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SB285-SSA1,20,1918 (d) A Class G felony if the amount of the tax is more than $10,000, but no more
19than $100,000.
SB285-SSA1,20,2020 (e) A Class F felony if the amount of the tax is more than $100,000.
SB285-SSA1,45 21Section 45. 139.44 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,20,2422 139.44 (8) (a) If the number of cigarettes does not exceed 6,000, a fine of 200,
23the person may be fined
not more than $200 or imprisonment imprisoned for not
24more than 6 months or both.
SB285-SSA1,46 25Section 46. 139.44 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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1139.44 (8) (am) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 200 but does not exceed
23,000, the person may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than
3one year or both.
SB285-SSA1,47 4Section 47. 139.44 (8) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,21,75 139.44 (8) (b) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 6,000 3,000 but does not
6exceed 36,000, a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one
7year in the county jail or both
5,000, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB285-SSA1,21,98 (c) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 36,000 5,000 but does not exceed 10,000,
9the person is guilty of a Class I H felony.
SB285-SSA1,48 10Section 48. 139.44 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB285-SSA1,21,1211 139.44 (8) (d) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 10,000, the person is guilty
12of a Class F felony.
SB285-SSA1,49 13Section 49. 139.82 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,21,2114 139.82 (6) Sections 71.78 (1), (1g), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and
153m., relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
16information obtained from any person on a cigarette tax return, report, schedule,
17exhibit, or other document or from an audit report pertaining to the return, report,
18schedule, exhibit, or document, except that the department shall publish on its
19Internet site, at least quarterly, a current list of permits issued to distributors and
20jobbers under s. 139.34 and include on the list the name and address of the permit
21holder and the date on which the department issued the permit.
SB285-SSA1,50 22Section 50. 230.36 (1m) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,22,423 230.36 (1m) (b) 2. (intro.) A conservation warden, conservation patrol boat
24captain, conservation patrol boat engineer, member of the state patrol, state motor
25vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System police officer, security officer, or

1security person, other state facilities police officer, special tax agent, excise tax
2investigator
employed by the department of revenue and authorized to act under s.
373.031
, and special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of
4justice at all times while:
SB285-SSA1,51 5Section 51. 230.36 (2m) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,22,76 230.36 (2m) (a) 9. A excise tax investigator special agent employed by the
7department of revenue who is authorized to act under s. 73.031.
SB285-SSA1,52 8Section 52. 565.01 (6c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB285-SSA1,22,109 565.01 (6c) “Special agent” means any employee of the department authorized
10to act under s. 73.031.
SB285-SSA1,53 11Section 53. 565.02 (8) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 565.02 (9) (a).
SB285-SSA1,54 12Section 54. 565.02 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 565.02 (9) (b) and
13amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,22,1714 565.02 (9) (b) If the division of criminal investigation in the department of
15justice chooses not to investigate a report under par. (e), coordinate
Coordinate an
16investigation of the suspected gaming-related criminal activity with local law
17enforcement officials and district attorneys.
SB285-SSA1,55 18Section 55. 565.02 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB285-SSA1,22,1919 565.02 (9) (intro.) The department may do all of the following:
SB285-SSA1,56 20Section 56. 565.17 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,22,2421 565.17 (5) (a) No Except as provided under par. (d), no employee in the lottery
22division of the department or the secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant deputy
23secretary of revenue and no member of such a person's immediate family, as defined
24in s. 19.42 (7), may purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share.
SB285-SSA1,57 25Section 57. 565.17 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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1565.17 (5) (d) An employee in the lottery division of the department may
2purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share if the purchase is on behalf of the lottery
3division of the department and is a part of an official lottery investigation. No person
4may share or assign a lottery ticket or lottery share purchased under this paragraph
5and no person may claim any prize or winnings from a lottery ticket or lottery share
6purchased under this paragraph.
SB285-SSA1,58 7Section 58. 565.40 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,23,9 8565.40 (title) Department of justice enforcement Enforcement
9authority.
SB285-SSA1,59 10Section 59. 565.40 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB285-SSA1,23,1511 565.40 (4) Police powers. The department may enforce violations of this
12chapter, and special agents may exercise their arrest authority under s. 73.031 to
13enforce violations of this chapter. This subsection does not deprive or relieve other
14law enforcement or peace officers of the power and duty to enforce violations of this
15chapter.
SB285-SSA1,60 16Section 60. 565.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,23,1917 565.50 (2) Any person who alters or , forges, counterfeits, or illegally obtains a
18lottery ticket or share or intentionally utters or transfers an altered or, forged,
19counterfeit, or illegally obtained
lottery ticket or share is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB285-SSA1,61 20Section 61. 565.50 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB285-SSA1,23,2321 565.50 (2m) Any person who claims a lottery prize from a winning lottery ticket
22or share and then transfers the same winning lottery ticket or share to another
23person is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB285-SSA1,62 24Section 62. 565.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1565.50 (3) Any person who possesses an altered or, forged, counterfeit, or
2illegally obtained
lottery ticket or share, or a winning lottery ticket or share for which
3the prize has been previously claimed,
with intent to defraud shall be fined not more
4than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
SB285-SSA1,63 5Section 63. 565.50 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB285-SSA1,24,106 565.50 (4) Any person who transfers a lottery ticket or share to another person,
7presents a transferred lottery ticket or share for payment of a lottery prize, or claims
8a lottery prize from a transferred ticket or share with intent to avoid withholding
9under s. 565.30 (4), (5), (5m), or (5r) shall be fined not more than $10,000 or
10imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
SB285-SSA1,64 11Section 64. 946.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB285-SSA1,25,212 946.82 (4) “Racketeering activity" means any activity specified in 18 USC 1961
13(1) in effect as of April 27, 1982, or the attempt, conspiracy to commit, or commission
14of any of the felonies specified in: chs. 945 and 961, subch. V of ch. 551, and ss. 49.49,
15134.05, 139.44 (1), (2m), and (8), 180.0129, 181.0129, 185.825, 201.09 (2), 215.12,
16221.0625, 221.0636, 221.0637, 221.1004, 553.41 (3) and (4), 553.52 (2), 940.01, 940.19
17(4) to (6), 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.21, 940.30, 940.302 (2), 940.305, 940.31,
18941.20 (2) and (3), 941.26, 941.28, 941.298, 941.31, 941.32, 942.09, 943.01 (2), (2d),
19or (2g), 943.011, 943.012, 943.013, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.05, 943.06, 943.10,
20943.20 (3) (bf) to (e), 943.201, 943.203, 943.23 (1g), (2) and (3), 943.24 (2), 943.27,
21943.28, 943.30, 943.32, 943.34 (1) (bf), (bm), and (c), 943.38, 943.39, 943.40, 943.41
22(8) (b) and (c), 943.50 (4) (bf), (bm), and (c) and (4m), 943.60, 943.70, 943.76, 943.81,
23943.82, 943.83, 943.84, 943.85, 943.86, 943.87, 943.88, 943.89, 943.90, 944.21 (5) (c)
24and (e), 944.32, 944.34, 945.03 (1m), 945.04 (1m), 945.05 (1), 945.08, 946.10, 946.11,

1946.12, 946.13, 946.31, 946.32 (1), 946.48, 946.49, 946.61, 946.64, 946.65, 946.72,
2946.76, 946.79, 947.015, 948.05, 948.051, 948.08, 948.12, and 948.30.
SB285-SSA1,65 3Section 65. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
4except as follows:
SB285-SSA1,25,85 (1) Retail sale of electronic smoking devices. The treatment of ss. 134.65
6(title), (1), (1g), (1r), (2m), (3m), (4), (5m), and (8), and 134.66 (1) (g), the renumbering
7and amendment of s. 134.65 (1m), and the creation of s. 134.65 (1m) (a) 1., 2., and 3.
8and (b) take effect on the 90th day after the day of publication.
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