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2025 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 939 - Crimes — general provisions.
939.61 - Penalty when none expressed.
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WI Stat § 939.61 (2025)
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939.61 Penalty when none expressed.
(1) If a person is convicted of an act or omission prohibited by statute and for which no penalty is expressed, the person shall be subject to a forfeiture not to exceed $200.
(2) If a person is convicted of a misdemeanor under state law for which no penalty is expressed, the person may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
(3) Common law penalties are abolished.
History: 1977 c. 173.
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