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Title: Classifies a Threat or Battery Against a Juror or Their Family as a Class H Felony

Signed by Governor Tony Evers


Title: Classifies a Threat or Battery Against a Juror or Their Family as a Class H Felony

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Title: Classifies a Threat or Battery Against a Juror or Their Family as a Class H Felony

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that classifies a threat or battery against a juror or their family as a Class H felony in Wisconsin.

Highlights:

  • Classifies battery or threat to a juror or the family member of a juror as a Class H felony (Sec. 11).

  • Specifies that intentional bodily harm or a threat of bodily harm to an individual that the defendant knows or should know is a juror, and for a reason related to the individual’s service as a juror, is a Class H felony under this Act (Sec. 14-15).

  • Defines “family member,” for the purpose of this Act, as a spouse, child, stepchild, foster child, parent, sibling, or grandchild (Sec. 15).

  • Specifies that prospective jurors who have received a summons to appear for service are considered jurors for the purpose of this Act (Sec. 15).

  • Authorizes a court to prohibit an individual placed on probation for the conviction of a crime from contacting jurors who served at their proceedings (Sec. 24).

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Title: Classifies a Threat or Battery Against a Juror or Their Family as a Class H Felony

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