Wis. Stat. § 51.38
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 51.38, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Nonresident patients on unauthorized absence.
Official statutory text
The circuit court may order the detention of any nonresident individual who is on unauthorized absence from any institution of another state for the treatment of mental illness, developmental disabilities, alcoholism or drug abuse. Detention shall be for the period necessary to complete the deportation of that individual.
History: 1975 c. 430 ; 1977 c. 428 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 .
History: 1975 c. 430 ; 1977 c. 428 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 .
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