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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 945 - Gambling. › 945.095 - Shipbuilding business.

945.095
Shipbuilding business.
(1)
Notwithstanding ss. 945.03, 945.04 and 945.05, a person may construct, deliver, convert or repair a vessel that is equipped with gambling devices if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)
The work performed on the vessel is ordered by a customer who shall use or possess the vessel outside of this state in a locality where the use or possession of the gambling devices on the vessel is lawful.
(b)
The person performs the work on the vessel that is equipped with the gambling devices at a shipbuilding business that is located in Sturgeon Bay, Manitowoc, Marinette, Superior or La Crosse, Wisconsin.
(c)
The person registers with the U.S. attorney general, pursuant to 15 USC 1173, and specifies in that registration that the person is in the business of installing and removing gambling devices, as defined in 15 USC 1171 (a), as part of the process of performing work on vessels ordered by a customer who shall use or possess the vessel outside of this state in a locality where the use or possession of the gambling devices on the vessel is lawful.
(d)
The person provides the department of administration, prior to the importation of the gambling devices into the state, all records that account for the gambling devices, including the identification number affixed to each gambling device by the manufacturer, and that identify the location where the gambling devices will be stored prior to the installation of the gambling devices on the vessel.
(e)
The person stores the gambling devices at a secured warehouse facility and permits any person authorized to enforce the gambling laws under s. 165.50 to inspect the facility where the gambling devices are stored and any records relating to the gambling devices.
(f)
If the person removes used gambling devices from a vessel, the person shall provide the department of administration with an inventory of the used gambling devices prior to their removal from the vessel. The inventory shall include the identification number affixed to each gambling device by the manufacturer.
(g)
The person submits documentation to the department of administration, no later than 30 days after the date of delivery, that the vessel equipped with gambling devices has been delivered to the customer who ordered the work performed on the vessel.
(h)
The person does not sell a gambling device to any other person except to a customer who shall use or possess the gambling device outside of this state in a locality where the use or possession of the gambling device is lawful. If a person sells a gambling device to such a customer, the person shall submit documentation to the department of administration, no later than 30 days after the date of delivery, that the gambling device has been delivered to the customer.
(2)
If any person who constructs, delivers, converts or repairs a vessel that is equipped with gambling devices does not satisfy all of the conditions under sub. (1), the person is subject to ss. 945.03, 945.04 and 945.05.
History:  1995 a. 11, 27, 225; 1997 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 945 - Gambling. › 945.12 - Endless sales chains.

945.12
Endless sales chains.
Whoever sets up, promotes or aids in the promotion of a plan by which motor vehicles are sold to a person for a consideration and upon the further consideration that the purchaser agrees to secure one or more persons to participate in the plan by respectively making a similar purchase and in turn agreeing to secure one or more persons likewise to join in said plan, each purchaser being given the right to secure money, credits, goods or something of value, depending upon the number of persons joining in the plan, shall be held to have set up and promoted a lottery and shall be punished as provided in s. 945.02. The further prosecution of any such plan may be enjoined.
Cross-reference:  See also s. 218.0116 (1) (jm) as to endless chain vehicle sales.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 945 - Gambling. › 945.13 - Interstate transportation of gambling devices.

945.13
Interstate transportation of gambling devices.
Pursuant to the authority granted the state in 15 USC 1172, which makes unlawful the transportation of any gambling device to any place in a state or a possession of the United States from any place outside of the state or the possession, this state exempts Sturgeon Bay, Manitowoc, Marinette, Superior and La Crosse, Wisconsin, from the application of 15 USC 1172.
History:  1995 a. 11, 225.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.01 - Treason.

946.01
Treason.
(1)
Any person owing allegiance to this state who does any of the following is guilty of a Class A felony:
(a)
Levies war against this state; or
(b)
Adheres to the enemies of this state, giving them aid and comfort.
(2)
No person may be convicted of treason except on the testimony of 2 witnesses to the same overt act, or on the person's confession in open court.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.02 - Sabotage.

946.02
Sabotage.
(1)
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class F felony:
(a)
Intentionally damages, interferes with, or tampers with any property with reasonable grounds to believe that his or her act will hinder, delay, or interfere with the prosecution of war or other military action or the preparation for defense, war, or other military action by the United States or its allies; or
(b)
Intentionally makes a defective article or on inspection omits to note any defect in an article with reasonable grounds to believe that such article is intended to be used in the prosecution of war or other military action or the preparation for defense, war, or other military action by the United States or its allies.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair, curtail, or destroy the rights of employees and their representatives to self-organization, to form, join or assist labor organization, to strike, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, or to engage in lawful concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection under any state or federal statutes regulating labor relations.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.03 - Sedition.

946.03
Sedition.
(1)
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class F felony:
(a)
Attempts the overthrow of the government of the United States or this state by the use or threat of physical violence; or
(b)
Is a party to a conspiracy with or a solicitation of another to overthrow the government of the United States or this state by the use or threat of physical violence; or
(c)
Advocates or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability or propriety of overthrowing the government of the United States or this state by the use or threat of physical violence with intent that such government be overthrown; or
(d)
Organizes or assists in the organization of an assembly with knowledge that the purpose of the assembly is to advocate or teach the duty, necessity, desirability or propriety of overthrowing the government of the United States or this state by the use or threat of physical violence with intent that such government be overthrown.
(2)
Whoever permits any premises under his or her care, control or supervision to be used by an assembly with knowledge that the purpose of the assembly is to advocate or teach the duty, necessity, desirability or propriety of overthrowing the government of the United States or this state by the use or threat of physical violence with intent that such government be overthrown or, after learning that the premises are being so used, permits such use to be continued is guilty of a Class I felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.06 - Improper use of the flag.

946.06
Improper use of the flag.
(1)
Whoever intentionally does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:
(a)
Places on or attaches to the flag any word, mark, design, or advertisement not properly a part of such flag; or
(b)
Exposes to public view a flag upon which has been placed or attached a word, mark, design, or advertisement not properly a part of such flag; or
(c)
Manufactures or exposes to public view an article of merchandise or a wrapper or receptacle for merchandise upon which the flag is depicted; or
(d)
Uses the flag for commercial advertising purposes.
(2)
This section does not apply to flags depicted on written or printed documents or periodicals or on stationery, ornaments, pictures, or jewelry, provided there are no unauthorized words or designs on such flag and provided the flag is not connected with any advertisement.
(3)
In this section “flag" means anything that is or purports to be the Stars and Stripes, the United States shield, the United States coat of arms, the Wisconsin state flag, or a copy, picture, or representation of any of them.
History:  1977 c. 173; 2003 a. 243.
A flag misuse statute was unconstitutional as applied to a flag hung upside down with a peace symbol affixed. The context imbued the display with protected elements of communication. Spence v. Washington, 418 U.S. 405, 94 S. Ct. 2727, 41 L. Ed. 2d 842 (1974).
The Washington flag desecration statute held unconstitutional in  Spence, 418 U.S. 405 (1974), when applied to a mere display of an altered flag in the absence of a disturbance of the peace, was identical in all essential ways to this section. Koser v. County of Price, 834 F. Supp. 305 (1993).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.10 - Bribery of public officers and employees.

946.10
Bribery of public officers and employees.
Whoever does either of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:
(1)
Whoever, with intent to influence the conduct of any public officer or public employee in relation to any matter which by law is pending or might come before the officer or employee in the officer's or employee's capacity as such officer or employee or with intent to induce the officer or employee to do or omit to do any act in violation of the officer's or employee's lawful duty transfers or promises to the officer or employee or on the officer's or employee's behalf any property or any personal advantage which the officer or employee is not authorized to receive; or
(2)
Any public officer or public employee who directly or indirectly accepts or offers to accept any property or any personal advantage, which the officer or employee is not authorized to receive, pursuant to an understanding that the officer or employee will act in a certain manner in relation to any matter which by law is pending or might come before the officer or employee in the officer's or employee's capacity as such officer or employee or that the officer or employee will do or omit to do any act in violation of the officer's or employee's lawful duty.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 109.
Circumstantial evidence supported an inference that the defendant intended to influence a public official's actions. State v. Rosenfeld, 93 Wis. 2d 325, 286 N.W.2d 596 (1980).
A sworn juror is a public employee under sub. (2). State v. Sammons, 141 Wis. 2d 833, 417 N.W.2d 190 (Ct. App. 1987).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.14 - Purchasing claims at less than full value.

946.14
Purchasing claims at less than full value.
Any public officer or public employee who in a private capacity directly or indirectly intentionally purchases for less than full value or discounts any claim held by another against the state or a political subdivision thereof or against any public fund is guilty of a Class I felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.16 - Judicial officer collecting claims.

946.16
Judicial officer collecting claims.
Any judicial officer who causes to be brought in a court over which the officer presides any action or proceeding upon a claim placed with the officer as agent or attorney for collection is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
History:  1977 c. 173.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.17 - Corrupt means to influence legislation; disclosure of interest.

946.17
Corrupt means to influence legislation; disclosure of interest.
Any person who gives or agrees or offers to give anything of value to any person, for the service of such person or of any other person in procuring the passage or defeat of any measure before the legislature or before either house or any committee thereof, upon the contingency or condition of the passage or defeat of the measure, or who receives, or agrees to receive anything of value for such service, upon any such contingency or condition, or who, having a pecuniary or other interest, or acting as the agent or attorney of any person in procuring or attempting to procure the passage or defeat of any measure before the legislature or before either house or any committee thereof, attempts in any manner to influence any member of the legislature for or against the measure, without first making known to the member the real and true interest he or she has in the measure, either personally or as such agent or attorney, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
History:  1977 c. 278 s. 1; Stats. 1977 s. 946.17; 1993 a. 213.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.18 - Misconduct sections apply to all public officers.

946.18
Misconduct sections apply to all public officers.
Sections 946.10 to 946.17 apply to public officers, whether legally constituted or exercising powers as if legally constituted.
History:  1977 c. 278; 1979 c. 110.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.31 - Perjury.

946.31
Perjury.
(1)
Whoever under oath or affirmation orally makes a false material statement which the person does not believe to be true, in any matter, cause, action or proceeding, before any of the following, whether legally constituted or exercising powers as if legally constituted, is guilty of a Class H felony:
(a)
A court;
(b)
A magistrate;
(c)
A judge, referee or court commissioner;
(d)
An administrative agency or arbitrator authorized by statute to determine issues of fact;
(e)
A notary public while taking testimony for use in an action or proceeding pending in court;
(f)
An officer authorized to conduct inquests of the dead;
(g)
A grand jury;
(h)
A legislative body or committee.
(2)
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the perjured testimony was corrected or retracted.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 110; 2001 a. 109.
An arbitrator selected from a list provided by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission is authorized by s. 111.10 to arbitrate as provided in ch. 298 [now ch. 788] and so is “authorized by statute" within meaning of sub. (1) (d). Layton School of Art & Design v. WERC, 82 Wis. 2d 324, 262 N.W.2d 218 (1978).
Perjury consists of a false statement that the defendant knew was false, was made under oath in a proceeding before a judge, and was material to the proceeding. Materiality is determined by whether the trial court could have relied on the testimony in making a decision, not on whether it actually did. State v. Munz, 198 Wis. 2d 379, 541 N.W.2d 821 (Ct. App. 1995), 95-0635.
A defendant may be charged with multiple counts of perjury based on testimony given in the same proceeding when each charge requires proof of an additional fact that the others do not. State v. Warren, 229 Wis. 2d 172, 599 N.W.2d 431 (Ct. App. 1999), 99-0129.
Issue preclusion does not bar the prosecution of a defendant for perjury who was tried and acquitted on a single issue when newly discovered evidence suggests that the defendant falsely testified on the issue. The state must show that: 1) the evidence came to the state's attention after trial; 2) the state was not negligent in failing to discover the evidence; 3) the evidence is material to the issue; and 4) the evidence is not merely cumulative. State v. Canon, 2001 WI 11, 241 Wis. 2d 164, 622 N.W.2d 270, 98-3519.
Perjury prosecutions after acquittals. Shellenberger. 71 MLR 703 (1988).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.32 - False swearing.

946.32
False swearing.
(1)
Whoever does either of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:
(a)
Under oath or affirmation or upon signing a statement pursuant to s. 887.015 makes or subscribes a false statement which he or she does not believe is true, when such oath, affirmation, or statement is authorized or required by law or is required by any public officer or governmental agency as a prerequisite to such officer or agency taking some official action.
(b)
Makes or subscribes 2 inconsistent statements under oath or affirmation or upon signing a statement pursuant to s. 887.015 in regard to any matter respecting which an oath, affirmation, or statement is, in each case, authorized or required by law or required by any public officer or governmental agency as a prerequisite to such officer or agency taking some official action, under circumstances which demonstrate that the witness or subscriber knew at least one of the statements to be false when made. The period of limitations within which prosecution may be commenced runs from the time of the first statement.
(2)
Whoever under oath or affirmation or upon signing a statement pursuant to s. 887.015 makes or subscribes a false statement which the person does not believe is true is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 109; 2009 a. 166.
This section applies to oral statements. The mere fact that a statement is permitted by law does not mean it is “authorized by law" within meaning of sub. (1) (a). State v. Devitt, 82 Wis. 2d 262, 262 N.W.2d 73 (1978).
The reference to the statute of limitations in sub. (1) (b) does not make it an element of the offense. The statute of limitations is an affirmative defense and is subject to tolling under s. 939.74. State v. Slaughter, 200 Wis. 2d 190, 546 N.W.2d 490 (Ct. App. 1996), 95-0141.
What is to be “authorized or required" under sub. (1) (b) is the oath itself, not the matter respecting which the oath is taken. State v. Slaughter, 200 Wis. 2d 190, 546 N.W.2d 490 (Ct. App. 1996), 95-0141.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.40 - Refusing to aid officer.

946.40
Refusing to aid officer.
(1)
Whoever, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails, upon command, to aid any person known by the person to be a peace officer is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(2)
This section does not apply if under the circumstances the officer was not authorized to command such assistance.
History:  1977 c. 173.
Under s. 343.305, hospital personnel must administer a blood alcohol test and report the results at the request of an officer, subject to the penalty under this section. 68 Atty. Gen. 209.
In certain circumstances, a peace officer may command medical staff at a hospital or clinic to gather evidence from a sexual assault victim. 72 Atty. Gen. 107.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.415 - Failure to comply with officer's attempt to take person into custody.

946.415
Failure to comply with officer's attempt to take person into custody.
(1)
In this section, “officer" has the meaning given in s. 946.41 (2) (b).
(2)
Whoever intentionally does all of the following is guilty of a Class I felony:
(a)
Refuses to comply with an officer's lawful attempt to take him or her into custody.
(b)
Retreats or remains in a building or place and, through action or threat, attempts to prevent the officer from taking him or her into custody.
(c)
While acting under pars. (a) and (b), remains or becomes armed with a dangerous weapon or threatens to use a dangerous weapon regardless of whether he or she has a dangerous weapon.
History:  1995 a. 93; 2001 a. 109.
This section delineates one crime: a suspect's armed, physical refusal to be taken into custody. It can be committed by action or threat, which are alternative ways of threatening an officer to avoid being taken into custody. A jury instruction requiring unanimity on which occurred is not required. State v. Koeppen, 2000 WI App 121, 237 Wis. 2d 418, 614 N.W.2d 530, 99-0418.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.425 - Failure to report to jail.

946.425
Failure to report to jail.
(1)
Any person who is subject to a series of periods of imprisonment under s. 973.03 (5) (b) and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail as required under the sentence is guilty of a Class H felony.
(1m)
(a)
Any person who receives a stay of execution of a sentence of imprisonment of less than 10 days to a county jail under s. 973.15 (8) (a) and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail as required under the sentence is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
Any person who receives a stay of execution of a sentence of imprisonment of 10 or more days to a county jail under s. 973.15 (8) (a) and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail as required under the sentence is guilty of a Class H felony.
(1r)
(a)
Any person who is subject to a confinement order under s. 973.09 (4) as the result of a conviction for a misdemeanor and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail or house of correction as required under the order is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
Any person who is subject to a confinement order under s. 973.09 (4) as the result of a conviction for a felony and who intentionally fails to report to the county jail or house of correction as required under the order is guilty of a Class H felony.
(3)
A prosecutor may not charge a person with violating both subs. (1) and (1m) regarding the same incident or occurrence.
History:  1989 a. 85; 1993 a. 273; 1995 a. 154; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.43 - Assaults by prisoners.

946.43
Assaults by prisoners.
(1m)
Any prisoner confined to a state prison or other state, county or municipal detention facility who intentionally does any of the following is guilty of a Class F felony:
(a)
Places an officer, employee, visitor or another inmate of such prison or institution in apprehension of an immediate battery likely to cause death or great bodily harm; or
(b)
Confines or restrains an officer, employee, visitor or another inmate of such prison or institution without the person's consent.
(2m)
(a)
Any prisoner confined to a state prison or other state, county or municipal detention facility who throws or expels blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces or other bodily substance at or toward an officer, employee or visitor of the prison or facility or another prisoner of the prison or facility under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony:
1.
The prisoner throws or expels the blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces or other bodily substance with the intent that it come into contact with the officer, employee, visitor or other prisoner.
2.
The prisoner throws or expels the blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces or other bodily substance with the intent either to cause bodily harm to the officer, employee, visitor or other prisoner or to abuse, harass, offend, intimidate or frighten the officer, employee, visitor or other prisoner.
3.
The officer, employee, visitor or other prisoner does not consent to the blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces or other bodily substance being thrown or expelled at or toward him or her.
(b)
A court shall impose a sentence for a violation of par. (a) consecutive to any sentence previously imposed or which may be imposed for any crime or offense for which the person was in custody when he or she committed the violation of par. (a).
History:  1977 c. 173, 273; 1999 a. 188; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.44 - Assisting or permitting escape.

946.44
Assisting or permitting escape.
(1)
Whoever does the following is guilty of a Class H felony:
(a)
Any officer or employee of an institution where prisoners are detained who intentionally permits a prisoner in the officer's or employee's custody to escape; or
(b)
Whoever with intent to aid any prisoner to escape from custody introduces into the institution where the prisoner is detained or transfers to the prisoner anything adapted or useful in making an escape.
(1g)
Any public officer or public employee who violates sub. (1) (a) or (b) is guilty of a Class F felony.
(1m)
Whoever intentionally introduces into an institution where prisoners are detained or transfers to a prisoner any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead another person to believe it is a firearm, is guilty of a Class F felony.
(2)
In this section:
(a)
“Custody" has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (a).
(b)
“Escape" has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (b).
(c)
“Institution" includes a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), and a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (19r).
(d)
“Prisoner" includes a person who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.34 (4h), who is placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m), or 938.357 (4) or (5) (e), or who is placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d).
History:  1977 c. 173; 1985 a. 320; 1987 a. 27, 236, 238, 403; 1989 a. 31, 107; 1993 a. 16, 377, 385, 486, 491; 1995 a. 27, 77, 352; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 109; 2005 a. 344; 2013 a. 334.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.45 - Negligently allowing escape.

946.45
Negligently allowing escape.
(1)
Any officer or employee of an institution where prisoners are detained who, through his or her neglect of duty, allows a prisoner in his or her custody to escape is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(2)
In this section:
(a)
“Custody" has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (a).
(b)
“Escape" has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (b).
(c)
“Institution" includes a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), and a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (19r).
(d)
“Prisoner" includes a person who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.34 (4h), who is placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m) or 938.357 (4) or (5) (e), or who is placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d).
History:  1977 c. 173; 1985 a. 320; 1987 a. 27, 238; 1989 a. 31, 107; 1993 a. 16, 377, 385, 491; 1995 a. 27, 77, 352; 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 344; 2013 a. 334.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.46 - Encouraging violation of probation, extended supervision or parole.

946.46
Encouraging violation of probation, extended supervision or parole.
Whoever intentionally aids or encourages a parolee, probationer or person on extended supervision or any person committed to the custody or supervision of the department of corrections or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 by reason of crime or delinquency to abscond or violate a term or condition of parole, extended supervision or probation is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
History:  1971 c. 164 s. 89; 1977 c. 173; 1989 a. 31, 107; 1993 a. 385; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 283.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.465 - Refusing or tampering with a global positioning system tracking device.

946.465
Refusing or tampering with a global positioning system tracking device.
(1)
Refusing a global positioning system tracking device. Whoever, without the authorization of the department of corrections, knowingly refuses, resists, or obstructs the installation of a global positioning system tracking device or comparable technology that is provided under s. 301.48 or 301.49 is guilty of a Class I felony.
(2)
Tampering with a global positioning system tracking device. Whoever, without the authorization of the department of corrections, intentionally tampers with, or blocks, diffuses, or prevents the clear reception of, a signal transmitted by, a global positioning system tracking device or comparable technology that is provided under s. 301.48 or 301.49 is guilty of a Class I felony.
History:  2005 a. 431; 2007 a. 181; 2011 a. 266; 2021 a. 140.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.47 - Harboring or aiding felons.

946.47
Harboring or aiding felons.
(1)
Whoever does either of the following may be penalized as provided in sub. (2m):
(a)
With intent to prevent the apprehension of a felon, harbors or aids him or her; or
(b)
With intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a felon, destroys, alters, hides, or disguises physical evidence or places false evidence.
(2)
As used in this section “felon" means either of the following:
(a)
A person who commits an act within the jurisdiction of this state which constitutes a felony under the law of this state; or
(b)
A person who commits an act within the jurisdiction of another state which is punishable by imprisonment for one year or more in a state prison or penitentiary under the law of that state and would, if committed in this state, constitute a felony under the law of this state.
(2m)
Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of the following:
(a)
A Class G felony, if the offense committed by the felon being aided is, or would have been if the offense had been committed in this state, any of the following:
1.
A Class A, B, C, or D felony.
2.
An unclassified felony that is punishable by a sentence of life imprisonment.
(b)
A Class I felony, if the offense committed by the felon being aided is, or would have been if the offense had been committed in this state, any of the following:
1.
A Class E, F, G, H, or I felony.
2.
An unclassified felony that is not punishable by a sentence of life imprisonment.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 1999 a. 162; 2001 a. 109; 2013 a. 254.
A person may be a “felon" under sub. (2) (a) even though not convicted of a felony. State v. Jones, 98 Wis. 2d 679, 298 N.W.2d 100 (Ct. App. 1980).
The application of this section is not restricted to persons wanted for conduct constituting a felony for which there has been no conviction, but also applies to persons previously convicted of a felony who are sought for other reasons. State v. Schmidt, 221 Wis. 2d 189, 585 N.W.2d 16 (Ct. App. 1998), 97-3131.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.48 - Kidnapped or missing persons; false information.

946.48
Kidnapped or missing persons; false information.
(1)
Whoever sends, delivers, or causes to be transmitted to another any written or oral communication with intent to induce a false belief that the sender has knowledge of the whereabouts, physical condition, or terms imposed upon the return of a kidnapped or missing person is guilty of a Class H felony.
(2)
Violation of this section may be prosecuted in either the county where the communication was sent or the county in which it was received.
History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.495 - Violation of nonsecure custody order.

946.495
Violation of nonsecure custody order.
If a person has been placed in nonsecure custody by an intake worker under s. 938.207 or by a judge or circuit court commissioner under s. 938.21 (4) and the person is alleged to be delinquent under s. 938.12, alleged to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 (12) or has been taken into custody for committing an act that is a violation of a state or federal criminal law, the person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if he or she intentionally fails to comply with the conditions of his or her placement in nonsecure custody.
History:  1997 a. 328; 2001 a. 61.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.50 - Absconding.

946.50
Absconding.
Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before attaining the age of 17 years is guilty of the following:
(1)
A Class A felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class A felony if committed by an adult.
(2)
A Class B felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class B felony if committed by an adult.
(3)
A Class C felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class C felony if committed by an adult.
(4)
A Class D felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class D felony if committed by an adult.
(5)
A Class E felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class E felony if committed by an adult.
(5d)
A Class F felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class F felony if committed by an adult.
(5h)
A Class G felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class G felony if committed by an adult.
(5p)
A Class H felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class H felony if committed by an adult.
(5t)
A Class I felony, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class I felony if committed by an adult.
(6)
A Class A misdemeanor, if the person was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
History:  1995 a. 77; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.52 - Failure to submit biological specimen.

946.52
Failure to submit biological specimen.
Whoever intentionally fails to comply with a requirement to submit a biological specimen under s. 165.76, 165.84 (7), 938.21 (1m), 938.30 (2m), 938.34 (15), 970.02 (8), 973.047, or 980.063 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
History:  2013 a. 20 s. 1922; 2013 Stats. s. 946.52.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.60 - Destruction of documents subject to subpoena.

946.60
Destruction of documents subject to subpoena.
(1)
Whoever intentionally destroys, alters, mutilates, conceals, removes, withholds or transfers possession of a document, knowing that the document has been subpoenaed by a court or by or at the request of a district attorney or the attorney general, is guilty of a Class I felony.
(2)
Whoever uses force, threat, intimidation or deception, with intent to cause or induce another person to destroy, alter, mutilate, conceal, remove, withhold or transfer possession of a subpoenaed document, knowing that the document has been subpoenaed by a court or by or at the request of a district attorney or the attorney general, is guilty of a Class I felony.
(3)
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
(a)
The document would have been legally privileged or inadmissible in evidence.
(b)
The subpoena was directed to a person other than the defendant.
History:  1981 c. 306; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.61 - Bribery of witnesses.

946.61
Bribery of witnesses.
(1)
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:
(a)
With intent to induce another to refrain from giving evidence or testifying in any civil or criminal matter before any court, judge, grand jury, magistrate, court commissioner, referee or administrative agency authorized by statute to determine issues of fact, transfers to him or her or on his or her behalf, any property or any pecuniary advantage; or
(b)
Accepts any property or any pecuniary advantage, knowing that such property or pecuniary advantage was transferred to him or her or on his or her behalf with intent to induce him or her to refrain from giving evidence or testifying in any civil or criminal matter before any court, judge, grand jury, magistrate, court commissioner, referee, or administrative agency authorized by statute to determine issues of fact.
(2)
This section does not apply to a person who is charged with a crime, or any person acting in his or her behalf, who transfers property to which he or she believes the other is legally entitled.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 175; 1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 109.
A conviction under this section cannot be sustained if the evidence shows that the defendant only transferred property to induce false testimony. State v. Duda, 60 Wis. 2d 431, 210 N.W.2d 763 (1973).
This section only prohibits paying a person to “refrain" from testifying and does not include influencing testimony. State v. Manthey, 169 Wis. 2d 673, 487 N.W.2d 44 (Ct. App. 1992).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.64 - Communicating with jurors.

946.64
Communicating with jurors.
Whoever, with intent to influence any person, summoned or serving as a juror, in relation to any matter which is before that person or which may be brought before that person, communicates with him or her otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings in the trial or hearing of that matter is guilty of a Class I felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.65 - Obstructing justice.

946.65
Obstructing justice.
(1)
Whoever for a consideration knowingly gives false information to any officer of any court with intent to influence the officer in the performance of official functions is guilty of a Class I felony.
(2)
“Officer of any court" includes the judge, reporter, bailiff and district attorney.
History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
Only conduct that involves a third-party contracting with another to give false information to a court officer in an attempt to influence the performance of the officer's official function is proscribed by this section. State v. Howell, 141 Wis. 2d 58, 414 N.W.2d 54 (Ct. App. 1987).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.66 - False complaints of police misconduct.

946.66
False complaints of police misconduct.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Complaint" means a complaint that is filed as part of a procedure established under s. 66.0511 (3).
(b)
“Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
(2)
Whoever knowingly makes a false complaint regarding the conduct of a law enforcement officer is subject to a Class A forfeiture.
History:  1997 a. 176; 2001 a. 30.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.67 - Compounding crime.

946.67
Compounding crime.
(1)
Whoever receives any property in return for a promise, express or implied, to refrain from prosecuting a crime or to refrain from giving information bearing on the probable success of a criminal prosecution is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply if the act upon which the actual or supposed crime is based has caused a loss for which a civil action will lie and the person who has sustained such loss reasonably believes that he or she is legally entitled to the property received.
(3)
No promise mentioned in this section shall justify the promisor in refusing to testify or to produce evidence against the alleged criminal when subpoenaed to do so.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.68 - Simulating legal process.

946.68
Simulating legal process.
(1g)
In this section, “legal process" includes a subpoena, summons, complaint, warrant, injunction, writ, notice, pleading, order or other document that directs a person to perform or refrain from performing a specified act and compliance with which is enforceable by a court or governmental agency.
(1r)
(a)
Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), whoever sends or delivers to another any document which simulates legal process is guilty of a Class I felony.
(b)
If the document under par. (a) is sent or delivered with intent to induce payment of a claim, the person is guilty of a Class H felony.
(c)
If the document under par. (a) simulates any criminal process, the person is guilty of a Class H felony.
(2)
Proof that a document specified under sub. (1r) was mailed or was delivered to any person with intent that it be forwarded to the intended recipient is sufficient proof of sending.
(3)
This section applies even though the simulating document contains a statement to the effect that it is not legal process.
(4)
Violation of this section may be prosecuted in either the county where the document was sent or the county in which it was delivered.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.69 - Impersonating or falsely assuming to act as a public officer or employee or a utility employee.

946.69
Impersonating or falsely assuming to act as a public officer or employee or a utility employee.
(1)
In this section, “utility" means any of the following:
(a)
A public utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (5).
(b)
A municipal power district, as defined in s. 198.01 (6).
(c)
A cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193 to furnish or provide telecommunications service, or a cooperative organized under ch. 185 to furnish or provide gas, electricity, power or water.
(2)
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class I felony:
(a)
Assumes to act in an official capacity or to perform an official function, knowing that he or she is not the public officer or public employee or the employee of a utility that he or she assumes to be.
(b)
Exercises any function of a public office, knowing that he or she has not qualified so to act or that his or her right so to act has ceased.
(c)
Impersonates or represents himself or herself to be a public officer or public employee or the employee of a utility with the intent to mislead others into believing that he or she is actually a public officer or public employee or the employee of a utility.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 146, 486; 1995 a. 225; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 109; 2005 a. 441; 2021 a. 263.
Sub. (1) [now sub. (2) (a)] is not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. State v. Wickstrom, 118 Wis. 2d 339, 348 N.W.2d 183 (Ct. App. 1984).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.70 - Impersonating peace officers, fire fighters, or other emergency personnel.

946.70
Impersonating peace officers, fire fighters, or other emergency personnel.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates a peace officer with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually a peace officer is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates a fire fighter with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually a fire fighter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)
Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates an emergency medical services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually an emergency medical services practitioner is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)
Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates an emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually an emergency medical responder is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
Any person violating sub. (1) with the intent to commit or aid or abet the commission of a crime other than a crime under this section is guilty of a Class H felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1985 a. 97, 332; 2001 a. 109; 2011 a. 276; 2017 a. 12.
Cross-reference:  See s. 125.105 for the offense of impersonating an employee of the department of revenue or the department of justice.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.71 - Unlawful use of license for carrying concealed weapons.

946.71
Unlawful use of license for carrying concealed weapons.
(1)
In this section, “license" means a license issued under s. 175.60 (2) or (9r).
(2)
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:
(a)
Intentionally represents as valid any revoked, suspended, fictitious, or fraudulently altered license.
(b)
If the actor holds a license, intentionally sells or lends the license to any other individual or knowingly permits another individual to use the license.
(c)
Intentionally represents as one's own any license not issued to him or her.
(d)
If the actor holds a license, intentionally permits any unlawful use of that license.
(e)
Intentionally reproduces by any means a copy of a license for a purpose that is prohibited under this subsection.
(f)
Intentionally defaces or intentionally alters a license.
History:  2011 a. 35.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.72 - Tampering with public records and notices.

946.72
Tampering with public records and notices.
(1)
Whoever with intent to injure or defraud destroys, damages, removes or conceals any public record is guilty of a Class H felony.
(2)
Whoever intentionally damages, alters, removes or conceals any public notice, posted as authorized by law, before the expiration of the time for which the notice was posted, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1981 c. 335; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 946 - Crimes against government and its administration. › 946.73 - Penalty for violating laws governing state or county institutions.

946.73
Penalty for violating laws governing state or county institutions.
Whoever violates any state law or any lawful rule made pursuant to state law governing state fair park or any state or county charitable, curative, reformatory, or penal institution while within the same or the grounds thereof is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 213, 215, 491.