SB501-AA11,1,10 4"(cm) Plea hearing. 1. A hearing to determine whether any party wishes to
5contest a petition filed under par. (a) shall take place on a date which allows
6reasonable time for the parties to prepare but is no more than 30 days after the filing
7of the petition. At the hearing, the nonpetitioning parties and the child, if he or she
8is 12 years of age or over or is otherwise competent to do so, shall state whether they
9wish to contest the petition. Before accepting a plea of no contest to the allegations
10in the petition, the court shall do all of the following:

SB501-AA11,1,1411 a. Address the parties present and determine that the plea is made voluntarily
12and with understanding of the nature of the facts alleged in the petition, the nature
13of the potential disposition and the nature of the legal consequences of that
14disposition.

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1b. Establish whether any promises or threats were made to elicit the plea of no
2contest and alert all unrepresented parties to the possibility that an attorney may
3discover grounds to contest the petition that would not be apparent to those parties.

SB501-AA11,2,54 c. Make inquiries to establish to the satisfaction of the court that there is a
5factual basis for the plea of no contest.

SB501-AA11,2,106 2. If the petition is not contested and if the court accepts the plea of no contest,
7the court may immediately proceed to a dispositional hearing under par. (f), unless
8an adjournment is requested. If a party requests an adjournment, the court shall set
9a date for the dispositional hearing which allows reasonable time for the parties to
10prepare but is no more than 30 days after the plea hearing.

SB501-AA11,2,1411 3. If the petition is contested or if the court does not accept the plead of no
12contest, the court shall set a date for a fact-finding hearing under par. (d) which
13allows reasonable time for the parties to prepare but is not more than 30 days after
14the plea hearing.".

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1"(fm) Dispositional hearing. The court shall hold a dispositional hearing on the
2petition at the time specified or set by the court under par. (cm) 2. or (d), at which any
3party may present evidence,".