct for which the detention or nonsecure custody was imposed.
938.34(3)(f)2.
2. The order may provide that the juvenile may be released from the juvenile detention facility, juvenile portion of the jail, or place of nonsecure custody during specified hours to attend school, to work at the juvenile's place of employment or to attend or participate in any activity which the court considers beneficial to the juvenile.
938.34(3)(f)3.
3. The use of placement in a juvenile detention facility or in a juvenile portion of a county jail as a disposition under this paragraph is subject to the adoption of a resolution by the county board of supervisors under
s. 938.06 (5) authorizing the use of those placements as a disposition.
938.34(3)(f)4.
4. If a juvenile's placement under this paragraph exceeds 30 days, whether or not consecutive, the county department shall offer the juvenile alcohol or other drug abuse treatment, counseling, and education services under
sub. (6r). The payment for those services shall be in accordance with
s. 938.361.
938.34(3g)
(3g) Electronic monitoring. Monitoring by an electronic monitoring system for a juvenile subject to an order under
sub. (2),
(2r),
(3) (a) to
(e),
(4h) or
(4n) who is placed in the community.
938.34(4)
(4) Transfer of legal custody. If it is shown that the rehabilitation or the treatment and care of the juvenile cannot be accomplished by means of voluntary consent of the parent or guardian, transfer legal custody to any of the following:
938.34(4d)
(4d) Type 2 residential care center for children and youth placement. Place the juvenile in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under the supervision of the county department and subject to Type 2 status, as described in
s. 938.539, but only if all of the following apply:
938.34(4d)(a)
(a) The juvenile has been found to be delinquent for the commission of an act that would be punishable by a sentence of 6 months or more if committed by an adult.
938.34(4d)(b)
(b) The juvenile has been found to be a danger to the public and to be in need of restrictive custodial treatment. If the court determines that any of the conditions specified in
sub. (4m) (b) 1.,
2., or
3. applies, but that placement in the serious juvenile offender program under
sub. (4h) or in a juvenile correctional facility under
sub. (4m) would not be appropriate, that determination shall be prima facie evidence that the juvenile is a danger to the public and in need of restrictive custodial treatment under this subsection.
938.34(4h)
(4h) Serious juvenile offender program. Place the juvenile in the serious juvenile offender program under
s. 938.538, but only if all of the following apply:
938.34(4h)(a)
(a) The juvenile is 14 years of age or over and has been adjudicated delinquent for committing or conspiring to commit a violation of
s. 939.32 (1) (a),
940.03,
940.06,
940.21,
940.225 (1),
940.305,
940.31,
941.327 (2) (b) 4.,
943.02,
943.10 (2),
943.23 (1g),
943.32 (2),
948.02 (1),
948.025 (1), or
948.30 (2) or attempting a violation of
s. 943.32 (2) or the juvenile is 10 years of age or over and has been adjudicated delinquent for attempting or committing a violation of
s. 940.01 or for committing a violation of
s. 940.02 or
940.05.
938.34(4h)(b)
(b) The court finds that the only other disposition that is appropriate for the juvenile is placement in a juvenile correctional facility under
sub. (4m).
938.34(4m)
(4m) Correctional placement. Place the juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under the supervision of the department if all of the following apply:
938.34(4m)(a)
(a) The juvenile has been found to be delinquent for the commission of an act that would be punishable by a sentence of 6 months or more if committed by an adult.
938.34(4m)(b)
(b) The juvenile has been found to be a danger to the public and to be in need of restrictive custodial treatment. If the court determines that any of the following conditions applies, but that placement in the serious juvenile offender program under
sub. (4h) is not appropriate, that determination shall be prima facie evidence that the juvenile is a danger to the public and in need of restrictive custodial treatment under this subsection:
938.34(4m)(b)1.
1. The juvenile has committed a delinquent act that would be a felony under
s. 940.01,
940.02,
940.03,
940.05,
940.19 (2) to
(6),
940.21,
940.225 (1),
940.31,
941.20 (3),
943.02 (1),
943.23 (1g),
943.32 (2),
947.013 (1t),
(1v) or
(1x),
948.02 (1) or
(2),
948.025,
948.03, or
948.085 (2) if committed by an adult.
938.34(4m)(b)2.
2. The juvenile has possessed, used or threatened to use a handgun, as defined in
s. 175.35 (1) (b), short-barreled rifle, as defined in
s. 941.28 (1) (b), or short-barreled shotgun, as defined in
s. 941.28 (1) (c), while committing a delinquent act that would be a felony under
ch. 940 if committed by an adult.
938.34(4m)(b)3.
3. The juvenile has possessed or gone armed with a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun in violation of
s. 941.28 or has possessed or gone armed with a handgun in violation of
s. 948.60.
938.34(4n)
(4n) Aftercare supervision. Subject to any arrangement between the department and a county department regarding the provision of aftercare supervision for juveniles who have been released from a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth, designate one of the following to provide aftercare supervision for the juvenile following the juvenile's release from the juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for children and youth:
938.34(4n)(b)
(b) The county department of the county of the court that placed the juvenile in the juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for children and youth.
938.34(4n)(c)
(c) The county department of the juvenile's county of legal residence.
938.34(5)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (c), if the juvenile is found to have committed a delinquent act that resulted in damage to the property of another, or actual physical injury to another excluding pain and suffering, order the juvenile to repair the damage to property or to make reasonable restitution for the damage or injury, either in the form of cash payments or, if the victim agrees, the performance of services for the victim, or both, if the court, after taking into consideration the well-being and needs of the victim, considers it beneficial to the well-being and behavior of the juvenile. The order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay or physically able to perform the services, may allow up to the date of the expiration of the order for the payment or for the completion of the services, and may include a schedule for the performance and completion of the services. If the juvenile objects to the amount of damages claimed, the juvenile is entitled to a hearing on the question of damages before the amount of restitution is ordered. Any recovery under this paragraph shall be reduced by the amount recovered as restitution under
s. 938.45 (1r) (a).
938.34(5)(am)
(am) Subject to
par. (c), order a juvenile who owes restitution under
par. (a) and who is receiving income while placed in a juvenile correctional facility, residential care center for children and youth, or other out-of-home placement to contribute a specified percentage of that income towards that restitution.
938.34(5)(b)
(b) In addition to any other employment or duties permitted under
ch. 103 or any rule or order under
ch. 103, a juvenile under 14 years of age who is participating in a restitution project provided by the county or who is performing services for the victim as restitution may, for the purpose of making restitution ordered by the court under this subsection, be employed or perform any duties under any circumstances in which a juvenile 14 or 15 years of age is permitted to be employed or perform duties under
ch. 103 or any rule or order under
ch. 103. A juvenile who is participating in a restitution project provided by the county or who is performing services for the victim as restitution is exempt from the permit requirement under
s. 103.70 (1).
938.34(5)(c)
(c) Under this subsection, a court may order a juvenile who is under 14 years of age to make not more than $250 in restitution or to perform not more than 40 total hours of services for the victim as total restitution under the order.
938.34(5g)
(5g) Supervised work program or other community service work. 938.34(5g)(a)(a) Order the juvenile to participate in a supervised work program administered by the county department or a community agency approved by the court or other community service work administered by a public agency or nonprofit charitable organization approved by the court.
938.34(5g)(am)
(am) The court shall set standards for the supervised work program within the budgetary limits established by the county board of supervisors. The supervised work program may provide the juvenile reasonable compensation reflecting a reasonable market value of the work performed or it may consist of uncompensated community service work. Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the county department, community agency, public agency or nonprofit charitable organization and by the person to whom the restitution is owed. The court may use any available resources, including any community service work program, in ordering the juvenile to perform community service work.
938.34(5g)(b)
(b) The supervised work program or other community service work shall be constructive and designed to promote the rehabilitation of the juvenile, appropriate to the age level and physical ability of the juvenile, and combined with counseling from a member of the staff of the county department, community agency, public agency, or nonprofit charitable organization or other qualified person. The supervised work program or other community service work may not conflict with the juvenile's regular attendance at school. Subject to
par. (d), the amount of work required shall be reasonably related to the seriousness of the juvenile's offense.
938.34(5g)(c)
(c) In addition to any other employment or duties permitted under
ch. 103 or any rule or order under
ch. 103, a juvenile under 14 years of age who is participating in a supervised work program or other community service work may, for purposes of performing the supervised work or other community service work, be employed or perform any duties under any circumstances in which a juvenile 14 or 15 years of age is permitted to be employed or perform duties under
ch. 103 or any rule or order under
ch. 103. A juvenile who is participating in a supervised work program or other community service work is exempt from the permit requirement under
s. 103.70 (1).
938.34(5g)(d)
(d) Under this subsection, a juvenile who is under 14 years of age may not be required to perform more than 40 total hours of supervised work or other community service work, except as provided in
subs. (13r) and
(14t).
938.34(5m)
(5m) Community service work program. Order the juvenile to participate in a youth corps program, as defined in
s. 16.22 (1) (dm) or another community service work program, if the sponsor of the program approves the juvenile's participation in the program.
938.34(5r)
(5r) Victim-offender mediation program. Order the juvenile to participate in a victim-offender mediation program if the victim of the juvenile's delinquent act agrees.
938.34(6)(a)(a) If the juvenile is in need of special treatment or care, as identified in an evaluation under
s. 938.295 and the report under
s. 938.33 (1), order the juvenile's parent to provide the special treatment or care.
938.34(6)(am)
(am) An order of special treatment or care under this subsection may include an order committing the juvenile to a county department under
s. 51.42 or
51.437 for special treatment or care in an inpatient facility, as defined in
s. 51.01 (10), if the evaluation under
s. 938.295 and the report under
s. 938.33 (1) indicate all of the following:
938.34(6)(am)1.
1. That the juvenile has an alcohol or other drug abuse impairment.
938.34(6)(am)2.
2. That the juvenile is a proper subject for treatment and is in need of inpatient treatment because appropriate treatment is not available on an outpatient basis.
938.34(6)(ap)2.
2. The use of commitment to a county department under
s. 51.42 or
51.437 as a disposition under
par. (am) is subject to the adoption of a resolution by the county board of supervisors under
s. 938.06 (5) authorizing the use of that disposition.
938.34(6)(ar)
(ar) If the parent fails or is financially unable to provide the special treatment or care ordered under
par. (a) or
(am), the court may order an appropriate agency to provide the special treatment or care whether or not legal custody has been taken from the parents. If the court orders a county department under
s. 51.42 or
51.437 to provide special treatment or care under
par. (a) or
(am), the provision of that special treatment or care shall be subject to conditions specified in
ch. 51, except that an order under
par. (am) may not be extended. An order of special treatment or care under this subsection may not include an order for the administration of psychotropic medication.
938.34(6)(b)
(b) Payment for alcohol and other drug abuse services ordered under
par. (a) shall be in accordance with
s. 938.361.
938.34(6)(c)
(c) Payment for services provided under
ch. 51 that are ordered under
par. (a), other than alcohol and other drug abuse services, shall be in accordance with
s. 938.362.
938.34(6m)
(6m) Coordinated services plan of care. If the report prepared under
s. 938.33 (1) recommends that the juvenile is in need of a coordinated services plan of care and if an initiative under
s. 46.56 has been established for the county or, if applicable, for a tribe, order that an assessment of the juvenile and the juvenile's family for eligibility for and appropriateness of the initiative, and if eligible for enrollment in the initiative, that a coordinated services plan of care be developed and implemented.
938.34(6r)
(6r) Alcohol or drug treatment or education. 938.34(6r)(a)(a) If the report prepared under
s. 938.33 (1) recommends that the juvenile is in need of treatment for the use or abuse of alcohol beverages, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs and its medical, personal, family, or social effects, order the juvenile to enter an outpatient alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program at an approved treatment facility. The approved treatment facility shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the county and the approved treatment facility, or with the written informed consent of the juvenile or the juvenile's parent if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12, report to the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile as to whether the juvenile is cooperating with the treatment and whether the treatment appears to be effective.
938.34(6r)(b)
(b) If the report prepared under
s. 938.33 (1) recommends that the juvenile is in need of education relating to the use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs, order the juvenile to participate in an alcohol or other drug abuse education program approved by the court. The person or agency that provides the education program shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the county and the education program, or with the written informed consent of the juvenile or the juvenile's parent if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12, report to the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile about the juvenile's attendance at the program.
938.34(6r)(c)
(c) Payment for the court-ordered treatment or education under this subsection in counties that have a pilot program under
s. 938.547 shall be in accordance with
s. 938.361.
938.34(6s)
(6s) Drug testing. If the report under
s. 938.33 (1) indicates that the juvenile is in need of treatment for the use or abuse of controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, order the juvenile to submit to drug testing under a drug testing program that the department shall promulgate by rule.
938.34(7d)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (d), order the juvenile to attend any of the following:
938.34(7d)(a)1.
1. A nonresidential educational program, including a program for children at risk under
s. 118.153, provided by the school district in which the juvenile resides.
938.34(7d)(a)2.
2. Under a contractual agreement with the school district in which the juvenile resides, a nonresidential educational program provided by a licensed child welfare agency.
938.34(7d)(a)3.
3. Under a contractual agreement with the school district in which the juvenile resides, an educational program provided by a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian agency that is located in the school district in which the juvenile resides and that complies with
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