938.343(2m)(c)
(c) The juvenile has not successfully completed participation in a teen court program during the 2 years before the date of the alleged civil law or ordinance violation.
938.343(3)
(3)
Community service work program. Order the juvenile to participate in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g).
938.343(3m)
(3m)
Youth report center. Order the juvenile to report to a youth report center after school, in the evening, on weekends, on other nonschool days, or at any other time that the juvenile is not under immediate adult supervision, for participation in the social, behavioral, academic, community service, and other programming of the center. Section
938.34 (5g) applies to any community service work performed by a juvenile under this subsection.
938.343(4)
(4)
Restitution. If the violation has resulted in damage to the property of another, or in actual physical injury to another excluding pain and suffering, order the juvenile to make repairs of the damage to property or 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. An order requiring payment for repairs or restitution 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 subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as restitution for the same act under s.
938.45 (1r) (a).
938.343(5)
(5)
Boating safety course. If the violation is related to unsafe use of a boat, order the juvenile to attend a boating safety course under s.
30.74 (1). If the juvenile has a valid boating safety certificate at the time that the court imposes the disposition, the court shall revoke the certificate and order the person to obtain another boating safety certificate under s.
30.74 (1).
938.343(6)
(6)
Hunting, trapping, or fishing license suspension. If the violation is of ch.
29, suspend the license or licenses of the juvenile issued under that chapter for not more than one year or until the juvenile is 18 years of age, whichever occurs first.
938.343(7)
(7)
Hunter education program. If the violation is related to the unsafe use of firearms, order the juvenile to attend the hunter education program course under s.
29.591.
938.343(8)
(8)
Snowmobile safety course. If the violation is one under ch.
350 concerning the use of snowmobiles, order the juvenile to attend a snowmobile safety course under s.
350.055.
938.343(9)
(9)
All-terrain or utility terrain vehicle safety course. If the violation is one under s.
23.33 or under an ordinance enacted in accordance with s.
23.33 concerning the use of all-terrain vehicles or utility terrain vehicles, order the juvenile to attend an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle safety course.
938.343(9m)
(9m)
Off-highway motorcycle safety certification program. If the violation is one under s.
23.335 or under an ordinance enacted in accordance with s.
23.335 concerning the use of off-highway motorcycles, as defined in s.
23.335 (1) (q), order the juvenile to attend the off-highway motorcycle safety certification program under s.
23.335 (14).
938.343(10)
(10)
Alcohol or drug assessment, treatment, or education. If the violation is related to the use or abuse of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, order the juvenile to do any of the following:
938.343(10)(a)
(a) Submit to an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria specified under s.
938.547 (4) and that is conducted by an approved treatment facility. The order shall designate an approved treatment facility to perform the assessment and shall specify the date by which the assessment must be completed.
938.343(10)(b)
(b) Participate in an outpatient alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program if an assessment conducted under par.
(a) or s.
938.295 (1) recommends treatment.
938.343(10)(c)
(c) Participate in a court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program.
938.343 History
History: 1995 a. 77,
352,
448;
1997 a. 84,
183,
197,
198,
205,
248;
1999 a. 9,
32,
185;
2001 a. 16;
2005 a. 344;
2009 a. 103,
367;
2011 a. 32,
208;
2015 a. 170.
938.343 Annotation
Municipal courts have statutory authority to order parents of a juvenile to pay a forfeiture imposed on their child for violating a nontraffic municipal ordinance.
OAG 4-00.
938.344
938.344
Disposition; certain intoxicating liquor, beer and drug violations. 938.344(2)(2)
Underage alcohol possession or possession on school grounds. If a court finds a juvenile committed a violation under s.
125.07 (4) (b) or
125.09 (2), or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes, the court shall order one or any combination of the following penalties:
938.344(2)(a)
(a) For a first violation, a forfeiture of not more than $50, suspension of the juvenile's operating privilege under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 1., or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g).
938.344(2)(b)
(b) For a violation committed within 12 months of one previous violation, a forfeiture of not more than $100 or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g). In addition, the juvenile's operating privilege may be suspended under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 2., except that if the violation of s.
125.07 (4) (b) involved a motor vehicle the juvenile's operating privilege shall be suspended under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 2. 938.344(2)(c)
(c) For a violation committed within 12 months of 2 or more previous violations, a forfeiture of not more than $500 or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g). In addition, the juvenile's operating privilege may be suspended under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 3., except that if the violation of s.
125.07 (4) (b) involved a motor vehicle the juvenile's operating privilege shall be suspended under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 3. 938.344(2b)
(2b)
Underage purchase of alcohol or entering licensed premises. If a court finds a juvenile committed a violation under s.
125.07 (4) (a), or a local ordinance which strictly conforms to s.
125.07 (4) (a), the court shall order one or any combination of the following penalties:
938.344(2b)(a)
(a) For a first violation, a forfeiture of not less than $250 nor more than $500, suspension of the juvenile's operating privilege under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 1., or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g).
938.344(2b)(b)
(b) For a violation committed within 12 months of one previous violation, a forfeiture of not less than $300 nor more than $500 or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g). In addition, the juvenile's operating privilege may be suspended under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 2., except that if the violation involved a motor vehicle the juvenile's operating privilege shall be suspended under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 2. 938.344(2b)(c)
(c) For a violation committed within 12 months of 2 or more previous violations, a forfeiture of $500 or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g). In addition, the juvenile's operating privilege may be suspended under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 3., except that if the violation involved a motor vehicle the juvenile's operating privilege shall be suspended under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 3. 938.344(2d)
(2d)
False proof of age. If a court finds a juvenile committed a violation under s.
125.085 (3) (b), or a local ordinance which strictly conforms to s.
125.085 (3) (b), the court shall order one or any combination of the following penalties:
938.344(2d)(a)
(a) For a first violation, a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500, suspension of the juvenile's operating privilege under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 1., or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g).
938.344(2d)(b)
(b) For a violation committed within 12 months of a previous violation, a forfeiture of not less than $300 nor more than $500, suspension of the juvenile's operating privilege under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 2., or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g).
938.344(2d)(c)
(c) For a violation committed within 12 months of 2 or more previous violations, a forfeiture of $500, suspension of the juvenile's operating privilege under s.
343.30 (6) (b) 3., or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g).
938.344(2e)(a)(a) If a court finds a juvenile committed a violation under s.
961.573 (2),
961.574 (2) or
961.575 (2), or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes, the court shall suspend the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined in s.
340.01 (40), for not less than 6 months nor more than 5 years and, in addition, shall order one of the following penalties:
938.344(2e)(a)1.
1. For a first violation, a forfeiture of not more than $50 or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g) or both.
938.344(2e)(a)2.
2. For a violation committed within 12 months of a previous violation, a forfeiture of not more than $100 or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g) or both.
938.344(2e)(a)3.
3. For a violation committed within 12 months of 2 or more previous violations, a forfeiture of not more than $500 or participation in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.34 (5g) or both.
938.344(2e)(b)
(b) Whenever a court suspends a juvenile's operating privilege under this subsection, the court may take possession of any suspended license. If the court takes possession of a license, it shall destroy the license. The court shall forward to the department of transportation the notice of suspension stating that the suspension is for a violation under s.
961.573 (2),
961.574 (2), or
961.575 (2), or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes.
938.344(2e)(c)
(c) If the juvenile's license or operating privilege is currently suspended or revoked or the juvenile does not currently possess a valid operator's license under ch.
343, the suspension under this subsection is effective on the date on which the juvenile is first eligible for issuance or reinstatement of an operator's license under ch.
343.
938.344(2g)(a)(a) After ordering a penalty under sub.
(2),
(2b),
(2d) or
(2e), the court, with the agreement of the juvenile, may enter an additional order staying the execution of the penalty order and suspending or modifying the penalty imposed. The order under this paragraph shall require the juvenile to do any of the following:
938.344(2g)(a)1.
1. Submit to an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria under s.
938.547 (4) and that is conducted by an approved treatment facility. The order shall designate an approved treatment facility to conduct the alcohol and other drug abuse assessment and shall specify the date by which the assessment must be completed.
938.344(2g)(a)2.
2. Participate in an outpatient alcohol or other drug abuse treatment program at an approved treatment facility, if an alcohol or other drug abuse assessment conducted under subd.
1. or s.
938.295 (1) recommends treatment.
938.344(2g)(a)3.
3. Participate in a court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program.
938.344(2g)(a)4.
4. Participate in a teen court program if all of the following conditions apply:
938.344(2g)(a)4.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.
938.344(2g)(a)4.b.
b. 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 violation specified in sub.
(2),
(2b),
(2d) or
(2e).
938.344(2g)(a)4.c.
c. The juvenile has not successfully completed participation in a teen court program during the 2 years before the date of the alleged violation.
938.344(2g)(a)5.
5. Report to a youth report center after school, in the evening, on weekends, on other nonschool days, or at any other time that the juvenile is not under immediate adult supervision, for participation in the social, behavioral, academic, community service, and other programming of the center. Section
938.34 (5g) applies to any community service work performed by a juvenile under this subdivision.
938.344(2g)(b)
(b) If the approved treatment facility, with the written informed consent of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12, the written informed consent of the juvenile's parent, notifies the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile that the juvenile has submitted to an assessment under par.
(a) and that the juvenile does not need treatment, intervention or education, the court shall notify the juvenile of whether or not the penalty will be reinstated.
938.344(2g)(c)
(c) If the juvenile completes the alcohol or other drug abuse treatment program or court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program, the approved treatment facility or court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program shall, with the written informed consent of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12, the written informed consent of the juvenile's parent, notify the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile that the juvenile has complied with the order and the court shall notify the juvenile of whether or not the penalty will be reinstated.
938.344(2g)(d)
(d) If an approved treatment facility or court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program, with the written informed consent of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has not attained the age of 12, the written informed consent of the juvenile's parent, notifies the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile that a juvenile is not participating, or has not satisfactorily completed, a recommended alcohol or other drug abuse treatment program or a court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program, the court shall hold a hearing to determine whether to impose the penalties under sub.
(2),
(2b),
(2d), or
(2e).
938.344(2m)
(2m)
Counting violations. For purposes of subs.
(2) to
(2e), all violations arising out of the same incident or occurrence shall be counted as a single violation.
938.344(3)
(3)
Prosecution in adult court. If the juvenile alleged to have committed the violation is within 3 months of his or her 17th birthday, 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.
938.345
938.345
Disposition of juvenile adjudged in need of protection or services. 938.345(1)(1)
Dispositional order. If the court finds that the juvenile is in need of protection or services, the court shall enter an order including one or more of the dispositions under s.
938.34 under a care and treatment plan except that the order may not do any of the following:
938.345(1)(a)
(a) Place the juvenile in the serious juvenile offender program juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth.
938.345(1)(d)
(d) Restrict or suspend the driving privileges of the juvenile, except as provided under sub.
(2).
938.345(1)(e)
(e) Place any juvenile not found under ch.
880, 2003 stats., or ch.
46,
49,
51,
54, or
115 to have a developmental disability or a mental illness or to be a child with a disability, as defined in s.
115.76 (5), in a facility that exclusively treats one or more of those categories of juveniles.
938.345(1)(g)
(g) Place the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail or in nonsecure custody under s.
938.34 (3) (f).
938.345(1m)
(1m)
Indian juvenile; placement preferences. Subject to s.
938.028 (6) (b), if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is in need of protection or services under s.
938.13 (4),
(6),
(6m), or
(7) and who is being removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placed outside that home, the court shall designate one of the placements specified in s.
938.028 (6) (a) 1. to
4. as the placement for the Indian juvenile, in the order of preference listed, unless the court finds good cause, as described in s.
938.028 (6) (d), for departing from that order.
938.345 Note
NOTE: Sub. (1m) is shown as renumbered from sub. (1m) (a) by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
938.345(2)
(2)
School dropouts and habitual truants. If the court finds that a juvenile is in need of protection or services based on the fact that the juvenile is a school dropout, as defined in s.
118.153 (1) (b), or based on habitual truancy, and the court also finds that the juvenile has dropped out of school or is a habitual truant as a result of the juvenile's intentional refusal to attend school rather than the failure of any other person to comply with s.
118.15 (1) (a) and
(am), the court, instead of or in addition to any other disposition imposed under sub.
(1), may enter an order permitted under s.
938.342.
938.345(3)(a)(a) If the court finds that a juvenile is in need of protection or services on the basis of a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, under ch.
940,
944, or
948 or s.
942.08 or
942.09, or ss.
943.01 to
943.15, the court may require the juvenile to comply with the reporting requirements under s.
301.45 if the court determines that the underlying conduct was sexually motivated, as defined in s.
980.01 (5), and that it is in the interest of public protection to have the juvenile report under s.
301.45. In determining whether it is in the interest of public protection to have the juvenile report under s.
301.45, the court may consider any of the following:
938.345(3)(a)1.
1. The ages, at the time of the violation, of the juvenile and the victim of the violation.
938.345(3)(a)2.
2. The relationship between the juvenile and the victim of the violation.
938.345(3)(a)4.
4. Whether the victim suffered from a mental illness or mental deficiency that rendered him or her temporarily or permanently incapable of understanding or evaluating the consequences of his or her actions.
938.345(3)(a)5.
5. The probability that the juvenile will commit other violations in the future.
938.345(3)(a)6.
6. Any other factor that the court determines may be relevant to the particular case.
938.345(3)(b)
(b) If the court orders a juvenile to comply with the reporting requirements under s.
301.45, the court may order the juvenile to continue to comply with the reporting requirements until his or her death.
938.345(3)(c)
(c) If the court orders a juvenile to comply with the reporting requirements under s.
301.45, the clerk of the court in which the order is entered shall promptly forward a copy of the order to the department of corrections. If the finding of need of protection or services on which the order is based is reversed, set aside, or vacated, the clerk of the court shall promptly forward to the department of corrections a certificate stating that the finding has been reversed, set aside, or vacated.
938.345(3)(d)
(d) If the court under par.
(a) orders the juvenile to comply with the reporting requirements under s.
301.45 in connection with a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of s.
942.09, the court may provide that the juvenile be released from the requirement to comply with the reporting requirements under s.
301.45 upon satisfying the conditions of the dispositional order imposed for the offense. If the juvenile satisfies the conditions of the dispositional order, the clerk of the court shall notify the department of corrections and the department of children and families that the juvenile has satisfied the conditions of the dispositional order.
938.345(4)
(4)
Uncontrollable juveniles. If the court finds that a juvenile is in need of protection or services under s.
938.13 (4), the court, instead of or in addition to any other disposition imposed under sub.
(1), may place the juvenile in the home of a guardian under s.
48.977 (2).
938.346
938.346
Notice to victims of juveniles' acts. 938.346(1)(1)
Information to victims. Each known victim of a juvenile's act shall receive timely notice of the following information:
938.346(1)(d)1.
1. Information regarding any decision to close a case under s.
938.24 (5m), any deferred prosecution agreement under s.
938.245, any decision not to file a petition under s.
938.25 (2m), any consent decree under s.
938.32 or any dispositional order under ss.
938.34 to
938.345. The information may not include reports under s.
938.295 or
938.33 or any other information that deals with sensitive personal matters of the juvenile and the juvenile's family and that does not directly relate to the act or alleged act committed against the victim. This subdivision does not affect the right of a victim to attend any hearing that the victim is permitted to attend under s.
938.299 (1) (am).
938.346(1)(e)
(e) The procedure under s.
938.296 under which the victim, if an adult, or the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the victim, if the victim is a child, may request an order requiring a juvenile who is alleged to have violated s.
940.225,
948.02,
948.025,
948.05,
948.06, or
948.085 (2) to submit to an HIV test, as defined in s.
252.01 (2m), and a test or a series of tests to detect the presence of a sexually transmitted disease, as defined in s.
252.11 (1), and to have the results of the tests disclosed as provided in s.
938.296 (4) (a) to
(e).
938.346(1)(ec)
(ec) The procedure under s.
938.296 under which the victim, if an adult, or the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the victim, if the victim is a child, may request an order requiring a juvenile who is alleged to have violated s.
946.43 (2m) to submit to a test or a series of tests to detect the presence of communicable diseases and to have the results of that test or series of tests disclosed as provided in s.
938.296 (5) (a) to
(e).
938.346(1)(em)
(em) The right to confer, if requested, with an intake worker regarding deferred prosecution agreements under s.
938.245 (1m) or with a district attorney or corporation counsel under s.
938.265 regarding the possible outcomes of the proceedings and under s.
938.32 (1) (am) regarding consent decrees.
938.346(1)(f)
(f) The right to request and receive notice of the time and place of any hearing that the victim may attend under s.
938.299 (1) (am).
