SB357: Bill Text

SB357, s. 572 Section 572. 943.017 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,203,15 943.017 (2) (d) If the total property affected in violation of sub. (1) is reduced in value by more than $1,000 $2,000. For the purposes of this paragraph, property is reduced in value by the amount which it would cost to repair or replace it or to remove the marking, drawing, writing or etching, whichever is less.

SB357, s. 573 Section 573. 943.017 (2m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,203,18 943.017 (2m) (b) (intro.) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class D I felony:

SB357, s. 574 Section 574. 943.02 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,203,21 943.02 (1) (intro.) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class B C felony:

SB357, s. 575 Section 575. 943.03 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,204,2 943.03 Arson of property other than building. Whoever, by means of fire, intentionally damages any property (other than a building) of another without the person's consent, if the property is of the value of $100 or more, is guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 576 Section 576. 943.04 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,204,8 943.04 Arson with intent to defraud. Whoever, by means of fire, damages any property (other than a building) with intent to defraud an insurer of that property is guilty of a Class D H felony. Proof that the actor recovered or attempted to recover on a policy of insurance by reason of the fire is relevant but not essential to establish the actor's intent to defraud the insurer.

SB357, s. 577 Section 577. 943.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,204,11 943.06 (2) Whoever possesses, manufactures, sells, offers for sale, gives or transfers a fire bomb is guilty of a Class E H felony.

SB357, s. 578 Section 578. 943.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,204,16 943.07 (1) Whoever intentionally causes damage or who causes another person to damage, tamper, change or destroy any railroad track, switch, bridge, trestle, tunnel or signal or any railroad property used in providing rail services, which could cause an injury, accident or derailment is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor I felony.

SB357, s. 579 Section 579. 943.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,204,19 943.07 (2) Whoever intentionally shoots a firearm at any portion of a railroad train, car, caboose or engine is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor I felony.

SB357, s. 580 Section 580. 943.10 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,204,23 943.10 (1) (intro.) Whoever intentionally enters any of the following places without the consent of the person in lawful possession and with intent to steal or commit a felony in such place is guilty of a Class C F felony:

SB357, s. 581 Section 581. 943.10 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,205,2 943.10 (2) (intro.) Whoever violates sub. (1) under any of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class B E felony:

SB357, s. 582 Section 582. 943.12 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,205,8 943.12 Possession of burglarious tools. Whoever has in personal possession any device or instrumentality intended, designed or adapted for use in breaking into any depository designed for the safekeeping of any valuables or into any building or room, with intent to use such device or instrumentality to break into a depository, building or room, and to steal therefrom, is guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 583 Section 583. 943.20 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,205,11 943.20 (3) (a) If the value of the property does not exceed $1,000 $2,000, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

SB357, s. 584 Section 584. 943.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,205,14 943.20 (3) (b) If the value of the property exceeds $1,000 $2,000 but does not $2,500 exceed $5,000, is guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 585 Section 585. 943.20 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB357,205,17 943.20 (3) (bm) If the value of the property exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000, is guilty of a Class H felony.

SB357, s. 586 Section 586. 943.20 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,205,20 943.20 (3) (c) If the value of the property exceeds $2,500 $10,000, is guilty of a Class C G felony.

SB357, s. 587 Section 587. 943.20 (3) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,205,23 943.20 (3) (d) (intro.) If the value of the property does not exceed $2,500 and any of the following circumstances exist exists, is guilty of a Class D H felony:

SB357, s. 588 Section 588. 943.20 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,205,25 943.20 (3) (d) 1. The property is a domestic animal ; or.

SB357, s. 589 Section 589. 943.20 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 943.20 (3) (e) and amended to read:

SB357,206,4 943.20 (3) (e) The If the property is taken from the person of another or from a corpse; or, is guilty of a Class G felony.

SB357, s. 590 Section 590. 943.20 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,206,8 943.20 (3) (d) 3. The property is taken from a building which has been destroyed or left unoccupied because of physical disaster, riot, bombing or the proximity of battle; or.

SB357, s. 591 Section 591. 943.20 (3) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,206,11 943.20 (3) (d) 4. The property is taken after physical disaster, riot, bombing or the proximity of battle has necessitated its removal from a building ; or.

SB357, s. 592 Section 592. 943.201 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,206,18 943.201 (2) Whoever intentionally uses or attempts to use any personal identifying information or personal identification document of an individual to obtain credit, money, goods, services or anything else of value without the authorization or consent of the individual and by representing that he or she is the individual or is acting with the authorization or consent of the individual is guilty of a Class D H felony.

SB357, s. 593 Section 593. 943.205 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,206,20 943.205 (3) Anyone who violates this section is guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 594 Section 594. 943.21 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,206,24 943.21 (3) (a) Is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor when the value of any beverage, food, lodging, accommodation, transportation or other service is $1,000 $2,000 or less.

SB357, s. 595 Section 595. 943.21 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,207,2 943.21 (3) (b) Is guilty of a Class E I felony when the value of any beverage, food, lodging, accommodation, transportation or other service exceeds $1,000 $2,000.

SB357, s. 596 Section 596. 943.23 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,207,6 943.23 (1g) Whoever, while possessing a dangerous weapon and by the use of, or the threat of the use of, force or the weapon against another, intentionally takes any vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class B C felony.

SB357, s. 597 Section 597. 943.23 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB357, s. 598 Section 598. 943.23 (1r) of the statutes is repealed.

SB357, s. 599 Section 599. 943.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,207,12 943.23 (2) Whoever Except as provided in sub. (3m), whoever intentionally takes and drives any vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class D H felony.

SB357, s. 600 Section 600. 943.23 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,207,16 943.23 (3) Whoever Except as provided in sub. (3m), whoever intentionally drives or operates any vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 601 Section 601. 943.23 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB357,207,23 943.23 (3m) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of sub. (2) or (3) if the defendant abandoned the vehicle without damage within 24 hours after the vehicle was taken from the possession of the owner. An affirmative defense under this subsection mitigates the offense to a Class A misdemeanor. A defendant who raises this affirmative defense has the burden of proving the defense by a preponderance of the evidence.

SB357, s. 602 Section 602. 943.23 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,208,4 943.23 (4m) Whoever knows that the owner does not consent to the driving or operation of a vehicle and intentionally accompanies, as a passenger in the vehicle, a person while he or she violates sub. (1g), (1m), (1r), (2) or, (3) or (3m) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

SB357, s. 603 Section 603. 943.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,208,9 943.23 (5) Whoever intentionally removes a major part of a vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class E I felony. Whoever intentionally removes any other part or component of a vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

SB357, s. 604 Section 604. 943.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,208,13 943.24 (1) Whoever issues any check or other order for the payment of not more than $1,000 $2,000 which, at the time of issuance, he or she intends shall not be paid is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

SB357, s. 605 Section 605. 943.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,208,19 943.24 (2) Whoever issues any single check or other order for the payment of more than $1,000 $2,000 or whoever within a 15-day period issues more than one check or other order amounting in the aggregate to more than $1,000 $2,000 which, at the time of issuance, the person intends shall not be paid is guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 606 Section 606. 943.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,208,23 943.25 (1) Whoever, with intent to defraud, conveys real property which he or she knows is encumbered, without informing the grantee of the existence of the encumbrance is guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 607 Section 607. 943.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,209,2 943.25 (2) (intro.) Whoever, with intent to defraud, does any of the following is guilty of a Class E I felony:

SB357, s. 608 Section 608. 943.26 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,209,5 943.26 (2) If the security is impaired by more than $1,000 $2,000, the mortgagor or vendee is guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 609 Section 609. 943.27 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,209,13 943.27 Possession of records of certain usurious loans. Any person who knowingly possesses any writing representing or constituting a record of a charge of, contract for, receipt of or demand for a rate of interest or consideration exceeding $20 upon $100 for one year computed upon the declining principal balance of the loan, use or forbearance of money, goods or things in action or upon the loan, use or sale of credit is, if the rate is prohibited by a law other than this section, guilty of a Class E I felony.

SB357, s. 610 Section 610. 943.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,209,17 943.28 (2) Whoever makes any extortionate extension of credit, or conspires to do so, if one or more of the parties to the conspiracy does an act to effect its object, is guilty of a Class C F felony.

SB357, s. 611 Section 611. 943.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,209,22 943.28 (3) Whoever advances money or property, whether as a gift, as a loan, as an investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit-sharing agreement, or otherwise, for the purpose of making extortionate extensions of credit, is guilty of a Class C F felony.

SB357, s. 612 Section 612. 943.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,210,3 943.28 (4) Whoever knowingly participates in any way in the use of any extortionate means to collect or attempt to collect any extension of credit, or to punish any person for the nonrepayment thereof, is guilty of a Class C F felony.

SB357, s. 613 Section 613. 943.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,210,11 943.30 (1) Whoever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class D H felony.

SB357, s. 614 Section 614. 943.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,210,15 943.30 (2) Whoever violates sub. (1) by obstructing, delaying or affecting commerce or business or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce or business is guilty of a Class D H felony.

SB357, s. 615 Section 615. 943.30 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,210,19 943.30 (3) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence any petit or grand juror, in the performance of his or her functions as such, is guilty of a Class D H felony.

SB357, s. 616 Section 616. 943.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB357,210,22 943.30 (4) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence the official action of any public officer is guilty of a Class D H felony.

SB357, s. 617 Section 617. 943.30 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: