Wisconsin Legislature: Crime and criminals

Human trafficking: commercial driver education courses must include instruction on recognizing and preventing - SB444

Impersonation of another in an email or on social media with intent to frighten, intimidate, harm, threaten, abuse, harass, defraud, or obtain a benefit made a misdemeanor - AB603

Impersonation of another in an email or on social media with intent to frighten, intimidate, harm, threaten, abuse, harass, defraud, or obtain a benefit made a misdemeanor - SB513

Industrial hemp: DATCP to issue licenses to grow and possess, criminal history search provision; agricultural pilot program to study; controlled substance law exemption; tribes, UW, testing, seed, and rules provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DATCP to regulate activities, UW and tribal authority provisions removed, penalty provisions added] - SB119

Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions - AB428

Mandatory anti-harassment and ethics training for members, officers, and employees of the Assembly established [Assembly rule 6m] - AR22

Mandatory minimum sentence increased and crimes subject to expanded - AB88

Mandatory minimum sentence increased and crimes subject to expanded - SB55

Open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated (remedial legislation) [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, Office of School Safety created in DOJ, school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills, mandatory reporting of threats of violence, DOJ grants for school safety, reports and penalty provisions] - AB843

Penalty enhancers increased for crimes in which the perpetrator intentionally selects the victim based on race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry - SB67

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - SB132

Pseudoephedrine products: purchase of more than set amount from a pharmacy or pharmacist in a 30-day period made a misdemeanor - AB764

Pseudoephedrine products: purchase of more than set amount from a pharmacy or pharmacist in a 30-day period made a misdemeanor - SB683

Sex trafficking victim: funding for services for [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 392g] - AB64

Sexual assault and domestic abuse crimes: DOJ required to publish annual report using the information it collects - AB604

Sexually explicit representation solicited from a minor: crime created, penalty provision [S.Amdt.1: felony provision added, misdemeanor if solicitor and solicited are within certain age range] - SB300

Slavery and involuntary servitude prohibited, including as punishment for a crime: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR63

Student victims of sexual violence and harassment: UW System required to provide reasonable accommodations - AB1053

Transferring an individual from a hospital emergency department for emergency detention: medically appropriate determination by hospital employee or medical staff required; duty to warn of dangerousness and immunity from civil and criminal liability provisions - AB538

Underage sexual activity: misdemeanor criminal penalty created if child is 15 years old and the person is under 19 years old; exception and sex offender registry provision - SB343

Underage sexual activity: misdemeanor criminal penalty created if child is between 15 and 18 years old and the person is under 19 years old; exception and sex offender registry provision [A.Amdt.2: age 15 changed to 14 and second degree sexual assault provision removed; S.Amdt.1: restores changes made by A.Amdt.2] - AB414

Underage sexual activity: misdemeanor criminal penalty created if child is between 15 and 18 years old and the person is under 19 years old; exception and sex offender registry provision - SB325

Undesignated felony provisions created - AB91

Undesignated felony provisions created - SB57

“Violent crime” definition used to deny pretrial release from custody expanded; revocation of the release of a person charged with a serious crime for violating any crime - AB642

“Violent crime” definition used to deny pretrial release from custody expanded; revocation of the release of a person charged with a serious crime for violating any crime - SB522

Violent misdemeanor: firearm possession prohibition for persons convicted of, found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudicated delinquent for - AB1062

Violent misdemeanor: firearm possession prohibition for persons convicted of, found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudicated delinquent for - SB881

crime and criminals _ batteryCrime and criminals — Battery

Battery or threats to cause harm to a tribal judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer: criminal penalties expanded to include - AB114

Battery or threats to cause harm to person or family member of a guardian ad litem, corporation counsel, or attorney made a felony - AB825

Battery or threats to cause harm to person or family member of a guardian ad litem, corporation counsel, or attorney made a felony - SB694

Entering certain places without consent and with intent to commit battery made a felony - AB823

Entering certain places without consent and with intent to commit battery made a felony - SB868

Intentional bodily harm to a probation, extended supervision, parole, community supervision, or aftercare agent: crime expanded to include family member of the agent and threats of harm - SB861

crime and criminals _ felonyCrime and criminals — Felony

Battery or threats to cause harm to a tribal judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer: criminal penalties expanded to include - AB114

Battery or threats to cause harm to person or family member of a guardian ad litem, corporation counsel, or attorney made a felony - AB825

Commercial vehicle taken or driven without consent of the owner: criminal penalty increased; restitution provision - AB342

Commercial vehicle taken or driven without consent of the owner: criminal penalty increased; restitution provision - SB277

Credit card reencoders and scanners and identity theft crimes created; civil liability immunity for ATM operators and motor vehicle fuel sellers - SB133

Domestic abuse repeater: increased penalty condition expanded to include comparable felony or misdemeanor committed in another state [A.Amdt.1: comparable crime changed to domestic abuse under the laws of the other state] - AB737

Domestic abuse repeater: increased penalty condition expanded to include comparable felony or misdemeanor committed in another state - SB623

Eligibility and condition for release prior to conviction re serious felonies and consideration and imposition of bail changes: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR93

Eligibility and condition for release prior to conviction re serious felonies and consideration and imposition of bail changes: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR95

Fentanyl analogs added to Schedule I controlled substances, felony provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; S.Amdt.1: adds chemical designations] - AB335

Fentanyl analogs added to Schedule I controlled substances, felony provisions - SB262

Firearm purchase for or furnishing or possessing a firearm for person prohibited from possessing a firearm: crime created; mandatory minimum sentence and affirmative defense re domestic abuse or child abuse injunction provisions - AB524

Firearm purchase or intentional possession for person prohibited from possessing a firearm: illegal possession of firearm expanded to include - SB17

Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle: mandatory period of confinement - AB97

Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle: mandatory period of confinement - SB73

Intentional taking of a motor vehicle without owner's consent by force or threat of force (carjacking): criminal penalties created - AB92

Intentional taking of a motor vehicle without owner's consent by force or threat of force (carjacking): criminal penalties created - SB58

Jury in a felony case must consist of 12 persons - AB35

Mandatory minimum sentence increased and crimes subject to expanded - AB88

Mandatory minimum sentence increased and crimes subject to expanded - SB55

Marijuana: penalty for possession of not more than 10 grams reduced to a forfeiture - AB409

Marijuana: penalty for possession of not more than 10 grams reduced to a forfeiture - SB318

Neglect of a child: definition and criminal penalties revised; repeated acts of neglect of the same child provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, chronic or repeated acts of neglect] - AB355

Neglect of a child: definition and criminal penalties revised; repeated acts of neglect of the same child provision - SB280

Notifying victims of felonies or petitioners of certain injunctions required if, during a background check, DOJ determines a person purchasing a handgun is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to commission of a felony or being subject to certain injunctions - AB1025

Participating in a riot made a felony, definition provision - AB395

Participating in a riot made a felony, definition provision - SB303

Patronizing a child at a place of prostitution: felony crime created - AB486

Patronizing a child at a place of prostitution: felony crime created - SB396

Patronizing a prostitute: penalty revised - SB308

Prohibited object brought into a jail or prison with intent to keep for oneself made a crime - AB984

Second, third, or fourth degree sexual assault reclassified if defendant has a previous conviction for sexual assault - AB406

Semiautomatic firearm accessories that accelerate the rate of fire: sale, manufacture, transfer, use, and possession of prohibited; added to “violent felony” definition - AB616

Sexual contact with an animal: crime created; penalties and definition provisions - AB666

Sexual contact with an animal: crime created; penalties and definition provisions - SB802

Showing your marked ballot to another person in a way that the mark is identifiable: prohibition eliminated - AB639

Showing your marked ballot to another person in a way that the mark is identifiable: prohibition eliminated - SB539

Spiritual treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment for children: exemptions removed re county department determination of child abuse or neglect, felony physical abuse of a child, and administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody; Christian Science treatment limited to adult patients - AB790

Threat or false threat to use a firearm on school premises to injure or kill: felony crime created - AB111

Threat or false threat to use a firearm on school premises to injure or kill: felony crime created - SB82

UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised - AB710

Undesignated felony provisions created - AB91

Undesignated felony provisions created - SB57

crime and criminals _ homicide or murderCrime and criminals — Homicide or murder

Attempted homicide of a parent as grounds for involuntary TPR and evidence produced at a fact-finding hearing allowed to prove the ground - SB757

Coroner or medical examiner required to submit DNA sample to the state crime laboratories when death is unexplained or suspicious, due to homicide or suicide, and certain other conditions - AB1009

Deceased prison inmate: procedures relating to burial or cremation, unclaimed corpse, notification to relative, prohibition on cremation re homicide, and charges to prisoner’s estate - AB294

Deceased prison inmate: procedures relating to burial or cremation, unclaimed corpse, notification to relative, prohibition on cremation re homicide, and charges to prisoner’s estate - SB230

Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle: mandatory period of confinement - AB97