938.21(5)(b)
(b) An order relating to a juvenile held in custody outside of his or her home shall also include all of the following:
938.21(5)(b)1.a.a. A finding that continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile.
938.21(5)(b)1.b.
b. A finding as to whether the person who took the juvenile into custody and the intake worker have made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount concerns, unless the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in
s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to
4. applies.
938.21(5)(b)1.c.
c. A finding as to whether the person who took the juvenile into custody and the intake worker have made reasonable efforts to make it possible for the juvenile to return safely home.
938.21(5)(b)1.d.
d. If the juvenile is under the supervision of the county department, an order ordering the juvenile into the placement and care responsibility of the county department as required under
42 USC 672 (a) (2) and assigning the county department primary responsibility for providing services to the juvenile.
938.21(5)(b)1m.
1m. If for good cause shown sufficient information is not available for the court to make a finding as to whether reasonable efforts were made to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount concerns, a finding as to whether reasonable efforts were made to make it possible for the juvenile to return safely home and an order for the county department or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile under the custody order to file with the court sufficient information for the court to make a finding as to whether those reasonable efforts were made to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home by no later than 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the date on which the order is granted.
938.21(5)(b)2.
2. If the juvenile is held in custody outside the home in a placement recommended by the intake worker, a statement that the court approves the placement recommended by the intake worker or, if the juvenile is placed outside the home in a placement other than a placement recommended by the intake worker, a statement that the court has given bona fide consideration to the recommendations made by the intake worker and all parties relating to the placement of the juvenile.
938.21(5)(b)2m.
2m. If the juvenile has one or more siblings, as defined in
s. 938.38 (4) (br) 1., who have also been removed from the home, a finding as to whether the intake worker has made reasonable efforts to place the juvenile in a placement that enables the sibling group to remain together, unless the court determines that a joint placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the juvenile or any of those siblings, in which case the court shall order the county department or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile under the custody order to make reasonable efforts to provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction between the juvenile and the siblings, unless the court determines that such visitation or interaction would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the juvenile or any of those siblings.
938.21(5)(b)3.
3. If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in
s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to
4. applies with respect to a parent, a determination that the county department or agency primarily responsible for providing services under the custody order is not required to make reasonable efforts with respect to the parent to make it possible for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home.
938.21(5)(c)
(c) The court shall make the findings specified in
par. (b) 1.,
1m., and
3. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which those findings are based in the custody order. A custody order that merely references
par. (b) 1.,
1m., or
3. without documenting or referencing that specific information in the custody order or an amended custody order that retroactively corrects an earlier custody order that does not comply with this paragraph is not sufficient to comply with this paragraph.
938.21(5)(d)
(d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in
s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to
4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under
s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the juvenile.
938.21(5)(e)1.1. In this paragraph, "adult relative" means a grandparent, great-grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, half brother, or half sister of a juvenile, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, who has attained 18 years of age.
938.21(5)(e)2.
2. The court shall order the county department or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile under the custody order to conduct a diligent search in order to locate and provide notice of the information specified in this subdivision to all relatives of the juvenile named under
sub. (2) (e) or
(3) (f) and to all adult relatives of the juvenile within 30 days after the juvenile is removed from the custody of the juvenile's parent unless the juvenile is returned to his or her home within that period. The court may also order the county department or agency to conduct a diligent search in order to locate and provide notice of the information specified in this subdivision to all other adult individuals named under
sub. (2) (e) or
(3) (f) within 30 days after the juvenile is removed from the custody of the juvenile's parent unless the juvenile is returned to his or her home within that period. The county department or agency may not provide that notice to a person named under
sub. (2) (e) or
(3) (f) or to an adult relative if the county department or agency has reason to believe that it would be dangerous to the juvenile or to the parent if the juvenile were placed with that person or adult relative. The notice shall include all of the following:
938.21(5)(e)2.a.
a. A statement that the juvenile has been removed from the custody of the juvenile's parent.
938.21(5)(e)2.b.
b. A statement that explains the options that the person provided with the notice has under state or federal law to participate in the care and placement of the juvenile, including any options that may be lost by failing to respond to the notice.
938.21(5)(e)2.c.
c. A description of the requirements to obtain a foster home license under
s. 48.62 or to receive kinship care or long-term kinship care payments under
s. 48.57 (3m) or
(3n) and of the additional services and supports that are available for juveniles placed in a foster home or in the home of a person receiving those payments.
938.21(5)(e)2.d.
d. A statement advising the person provided with the notice that he or she may incur additional expenses if the juvenile is placed in his or her home and that reimbursement for some of those expenses may be available.
938.21(5)(e)2.e.
e. The name and contact information of the agency that removed the juvenile from the custody of the juvenile's parent.
938.21(6)
(6) Amendment of order. An order under
sub. (4) (a) may be amended at any time, with notice, so as to place the juvenile in another form of custody for failure to conform to the conditions originally imposed. A juvenile may be transferred to secure custody if he or she meets the criteria of
s. 938.208.
938.21(7)
(7) Deferred prosecution. If the court determines that the best interests of the juvenile and the public are served, the court may enter a consent decree under
s. 938.32 or dismiss the petition and refer the matter to the intake worker for deferred prosecution in accordance with
s. 938.245.
938.21 Annotation
When a district attorney receives notice of a deferred prosecution agreement from an intake worker under s. 938.24 (5), the 20 days during which the district attorney may terminate the agreement under s. 938.245 (6) begins. When a court orders a deferred prosecution agreement under sub. (7), the intake worker need not notify the district attorney and nothing triggers a district attorney's authority to terminate the agreement under s. 938.245 (6). An order under sub. (7) dismissing a petition and referring for deferred prosecution does not require district attorney consent. The district attorney may not override the order by filing a new petition with the same charges and facts. State v. Lindsey A.F.
2002 WI App 223,
257 Wis. 2d 650,
653 N.W.2d 116,
01-0081. Affirmed.
2003 WI 63,
262 Wis. 2d 200,
663 N.W.2d 757,
01-0081.
938.22
938.22
County and private juvenile facilities. 938.22(1)(a)(a) Subject to
s. 48.66 (1) (b), the county board of supervisors of a county may establish a juvenile detention facility in accordance with
ss. 301.36 and
301.37 or the county boards of supervisors for 2 or more counties may jointly establish a juvenile detention facility in accordance with
ss. 46.20,
301.36, and
301.37. The county board of supervisors of a county may establish a shelter care facility in accordance with
ss. 48.576 and
48.578 or the county boards of supervisors for 2 or more counties may jointly establish a shelter care facility in accordance with
ss. 46.20,
48.576, and
48.578. A private entity may establish a juvenile detention facility in accordance with
ss. 301.36 and
301.37 and contract with one or more county boards of supervisors under
s. 938.222 to hold juveniles in the private juvenile detention facility.
938.22(1)(b)
(b) Subject to
sub. (3) (ar), in counties having a population of less than 500,000, the nonjudicial operational policies of a public juvenile detention facility or shelter care facility shall be determined by the county board of supervisors or, in the case of a public juvenile detention facility or shelter care facility established by 2 or more counties, by the county boards of supervisors for the 2 or more counties jointly. Those policies shall be executed by the superintendent appointed under
sub. (3) (a).