Chapter 51 — STATE ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESAND MENTAL HEALTH ACT
57 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 51.49 Pretrial intoxicated driver intervention grant program
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51.49 Pretrial intoxicated driver intervention grant program. (1) In this section: (a) “Defendant” means a person accused of or charged with a 2nd or subsequent violation of operating while intoxicated. (b) “Eligible applicant” means a city, village, town, county or private nonpr…
Wis. Stat. § 51.59 Incompetency not implied
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51.59 Incompetency not implied. (1) No person is deemed incompetent to manage his or her affairs, to contract, to hold professional, occupational or motor vehicle operator’s licenses, to marry or to obtain a divorce, to vote, to make a will or to exercise any other civil right so…
Wis. Stat. § 51.60 Appointment of counsel
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51.60 Appointment of counsel. (1) ADULTS. (a) In any situation under this chapter in which an adult individual has a right to be represented by counsel, the individual shall be referred as soon as practicable to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the individ…
Wis. Stat. § 51.605 Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state
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51.605 Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state. (1) INQUIRY. At or after the conclusion of a proceeding under this chapter in which the state public defender has provided counsel for an adult individual, the court may inquire as to the individual’s ability to reimburse th…
Wis. Stat. § 51.61 Patients rights
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51.61 Patients rights. (1) In this section, “patient” means any individual who is receiving services for mental illness, developmental disabilities, alcoholism or drug dependency, including any individual who is admitted to a treatment facility in accordance with this chapter or …
Wis. Stat. § 51.62 Protection and advocacy system
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51.62 Protection and advocacy system. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (ag) “Abuse” has the meaning given in s. 46.90 (1) (a). (am) “Developmental disability” means a severe, chronic disability of a person that is characterized by all of the following: 1. Is attributable to a me…
Wis. Stat. § 51.63 Private pay for patients
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51.63 Private pay for patients. Any person may pay, in whole or in part, for the maintenance and clothing of any mentally ill, developmentally disabled, alcoholic or drug dependent person at any institution for the treatment of persons so afflicted, and his or her account shall b…