Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 938 - Juvenile justice code.
938.237 - Civil law and ordinance proceedings initiated by citation in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48.

938.237 Civil law and ordinance proceedings initiated by citation in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48.
(1) Citation form. The citation forms under s. 23.54, 66.0113, 778.25, 778.26 or 800.02 may be used to commence an action for a violation of civil laws and ordinances in the court.
(2) Procedures. The procedures for issuance and filing of a citation, and for forfeitures, stipulations, and deposits in ss. 23.50 to 23.67, 23.75 (3) and (4), 66.0113, 778.25, 778.26, and 800.01 to 800.035 except s. 800.035 (7) (b), when the citation is issued by a law enforcement officer, shall be used as appropriate, except that this chapter shall govern taking and holding a juvenile in custody, s. 938.37 shall govern costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, and a capias shall be substituted for an arrest warrant. Sections 66.0113 (3) (c) and (d), 66.0114 (1), and 778.10 as they relate to collection of forfeitures do not apply.
(3) Disposition. If a juvenile to whom a citation has been issued does not submit a deposit or a stipulation and deposit, the juvenile shall appear in the court for a plea hearing under s. 938.30 at the date, time and place for the court appearance specified on the citation. If the juvenile does not submit a stipulation and deposit or if the court refuses to accept a deposit unaccompanied by a stipulation, the juvenile may be summoned to appear and the procedures that govern petitions for civil law or ordinance violations under s. 938.125 shall govern all proceedings initiated by a citation, except that the citation shall not be referred to the court intake worker for an intake inquiry. If the court finds that a juvenile violated a municipal ordinance or a civil law punishable by a forfeiture under this section, the court shall enter a dispositional order under s. 938.344, if applicable, or if s. 938.344 does not apply, the court may enter any of the dispositional orders under s. 938.343.
History: 1995 a. 77; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2001 a. 30 s. 108; 2003 a. 139; 2005 a. 344; 2009 a. 402.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 938 - Juvenile justice code.

938.01 - Title, legislative intent and purposes.

938.02 - Definitions.

938.022 - Electronic filing.

938.028 - Indian juvenile welfare.

938.03 - Time and place of court; absence or disability of judge.

938.06 - Services for court.

938.067 - Powers and duties of intake workers.

938.069 - Powers and duties of disposition staff.

938.07 - Additional sources of court services.

938.08 - Duties of person furnishing services to court.

938.09 - Representation of the interests of the public.

938.10 - Power of the judge to act as intake worker.

938.12 - Jurisdiction over juveniles alleged to be delinquent.

938.125 - Jurisdiction over juveniles alleged to have violated civil laws or ordinances.

938.13 - Jurisdiction over juveniles alleged to be in need of protection or services.

938.135 - Referral of juveniles to proceedings under ch. 51 or 55.

938.14 - Jurisdiction over interstate compact proceedings.

938.15 - Jurisdiction of other courts to determine legal custody.

938.17 - Jurisdiction over traffic, boating, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, and utility terrain vehicle violations and over civil law and ordinance violations.

938.18 - Jurisdiction for criminal proceedings for juveniles 14 or older; waiver hearing.

938.183 - Original adult court jurisdiction for criminal proceedings.

938.185 - Venue.

938.19 - Taking a juvenile into custody.

938.195 - Recording custodial interrogations.

938.20 - Release or delivery from custody.

938.205 - Criteria for holding a juvenile in physical custody.

938.207 - Places where a juvenile may be held in nonsecure custody.

938.208 - Criteria for holding a juvenile in a juvenile detention facility.

938.209 - Criteria for holding a juvenile in a county jail or a municipal lockup facility.

938.21 - Hearing for juvenile in custody.

938.217 - Change in placement; juvenile held in custody.

938.22 - County and private juvenile facilities.

938.222 - Contracts with private entities for juvenile detention facility services.

938.223 - Contracts with Minnesota counties for juvenile detention facility services.

938.224 - Contracts with department for juvenile detention facility services.

938.225 - Statewide plan for juvenile detention and correctional facilities.

938.23 - Right to counsel.

938.235 - Guardian ad litem.

938.237 - Civil law and ordinance proceedings initiated by citation in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48.

938.24 - Receipt of jurisdictional information; intake inquiry.

938.243 - Basic rights: duty of intake worker.

938.245 - Deferred prosecution.

938.25 - Petition: authorization to file.

938.255 - Petition; form and content.

938.263 - Amendment of petition.

938.265 - Consultation with victims.

938.27 - Notice; summons.

938.273 - Service of summons or notice; expense.

938.275 - Parents' contribution to cost of custody, sanctions and court and legal services.

938.28 - Failure to obey summons; capias.

938.29 - Substitution of judge.

938.293 - Discovery.

938.295 - Physical, psychological, mental or developmental examination.

938.296 - Testing for HIV infection and certain diseases.

938.2965 - Waiting area for victims and witnesses.

938.297 - Motions before trial.

938.299 - Procedures at hearings.

938.30 - Plea hearing.

938.305 - Hearing upon the involuntary removal of a juvenile.

938.31 - Fact-finding hearing.

938.312 - Notice of dismissal.

938.315 - Delays, continuances and extensions.

938.317 - Jeopardy.

938.32 - Consent decree.

938.325 - Proceedings by telephone or live audiovisual means.

938.33 - Court reports.

938.331 - Court reports; effect on victim.

938.335 - Dispositional hearings.

938.34 - Disposition of juvenile adjudged delinquent.

938.341 - Delinquency adjudication; restriction on firearm possession.

938.3415 - Delinquency adjudication; restriction on body armor possession.

938.342 - Disposition; truancy and school dropout ordinance violations.

938.343 - Disposition of juvenile adjudged to have violated a civil law or an ordinance.

938.344 - Disposition; certain intoxicating liquor, beer and drug violations.

938.345 - Disposition of juvenile adjudged in need of protection or services.

938.346 - Notice to victims of juveniles' acts.

938.35 - Effect of judgment and disposition.

938.355 - Dispositional orders.

938.356 - Duty of court to warn.

938.357 - Change in placement; juvenile subject to dispositional order.

938.358 - Trial reunification.

938.36 - Payment for services.

938.361 - Payment for alcohol and other drug abuse services.

938.362 - Payment for certain special treatment or care services.

938.363 - Revision of dispositional orders.

938.364 - Dismissal of certain dispositional orders.

938.365 - Extension of orders.

938.366 - Extended out-of-home care.

938.368 - Continuation of dispositional orders.

938.37 - Costs.

938.371 - Access to certain information by substitute care provider.

938.373 - Medical authorization.

938.38 - Permanency planning.

938.383 - Reasonable and prudent parent standard.

938.385 - Plan for transition to independent living.

938.39 - Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding.

938.396 - Records.

938.44 - Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older.

938.45 - Orders applicable to adults.

938.46 - New evidence.

938.47 - Motion for postdisposition relief and appeal.

938.48 - Authority of department of corrections.

938.485 - Authority of department.

938.49 - Notification by court of placement with a county department or the department of corrections; transfer of reports and records.

938.50 - Examination of juveniles under supervision of department of corrections.

938.505 - Juveniles placed under correctional supervision.

938.51 - Notification of release or escape of juvenile from correctional custody or supervision.

938.52 - Facilities for care of juveniles in care of department of corrections.

938.53 - Duration of control of department of corrections over delinquents.

938.533 - Community supervision.

938.534 - Intensive supervision program.

938.535 - Early release and intensive supervision program; limits.

938.538 - Serious juvenile offender program.

938.539 - Type 2 status.

938.54 - Records.

938.546 - Juvenile treatment court grant program.

938.547 - Juvenile alcohol and other drug abuse pilot program.

938.548 - Multidisciplinary screen and assessment criteria.

938.549 - Juvenile classification system.

938.57 - Powers and duties of county departments providing juvenile welfare services.

938.59 - Examination and records.

938.595 - Duration of control of county departments over delinquents.

938.78 - Confidentiality of records.

938.795 - Powers of the department.

938.988 - Interstate placement of juveniles.

938.999 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

938.9995 - Expediting interstate placements of juveniles.