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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
February 17, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Born, Kleefisch, Tittl,
Mursau, T. Larson, A. Ott, Edming, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Spiros, Doyle and
Murphy, cosponsored by Senator Nass. Referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice and Public Safety.
AB53,1,2 1An Act to amend 943.31 of the statutes; relating to: threatening to
2communicate derogatory information.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who threatens to expose information, whether true
or false, that would injure the reputation of the threatened person unless the
threatened person transfers property to a person who is not entitled to the property
is guilty of a Class I felony, and subject to a fine up to $10,000, imprisonment for up
to three years and six months, or both.
Under this bill, a person is guilty of a Class I felony if he or she threatens to
expose information, whether true or false, that would humiliate or injure the
reputation of the threatened person, with the intent to extort money or any
pecuniary advantage, or with the intent to compel the threatened person to do any
act against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act. Under the bill, "information"
includes any visual image or an audio representation or recording.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB53,1 3Section 1. 943.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB53,2,8 4943.31 Threats to communicate derogatory information. Whoever
5threatens, with intent to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with

1intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will or
2omit to do any lawful act,
to disseminate or to communicate to anyone information,
3whether true or false, which that would humiliate or injure the reputation of the
4threatened person or another unless the threatened person transfers property to a
5person known not to be entitled to it
is guilty of a Class I felony. For the purpose of
6this section, "information" includes any photograph, exposed film, motion picture,
7videotape, or data that represents a visual image, a sound recording, or any data that
8represents or produces an audio signal.
AB53,2,99 (End)
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