# Wis. Stat. § 980.105: Determination of county and city, village, or town of residence

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.105

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 980.105
- **Heading:** Determination of county and city, village, or town of residence
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 980 / Section 980.105

## Text

(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 .

(2) If sub. (1m) is insufficient to determine the county of residence, the department shall find that the county of residence is the county in which, 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 , the person would have been a resident for the purposes of social security disability insurance eligibility.

(2m) The department shall determine a person’s city, village, or town of residence for the purposes of s. 980.08 (4) (dm) 1. 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 .

History: 1995 a. 276 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 431 ; 2017 a. 184 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 980.01 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.01.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.02 Sexually violent person petition; contents; filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.02.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.03 Rights of persons subject to petition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.03.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.04 Detention; probable cause hearing; transfer for examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.04.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.05 Trial.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.05.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.06 Commitment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.06.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.07 Periodic reexamination and treatment progress; report from the department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.07.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.08 Supervised release; procedures, implementation, revocation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.08.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.09 Petition for discharge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.09.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.11 Notice concerning supervised release or discharge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.11.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.12 Department duties; costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.12.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.13 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.13.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.14 Immunity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.14.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 980.015 Notice to the department of justice and district attorney.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C980_S980.015.md)

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