Section 51.84. Limitation of time to commence proceeding.  


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  • Any proceedings under ss. 51.81 to 51.85 shall be begun within one year after the flight referred to in ss. 51.81 to 51.85 .
1971 c. 40 s. 93 ; 1981 c. 314 s. 146 . The limitation period commences on the date the committing state discovers the patient in the asylum state. State ex rel. Melentowich v. Klink, 108 Wis. 2d 374 , 321 N.W.2d 272 (1982).