2025 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 940 - Crimes against life and bodily security.
940.66 - Battery to an elder person.

940.66 Battery to an elder person.

(1) Recklessness. Notwithstanding s. 939.24, in this section, “recklessly” means conduct that creates a situation of unreasonable risk of harm to and demonstrates a conscious disregard for the safety of the elder person.

(2) Intentional causation of bodily harm.

(a) Whoever intentionally causes great bodily harm to an elder person is guilty of a Class C felony.

(b) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to an elder person is guilty of a Class H felony.

(c) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to an elder person under circumstances or conditions that are likely to produce great bodily harm is guilty of a Class F felony.

(3) Reckless causation of bodily harm.

(a) Whoever recklessly causes great bodily harm to an elder person is guilty of a Class E felony.

(b) Whoever recklessly causes bodily harm to an elder person is guilty of a Class I felony.

(c) Whoever recklessly causes bodily harm to an elder person under circumstances or conditions that are likely to produce great bodily harm is guilty of a Class H felony.

(4) Knowledge of age not required. This section applies irrespective of whether the defendant had actual knowledge of the victim’s age. A mistake regarding the victim’s age is not a defense to a prosecution under this section.

History: 2021 a. 76; 2025 a. 24 ss. 9, 12, 13; Stats. 2025 s. 940.66.