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Wis. Stat. § 46.055 (2026)

Secure mental health facility for sexually violent persons

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46.05546.055 Secure mental health facility for sexually violent persons. The department shall establish and operate a secure mental health facility for the detention, evaluation and institutional care of persons under ch. 980.
46.055 HistoryHistory: 1999 a. 9.
46.055 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also ch. DHS 95, Wis. adm. code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2022 · leading case: Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19 (Wis. 2017).
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Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19 (Wis. 2017). · cites it 2× “The facility established under § 46.055 [secure mental health facility for sexually violent persons]; 4.”
City of Madison v. State Dep't of Health Servs., 2017 WI App 25 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “There are also statutes that treat Sand Ridge and the Centers differently, see Wis. Stat. §§ 46.055 , 51.06, 980.065(1m), but the City does not argue that those statutes provide a basis for limiting "a state treatment facility" to mean only Sand Ridge and the Centers.”
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison (Wis. 2017). “The facility established under § 46.055 [secure mental health facility for sexually violent persons]; 4.”
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison (Wis. 2017). “The facility established under § 46.055 [secure mental health facility for sexually violent persons]; 4.”
State v. Darrell Aferon Morrow (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “A custodian of the records is unnecessary if at least forty days prior to trial, “the party who intends to offer patient health care records into evidence” serves or offers for inspection “accurate, legible, and complete duplicate” of the records to all parties. WIS. STAT. § 908.”
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