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Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 938 — Juvenile justice code

938.224 Contracts with department for juvenile detention facility services.

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938.224 Contracts with department for juvenile detention facility services.
(1)Uses of facilities. The county board of supervisors of a county may contract with the department of corrections for the use of a juvenile correctional facility operated by that department for the holding of juveniles who meet the criteria under s. 48.208 , 938.17
(1), 938.183
(a), or 938.208 or who are subject to a disposition under s. 938.17
(b)or 938.34
(f), a sanction under s. 938.355
(d)1. , or short-term detention under s. 938.355
(6d)or 938.534
(1).
(2)Contract requirements. A contract under sub.
(1)shall require all of the following:
(a)That the county may use a juvenile correctional facility for holding a juvenile under sub.
(1)only if any of the following criteria are met:
1. There is no county-operated juvenile detention facility approved by the department of corrections within 40 miles of the county seat of the county.
2. There is no bed space available in a county-operated juvenile detention facility approved by the department of corrections within 40 miles of the county seat of the county.
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