943.14 Criminal trespass to dwellings.
(1) In this section, “dwelling" means a structure or part of a structure that is used or intended to be used as a home or residence by one or more persons to the exclusion of all others. For the purposes of this section, a dwelling meets that definition regardless of whether the dwelling is currently occupied by a resident.
(2) Whoever intentionally enters or remains in the dwelling of another without the consent of some person lawfully upon the premises or, if no person is lawfully upon the premises, without the consent of the owner of the property that includes the dwelling, under circumstances tending to create or provoke a breach of the peace, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
History: 1977 c. 173; 2015 a. 176.
Criminal trespass to a dwelling is not a lesser included offense of burglary. Raymond v. State, 55 Wis. 2d 482, 198 N.W.2d 351 (1972).
Regardless of any ownership rights in the property, if a person enters a dwelling that is another's residence, without consent, this section is violated. State v. Carls, 186 Wis. 2d 533, 521 N.W.2d 181 (Ct. App. 1994).
Entering an outbuilding accessory to a main house may be a violation. 62 Atty. Gen. 16.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.
943.011 - Damage or threat to property of witness.
943.012 - Criminal damage to or graffiti on religious and other property.
943.013 - Criminal damage; threat; property of judge.
943.014 - Demolition of historic building without authorization.
943.015 - Criminal damage; threat; property of department of revenue employee.
943.02 - Arson of buildings; damage of property by explosives.
943.03 - Arson of property other than building.
943.04 - Arson with intent to defraud.
943.05 - Placing of combustible materials an attempt.
943.065 - Injury caused by arson: treble damages.
943.07 - Criminal damage to railroads.
943.11 - Entry into locked vehicle.
943.12 - Possession of burglarious tools.
943.125 - Entry into locked coin box.
943.14 - Criminal trespass to dwellings.
943.143 - Criminal trespass to an energy provider property.
943.145 - Criminal trespass to a medical facility.
943.15 - Entry onto a construction site or into a locked building, dwelling or room.
943.201 - Unauthorized use of an individual's personal identifying information or documents.
943.202 - Unauthorized use or possession of a credit card scanner.
943.203 - Unauthorized use of an entity's identifying information or documents.
943.205 - Theft of trade secrets.
943.207 - Transfer of recorded sounds for unlawful use.
943.208 - Recording performance without consent of performance owner.
943.209 - Failure to disclose manufacturer of recording.
943.215 - Absconding without paying rent.
943.22 - Use of cheating tokens.
943.225 - Refusal to pay for a motor bus ride.
943.23 - Operating vehicle without owner's consent.
943.24 - Issue of worthless check.
943.245 - Worthless checks; civil liability.
943.26 - Removing or damaging encumbered real property.
943.27 - Possession of records of certain usurious loans.
943.28 - Loan sharking prohibited.
943.30 - Threats to injure or accuse of crime.
943.31 - Threats to communicate derogatory information.
943.34 - Receiving stolen property.
943.37 - Alteration of property identification marks.
943.392 - Fraudulent data alteration.
943.395 - Fraudulent insurance and employee benefit program claims.
943.40 - Fraudulent destruction of certain writings.
943.41 - Financial transaction card crimes.
943.45 - Theft of telecommunications service.
943.455 - Theft of commercial mobile service.
943.46 - Theft of video service.
943.47 - Theft of satellite cable programming.
943.48 - Telecommunications; civil liability.
943.49 - Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater.
943.50 - Retail theft; theft of services.
943.51 - Retail theft; civil liability.
943.55 - Removal of shopping cart.
943.60 - Criminal slander of title.
943.61 - Theft of library material.
943.62 - Unlawful receipt of payments to obtain loan for another.
943.74 - Theft of farm-raised fish.
943.75 - Unauthorized release of animals.
943.76 - Infecting animals with a contagious disease.
943.81 - Theft from a financial institution.
943.82 - Fraud against a financial institution.
943.84 - Transfer of encumbered property.
943.85 - Bribery involving a financial institution.
943.86 - Extortion against a financial institution.
943.87 - Robbery of a financial institution.
943.88 - Organizer of financial crimes.