AB1192,111298Section 111. 940.41 (1d) of the statutes is created to read: AB1192,,299299940.41 (1d) “Family member” means a spouse, child, stepchild, foster child, parent, sibling, or grandchild. AB1192,112300Section 112. 940.42 of the statutes is repealed. AB1192,113301Section 113. 940.43 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: AB1192,,302302940.43 (title) Intimidation of witnesses; felony. AB1192,114303Section 114. 940.43 of the statutes is renumbered 940.43 (2m), and 940.43 (2m) (intro.), (b), (c) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read: AB1192,,304304940.43 (2m) (intro.) Whoever violates s. 940.42 sub. (1m) under any of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class G felony: AB1192,,305305(b) Where the act is accompanied by injury or damage to the real or personal property of any person covered under sub. (1) par. (a). AB1192,,306306(c) Where the act is accompanied by any express or implied threat of force, violence, injury or damage described in sub. (1) or (2) par. (a) or (b). AB1192,,307307(e) Where the act is committed by any person who has suffered any prior conviction for any violation under this section, s. 943.30, 1979 stats., ss. s. 940.42 to 940.45, 2021 stats., s. 940.44, or any federal statute or statute of any other state which, if the act prosecuted was committed in this state, would be a violation under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 this section or s. 940.44. AB1192,115308Section 115. 940.43 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: AB1192,,309309940.43 (1m) Whoever knowingly uses intimidation against, threatens, or corruptly persuades another person or engages in misleading conduct toward another person with intent to do any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony: AB1192,,310310(a) Influence, dissuade, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person at any trial, proceeding, or inquiry authorized by law. AB1192,,311311(b) Cause or induce any person to do any of the following: AB1192,,3123121. Withhold testimony or a record, document, or other object from any trial, proceeding, or inquiry authorized by law. AB1192,,3133132. Alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal any record, document, or other object with intent to impair its integrity or availability for use in any trial, proceeding, or inquiry authorized by law. AB1192,,3143143. Evade legal process summoning the person as a witness or to produce a record, document, or other object in any trial, proceeding, or inquiry authorized by law. AB1192,,3153154. Be absent from any trial, proceeding, or inquiry authorized by law to which the person has been summoned by legal process. AB1192,,316316(c) Hinder, delay, or prevent the communication of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a violation of the criminal code to a law enforcement officer, public officer, or public employee. AB1192,116317Section 116. 940.44 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: AB1192,,318318940.44 (title) Intimidation of victims; misdemeanor. AB1192,117319Section 117. 940.44 of the statutes is renumbered 940.44 (1m), and 940.44 (1m) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read: AB1192,,320320940.44 (1m) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 940.45, whoever Whoever knowingly and maliciously prevents or dissuades, or who attempts to so prevent or dissuade, another person who has been the victim of any crime or who is acting on behalf of the victim from doing any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor H felony: AB1192,118321Section 118. 940.45 (title) of the statutes is repealed. AB1192,119322Section 119. 940.45 of the statutes is renumbered 940.44 (2m), and 940.44 (2m) (intro.), (b), (c) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read: AB1192,,323323940.44 (2m) (intro.) Whoever violates s. 940.44 sub. (1m) under any of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class G felony: AB1192,,324324(b) Where the act is accompanied by injury or damage to the real or personal property of any person covered under sub. (1) par. (a). AB1192,,325325(c) Where the act is accompanied by any express or implied threat of force, violence, injury or damage described in sub. (1) or (2) par. (a) or (b). AB1192,,326326(e) Where the act is committed by any person who has suffered any prior conviction for any violation under this section, s. 943.30, 1979 stats., ss. s. 940.42 to 940.45, 2021 stats., s. 940.43, or any federal statute or statute of any other state which, if the act prosecuted was committed in this state, would be a violation under ss. 940.42 to 940.45 this section or s. 940.43.