2025 WISCONSIN ACT 55
An Act to amend 946.70 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (d); to create 946.70 (1) (intro.) of the statutes; relating to: classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
55,1Section 1. 946.70 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read: 946.70 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class I felony:
55,2Section 2. 946.70 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read: 946.70 (1) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates Impersonates a peace officer with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually a peace officer is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates Impersonates a fire fighter with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually a fire fighter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates Impersonates an emergency medical services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually an emergency medical services practitioner is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates Impersonates an emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually an emergency medical responder is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
