LRB-0744/1
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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
September 13, 2013 - Introduced by Representatives Zepnick, Kleefisch, Ohnstad
and Wachs, cosponsored by Senator Carpenter. Referred to Committee on
Criminal Justice.
AB357,1,3 1An Act to amend 939.63 (2) and 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a.; and to create 939.631 of the
2statutes; relating to: penalty enhancer for certain crimes committed on the
3premises of a gas station if actor is armed and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if a person commits a crime while possessing, using, or
threatening to use a dangerous weapon, the maximum term of imprisonment
prescribed by law for that crime is increased by up to six months if the crime is a
misdemeanor, by up to four years if the crime is a felony with a maximum term of
imprisonment between two and five years, by up to five years if the crime is a felony
with a maximum term of imprisonment of more than five years or a life term, and
by up to three years for a felony not specified above. Under this bill, a person is
subject to a penalty enhancer if the person, while armed with a handgun and on the
premises of a gas station, commits intentional homicide, first-degree reckless
homicide, felony murder, certain batteries, taking hostages, kidnapping, certain
crimes of damage to property, burglary, carjacking, or robbery if the property taken
is at least $100. If the person commits one of those crimes and the crime is a felony,
the maximum term of imprisonment is increased by five years, and if the crime is a
misdemeanor, the maximum term of imprisonment is increased by three months.
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 concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB357,1 1Section 1. 939.63 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB357,2,52 939.63 (2) The increased penalty provided in this section does not apply if
3possessing, using or threatening to use a dangerous weapon is an essential element
4of the crime charged or if the increased penalty provided under s. 939.631 (2) is
5applied
.
AB357,2 6Section 2. 939.631 of the statutes is created to read:
AB357,2,8 7939.631 Penalties; dangerous weapon on the premises of a gas station.
8(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB357,2,109 (a) "Gas station" means a business that sells, or offers to sell, gasoline or diesel
10fuel on site at retail.
AB357,2,1111 (b) "Handgun" has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (b).
AB357,2,1212 (c) "Violent crime" means any of the following:
AB357,2,1413 1. A felony under s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.19 (2), (4), or (5),
14940.305, 940.31, 943.01 (2) or (2g), 943.10 (2), or 943.23 (1g).
AB357,2,1615 2. A felony under s. 943.32 (2) if the value of the property taken is not less than
16$100.
AB357,2,1717 3. A misdemeanor under s. 940.19 (1) or (6) or 943.01 (1).
AB357,2,20 18(2) Penalty enhancer. If a person commits a violent crime while armed with
19a handgun and while on the premises of a gas station, the maximum term of
20imprisonment is increased as follows:
AB357,3,2
1(a) If the violent crime is a felony, the maximum term of imprisonment is
2increased by 5 years.
AB357,3,43 (b) If the violent crime is a misdemeanor, the maximum term of imprisonment
4is increased by 3 months and the place of imprisonment is the county jail.
AB357,3,7 5(3) Special verdict. Subsection (2) provides for the enhancement of the
6penalties applicable for the underlying crime. The court shall direct that the trier
7of fact find a special verdict as to all of the issues specified in sub. (2).
AB357,3 8Section 3. 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB357,3,109 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a. Sections 939.621, 939.631, 939.632, 939.635, 939.645, 946.42
10(4), 961.46, and 961.49.
AB357,4 11Section 4. Initial applicability.
AB357,3,1312 (1) The treatment of section 939.631 of the statutes first applies to acts
13committed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB357,3,1414 (End)
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