Juvenile Delinquents

A juvenile delinquent is a juvenile over the age of 10 years who has violated any state or federal criminal law.  The Petitioner in a juvenile delinquency case is the District Attorney, otherwise referred to as The Public. 

A juvenile who is involved in delinquency proceedings is eligible to have an attorney appointed by the State Public Defender's Office.  A juvenile 15 years or older can waive his or her right to be represented by an attorney if the court finds that he or she is competent to do so.  A juvenile who wants to waive their right to an attorney must complete a Waiver of Right to Attorney form and bring it to court with them for the judge to review.  You will find this form below.

There are several dispositional alternatives that the court may impose on a juvenile adjudicated to be delinquent.  For specific information on these alternatives and a list of Delinquency Enhancers for certain violations, see the document titled Nature and Possible Consequences of Juvenile Court Proceedings below.

There are certain circumstances in which a juvenile delinquency adjudication may be expunged.  Below you will find a pamphlet titled Expunging Court Records.  To download the forms to petition the court to have your juvenile record expunged, go to the Wisconsin Court System website.

All Juvenile Delinquency case files and proceedings are closed to the public.

If you are a juvenile or a parent whose child is involved in a Juvenile Delinquency proceeding and you have specific questions about your case you should contact the Clerk of Juvenile Court at 715-536-0342 or the Lincoln County Department of Social Services at 715-536-6200.