Chapter 942 — CRIMES AGAINST REPUTATION, PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
9 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 942.01 Defamation
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942.01 Defamation. (1) Whoever with intent to defame communicates any defamatory matter to a 3rd person without the consent of the person defamed is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Defamatory matter is anything which exposes the other to hatred, contempt, ridicule, degradati…
Wis. Stat. § 942.03 Giving false information for publication
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942.03 Giving false information for publication. Whoever, with intent that it be published and that it injure any person, and with knowledge that it is false, communicates to a newspaper, magazine, or other publication any false statement concerning any person or any false and un…
Wis. Stat. § 942.05 Opening letters
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942.05 Opening letters. Whoever does either of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor: (1) Knowing that he or she does not have the consent of either the sender or the addressee, intentionally opens any sealed letter or package addressed to another; or (2) Knowing that …
Wis. Stat. § 942.06 Use of polygraphs and similar tests
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942.06 Use of polygraphs and similar tests. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2m), no person may require or administer a polygraph, voice stress analysis, psychological stress evaluator or any other similar test purporting to test honesty without the prior written and informed cons…
Wis. Stat. § 942.07 Use of genetic tests
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942.07 Use of genetic tests. (1) In this section: (a) “Employer” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (6). (b) “Employment agency” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (7). (c) “Genetic test” means a test of a person’s genes, gene products or chromosomes for abnormalities or deficien…
Wis. Stat. § 942.08 Invasion of privacy
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942.08 Invasion of privacy. (1) In this section: (a) “Nude or partially nude person” means any human being who has less than fully and opaquely covered genitals, pubic area or buttocks, any female human being who has less than a fully opaque covering over any portion of a breast …
Wis. Stat. § 942.09 Representations depicting nudity
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942.09 Representations depicting nudity. (1) In this section: Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. 2 (a) “Captures a representation” means takes a photograph, makes a motion picture, videotape, recording, or other visual or audio representation, or records or stores in any medium data that …
Wis. Stat. § 942.095 Sexual extortion
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942.095 Sexual extortion. (1) In this section: (a) “Intimate representation” has the meaning given in s. 942.09 (1) (ag). (b) “Sexual conduct” has the meaning given in s. 944.21 (2) (e). (2) Except as provided in subs. (3) to (5), whoever does any of the following is guilty of a …
Wis. Stat. § 942.10 Use of a drone
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942.10 Use of a drone. Whoever uses a drone, as defined in s. 175.55 (1) (a), with the intent to photograph, record, or otherwise observe another individual in a place or location where the individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy is guilty of Class A misdemeanor. This …