Chapter 943

943.26   Removing or damaging encumbered real property.

943.27   Possession of records of certain usurious loans.

943.28   Loan sharking prohibited.

943.30   Threats to injure or accuse of crime.

943.31   Threats to communicate derogatory information.

943.32   Robbery.

943.34   Receiving stolen property.

943.37   Alteration of property identification marks.

943.38   Forgery.

943.39   Fraudulent writings.

943.392   Fraudulent data alteration.

943.395   Fraudulent insurance and employee benefit program claims.

943.40   Fraudulent destruction of certain writings.

943.41   Financial transaction card crimes.

943.45   Theft of telecommunications service.

943.455   Theft of commercial mobile service.

943.46   Theft of video service.

943.47   Theft of satellite cable programming.

943.48   Telecommunications; civil liability.

943.49   Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater.

943.50   Retail theft; theft of services.

943.51   Retail theft; civil liability.

943.55   Removal of shopping cart.

943.60   Criminal slander of title.

943.61   Theft of library material.

943.62   Unlawful receipt of payments to obtain loan for another.

943.70   Computer crimes.

943.74   Theft of farm-raised fish.

943.75   Unauthorized release of animals.

943.76   Infecting animals with a contagious disease.

SUBCHAPTER IV

CRIMES AGAINST FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

943.80   Definitions.

943.81   Theft from a financial institution.

943.82   Fraud against a financial institution.

943.825   Interference with automated teller machine.

943.83   Loan fraud.

943.84   Transfer of encumbered property.

943.85   Bribery involving a financial institution.

943.86   Extortion against a financial institution.

943.87   Robbery of a financial institution.

943.88   Organizer of financial crimes.

943.89   Mail fraud.

943.895   Money laundering.

943.90   Wire fraud against a financial institution.

943.91   Penalties.

943.92   Increased penalty for multiple financial crimes.

Ch. 943 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See definitions in s. 939.22.

subch. I of ch. 943 SUBCHAPTER I

DAMAGE

943.01 943.01 Damage to property.

943.01(1) (1) Whoever intentionally causes damage to any physical property of another without the person’s consent is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

943.01(2) (2) Any person violating sub. (1) under any of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony:

943.01(2)(a) (a)

943.01(2)(a)1. 1. In this paragraph, “highway” means any public way or thoroughfare, including bridges thereon, any roadways commonly used for vehicular traffic, whether public or private, any railroad, including street and interurban railways, and any navigable waterway or airport.

943.01(2)(a)2. 2. The property damaged is a vehicle or highway and the damage is of a kind which is likely to cause injury to a person or further property damage.

943.01(2)(b) (b) The property damaged belongs to a public utility or common carrier and the damage is of a kind which is likely to impair the services of the public utility or common carrier.

943.01(2)(c) (c) The property damaged belongs to a person who is or was a grand or petit juror and the damage was caused by reason of any verdict or indictment assented to by the owner.

943.01(2)(d) (d) If the total property damaged in violation of sub. (1) is reduced in value by more than $2,500. For the purposes of this paragraph, property is reduced in value by the amount which it would cost either to repair or replace it, whichever is less.

943.01(2)(e) (e) The property damaged is on state-owned land and is listed on the registry under sub. (5).

943.01(2)(f) (f)

943.01(2)(f)1. 1. In this paragraph, “rock art site” means an archaeological site that contains paintings, carvings or other deliberate modifications of an immobile rock surface, such as a cave, overhang, boulder or bluff face, to produce symbols, stories, messages, designs or pictures. “Rock art site” includes artifacts and other cultural items, modified soils, bone and other objects of archaeological interest that are located adjacent to the paintings, carvings or other deliberate rock surface modifications.

943.01(2)(f)2. 2. The property damaged is a rock art site, any portion of a rock art site or any object that is part of a rock art site, if the rock art site is listed on the national register of historic places in Wisconsin, as defined in s. 44.31 (5), or the state register of historic places under s. 44.36.

943.01(2d) (2d) 

943.01(2d)(a) (a) In this subsection, “plant research and development” means research regarding plants or development of plants, if the research or development is undertaken in conjunction or coordination with the state, a federal or local government agency, a university, or a private research facility.

943.01(2d)(b) (b) Any person violating sub. (1) under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony:

943.01(2d)(b)1. 1. The property damaged is a plant, material taken, extracted, or harvested from a plant, or a seed or other plant material that is being used or that will be used to grow or develop a plant.

943.01(2d)(b)2. 2. The plant referred to in subd. 1. is or was being grown as feed for animals being used or to be used for commercial purposes, for other commercial purposes, or in conjunction with plant research and development.

943.01(2g) (2g) Any person violating sub. (1) under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony:

943.01(2g)(a) (a) The property damaged is a machine operated by the insertion of coins, currency, debit cards or credit cards.

943.01(2g)(b) (b) The person acted with the intent to commit a theft from the machine.

943.01(2g)(c) (c) The total property damaged in violation of sub. (1) is reduced in value by more than $500 but not more than $2,500. For purposes of this paragraph, property is reduced in value by the amount that it would cost to repair or replace it, whichever is less, plus other monetary losses associated with the damage.

943.01(2k) (2k) 

943.01(2k)(a) (a) In this subsection, “energy provider” means any of the following:

943.01(2k)(a)1. 1. A public utility under s. 196.01 (5) (a) that is engaged in any of the following:

943.01(2k)(a)1.a. a. The production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, power, light, or water.

943.01(2k)(a)1.b. b. The transmission or delivery of natural gas.

943.01(2k)(a)2. 2. A transmission company under s. 196.485 (1) (ge).

943.01(2k)(a)3. 3. A cooperative association organized under ch. 185 for the purpose of producing or furnishing heat, light, power, or water for its members.

943.01(2k)(a)4. 4. A wholesale merchant plant under s. 196.491 (1) (w), except that “wholesale merchant plant” includes an electric generating facility or an improvement to an electric generating facility that is subject to a leased generation contract, as defined in s. 196.52 (9) (a) 3.

943.01(2k)(a)5. 5. A decommissioned nuclear power plant.

943.01(2k)(a)6. 6. A company that operates a gas, oil, petroleum, refined petroleum product, renewable fuel, water, or chemical generation, storage transportation, or delivery system that is not a service station, garage, or other place where gasoline or diesel fuel is sold at retail or offered for sale at retail.

943.01(2k)(b) (b) Any person violating sub. (1) under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class H felony:

943.01(2k)(b)1. 1. The property damaged is owned, leased, or operated by an energy provider.

943.01(2k)(b)2. 2. The actor intended to or did cause substantial interruption or impairment of any service or good provided by the energy provider.

943.01(2k)(c) (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to any of the following:

943.01(2k)(c)1. 1. Any person who is:

943.01(2k)(c)1.a. a. Monitoring compliance with public or worker safety laws, wage and hour requirements, or other statutory requirements.