2023 WISCONSIN ACT 226
An Act to amend 346.17 (3) (a), 346.17 (3) (b), 346.17 (3) (c) and 346.17 (3) (d) of the statutes; relating to: fleeing an officer and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
226,1Section 1. 346.17 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 346.17 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), (c) or (d), any person violating s. 346.04 (3) is guilty of a Class I H felony.
226,2Section 2. 346.17 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 346.17 (3) (b) If the violation results in bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (4), to another, or causes damage to the property of another, as defined in s. 939.22 (28), the person is guilty of a Class H G felony.
226,3Section 3. 346.17 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 346.17 (3) (c) If the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14), to another, the person is guilty of a Class F E felony. The court shall impose a bifurcated sentence under s. 973.01, and the confinement portion of the bifurcated sentence imposed on the person shall be not less than one year and 6 months.
226,4Section 4. 346.17 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 346.17 (3) (d) If the violation results in the death of another, the person is guilty of a Class E D felony. The court shall impose a bifurcated sentence under s. 973.01, and the confinement portion of the bifurcated sentence imposed on the person shall be not less than 2 years and 6 months.
226,5Section 5. Initial applicability. (1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.
