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Wis. Stat. § 980.015 (2026)
Notice to the department of justice and district attorney
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980.015(2)(2) If an agency with jurisdiction has control or custody over a person who may meet the criteria for commitment as a sexually violent person, the agency with jurisdiction shall inform each appropriate district attorney and the department of justice regarding the person as soon as possible beginning 90 days prior to the applicable date of the following:
980.015(2)(a)(a) The anticipated discharge or release, on parole, extended supervision, or otherwise, from a sentence of imprisonment or term of confinement in prison that was imposed for a conviction for a sexually violent offense, from a continuous term of incarceration, any part of which was imposed for a sexually violent offense, or from a placement in a Type 1 prison under s. 301.048 (3) (a) 1., any part of which was required as a result of a conviction for a sexually violent offense.
980.015(2)(b)(b) The anticipated release from a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), if the person was placed in the facility as a result of being adjudicated delinquent under s. 48.34, 1993 stats., or under s. 938.183 or 938.34 on the basis of a sexually violent offense.
980.015(2)(c)(c) The anticipated release of a person on conditional release under s. 971.17, the anticipated termination of a commitment order under s. 971.17, or the anticipated discharge of a person from a commitment order under s. 971.17, if the person has been found not guilty of a sexually violent offense by reason of mental disease or defect.
980.015(2)(d)(d) The anticipated release on parole or discharge of a person committed under ch. 975 for a sexually violent offense.
980.015(3)(3) The agency with jurisdiction shall provide the district attorney and department of justice with all of the following:
980.015(3)(a)(a) The person’s name, identifying factors, anticipated future residence and offense history.
980.015(3)(b)(b) If applicable, documentation of any treatment and the person’s adjustment to any institutional placement.
980.015 HistoryHistory: 1993 a. 479; 1995 a. 77; 1997 a. 205, 283; 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 344, 434; 2007 a. 97; 2015 a. 197 s. 51.
980.015 AnnotationThe “appropriate district attorney” under sub. (2) is the district attorney in the county of conviction or the county to which prison officials propose to release the person. Arreola v. State, 199 Wis. 2d 426, 544 N.W.2d 611 (Ct. App. 1996), 95-0664.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases, 1995–2017 · leading case: State v. Post, 541 N.W.2d 115 (Wis. 1995).
State v. Post, 541 N.W.2d 115 (Wis. 1995). “Wis. Stat. § 980.015 . A petition seeking commitment under chapter 980 must allege that the person: (1) was convicted, found delinquent, or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a sexually violent offense; [8] *298 (2) is within 90 days of release from a…”
State v. Byers, 2003 WI 86 (Wis. 2003). “[9] The State cites the following sections that grant equal authority to the district attorney and the DOJ: § 980.015 (notice from the agency with jurisdiction regarding the release); § 980.”
State v. Carpenter, 541 N.W.2d 105 (Wis. 1995). “For example, the notice provision in Wis. Stat. § 980.015 (3)(b) [7] requires the agency with jurisdiction over the person to provide the appropriate district attorney and the Department of Justice with documentation of any prior treatment that the subject received while in…”
State v. Ronald Knipfer, 2015 WI 3 (Wis. 2015). “ey;17 the contents and filing of a petition alleging that a person is sexually violent;18 the rights of persons subject to such petitions;19 examination of the person alleged to be sexually violent;20 change of the place of jury trial from another county;21 "discovery and…”
Arreola v. State, 544 N.W.2d 611 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). “Notice to McCann McCann claims that he was entitled to notice of the hearing on Dodge County's petition under § 980.015, Stats., which governs commencement of the commitment process.”
State v. Rachel, 2002 WI 81 (Wis. 2002). “For example, the notice provision in Wis. Stat. § 980.015 (3)(b) requires the agency with jurisdiction over the person to provide the appropriate district attorney and the Department of Justice with documentation of any prior treatment that the subject received while in prison.”
State v. Joseph J. Spaeth, 2014 WI 71 (Wis. 2014). “The State is aided in satisfying this requirement by Wis. Stat. § 980.015 , which requires the agency with custody over a sexually violent offender to notify the State within 90 15 This is in part because, under Wis.”
Milwaukee Cnty. v. Mary F.-R., 823 N.W.2d 841 (Wis. 2013). “See Wis. Stat. § 980.015 ; Wis. Stat. § 980.02 (1m).”
State v. Gilbert, 2012 WI 72 (Wis. 2012). “The dissent contends that because Wis. Stat. § 980.015 (2) states that the "the agency with jurisdiction shall inform each appropriate district attorney and the department of justice regarding the person as soon as possible beginning 90 days prior *102 to the applicable date" of…”
State v. Pharm, 2000 WI App 167 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). “Pharm argues that: (1) the chapter 980 petition should be dismissed because there is no indication in the record that the Department of Corrections (DOC), as the agency with the authority to release Pharm from custody, notified the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Wis. Stat. §…”
State v. West, 2011 WI 83 (Wis. 2011). “Notice provisions under Wis. Stat. § 980.015 (3)(b) (1993-94) required the agency with jurisdiction to provide notice to the Department of Justice and district attorney regarding any past treatment the individual had received in prison.”
State v. Zanelli, 589 N.W.2d 687 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998). “, because the Milwaukee district attorney received no notice of the court's hearings under § 980.015, Stats., and the police department received no notice under § 980.”
— Wis. Stat. § 980.015(1) — 2 cases
State v. Byers, 2003 WI 86 (Wis. 2003). “[9] The State cites the following sections that grant equal authority to the district attorney and the DOJ: § 980.015 (notice from the agency with jurisdiction regarding the release); § 980.”
Arreola v. State, 544 N.W.2d 611 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). “Notice to McCann McCann claims that he was entitled to notice of the hearing on Dodge County's petition under § 980.015, Stats., which governs commencement of the commitment process.”
— Wis. Stat. § 980.015(2) — 4 cases
State v. Byers, 2003 WI 86 (Wis. 2003). “[9] The State cites the following sections that grant equal authority to the district attorney and the DOJ: § 980.015 (notice from the agency with jurisdiction regarding the release); § 980.”
State v. Castillo, 556 N.W.2d 425 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996).
State v. Gilbert, 2012 WI 72 (Wis. 2012). “The dissent contends that because Wis. Stat. § 980.015 (2) states that the "the agency with jurisdiction shall inform each appropriate district attorney and the department of justice regarding the person as soon as possible beginning 90 days prior *102 to the applicable date" of…”
State v. Joseph J. Spaeth, 2014 WI 71 (Wis. 2014). “The State is aided in satisfying this requirement by Wis. Stat. § 980.015 , which requires the agency with custody over a sexually violent offender to notify the State within 90 15 This is in part because, under Wis.”
— Wis. Stat. § 980.015(2)(a) — 1 case
State v. Post, 541 N.W.2d 115 (Wis. 1995). “Wis. Stat. § 980.015 . A petition seeking commitment under chapter 980 must allege that the person: (1) was convicted, found delinquent, or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a sexually violent offense; [8] *298 (2) is within 90 days of release from a…”
— Wis. Stat. § 980.015(3) — 1 case
State v. Byers, 2003 WI 86 (Wis. 2003). “[9] The State cites the following sections that grant equal authority to the district attorney and the DOJ: § 980.015 (notice from the agency with jurisdiction regarding the release); § 980.”
— Wis. Stat. § 980.015(3)(a) — 1 case
Arreola v. State, 544 N.W.2d 611 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). “Notice to McCann McCann claims that he was entitled to notice of the hearing on Dodge County's petition under § 980.015, Stats., which governs commencement of the commitment process.”
— Wis. Stat. § 980.015(3)(b) — 1 case
State v. Carpenter, 541 N.W.2d 105 (Wis. 1995). “For example, the notice provision in Wis. Stat. § 980.015 (3)(b) [7] requires the agency with jurisdiction over the person to provide the appropriate district attorney and the Department of Justice with documentation of any prior treatment that the subject received while in…”
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