CHAPTER 943
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
SUBCHAPTER I
DAMAGE
943.01 Damage to property.
943.011 Damage or threat to property of witness.
943.012 Criminal damage to or graffiti on religious and other property.
943.013 Criminal damage; threat; property of judge.
943.014 Demolition of historic building without authorization.
943.015 Criminal damage; threat; property of department of revenue employee.
943.02 Arson of buildings; damage of property by explosives.
943.03 Arson of property other than building.
943.04 Arson with intent to defraud.
943.05 Placing of combustible materials an attempt.
943.06 Molotov cocktails.
943.065 Injury caused by arson: treble damages.
943.07 Criminal damage to railroads.
SUBCHAPTER II
TRESPASS
943.11 Entry into locked vehicle.
943.12 Possession of burglarious tools.
943.125 Entry into locked coin box.
943.14 Criminal trespass to dwellings.
943.145 Criminal trespass to a medical facility.
943.15 Entry onto a construction site or into a locked building, dwelling or room.
SUBCHAPTER III
MISAPPROPRIATION
943.201 Misappropriation of personal identifying information or personal identification documents.
943.205 Theft of trade secrets.
943.207 Transfer of recorded sounds for unlawful use.
943.208 Recording performance without consent of performance owner.
943.209 Failure to disclose manufacturer of recording.
943.21 Fraud on hotel or restaurant keeper or taxicab operator.
943.212 Fraud on hotel or restaurant keeper or taxicab operator; civil liability.
943.215 Absconding without paying rent.
943.22 Use of cheating tokens.
943.225 Refusal to pay for a motor bus ride.
943.23 Operating vehicle without owner's consent.
943.24 Issue of worthless check.
943.245 Worthless checks; civil liability.
943.25 Transfer of encumbered property.
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.
943.34 Receiving stolen property.
943.37 Alteration of property identification marks.
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 cable television service.
943.47 Theft of satellite cable programming.
943.48 Telecommunications; civil liability.
943.49 Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater.
943.51 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.
943.74 Theft of farm-raised fish.
943.75 Unauthorized release of animals.
943.76 Infecting animals with a contagious disease.
Ch. 943 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
939.22.
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:
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (2) (intro.) is shown as amended eff. 2-1-03 by
2001 Wis. Act 109. Prior to 2-1-03 it reads:
Effective date text
(2) Any person violating sub. (1) under any of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class D felony:
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.
