AB1140,116 9Section 116. 940.44 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1140,50,10 10940.44 (title) Intimidation of victims ; misdemeanor.
AB1140,117 11Section 117. 940.44 of the statutes is renumbered 940.44 (1m), and 940.44
12(1m) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB1140,50,1713 940.44 (1m) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 940.45, whoever Whoever
14knowingly and maliciously prevents or dissuades, or who attempts to so prevent or
15dissuade,
another person who has been the victim of any crime or who is acting on
16behalf of the victim from doing any of the following is guilty of a Class A
17misdemeanor
H felony:
AB1140,118 18Section 118. 940.45 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1140,119 19Section 119. 940.45 of the statutes is renumbered 940.44 (2m), and 940.44
20(2m) (intro.), (b), (c) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB1140,50,2221 940.44 (2m) (intro.) Whoever violates s. 940.44 sub. (1m) under any of the
22following circumstances is guilty of a Class G felony:
AB1140,50,2423 (b) Where the act is accompanied by injury or damage to the real or personal
24property of any person covered under sub. (1) par. (a).
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1(c) Where the act is accompanied by any express or implied threat of force,
2violence, injury or damage described in sub. (1) or (2) par. (a) or (b).
AB1140,51,73 (e) Where the act is committed by any person who has suffered any prior
4conviction for any violation under this section, s. 943.30, 1979 stats., ss. s. 940.42 to
5940.45
, 2019 stats., s. 940.43, or any federal statute or statute of any other state
6which, if the act prosecuted was committed in this state, would be a violation under
7ss. 940.42 to 940.45 this section or s. 940.43.
AB1140,120 8Section 120. 940.46 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1140,51,13 9940.46 Attempt prosecuted as completed act. Whoever attempts the
10commission of any act prohibited under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 s. 940.43 or 940.44 is
11guilty of the offense attempted without regard to the success or failure of the attempt.
12The fact that no person was injured physically or in fact intimidated is not a defense
13against any prosecution under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 s. 940.43 or 940.44.
AB1140,121 14Section 121. 940.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1140,51,1615 940.47 (1) An order that a defendant not violate ss. 940.42 to 940.45 s. 940.43
16or 940.44
.
AB1140,122 17Section 122. 940.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1140,51,2018 940.47 (2) An order that a person before the court other than a defendant,
19including, but not limited to, a subpoenaed witness or other person entering the
20courtroom of the court, not violate ss. 940.42 to 940.45 s. 940.43 or 940.44.
AB1140,123 21Section 123. 940.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1140,51,2322 940.48 (1) If applicable, the person may be prosecuted under ss. 940.42 to
23940.45
s. 940.43 or 940.44.
AB1140,124 24Section 124. 940.48 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
25renumbered 940.48 (2) and amended to read:
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1940.48 (2) As a contempt of court under ch. 785. A finding of contempt is not
2a bar to prosecution under ss. 940.42 to 940.45, but: (a) Any s. 940.43 or 940.44.
3However, any
person who commits a contempt of court is entitled to credit for any
4punishment imposed therefor against any sentence imposed on conviction under ss.
5940.42 to 940.45;
s. 940.43 or 940.44, and (b) Any any conviction or acquittal for any
6a substantive offense under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 s. 940.43 or 940.44 is a bar to
7subsequent punishment for contempt arising out of the same act.
AB1140,125 8Section 125. 940.49 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1140,52,14 9940.49 Pretrial release. Any pretrial release of any defendant whether on
10bail or under any other form of recognizance shall be deemed to include a condition
11that the defendant neither do, nor cause to be done, nor permit to be done on his or
12her behalf, any act proscribed by ss. 940.42 to 940.45 s. 940.43 or 940.44 and any
13willful violation of the condition is subject to punishment as prescribed in s. 940.48
14(3) whether or not the defendant was the subject of an order under s. 940.47.
AB1140,126 15Section 126 . 941.237 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1140,52,1916 941.237 (1) (d) “Handgun" has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (b) means any
17weapon designed or redesigned, or made or remade, and intended to be fired while
18held in one hand and to use the energy of an explosive to expel a projectile through
19a smooth or rifled bore
.
AB1140,127 20Section 127. 941.29 (1g) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
2176
, is amended to read:
AB1140,53,522 941.29 (1g) (a) “Violent felony" means any felony under s. 943.23 (1m), 1999
23stats., or s. 943.23 (1r), 1999 stats., this section, or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05,
24940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19, 940.195, 940.198, 940.20, 940.201, 940.202,
25940.203, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.235, 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295 (3), 940.30,

1940.302, 940.305, 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3) (2m) (a) to (c) or (3m),
2940.44 (2m) (a) to (c)
, 941.20, 941.26, 941.28, 941.2905, 941.292, 941.30, 941.327 (2)
3(b) 3. or 4., 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), 943.32, 943.87, 946.43,
4948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08,
5948.085, or 948.30.
AB1140,128 6Section 128. 941.29 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1140,53,117 941.29 (1g) (b) “Violent misdemeanor" means a violation of s. 940.42, 2019
8stats., s. 940.44, 2019 stats., or
s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.125, 940.19 (1), 940.195,
9940.42, 940.44, 941.20 (1), 941.26, 941.38 (3), 941.39, 947.013, 948.55, 951.02,
10951.08, 951.09, or 951.095 or a violation to which a penalty specified in s. 939.63 (1)
11is applied.
AB1140,129 12Section 129. 941.29 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: