Youth may be admitted to a youth portion of a county jail under s. 48.209 or 938.209, Stats., only subject to the following:
- (1) Youth may be held in a youth portion of a county jail for a maximum of 24 hours, not including weekends or holidays, except youth 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) Youth may be held only for the purposes of identification, processing, and to arrange for release to parents or transfer to juvenile court officials or youth shelter or detention facilities. Any holding of youth 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 youth portion of a county jail, unless they are currently only under juvenile court jurisdiction under ch. 48 or 938, Stats.
History
History: CR 24-065: cr. Register July 2025 No. 835, eff. 8-1-25; correction in (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2025 No. 835.