[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Reeseville as Title 11, Ch. 5, of the 1992 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Curfew established. It shall be unlawful for any person age 16 or under to be on foot, bicycle or in any type of vehicle on any public street, avenue, highway, road, alley, park, school grounds, place of amusement and entertainment, cemetery, playground, public building or any other public place in the Village of Reeseville between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the next day, unless accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, or person having lawful custody and control of his or her person, or unless there exists a reasonable necessity therefor. The fact that said juvenile, unaccompanied by parent, guardian or other person having legal custody, is found upon any such public place during the aforementioned hours shall be prima facie evidence that said juvenile is there unlawfully and that no reasonable excuse exists therefor.
B. 
Exceptions.
(1) 
This section shall not apply to a juvenile:
(a) 
Who is performing an errand as directed by his parent, guardian or person having lawful custody.
(b) 
Who is on his own premises or in the areas immediately adjacent thereto.
(c) 
Whose employment makes it necessary to be upon the streets, alleys or public places or in any motor vehicle during such hours.
(d) 
Who is returning home from a supervised school, church or civic function, but not later than 30 minutes after the ending of such function.
(2) 
These exceptions shall not, however, permit a juvenile to unnecessarily loiter about the streets, alleys or public places or be in a parked motor vehicle on the public streets.
C. 
Parental responsibility. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person having the lawful care, custody and control of any person age 16 or under to allow or permit such person to violate the provisions of Subsection A or B above. The fact that prior to the present offense a parent, guardian or custodian was informed by any law enforcement officer of a separate violation of this section occurring within 30 days of the present offense shall be prima facie evidence that such parent, guardian or custodian allowed or permitted the present violation. Any parent, guardian or custodian herein who shall have made a missing person notification to the police department shall not be considered to have allowed or permitted any person age 16 or under to violate this section.
D. 
Taking a juvenile into custody.
(1) 
Every law enforcement officer while on duty is hereby authorized to take into custody any juvenile violating the provisions of Subsection A above. Juveniles taken into custody shall be released from custody as soon as is reasonably possible. A person taking a juvenile into custody shall make every effort immediately to release the juvenile to the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian or, if the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is unavailable, unwilling, or unable to provide supervision for the juvenile, may release the juvenile to a responsible adult and verbally counsel or warn as may be appropriate or, in the case of a runaway juvenile, may release the juvenile to a home authorized under § 48.227 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other responsible adult to whom the juvenile is released shall sign a release for the juvenile.
(2) 
If the juvenile is not released under this subsection, the officer shall deliver the juvenile to the Dodge County Juvenile Court intake worker in a manner determined by the Court and law enforcement agencies, stating in writing with supporting facts the reasons why the juvenile was taken into physical custody and giving any juvenile 12 years of age or older a copy of the statement in addition to giving a copy to the intake worker. A juvenile violating these curfews regularly may be warned by an officer on duty in his discretion and sent home in lieu of taking the juvenile into custody.
(3) 
If the juvenile is believed to be suffering from a serious physical condition which requires either prompt diagnosis or prompt treatment, the officer shall take such action as is required under § 48.20(4), Wis. Stats. If the juvenile is believed to be mentally ill, drug-dependent, or developmentally disabled and exhibits conduct which constitutes a substantial risk of physical harm to the juvenile or to others, the officer shall take such action as is required under § 48.20(5), Wis. Stats. If the juvenile is believed to be an intoxicated person who has threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical harm on himself or herself or on another and is likely to inflict such physical harm unless committed or is incapacitated by alcohol, the officer shall take such action as is required under § 48.20(6), Wis. Stats.
E. 
Warning and penalty.
(1) 
Warning. The first time a parent, guardian, or person having legal custody of a juvenile who is taken into custody by a law enforcement officer as provided in Subsection D above, such parent, guardian, or person having such legal custody shall be advised as to the provisions of this section and further advised that any violation of this section occurring thereafter by this juvenile or any other juvenile under his or her care or custody shall result in a penalty being imposed as hereinafter provided.
(2) 
Penalty. Any parent, guardian, or person having legal custody of a juvenile described in Subsection A above who has been warned in the manner provided in Subsection E(1) herein and who thereafter violates this section shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-2, General penalty, of this Code of Ordinances. After a second violation within a six-month period, if the defendant, in a prosecution under this section, proves that he or she is unable to comply with this section because of the disobedience of the juvenile, the action shall be dismissed and the juvenile shall be referred to the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under Chapter 48, Wis. Stats. Any juvenile person under 16 years of age who shall violate this section shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $1 nor more than $25, together with the costs of prosecution.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 11-5-2, Possession of controlled substances by juveniles, of the 1992 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18, with intent, to steal or take property from the person or presence of the owner without the owner's consent and with the intent to deprive the owner of the use thereof.
A. 
Adoption of state statute. Section 938.17(2), Wis. Stats., is hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this section as if fully set forth herein.
B. 
Provisions of Code applicable to persons 14 through 17 years of age. Subject to the provisions and limitations of § 938.17(2), Wis. Stats., complaints alleging a violation of any provision of this Code of Ordinances against persons 14 through 17 years of age may be brought on behalf of the Village of Reeseville and may be prosecuted utilizing the same procedures in such cases as are applicable to adults charged with the same offense.
C. 
No incarceration as penalty. The court shall not impose incarceration as a penalty for any person convicted of an offense prosecuted under this section.
D. 
Additional prohibited acts. In addition to any other provision of the Village of Reeseville Code of Ordinances, no person age 14 through 17 shall own, possess, ingest, buy, sell, trade, use as a beverage, give away or otherwise control any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage in violation of Chapter 125, Wis. Stats.
E. 
Penalty for violations of Subsection D. Any person 14 through 17 years of age who shall violate the provisions of Subsection D shall be subject to the same penalties as are provided in § 1-2, General penalty, of this Code, exclusive of the provisions therein relative to commitment in the county jail.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 11-5-6, Possession, manufacture and delivery of drug paraphernalia by juvenile prohibited, of the 1992 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
A. 
Contributing to truancy.
(1) 
Except as provided in Subsection A(2) below, any person 18 years of age or older, who, by an act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the truancy, as defined in Subsection A(4), of a juvenile shall be subject to a forfeiture pursuant to § 1-2, General penalty.
(2) 
Subsection A(1) above does not apply to a person who has under his or her control a juvenile who has been sanctioned under § 49.26(1)(h), Wis. Stats.
(3) 
An act or omission contributes to the truancy of a juvenile, whether or not the juvenile is adjudged to be in need of protection or services, if the natural and probable consequences of that act or omission would be to cause the juvenile to be a truant.
(4) 
"Truancy" means any absence of part or all of one or more days from school during which the school attendance officer, principal or teacher has not been notified of the legal cause of such absence by the parent or guardian of the absent pupil, and also means intermittent attendance carried on for the purpose of defeating the intent of § 118.15, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Parent or guardian liability for truancy.
(1) 
Unless the juvenile is excepted or excused under § 118.15, Wis. Stats., or has graduated from high school, any person having under control a juvenile who is between the ages of six years and 18 years shall cause the juvenile to attend school regularly during the full period of hours, religious holidays excepted, that the public or private school in which the juvenile should be enrolled is in session until the end of the school term, quarter or semester of the school year in which the juvenile becomes 18 years of age.
(2) 
Violations and penalties; exceptions.
(a) 
A person found to have violated Subsection B(1) above, after evidence is provided by a school official that the activities under § 118.16(5), Wis. Stats., have been completed, shall be subject to a forfeiture pursuant to § 1-2, General penalty.
(b) 
Subsection B(2)(a) above does not apply to a person who has under his or her control a juvenile who has been sanctioned under § 49.26(1)(h), Wis. Stats., nor does it apply if the person proves that he or she is unable to comply with Subsection B(1) because of the disobedience of the juvenile.
A. 
No person shall intentionally shelter or conceal a juvenile who:
(1) 
Is a "runaway juvenile," meaning a juvenile who has run away from his or her parent, guardian or legal or physical custodian; or
(2) 
Is a juvenile who may be taken into custody pursuant to § 48.19, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Subsection A applies when the following conditions are present:
(1) 
The person knows or should have known that the juvenile is a juvenile described in either Subsection A(1) or (2); and
(2) 
The juvenile has been reported to a law enforcement agency as a missing person or as a juvenile described in Subsection A(1) or (2).
C. 
Subsection A does not apply to any of the following:
(1) 
A person operating a runaway home in compliance with § 48.227, Wis. Stats.; or
(2) 
A person who shelters or conceals a juvenile at the request or with the consent of the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal or physical custodian except if the sheltering or concealment violates § 948.31, Wis. Stats.; or
(3) 
A person who immediately notifies a law enforcement agency, county department of public welfare or social services, or the intake worker of the court exercising jurisdiction under Chapter 48, Wis. Stats., that he or she is sheltering or concealing such juvenile and provides the person or agency notified with all information requested.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Citation process. For violations of §§ 301-2 through 301-6, juveniles may be cited by the citation process on a form approved by the Village Attorney and shall contain on the reverse side the penalties that the juvenile may receive simultaneously with issuing the citation to the juvenile. A copy will be mailed to the parent or legal guardian.
B. 
Penalties. Violations of §§ 301-2 through 301-6 by a person under the age of 18 shall be punishable according to §§ 938.17(2), 938.342 and 938.345 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Nothing in this section shall prevent the juvenile officer, in his discretion, from referring cases directly to the District Attorney's office.