19.58 Criminal penalties.
(1)
(a) Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this subchapter except s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br), or a code of ethics adopted or established under s. 19.45 (11) (a) or (b), shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both.
(b) Any person who intentionally violates s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br) is guilty of a Class I felony.
(2) The penalties under sub. (1) do not limit the power of either house of the legislature to discipline its own members or to impeach a public official, or limit the power of a department to discipline its state public officials or employees.
(3) In this section “intentionally" has the meaning given under s. 939.23.
(4) A person who violates s. 19.50 may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
History: 1973 c. 90; Stats. 1973 s. 11.10; 1973 c. 334 ss. 33, 57, 58; Stats. 1973 s. 19.50; 1975 c. 200; 1977 c. 277 ss. 34, 37; Stats. 1977 s. 19.58; 2003 a. 39; 2015 a. 118.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 19 - General duties of public officials.
19.015 - Actions by the state, municipality or district.
19.02 - Actions by individuals.
19.03 - Security for costs; notice of action.
19.04 - Other actions on same bond.
19.05 - Execution; lien of judgment.
19.06 - Sureties, how relieved.
19.07 - Bonds of public officers and employees.
19.12 - Bond premiums payable from public funds.
19.21 - Custody and delivery of official property and records.
19.22 - Proceedings to compel the delivery of official property.
19.23 - Transfer of records or materials to historical society.
19.24 - Refusal to deliver money, etc., to successor.
19.25 - State officers may require searches, etc., without fees.
19.31 - Declaration of policy.
19.34 - Procedural information; access times and locations.
19.35 - Access to records; fees.
19.356 - Notice to record subject; right of action.
19.36 - Limitations upon access and withholding.
19.37 - Enforcement and penalties.
19.39 - Interpretation by attorney general.
19.41 - Declaration of policy.
19.45 - Standards of conduct; state public officials.
19.451 - Discounts at certain stadiums.
19.46 - Conflict of interest prohibited; exception.
19.48 - Duties of the ethics commission.
19.49 - Administration; enforcement.
19.50 - Unauthorized release of records or information.
19.55 - Public inspection of records.
19.552 - Action to compel compliance.
19.554 - Petition for enforcement.
19.56 - Honorariums, fees and expenses.
19.57 - Conferences, visits and economic development activities.
19.59 - Codes of ethics for local government officials, employees and candidates.
19.65 - Rules of conduct; employee training; and security.
19.68 - Collection of personally identifiable information from Internet users.
19.70 - Rights of data subject to challenge; authority corrections.
19.71 - Sale of names or addresses.
19.77 - Summary of case law and attorney general opinions.
19.81 - Declaration of policy.
19.83 - Meetings of governmental bodies.
19.851 - Closed sessions by ethics or elections commission.
19.86 - Notice of collective bargaining negotiations.
19.88 - Ballots, votes and records.