Wisconsin Legislature: Crime and criminals

Biological or chemical substance scare: crime created; juvenile court provisions - SB462

Bioterrorism response and preparedness: plan and funding provisions [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Public safety"] - JR2 AB1

Bodily substances placed in edibles: prohibition created - AB280

Bodily substances thrown at another person by a juvenile while in a secured facility: mandatory minimum sentence set - AB620

Bodily substances thrown at another person by a juvenile while in a secured facility: mandatory minimum sentence set - SB352

Burglary of dwelling, certain boats, or motor home: maximum prison term revised - AB355

Child runaway: criminal penalties created for harboring without notifying police or child welfare agency - AB763

Communication with jurors prohibition expanded to include former jurors and juror's family members; intent to harass, annoy, abuse, frighten, threaten, or intimidate and penalty enhancement provisions; court permitted to revoke defendant's release under certain conditions - SB363

Computer crime penalties increased - AB178

Computer system or telephone used to harass or send obscene, lewd, or profane messages: penalty changed to felony - AB531

Computer used with intent to commit sex offense against a child: crime created - AB719

Computerized communication system use to facilitate a child sex crime: crime created [Conf.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 149f, 338t, 378p, 379v, 531b, 559v, 566d, f, 582p, 886f, 904m, n, 910v, 1108d, 1131m, 1134f, 1138k, n] - JR2 AB1

Computers used in crimes against children: seizure authorized - AB495

Conservation warden authority expanded re trespass, shooting caged or staked wild animals, and arrests under misdemeanor warrants - AB301

Crime prevention and justice measures: assistant DA and restorative justice coordinator positions; Office of charitable choice implementation established; nondiscrimination against religious organizations; inmate AODA rehabilitation; neighborhood organization incubator grant progam established; AODA funding - AB443

Crime prevention resource center established at the Fox Valley Technical College by the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association; funding provision - AB623

Crime prevention resource center established at the Fox Valley Technical College by the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association; funding provision [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1375r, 9101 (22w)] - SB55

Criminal code revisions re terrorism - SB363

Domestic abuse cases: arrest required re primary physical aggressor; postarrest requirements modified; definition revised to include ``dating relationship" - AB884

Domestic abuse cases: arrest required re primary physical aggressor; postarrest requirements modified; definition revised to include ``dating relationship" - SB494

Drug test: manufacturing, advertising, selling, delivering, possessing, or using a masking agent to produce a false negative prohibited - AB425

Expunction of court records of certain dismissed misdemeanor charges: procedure created - AB258

Facility providing direct care or treatment services: prohibition created re licensing or employment of person convicted of certain serious property crimes - AB923

Farm-raised fish theft: crime created - SB378

Firearm flash suppressor: sale, delivery, or possession prohibited, exceptions provided; juvenile in need of protective service and racketeering provisions - AB567

Firearm intentionally pointed at a law enforcement officer: penalty increased - AB618

Flag of the U.S.: penalty created for damage to with intent to cause violence or breach of peace - AB477

Fuel price gouging: crime created - AB770

Harassment restraining order: court may order harasser to avoid place where victim resides [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3830d-j, 9309 (5mk)] - SB55

Livestock or wild deer: introducing a contagious or infectious disease through reckless conduct prohibited; exception and DATCP provisions - AB686

Livestock or wild deer: threatening to infect animals or introducing a contagious or infectious disease through reckless conduct prohibited; exception and DATCP provisions [Conf.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 535m, 810g-n, 812m-v] - JR2 AB1

Livestock or wild deer: threatening to introduce a contagious or infectious disease prohibited - AB635

Livestock or wild deer: threatening to introduce a contagious or infectious disease prohibited - SB318

Marking, drawing, writing, or etching on property without consent: damage threshold re term of imprisonment revised - AB622

Marking, drawing, writing, or etching on property without consent: damage threshold re term of imprisonment revised - SB313

Misdemeanor diversion program to be developed by Public defender board, Director of state courts, and Wisconsin District Attorneys Association [Sec. 9101 (13), 9139 (1)] - AB144

Misdemeanor diversion program to be developed by Public defender board, Director of state courts, and Wisconsin District Attorneys Association [Sec. 9101 (13), 9139 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: passive review by JCF; Conf.Amdt.1: community justice center grants, 9101 (21j)] - SB55

Personal identifying information or document misappropriation outside the state involving a Wisconsin resident: jurisdiction to prosecute in this state - AB406

Rented personal property: time period for late return revised - AB911

Rules of appellate procedure revised re review of orders denying certain motions, petitions for review, integrated appeal procedures for certain appeals, and postdisposition relief in cases involving commitment of sexually violent persons - SB490

Security initiative re terrorism response training, statewide trauma care system, diseases and biological and chemical threats, Hygiene laboratory, and police services by DOA; new OJA grant program [Sec. 22, 23, 26, 49, 50, 94, 326-329, 330-333, 334, 339, 340, 623, 696, 9201 (2), 9223 (1), (2), 9256 (1), 9323 (1), 9359 (6), 9401 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: terrorism preparedness grant and DOA police services increase removed, provisions added re trauma care, biological and chemical threats and Hygiene laboratory grants, 14d, 334g, 9229 (1k), deletes 22, 23, 26, 49, 50, 9201 (2), 9223 (2), 9256 (1), 9401 (2)] - JR2 AB1

Security or surveillance device: tampering with made a crime - AB435

Self-mutilation by a child: crime created for inducing or causing; felony provision - SB141

Sentence and penalty revisions re new felony classes, murder, carjacking, certain misdemeanor and minimum penalty provisions, mandatory consecutive sentences, penalty enhancers, bifurcated sentences, extended supervision, and life imprisonment; Sentencing commission recreated; Joint review committee on criminal penalties created - AB3

Sentence and penalty revisions re new felony classes, murder, carjacking, certain misdemeanor and minimum penalty provisions, mandatory consecutive sentences, penalty enhancers, bifurcated sentences, extended supervision, and life imprisonment; Sentencing commission recreated; Joint review committee on criminal penalties created [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Corrections, Department of"] - JR2 AB1

Sentencing and penalty revisions re extended supervision, bifurcated sentences, structure of felony sentences, current and consecutive sentences, penalties for criminal attempts, and misdemeanor offenses [for section numbers, see entry under ``Sentences and penalties"] - AB144

Sentencing and penalty revisions re extended supervision, bifurcated sentences, structure of felony sentences, current and consecutive sentences, penalties for criminal attempts, and misdemeanor offenses [for section numbers, see entry under ``Sentences and penalties"] - SB55

Shopping cart re intentional removal: penalty increased to misdemeanor - AB681

Shopping cart re intentional removal: penalty increased to misdemeanor - SB374

Small claims revisions re jurisdictional limit, certain attorney fees, garnishment of debtor's income, recovering damages to property, worthless checks, retail theft, and collection agencies allowed to consolidate certain accounts; parental responsibility for damages by child provision; DNR must revoke fish and game approvals paid for with worthless check - AB820

Small claims revisions re jurisdictional limit, certain attorney fees, garnishment of debtor's income, recovering damages to property, worthless checks, retail theft, and collection agencies allowed to consolidate certain accounts; parental responsibility for damages by child provision; DNR must revoke fish and game approvals paid for with worthless check - SB446

Stalking offense provisions and penalties revised - SB440

Terrorism crimes re penalty enhancer, threats, soliciting, supporting, and harboring; penalties for classified felonies; capital punishment for first-degree homicide with intent to terrorize; license to carry concealed weapons - SB328

Theft threshold re felony penalties revised; public defender GPR lapse; report to JCF re savings [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3938u-w, 3939b-s, 3966r, 4018f, h, 9139 (2q), 9239 (1q), 9359 (11r)] - SB55

Threat to cause bodily harm to social worker, juvenile intake worker, school employee, or their family members: misdemeanor crime created - AB445

Threat to cause death, bodily injury, or property damage re preventing occupation of building or facility, public inconvenience, or interruption in government operations, public communications, transportation, or services made a felony crime; bomb scare crime expanded - SB363

Threat to cause death or bodily harm to or damage property of another person with intent to frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass: misdemeanor crime created - SB363

Threat to release or disseminate a harmful substance knowing it is false, definition provided; court to assess certain costs incurred by state and local government agencies - AB673

Threat to release or disseminate a harmful substance knowing it is false, definition provided; court to assess certain costs incurred by state and local government agencies - SB345

Trials for certain crimes may be held in defendant's or victim's county of residence or other county permitted under current law - AB459

Battery against public transit vehicle operator or passenger made a felony - SB363

Battery and threats applicable to state, local, or covered government employees: provisions repealed; new offense applicable to all state or local public officers or employees created - SB363

Battery or assault by a prisoner: law changes re definition of ``prisoner or detainee", behavior directed at any other person, and where the act takes place - AB735

Battery or assault by a prisoner: law changes re definition of ``prisoner or detainee", behavior directed at any other person, and where the act takes place - SB387

Battery or simple battery committed against a nurse, physician, or physician assistant: penalties increased - SB437

Simple battery: additional defense created re domestic abuse - AB349

``Substantial bodily harm" definition revised re certain lacerations - AB796

``Substantial bodily harm" definition revised to include a broken nose - AB442

Alcohol beverages procured for or sold, dispensed, or given to persons age 18, 19, or 20: felony penalties expanded to include - AB306

Battery against public transit vehicle operator or passenger made a felony - SB363

Battery or simple battery committed against a nurse, physician, or physician assistant: penalties increased - SB437

Body armor: violent felony offenders prohibited from possessing; exceptions provided - AB157

Computer system or telephone used to harass or send obscene, lewd, or profane messages: penalty changed to felony - AB531

Crimes related to computers, obscenity, nudity, and pornography: laws revised; provision re harmful material to children; new crime re obscene email [Sec. 3940-3951, 3952-3966, 3967-3984, 9359 (1)] - AB144

Crimes related to computers, obscenity, nudity, and pornography: laws revised; provision re harmful material to children; new crime re obscene email [Sec. 3940-3951, 3952-3966, 3967-3984, 9359 (1)] - SB55

Disarming, destroying, or searching for an explosive or destructive device: interferring or obstructing a public safety official made a felony - SB363

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: exception re certain serious felony convictions and not pardoned; educational agency exempt - AB521

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: exception re felony conviction and not pardoned - AB186

Explosive, destructive device, weapon of mass destruction, detonator, or components thereof: manufacture, buy, sell, transfer, distribute, possess, use, or threaten with a facsimile made a felony crime; exemption provided - SB363

False statements to financial institution re person's identity made a felony - SB363

Felon's right to recover personal damages limited - SB32

Firearm intentionally pointed at a law enforcement officer: penalty increased - AB618

Firearms of law enforcement, U.S. armed forces and reserves, or national guard and machine guns, explosives, or destructive devices: felony penalty for theft of revised - SB363

Foster home or treatment foster home license prohibited re commitment of alcohol-related felonies - AB809

Foster home or treatment foster home license prohibited re commitment of alcohol-related felonies - SB461

Livestock or wild deer infection with contagious disease or damage to plant research and development prohibited; intentional actions made a felony [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3871t-w, 3938up, 3951n] - SB55

Machine gun or fully automatic weapon: felony penalty for possessing, selling, using, or transporting revised; exceptions clarified - SB363