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WI Stat § 941.40 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 941 - Crimes against public health and safety.|941.40 - Injury to wires by removal of building, etc.; tampering with telecommunication or electric wires.

941.40  Injury to wires by removal of building, etc.; tampering with telecommunication or electric wires. (1) Except as provided under sub. (4), any person having the right so to do who intentionally removes or changes any building or other structure or any timber, standing or fallen, to which any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light, or electric power lines or wires are in any manner attached, or causes the same to be done, and consequently destroys, disturbs, or injures the wires, poles, or other property of any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light, or electric power company, including a cooperative association organized under ch. 185, transacting business in this state, without first giving the company, at its office nearest the place of injury, at least 24 hours' notice thereof, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (2) Any person who intentionally breaks down, interrupts, or removes any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light, or electric power line or wire including grounds or who destroys, disturbs, interferes with, or injures the wires, poles, or other property of any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light, or electric power company, including a cooperative association organized under ch. 185, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (3) Any person who, for any purpose, intentionally makes or causes to be made a physical electrical connection with any wire, cable, conductor, ground, equipment, facility, or other property of any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light, or electric power company, including a cooperative association organized under ch. 185, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (4) (a) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any person who is lawfully using a land survey marker for land surveying purposes no more than 30 inches below ground level.(b) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a person who acts with the permission of the telegraph, telecommunications, electric light, or electric power company, including a cooperative association organized under ch. 185, that owns the wire, pole, cable, conductor, ground, equipment, facility, or other property.History:  1985 a. 187, 297, 332; 2011 a. 155 ss. 3 to 5, 32 to 34; Stats. 2011 s. 941.40; 2013 a. 125.
WI Stat § 942.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 942 - Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.|942.01 - Defamation.

942.01  Defamation. (1) Whoever with intent to defame communicates any defamatory matter to a 3rd person without the consent of the person defamed is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Defamatory matter is anything which exposes the other to hatred, contempt, ridicule, degradation or disgrace in society or injury in the other's business or occupation. (3) This section does not apply if the defamatory matter was true and was communicated with good motives and for justifiable ends or if the communication was otherwise privileged. (4) No person shall be convicted on the basis of an oral communication of defamatory matter except upon the testimony of 2 other persons that they heard and understood the oral statement as defamatory or upon a plea of guilty or no contest.History:  1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (6); 1993 a. 486; 2005 a. 253.The defense of conditional privilege applies to criminal defamation, but the defense is not absolute and may be forfeited if abused. State v. Gilles, 173 Wis. 2d 101, 496 N.W.2d 133 (Ct. App. 1992).Perjury committed in a judicial proceeding is absolutely privileged under sub. (3). The sanction for perjury is under the perjury statute, s. 946.31, and not under the defamation statute. State v. Cardenas-Hernandez, 219 Wis. 2d 516, 579 N.W.2d 678 (1998), 96-3605.
WI Stat § 942.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 942 - Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.|942.03 - Giving false information for publication.

942.03  Giving false information for publication. Whoever, with intent that it be published and that it injure any person, and with knowledge that it is false, communicates to a newspaper, magazine, or other publication any false statement concerning any person or any false and unauthorized advertisement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.History:  1977 c. 173.
WI Stat § 942.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 942 - Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.|942.05 - Opening letters.

942.05  Opening letters. Whoever does either of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor: (1) Knowing that he or she does not have the consent of either the sender or the addressee, intentionally opens any sealed letter or package addressed to another; or (2) Knowing that a sealed letter or package has been opened without the consent of either the sender or addressee, intentionally publishes any of the contents thereof.History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486.
WI Stat § 942.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 942 - Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.|942.06 - Use of polygraphs and similar tests.

942.06  Use of polygraphs and similar tests. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2m), no person may require or administer a polygraph, voice stress analysis, psychological stress evaluator or any other similar test purporting to test honesty without the prior written and informed consent of the subject. (2) Except as provided in sub. (2q), no person may disclose that another person has taken a polygraph, voice stress analysis, psychological stress evaluator or any other similar test purporting to test honesty and no person may disclose the results of such a test to any person except the person tested, without the prior written and informed consent of the subject. (2m) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:(a) An employee or agent of the department of corrections who conducts a lie detector test of a sex offender under s. 301.132. (b) An employee or agent of the department of health services who conducts a lie detector test of a person under s. 51.375. (2q) Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following:(a) An employee or agent of the department of corrections who discloses, to any of the following, the fact that a sex offender has had a lie detector test under s. 301.132 or the results of such a lie detector test:1. Another employee or agent of the department of corrections.2. Another agency or person, if the information disclosed will be used for purposes related to correctional programming or care and treatment.(b) An employee or agent of the department of health services who discloses, to any of the following, the fact that a person has had a lie detector test under s. 51.375 or the results of such a lie detector test:1. Another employee or agent of the department of health services or another person to whom disclosure is permitted under s. 51.375 (2) (b).2. Another agency or person, if the information disclosed will be used for purposes related to programming or care and treatment for the person. (3) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.History:  1979 c. 319; 1995 a. 440; 1997 a. 283; 1999 a. 89; 2001 a. 16; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
WI Stat § 942.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 942 - Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.|942.07 - Use of genetic tests.

942.07  Use of genetic tests. (1) In this section:(a) “Employer" has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (6).(b) “Employment agency" has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (7).(c) “Genetic test" means a test of a person's genes, gene products or chromosomes for abnormalities or deficiencies, including carrier status, that are linked to physical or mental disorders or impairments, or that indicate a susceptibility to illness, disease, impairment or other disorders, whether physical or mental, or that demonstrate genetic or chromosomal damage due to environmental factors.(d) “Labor organization" has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (9).(e) “Licensing agency" has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (11). (2) No employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency may require or administer a genetic test without the prior written and informed consent of the employee, labor organization member or licensee, or of the prospective employee, labor organization member or licensee, who is the subject of the test. (3) No person may disclose to an employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency that an employee, labor organization member or licensee, or a prospective employee, labor organization member or licensee, has taken a genetic test, and no person may disclose the results of such a test to an employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency without the prior written and informed consent of the subject of the test. (4) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.History:  1991 a. 117.
WI Stat § 942.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 942 - Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.|942.10 - Use of a drone.

942.10  Use of a drone. Whoever uses a drone, as defined in s. 175.55 (1) (a), with the intent to photograph, record, or otherwise observe another individual in a place or location where the individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy is guilty of Class A misdemeanor. This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer authorized to use a drone pursuant to s. 175.55 (2). History:  2013 a. 213.
WI Stat § 943.011 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.011 - Damage or threat to property of witness.

943.011  Damage or threat to property of witness. (1) In this section:(a) “Family member" means a spouse, child, stepchild, foster child, parent, sibling, or grandchild.(b) “Witness" has the meaning given in s. 940.41 (3). (2) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class I felony:(a) Intentionally causes damage or threatens to cause damage to any physical property owned by a person who is or was a witness by reason of the owner having attended or testified as a witness and without the owner's consent.(b) Intentionally causes damage or threatens to cause damage to any physical property owned by a person who is a family member of a witness or a person sharing a common domicile with a witness by reason of the witness having attended or testified as a witness and without the owner's consent.History:  1997 a. 143; 2001 a. 109; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 943.012 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.012 - Criminal damage to or graffiti on religious and other property.

943.012  Criminal damage to or graffiti on religious and other property. Whoever intentionally causes damage to, intentionally marks, draws or writes with ink or another substance on or intentionally etches into any physical property of another, without the person's consent and with knowledge of the character of the property, is guilty of a Class I felony if the property consists of one or more of the following: (1) Any church, synagogue or other building, structure or place primarily used for religious worship or another religious purpose. (2) Any cemetery, mortuary or other facility used for burial or memorializing the dead. (3) Any school, educational facility or community center publicly identified as associated with a group of persons of a particular race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry or by an institution of any such group. (4) Any personal property contained in any property under subs. (1) to (3) if the personal property has particular significance or value to any group of persons of a particular race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry and the actor knows the personal property has particular significance or value to that group.History:  1987 a. 348; 1995 a. 24; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 943.013 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.013 - Criminal damage; threat; property of judge.

943.013  Criminal damage; threat; property of judge. (1) In this section:(a) “Family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling, child, stepchild, or foster child.(b) “Judge" means a supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, circuit court judge, municipal judge, temporary or permanent reserve judge, or circuit, supplemental, or municipal court commissioner. (2) Whoever intentionally causes or threatens to cause damage to any physical property that belongs to a judge or his or her family member under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony:(a) At the time of the act or threat, the actor knows or should have known that the person whose property is damaged or threatened is a judge or a member of his or her family.(b) The judge is acting in an official capacity at the time of the act or threat or the act or threat is in response to any action taken in an official capacity.(c) There is no consent by the person whose property is damaged or threatened.History:  1993 a. 50, 446; 2001 a. 61, 109; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 943.014 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.014 - Demolition of historic building without authorization.

943.014  Demolition of historic building without authorization. (1) In this section, “historic building" means any building or structure that is listed on, or any building or structure within and contributing to a historic district that is listed on, the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places or any building or structure that is included on a list of historic places designated by a city, village, town or county. (2) Whoever intentionally demolishes a historic building without a permit issued by a city, village, town or county or without an order issued under s. 66.0413 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any person if he or she acts as part of a state agency action and the state agency has complied with ss. 44.39 to 44.42 regarding the action.History:  1995 a. 466; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 943.015 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.015 - Criminal damage; threat; property of department of revenue employee.

943.015  Criminal damage; threat; property of department of revenue employee. (1) In this section, “family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling, child, stepchild, or foster child. (2) Whoever intentionally causes or threatens to cause damage to any physical property which belongs to a department of revenue official, employee or agent or his or her family member under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony:(a) At the time of the act or threat, the actor knows or should have known that the person whose property is damaged or threatened is a department of revenue official, employee or agent or a member of his or her family.(b) The official, employee or agent is acting in an official capacity at the time of the act or threat or the act or threat is in response to any action taken in an official capacity.(c) There is no consent by the person whose property is damaged or threatened.History:  1985 a. 29; 1993 a. 446; 2001 a. 109; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 943.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.02 - Arson of buildings; damage of property by explosives.

943.02  Arson of buildings; damage of property by explosives. (1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony:(a) By means of fire, intentionally damages any building of another without the other's consent; or(b) By means of fire, intentionally damages any building with intent to defraud an insurer of that building; or(c) By means of explosives, intentionally damages any property of another without the other's consent. (2) In this section “building of another" means a building in which a person other than the actor has a legal or equitable interest which the actor has no right to defeat or impair, even though the actor may also have a legal or equitable interest in the building. Proof that the actor recovered or attempted to recover on a policy of insurance by reason of the fire is relevant but not essential to establish the actor's intent to defraud the insurer.History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 109.A mortgagee's interest is protected under sub. (1) (a); evidence of fire insurance was admissible to prove a violation of sub. (1) (a). State v. Phillips, 99 Wis. 2d 46, 298 N.W.2d 239 (Ct. App. 1980).Criminal damage to property under s. 943.01 is a lesser-included offense of arson. State v. Thompson, 146 Wis. 2d 554, 431 N.W.2d 716 (Ct. App. 1988).For purposes of this section, an explosive is any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary purpose for which is to function by explosion. An explosion is a substantially instantaneous release of both gas and heat. State v. Brulport, 202 Wis. 2d 505, 551 N.W.2d 824 (Ct. App. 1996), 95-1687.
WI Stat § 943.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.03 - Arson of property other than building.

943.03  Arson of property other than building. Whoever, by means of fire, intentionally damages any property of another without the person's consent, if the property is not a building and has a value of $100 or more, is guilty of a Class I felony.History:  1977 c. 173; 1999 a. 85; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 943.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.04 - Arson with intent to defraud.

943.04  Arson with intent to defraud. Whoever, by means of fire, damages any property, other than a building, with intent to defraud an insurer of that property is guilty of a Class H felony. Proof that the actor recovered or attempted to recover on a policy of insurance by reason of the fire is relevant but not essential to establish the actor's intent to defraud the insurer.History:  1977 c. 173; 1999 a. 85; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 943.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.05 - Placing of combustible materials an attempt.

943.05  Placing of combustible materials an attempt. Whoever places any combustible or explosive material or device in or near any property with intent to set fire to or blow up such property is guilty of an attempt to violate either s. 943.01, 943.012, 943.013, 943.02, 943.03 or 943.04, depending on the facts of the particular case.History:  1987 a. 348; 1993 a. 50.
WI Stat § 943.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.06 - Molotov cocktails.

943.06  Molotov cocktails. (1) As used in this section, “fire bomb" means a breakable container containing a flammable liquid with a flash point of 150 degrees Fahrenheit or less, having a wick or similar device capable of being ignited, but does not mean a device commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illumination. (2) Whoever possesses, manufactures, sells, offers for sale, gives or transfers a fire bomb is guilty of a Class H felony. (3) This section shall not prohibit the authorized use or possession of any such device by a member of the armed forces or by fire fighters or law enforcement officers.History:  1977 c. 173; 1985 a. 135 s. 83 (3); 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 943.065 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.065 - Injury caused by arson: treble damages.

943.065  Injury caused by arson: treble damages. (1) Any person who incurs injury to his or her person or his, her or its business or property by reason of a violation of s. 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.05 or 943.06, including the state or any municipality which incurs costs in extinguishing or investigating the cause of a fire under those circumstances, may sue the person convicted of the violation for damages. A court shall award treble damages, plus costs and attorney fees, to a person, including the state or a municipality, proving injury under this section. The damages, costs and fees are payable only by the person convicted of the violation. This section does not impose any duty upon a company providing insurance coverage to defend its insured in any action brought under this section. (2) The treble damages requirement under sub. (1) applies in any wrongful death action under s. 895.03 based on a violation specified in sub. (1).History:  1981 c. 78.
WI Stat § 943.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.07 - Criminal damage to railroads.

943.07  Criminal damage to railroads. (1) Whoever intentionally causes damage or who causes another person to damage, tamper, change or destroy any railroad track, switch, bridge, trestle, tunnel or signal or any railroad property used in providing rail services, which could cause an injury, accident or derailment is guilty of a Class I felony. (2) Whoever intentionally shoots a firearm at any portion of a railroad train, car, caboose or engine is guilty of a Class I felony. (3) Whoever intentionally throws, shoots or propels any stone, brick or other missile at any railroad train, car, caboose or engine is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (4) Whoever intentionally throws or deposits any type of debris or waste material on or along any railroad track or right-of-way which could cause an injury or accident is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.History:  1975 c. 314; 1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 943.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.11 - Entry into locked vehicle.

943.11  Entry into locked vehicle. Whoever intentionally enters the locked and enclosed portion or compartment of the vehicle of another without consent and with intent to steal therefrom is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.History:  1977 c. 173.
WI Stat § 943.12 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.12 - Possession of burglarious tools.

943.12  Possession of burglarious tools. Whoever has in personal possession any device or instrumentality intended, designed or adapted for use in breaking into any depository designed for the safekeeping of any valuables or into any building or room, with intent to use such device or instrumentality to break into a depository, building or room, and to steal therefrom, is guilty of a Class I felony.History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.A homemade key used to open parking meters is a burglarious tool. Perkins v. State, 61 Wis. 2d 341, 212 N.W.2d 141 (1973).It was implausible that the defendant was looking for the home of an acquaintance in order to pick up some artwork while carrying a crowbar, a pair of gloves, and a pair of socks. Hansen v. State, 64 Wis. 2d 541, 219 N.W.2d 246 (1974).Section 939.72 (3) does not bar convictions for possession of burglarious tools and burglary arising out of a single transaction. Dumas v. State, 90 Wis. 2d 518, 280 N.W.2d 310 (Ct. App. 1979).The defendant's 2 prior convictions for burglary were admissible to prove intent to use gloves, a long pocket knife, a crowbar, and a pillow case as burglarious tools. Vanlue v. State, 96 Wis. 2d 81, 291 N.W.2d 467 (1980).