Wisconsin Code § 938.355

Dispositional orders
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(1) INTENT. In any order
under s. 938.34 or 938.345, the court shall decide on a placement
and treatment finding based on evidence submitted to the court.
The disposition shall employ those means necessary to promote
the objectives under s. 938.01. If the court has determined that
any of the conditions specified in s. 938.34 (4m) (b) 1., 2., or 3.
applies, that determination shall be prima facie evidence that a
less restrictive alternative than placement in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and
youth is not appropriate. If information under s. 938.331 has
been provided in a court report under s. 938.33 (1), the court shall
consider that information when deciding on a placement and
treatment finding.
(2) CONTENT OF ORDER; COPY TO PARENT. (a) In addition to
the order, the court shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law based on the evidence presented to the court to
support the disposition ordered, including findings as to the juvenile’s condition and need for special treatment or care if an examination or assessment was conducted under s. 938.295. A finding
may not include a finding that a juvenile is in need of psychotropic medications.
(b) The court order shall be in writing and shall contain:
1. Specific services to be provided to the juvenile and the juvenile’s family, and, if custody is to be transferred to effect the
treatment plan, the identity of the legal custodian.
1m. A notice that the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or legal
custodian or the juvenile, if 14 years of age or older, may request
an agency that is providing care or services for the juvenile or that
has legal custody of the juvenile to disclose to, or make available
for inspection by, the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or juvenile the contents of any record kept or information received by the
agency about the juvenile as provided in s. 938.78 (2) (ag).
2. If the juvenile is placed outside the home under s. 938.34
(3) or (4d), the name of the place or facility, including transitional
placements, where the juvenile shall be cared for or treated, except that if the placement is a foster home and the name and address of the foster parent is not available at the time of the order,
the name and address of the foster parent shall be furnished to the
court and the parent within 21 days after the order. If, after a
hearing on the issue with due notice to the parent or guardian, the
court finds that disclosure of the identity of the foster parent
would result in imminent danger to the juvenile or the foster parent, the court may order the name and address of the prospective
foster parents withheld from the parent or guardian.
2m. If the juvenile is placed outside the home under s.
938.34 (4m), the name of the county department that will provide
supervision and determine placement for the juvenile.
3. The date of the expiration of the court’s order.
4. If the juvenile is placed outside the juvenile’s home, a designation of the amount of support, if any, to be paid by the juvenile’s parent, guardian or trustee, specifying that the support obligation begins on the date of the placement, or a referral to the
county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) for establishment
of child support.
4m. If the juvenile is placed outside the home and if the juvenile’s parent has not provided a statement of the income, assets,
debts, and living expenses of the juvenile and the juvenile’s parent to the county department under s. 938.30 (6) (b) or (c) or
938.31 (7) (b) or (c), an order for the parent to provide that statement to the county department by a date specified by the court.
The county department shall provide, without charge, to the parent a form on which to provide that statement, and the parent
shall provide that statement on the form. The county department
shall use the information in the statement to determine whether
the department may claim federal foster care and adoption assistance reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a for the cost of
providing care for the juvenile.
5. For a juvenile placed outside his or her home under an order under s. 938.34 (3) or 938.345, a permanency plan under s.
938.38 if one has been prepared.
6. If the juvenile is placed outside the home, a finding that
continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be
contrary to the welfare of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has been
adjudicated delinquent and is placed outside the home under s.
938.34 (3) (a) , (c), (cm), or (d) or (4d), a finding that the juvenile’s current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the community due to the serious nature of the act for
which the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent. The court order
shall also contain a finding as to whether the county department
or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a
court order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of
the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile’s
health and safety are the paramount concerns, unless the court
finds that any of the circumstances under sub. (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies, and, if a permanency plan has previously been prepared for
the juvenile, a finding as to whether the county department or
agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency
goal of the juvenile’s permanency plan, including, if appropriate,
through an out-of-state placement. The court shall make the findings specified in this subdivision on a case-by-case basis based on
circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which those findings are based
in the court order. A court order that merely references this subdivision without documenting or referencing that specific information in the court order or an amended court order that retroactively corrects an earlier court order that does not comply with
this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this subdivision.
6d. Except as provided in par. (cd), if the juvenile is placed in
a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or
shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, a finding as to each

of the following, the answers to which do not affect whether the
placement may be made, after considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified individual
who conducted the standardized assessment:
a. Whether the needs of the juvenile can be met through
placement in a foster home.
b. Whether placement of the juvenile in a residential care
center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
certified under s. 48.675 provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the juvenile in the least restrictive
environment.
c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term
and long-term goals for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
6g. If the juvenile is placed outside the home under the supervision of the county department, an order ordering the juvenile into the placement and care responsibility of the county department as required under 42 USC 672 (a) (2) and assigning the
county department primary responsibility for providing services
to the juvenile.
6m. If the juvenile is placed outside the home in a placement
under s. 938.34 (3) or (4d) recommended by the agency designated under s. 938.33 (1), a statement that the court approves the
placement recommended by the agency or, if the juvenile is
placed outside the home in a placement other than a placement
recommended by that agency, a statement that the court has given
bona fide consideration to the recommendations made by the
agency and all parties relating to the juvenile’s placement.
6n. If the juvenile is placed outside the home under s. 938.34
(4m), a statement that the court has given bona fide consideration
to the recommendations made by the agency and all parties relating to the juvenile’s placement.
6p. If the juvenile is placed outside the home and if the juvenile has one or more siblings, as defined in s. 938.38 (4) (br) 1.,
who have also been placed outside the home, a finding as to
whether the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court order has made reasonable efforts to place the juvenile in a placement that enables the
sibling group to remain together, unless the court determines that
a joint placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of
the juvenile or any of those siblings, in which case the court shall
order the county department or agency to make reasonable efforts
to provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction between the juvenile and the siblings, unless the court determines
that such visitation or interaction would be contrary to the safety
or well-being of the juvenile or any of those siblings.
6r. If the court finds that any of the circumstances under sub.
(2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, a determination
that the county department or agency primarily responsible for
providing services under the court order is not required to make
reasonable efforts with respect to the parent to make it possible
for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home.
6v. If the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7) and who
is being removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian
custodian and placed outside that home, a finding supported by
clear and convincing evidence, including the testimony of one or
more qualified expert witnesses, that continued custody of the Indian juvenile by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in
serious emotional or physical damage to the juvenile under s.
938.028 (4) (d) 1. and a finding that active efforts under s.
938.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the
Indian juvenile’s family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful. The findings under this subdivision shall be in addition
to the findings under subd. 6., except that for the sole purpose of
determining whether the cost of providing care for an Indian juvenile is eligible for reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679b, the
findings under this subdivision and the findings under subd. 6.
shall be considered to be the same findings. The findings under
this subdivision are not required if they were made in a previous
order in the proceeding unless a change in circumstances warrants new findings.
7. A statement of the conditions with which the juvenile is
required to comply.
(c) If school attendance is a condition of an order under par.
(b) 7., the order shall specify what constitutes a violation of the
condition and shall direct the school board of the school district
or the governing body of the private school in which the juvenile
is enrolled, or shall request the governing body of the tribal
school in which the juvenile is enrolled, to notify the county department that is responsible for supervising the juvenile within 5
days after any violation of the condition by the juvenile.
(cd) If the results of the standardized assessment and recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment are required but not available at the time of
the order, the court shall defer making the findings under par. (b)
6d. as provided in this paragraph. No later than 60 days after the
date on which the placement was made, the court shall issue an
order making the findings under par. (b) 6d.
(cm) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the court shall order the county
department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile under the dispositional order to conduct a
diligent search in order to locate and provide notice of the information specified in s. 938.21 (5) (e) 2. a. to e. to all relatives of
the juvenile named under s. 938.335 (6) and to all adult relatives,
as defined in s. 938.21 (5) (e) 1., of the juvenile within 30 days after the juvenile is removed from the custody of the juvenile’s parent unless the juvenile is returned to his or her home within that
period. The court may also order the county department or
agency to conduct a diligent search in order to locate and provide
notice of that information to all other adult individuals named under s. 938.335 (6) within 30 days after the juvenile is removed
from the custody of the juvenile’s parent unless the juvenile is returned to his or her home within that period. The county department or agency may not provide that notice to a person named under s. 938.335 (6) or to an adult relative if the county department
or agency has reason to believe that it would be dangerous to the
juvenile or to the parent if the juvenile were placed with that person or adult relative.
2. Subdivision 1. does not apply if the search required under
subd. 1. was previously conducted and the notice required under
subd. 1. was previously provided under s. 938.21 (5) (e) 2.
(d) The court shall provide a copy of the dispositional order to
the juvenile’s parent, guardian, legal custodian, or trustee and, if
the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed from the
home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placed outside
that home under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), to the Indian juvenile’s Indian custodian and tribe.
(2b) CONCURRENT REASONABLE EFFORTS PERMITTED. (a)
In this subsection, “concurrent planning” means appropriate efforts to work simultaneously towards achieving more than one of
the permanency goals listed in s. 938.38 (4) (fg) 1. to 5. for a juvenile who is placed in out-of-home care and for whom a permanency plan is required under s. 938.38 (2).
(b) A county department or the agency primarily responsible
for providing services to a juvenile under a court order shall determine, in accordance with standards established by the department, whether to engage in concurrent planning. If, according to
those standards, concurrent planning is required, the county de-

partment or agency shall engage in concurrent planning unless
the court or permanency review panel determines under s. 938.38
(5) (c) 5m. that concurrent planning is inappropriate.
(2c) REASONABLE EFFORTS STANDARDS. (a) When a court
makes a finding under sub. (2) (b) 6. as to whether a county department which provides social services or the agency primarily
responsible for providing services to the juvenile under a court order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from his or her home, while assuring that the juvenile’s
health and safety are the paramount concerns, the court’s consideration of reasonable efforts shall include whether:
1. A comprehensive assessment of the family’s situation was
completed, including a determination of the likelihood of protecting the juvenile’s health, safety and welfare effectively in the
home.
2. Financial assistance, if applicable, was provided to the
family.
3. Services were offered or provided to the family, if applicable, and whether any assistance was provided to the family to enable the family to utilize the services. Examples of the types of
services that may have been offered include:
a. In-home support services, such as homemakers and parent
aides.
b. In-home intensive treatment services.
c. Community support services, such as child care, parenting
skills training, housing assistance, employment training, and
emergency mental health services.
d. Specialized services for family members with special
needs.
4. Monitoring of client progress and client participation in
services was provided.
5. A consideration of alternative ways of addressing the family’s needs was provided, if services did not exist or existing services were not available to the family.
(b) When a court makes a finding under sub. (2) (b) 6. as to
whether the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile under a court order has
made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the
permanency plan, the court’s consideration of reasonable efforts
shall include the considerations under par. (a) and whether visitation schedules between the juvenile and his or her parents were
implemented, unless visitation was denied or limited by the
court.
(2d) REASONABLE EFFORTS NOT REQUIRED. (a) In this
subsection:
1. “Aggravated circumstances” include abandonment in violation of s. 948.20 or in violation of the law of any other state or
federal law if that violation would be a violation of s. 948.20 if
committed in this state, torture, chronic abuse, and sexual abuse.
2. “Sexual abuse” means a violation of s. 940.225, 944.30
(1m), 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.085,
948.09 or 948.10 or a violation of the law of any other state or
federal law if that violation would be a violation of s. 940.225,
944.30 (1m), 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.085
(2), 948.09 or 948.10 if committed in this state.
(b) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 6., the court is not required to
include in a dispositional order a finding as to whether the county
department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court order has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent of a juvenile to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile’s health and
safety are the paramount concerns, or, if applicable, a finding as
to whether the county department or agency has made reasonable
efforts with respect to a parent of a juvenile to achieve the permanency goal of returning the juvenile safely to his or her home, if
the court finds any of the following:
1. That the parent has subjected the juvenile to aggravated
circumstances, as evidenced by a final judgment of conviction.
2. That the parent has committed, has aided or abetted the
commission of, or has solicited, conspired, or attempted to commit, a violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, or 940.05 or a violation of the law of any other state or federal law, if that violation
would be a violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, or 940.05 if
committed in this state, as evidenced by a final judgment of conviction, and that the victim of that violation is a child of the
parent.
3. That the parent has committed a violation of s. 940.19 (3),
1999 stats., s. 940.19 (2), 2023 stats., s. 940.19 (4), 2023 stats., s.
940.19 (5) , 2023 stats., s. 940.198 (2) (a) , 2023 stats., or s.
940.198 (3) (a), 2023 stats., or s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 940.60 (2) or
(3) (a) or (b), 940.66 (2) (a) or (3) (a), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025,
948.03 (2) (a), (3) (a), or (5) (a) 1., 2., or 3., or 948.085 or a violation of the law of any other state or federal law, if that violation
would be a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 940.60 (2) or (3) (a)
or (b), 940.66 (2) (a) or (3) (a), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, or
948.03 (2) (a), (3) (a), or (5) (a) 1., 2., or 3. if committed in this
state, as evidenced by a final judgment of conviction, and that the
violation resulted in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22
(14), or in substantial bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (38), to
the juvenile or another child of the parent.
3m. That the parent has committed a violation of s. 948.051
or a violation of the law of any other state or federal law, if that violation would be a violation of s. 948.051 if committed in this
state, as evidenced by a final judgment of conviction, and that the
victim of that violation is a child of the parent.
4. That the parental rights of the parent to another child have
been involuntarily terminated, as evidenced by a final order of a
court of competent jurisdiction terminating those parental rights.
(bm) The court shall make a finding specified in par. (b) 1. to
4. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific to the
juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information
on which that finding is based in the dispositional order. A dispositional order that merely references par. (b) 1. to 4. without documenting or referencing that specific information in the dispositional order or an amended dispositional order that retroactively
corrects an earlier dispositional order that does not comply with
this paragraph is not sufficient to comply with this paragraph.
(c) If the court finds that any of the circumstances under par.
(b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a
hearing under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that
finding to determine the permanency goal and, if applicable, any
concurrent permanency goals for the juvenile.
(d) This subsection does not affect the requirement under sub.
(2) (b) 6v. that the court include in a dispositional order removing
an Indian juvenile who is in need of protection or services under
s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7) from the home of his or her parent
or Indian custodian and placing the juvenile outside that home a
finding that active efforts under s. 938.028 (4) (d) 2. have been
made to prevent the breakup of the Indian juvenile’s family and
that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
(2e) PERMANENCY PLANS; FILING; AMENDED ORDERS;
COPIES. (a) If a permanency plan has not been prepared at the
time the dispositional order is entered, or if the court orders a disposition that is not consistent with the permanency plan, the
agency responsible for preparing the plan shall prepare a permanency plan that is consistent with the order or revise the permanency plan to conform to the order and shall file the plan with the
court within the time specified in s. 938.38 (3). A permanency

plan filed under this paragraph shall be made a part of the dispositional order.
(b) Each time a juvenile’s placement is changed under s.
938.32 or 938.357, a trial reunification is ordered under s.
938.358, a consent decree is revised under s. 938.32, or a dispositional order is revised under s. 938.363 or extended under s.
938.365, the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall revise the plan to conform to the order and shall file a copy of the
revised plan with the court. Each plan filed shall be made a part
of the court order.
(c) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the juvenile’s parent or guardian, to the juvenile or
the juvenile’s counsel or guardian ad litem and to the person representing the interests of the public.
(2m) TRANSITIONAL PLACEMENTS. The court order may include the name of transitional placements, but may not designate
a specific time when transitions are to take place. The procedures of ss. 938.357 and 938.363 govern when those transitions
take place. The court may place specific time limitations on interim arrangements made for the care of the juvenile pending the
availability of the dispositional placement.
(3) PARENTAL VISITATION. (a) Except as provided in par.
(b), if, after a hearing on the issue with due notice to the parent or
guardian, the court finds that it would be in the best interest of the
juvenile, the court may set reasonable rules of parental visitation.
(b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the court may not grant
visitation under par. (a) to a parent of a juvenile if the parent has
been convicted of the homicide of the juvenile’s other parent under s. 940.01 or 940.05, and the conviction has not been reversed,
set aside, or vacated.
1m. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a parent who is granted
visitation rights with a juvenile under par. (a) is convicted of the
homicide of the juvenile’s other parent under s. 940.01 or 940.05,
and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or vacated,
the court shall issue an order prohibiting the parent from having
visitation with the juvenile on petition of the juvenile, the
guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile, a person or agency
bound by the dispositional order, or the district attorney or corporation counsel of the county in which the dispositional order was
entered, or on the court’s own motion, and on notice to the parent.
2. Subdivisions 1. and 1m. do not apply if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the visitation would
be in the best interests of the juvenile. The court shall consider
the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
(3m) ORDERS BASED ON EVIDENCE. Dispositional orders under s. 938.343 or 938.344 shall be based upon the evidence except that this subsection does not require a dispositional hearing
for the disposition of an uncontested citation.
(4) TERMINATION OF ORDERS. (a) Except as provided under
par. (b) or s. 938.368, an order under this section or s. 938.357 or
938.365 made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age that
places or continues the placement of the juvenile in his or her
home shall terminate one year after the date on which the order is
granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the
court terminates the order sooner.
(am) Except as provided in par. (b) or s. 938.368, an order under this section or s. 938.357 or 938.365 made before the juvenile
attains 18 years of age that places or continues the placement of
the juvenile in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a
parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent
living arrangement shall terminate on the latest of the following
dates, unless the court specifies a shorter period or the court terminates the order sooner:
1. The date on which the juvenile attains 18 years of age.
2. The date that is one year after the date on which the order
is granted.
3. The date on which the juvenile is granted a high school or
high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the juvenile attains 19 years of age, whichever occurs first, if the juvenile
is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or
technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the
program before attaining 19 years of age.
4. The date on which the juvenile is granted a high school or
high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the juvenile attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, if the juvenile
is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or
technical equivalent and if an individualized education program
under s. 115.787 is in effect for the juvenile. The court may not
grant an order that terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the juvenile is 17 years of age or older when the order is
granted and the juvenile, or the juvenile’s guardian on behalf of
the juvenile, agrees to the order. At any time after the juvenile attains 18 years of age, the juvenile, or the juvenile’s guardian on
behalf of the juvenile, may request the court in writing to terminate the order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without
a hearing, shall terminate the order.
(b) Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34
(4d) or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age may
apply for up to 2 years after the date on which the order is granted
or until the juvenile’s 18th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless
the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates
the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date,
it shall apply for one year after the date on which the order is
granted or until the juvenile’s 18th birthday, whichever is earlier,
unless the court terminates the order sooner. Except as provided
in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on
which the order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class B or C felony if
committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of
age, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an
act that would be punishable as a Class A felony if committed by
an adult. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an extension of an order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile attains 17 years of age shall terminate at the end of one year
after the date on which the order is granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order
sooner. No extension under s. 938.365 of an original dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4d) , (4h), (4m), or (4n) may be
granted for a juvenile who is 17 years of age or older when the
original dispositional order terminates.
(4g) TERMINATION OF ORDERS; CASE CLOSURE ORDERS. (a)
On request of a person authorized to file a petition under par. (b)
or on its own motion and on a finding that granting the request or
motion would be in the best interests of the juvenile, the court
may terminate an order under this section or s. 938.357 or
938.365 before the juvenile attains 18 years of age and grant an
order determining paternity of the juvenile, legal custody of the
juvenile, periods of physical placement with the juvenile, visitation rights with respect to the juvenile, or the obligation of the juvenile’s parents to provide support for the juvenile and the responsibility of the juvenile’s parents to provide coverage of the
juvenile’s health care expenses if any of the following apply:
1. The juvenile’s parents are parties to a pending action for
divorce, annulment, or legal separation, a man determined under
s. 938.299 (6) (e) 4. to be the biological father of the juvenile for
purposes of a proceeding under this chapter is a party to a pending action to determine paternity of the juvenile under ch. 767, or

the juvenile is the subject of a pending independent action under
s. 767.41 or 767.43 to determine legal custody of the juvenile or
visitation rights with respect to the juvenile.
2. The juvenile is the subject of an order that has been
granted in an action affecting the family determining legal custody of the juvenile, periods of physical placement with the juvenile, visitation rights with respect to the juvenile, or the obligation
of the juvenile’s parents to provide support for the juvenile and
the responsibility of the juvenile’s parents to provide coverage of
the juvenile’s health care expenses.
(b) The juvenile or his or her counsel or guardian ad litem, the
juvenile’s parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian,
the person or agency responsible for implementing the dispositional order, or the district attorney or corporation counsel may
file a petition with the court requesting an order under par. (a) or
the court, on its own motion, may propose such an order.
(c) The court shall hold a hearing before granting an order requested or proposed under par. (b). At least 5 days before the
hearing, the court shall cause notice of the hearing, together with
a copy of the request or proposal, to be provided to the juvenile,
the juvenile’s counsel or guardian ad litem, the juvenile’s parent,
guardian, and legal custodian, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney or corporation counsel, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile, the juvenile’s Indian custodian and tribe.
(d) In considering whether to grant a request or proposal for
an order under par. (a), the court shall proceed as follows:
1. If the request or proposal is for an order determining paternity of the juvenile, the court shall determine paternity in the
same manner as paternity is determined under subch. IX of ch.
767.
2. If the request or proposal is for an order determining legal
custody of the juvenile and periods of physical placement with
the juvenile, the court shall determine legal custody and periods
of physical placement in the same manner as legal custody and
periods of physical placement are determined under ss. 767.41
and 767.481 and, if the juvenile is the subject of a preexisting order that has been entered in an action affecting the family determining legal custody of the juvenile or periods of physical placement with the juvenile, in the same manner as legal custody and
periods of physical placement are determined under ss. 767.451
and 767.461, except that the court is not required to refer the parties for mediation under s. 767.405 (5) or refer the matter for a legal custody and physical placement study under s. 767.405 (14),
the parties are not required to file a parenting plan under s. 767.41
(1m), and the court may not transfer legal custody of the juvenile
to a relative or an agency under s. 767.41 (3).
3. If the request or proposal is for an order determining visitation rights with respect to the juvenile, the court shall determine
those rights in the same manner as visitation rights are determined under ss. 767.43 and 767.44.
4. If the request or proposal is for an order determining the
obligation of the juvenile’s parents to provide support for the juvenile and the responsibility of the juvenile’s parents to provide
coverage of the juvenile’s health care expenses, the court shall determine that obligation and responsibility in the same manner as
that obligation and responsibility are determined under ss.
767.511, 767.513, 767.54, 767.55, 767.57, and 767.58.
(e) An order under par. (a) may modify a preexisting order of
a court exercising jurisdiction in an action affecting the family
and shall remain in effect until modified or terminated by a court
exercising that jurisdiction.
(f) If at the time an order under par. (a) is granted an action
described in par. (a) 1. is pending or if at that time the juvenile is
the subject of a preexisting order described in par. (a) 2., the court
that granted the order under par. (a) shall file a copy of the order
with the court that is exercising jurisdiction in that pending action
or that entered that preexisting order. On receipt of the copy of
that order, the court that is exercising jurisdiction over the pending action or that granted the preexisting order shall provide a
copy of that order to all parties to that pending action or to all parties that are bound by that preexisting order. The order shall become a part of the record of that pending action or the action in
which the preexisting order was granted.
(g) 1. A person who is granted legal custody and periods of
physical placement with a juvenile under an order under par. (a)
may seek enforcement of the order by filing a motion under s.
767.471 (3) with the court in which the order was filed under par.
(f), and that court shall enforce the order in the same manner as
legal custody and physical placement orders are enforced under s.
767.471.
2. A party to a proceeding under this subsection in which legal custody and periods of physical placement with a juvenile are
determined under an order under par. (a) may seek a modification
of the order by filing a petition, motion, order to show cause, or
stipulation with the court in which the order was filed under par.
(f), and that court may modify the order in the same manner as legal custody and physical placement orders are modified under ss.
767.451, 767.461, and 767.481.
(h) 1. A person who is granted visitation rights with respect
to a juvenile under an order under par. (a) may seek enforcement
of the order by filing a motion for contempt of court under s.
767.43 (5) with the court in which the order was filed under par.
(f), and that court shall enforce the order in the same manner as
visitation orders are enforced under s. 767.43 (5).
2. A party to a proceeding under this subsection in which
visitation rights with respect to a juvenile are determined under
an order under par. (a) may seek a modification of the order by
filing a petition, motion, or order to show cause with the court in
which the order was filed under par. (f), and that court may modify the order in the same manner as visitation orders are modified
under s. 767.43 (1), (3), or (6), whichever is applicable.
(i) 1. A party to a proceeding under this subsection in which
the obligation to provide support for a juvenile and the responsibility to provide health care coverage for a juvenile are determined under an order under par. (a) who is authorized to commence an action to compel child support under s. 767.501 may
seek enforcement of the order by filing an action to compel support under s. 767.501 with the court in which the order was filed
under par. (f), and that court shall enforce the order in the same
manner as child support and health care coverage orders are enforced under ss. 767.511, 767.513, 767.54, 767.55, 767.57,
767.58, and 767.70 to 767.78.
2. A party to a proceeding under this subsection in which the
obligation to provide support for a juvenile and the responsibility
to provide health care coverage for a juvenile are determined under an order under par. (a) may seek a modification of the order
by filing a petition, motion, or order to show cause with the court
in which the order was filed under par. (f), and that court may
modify the order in the same manner as child support and health
care coverage orders are modified under ss. 767.553 and 767.59.
(4m) EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORD. (a) A juvenile who has
been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12, 1993 stats., or s. 938.12
may, on attaining 17 years of age, petition the court to expunge
the court’s record of the juvenile’s adjudication. Subject to par.
(b), the court may expunge the record if the court determines that
the juvenile has satisfactorily complied with the conditions of his
or her dispositional order and that the juvenile will benefit from,
and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.
(b) The court shall expunge the court’s record of a juvenile’s

adjudication if it was the juvenile’s first adjudication based on a
violation of s. 942.08 (2) (b), (c), or (d) or (3), and if the court determines that the juvenile has satisfactorily complied with the
conditions of his or her dispositional order. Notwithstanding s.
938.396 (2), the court shall notify the department of corrections
and the department of children and families promptly of any expungement under this paragraph.
(5) EFFECT OF COURT ORDER. Any party, person or agency
who provides services for the juvenile under this section shall be
bound by the court order.
(6) SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF ORDER. (a) Juvenile court
orders. 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., if a juvenile who has
been adjudged delinquent or to have violated a civil law or ordinance, other than an ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 (1m) or
(2), violates a condition specified in sub. (2) (b) 7., the court may
impose on the juvenile any of the sanctions specified in par. (d).
2. Except as provided in subd. 3., if a juvenile who has been
found to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 (4),
(6m), (7), (12), or (14) violates a condition specified in sub. (2)
(b) 7., the court may impose on the juvenile any of the sanctions
under par. (d), other than placement in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail.
2m. A sanction may be imposed under subd. 1. or 2. only if,
at the dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, the court explained
the conditions specified in sub. (2) (b) 7. to the juvenile and informed the juvenile of those possible sanctions or if before the violation the juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she
has read, or has had read to him or her, those conditions and possible sanctions and that he or she understands those conditions
and possible sanctions.
3. The court may not impose a sanction under subd. 1. or 2.
on a juvenile who is subject to an order under this section or s.
938.357 or 938.365 that terminates as provided in sub. (4) (am) 4.
or s. 938.357 (6) (a) 4. or 938.365 (5) (b) 4.
(an) Municipal court orders. 1. If a juvenile who has violated
a municipal ordinance, other than an ordinance enacted under s.
118.163 (1m) or (2), violates a condition of a dispositional order
imposed by the municipal court, the municipal court may petition
the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and
ch. 48 to impose on the juvenile the sanction under par. (d) 1. or
the sanction under par. (d) 3., with monitoring by an electronic
monitoring system. A sanction may be imposed under this subdivision only if, at the time of the judgment, the municipal court explained the conditions to the juvenile and informed the juvenile
of those possible sanctions for a violation or if before the violation the juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has
read, or has had read to him or her, those conditions and possible
sanctions and that he or she understands those conditions and
possible sanctions. The petition shall contain a statement of
whether the juvenile may be subject to the federal Indian Child
Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, and, if the juvenile may be
subject to that act, the names and addresses of the juvenile’s Indian custodian, if any, and tribe, if known.
2. If the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this
chapter and ch. 48 imposes the sanction under par. (d) 1. or home
detention with monitoring by an electronic monitoring system
under par. (d) 3., on a petition described in subd. 1., the court
shall order the municipality of the municipal court that filed the
petition to pay to the county the cost of providing the sanction imposed under par. (d) 1. or 3.
(b) Motion to impose sanction. A motion for imposition of a
sanction may be brought by the person or agency primarily responsible for the provision of dispositional services, the district
attorney or corporation counsel, or the court that entered the dispositional order. If the court initiates the motion, that court is
disqualified from holding a hearing on the motion. Notice of the
motion shall be given to the juvenile, guardian ad litem, counsel,
parent, guardian, legal custodian, and all parties present at the
original dispositional hearing. The motion shall contain a statement of whether the juvenile may be subject to the federal Indian
Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963 and, if the juvenile may
be subject to that act, the names and addresses of the juvenile’s
Indian custodian, if any, and tribe, if known.
(bm) Indian juvenile; notice. If the person initiating the motion knows or has reason to know that the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been found to be in need of protection or services
under s. 938.13 (4), (6m), or (7) or who has been adjudged to
have violated a civil law or ordinance, other than an ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 (1m) or (2), and if the motion is seeking
removal of the juvenile from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placement of the juvenile in a place of nonsecure custody specified in par. (d) 1., notice under par. (b) to the
Indian juvenile’s parent shall be provided in the manner specified
in s. 938.028 (4) (a). In like manner, the court shall also notify
the Indian juvenile’s Indian custodian and tribe. No hearing may
be held under par. (c) until at least 10 days after receipt of the notice by the Indian juvenile’s parent, Indian custodian, and tribe or,
if the identity or location of the Indian juvenile’s parent, Indian
custodian, or tribe cannot be determined, until at least 15 days after receipt of the notice by the U.S. secretary of the interior. On
request of the Indian juvenile’s parent, Indian custodian, or tribe,
the court shall grant a continuance of up to 20 additional days to
enable the requester to prepare for the hearing.
(c) Sanction hearing. Before imposing any sanction, the court
shall hold a hearing, at which the juvenile is entitled to be represented by legal counsel and to present evidence.
(cm) Reasonable efforts finding. The court may not order the
sanction of placement in a place of nonsecure custody specified
in par. (d) 1. unless the court finds that the agency primarily responsible for providing services for the juvenile has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from his or her
home and that continued placement of the juvenile in his or her
home is contrary to the welfare of the juvenile. These findings
are not required if they were made in the dispositional order under which the juvenile is being sanctioned. The court shall make
the findings under this paragraph on a case-by-case basis based
on circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or
reference the specific information on which that finding is based
in the sanction order. A sanction order that merely references this
paragraph without documenting or referencing that specific information in the sanction order or an amended sanction order that
retroactively corrects an earlier sanction order that does not comply with this paragraph is not sufficient to comply with this
paragraph.
(cr) Indian juvenile; findings. In the case of an Indian juvenile who has been found to be in need of protection or services
under s. 938.13 (4), (6m), or (7) or who has been adjudged to
have violated a civil law or ordinance, other than an ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 (1m) or (2), the court may not order the
sanction of removal from the home of the Indian juvenile’s parent
or Indian custodian and placement in a place of nonsecure custody specified in par. (d) 1., unless the court finds by clear and
convincing evidence, including the testimony of one or more
qualified expert witnesses, that continued custody of the Indian
juvenile by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the juvenile under s.
938.028 (4) (d) 1. and the court finds that active efforts under s.
938.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the
Indian juvenile’s family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful. These findings are not required if they were made in the
dispositional order under which the juvenile is being sanctioned.

The findings under this paragraph shall be in addition to the findings under par. (cm), except that for the sole purpose of determining whether the cost of providing care for an Indian juvenile is eligible for reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679b, the findings
under this paragraph and the findings under par. (cm) shall be
considered to be the same findings.
(d) Sanctions permitted. If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the juvenile has violated a condition of
his or her dispositional order, the court may order any of the following sanctions as a consequence for any incident in which the
juvenile has violated one or more conditions of his or her dispositional order:
1. Placement of the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or
juvenile portion of a county jail that meets the standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule or in a place of
nonsecure custody, for not more than 10 days and the provision of
educational services consistent with his or her current course of
study during the period of placement. The juvenile shall be given
credit against the period of detention or nonsecure custody imposed under this subdivision for all time spent in secure detention
in connection with the course of conduct for which the detention
or nonsecure custody was imposed. If the court orders placement
of the juvenile in a place of nonsecure custody under the supervision of the county department, the court shall order the juvenile
into the placement and care responsibility of the county department as required under 42 USC 672 (a) (2) and shall assign the
county department primary responsibility for providing services
to the juvenile.
2. Suspension of or limitation on the use of the juvenile’s operating privilege, as defined under s. 340.01 (40), or of any approval issued under ch. 29 for a period of not more than 3 years.
If the juvenile does not hold a valid operator’s license under ch.
343, other than an instruction permit under s. 343.07 or a restricted license under s. 343.08, on the date of the order issued
under this subdivision, the court may order the suspension to begin on the date on which the juvenile is first eligible for issuance
or reinstatement of an operator’s license under ch. 343. If the
court suspends the juvenile’s operating privileges or an approval
issued under ch. 29, the court shall immediately take possession
of the suspended approval and may take possession of, and if possession is taken, shall destroy, the suspended license. The court
shall forward to the department that issued the license or approval
the notice of suspension, together with any approval of which the
court takes possession.
3. Detention in the juvenile’s home or current residence for a
period of not more than 30 days under rules of supervision specified in the order. An order under this subdivision may require the
juvenile to be monitored by an electronic monitoring system.
4. Not more than 25 hours of uncompensated participation in
a supervised work program or other community service work under s. 938.34 (5g).
5. Participation after school, in the evening, on weekends, on
other nonschool days, or at any other time that the juvenile is not
under immediate adult supervision, in the social, behavioral, academic, community service, and other programming of a youth report center. Subdivision 4. and s. 938.34 (5g) apply to any community service work performed by a juvenile under this
subdivision.
(e) Contempt of court. This subsection does not preclude a
person who is aggrieved by a juvenile’s violation of a condition
specified in sub. (2) (b) 7. from proceeding against the juvenile
for contempt of court under ch. 785.
(6d) SHORT-TERM DETENTION. (a) Violation of delinquency
order. 1. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to
subds. 2g., 2m., and 2r., if a juvenile who has been adjudged
delinquent violates a condition specified in sub. (2) (b) 7., the juvenile’s caseworker or any other person authorized to provide or
providing intake or dispositional services for the court under s.
938.067 or 938.069 may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into
custody and place the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or
juvenile portion of a county jail that meets the standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule or in a place of
nonsecure custody designated by that person for not more than 72
hours while the alleged violation and the appropriateness of a
sanction under sub. (6) are being investigated.
2. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to
subds. 2g., 2m., and 2r., if a juvenile who has been adjudged
delinquent violates a condition specified in sub. (2) (b) 7., the juvenile’s caseworker or any other person authorized to provide or
providing intake or dispositional services for the court under s.
938.067 or 938.069 may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into
custody and place the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or
juvenile portion of a county jail that meets the standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule or in a place of
nonsecure custody designated by that person for not more than 72
hours as a consequence of that violation. A person who takes a
juvenile into custody under this subdivision shall permit the juvenile to make a written or oral statement concerning the possible
placement of the juvenile and the course of conduct for which the
juvenile was taken into custody. A person designated by the court
or county department who is employed in a supervisory position
by a person authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional services under s. 938.067 or 938.069 shall review that
statement and either approve the placement, modify the terms of
the placement, or order the juvenile to be released from custody.
2g. The taking into custody and placement of a juvenile under subd. 1. or 2. is subject to any general written policies
adopted by the court under s. 938.06 (1) and (2) and to any policies adopted by the county board relating to such taking into custody and placement.
2m. Short-term detention may be imposed under subd. 1. or
2. only if at the dispositional hearing the court explained the conditions specified in sub. (2) (b) 7. to the juvenile and informed the
juvenile of that possible placement or if before the violation the
juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has read, or
has had read to him or her, those conditions and that possible
placement and that he or she understands those conditions and
that possible placement.
2r. A juvenile who is subject to an order under this section or
s. 938.357 or 938.365 that terminates as provided in sub. (4) (am)
4. or s. 938.357 (6) (a) 4. or 938.365 (5) (b) 4. may not be taken
into custody under subd. 1. or 2.
3. A juvenile may be taken into and held in custody under
both subds. 1. and 2. in connection with the same course of conduct, except that no juvenile may be held in custody for more than
a total of 72 hours under subds. 1. and 2. in connection with the
same course of conduct unless the juvenile receives a hearing under par. (d).
4. Subject to par. (d), subds. 1. and 2. do not preclude a juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent and who has violated a
condition specified in sub. (2) (b) 7. from being taken into and
held in custody under ss. 938.19 to 938.21.
(b) Violation of condition of aftercare supervision. 1. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to subds. 2g., 2m.,
and 2r., if a juvenile who is on aftercare supervision violates a
condition of that supervision, the juvenile’s caseworker or any
other person authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional services for the court under s. 938.067 or 938.069 may,
without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a

county jail that meets the standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule or in a place of nonsecure custody
designated by that person for not more than 72 hours while the alleged violation and the appropriateness of revoking the juvenile’s
aftercare status are being investigated.
2. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to
subds. 2g., 2m., and 2r., if a juvenile who is on aftercare supervision violates a condition of that supervision, the juvenile’s caseworker or any other person authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional services for the court under s. 938.067 or
938.069 may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody
and place the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile
portion of a county jail that meets the standards promulgated by
the department of corrections by rule or in a place of nonsecure
custody designated by that person for not more than 72 hours as a
consequence of that violation. A person who takes a juvenile into
custody under this subdivision shall permit the juvenile to make a
written or oral statement concerning the possible placement of
the juvenile and the course of conduct for which the juvenile was
taken into custody. A person designated by the court or the
county department who is employed in a supervisory position by
a person authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional services under s. 938.067 or 938.069 shall review that
statement and either approve the placement of the juvenile, modify the terms of the placement, or order the juvenile to be released
from custody.
2g. The taking into custody and placement of a juvenile under subd. 1. or 2. is subject to any general written policies
adopted by the court under s. 938.06 (1) and (2), to any policies
adopted by the county department relating to aftercare supervision, and to any policies adopted by the county board relating to
such taking into custody and placement.
2m. Short-term detention may be imposed under subd. 1. or
2. only if at the dispositional hearing the court explained the conditions of aftercare supervision to the juvenile and informed the
juvenile of that possible placement or if before the violation the
juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has read, or
has had read to him or her, those conditions and that possible
placement and that he or she understands those conditions and
that possible placement.
2r. A juvenile who is subject to an order under this section or
s. 938.357 or 938.365 that terminates as provided in sub. (4) (am)
4. or s. 938.357 (6) (a) 4. or 938.365 (5) (b) 4. may not be taken
into custody under subd. 1. or 2.
3. A juvenile may be taken into and held in custody under
both subds. 1. and 2. in connection with the same course of conduct, except that no juvenile may be held in custody for more than
a total of 72 hours under subds. 1. and 2. in connection with the
same course of conduct unless the juvenile receives a hearing under par. (d).
4. Subject to par. (d), subds. 1. and 2. do not preclude a juvenile who has violated a condition of aftercare supervision from
being taken into and held in custody under ss. 938.19 to 938.21.
(c) Violation of protection or services order. 1. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to subds. 2g., 2m., and
2r., if a juvenile who has been found to be in need of protection or
services under s. 938.13 violates a condition specified in sub. (2)
(b) 7., the juvenile’s caseworker or any other person authorized to
provide or providing intake or dispositional services for the court
under s. 938.067 or 938.069 may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the juvenile in a place of nonsecure
custody designated by that person for not more than 72 hours
while the alleged violation and the appropriateness of a sanction
under sub. (6) or (6m) are being investigated.
2. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to
subds. 2g., 2m., and 2r., if a juvenile who has been found to be in
need of protection or services under s. 938.13 violates a condition
specified in sub. (2) (b) 7., the juvenile’s caseworker or any other
person authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional
services for the court under s. 938.067 or 938.069 may, without a
hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the juvenile in a
place of nonsecure custody designated by that person for not
more than 72 hours as a consequence of that violation. A person
who takes a juvenile into custody under this subdivision shall permit the juvenile to make a written or oral statement concerning
the possible placement of the juvenile and the course of conduct
for which the juvenile was taken into custody. A person designated by the court or the county department who is employed in a
supervisory position by a person authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional services under s. 938.067 or 938.069
shall review that statement and either approve the placement,
modify the terms of the placement, or order the juvenile to be released from custody.
2g. The taking into custody and placement of a juvenile under subd. 1. or 2. is subject to any general written policies
adopted by the court under s. 938.06 (1) and (2) and to any policies adopted by the county board relating to such taking into custody and placement.
2m. Short-term detention may be imposed under subd. 1. or
2. only if at the dispositional hearing the court explained the conditions specified in sub. (2) (b) 7. to the juvenile and informed the
juvenile of that possible placement or if before the violation the
juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has read, or
has had read to him or her, those conditions and that possible
placement and that he or she understands those conditions and
that possible placement.
2r. A juvenile who is subject to an order under this section or
s. 938.357 or 938.365 that terminates as provided in sub. (4) (am)
4. or s. 938.357 (6) (a) 4. or 938.365 (5) (b) 4. may not be taken
into custody under subd. 1. or 2.
3. A juvenile may be taken into and held in custody under
both subds. 1. and 2. in connection with the same course of conduct, except that no juvenile may 

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