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) Whoever destroys, damages, or mutilates a flag, or causes a flag to come into contact with urine, feces, or expectoration, with the intent to cause imminent violence or a breach of the peace under circumstances in which the actor knows that his or her conduct is likely to cause violence or a breach of the peace is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
History: 2003 a. 243.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 947 - Crimes against public peace, order and other interests.
947.011 - Disrupting a funeral or memorial service.
947.012 - Unlawful use of telephone.
947.0125 - Unlawful use of computerized communication systems.
947.017 - Threats to release chemical, biological, or radioactive substances.
947.04 - Drinking in common carriers.
947.06 - Unlawful assemblies and their suppression.
947.07 - Causing violence or breach of the peace by damaging or destroying a U.S. flag.