943.28 Loan sharking prohibited. (1) For the purposes of this section: (a) To collect an extension of credit means to induce in any way any person to make repayment thereof. (b) An extortionate extension of credit is any extension of credit with respect to which it is the understanding of the creditor and the debtor […]
943.30 Threats to injure or accuse of crime. (1) Whoever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, […]
943.31 Threats to communicate derogatory information. Whoever maliciously threatens, with intent to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person’s will, to disseminate or to communicate to anyone information, whether true or false, that would humiliate or injure the reputation […]
943.32 Robbery. (1) Whoever, with intent to steal, takes property from the person or presence of the owner by either of the following means is guilty of a Class E felony: (a) By using force against the person of the owner with intent thereby to overcome his or her physical resistance or physical power of […]
943.34 Receiving stolen property. (1) Except as provided under s. 948.62, whoever knowingly or intentionally receives or conceals stolen property is guilty of: (a) A Class A misdemeanor, if the value of the property does not exceed $2,500. (bf) A Class I felony, if the value of the property exceeds $2,500 but does not exceed […]
943.37 Alteration of property identification marks. Whoever does any of the following with intent to prevent the identification of the property involved is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor: (1) Alters or removes any identification mark on any log or other lumber without the consent of the owner; or (2) Alters or removes any identification […]
943.38 Forgery. (1) Whoever with intent to defraud falsely makes or alters a writing or object of any of the following kinds so that it purports to have been made by another, or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority, is guilty of a […]
943.39 Fraudulent writings. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, does any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony: (1) Being a director, officer, manager, agent or employee of any corporation or limited liability company falsifies any record, account or other document belonging to that corporation or limited liability company by alteration, […]
943.392 Fraudulent data alteration. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, manipulates or changes any data, as defined in s. 943.70 (1) (f), is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. History: 1993 a. 496. 21st Century White Collar Crime: Intellectual Property Crimes in the Cyber World. Simon & Jones. Wis. Law. Oct. 2004.
943.395 Fraudulent insurance and employee benefit program claims. (1) Whoever, knowing it to be false or fraudulent, does any of the following may be penalized as provided in sub. (2): (a) Presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim, or any proof in support of such claim, to be paid under any […]
943.40 Fraudulent destruction of certain writings. Whoever with intent to defraud does either of the following is guilty of a Class H felony: (1) Destroys or mutilates any corporate books of account or records; or (2) Completely erases, obliterates or destroys any writing which is the subject of forgery under s. 943.38 (1) (a). History: […]
943.41 Financial transaction card crimes. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Alter” means add information to, change information on or delete information from. (am) “Automated financial service facility” means a machine activated by a financial transaction card, personal identification code or both. (b) “Cardholder” means the person to whom or for whose benefit a financial […]
943.45 Theft of telecommunications service. (1) No person may intentionally obtain or attempt to obtain telecommunications service, as defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (cq), by any of the following means: (a) Charging such service to an existing telephone number or credit card number without the consent of the subscriber thereto or the legitimate holder thereof. […]
943.455 Theft of commercial mobile service. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Commercial mobile service” means commercial mobile service, as defined in s. 196.01 (2i), that is provided by a company for payment. (b) “Company” means a commercial mobile radio service provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (2g). (2) Prohibitions. No person may intentionally do […]
943.46 Theft of video service. (1) Definitions. In this section: (b) “Private financial gain” does not include the gain resulting to any individual from the private use in that individual’s dwelling unit of any programming for which the individual has not obtained authorization. (c) “Video service” has the meaning given in s. 66.0420 (2) (y), […]
943.47 Theft of satellite cable programming. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Encrypt,” when used with respect to satellite cable programming, means to transmit that programming in a form whereby the aural or visual characteristics or both are altered to prevent the unauthorized reception of that programming by persons without authorized equipment which is designed […]
943.48 Telecommunications; civil liability. (1) Any person who incurs injury as a result of a violation of s. 943.45 (1), 943.455 (2), 943.46 (2) or 943.47 (2) may bring a civil action against the person who committed the violation. (1m) Except as provided in sub. (2), if the person who incurs the loss prevails, the […]
943.49 Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Motion picture theater” means a site used for the exhibition of a motion picture to the public. (b) “Recording” has the meaning given in s. 943.206 (5). (c) “Recording device” means a camera, an audio or video recorder or […]
943.50 Retail theft; theft of services. (1) In this section: (ad) “Merchandise” includes a service provided by a service provider. (ag) “Merchant” includes any “merchant” as defined in s. 402.104 (3) or any innkeeper, motelkeeper or hotelkeeper. (am) “Service provider” means a merchant who provides a service to retail customers without a written contract with […]
943.51 Retail theft; civil liability. (1) Any person who incurs injury to his or her business or property as a result of a violation of s. 943.50 may bring a civil action against any individual who caused the loss for all of the following: (a) The retail value of the merchandise unless it is returned […]
