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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.15 - Entry onto a construction site or into a locked building, dwelling or room.

943.15
Entry onto a construction site or into a locked building, dwelling or room.
(1)
Whoever enters the locked or posted construction site or the locked and enclosed building, dwelling or room of another without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the premises is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(1m)
This section does not apply to an assessor and an assessor's staff entering the construction site, other than buildings, of another if all of the following apply:
(a)
The assessor or the assessor's staff enters the construction site in order to make an assessment on behalf of the state or a political subdivision.
(b)
The assessor or assessor's staff enters the construction site on a weekday during daylight hours, or at another time as agreed upon by the land owner.
(c)
The assessor or assessor's staff spends no more than one hour on the construction site.
(d)
The assessor or assessor's staff does not open doors, enter through open doors, or look into windows of structures on the construction site.
(e)
The assessor or the assessor's staff leaves in a prominent place on the principal building at the construction site, or on the land if there is not a principal building, a notice informing the owner or occupant that the assessor or the assessor's staff entered the construction site and giving information on how to contact the assessor.
(f)
The assessor or the assessor's staff has not personally received a notice from the owner or occupant, either orally or in writing, not to enter or remain on the premises.
(2)
In this section:
(a)
“Construction site" means the site of the construction, alteration, painting or repair of a building, structure or other work.
(b)
“Owner or person in lawful possession of the premises" includes a person on whose behalf a building or dwelling is being constructed, altered, painted or repaired and the general contractor or subcontractor engaged in that work.
(c)
“Posted" means that a sign at least 11 inches square must be placed in at least 2 conspicuous places for every 40 acres to be protected. The sign must carry an appropriate notice and the name of the person giving the notice followed by the word “owner" if the person giving the notice is the holder of legal title to the land on which the construction site is located and by the word “occupant" if the person giving the notice is not the holder of legal title but is a lawful occupant of the land.
History:  1981 c. 68; 2009 a. 68.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.202 - Unauthorized use or possession of a credit card scanner.

943.202
Unauthorized use or possession of a credit card scanner.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Access” means access, read, scan, intercept, obtain, memorize, or temporarily or permanently store.
(b)
“Credit card” means a credit card, charge card, debit card, or other card that allows an authorized user to obtain, purchase, or receive credit, money, goods, services, or any other thing of value.
(c)
“Reencoder” means an electronic device that places encoded information from a computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a credit card onto the computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a credit card or any electronic medium that allows a transaction to occur.
(d)
“Scanning device” means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that can access information encoded on a computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a credit card.
(2)
(a)
Whoever possesses a reencoder or a scanning device, with the intent to violate s. 943.201 (2) or 943.203 (2) or to access information encoded on a credit card without the permission of an authorized user of the credit card, is guilty of a Class I felony.
(b)
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:
1.
Possesses a reencoder or a scanning device with the intent to transfer it to another person if the person knows or should know the transferee will use the reencoder or scanning device to violate s. 943.201 (2) or 943.203 (2) or to access information encoded on a credit card without the permission of an authorized user of the credit card.
2.
Uses or attempts to use a reencoder or a scanning device to violate s. 943.201 (2) or 943.203 (2) or to access information encoded on a credit card without the permission of an authorized user of the credit card.
(c)
Whoever uses a reencoder or scanning device to violate s. 943.201 (2) or 943.203 (2) or to access information encoded on a credit card without the permission of an authorized user of the credit card is guilty of a Class G felony if the person obtains, purchases, or receives credit, money, goods, services, or any other thing of value from the use.
History:  2017 a. 54.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.204 - Theft of mail.

943.204
Theft of mail.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Adult at risk" has the meaning given in s. 55.01 (1e).
(b)
“Course of conduct” has the meaning given in s. 947.013 (1) (a).
(c)
“Elder adult at risk" has the meaning given in s. 46.90 (1) (br).
(d)
“Mail” means a letter, flat, postcard, package, bag, or other sealed article that is delivered by the U.S. postal service, a common carrier, or a delivery service and is not yet received by the addressee or that has been left to be collected for delivery by the U.S. postal service, a common carrier, or a delivery service.
(2)
Acts. Whoever intentionally takes or receives the mail of another from a residence or other building or the curtilage of a residence or other building without the other's consent and with intent to deprive the other permanently of possession of such mail may be penalized as provided in sub. (3).
(3)
Penalties. Whoever violates sub. (2) is guilty of the following:
(a)
If fewer than 10 pieces of mail are taken or received from one or more individuals in a course of conduct, a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
If at least 10 but fewer than 30 pieces of mail are taken or received from one or more individuals in a course of conduct, a Class I felony.
(c)
If 30 or more pieces of mail are taken or received from one or more individuals in a course of conduct, a Class H felony.
(d)
If the mail that is taken or received is addressed to an adult at risk or an elder adult at risk, a Class H felony.
History: 2019 a. 144.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.205 - Theft of trade secrets.

943.205
Theft of trade secrets.
(1)
Whoever with intent to deprive or withhold from the owner thereof the control of a trade secret, or with intent to appropriate a trade secret to his or her own use or the use of another not the owner, and without authority of the owner, does any of the following may be penalized as provided in sub. (3):
(a)
Takes, uses, transfers, conceals, exhibits or retains possession of property of the owner representing a trade secret.
(b)
Makes or causes to be made a copy of property of the owner representing a trade secret.
(c)
Obtains title to property representing a trade secret or a copy of such property by intentionally deceiving the owner with a false representation which is known to be false, made with intent to defraud, and which does defraud the person to whom it is made. “False representation" includes a promise made with intent not to perform if it is a part of a false and fraudulent scheme.
(2)
In this section:
(a)
“Copy" means any facsimile, replica, photograph or other reproduction of any property and any notation, drawing or sketch made of or from any property.
(b)
“Owner" includes a co-owner of the person charged and a partnership of which the person charged is a member, unless the person charged and the victim are husband and wife.
(c)
“Property" includes without limitation because of enumeration any object, material, device, substance, writing, record, recording, drawing, sample, specimen, prototype, model, photograph, micro-organism, blueprint or map, or any copy thereof.
(d)
“Representing" means disclosing, embodying, describing, depicting, containing, constituting, reflecting or recording.
(e)
“Trade secret" has the meaning specified in s. 134.90 (1) (c).
(3)
Anyone who violates this section is guilty of a Class I felony.
(4)
In a prosecution for a violation of this section it shall be no defense that the person charged returned or intended to return the property involved or that the person charged destroyed all copies made.
(5)
This section does not prevent anyone from using skills and knowledge of a general nature gained while employed by the owner of a trade secret.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1983 a. 189; 1985 a. 236; 1993 a. 213, 486; 1997 a. 254; 2001 a. 109.
An insurance agency's customer list was not a trade secret. Corroon & Black-Rutters & Roberts, Inc. v. Hosch, 109 Wis. 2d 290, 325 N.W.2d 883 (1982).
Pricing policies, cost markups, and the amount of a company's bid for a particular project were not trade secrets. Wisconsin Electric Power Co. v. PSC, 110 Wis. 2d 530, 329 N.W.2d 178 (1983).
21st Century White Collar Crime: Intellectual Property Crimes in the Cyber World. Simon & Jones. Wis. Law. Oct. 2004.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.206 - Definitions.

943.206
Definitions.
In this section and ss. 943.207 to 943.209:
(1)
“Manufacturer" means a person who transfers sounds to a recording.
(2)
“Owner" means the person who owns sounds in or on a recording from which the transferred recorded sounds are directly or indirectly derived.
(3)
“Performance" means a recital, rendering or playing of a series of words or other sounds, either alone or in combination with images or physical activity.
(4)
“Performance owner" means the performer or performers or the person to whom the performer or performers have transferred, through a contract, the right to sell recordings of a performance.
(5)
“Recording" means a medium on or in which sounds or images or both are stored.
History:  1999 a. 51, 186.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.208 - Recording performance without consent of performance owner.

943.208
Recording performance without consent of performance owner.
(1)
Whoever does any of the following for commercial advantage or private financial gain may be penalized as provided in sub. (2):
(a)
Creates a recording of a performance without consent of the performance owner and with intent to sell or rent the recording.
(b)
Advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents or transports a recording of a performance with knowledge that the sounds, images or both from the performance embodied in the recording were recorded without the consent of the performance owner.
(c)
Possesses with intent to advertise, offer for sale or rent, sell, rent or transport a recording of a performance with knowledge that the sounds, images or both from the performance embodied in the recording were recorded without the consent of the performance owner.
(2)
(a)
Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the person creates, advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses fewer than 1,000 recordings embodying sound or fewer than 100 audiovisual recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period, and the value of the recordings does not exceed $2,500.
(b)
Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class I felony if the person creates, advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses fewer than 1,000 recordings embodying sound or fewer than 100 audiovisual recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period, and the value of the recordings exceeds $2,500.
(c)
Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class H felony if the person creates, advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses at least 1,000 recordings embodying sound or at least 100 audiovisual recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period or if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted under this section.
(3)
Under this section, the number of recordings that a person rents shall be the sum of the number of times in which each individual recording is rented.
History:  1999 a. 51; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.209 - Failure to disclose manufacturer of recording.

943.209
Failure to disclose manufacturer of recording.
(1)
Whoever does any of the following for commercial advantage or private financial gain may be penalized as provided in sub. (2):
(a)
Knowingly advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents or transports a recording that does not contain the name and address of the manufacturer in a prominent place on the cover, jacket or label of the recording.
(b)
Possesses with intent to advertise, offer for sale or rent, sell, rent or transport a recording that does not contain the name and address of the manufacturer in a prominent place on the cover, jacket or label of the recording.
(2)
(a)
Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the person advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses fewer than 100 recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period, and the value of the recordings does not exceed $2,500.
(b)
Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class I felony if the person advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses fewer than 100 recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period, and the value of the recordings exceeds $2,500.
(c)
Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class H felony if the person advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses at least 100 recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period or if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted under this section.
(3)
Under this section, the number of recordings that a person rents shall be the sum of the number of times that each individual recording is rented.
History:  1999 a. 51; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.215 - Absconding without paying rent.

943.215
Absconding without paying rent.
(1)
Whoever having obtained the tenancy, as defined in s. 704.01 (4), of residential property he or she is entitled to occupy, intentionally absconds without paying all current and past rent due is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
A person has a defense to prosecution under sub. (1) if he or she has provided the landlord with a security deposit that equals or exceeds the amount that the person owes the landlord regarding rent and damage to property.
(3)
A person has a defense to prosecution under sub. (1) if, within 5 days after the day he or she vacates the rental premises, he or she pays all current and past rent due or provides to the landlord, in writing, a complete and accurate forwarding address.
(4)
When the existence of a defense under sub. (2) or (3) has been placed in issue by the trial evidence, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the facts constituting the defense do not exist in order to sustain a finding of guilt under sub. (1).
(5)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any tenant against whom a civil judgment has been entered for punitive damages because the tenant left the premises with unpaid rent.
History:  1989 a. 336.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.22 - Use of cheating tokens.

943.22
Use of cheating tokens.
Whoever obtains the property or services of another by depositing anything which he or she knows is not lawful money or an authorized token in any receptacle used for the deposit of coins or tokens is subject to a Class C forfeiture.
History:  1977 c. 173.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.225 - Refusal to pay for a motor bus ride.

943.225
Refusal to pay for a motor bus ride.
(1)
In this section, “motor bus" has the meaning specified in s. 340.01 (31).
(2)
Whoever intentionally enters a motor bus that transports persons for hire and refuses to pay, without delay, upon demand of the operator or other person in charge of the motor bus, the prescribed transportation fare is subject to a Class E forfeiture.
History:  1987 a. 171.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.231 - Carjacking.

943.231
Carjacking.
(1)
Whoever, while possessing a dangerous weapon and by the use of, or the threat of the use of, force or the weapon against another, intentionally takes any vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class B felony.
(2)
Whoever, by the use of force against another or by the threat of the use of force against another, intentionally takes any vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class E felony.
(3)
Whoever knows that the owner does not consent to the driving or operation of a vehicle and intentionally accompanies, as a passenger in the vehicle, a person while he or she violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
History:  2023 a. 10 ss. 21, 22, 24.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.26 - Removing or damaging encumbered real property.

943.26
Removing or damaging encumbered real property.
(1)
Any mortgagor of real property or vendee under a land contract who, without the consent of the mortgagee or vendor, intentionally removes or damages the real property so as to substantially impair the mortgagee's or vendor's security is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)
If the security is impaired by more than $1,000, the mortgagor or vendee is guilty of a Class I felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.27 - Possession of records of certain usurious loans.

943.27
Possession of records of certain usurious loans.
Any person who knowingly possesses any writing representing or constituting a record of a charge of, contract for, receipt of or demand for a rate of interest or consideration exceeding $20 upon $100 for one year computed upon the declining principal balance of the loan, use or forbearance of money, goods or things in action or upon the loan, use or sale of credit is, if the rate is prohibited by a law other than this section, guilty of a Class I felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 168; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.28 - Loan sharking prohibited.

943.28
Loan sharking prohibited.
(1)
For the purposes of this section:
(a)
To collect an extension of credit means to induce in any way any person to make repayment thereof.
(b)
An extortionate extension of credit is any extension of credit with respect to which it is the understanding of the creditor and the debtor at the time it is made that delay in making repayment or failure to make repayment could result in the use of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation or property of any person.
(c)
An extortionate means is any means which involves the use, or an express or implicit threat of use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation or property of any person.
(2)
Whoever makes any extortionate extension of credit, or conspires to do so, if one or more of the parties to the conspiracy does an act to effect its object, is guilty of a Class F felony.
(3)
Whoever advances money or property, whether as a gift, as a loan, as an investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit-sharing agreement, or otherwise, for the purpose of making extortionate extensions of credit, is guilty of a Class F felony.
(4)
Whoever knowingly participates in any way in the use of any extortionate means to collect or attempt to collect any extension of credit, or to punish any person for the nonrepayment thereof, is guilty of a Class F felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1995 a. 225; 2001 a. 109.
An extortionate extension of credit under sub. (1) (b) is not restricted to the original extension of credit, but includes renewals of loans. State v. Green, 208 Wis. 2d 290, 560 N.W.2d 295 (Ct. App. 1997), 96-0652.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.30 - Threats to injure or accuse of crime.

943.30
Threats to injure or accuse of crime.
(1)
Whoever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.
(2)
Whoever violates sub. (1) by obstructing, delaying or affecting commerce or business or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce or business is guilty of a Class H felony.
(3)
Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence any petit or grand juror, in the performance of his or her functions as such, is guilty of a Class H felony.
(4)
Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence the official action of any public officer is guilty of a Class H felony.
(5)
(a)
In this subsection, “patient health care records" has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (4).
(b)
Whoever, orally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously uses, or threatens to use, the patient health care records of another person, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 110; 1981 c. 118; 1997 a. 231; 2001 a. 109.
Commencement of a threat need not occur in Wisconsin to support an extortion charge venued in Wisconsin. State v. Kelly, 148 Wis. 2d 774, 436 N.W.2d 883 (Ct. App. 1989).
A threat to falsely testify unless paid, in violation of criminal law, is a threat to property within the purview of sub. (1). State v. Manthey, 169 Wis. 2d 673, 487 N.W.2d 44 (Ct. App. 1992).
Extortion is not a lesser included offense of robbery. Convictions for both are not precluded. State v. Dauer, 174 Wis. 2d 418, 497 N.W.2d 766 (Ct. App. 1993).
A threat to one's education constitutes a threat to one's profession under sub. (1), and a threat to terminate promised financial support could constitute a threat to property. State v. Kittilstad, 231 Wis. 2d 245, 603 N.W.2d 732 (1999), 98-1456.
A claim under this section is governed by the six-year limitation period under s. 893.93 (1) (a) [now s. 893.93 (1m) (a)]. Elbe v. Wausau Hospital Center, 606 F. Supp. 1491 (1985).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.31 - Threats to communicate derogatory information.

943.31
Threats to communicate derogatory information.
Whoever maliciously threatens, with intent to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will, to disseminate or to communicate to anyone information, whether true or false, that would humiliate or injure the reputation of the threatened person or another is guilty of a Class I felony. For the purpose of this section, “information" includes any photograph, exposed film, motion picture, videotape, or data that represents a visual image, a sound recording, or any data that represents or produces an audio signal.
History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109; 2015 a. 335.
A threat to injure a manager's reputation unless a job was offered violated this section. State v. Gilkes, 118 Wis. 2d 149, 345 N.W.2d 531 (Ct. App. 1984).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.34 - Receiving stolen property.

943.34
Receiving stolen property.
(1)
Except as provided under s. 948.62, whoever knowingly or intentionally receives or conceals stolen property is guilty of:
(a)
A Class A misdemeanor, if the value of the property does not exceed $2,500.
(bf)
A Class I felony, if the value of the property exceeds $2,500 but does not exceed $5,000.
(bm)
A Class H felony, if the property is a firearm or if the value of the property exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000.
(c)
A Class G felony, if the value of the property exceeds $10,000.
(2)
In any action or proceeding for a violation of sub. (1), a party may use duly identified and authenticated photographs of property which was the subject of the violation in lieu of producing the property.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1987 a. 266, 332; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2011 a. 99.
The fact that sequentially received stolen property was purchased for a lump sum was an insufficient basis to aggregate the value of the property; the crime of receiving stolen property does not require payment. State v. Spraggin, 71 Wis. 2d 604, 239 N.W.2d 297 (1976).
If any element of the crime charged occurred in a given county, then that county can be the place of trial. Because the crime of receiving stolen property requires more than two acts, and one of the acts is that the property must be stolen, venue is properly established in the county where that act occurred. State v. Lippold, 2008 WI App 130, 313 Wis. 2d 699, 757 N.W.2d 825, 07-1773.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.37 - Alteration of property identification marks.

943.37
Alteration of property identification marks.
Whoever does any of the following with intent to prevent the identification of the property involved is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:
(1)
Alters or removes any identification mark on any log or other lumber without the consent of the owner; or
(2)
Alters or removes any identification mark from any receptacle used by the manufacturer of any beverage; or
(3)
Alters or removes any manufacturer's identification number on personal property or possesses any personal property with knowledge that the manufacturer's identification number has been removed or altered. Possession of 2 or more similar items of personal property with the manufacturer's identification number altered or removed is prima facie evidence of knowledge of the alteration or removal and of an intent to prevent identification of the property.
(4)
Alters or removes livestock brands, recorded under s. 95.11, from any animal without the owner's consent, or possesses any livestock with knowledge that the brand has been altered or removed without the owner's knowledge or consent.
History:  1973 c. 239; 1977 c. 173.
“Similar" under sub. (3) means comparable or substantially alike. State v. Hamilton, 146 Wis. 2d 426, 432 N.W.2d 108 (Ct. App. 1988).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.39 - Fraudulent writings.

943.39
Fraudulent writings.
Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, does any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:
(1)
Being a director, officer, manager, agent or employee of any corporation or limited liability company falsifies any record, account or other document belonging to that corporation or limited liability company by alteration, false entry or omission, or makes, circulates or publishes any written statement regarding the corporation or limited liability company which he or she knows is false; or
(2)
By means of deceit obtains a signature to a writing which is the subject of forgery under s. 943.38 (1); or
(3)
Makes a false written statement with knowledge that it is false and with intent that it shall ultimately appear to have been signed under oath.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 112; 2001 a. 109.
Sub. (2) does not require proof of forgery. State v. Weister, 125 Wis. 2d 54, 370 N.W.2d 278 (Ct. App. 1985).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.392 - Fraudulent data alteration.

943.392
Fraudulent data alteration.
Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, manipulates or changes any data, as defined in s. 943.70 (1) (f), is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
History:  1993 a. 496.
21st Century White Collar Crime: Intellectual Property Crimes in the Cyber World. Simon & Jones. Wis. Law. Oct. 2004.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.395 - Fraudulent insurance and employee benefit program claims.

943.395
Fraudulent insurance and employee benefit program claims.
(1)
Whoever, knowing it to be false or fraudulent, does any of the following may be penalized as provided in sub. (2):
(a)
Presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim, or any proof in support of such claim, to be paid under any contract or certificate of insurance.
(b)
Prepares, makes or subscribes to a false or fraudulent account, certificate, affidavit, proof of loss or other document or writing, with knowledge that the same may be presented or used in support of a claim for payment under a policy of insurance.
(c)
Presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim or benefit application, or any false or fraudulent proof in support of such a claim or benefit application, or false or fraudulent information which would affect a future claim or benefit application, to be paid under any employee benefit program created by ch. 40.
(d)
Makes any misrepresentation in or with reference to any application for membership or documentary or other proof for the purpose of obtaining membership in or noninsurance benefit from any fraternal subject to chs. 600 to 646, for himself or herself or any other person.
(2)
Whoever violates this section:
(a)
Is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the claim or benefit does not exceed $2,500.
(b)
Is guilty of a Class I felony if the value of the claim or benefit exceeds $2,500.
History:  1971 c. 214; 1975 c. 373, 421; 1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 89; 1981 c. 96; 1987 a. 349; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2015 a. 197 s. 51.
The “value of the claim" under sub. (2) refers to the amount of the entire claim and not the fraudulent portion. State v. Briggs, 214 Wis. 2d 281, 571 N.W.2d 881 (Ct. App. 1997), 97-0439.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.40 - Fraudulent destruction of certain writings.

943.40
Fraudulent destruction of certain writings.
Whoever with intent to defraud does either of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:
(1)
Destroys or mutilates any corporate books of account or records; or
(2)
Completely erases, obliterates or destroys any writing which is the subject of forgery under s. 943.38 (1) (a).
History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.45 - Theft of telecommunications service.

943.45
Theft of telecommunications service.
(1)
No person may intentionally obtain or attempt to obtain telecommunications service, as defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (cq), by any of the following means:
(a)
Charging such service to an existing telephone number or credit card number without the consent of the subscriber thereto or the legitimate holder thereof.
(b)
Charging such service to a false, fictitious, suspended, terminated, expired, canceled or revoked telephone number or credit card number.
(c)
Rearranging, tampering with or making connection with any facilities or equipment.
(d)
Using a code, prearranged scheme, or other stratagem or device whereby said person in effect sends or receives information.
(e)
Using any other contrivance, device or means to avoid payment of the lawful charges, in whole or in part, for such service.
(2)
This section shall apply when the said telecommunications service either originates or terminates, or both, in this state, or when the charges for said telecommunications service would have been billable, in normal course, by a person providing telecommunications service in this state, but for the fact that said service was obtained, or attempted to be obtained, by one or more of the means set forth in sub. (1).
(3)
The following penalties apply to violations of this section:
(a)
Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d), any person who violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(b)
Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), any person who violates sub. (1) as a 2nd or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(c)
Except as provided in par. (d), any person who violates sub. (1) for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)
Any person who violates sub. (1) for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain as a 2nd or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class I felony.
History:  1977 c. 173; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 496; 2001 a. 109; 2011 a. 22; 2013 a. 89.
Each separate plan or scheme to obtain service by fraud is a separate chargeable offense. State v. Davis, 171 Wis. 2d 711, 492 N.W.2d 174 (Ct. App. 1992).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.47 - Theft of satellite cable programming.

943.47
Theft of satellite cable programming.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Encrypt," when used with respect to satellite cable programming, means to transmit that programming in a form whereby the aural or visual characteristics or both are altered to prevent the unauthorized reception of that programming by persons without authorized equipment which is designed to eliminate the effects of that alteration.
(b)
“Satellite cable programming" means encrypted video programming which is transmitted via satellite for direct reception by satellite dish owners for a fee.
(2)
Prohibitions. No person may decode encrypted satellite cable programming without authority.
(3)
Criminal penalties. The following penalties apply for violations of this section:
(a)
Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d), any person who intentionally violates sub. (2) is subject to a Class C forfeiture.
(b)
Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), any person who violates sub. (2) as a 2nd or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(c)
Except as provided in par. (d), any person who violates sub. (2) for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)
Any person who violates sub. (2) for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain as a 2nd or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class I felony.
(5)
Exception. This section does not affect the use by a person of satellite cable programming if the programming has been paid for and the use is exclusive to the person's dwelling unit.
History:  1987 a. 345; 1993 a. 496; 2001 a. 109; 2015 a. 196.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.48 - Telecommunications; civil liability.

943.48
Telecommunications; civil liability.
(1)
Any person who incurs injury as a result of a violation of s. 943.45 (1), 943.455 (2), 943.46 (2) or 943.47 (2) may bring a civil action against the person who committed the violation.
(1m)
Except as provided in sub. (2), if the person who incurs the loss prevails, the court shall grant the prevailing party actual damages, costs and disbursements and may grant the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees that do not exceed the amount of actual damages.
(2)
If the person who incurs the loss prevails against a person who committed the violation willfully and for the purpose of commercial advantage or prevails against a person who has committed more than one violation of s. 943.45 (1), 943.455 (2), 943.46 (2) or 943.47 (2), the court shall grant the prevailing party all of the following:
(a)
Except as provided in subs. (2g) and (2r), not more than $10,000.
(b)
Actual damages.
(c)
Any profits of the violator that are attributable to the violation and that are not taken into account in determining the amount of actual damages under par. (b).
(d)
Notwithstanding the limitations under s. 799.25 or 814.04, costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees.
(2g)
If the court finds that the violation was committed willfully and for the purpose of commercial advantage, the court may increase the amount granted under sub. (2) (a) to an amount not to exceed $50,000.
(2r)
If the court finds that the violator had no reason to believe that the violator's action constituted a violation of this section, the court may reduce the amount granted under sub. (2) (a).
(3)
If damages under sub. (2) (c) are requested, the party who incurred the injury shall have the burden of proving the violator's gross revenue and the violator shall have the burden of proving the violator's deductible expenses and the elements of profit attributable to factors other than the violation.
(4)
In addition to other remedies available under this section, the court may grant the injured party a temporary or permanent injunction.
History:  1993 a. 496; 2013 a. 89.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.49 - Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater.

943.49
Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Motion picture theater" means a site used for the exhibition of a motion picture to the public.
(b)
“Recording" has the meaning given in s. 943.206 (5).
(c)
“Recording device" means a camera, an audio or video recorder or any other device that may be used to record or transfer sounds or images.
(d)
“Theater owner" means an owner or operator of a motion picture theater.
(2)
Use of recording device in movie theater.
(a)
No person may operate a recording device in a motion picture theater without written consent from the theater owner or a person authorized by the theater owner to provide written consent.
(b)
1.
Except as provided in subd. 2., a person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
2.
A person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a Class I felony if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted under this subsection.
(4)
Detention of person committing violation. A theater owner, a theater owner's adult employee or a theater owner's security agent who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated this section in his or her presence may detain the person in a reasonable manner for a reasonable length of time to deliver the person to a peace officer or to his or her parent or guardian in the case of a minor. The detained person must be promptly informed of the purpose for the detention and be permitted to make phone calls, but he or she shall not be interrogated or searched against his or her will before the arrival of a peace officer who may conduct a lawful interrogation of the accused person. The theater owner, the theater owner's adult employee or the theater owner's security agent may release the detained person before the arrival of a peace officer or parent or guardian. Any theater owner, theater owner's adult employee or theater owner's security agent who acts in good faith in any act authorized under this section is immune from civil or criminal liability for those acts.
History:  1999 a. 51; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.51 - Retail theft; civil liability.

943.51
Retail theft; civil liability.
(1)
Any person who incurs injury to his or her business or property as a result of a violation of s. 943.50 may bring a civil action against any individual who caused the loss for all of the following:
(a)
The retail value of the merchandise unless it is returned undamaged and unused. A person may recover under this paragraph only if he or she exercises due diligence in demanding the return of the merchandise immediately after he or she discovers the loss and the identity of the person who has the merchandise.
(am)
The retail value of the service provided by a service provider, as defined in s. 943.50 (1) (am). A person may recover under this paragraph only if he or she exercises due diligence in demanding payment for the service.
(b)
Any actual damages not covered under par. (a).
(2)
In addition to sub. (1), if the person who incurs the loss prevails, the judgment in the action may grant any of the following:
(a)
1.
Except as provided in subd. 1m., exemplary damages of not more than 3 times the amount under sub. (1).
1m.
If the action is brought against a minor or against the parent who has custody of their minor child for the loss caused by the minor, the exemplary damages may not exceed 2 times the amount under sub. (1).
2.
No additional proof is required for an award of exemplary damages under this paragraph.
(b)
Notwithstanding the limitations of s. 799.25 or 814.04, all actual costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees.
(3)
Notwithstanding sub. (2) and except as provided in sub. (3m), the total amount awarded for exemplary damages and reasonable attorney fees may not exceed $500 for each violation.
(3m)
Notwithstanding sub. (2), the total amount awarded for exemplary damages and reasonable attorney fees may not exceed $300 for each violation if the action is brought against a minor or against the parent who has custody of their minor child for the loss caused by the minor.
(3r)
Any recovery under this section shall be reduced by the amount recovered as restitution for the same act under ss. 800.093 and 973.20 or as recompense under s. 969.13 (5) (a) for the same act.
(4)
The plaintiff has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation occurred under s. 943.50. A conviction under s. 943.50 is not a condition precedent to bringing an action, obtaining a judgment or collecting that judgment under this section.
(5)
A person is not criminally liable under s. 943.30 for any civil action brought in good faith under this section.
(6)
Nothing in this section precludes a plaintiff from bringing the action under ch. 799 if the amount claimed is within the jurisdictional limits of s. 799.01 (1) (d).
History:  1985 a. 179; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 71; 1995 a. 77; 2003 a. 138; 2005 a. 447; 2011 a. 110.
Employee salary for time spent processing retail theft is compensable as “actual damages" under sub. (1) (b). Shopko Stores, Inc. v. Kujak, 147 Wis. 2d 589, 433 N.W.2d 618 (Ct. App. 1988).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.55 - Removal of shopping cart.

943.55
Removal of shopping cart.
Whoever intentionally removes a shopping cart or stroller from either the shopping area or a parking area adjacent to the shopping area to another place without authorization of the owner or person in charge and with the intent to deprive the owner permanently of possession of such property shall forfeit an amount not to exceed $500 for each shopping cart or stroller so removed.
History:  1977 c. 99; 2003 a. 159.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.60 - Criminal slander of title.

943.60
Criminal slander of title.
(1)
Any person who submits for filing, entering or recording any lien, claim of lien, lis pendens, writ of attachment, financing statement or any other instrument relating to a security interest in or title to real or personal property, and who knows or should have known that the contents or any part of the contents of the instrument are false, a sham or frivolous, is guilty of a Class H felony.
(2)
This section applies to any person who causes another person to act in the manner specified in sub. (1).
(3)
This section does not apply to a register of deeds or other government employee who acts in the course of his or her official duties and files, enters or records any instrument relating to title on behalf of another person.
History:  1979 c. 221; 1995 a. 224; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 109.
Whether a document was frivolous was for the jury to answer. State v. Leist, 141 Wis. 2d 34, 414 N.W.2d 45 (Ct. App. 1987).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 943 - Crimes against property. › 943.61 - Theft of library material.

943.61
Theft of library material.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Archives" means a place in which public or institutional records are systematically preserved.
(b)
“Library" means any public library; library of an educational, historical or eleemosynary institution, organization or society; archives; or museum.
(c)
“Library material" includes any book, plate, picture, photograph, engraving, painting, drawing, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, broadside, manuscript, document, letter, public record, microform, sound recording, audiovisual materials in any format, magnetic or other tapes, electronic data processing records, artifacts or other documentary, written or printed materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, belonging to, on loan to or otherwise in the custody of a library.
(2)
Whoever intentionally takes and carries away, transfers, conceals or retains possession of any library material without the consent of a library official, agent or employee and with intent to deprive the library of possession of the material may be penalized as provided in sub. (5).
(3)
The concealment of library material beyond the last station for borrowing library material in a library is evidence of intent to deprive the library of possession of the material. The discovery of library material which has not been borrowed in accordance with the library's procedures or taken with consent of a library official, agent or employee and which is concealed upon the person or among the belongings of the person or concealed by a person upon the person or among the belongings of another is evidence of intentional concealment on the part of the person so concealing the material.
(4)
An official or adult employee or agent of a library who has probable cause for believing that a person has violated this section in his or her presence may detain the person in a reasonable manner for a reasonable length of time to deliver the person to a peace officer, or to the person's parent or guardian in the case of a minor. The detained person shall be promptly informed of the purpose for the detention and be permitted to make phone calls, but shall not be interrogated or searched against his or her will before the arrival of a peace officer who may conduct a lawful interrogation of the accused person. Compliance with this subsection entitles the official, agent or employee effecting the detention to the same defense in any action as is available to a peace officer making an arrest in the line of duty.
(5)
Whoever violates this section is guilty of:
(a)
A Class A misdemeanor, if the value of the library materials does not exceed $2,500.
(c)
A Class H felony, if the value of the library materials exceeds $2,500.
History:  1979 c. 245; Stats. 1979 s. 943.60; 1979 c. 355 s. 232; Stats. 1979 s. 943.61; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16, 109.