Wis. Stat. § 55.08
Protective services or protective placement: standards
Redline — January 1, 2005 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2007
As of January 1, 2005
(1) Protective placement. A court may under s. 55.12 order protective placement for an individual who meets all of the following standards: (a) The individual has a primary need for residential care and custody. (b) Except in the case of a minor who is alleged to be developmentally disabled, the individual has either been adjudicated incompetent by a circuit court, or has had submitted on the minor's behalf a petition for a guardianship; (c) As a result of developmental disabilities, degenerative brain disorder, serious and persistent mental illness, or other like incapacities, the individual is so totally incapable of providing for his or her own care or custody as to create a substantial risk of serious harm to himself or herself or others. Serious harm may be evidenced by overt acts or acts of omission. (d) The individual has a disability that is permanent or likely to be permanent.
(1) Protective placement. A court may under s. 55.12 order protective placement for an individual who meets all of the following standards: (a) The individual has a primary need for residential care and custody. (b) The individual is a minor who is not alleged to have a developmental disability and on whose behalf a petition for guardianship has been submitted, or is an adult who has been determined to be incompetent by a circuit court. (c) As a result of developmental disability, degenerative brain disorder, serious and persistent mental illness, or other like incapacities, the individual is so totally incapable of providing for his or her own care or custody as to create a substantial risk of serious harm to himself or herself or others. Serious harm may be evidenced by overt acts or acts of omission. (d) The individual has a disability that is permanent or likely to be permanent.
(2) Protective services. A court may under s. 55.12 order protective services for an individual who meets all of the following standards: (a) The individual has been determined to be incompetent by a circuit court or is a minor who is alleged to be developmentally disabled and on whose behalf a petition for a guardianship has been submitted. (b) As a result of developmental disabilities, degenerative brain disorder, serious and persistent mental illness, or other like incapacities, the individual will incur a substantial risk of physical harm or deterioration or will present a substantial risk of physical harm to others if protective services are not provided.
(2) Protective services. A court may under s. 55.12 order protective services for an individual who meets all of the following standards: (a) The individual has been determined to be incompetent by a circuit court or is a minor who is alleged to have a developmental disability and on whose behalf a petition for a guardianship has been submitted. (b) As a result of developmental disability, degenerative brain disorder, serious and persistent mental illness, or other like incapacities, the individual will incur a substantial risk of physical harm or deterioration or will present a substantial risk of physical harm to others if protective services are not provided.
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