SB308,22 15Section 22. 938.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,8,2016 938.12 (2) Seventeen-year-olds Juveniles who become adults. If a petition
17alleging that a juvenile is delinquent is filed before the juvenile is 17 years of age
18becomes an adult, but the juvenile becomes 17 years of age an adult before admitting
19the facts of the petition at the plea hearing or, if the juvenile denies the facts, before
20an adjudication, the court retains jurisdiction over the case.
SB308,23 21Section 23. 938.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,9,522 938.18 (2) Petition. The petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed by the
23district attorney or the juvenile or may be initiated by the court and shall contain a
24brief statement of the facts supporting the request for waiver. The petition for waiver
25of jurisdiction shall be accompanied by or filed after the filing of a petition alleging

1delinquency and shall be filed prior to the plea hearing, except that if the juvenile
2denies the facts of the petition and becomes 17 years of age an adult before an
3adjudication, the petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed at any time prior to
4the adjudication. If the court initiates the petition for waiver of jurisdiction, the
5judge shall disqualify himself or herself from any future proceedings on the case.
SB308,24 6Section 24. 938.183 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,9,147 938.183 (3) Placement in state prison; parole. When a juvenile who is subject
8to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., attains the age
9of 17 years
becomes an adult, the department may place the juvenile in a state prison
10named in s. 302.01, except that the department may not place any person under the
11age of 18 years in the correctional institution authorized in s. 301.16 (1n). A juvenile
12who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or under s. 938.183 (2), 2003
13stats., for an act committed before December 31, 1999, is eligible for parole under s.
14304.06.
SB308,25 15Section 25. 938.255 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,9,2216 938.255 (1) Title and contents. (intro.) A petition initiating proceedings
17under this chapter, other than a petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12,
18938.125, or 938.13 (12), shall be entitled, "In the interest of (juvenile's name), a
19person under the age of 18".." A petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12,
20938.125, or 938.13 (12) shall be entitled, "In the interest of (juvenile's name), a person
21under the age of 17".
juvenile." A petition initiating proceedings under this chapter
22shall specify all of the following:
SB308,26 23Section 26. 938.34 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,9,2524 938.34 (8) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture based upon a determination that
25this disposition is in the best interest of the juvenile and the juvenile's rehabilitation.

1The maximum forfeiture that the court may impose under this subsection for a
2violation by a juvenile is the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed on
3an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is applicable only to a person
4under 18 years of age
juveniles, $100. The order shall include a finding that the
5juvenile alone is financially able to pay the forfeiture and shall allow up to 12 months
6for payment. If the juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may vacate the
7forfeiture and order other alternatives under this section; or the court may suspend
8any license issued under ch. 29 for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years, or
9suspend the juvenile's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more
10than 2 years. If the court suspends any license under this subsection, the clerk of the
11court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch.
1229 or, if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if
13possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the
14department which that issued the license a notice of suspension stating that the
15suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any
16license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is
17paid during the period of suspension, the suspension shall be reduced to the time
18period which that has already elapsed and the court shall immediately notify the
19department, which shall then, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license
20to the juvenile. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount
21recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
SB308,27 22Section 27. 938.343 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,11,1423 938.343 (2) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture not to exceed the maximum
24forfeiture that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the
25violation is only applicable to a person under 18 years of age juveniles, $50. The

1order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay and
2shall allow up to 12 months for the payment. If a juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture,
3the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 or suspend the juvenile's
4operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more than 2 years. The court
5shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch. 29 or,
6if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if
7possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the
8department which that issued the license the notice of suspension stating that the
9suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any
10license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is
11paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the
12department, which shall, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license to
13the person. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount
14recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
SB308,28 15Section 28. 938.344 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,11,2316 938.344 (3) Prosecution in adult court. If the juvenile alleged to have
17committed the violation is within 3 months of his or her 17th birthday becoming an
18adult
, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may,
19at the request of the district attorney or on its own motion, dismiss the citation
20without prejudice and refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under
21s. 125.07 (4). The juvenile is entitled to a hearing only on the issue of his or her age.
22This subsection does not apply to violations under s. 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), or
23961.575 (2) or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes.
SB308,29 24Section 29. 938.35 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,12,6
1938.35 (1m) Future criminal proceedings barred. Disposition by the court
2assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 of any allegation
3under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) shall bar any future proceeding on the same matter
4in criminal court when the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an adult. This
5paragraph subsection does not affect proceedings in criminal court that have been
6transferred under s. 938.18.
SB308,30 7Section 30. 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,13,38 938.355 (4) (b) Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d)
9or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age may apply for up to 2 years
10after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th 19th birthday,
11whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court
12terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall
13apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's
1418th 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order
15sooner. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before
16the juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on which the
17order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation
18of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class B or C
19felony if committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of age, if the
20juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be punishable
21as a Class A felony if committed by an adult. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an
22extension of an order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile
23attains 17 years of age becomes an adult shall terminate at the end of one year after
24the date on which the order is granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of
25time or the court terminates the order sooner. No extension under s. 938.365 of an

1original dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) may be granted
2for a juvenile who is 17 years of age or older when becomes an adult by the time the
3original dispositional order terminates.
SB308,31 4Section 31. 938.355 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,13,105 938.355 (4m) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12,
61993 stats., or s. 938.12 may, on attaining 17 years of age becoming an adult, petition
7the court to expunge the court's record of the juvenile's adjudication. Subject to par.
8(b), the court may expunge the record if the court determines that the juvenile has
9satisfactorily complied with the conditions of his or her dispositional order and that
10the juvenile will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.
SB308,32 11Section 32. 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,13,16 12938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the
13court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any
14future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile
15reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal
16proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.
SB308,33 17Section 33. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the
18statutes is amended to read:
SB308,13,1919 CHAPTER 938
SB308,13,2220 SUBCHAPTER IX
21 JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17
22 OR OLDER
adults
SB308,34 23Section 34. 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,14,3
1938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has
2jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355
3(4) and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.
SB308,35 4Section 35. 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,14,125 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent
6under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any
7person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging,
8or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the juvenile, the
9court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her
10relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of
11the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when,
12how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.
SB308,36 13Section 36. 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,14,1814 938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile.
15If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has
16violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This
17subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior
18reference by the court to the district attorney.
SB308,37 19Section 37. 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,14,2120 938.48 (4m) (title) Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17 who
21become adults
.
SB308,38 22Section 38. 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,14,2323 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult.
SB308,39 24Section 39. 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,15,3
1938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183,
2938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (4) when the person reached 17 years of age
3became an adult.
SB308,40 4Section 40. 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,15,125 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 who become
6adults
. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation
7under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became
8adults
, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly
9attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for
10gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age adulthood were under the
11supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357
12(4) as a result of a judicial decision.
SB308,41 13Section 41. 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,15,1514 938.57 (3) (title) Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17 who become
15adults
.
SB308,42 16Section 42. 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,15,1917 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) (d),
18counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile person who meets
19all of the following qualifications:
SB308,43 20Section 43. 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,15,2121 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 years of age or older an adult.
SB308,44 22Section 44. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,15,2423 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to
24his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult.
SB308,45 25Section 45. 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,16,3
1938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile person
2under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that to which the juvenile person would
3receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the person were a juvenile were 16 years of age.
SB308,46 4Section 46. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,16,95 939.632 (1) (e) 1. Any felony under s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.09
6(1c), 940.19 (2), (4) or (5), 940.21, 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.235, 940.305, 940.31,
7940.32, 941.20, 941.21, 943.02, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), 943.32 (2), 948.02 (1)
8or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) (a) or (c), 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085,
9or 948.30 (2) or under s. 940.302 (2) if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies.
SB308,47 10Section 47. 939.632 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,16,1211 939.632 (1) (e) 3. Any misdemeanor under s. 940.19 (1), 940.225 (3m), 940.32
12(2),
940.42, 940.44, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.235, 941.24 or 941.38 (3).
SB308,48 13Section 48. 946.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,16,18 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:
SB308,49 19Section 49. 948.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,17,220 948.01 (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 has previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated
24delinquent or who is alleged to have committed any violent crime specified in s.

1939.632 (1) (e) 1. or 2. or any misdemeanor under s. 940.42, if the underlying crime
2is a felony, or s. 941.20 (1) (b), (bm), (c), or (d) or 941.24
.
SB308,50 3Section 50. 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,17,84 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) Any person who has attained the age of 17 and adult
5who, with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative
6account, verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative
7account to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I
8felony if any of the following applies:
SB308,51 9Section 51. 948.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,17,1310 948.45 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person 17 years of age or older
11adult who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the
12truancy, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a person 17 years of age or under child
13is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
SB308,52 14Section 52. 948.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,17,1815 948.60 (2) (d) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this
16subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under
17s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction
18under s. 938.183.
SB308,53 19Section 53. 948.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,17,2320 948.61 (4) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this section
21is subject to the provisions of ch. 938, unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18
22or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s.
23938.183.
SB308,54 24Section 54. 961.455 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,18,2
1961.455 (title) Using a child minor for illegal drug distribution or
2manufacturing purposes.
SB308,55 3Section 55. 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,18,64 961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who
5knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of
617 years
minor for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.
SB308,56 7Section 56. 961.455 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,18,128 961.455 (2) The knowledge requirement under sub. (1) does not require proof
9of knowledge of the age of the child minor. It is not a defense to a prosecution under
10this section that the actor mistakenly believed that the person solicited, hired,
11directed, employed, or used under sub. (1) had attained the age of 18 years, even if
12the mistaken belief was reasonable.
SB308,57 13Section 57. 961.46 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,18,19 14961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18 minors. If a person 17 years
15of age or over
an adult violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled
16substance or a controlled substance analog to a person 17 years of age or under minor
17who is at least 3 years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of
18imprisonment prescribed under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not
19more than 5 years.
SB308,58 20Section 58. 961.573 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,18,2221 961.573 (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).
SB308,59 23Section 59. 961.574 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,18,2524 961.574 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age
25is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
SB308,60
1Section 60. 961.575 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,19,52 961.575 (1) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (1)
3by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor who is
4at least 3 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or
5imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
SB308,61 6Section 61. 961.575 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,19,87 961.575 (2) Any person minor who violates this section who is under 17 years
8of age
is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).
SB308,62 9Section 62. 961.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,19,1210 961.575 (3) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (3)
11by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor is guilty
12of a Class G felony.
SB308,63 13Section 63. 990.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,19,2114 990.01 (3) Adult. "Adult" means a person who has attained the age of 18 years,
15except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to
16have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal
17ordinance, "adult" means includes a person who has attained the age of 17 years of
18age who has previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent or who
19is alleged to have committed any violent crime specified in s. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. or 2.
20or any misdemeanor under s. 940.42, if the underlying crime is a felony, or s. 941.20
21(1) (b), (bm), (c), or (d) or 941.24
.
SB308,64 22Section 64. 990.01 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,20,523 990.01 (20) Minor. "Minor" means a person who has not attained the age of
2418 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is
25alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal

1ordinance, "minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years
2of age who has previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent or who
3is alleged to have committed any violent crime specified in s. 939.632 (1) (e) 1. or 2.
4or any misdemeanor under s. 940.42, if the underlying crime is a felony, or s. 941.20
5(1) (b), (bm), (c), or (d) or 941.24
.
SB308,65 6Section 65. Initial applicability.
SB308,20,97 (1) Age of adult jurisdiction. This act first applies to a violation of a criminal
8law, civil law, or municipal ordinance allegedly committed on the effective date of this
9subsection.
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