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Timestamp: 2018-04-25 12:43:36
Document Index: 225806341

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 248', '§ 248', '§ 248', '§ 49', '§ 118', '§ 49', '§ 118', '§ 118', '§ 340', '§ 938', '§ 48']

Green Lake County, WI Truancy
§ 248-1 Contributing to truancy.
§ 248-2 Parent or guardian liability for truancy.
§ 248-3 Habitual truancy.
Chapter 248: Truancy
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Green Lake County 7-18-1989 by Ord. No. 392-89. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 248 : Truancy
Except as provided in Subsection B, 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 D, of a child shall be subject to a forfeiture not to exceed $500.
Subsection A does not apply to a person who has under his or her control a child who has been sanctioned under § 49.26(1)(h), Wis. Stats.
An act or omission contributes to the truancy of a child, whether or not the child 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 child to be truant.
[Added 7-18-1989 by Ord. No. 393-89]
A person found to have violated Subsection A, 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 not to exceed $500.
Subsection B(1) does not apply to a person who has under his or her control a child 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 B(1) because of the disobedience of the child.
[Added 7-18-1989 by Ord. No. 394-89]
No child subject to school attendance laws shall be a habitual truant as defined in this section.
For purposes of this section, "habitual truant" means a pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse under §§ 118.16(4) and 118.15, Wis. Stats., for part or all of five or more days on which school is held during a school semester.[1]
A child found to be a habitual truant as defined in Subsection B, after evidence is provided by a school official that the activities under § 118.16(5), Wis. Stats., have been completed, shall be subject to one or more of the following dispositions:
Suspension of the child's motor vehicle operating privileges as defined in § 340.01(40), Wis. Stats., 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 together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the suspension.
An order for the child to participate in counseling, community service or a supervised work program under § 938.34(5g), Wis. Stats.
An order for the child to remain at home except during hours in which the child is attending religious worship or a school program, including travel time required to get to and from the place of worship or school program. The order may permit a child to leave his or her home if the child is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
An order for the child to attend an educational program under § 48.345(12), Wis. Stats.