Policy and Procedure Manual

The Dane County Juvenile Court Program's Policy and Procedure Manual is available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You may download the entire document at one time, by section, or by individual policy below.

Complete Policy & Procedure Manual

• Table of Contents
• Introduction to Basic Principles
• Mission Statement
• Introduction to Policies
   
• Section I: Court Procedures, Petitions, Scheduling, Notices, and Appointments
  1. Designation of Intake and Other Human Services
     1. Intake Designation - Delinquency & JIPS
     2. Intake Designation - CHIPS
  2. Guidelines for Juvenile Court Intake: Delinquency Referrals
  3. Case Assignments
  4. Consolidation of Cases Assigned
  5. Substitution
  6. Scheduling of Plea Hearings
  7. Juvenile Court Notices
  8. Changes in Court Time
  9. Self-Disqualification(s)
  10. Guardian Ad Litem Appointments
  11. Capias Policy and Procedure
  12. Social Worker Attendance at Hearings
  13. Party Appearances When Double-Scheduled
  14. Media Access to Juvenile Court Proceedings
  15. Notice to Victims and Attendance at Court Hearings
  16. Examinations Under §938.295 and §48.295 (Psychological, Psychiatric, AODA, Other)
  17. Authority of Court Commissioner
  18. Court Commissioner Hearings and Records
  19. Review of Commissioner's Orders
  20. Court Reports
  21. Notification of Schools for Juveniles Found Delinquent
  22. Notification of the Department of Justice of Firearm Restrictions
  23. Guidelines for Restitution and Community Service Dispositions
  24. Venue Transfers
  25. Competency and NGI Evaluations
  26. Parental Support for Children Placed in Substitute Care
  27. Filing Documents Involving Juveniles With More Than One File
  28. BB. Appointment of CASA Volunteers
  29. CC. Permitted Attendance at Court Hearings
  30. DD. Recoupment of Legal Fees
  31. EE. Victim/Witness Surcharge
  32. FF. Use of Standard Plea Questionnaire & Waiver of Rights (Adopted 8-00)
  33. GG. Parent Attendance at Hearings
  34. HH. Automatic Commissioner Custody Reviews
       
• Section II: Post Disposition Action(s) & Issues
  1. Disclosure of Information to Victims of a Child's Act
  2. Petitions for Extension, Revision, Change of Placement, and Revocation of Consent Decree
  3. Termination Report
  4. Payment for Expert Witness, Other Court Related Special Cost(s), and Services Provided Pursuant to Court Order
  5. Out of State Travel by Children in Substitute Care
  6. Use of Sanctions for Right Track Second Chance Report Center
  7. Collection of Biological Samples for DNA DataBank
  8. Permanency Plan Reviews
  9. Sex Offender Registration
  10. Imposition of Sanctions
  11. Expungement of Record
  12. Early Termination of Supervision
  13. Extension of Out-of-Home Care
       
• Section III: Access to Records & Confidentiality
  1. Records Definitions
  2. County Department and Service Provider Records
  3. Records Related to Examinations Under §48.295
  4. Access to/Release of Court Files
  5. Distribution of/Access to Court Orders
  6. Access to Records by Military Recruiters
  7. Job Corps Access to Juvenile Court Records
  8. Release of Information by Municipal Court Related to Truancy & Municipal Court Actions
  9. Access to Records by Reporters of News
  10. Attorneys Signing Out Juvenile Court Records
  11. Exchange of Information Between the County Department and Schools
  12. Access to Court Records by Others
       
• Section IV: Termination of Parental Rights & Adoption
  1. Adoption Search
  2. Independent TPR/Adoptions Proceedings
  3. Private Agency TPR/Adoption Fees
  4. Step Parent Adoption(s)
  5. Notice Provisions Regarding Termination of Parental Rights
  6. Recusal When the Court Orders a TPR Petition be Filed
      
• Section V: Temporary Custody Issues
  1. Runaways from Out of County: Intake
  2. Juvenile Detention Population Limits
  3. Juvenile Traffic Sentences Served in Detention
  4. Guidelines for Reception Center Intake
  5. Use of Detention by Municipal Court(s)
  6. Temporary Releases from Detention for Medical Reasons
  7. Short-Term Detention For Violation of Order
      
• Section VI: Miscellaneous Policies / Procedures & Orders
  1. Designation of Mental Health Review Officers
      
• Appendix I
  1. Alphabetical List of Policies/Procedures