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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
June 14, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives LeMahieu, Friske, Bies, Albers,
Hahn, Lothian, Musser and Townsend, cosponsored by Senators Olsen and
Roessler. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice.
AB411,1,2
1An Act to amend 943.34 (1) (bm) and 948.62 (1) (bm) of the statutes;
relating
2to: receiving a stolen firearm, and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who steals a firearm is guilty of a Class H felony
and may be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned for up to six years, or both. A person who
receives stolen property may be guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on
the value of the property received, and the amount of forfeiture, fine, jail time, or
imprisonment to which the person may be subjected is determined by the value of
the property received.
Under this bill, a person who receives a stolen firearm, regardless of the value
of the firearm, is guilty of a Class H felony and may be fined up to $10,000,
imprisoned for up to six years, or both.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB411, s. 1
3Section
1. 943.34 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB411,2,2
1943.34
(1) (bm) A Class H felony, if the
property is a firearm or if the value of
2the property exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000.
AB411, s. 2
3Section
2. 948.62 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB411,2,54
948.62
(1) (bm) A Class H felony, if the
property is a firearm or if the value of
5the property exceeds $2,500 but does not exceed $5,000.
