AB250,19,1613 139.44 (2) Any person who makes or signs any false or fraudulent report or who
14attempts to evade the tax imposed by s. 139.31 or 139.76, or who aids in or abets the
15evasion or attempted evasion of that tax
may be fined not more than $10,000 or
16imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB250,32 17Section 32. 139.44 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250,19,2018 139.44 (2m) Any person who evades or attempts to evade, or who aids or abets
19the evasion or attempted evasion of, a tax imposed under s. 139.31 or 139.76 is guilty
20of the following:
AB250,19,2121 (a) A Class A misdemeanor if the amount of the tax is no more than $2,500.
AB250,19,2322 (b) A Class I felony if the amount of the tax is more than $2,500, but no more
23than $5,000.
AB250,19,2524 (c) A Class H felony if the amount of the tax is more than $5,000, but no more
25than $10,000.
AB250,20,2
1(d) A Class G felony if the amount of the tax is more than $10,000, but no more
2than $100,000.
AB250,20,33 (e) A Class F felony if the amount of the tax is more than $100,000.
AB250,33 4Section 33. 139.44 (8) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB250,20,75 139.44 (8) (a) If the number of cigarettes does not exceed 6,000, a fine of 3,000,
6the person may be fined
not more than $200 $1,000 or imprisonment imprisoned for
7not more than 6 months one year or both.
AB250,20,108 (b) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 6,000 3,000 but does not exceed 36,000,
9a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year in the
10county jail or both
5,000, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB250,20,1211 (c) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 36,000 5,000 but does not exceed 10,000,
12the person is guilty of a Class I H felony.
AB250,34 13Section 34. 139.44 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250,20,1514 139.44 (8) (d) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 10,000, the person is guilty
15of a Class F felony.
AB250,35 16Section 35. 139.82 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,20,2417 139.82 (6) Sections 71.78 (1), (1g), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and
183m., relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
19information obtained from any person on a cigarette tax return, report, schedule,
20exhibit, or other document or from an audit report pertaining to the return, report,
21schedule, exhibit, or document, except that the department shall publish on its
22Internet site, at least quarterly, a current list of permits issued to distributors and
23jobbers under s. 139.34 and include on the list the name and address of the permit
24holder and the date on which the department issued the permit.
AB250,36 25Section 36. 227.43 (1) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250,21,2
1227.43 (1) (bt) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over any hearing of a
2contested case under s. 125.112 (3).
AB250,37 3Section 37. 227.43 (3) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250,21,74 227.43 (3) (bt) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may
5set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of revenue by
6a hearing examiner under this section. The fee shall cover the total cost of the
7services.
AB250,38 8Section 38. 227.43 (4) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250,21,119 227.43 (4) (bt) The department of revenue shall pay all costs of the services of
10a hearing examiner assigned under sub. (1) (bt), according to the fees set under sub.
11(3) (bt).
AB250,39 12Section 39. 227.52 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,21,1513 227.52 (1) Decisions of the department of revenue other than decisions relating
14to alcohol beverage permits issued under ch. 125 or forfeitures assessed by the
15department under s. 125.112
.
AB250,40 16Section 40. 565.17 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,21,2017 565.17 (5) (a) No Except as provided under par. (d), no employee in the lottery
18division of the department or the secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant deputy
19secretary of revenue and no member of such a person's immediate family, as defined
20in s. 19.42 (7), may purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share.
AB250,41 21Section 41. 565.17 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250,22,222 565.17 (5) (d) An employee in the lottery division of the department may
23purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share if the purchase is on behalf of the lottery
24division of the department and is a part of an official lottery investigation. No person
25may share or assign a lottery ticket or lottery share purchased under this paragraph

1and no person may claim any prize or winnings from a lottery ticket or lottery share
2purchased under this paragraph.
AB250,42 3Section 42. 565.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,22,64 565.50 (2) Any person who alters or , forges, counterfeits, or illegally obtains a
5lottery ticket or share or intentionally utters or transfers an altered or, forged,
6counterfeit, or illegally obtained
lottery ticket or share is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB250,43 7Section 43. 565.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,22,118 565.50 (3) Any person who possesses an altered or, forged, counterfeit, or
9illegally obtained
lottery ticket or share, or a winning lottery ticket or share for which
10the prize has been previously claimed,
with intent to defraud shall be fined not more
11than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB250,44 12Section 44. 565.50 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250,22,1713 565.50 (4) Any person who transfers a lottery ticket or share to another person,
14presents a transferred lottery ticket or share for payment of a lottery prize, or claims
15a lottery prize from a transferred ticket or share with intent to avoid withholding
16under s. 565.30 (4), (5), (5m), or (5r) shall be fined not more than $10,000 or
17imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB250,45 18Section 45. 946.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250,23,819 946.82 (4) “Racketeering activity" means any activity specified in 18 USC 1961
20(1) in effect as of April 27, 1982, or the attempt, conspiracy to commit, or commission
21of any of the felonies specified in: chs. 945 and 961, subch. V of ch. 551, and ss. 49.49,
22134.05, 139.44 (1), (2m), and (8), 180.0129, 181.0129, 185.825, 201.09 (2), 215.12,
23221.0625, 221.0636, 221.0637, 221.1004, 553.41 (3) and (4), 553.52 (2), 940.01, 940.19
24(4) to (6), 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.21, 940.30, 940.302 (2), 940.305, 940.31,
25941.20 (2) and (3), 941.26, 941.28, 941.298, 941.31, 941.32, 942.09, 943.01 (2), (2d),

1or (2g), 943.011, 943.012, 943.013, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.05, 943.06, 943.10,
2943.20 (3) (bf) to (e), 943.201, 943.203, 943.23 (1g), (2) and (3), 943.24 (2), 943.27,
3943.28, 943.30, 943.32, 943.34 (1) (bf), (bm), and (c), 943.38, 943.39, 943.40, 943.41
4(8) (b) and (c), 943.50 (4) (bf), (bm), and (c) and (4m), 943.60, 943.70, 943.76, 943.81,
5943.82, 943.83, 943.84, 943.85, 943.86, 943.87, 943.88, 943.89, 943.90, 944.21 (5) (c)
6and (e), 944.32, 944.34, 945.03 (1m), 945.04 (1m), 945.05 (1), 945.08, 946.10, 946.11,
7946.12, 946.13, 946.31, 946.32 (1), 946.48, 946.49, 946.61, 946.64, 946.65, 946.72,
8946.76, 946.79, 947.015, 948.05, 948.051, 948.08, 948.12, and 948.30.
AB250,23,99 (End)
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