If a court or jury determines that the person who is the subject of a petition under s. 980.02 is a sexually violent person, the court shall order the person to be committed to the custody of the department for control, care and treatment until such time as the person is no longer a sexually violent person. A commitment order under this section shall specify that the person be placed in institutional care.
Wis. Stat. § 980.06
Commitment
Applied in 54 court decisions — leading case Kansas v. Hendricks (1997)
Most recently applied in State v. Hager (January 2017)
1993 a. 479; 1995 a. 276; 1997 a. 27, 275, 284; 1999 a. 9
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