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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 7, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Vos, Armstrong, Behnke,
Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, James,
Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Magnafici, Murphy, Neylon, Penterman, Plumer,
Schraa, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Wittke,
Zimmerman, Knodl and Sanfelippo, cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Nass,
Ballweg, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Jagler, Marklein and Roth.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AB827,1,2
1An Act to create 943.20 (2m) of the statutes;
relating to: multiple acts of theft
2committed in concert and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, when a person commits an act of theft, the penalty for the
crime varies depending on the value of the property stolen. The penalties range from
a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property does not exceed $2,500 up to a
Class F felony if the value of the property exceeds $100,000. A Class A misdemeanor
is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to nine months or
both. A Class F felony is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 or imprisonment for
up to 12 years and six months or both.
This bill provides that, when multiple thefts are committed by five or more
individuals at the same time and in the same place, in concert, the acts shall be
considered together as one crime and the value of the property shall be aggregated
for the purposes of determining the penalty for the crime.
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.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB827,1
3Section
1. 943.20 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB827,2,5
1943.20
(2m) Acts in concert. When multiple violations of sub. (1) (a) are
2committed by five or more individuals at the same time and in the same place, in
3concert, the acts shall be considered as one crime and the value of the property shall
4be aggregated for the purposes of determining the penalty for the violation under
5sub. (3).
