10 943.20 (3) (d) 1. The property is a domestic animal ; or.
11Section 450. 943.20 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 943.20 (3) (e) and
12amended to read:
13 943.20 (3) (e) The If the property is taken from the person of another or from
14a corpse; or, is guilty of a Class G felony.
15Section 451. 943.20 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
16 943.20 (3) (d) 3. The property is taken from a building which has been destroyed
17or left unoccupied because of physical disaster, riot, bombing or the proximity of
18battle; or.
19Section 452. 943.20 (3) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
20 943.20 (3) (d) 4. The property is taken after physical disaster, riot, bombing or
21the proximity of battle has necessitated its removal from a building ; or.
22Section 453. 943.201 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
23 943.201 (2) Whoever intentionally uses or attempts to use any personal
24identifying information or personal identification document of an individual to
25obtain credit, money, goods, services or anything else of value without the

1authorization or consent of the individual and by representing that he or she is the
2individual or is acting with the authorization or consent of the individual is guilty
3of a Class D H felony.
4Section 454. 943.205 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
5 943.205 (3) Anyone who violates this section is guilty of a Class E I felony.
6Section 455. 943.207 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
7 943.207 (3m) (b) (intro.) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class D I
8felony under any of the following circumstances:
9Section 456. 943.207 (3m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
10 943.207 (3m) (c) (intro.) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class C H
11felony under any of the following circumstances:
12Section 457. 943.208 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
13 943.208 (2) (b) Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class D I felony if the
14person creates, advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses
15fewer than 1,000 recordings embodying sound or fewer than 100 audiovisual
16recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period, and the value of the
17recordings exceeds $2,500.
18Section 458. 943.208 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
19 943.208 (2) (c) Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class C H felony if the
20person creates, advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses
21at least 1,000 recordings embodying sound or at least 100 audiovisual recordings in
22violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period or if the violation occurs after the person
23has been convicted under this section.
24Section 459. 943.209 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

1943.209 (2) (b) Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class D I felony if the
2person advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses fewer
3than 100 recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period, and the value
4of the recordings exceeds $2,500.
5Section 460. 943.209 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
6 943.209 (2) (c) Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class C H felony if the
7person advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses at least
8100 recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period or if the violation
9occurs after the person has been convicted under this section.
10Section 461. 943.21 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
11 943.21 (3) (a) Is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor when the value of any
12beverage, food, lodging, accommodation, transportation or other service is $1,000
13$2,000 or less.
14Section 462. 943.21 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
15 943.21 (3) (b) Is guilty of a Class E I felony when the value of any beverage,
16food, lodging, accommodation, transportation or other service exceeds $1,000 $2,000.
17Section 463. 943.23 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
18 943.23 (1g) Whoever, while possessing a dangerous weapon and by the use of,
19or the threat of the use of, force or the weapon against another, intentionally takes
20any vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class B C felony.
21Section 464. 943.23 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
22Section 465. 943.23 (1r) of the statutes is repealed.
23Section 466. 943.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

1943.23 (2) Whoever Except as provided in sub. (3m), whoever intentionally
2takes and drives any vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class D
3H felony.
4Section 467. 943.23 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
5 943.23 (3) Whoever Except as provided in sub. (3m), whoever intentionally
6drives or operates any vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class
7E I felony.
8Section 468. 943.23 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
9 943.23 (3m) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of sub.
10(2) or (3) if the defendant abandoned the vehicle without damage within 24 hours
11after the vehicle was taken from the possession of the owner. An affirmative defense
12under this subsection mitigates the offense to a Class A misdemeanor. A defendant
13who raises this affirmative defense has the burden of proving the defense by a
14preponderance of the evidence.
15Section 469. 943.23 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
16 943.23 (4m) Whoever knows that the owner does not consent to the driving or
17operation of a vehicle and intentionally accompanies, as a passenger in the vehicle,
18a person while he or she violates sub. (1g), (1m), (1r), (2) or, (3), or (3m) is guilty of
19a Class A misdemeanor.
20Section 470. 943.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
21 943.23 (5) Whoever intentionally removes a major part of a vehicle without the
22consent of the owner is guilty of a Class E I felony. Whoever intentionally removes
23any other part or component of a vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty
24of a Class A misdemeanor.
25Section 471. 943.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

1943.24 (1) Whoever issues any check or other order for the payment of not more
2than $1,000 which $2,000 that, at the time of issuance, he or she intends shall not
3be paid is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
4Section 472. 943.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
5 943.24 (2) Whoever issues any single check or other order for the payment of
6more than $1,000 $2,000 or whoever within a 15-day period issues more than one
7check or other order amounting in the aggregate to more than $1,000 $2,000 which,
8at the time of issuance, the person intends shall not be paid is guilty of a Class E I
9felony.
10Section 473. 943.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
11 943.25 (1) Whoever, with intent to defraud, conveys real property which he or
12she knows is encumbered, without informing the grantee of the existence of the
13encumbrance is guilty of a Class E I felony.
14Section 474. 943.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
15 943.25 (2) (intro.) Whoever, with intent to defraud, does any of the following
16is guilty of a Class E I felony:
17Section 475. 943.26 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
18 943.26 (2) If the security is impaired by more than $1,000 $2,000, the
19mortgagor or vendee is guilty of a Class E I felony.
20Section 476. 943.27 of the statutes is amended to read:
21943.27 Possession of records of certain usurious loans. Any person who
22knowingly possesses any writing representing or constituting a record of a charge of,
23contract for, receipt of or demand for a rate of interest or consideration exceeding $20
24upon $100 for one year computed upon the declining principal balance of the loan,
25use or forbearance of money, goods or things in action or upon the loan, use or sale

1of credit is, if the rate is prohibited by a law other than this section, guilty of a Class
2E I felony.
3Section 477. 943.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
4 943.28 (2) Whoever makes any extortionate extension of credit, or conspires to
5do so, if one or more of the parties to the conspiracy does an act to effect its object,
6is guilty of a Class C F felony.
7Section 478. 943.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
8 943.28 (3) Whoever advances money or property, whether as a gift, as a loan,
9as an investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit-sharing agreement, or
10otherwise, for the purpose of making extortionate extensions of credit, is guilty of a
11Class C F felony.
12Section 479. 943.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
13 943.28 (4) Whoever knowingly participates in any way in the use of any
14extortionate means to collect or attempt to collect any extension of credit, or to punish
15any person for the nonrepayment thereof, is guilty of a Class C F felony.
16Section 480. 943.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
17 943.30 (1) Whoever, either verbally or by any written or printed
18communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or
19offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business,
20profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession,
21calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary
22advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act
23against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class D H felony.
24Section 481. 943.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

1943.30 (2) Whoever violates sub. (1) by obstructing, delaying or affecting
2commerce or business or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce or
3business is guilty of a Class D H felony.
4Section 482. 943.30 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
5 943.30 (3) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence any petit or
6grand juror, in the performance of his or her functions as such, is guilty of a Class D
7H felony.
8Section 483. 943.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
9 943.30 (4) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence the official
10action of any public officer is guilty of a Class D H felony.
11Section 484. 943.30 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
12 943.30 (5) (b) Whoever, orally or by any written or printed communication,
13maliciously uses, or threatens to use, the patient health care records of another
14person, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage, or with
15intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will or
16omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class D H felony.
17Section 485. 943.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
18943.31 Threats to communicate derogatory information. Whoever
19threatens to communicate to anyone information, whether true or false, which would
20injure the reputation of the threatened person or another unless the threatened
21person transfers property to a person known not to be entitled to it is guilty of a Class
22E I felony.
23Section 486. 943.32 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

1943.32 (1) (intro.) Whoever, with intent to steal, takes property from the person
2or presence of the owner by either of the following means is guilty of a Class C E
3felony:
4Section 487. 943.32 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
5 943.32 (2) Whoever violates sub. (1) by use or threat of use of a dangerous
6weapon, a device or container described under s. 941.26 (4) (a) or any article used or
7fashioned in a manner to lead the victim reasonably to believe that it is a dangerous
8weapon or such a device or container is guilty of a Class B C felony.
9Section 488. 943.34 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
10 943.34 (1) (a) A Class A misdemeanor, if the value of the property does not
11exceed $1,000 $2,000.
12Section 489. 943.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
13 943.34 (1) (b) A Class E I felony, if the value of the property exceeds $1,000
14$2,000 but does not more than $2,500 exceed $5,000.
15Section 490. 943.34 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
16 943.34 (1) (bm) A Class H felony, if the value of the property exceeds $5,000 but
17does not exceed $10,000.
18Section 491. 943.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
19 943.34 (1) (c) A Class C G felony, if the value of the property exceeds $2,500
20$10,000.
21Section 492. 943.38 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
22 943.38 (1) (intro.) Whoever with intent to defraud falsely makes or alters a
23writing or object of any of the following kinds so that it purports to have been made
24by another, or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who
25did not give such authority, is guilty of a Class C H felony:

1Section 493. 943.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
2 943.38 (2) Whoever utters as genuine or possesses with intent to utter as false
3or as genuine any forged writing or object mentioned in sub. (1), knowing it to have
4been thus falsely made or altered, is guilty of a Class C H felony.
5Section 494. 943.39 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
6943.39 Fraudulent writings. (intro.) Whoever, with intent to injure or
7defraud, does any of the following is guilty of a Class D H felony:
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