Marriage and divorce
Interpretation of certain statutory sections enacted pursuant to ch. 105, Laws of 1977. The provisions of sec. 247.265, Stats., require every order for support or maintenance listed therein to include a wage assignment order. Section 247.02(1)(i), Stats., allows all actions to modify a judgment in an action affecting marriage to be commenced in any court having jurisdiction under sec. 247.01, Stats. 68-106
Menominee County
Public Law 280 (67 Stat. 588, 28 U.S.C. sec. 1360 and 18 U.S.C. sec. 1162) is not applicable to the Menominee Tribe but state general jurisdiction will continue until the federal and tribal governments assume jurisdiction pursuant to the Menominee Restoration Act. Menominee County, or portions thereof, could be merged with an adjoining county or counties by procedures set forth in sec. 59.997, Wis. Stats., but any division of the County would require prior majority vote of the County's legal voters. 64-184
Menominee Tribe
Jurisdictional relationship between State and Menominee Tribe discussed. 70-36
Mississippi riverboat
Wisconsin prohibits gambling on the Wisconsin portion of the Mississippi River. An Iowa licensed river boat equipped with casino-type gambling games may be in violation of chapter 945 if it enters Wisconsin water. 79-206
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1984
Use of funds
The Fox Valley Technical Institute is not a "unit of local government" for the purpose of receiving federal Justice Assistance Act (JAA) funds. Also, JAA funds which are specified for use by local units of government for local projects cannot be used to support statewide crime prevention activities. 75-265
JUVENILE COURT
See also COURTS; MINORS
Citation and forfeiture procedures
Citation and forfeiture procedures for juveniles as affected by chs. 300 and 359, Laws of 1979, are discussed. 70-67
District Attorney
The duties of the District Attorney under secs. 48.04(3) and 59.47(11), Stats., relate only to appearing and assisting in juvenile court proceedings. Such duties normally do not include the performance of ministerial or clerical functions in drafting juvenile court petitions under sec. 48.20(2), Stats. 62-273
The juvenile court cannot require the District Attorney to serve the summons or notice required by ch. 48, Stats. However, the District Attorney, as an officer of the court, may voluntarily do so to aid the court in the administration of justice. 72-145
Iron County
Under the provisions of sec. 48.12, Stats., the Iron County juvenile court has jurisdiction of delinquency petitions based on violation of the Michigan criminal law by children who are residents of and present in Iron County. 62-229
Jurisdiction
The provisions of sec. 48.12, Stats., vest exclusive jurisdiction in the juvenile court over persons under 18 years of age who violate the provisions of secs. 66.054(25) and 176.31, Stats., which impose criminal penalties on a person under 18 years of age who procures, possesses or consumes any intoxicant or who falsely represents his age for the purpose of procuring any intoxicant. 63-95
Pre-petition investigation
Pre-petition investigation provided for by sec. 48.19, Stats., is authorized whenever any human being directs information to the juvenile court tending to show that a child is delinquent, in need of supervision, dependent or neglected. 63-279
Records, access to
The Wisconsin Council on Criminal Justice may have access to the law enforcement and social service files of Wisconsin juveniles without a court order. It may not have access to juvenile court records without a court order. 74-18
Resident juveniles
The Wisconsin courts have jurisdiction under ch. 48, Stats., over state resident juveniles alleged to be delinquent because they violated another state's criminal laws. 70-143
JUVENILE DETENTION HOMES
See FOSTER HOMES
JUVENILES
See CHILDREN; COURTS; JUVENILE COURT; MINORS
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KNIVES
Balisong
Possession of balisong or butterfly knives is prohibited by section 941.24, Stats., because their blades open by a thrust or movement (Unpub.). 21-1987
Butterfly knife
Possession of balisong or butterfly knives is prohibited by section 941.24, Stats., because their blades open by a thrust or movement (Unpub.). 21-1987
Switchblade Knife Act (U.S.)
Possession of balisong or butterfly knives is prohibited by section 941.24, Stats., because their blades open by a thrust or movement (Unpub.). 21-1987
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LABOR
See also EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE
CETA
The Governor can designate counties as agencies of the State to contract with nonprofit private agencies to utilize funds to provide public service jobs under Federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. 66-15
Child labor
Under the Neighborhood Youth Corps program authorized by Title I-B of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. secs. 2701-2994d), all enrollees of this federally sponsored and locally administered program are employes under the Wisconsin Child Labor Laws and, therefore, must be covered by suitable work permits unless exempt because of age or the nature of their activities. The Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations does not have the authority to waive the permit fee even though this program is federally sponsored and largely financed by federal funds as the relationship of employer-employe still exists, there being no statutory exemption. 62-256
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations may lawfully issue child labor permits to girls aged 12 and 13 to be employed as caddies on golf courses. 63-513
Collective bargaining
Matters within the scope of bargaining as set forth in sec. 111.91, Stats., agreed to by the Department of Administration and a state employe union are not effective until submitted as tentative agreements to and approved by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations. Action of the Secretary of the Department of Administration in agreeing to so-called non-recrimination clause was within his discretion but the clause itself is unenforceable until approved by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations. 67-38
Conviction records
1. A licensing agency may not ask an applicant about juvenile delinquency records. 2. A licensing agency may request information from an applicant regarding conviction records under sec. 111.32(5)(h), Stats. 67-327
Discrimination
1. A licensing agency may not ask an applicant about juvenile delinquency records. 2. A licensing agency may request information from an applicant regarding conviction records under sec. 111.32(5)(h), Stats. 67-327
A state agency may insist on the presence of legal counsel when making agency personnel available for informal interviews conducted by Personnel Commission equal rights officers in the course of investigating complaints of employment discrimination against such state agency, where the equal rights officers wishes to (1) conduct on the job interviews of nonmanagerial personnel, or (2) interview agency supervisors who are not named or "immediately" involved in the discriminatory actions in question. 70-167
Grievance records
Public records relating to employe grievances are not generally exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law, and nondisclosure must be justified on a case-by-case basis. 73-20
Hiring above the minimum"
"Raised hiring rate" and "hiring above the minimum" practices utilized by Administrator of Division of Personnel pursuant to section Pers 5.02(1) and (2) Wis. Adm. Code are primarily matters of compensation and wage rates related to salary-schedule adjustments and are subject to collective bargaining in some degree under sec. 111.91(1), Stats. (Unpub.). 65-1978
Layoffs