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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) In this section:
(ab) “Advocate” means an individual who is representing the interests of a child, the tribe, or another party in a tribal court proceeding.
(ac) “Attorney” means a legal professional practicing law, as defined in SCR 23.01.
(am) “Family member” means a parent, spouse, sibling, child, stepchild, or foster child.
(b) “Judge” means a person who currently is or who formerly was a supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, circuit court judge, municipal judge, tribal judge, temporary or permanent reserve judge, or circuit, supplemental, or municipal court commissioner.
(c) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85(2)(c) and includes a person who formerly was a law enforcement officer under that definition.
(d) “Prosecutor” means a person who currently is or formerly was any of the following:
1. A district attorney, a deputy district attorney, an assistant district attorney, or a special prosecutor appointed under s. 978.045 or 978.05(8)(b).
2. The attorney general, a deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general.
3. A tribal prosecutor.
(2) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm or threatens to cause bodily harm to the person or family member of any judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class H felony:
(a) At the time of the act or threat, the actor knows or should have known that the victim is a judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer or a member of the judge's, prosecutor's, or law enforcement officer's family.
(b) The act or threat is in response to any action taken by a judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer in an official capacity.
(c) There is no consent by the person harmed or threatened.
(3) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm or threatens to cause bodily harm to the person or family member of a current or former guardian ad litem, corporation counsel, advocate, or attorney under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class H felony:
(a) At the time of the act or threat, the actor knows or should have known that the victim is a current or former guardian ad litem, corporation counsel, advocate, or attorney, or a member of the current or former guardian ad litem's, corporation counsel's, advocate's, or attorney's family.
(b) The act or threat is in response to an action taken by the current or former guardian ad litem, corporation counsel, advocate, or attorney in his or her official capacity in a proceeding under ch. 48, 51, 54, 55, 767, 813, or 938 or in a similar proceeding in a tribal court.
(c) There is no consent by the person harmed or threatened.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Crimes (Ch. 938 to 951) § 940.203. Battery or threat to an officer of the court or law enforcement officer - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/crimes-ch-938-to-951/wi-st-940-203/
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