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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 454
November 13, 2019 - Offered by Representative Vorpagel.
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1An Act to create 947.014 of the statutes;
relating to: swatting and providing
2a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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3Section 1
. 947.014 of the statutes is created to read:
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4947.014 Swatting. (1) In this section:
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(a) “Authorized emergency vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (3).
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(b) “Emergency” means any of the following:
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1. A condition that results in or could result in the response of a law
8enforcement officer, tribal law enforcement officer, state-certified commission
9warden, fire fighter, emergency medical responder, or emergency medical services
10practitioner in an authorized emergency vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.
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2. A condition that jeopardizes or could jeopardize public safety and results in
12or could result in the evacuation of any area, building, structure, or vehicle.
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1(c) “Emergency medical responder” has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (4p).
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(d) “Emergency medical services practitioner” has the meaning given in s.
3256.01 (5).
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(e) “Fire fighter” has the meaning given in s. 102.475 (8) (b).
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(f) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.77 (1) (b).
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(g) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
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(h) “Specialized tactical team” means a special weapons and tactics team or a
8tactical response team that is designated by a law enforcement agency and whose
9members are recruited, selected, trained, equipped, and assigned to resolve critical
10incidents that involve a threat to public safety.
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(i) “Tribal law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.92 (1) (b).
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12(2) Whoever, knowing the information is false, intentionally conveys, or causes
13to be conveyed, any false information that an emergency exists is guilty of a Class
14I felony if the information elicits, or could elicit, a response from a specialized tactical
15team.
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16(3) Whoever violates sub. (2) is guilty of a Class H felony if the violation
17resulted in bodily harm to any person or a Class E felony if the violation resulted in
18great bodily harm to any person.
