Chapter 947 — CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER AND OTHER INTERESTS
16 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 947.01 Disorderly conduct
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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 Clas…
Wis. Stat. § 947.011 Disrupting a funeral or memorial service
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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, 947.019 947.02 947.04 947.06 947.07 947.20 947.21 Terrorist…
Wis. Stat. § 947.012 Unlawful use of telephone
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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 o…
Wis. Stat. § 947.0125 Unlawful use of computerized communication systems
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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 …
Wis. Stat. § 947.013 Harassment
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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 car…
Wis. Stat. § 947.014 Swatting
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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 office…
Wis. Stat. § 947.015 Bomb scares
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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 felon…
Wis. Stat. § 947.016 Threatening to cause bodily harm
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947.016 Threatening to cause bodily harm. A person who threatens to cause bodily harm to another without the consent of the person threatened is guilty of a Class H felony if any of the following is true: (1) CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WITH A COURT OR LEGAL SYSTEM. The person t…
Wis. Stat. § 947.017 Threats to release chemical, biological, or radioactive substances
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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 infectio…
Wis. Stat. § 947.019 Terrorist threats
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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 evacuat…
Wis. Stat. § 947.02 Vagrancy
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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 int…
Wis. Stat. § 947.04 Drinking in common carriers
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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 car…
Wis. Stat. § 947.06 Unlawful assemblies and their suppression
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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…
Wis. Stat. § 947.07 Causing violence or breach of the peace by damaging or destroying a U.S. flag
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947.07 Causing violence or breach of the peace by damaging or destroying a U.S. flag. (1) In this section, “flag” means a flag of the United States consisting of horizontal stripes, alternately colored red and white, and a union of any number of white stars on a blue field. (2) W…
Wis. Stat. § 947.20 Right to work
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947.20 Right to work. Anyone who violates s. 111.04 (3) (a) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. History: 2015 a. 1.
Wis. Stat. § 947.21 Labor peace agreements prohibited
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947.21 Labor peace agreements prohibited. Anyone who knowingly violates s. 66.0134 (3) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. History: 2017 a. 327. May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)