2022 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 942 - Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.
942.03 - Giving false information for publication.

Universal Citation:
WI Stat § 942.03 (2022)
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942.03 Giving false information for publication. Whoever, with intent that it be published and that it injure any person, and with knowledge that it is false, communicates to a newspaper, magazine, or other publication any false statement concerning any person or any false and unauthorized advertisement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

History: 1977 c. 173.

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