2003 Wisconsin Act 223

Date of enactment: April 12, 2004
2003 Assembly Bill 265 Date of publication*: April 26, 2004

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2001-02 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2003 WISCONSIN ACT 223

An Act to amend 939.22 (38) of the statutes; relating to: causing substantial bodily harm to another person and providing a penalty.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

223,1 Section 1. 939.22 (38) of the statutes is amended to read:

939.22 (38) "Substantial bodily harm" means bodily injury that causes a laceration that requires stitches, staples, or a tissue adhesive; any fracture of a bone; a broken nose; a burn; a temporary loss of consciousness, sight or hearing; a concussion; or a loss or fracture of a tooth.