895.445 Damage to certain machines; action for. (1) An owner of a machine operated by the insertion of coins, currency, debit cards or credit cards that is damaged by a person acting with the intent to commit a theft from that machine may bring an action against the person. (2) The owner has the burden of proving his or her case under sub. (1) by a preponderance of the credible evidence. (3) If the owner prevails in a civil action under sub. (1), he or she may recover all of the following: (a) Treble damages. (b) Costs, including all reasonable attorney fees and other costs of the investigation and litigation that were reasonably incurred. (4) An owner may bring a civil action under sub. (1) regardless of whether there has been a criminal action related to the
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damage under sub. (1) and regardless of the outcome of any such criminal action. History: 1995 a. 133; 2005 a. 155 s. 69; Stats. 2005 s. 895.445.