The duties of the intake worker may be carried out from time to time by the judge at his or her discretion, but if a request to file a petition is made or an informal disposition is entered into, the judge shall be disqualified from participating further in the proceedings.
Wis. Stat. § 48.10
Power of the judge to act as intake worker
Known as the The Children’s Code
The act spans §§ 48–48 (229 sections).
1977 c. 354; 1979 c. 331, 359; 1995 a. 77; 1997 a. 80.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.