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23938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has
24jurisdiction over
persons 17 years of age or older
adults as provided under ss. 938.355
25(4), 938.357 (6), 938.365 (5), and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.
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938.45
(1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent
3under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any
4person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging,
5or tending to cause by any act or omission
, such
that condition of the juvenile, the
6court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her
7relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of
8the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when,
9how, and
from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.
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938.45
(3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile. 12If it appears at a court hearing that any
person 17 years of age or older adult has
13violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This
14subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior
15reference by the court to the district attorney.
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16Section
601. 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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938.48
(4m) (title)
Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17
who
18become adults.
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938.48
(4m) (a) Is
at least 17 years of age an adult.
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21Section
603
. 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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938.48
(4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183,
23938.34 (4h)
, or 938.357 (3) or (4) when the person
reached 17 years of age became an
24adult.
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1938.48
(14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17
who become
2adults. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation
3under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they
attained 17 years of age became
4adults, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly
5attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for
6gainful employment, and who upon
attaining that age
becoming adults were under
7the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), or 938.357 (3) or (4)
8as a result of a judicial decision.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,605
9Section
605. 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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938.57
(3) (title)
Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17 who become
11adults.
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12Section
606. 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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938.57
(3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) (d),
14counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any
juvenile person who meets
15all of the following qualifications:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,607
16Section
607. 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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938.57
(3) (a) 1. Is
17 years of age or older an adult.
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18Section
608. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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938.57
(3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to
20his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult.
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938.57
(3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a
juvenile person 23under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that which the
juvenile person would
24receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the
person were a juvenile
were 16 years of age.
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1946.50 Absconding. (intro.) Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but
2who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
3under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who
4does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before
attaining the age of
517 years becoming an adult is guilty of the following:
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948.01
(1) “Child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years
,
8except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a
9state or federal criminal law, “child" does not include a person who has attained the
10age of 17 years.
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11Section
612. 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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948.11
(2) (am) (intro.) Any
person who has attained the age of 17 and adult 13who, with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative
14account, verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative
15account to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I
16felony if any of the following applies:
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948.45
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any
person 17 years of age or older 19adult who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the
20truancy, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a
person 17 years of age or under child 21is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
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948.60
(2) (d) A
person under 17 years of age child who has violated this
24subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under
1s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction
2under s. 938.183.
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948.61
(4) A
person under 17 years of age child who has violated this section
5is subject to the provisions of ch. 938, unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18
6or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s.
7938.183.
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9961.455 (title)
Using a child minor for illegal drug distribution or
10manufacturing purposes.
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961.455
(1) Any
person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who
13knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs
, or uses a
person who is under the age of
1417 years minor for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.
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961.455
(2) The knowledge requirement under sub. (1) does not require proof
17of knowledge of the age of the
child minor. It is not a defense to a prosecution under
18this section that the actor mistakenly believed that the person solicited, hired,
19directed, employed
, or used under sub. (1) had attained the age of 18 years, even if
20the mistaken belief was reasonable.
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22961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18 minors. If
a person 17 years
23of age or over an adult violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled
24substance or a controlled substance analog to a
person 17 years of age or under minor 25who is at least 3 years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of
1imprisonment prescribed under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not
2more than 5 years.
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961.573
(2) Any
person minor who violates sub. (1)
who is under 17 years of age 5is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
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961.574
(2) Any
person minor who violates sub. (1)
who is under 17 years of age 8is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
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961.575
(1) Any
person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (1)
11by delivering drug paraphernalia to a
person 17 years of age or under minor who is
12at least 3 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or
13imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
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961.575
(2) Any
person minor who violates this section
who is under 17 years
16of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
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961.575
(3) Any
person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (3)
19by delivering drug paraphernalia to a
person 17 years of age or under minor is guilty
20of a Class G felony.
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990.01
(3) Adult. “Adult" means a person who has attained the age of 18 years
,
23except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to
24have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
25ordinance, “adult" means a person who has attained the age of 17 years.
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990.01
(20) Minor. “Minor" means a person who has not attained the age of
318 years
, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is
4alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
5ordinance, “minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years.
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(1)
Age of adult jurisdiction. The treatment of ss. 48.02 (1d) and (2), 48.44,
848.45 (1) (a) and (am) and (3), 118.163 (4), 125.07 (4) (d) and (e) 1., 125.085 (3) (bt),
9165.83 (1) (c) 1. and 2., 301.12 (2m) and (14) (a), 302.31 (7), 938.02 (1) and (10m),
10938.12 (2), 938.18 (2), 938.183 (3), 938.255 (1) (intro.), 938.34 (8), 938.343 (2), 938.344
11(3), 938.35 (1m), 938.355 (4) (b) and (4m) (a), 938.39, 938.44, 938.45 (1) (a) and (3),
12938.48 (4m) (title), (a), and (b) and (14), 938.57 (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., and 3., and
13(b), 946.50 (intro.), 948.01 (1), 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.), 948.45 (1), 948.60 (2) (d),
14948.61 (4), 961.455 (title), (1), and (2), 961.46, 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), 961.575 (1),
15(2), and (3), and 990.01 (3) and (20), subch. IX (title) of ch. 48, and subch. IX (title)
16of ch. 938 first applies to a violation of a criminal law, civil law, or municipal
17ordinance allegedly committed on the effective date of this subsection.
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(1)
Age of adult jurisdiction. The treatment of ss. 48.02 (1d) and (2), 48.44,
2048.45 (1) (a) and (am) and (3), 118.163 (4), 125.07 (4) (d) and (e) 1., 125.085 (3) (bt),
21165.83 (1) (c) 1. and 2., 301.12 (2m) and (14) (a), 302.31 (7), 938.02 (1) and (10m),
22938.12 (2), 938.18 (2), 938.183 (3), 938.255 (1) (intro.), 938.34 (8), 938.343 (2), 938.344
23(3), 938.35 (1m), 938.355 (4) (b) and (4m) (a), 938.39, 938.44, 938.45 (1) (a) and (3),
24938.48 (4m) (title), (a), and (b) and (14), 938.57 (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., and 3., and
25(b), 946.50 (intro.), 948.01 (1), 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.), 948.45 (1), 948.60 (2) (d),
1948.61 (4), 961.455 (title), (1), and (2), 961.46, 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), 961.575 (1),
2(2), and (3), and 990.01 (3) and (20), subch. IX (title) of ch. 48, and subch. IX (title)
3of ch. 938 and S
ection 9308
(1) of this act take effect on January 1, 2024.”.
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(1)
Juvenile justice reform review committee.
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(a) There is created in the department of children and families a juvenile justice
8reform review committee with members appointed by the governor.
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(b) The juvenile justice reform review committee shall study and, prior to
10September 16, 2024, provide recommendations to the department of children and
11families and the department of corrections on how to do all of the following:
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121. Increase the minimum age of delinquency.
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132. Eliminate original adult court jurisdiction over juveniles under s. 938.183.
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143. Modify the waiver procedure for adult court jurisdiction over juveniles and
15incorporate offenses currently subject to original adult court jurisdiction into the
16waiver procedure.
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174. Eliminate the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.538 and create
18extended juvenile court jurisdiction with a blended juvenile and adult sentence
19structure for certain juvenile offenders.
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205. Prohibit placement of a juvenile in a juvenile detention facility for a status
21offense and limit sanctions and short-term holds in a juvenile detention facility to
22cases where there is a public safety risk.
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236. Sunset long-term post-disposition programs at juvenile detention facilities.
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247. Create a sentence adjustment procedure for youthful offenders.
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18. Conform with the U.S. Constitution the statutes that mandate imposing
2sentences of life imprisonment without parole or extended supervision to minors.
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(c) In submitting information under s. 16.42 (1) for purposes of the 2025-27
4biennial budget bill, the department of children and families and the department of
5corrections shall each include a request to implement the juvenile justice reform
6review committee's recommendations.
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(d) The juvenile justice reform review committee terminates on September 16,
82024.”.
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20.437
(1) (cj)
Community youth and family aids. The amounts in the schedule
12for the improvement and provision of community-based juvenile
13delinquency-related services under s. 48.526 and juvenile correctional services
14under s. 301.26 and for reimbursement to counties having a population of less than
15750,000 for the cost of court attached intake services as provided in s. 938.06 (4).
16Disbursements may be made from this appropriation account under s. 49.32 (2).
17Refunds received relating to payments made under s. 49.32 (2) shall be returned to
18this appropriation account. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the
19department of children and families may transfer moneys under this paragraph
20between fiscal years. Except for moneys authorized
to be carried forward under s.
2148.526 (3) (dm) or for transfer under s. 48.526 (3)
(e), all moneys from this paragraph
22allocated under s. 48.526 (3) and not spent or encumbered by counties by December
2331 of each year shall lapse into the general fund on the succeeding January 1. The
24joint committee on finance may transfer additional moneys to the next calendar year.
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20.437
(1) (cm)
Community intervention program Youth justice system
3improvement program. The amounts in the schedule for the
community intervention 4program youth justice system improvement program under s. 48.528.
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20.437
(1) (kp)
Youth aids funding for the youth justice system improvement
7program. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (cj), as
8provided under s. 48.526 (3) (e), for the youth justice system improvement program
9under s. 48.528.
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48.526
(3) (e) The department may
carry forward $500,000 or transfer to the
12appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kp) 10 percent of its funds allocated under
13this subsection and not
encumbered expended or carried forward under par. (dm)
by
14counties by December 31
, whichever is greater, to the next 2 calendar years. The
15department may transfer moneys from or within s. 20.437 (1) (cj) to accomplish this
16purpose. The department may allocate these transferred moneys to counties with
17persistently high rates of juvenile arrests for serious offenses during the next 2
18calendar years to improve community-based juvenile delinquency-related services,
19as defined in s. 46.011 (1c). The allocation does not affect a county's base allocation.
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21Section
632. 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.526
(7) Allocations of funds. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability
23of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate
24funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1,
2021
12023, and ending on June 30,
2023 2025, as provided in this subsection to county
2departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows: