AB703,6,2
1165.83 (1) (c) 1. An act that is committed by a person who has attained the age
2of 17
an adult and that is a felony or a misdemeanor.
AB703, s. 15 3Section 15. 165.83 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,6,64 165.83 (1) (c) 2. An act that is committed by a person minor who has attained
5the age of 10 but who has not attained the age of 17 and that would be a felony or
6misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
AB703, s. 16 7Section 16. 301.12 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,6,108 301.12 (2m) The liability specified in sub. (2) shall not apply to persons 17 18
9and older receiving care, maintenance, services and supplies provided by prisons
10named in s. 302.01.
AB703, s. 17 11Section 17. 301.12 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,6,2212 301.12 (14) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), liability of a person
13specified in sub. (2) or s. 301.03 (18) for care and maintenance of persons under 17
1418 years of age in residential, nonmedical facilities such as group homes, foster
15homes, residential care centers for children and youth, and juvenile correctional
16institutions is determined in accordance with the cost-based fee established under
17s. 301.03 (18). The department shall bill the liable person up to any amount of
18liability not paid by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (4m) or by other 3rd-party
19benefits, subject to rules that include formulas governing ability to pay promulgated
20by the department under s. 301.03 (18). Any liability of the resident not payable by
21any other person terminates when the resident reaches age 17 18, unless the liable
22person has prevented payment by any act or omission.
AB703, s. 18 23Section 18. 301.26 (4) (cm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,7,724 301.26 (4) (cm) 2. Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b), and (bm), the department
25shall transfer funds from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (cg) to the

1appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), (ho), and (hr) for the purpose of reimbursing
2juvenile correctional facilities, secured residential care centers for children and
3youth, alternate care providers, aftercare supervision providers, and corrective
4sanctions supervision providers for costs incurred beginning on July 1, 1996, for the
5care of any juvenile 14 years of age or over and under 18 years of age who has been
6placed in a juvenile correctional facility under s. 48.366 based on a delinquent act
7that is a violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.05, or 940.225 (1).
AB703, s. 19 8Section 19. 302.31 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,7,149 302.31 (7) The temporary placement of persons in the custody of the
10department, other than persons under 17 years of age minors, and persons who have
11attained the age of 17 years but have not attained
adults under the age of 25 years
12who are under the supervision of the department under s. 48.366 or 938.355 (4) and
13who have been taken into custody pending revocation of aftercare supervision under
14s. 48.366 (5) or 938.357 (5) (e).
AB703, s. 20 15Section 20. 938.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,7,2016 938.02 (1) "Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older, except that
17for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated
18any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "adult"
19means includes a person who has attained 17 years of age who has previously been
20adjudicated delinquent
.
AB703, s. 21 21Section 21. 938.02 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,8,222 938.02 (10m) "Juvenile", when used without further qualification, means a
23person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or
24prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law

1or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "juvenile" does not include a person who has
2attained
17 years of age who has previously been adjudicated delinquent.
AB703, s. 22 3Section 22. 938.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,8,84 938.12 (2) Seventeen-year-olds Juveniles who become adults. If a petition
5alleging that a juvenile is delinquent is filed before the juvenile is 17 years of age
6becomes an adult, but the juvenile becomes 17 years of age an adult before admitting
7the facts of the petition at the plea hearing or if the juvenile denies the facts, before
8an adjudication, the court retains jurisdiction over the case.
AB703, s. 23 9Section 23. 938.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,8,1810 938.18 (2) Petition. The petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed by the
11district attorney or the juvenile or may be initiated by the court and shall contain a
12brief statement of the facts supporting the request for waiver. The petition for waiver
13of jurisdiction shall be accompanied by or filed after the filing of a petition alleging
14delinquency and shall be filed prior to the plea hearing, except that if the juvenile
15denies the facts of the petition and becomes 17 years of age an adult before an
16adjudication, the petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed at any time prior to
17the adjudication. If the court initiates the petition for waiver of jurisdiction, the
18judge shall disqualify himself or herself from any future proceedings on the case.
AB703, s. 24 19Section 24. 938.183 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,9,220 938.183 (3) Placement in state prison; parole. When a juvenile who is subject
21to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., attains the age
22of 17 years
becomes an adult, the department may place the juvenile in a state prison
23named in s. 302.01, except that the department may not place any person under the
24age of 18 years in the correctional institution authorized in s. 301.16 (1n). A juvenile
25who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or under s. 938.183 (2), 2003

1stats., for an act committed before December 31, 1999, is eligible for parole under s.
2304.06.
AB703, s. 25 3Section 25. 938.255 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,9,104 938.255 (1) Title and contents. (intro.) A petition initiating proceedings
5under this chapter, other than a petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12,
6938.125, or 938.13 (12), shall be entitled, "In the interest of (juvenile's name), a
7person under the age of 18". A petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12,
8938.125, or 938.13 (12) shall be entitled, "In the interest of (juvenile's name), a person
9under the age of 17"
juvenile". A petition initiating proceedings under this chapter
10shall specify all of the following:
AB703, s. 26 11Section 26. 938.34 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,9,2512 938.34 (8) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture based upon a determination that
13this disposition is in the best interest of the juvenile and the juvenile's rehabilitation.
14The maximum forfeiture that the court may impose under this subsection for a
15violation by a juvenile is the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed on
16an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is applicable only to a person
17under 18 years of age
juveniles, $100. The order shall include a finding that the
18juvenile alone is financially able to pay the forfeiture and shall allow up to 12 months
19for payment. If the juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may vacate the
20forfeiture and order other alternatives under this section; or the court may suspend
21any license issued under ch. 29 for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years, or
22suspend the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more
23than 2 years. If the court suspends any license under this subsection, the clerk of the
24court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch.
2529 or, if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if

1possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the
2department which issued the license a notice of suspension stating that the
3suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any
4license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is
5paid during the period of suspension, the suspension shall be reduced to the time
6period which has already elapsed and the court shall immediately notify the
7department which shall then, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license
8to the juvenile. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount
9recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
AB703, s. 27 10Section 27. 938.343 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,11,211 938.343 (2) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture not to exceed the maximum
12forfeiture that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the
13violation is only applicable to a person under 18 years of age juveniles, $50. The
14order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay and
15shall allow up to 12 months for the payment. If a juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture,
16the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 or suspend the juvenile's
17operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more than 2 years. The court
18shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch. 29 or,
19if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if
20possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the
21department which issued the license the notice of suspension stating that the
22suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any
23license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is
24paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the
25department, which shall, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license to

1the person. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount
2recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
AB703, s. 28 3Section 28. 938.344 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,11,114 938.344 (3) Prosecution in adult court. If the juvenile alleged to have
5committed the violation is within 3 months of his or her 17th birthday becoming an
6adult
, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may,
7at the request of the district attorney or on its own motion, dismiss the citation
8without prejudice and refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under
9s. 125.07 (4). The juvenile is entitled to a hearing only on the issue of his or her age.
10This subsection does not apply to violations under s. 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), or
11961.575 (2) or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes.
AB703, s. 29 12Section 29. 938.35 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,11,1813 938.35 (1m) Future criminal proceedings barred. Disposition by the court
14assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 of any allegation
15under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) shall bar any future proceeding on the same matter
16in criminal court when the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an adult. This
17paragraph subsection does not affect proceedings in criminal court that have been
18transferred under s. 938.18.
AB703, s. 30 19Section 30. 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,12,1520 938.355 (4) (b) Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d)
21or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age may apply for up to 2 years
22after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th 19th birthday,
23whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court
24terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall
25apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's

118th 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order
2sooner. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before
3the juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on which the
4order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation
5of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class B or C
6felony if committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of age, if the
7juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be punishable
8as a Class A felony if committed by an adult. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an
9extension of an order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile
10attains 17 years of age becomes an adult shall terminate at the end of one year after
11the date on which the order is granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of
12time or the court terminates the order sooner. No extension under s. 938.365 of an
13original dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) may be granted
14for a juvenile who is 17 years of age or older when becomes an adult by the time the
15original dispositional order terminates.
AB703, s. 31 16Section 31. 938.355 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,12,2217 938.355 (4m) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12,
181993 stats., or s. 938.12 may, on attaining 17 years of age becoming an adult, petition
19the court to expunge the court's record of the juvenile's adjudication. Subject to par.
20(b), the court may expunge the record if the court determines that the juvenile has
21satisfactorily complied with the conditions of his or her dispositional order and that
22the juvenile will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.
AB703, s. 32 23Section 32. 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,13,3 24938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the
25court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any

1future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile
2reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal
3proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.
AB703, s. 33 4Section 33. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the
5statutes is amended to read:
AB703,13,66 CHAPTER 938
AB703,13,97 SUBCHAPTER IX
8 JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17
9 OR OLDER
adults
AB703, s. 34 10Section 34. 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,13,13 11938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has
12jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355
13(4) and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.
AB703, s. 35 14Section 35. 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,13,2215 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent
16under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any
17person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging,
18or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the juvenile, the
19court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her
20relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of
21the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when,
22how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.
AB703, s. 36 23Section 36. 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,324 938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile.
25If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has

1violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This
2subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior
3reference by the court to the district attorney.
AB703, s. 37 4Section 37. 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,65 938.48 (4m) (title) Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17 who
6become adults
.
AB703, s. 38 7Section 38. 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,88 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult.
AB703, s. 39 9Section 39. 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,1210 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183,
11938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (4) when the person reached 17 years of age
12became an adult.
AB703, s. 40 13Section 40. 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,2114 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 who become
15adults
. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation
16under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became
17adults
, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly
18attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for
19gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age adulthood were under the
20supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357
21(4) as a result of a judicial decision.
AB703, s. 41 22Section 41. 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,14,2423 938.57 (3) (title) Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17 who become
24adults
.
AB703, s. 42 25Section 42. 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,3
1938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) (d),
2counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile person who meets
3all of the following qualifications:
AB703, s. 43 4Section 43. 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,55 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 years of age or older an adult.
AB703, s. 44 6Section 44. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,87 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to
8his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult.
AB703, s. 45 9Section 45. 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,1210 938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile person
11under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that to which the juvenile person would
12receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the person were a juvenile were 16 years of age.
AB703, s. 46 13Section 46. 946.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,18 14946.50 Absconding. (intro.) Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but
15who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
16under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who
17does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before attaining the age of
1817 years
becoming an adult is guilty of the following:
AB703, s. 47 19Section 47. 948.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,15,2320 948.01 (1) "Child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years,
21except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a
22state or federal criminal law, "child" does not include a person who has attained the
23age of
17 years of age who had previously been adjudicated delinquent.
AB703, s. 48 24Section 48. 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,5
1948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) Any person who has attained the age of 17 and adult
2who, with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative
3account, verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative
4account to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I
5felony if any of the following applies:
AB703, s. 49 6Section 49. 948.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,107 948.45 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person 17 years of age or older
8adult who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the
9truancy, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a person 17 years of age or under child
10is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
AB703, s. 50 11Section 50. 948.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,1512 948.60 (2) (d) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this
13subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under
14s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction
15under s. 938.183.
AB703, s. 51 16Section 51. 948.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,2017 948.61 (4) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this section
18is subject to the provisions of ch. 938, unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18
19or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s.
20938.183.
AB703, s. 52 21Section 52. 961.455 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,16,23 22961.455 (title) Using a child minor for illegal drug distribution or
23manufacturing purposes.
AB703, s. 53 24Section 53. 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,3
1961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who
2knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of
317 years
minor for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.
AB703, s. 54 4Section 54. 961.455 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,95 961.455 (2) The knowledge requirement under sub. (1) does not require proof
6of knowledge of the age of the child minor. It is not a defense to a prosecution under
7this section that the actor mistakenly believed that the person solicited, hired,
8directed, employed, or used under sub. (1) had attained the age of 18 years, even if
9the mistaken belief was reasonable.
AB703, s. 55 10Section 55. 961.46 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,16 11961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18 minors. If a person 17 years
12of age or over
an adult violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled
13substance or a controlled substance analog to a person 17 years of age or under minor
14who is at least 3 years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of
15imprisonment prescribed under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not
16more than 5 years.
AB703, s. 56 17Section 56. 961.573 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,1918 961.573 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age
19is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
AB703, s. 57 20Section 57. 961.574 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB703,17,2221 961.574 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age
22is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
AB703, s. 58 23Section 58. 961.575 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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