Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 939 - Crimes — general provisions.
939.12 - Crime defined.

939.12 Crime defined. A crime is conduct which is prohibited by state law and punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. Conduct punishable only by a forfeiture is not a crime.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 939 - Crimes — general provisions.

939.01 - Name and interpretation.

939.03 - Jurisdiction of state over crime.

939.05 - Parties to crime.

939.10 - Common law crimes abolished; common law rules preserved.

939.12 - Crime defined.

939.14 - Criminal conduct or contributory negligence of victim no defense.

939.20 - Provisions which apply only to chapters 939 to 951.

939.22 - Words and phrases defined.

939.23 - Criminal intent.

939.24 - Criminal recklessness.

939.25 - Criminal negligence.

939.30 - Solicitation.

939.31 - Conspiracy.

939.32 - Attempt.

939.42 - Intoxication.

939.43 - Mistake.

939.44 - Adequate provocation.

939.45 - Privilege.

939.46 - Coercion.

939.47 - Necessity.

939.48 - Self-defense and defense of others.

939.49 - Defense of property and protection against retail theft.

939.50 - Classification of felonies.

939.51 - Classification of misdemeanors.

939.52 - Classification of forfeitures.

939.60 - Felony and misdemeanor defined.

939.61 - Penalty when none expressed.

939.615 - Lifetime supervision of serious sex offenders.

939.616 - Mandatory minimum sentence for child sex offenses.

939.617 - Minimum sentence for certain child sex offenses.

939.618 - Mandatory minimum sentence for repeat serious sex crimes.

939.619 - Mandatory minimum sentence for repeat serious violent crimes.

939.6195 - Mandatory minimum sentence for repeat firearm crimes.

939.62 - Increased penalty for habitual criminality.

939.621 - Increased penalty for certain domestic abuse offenses.

939.623 - Increased penalty for elder person victims.

939.63 - Penalties; use of a dangerous weapon.

939.632 - Penalties; violent crime in a school zone.

939.635 - Increased penalty for certain crimes against children committed by a child care provider.

939.645 - Penalty; crimes committed against certain people or property.

939.65 - Prosecution under more than one section permitted.

939.66 - Conviction of included crime permitted.

939.70 - Presumption of innocence and burden of proof.

939.71 - Limitation on the number of convictions.

939.72 - No conviction of both inchoate and completed crime.

939.73 - Criminal penalty permitted only on conviction.

939.74 - Time limitations on prosecutions.

939.75 - Death or harm to an unborn child.