It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 17 to possess a
controlled substance contrary to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Chapter
961, Wis. Stats.
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 17, 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.
It shall be unlawful for a person under the age of 17 intentionally
to receive or conceal property he/she knows to be stolen.
[Amended 11-20-2001 by Ord.
No. 01-10]
A. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following
definitions shall be applicable:
ACT OF COMMISSION OR OMISSION
Anything that 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 would be to cause the child
to be truant.
HABITUAL TRUANT
A pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for
part or all of five or more days out of a school semester.
TRUANCY
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 legal guardian of the
absent pupil. Intermittent attendance carried on for the purpose of defeating
the intent of § 118.15, Wis. Stats., shall also be considered truancy.
B. Prohibition against habitual truant. Any person attending
school in the Village between the ages of six and 18 years, subject to the
exceptions found under § 118.15, Wis. Stats., is prohibited from
becoming a habitual truant, as the term is defined in this section. Any police
officer in this Village is authorized to issue a citation to any such person
who is determined to be a habitual truant under the terms of this section.
C. Prohibition against truancy. Any person attending school in the Village between the ages of 12 and 18 years who is determined to be truant as defined in Subsection
A of this section shall be subject to one or more of the following penalties:
(1) An order for the person to attend school.
(2) A forfeiture of not more than $50 plus costs for a first
violation or a forfeiture of not more than $100 plus costs for any second
or subsequent violation committed within 12 months of a previous violation,
subject to § 938.37, Wis. Stats., and subject to a maximum cumulative
forfeiture amount of not more than $500 plus costs for all violations committed
during a school semester. All or part of the forfeiture plus costs may be
assessed against the person and the parents or the legal guardian of the person,
or both.
D. Form of citation. Any citation issued shall be returnable
in court in the same manner as all other ordinance citations are returnable.
E. Disposition. Upon a finding that the juvenile is habitually
truant, the following dispositions are available to the court. The court may:
(1) Suspension of operating privileges. Suspend the juvenile's
operating privileges for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days. The
judge shall immediately take possession of the suspended license and forward
it to the Department of Transportation of the State of Wisconsin together
with a notice setting forth the reason for and duration of the suspension.
(2) Counseling, service or work program. Order the juvenile
to participate in counseling, community service or a supervised work program
under § 938.34, Wis. Stats.
(3) In-house restraint. Order the juvenile to remain at home
except for the hours in which the juvenile is attending religious worship
or a school program, including travel time required to get to and from the
school program or place of worship. The order may permit a juvenile to leave
home if the juvenile is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
(4) Educational programs. Order the juvenile to attend an
education program as set forth in § 938.34, Wis. Stats.
(5) Revocation of work permits. Order the Department of Commerce
to revoke a work permit issued to the juvenile.
(6) Parental counseling. Order the parent, legal guardian
or legal custodian of a habitually truant juvenile to participate in counseling
at his or her own expense.
F. Required school attendance.
(1) Violations. Any person having under his/her control a
juvenile who is between the ages of six and 18, subject to the exceptions
found in § 118.15, Wis. Stats., shall cause the juvenile to attend
school regularly during the full period and hours that the public or private
school in which the juvenile shall 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) Exceptions.
(a)
A person will not be found in violation of this Subsection
F if that person can prove that he/she is unable to comply with the provisions of this section because of the disobedience of the juvenile. The juvenile shall be referred to the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under Chapter 938, Wis. Stats.
(b)
A person will not be found in violation of this Subsection
F if he/she has a juvenile under his/her control and the child has been sanctioned under § 49.26(1)(h), Wis. Stats.
(3) Proof required for exacting a penalty. Before a person
may be found guilty of violating this section, the school attendance officer,
principal or teacher must present evidence to the court that the activities
under § 118.16(5), Wis. Stats., have been completed by the school
system. If that evidence has been presented to the court and if the court
finds a person guilty of violating this section, a forfeiture may be assessed
as hereinafter provided.
G. Contributing to truancy.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection
G(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, of a juvenile shall be subject to a forfeiture pursuant to Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-5 of this Code.
(2) Subsection
G(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 child,
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.
H. Parent or legal 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 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) A person found to have violated Subsection
H(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 Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-5 of this Code.
(3) Subsection
H(2) 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
H(1) because of the disobedience of the juvenile.
No person under the age of 18 years shall carry or possess a lighted
cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other lighted smoking equipment or tobacco product
restricted by state law on public property within 500 feet of a school grounds
within the Village of New Glarus between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.