Section 71 repeals the title of the crime of battery or threat to department of revenue employee because that crime is combined with the crime of battery or threat to department of safety and professional services or department of workforce development employee in Section 86 of the bill. The Section also repeals the definition of “family member” because that definition is recreated and expanded in Section 25 of the bill.

Section 72 consolidates, renumbers, and amends the introductory sections of the crimes of “Battery or threat to department of revenue employee” and “Battery or threat to department of safety and professional services or department of workforce development employee” in a manner that deletes superfluous language, and the language is recreated in the introductory language created in Section 86 of the bill.

Section 73 deletes references of “threats to commit a battery” because threats are treated in Section 92 of the bill.

Section 74 repeals language relating to whether the victim of a battery gave consent to the battery because that element is recreated in the introductory language created in Section 86 of the bill.

Section 75 repeals the title of the crime “Battery or threat to department of safety and professional services or department of workforce development employee” because that crime is combined with the crime of “Battery or threat to department of revenue employee” in Section 86 of the bill. The Section also repeals the definition of “family member” because that definition is recreated and expanded in Section 25 of the bill.

Section 76 repeals provisions that are substantially recreated in Sections 72, 86, and 92 of the bill.

SB121,777Section 77. 940.208 (intro.), (1), (2) and (2p) of the statutes are renumbered
8940.62 (1) (b) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3., and 940.62 (1) (b) (intro.) and 1., as renumbered,
9are amended to read:

SB121,18,310940.62 (1) (b) Battery to certain employees of counties, cities, villages, or towns.

1(intro.) Whoever intentionally The person causes the bodily harm to an employee of
2a county, city, village, or town under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a
3Class I felony:

SB121,18,541. At the time of the act, the actor person knows or should know that the
5victim is an employee of a county, city, village, or town.

Note: Sections 77 and 78 renumber, consolidate, and amend the crime entitled “battery to certain employees of counties, cities, villages, or towns” to be closer to other batteries committed “to certain persons” and to remove phrases relating to the penalty, the consent of the victim, and the intent of the actor, because those elements are recreated in the introductory clause created in Section 86 of the bill.

SB121,797Section 79. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 940 [precedes 940.51] of the
8statutes is created to read:

Note: Section 79 creates a title for subchapter III of chapter 940 so that the provisions relating to battery are contained in a subchapter that is separate from the subchapter containing provisions relating to bodily security that are not related to battery.

Note: Section 80 creates s. 940.51, stats., the definitions section for subchapter III of chapter 940.

SB121,18,1818940.60 (intro.) Except as provided in s. 940.61, 940.62, 940.65, or 940.66:

Note: Section 81 creates introductory language in s. 940.60, stats., as created in this bill, that establishes that the elements of battery, substantial battery, and aggravated battery may have different elements if special circumstances apply.