Section 975.01. End of commitments; declaration of policy.

 

(1)  No person may be committed under this chapter after July 1, 1980.

(2)  The legislature finds and declares that persons violating s. 940.225 , 948.02 , 948.025 or 948.06 or committing crimes when motivated by a desire for sexual excitement may be in need of specialized treatment. The legislature intends that the department should provide treatment for those persons.

1975 c. 184 s. 13 ; 1975 c. 421 ; 1979 c. 117 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 64 ; 1993 a. 227 . The trial court had no authority to vacate a sex crimes act commitment for the purpose of sentencing the offender under the criminal code. State v. Machner, 101 Wis. 2d 79 , 303 N.W.2d 633 (1981). Repeal of the Wisconsin sex crimes act. 1980 WLR 941.