Section 980.105. Determination of county and city, village, or town of residence.

 

(1m)  The department shall determine a person's county of residence for the purposes of this chapter by doing all of the following:

(a) The department shall consider residence as the voluntary concurrence of physical presence with intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation and shall consider physical presence as prima facie evidence of intent to remain.

(b) The department shall apply the criteria for consideration of residence and physical presence under par. (a) to the facts that existed on the date that the person committed the sexually violent offense that resulted in the sentence, placement, or commitment that was in effect when the petition was filed under s. 980.02 .

(2m)  The department shall determine a person's city, village, or town of residence for the purposes of s. 980.08 (5) by doing all of the following:

(a) The department shall consider residence as the voluntary concurrence of physical presence with intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation and shall consider physical presence as prima facie evidence of intent to remain.

(b) The department shall apply the criteria for consideration of residence and physical presence under par. (a) to the facts that existed on the date that the person committed the sexually violent offense that resulted in the sentence, placement, or commitment that was in effect when the petition was filed under s. 980.02 .

1995 a. 276 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 431 .

Note

2005 Wis. Act 431 created sub. (2m) and made extensive substantive changes to s. 980.08 (5). 2005 Wis. Act 434 repealed s. 980.08 (5). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 A person's county of residence shall be determined based on the facts that existed on the date of the underlying offense. A court does not have jurisdiction merely because the defendant was in a Wisconsin prison at the time the petition was filed. State v. Burgess, 2002 WI App 264 , 258 Wis. 2d 548 , 654 N.W.2d 81 , 00-3074 . Affirmed on other grounds. 2003 WI 71 , 262 WI 2 d 354, 665 N.W.2d 124 , 00-3074 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The circuit court had jurisdiction to conduct ch. 980 proceedings involving an enrolled tribal member who committed the underlying sexual offense on an Indian reservation. State v. Burgess, 2003 WI 71 , 262 Wis. 2d 354 , 665 N.W.2d 124 , 00-3074 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1