Wisconsin § 940.302 Human trafficking.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 940.302 — Human trafficking.

Wisconsin § 940.302

Ch. 940Crimes against life and bodily security

Subch.subch. II of ch. 940 SUBCHAPTER II

BODILY SECURITY

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Wis. Stat. § 940.302 (2026).

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940.302 940.302(1) (1) In this section: 940.302(1)(a) (a) “Commercial sex act” means any of the following for which anything of value is given to, promised, or received, directly or indirectly, by any person: 940.302(1)(a)1. 1. Sexual contact. 940.302(1)(a)2. 2. Sexual intercourse. 940.302(1)(a)3. 3. Except as provided in sub.

(2)(c) , any of the following: 940.302(1)(b) (b) “Debt bondage” means the condition of a debtor arising from the debtor’s pledge of services as a security for debt if the reasonable value of those services is not applied toward repaying the debt or if the length and nature of the services are not defined. 940.302(1)(c) (c) “Services” means activities performed by one individual at the request, under the supervision, or for the benefit of another person. 940.302(1)(d

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940.302
940.302(1) (1) In this section:
940.302(1)(a) (a) “Commercial sex act” means any of the following for which anything of value is given to, promised, or received, directly or indirectly, by any person:
940.302(1)(a)1. 1. Sexual contact.
940.302(1)(a)2. 2. Sexual intercourse.
940.302(1)(a)3. 3. Except as provided in sub. (2) (c) , any of the following:
940.302(1)(b) (b) “Debt bondage” means the condition of a debtor arising from the debtor’s pledge of services as a security for debt if the reasonable value of those services is not applied toward repaying the debt or if the length and nature of the services are not defined.
940.302(1)(c) (c) “Services” means activities performed by one individual at the request, under the supervision, or for the benefit of another person.
940.302(1)(d) (d) “Trafficking” means recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining, or attempting to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain, an individual.
940.302(2) (2)
940.302(2)(a) (a) Except as provided in s. 948.051 , whoever knowingly engages in trafficking is guilty of a Class C felony if all of the following apply:
940.302(2)(a)1. 1. One of the following applies:
940.302(2)(a)2. 2. The trafficking is done by any of the following:
940.302(2)(b) (b) Whoever benefits in any manner from a violation of par. (a) is guilty of a Class C felony if the person knows or reasonably should have known that the benefits come from or are derived from an act or scheme described in par. (a) .
940.302(2)(c) (c) Whoever knowingly receives compensation from the earnings of debt bondage, a prostitute, or a commercial sex act, as described in sub. (1) (a) 1. and 2. , is guilty of a Class E felony.
940.302(3) (3) Any person who incurs an injury or death as a result of a violation of sub. (2) may bring a civil action against the person who committed the violation. In addition to actual damages, the court may award punitive damages to the injured party, not to exceed treble the amount of actual damages incurred, and reasonable attorney fees.