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2023 SENATE BILL 836
December 19, 2023 - Introduced by Senators WANGGAARD, JACQUE, MARKLEIN and
NASS, cosponsored by Representatives DUCHOW, DITTRICH, GOEBEN, MAXEY,
MELOTIK, MICHALSKI, MURPHY, MURSAU, NEDWESKI, O'CONNOR and PENTERMAN.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
1 AN ACT to create 938.30 (2r) of the statutes; relating to: imposing conditions
2 on a juvenile between a plea hearing and a fact-finding hearing or disposition
3 hearing.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill grants the juvenile court the ability to impose reasonable restrictions
on a juvenile's conduct, including travel, association with other persons, alcohol or
drug use, and school attendance, during the time between the plea hearing and the
conclusion of any fact-finding hearing or any disposition hearing. An order
restricting a juvenile's conduct may be entered after the juvenile submits a denial at
a plea hearing.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
4 SECTION 1. 938.30 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
5 938.30 (2r) PRE-DISPOSITION RESTRICTIONS. If the juvenile initially enters a
6 denial, the court may in its discretion enter an order imposing reasonable
7 restrictions on the juvenile's conduct, including travel, association with other
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SENATE BILL 836 SECTION 1
1 persons, alcohol or drug use, and school attendance, during the time between the
2 plea hearing under this section and the conclusion of any fact-finding hearing under
3 s. 938.31 or any disposition hearing under s. 938.34.
4 SECTION 2.0Initial applicability.
5 (1) This act first applies to a proceeding for a violation of criminal law, civil law,
6 or municipal ordinance allegedly committed on the effective date of this subsection.
7 (END)