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Home » US Law » 2022 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations » Criminal Code. » Chapter 947 - Crimes against public peace, order and other interests.

947.01 – Disorderly conduct.

947.01 Disorderly conduct. (1) Whoever, in a public or private place, engages in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (2) Unless other facts and circumstances that indicate a criminal or […]

947.011 – Disrupting a funeral or memorial service.

947.011 Disrupting a funeral or memorial service. (1) In this section: (a) “Facility” includes a cemetery in which a funeral or memorial service takes place. (b) “Funeral or memorial service” includes a wake or a burial, as defined in s. 157.061 (1), but does not include a service that is not intended to honor or […]

947.012 – Unlawful use of telephone.

947.012 Unlawful use of telephone. (1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor: (a) With intent to frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse or harass, makes a telephone call and threatens to inflict injury or physical harm to any person or the property of any person. (b) With intent to frighten, […]

947.0125 – Unlawful use of computerized communication systems.

947.0125 Unlawful use of computerized communication systems. (1) In this section, “message” means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature, or any transfer of a computer program, as defined in s. 943.70 (1) (c). (2) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor: […]

947.013 – Harassment.

947.013 Harassment. (1) In this section: (a) “Course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. (b) “Credible threat” means a threat made with the intent and apparent ability to carry out the threat. (c) “Personally identifiable information” […]

947.014 – Swatting.

947.014 Swatting. (1) In this section: (a) “Authorized emergency vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (3). (b) “Emergency” means any of the following: 1. A condition that results in or could result in the response of a law enforcement officer, tribal law enforcement officer, state-certified commission warden, fire fighter, emergency medical responder, or […]

947.015 – Bomb scares.

947.015 Bomb scares. Whoever intentionally conveys or causes to be conveyed any threat or false information, knowing such to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to destroy any property by the means of explosives is guilty of a Class I felony. History: 1977 c. 173; 2001 a. […]

947.017 – Threats to release chemical, biological, or radioactive substances.

947.017 Threats to release chemical, biological, or radioactive substances. (1) In this section: (a) “Biological agent” means a microorganism or an infectious substance, or any naturally occurring, bioengineered, or synthesized toxin or component of a microorganism or an infectious substance that is capable of causing death, disease, or other biological malfunction in humans. (b) “Harmful […]

947.019 – Terrorist threats.

947.019 Terrorist threats. (1) Whoever, under any of the following circumstances, threatens to cause the death of or bodily harm to any person or to damage any person’s property is guilty of a Class I felony: (a) The actor intends to prevent the occupation of or cause the evacuation of a building, dwelling, school premises, […]

947.02 – Vagrancy.

947.02 Vagrancy. Any of the following are vagrants and are guilty of a Class C misdemeanor: (1) A person, with the physical ability to work, who is without lawful means of support and does not seek employment; or (3) A prostitute who loiters on the streets or in a place where intoxicating liquors are sold, […]

947.04 – Drinking in common carriers.

947.04 Drinking in common carriers. (1) Whoever while a passenger in a common carrier, publicly drinks intoxicants as a beverage or gives any other person intoxicants for that purpose under circumstances tending to provoke a disturbance, except in those portions of the common carrier in which intoxicants are specifically authorized by law to be sold […]

947.06 – Unlawful assemblies and their suppression.

947.06 Unlawful assemblies and their suppression. (1) Sheriffs, their undersheriffs and deputies, constables, marshals and police officers have a duty to suppress unlawful assemblies within their jurisdiction. For that reason they may order all persons who are part of an assembly to disperse. An “unlawful assembly” is an assembly which consists of 3 or more […]

947.20 – Right to work.

947.20 Right to work. Anyone who violates s. 111.04 (3) (a) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. History: 2015 a. 1.