LRB-3795/1
CMH:jld
2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
August 29, 2017 - Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Fields, Bernier,
Horlacher, Jacque, Katsma, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Petryk, Ripp,
Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Tusler, Novak and Thiesfeldt, cosponsored by
Senators LeMahieu, L. Taylor, Johnson, Lasee, Marklein, Olsen and
Moulton. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB486,1,5 1An Act to amend 48.415 (9m) (b) 2. a., 48.685 (1) (c) 2., 165.60, 165.70 (1) (b),
2440.312 (2), 440.982 (2), 460.05 (1) (h) 1., 460.14 (2m) (a), 901.08 (1) (b), 939.62
3(2m) (a) 1m. a., 939.62 (2m) (a) 2m. b., 939.74 (2) (c), 944.31, 973.075 (1) (b) 1m.
4c. and 973.075 (2) (intro.); and to create 948.081 of the statutes; relating to:
5patronization of a child and providing a criminal penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the penalty for patronizing a prostitute is a Class A
misdemeanor. This bill increases the penalty to a Class I felony for patronizing a
person who is under the age of 18. This bill also specifies that, for the increased
penalty, the prosecutor does not need to prove that the actor knew the person was
under the age of 18 and it is not a defense to the crime that the actor believed the
person was at least 18.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB486,1 6Section 1. 48.415 (9m) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,2,27 48.415 (9m) (b) 2. a. The commission of a violation of s. 940.19 (3), 1999 stats.,
8a violation of s. 940.19 (2), (4) or (5), 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025,

1948.03 (2) (a), (3) (a), or (5) (a) 1., 2., or 3., 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, or 948.08, or
2948.081,
or a violation of s. 940.302 (2) if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies.
AB486,2 3Section 2. 48.685 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,2,84 48.685 (1) (c) 2. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19
5(2), (4), (5) or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295,
6942.09 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05,
7948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am),
8948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (1), 948.30, or 948.53.
AB486,3 9Section 3. 165.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,2,20 10165.60 Law enforcement. The department of justice is authorized to enforce
11ss. 101.123 (2), (2m), and (8), 175.60 (17) (e), 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.33, 944.34,
12945.02 (2), 945.03 (1m), and 945.04 (1m), and 948.081 and ch. 108 and, with respect
13to a false statement submitted or made under s. 175.60 (7) (b) or (15) (b) 2. or as
14described under s. 175.60 (17) (c), to enforce s. 946.32, is authorized to assist the
15department of workforce development in the investigation and prosecution of
16suspected fraudulent activity related to worker's compensation as provided in s.
17102.125, and is invested with the powers conferred by law upon sheriffs and
18municipal police officers in the performance of those duties. This section does not
19deprive or relieve sheriffs, constables, and other local police officers of the power and
20duty to enforce those sections, and those officers shall likewise enforce those sections.
AB486,4 21Section 4. 165.70 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,2,2522 165.70 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m), enforce chs. 945 and 961 and ss.
23940.20 (3), 940.201, 941.25, 941.26, 943.01 (2) (c), 943.011, 943.27, 943.28, 943.30,
24944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34, 946.65, 947.02 (3) and (4), 948.075, and
25948.08, and 948.081.
AB486,5
1Section 5. 440.312 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,3,62 440.312 (2) The department may not grant a license under this subchapter to
3any person who has been convicted of an offense under s. 940.22, 940.225, 940.302
4(2) (a) 1. b., 944.06, 944.15, 944.17, 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34,
5948.02, 948.025, 948.051, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.081, 948.09, 948.095,
6948.10, 948.11, or 948.12.
AB486,6 7Section 6. 440.982 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,3,128 440.982 (2) The department may not grant a license under this subchapter to
9any person who has been convicted of an offense under s. 940.22, 940.225, 944.06,
10944.15, 944.17, 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34, 948.02, 948.025,
11948.051, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.081, 948.09, 948.095, 948.10, 948.11,
12or 948.12 or under s. 940.302 (2) if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies.
AB486,7 13Section 7. 460.05 (1) (h) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,3,1614 460.05 (1) (h) 1. An offense under s. 940.22, 940.225, 944.15, 944.17, 944.30
15(1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34, 948.02, 948.025, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085,
16948.09, 948.095, or 948.10.
AB486,8 17Section 8. 460.14 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,3,2018 460.14 (2m) (a) An offense under s. 940.22, 940.225, 944.15, 944.17, 944.30
19(1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34, 948.02, 948.025, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085,
20948.09, 948.095, or 948.10.
AB486,9 21Section 9. 901.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,3,2522 901.08 (1) (b) “Sexual misconduct" includes a violation of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225
23(1), (2), or (3), 940.32, 942.08, 942.09, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05 (1) or (1m), 948.055 (1),
24948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.081, 948.09, 948.095, 948.10, or 948.11 (2) and
25includes sexual harassment, as defined in s. 111.32 (13).
AB486,10
1Section 10. 939.62 (2m) (a) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,4,52 939.62 (2m) (a) 1m. a. A violation of s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.051,
3948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085, 948.095 or 948.30 or, if the victim
4was a minor and the convicted person was not the victim's parent, a violation of s.
5940.31.
AB486,11 6Section 11. 939.62 (2m) (a) 2m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,4,127 939.62 (2m) (a) 2m. b. Any felony under s. 940.09 (1), 1999 stats., s. 943.23 (1m)
8or (1r), 1999 stats., s. 948.35 (1) (b) or (c), 1999 stats., or s. 948.36, 1999 stats., or s.
9940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.09 (1c), 940.16, 940.19 (5), 940.195 (5), 940.21,
10940.225 (1) or (2), 940.305, 940.31, 941.327 (2) (b) 4., 943.02, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g),
11943.32 (2), 946.43 (1m), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) (a) or (c) or (5) (a) 1., 2.,
123., or 4., 948.05, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085, or 948.30 (2).
AB486,12 13Section 12. 939.74 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,4,1714 939.74 (2) (c) A prosecution for violation of s. 948.02 (2), 948.025 (1) (e), 948.03
15(2) (a) or (5) (a) 1., 2., or 3., 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, 948.07 (1), (2), (3), or (4), 948.075,
16948.08, 948.081, 948.085, or 948.095 shall be commenced before the victim reaches
17the age of 45 years or be barred, except as provided in sub. (2d).
AB486,13 18Section 13. 944.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,4,23 19944.31 Patronizing prostitutes. Any Except as provided in s. 948.081, any
20person who enters or remains in any place of prostitution with intent to have
21nonmarital sexual intercourse or to commit an act of sexual gratification, in public
22or in private, involving the sex organ of one person and the mouth or anus of another,
23masturbation or sexual contact with a prostitute is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AB486,14 24Section 14. 948.081 of the statutes is created to read:
AB486,5,7
1948.081 Patronizing a child. An actor who enters or remains in any place
2of prostitution with intent to have nonmarital sexual intercourse or to commit an act
3of sexual gratification, in public or in private, involving the sex organ of one person
4and the mouth or anus of another, masturbation, or sexual contact with a person is
5guilty of a Class I felony if the person is a child. In a prosecution under this section,
6it need not be proven that the actor knew the age of the person and it is not a defense
7that the actor reasonably believed that the person was not a child.
AB486,15 8Section 15. 973.075 (1) (b) 1m. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,5,119 973.075 (1) (b) 1m. c. In the commission of a crime in violation of s. 940.302,
10944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.051,
11948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.09, 948.10, 948.12, or 948.14.
AB486,16 12Section 16. 973.075 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB486,5,1813 973.075 (2) (intro.) A law enforcement officer may seize property subject to this
14section upon process issued by any court of record having jurisdiction over the
15property. Except for vehicles used in the commission of a crime in violation of s.
16940.302, 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33, 944.34, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05,
17948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.09, 948.10, 948.12, or 948.14,
18seizure without process may be made under any of the following circumstances:
AB486,5,1919 (End)
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