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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 21, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives James, Sortwell, Armstrong,
Horlacher, Penterman and Knodl, cosponsored by Senators Jagler,
Marklein and Nass. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public
Safety.
AB891,1,3
1An Act to repeal 943.204 (1) (a), 943.204 (1) (c), 943.204 (3) (c) and 943.204 (3)
2(d); and
to amend 943.204 (3) (a) and 943.204 (3) (b) of the statutes;
relating
3to: theft of mail and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, theft of mail, which is taking a letter, postcard, or package
from a residence or other building, is a crime. Under current law, a person is guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor if he or she takes fewer than 10 pieces of mail, a Class I
felony if he or she takes at least 10 but fewer than 30 pieces of mail, and a Class H
felony if he or she takes 30 or more pieces of mail or if the mail belongs to an adult
at risk or an elder adult at risk. Under this bill, a person is guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor if he or she takes fewer than three pieces of mail, and a Class I felony
if he or she takes three or more pieces of mail. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable
by a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed nine months, or both, and
a Class I felony is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to
three years and six months, or both.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB891,1
1Section
1. 943.204 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB891,2
2Section
2. 943.204 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB891,3
3Section
3. 943.204 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB891,2,54
943.204
(3) (a) If fewer than
10
3 pieces of mail are taken or received from one
5or more individuals in a course of conduct, a Class A misdemeanor.
AB891,4
6Section
4. 943.204 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB891,2,87
943.204
(3) (b) If
at least 10 but fewer than 30 3 or more pieces of mail are taken
8or received from one or more individuals in a course of conduct, a Class I felony.
AB891,5
9Section
5. 943.204 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB891,6
10Section
6. 943.204 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
