[Adopted as § 9.27 of the prior Code]
The purpose of this article is to reduce the incidents of misconduct
by juveniles or underage persons by requiring proper supervision on
the part of custodial parents.
The terms used in this article shall be defined as follows:
A person under the age of 18 years.
A parent of a minor child who has custody of the child.
Either physical custody of a child under a court order under
§ 767.225 or § 767.41, Wis. Stats., custody of
a child under a stipulation under § 767.34, Wis. Stats.,
or actual physical custody of the child. "Custody" does not include
legal custody, as defined in § 48.02(12), Wis. Stats., by
an agency or a person other than a child's birth or adoptive parent.
In determining which parent has custody of a child for purposes of
this article, the court shall consider which parent had responsibility
for caring for and supervising a child at the time the child's violation
of this Code occurred.
Every custodial parent has a duty to properly supervise his
child. Any custodial parent whose child is convicted twice in a six-month
period or has three or more violations of this Code within a twelve-month
period is guilty of failing to supervise the child. Said time period
shall be measured from the date of violation.
