948.40 Contributing to the delinquency of a child. (1) No person may intentionally encourage or contribute to the delinquency of a child. This subsection includes intentionally encouraging or contributing to an act by a child under the age of 10
History: 1987 a. 332; 1989 a. 31; 1995 a. 77; 2001 a. 109. The punishments for first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance under s. 940.02 (2) (a) and contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence in violation of subs. (1) and (4) (a) are not multiplicitous when both convictions arise from the same death. State v. Patterson, 2010 WI 130, 329 Wis. 2d 599, 790 N.W.2d 909, 08-1968. Sub. (1) proscribes contributing to the delinquency of any child under the age of 18. The definition of “child” in s. 948.01 (1) excludes those over 17 only for the “purposes of prosecuting” a person charged with violating this section and not that person’s victim. State v. Patterson, 2010 WI 130, 329 Wis. 2d 599, 790 N.W.2d 909, 08-1968.