CHAPTER 940
CRIMES AGAINST LIFE AND BODILY SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I
LIFE
940.01 First-degree intentional homicide.
940.02 First-degree reckless homicide.
940.05 Second-degree intentional homicide.
940.06 Second-degree reckless homicide.
940.07 Homicide resulting from negligent control of vicious animal.
940.08 Homicide by negligent handling of dangerous weapon, explosives or fire.
940.09 Homicide by intoxicated use of vehicle or firearm.
940.10 Homicide by negligent operation of vehicle.
940.11 Mutilating or hiding a corpse.
940.12 Assisting suicide.
940.13 Abortion exception.
940.16 Partial-birth abortion.
SUBCHAPTER II
BODILY SECURITY
940.19 Battery; substantial battery; aggravated battery.
940.195 Battery to an unborn child; substantial battery to an unborn child; aggravated battery to an unborn child.
940.198 Physical abuse of an elder person.
940.20 Battery: special circumstances.
940.201 Battery or threat to witnesses.
940.203 Battery or threat to an officer of the court or law enforcement officer.
940.204 Battery or threat to health care providers and staff.
940.205 Battery or threat to department of revenue employee.
940.207 Battery or threat to department of safety and professional services or department of workforce development employee.
940.208 Battery to certain employees of counties, cities, villages, or towns.
940.22 Sexual exploitation by therapist; duty to report.
940.235 Strangulation and suffocation.
940.24 Injury by negligent handling of dangerous weapon, explosives or fire.
940.25 Injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
940.285 Abuse of individuals at risk.
940.29 Abuse of residents of penal facilities.
940.291 Law enforcement officer; failure to render aid.
940.295 Abuse and neglect of patients and residents.
940.30 False imprisonment.
940.302 Human trafficking.
940.315 Global positioning devices.
940.34 Duty to aid victim or report crime.
940.42 Intimidation of witnesses; misdemeanor.
940.43 Intimidation of witnesses; felony.
940.44 Intimidation of victims; misdemeanor.
940.45 Intimidation of victims; felony.
940.46 Attempt prosecuted as completed act.
940.48 Violation of court orders.
Ch. 940 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
939.22.
Ch. 940 Note
NOTE: 1987 Wis. Act 399 included changes in homicide and lesser included offenses. The sections affected had previously passed the senate as 1987 Senate Bill 191, which was prepared by the Judicial Council and contained explanatory notes. These notes have been inserted following the sections affected and are credited to SB 191 as “Bill 191-S".
LIFE
940.01
940.01
First-degree intentional homicide. 940.01(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in sub.
(2), whoever causes the death of another human being with intent to kill that person or another is guilty of a Class A felony.
940.01(1)(b)
(b) Except as provided in sub.
(2), whoever causes the death of an unborn child with intent to kill that unborn child, kill the woman who is pregnant with that unborn child or kill another is guilty of a Class A felony.
940.01(2)
(2) Mitigating circumstances. The following are affirmative defenses to prosecution under this section which mitigate the offense to 2nd-degree intentional homicide under s.
940.05:
