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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
February 17, 2014 - Introduced by Senators Vinehout and Lehman. Referred to
Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB606,1,2
1An Act to amend 939.22 (23) of the statutes;
relating to: the definition of
2petechia.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the definition of "substantial bodily harm" includes a
petechia, which is defined as a minute colored spot that appears on the skin, eye,
eyelid, or mucous membrane of a person as a result of a localized hemorrhage or
rupture to a blood vessel or capillary.
This bill redefines "petechia" to specify that the hemorrhage or rupture must
be caused by strangulation or suffocation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB606,1
3Section
1. 939.22 (23) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB606,1,64
939.22
(23) "Petechia" means a minute colored spot that appears on the skin,
5eye, eyelid, or mucous membrane of a person as a result of localized hemorrhage or
6rupture to a blood vessel or capillary
that is caused by strangulation or suffocation.
