2016 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
19. General duties of public officials.
19.58 Criminal penalties.
19.58 Criminal penalties.
19.58(1) (1)
19.58(1)(a)(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.
19.58(1)(b) (b) Any person who intentionally violates s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br) is guilty of a Class I felony.
19.58(2) (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.
19.58(3) (3) In this section “intentionally" has the meaning given under s. 939.23.
19.58(4) (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.
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