Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 346 - Secure Detention For Juveniles
Subchapter IX - Juvenile Portion of a County Jail
Section DOC 346.50 - Admission criteria for juvenile portions of county jails
Current through August 26, 2024
Juveniles may be admitted to a juvenile portion of a county jail under s. 48.209 or 938.209, Stats., only subject to the following:
(1) Juveniles may be held in a juvenile portion of a county jail for a maximum of 24 hours, not including weekends or holidays, except juveniles may be held for a maximum of 6 hours, excluding weekends or holidays in counties that are within a metropolitan statistical area under the current designation of the federal Bureau of Census.
(2) Juveniles may be held only for the purposes of identification, processing, and to arrange for release to parents or transfer to juvenile court officials or juvenile shelter or detention facilities. Any holding of juveniles shall be limited to the absolute minimum time necessary to complete these purposes, not to exceed the time limits under sub. (1). An alleged or adjudicated delinquent may be detained before a court appearance for a period of time not to exceed the limits under sub. (1). An alleged or adjudicated delinquent may be detained after a court appearance for a time period not to exceed an additional 6 hours. Any hold of an adjudicated delinquent that is not related to a court appearance is prohibited.
(3) Persons who are 18 years of age or older may not be admitted or held in a juvenile portion of a county jail, unless they are currently only under juvenile court jurisdiction under ch. 938 or 48, Stats.
