Chapter 944 — CRIMES AGAINST SEXUAL MORALITY
18 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 944.01 Intent
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944.01 Intent. The state recognizes that it has a duty to encourage high moral standards. Although the state does not regulate the private sexual activity of consenting adults, the state does not condone or encourage any form of sexual conduct outside the institution of marriage.…
Wis. Stat. § 944.05 Bigamy
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944.05 Bigamy. (1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class I felony: (a) Contracts a marriage in this state with knowledge that his or her prior marriage is not dissolved; or (b) Contracts a marriage in this state with knowledge that the prior marriage of the perso…
Wis. Stat. § 944.06 Incest
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944.06 Incest. Whoever marries or has nonmarital sexual intercourse, as defined in s. 948.01 (6), with a person he or she knows is a blood relative and such relative is in fact related in a degree within which the marriage of the parties is prohibited by the law of this state is …
Wis. Stat. § 944.15 Public fornication
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944.15 Public fornication. (1) In this section, “in public” means in a place where or in a manner such that the person knows or has reason to know that his or her conduct is observable by or in the presence of persons other than the person with whom he or she is having sexual int…
Wis. Stat. § 944.16 Adultery
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944.16 Adultery. Whoever does either of the following is guilty of a Class I felony: (1) A married person who has sexual intercourse with a person not the married person’s spouse; or (2) A person who has sexual intercourse with a person who is married to another. History: 1977 c.…
Wis. Stat. § 944.17 Sexual gratification
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944.17 Sexual gratification. (1) In this section, “in public” means in a place where or in a manner such that the person knows or has reason to know that his or her conduct is observable by or in the presence of persons other than the person with whom he or she is having sexual g…
Wis. Stat. § 944.18 Bestiality
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944.18 Bestiality. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Animal” means any creature, either alive or dead, except a human being. (b) “Obscene material” has the meaning given in s. 944.21 (2) (c). (c) “Photograph or film” means the making of a photograph, motion picture film, vid…
Wis. Stat. § 944.19 Prohibiting child sex dolls
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944.19 Prohibiting child sex dolls. (1) In this section, “child sex doll” means an anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot, with features that are intended to resemble a minor that is intended for use in sex acts, for sexual gratification, or for the purpose of manipulatin…
Wis. Stat. § 944.20 Lewd and lascivious behavior
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944.20 Lewd and lascivious behavior. (1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor: (a) Commits an indecent act of sexual gratification with another with knowledge that they are in the presence of others; or (b) Publicly and indecently exposes genitals …
Wis. Stat. § 944.21 Obscene material or performance
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944.21 Obscene material or performance. (1) The legislature intends that the authority to prosecute violations of this section shall be used primarily to combat the obscenity industry and shall never be used for harassment or censorship purposes against materials or performances …
Wis. Stat. § 944.23 Making lewd, obscene or indecent drawings
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944.23 Making lewd, obscene or indecent drawings. Whoever makes any lewd, obscene or indecent drawing or writing in public or in a public place is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. History: 1977 c. 173.
Wis. Stat. § 944.25 Sending obscene or sexually explicit electronic messages
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944.25 Sending obscene or sexually explicit electronic messages. (1) In this section: (a) “Electronic mail solicitation” means an electronic mail message, including any attached program or document, that is sent for the purpose of encouraging a person to purchase property, goods,…
Wis. Stat. § 944.30 Prostitution
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944.30 Prostitution. (1m) Any person who intentionally does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor: (a) Has or offers to have or requests to have nonmarital sexual intercourse for anything of value. (b) Commits or offers to commit or requests to commit an act of …
Wis. Stat. § 944.31 Patronizing prostitutes
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944.31 Patronizing prostitutes. Except as provided in s. 948.081, any person who enters or remains in any place of prostitution with intent to have nonmarital sexual intercourse or to commit an act of sexual gratification, in public or in private, involving the sex organ of one p…
Wis. Stat. § 944.32 Soliciting prostitutes
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944.32 Soliciting prostitutes. Except as provided under s. 948.08, whoever intentionally solicits or causes any person to practice prostitution or establishes any person in a place of prostitution is guilty of a Class H felony. History: 1977 c. 173; 1987 a. 332; 2001 a. 109. Sect…
Wis. Stat. § 944.33 Pandering
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944.33 Pandering. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor: (1) Solicits another to have nonmarital sexual intercourse or to commit an act of sexual gratification, in public or in private, involving the sex organ of one person and the mouth or anus of …
Wis. Stat. § 944.34 Keeping place of prostitution
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944.34 Keeping place of prostitution. Whoever intentionally does any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony: (1) Keeps a place of prostitution; or (2) Grants the use or allows the continued use of a place as a place of prostitution. History: 1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109. A co…
Wis. Stat. § 944.36 Solicitation of drinks prohibited
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944.36 Solicitation of drinks prohibited. Any licensee, permittee or bartender of a retail alcohol beverage establishment covered by a license or permit issued under ch. 125 who permits an entertainer or employee to solicit a drink of any alcohol beverage, as defined in s. 125.02…