Wisconsin § 946.48 Kidnapped or missing persons; false information.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 946.48 — Kidnapped or missing persons; false information.

Wisconsin § 946.48

Ch. 946Crimes against government and its administration

Subch.subch. IV of ch. 946 SUBCHAPTER IV

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Wis. Stat. § 946.48 (2026).

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48(1) (1) Whoever sends, delivers, or causes to be transmitted to another any written or oral communication with intent to induce a false belief that the sender has knowledge of the whereabouts, physical condition, or terms imposed upon the return of a kidnapped or missing person is guilty of a Class H felony.
48(2) (2) Violation of this section may be prosecuted in either the county where the communication was sent or the county in which it was received.

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946.48
946.48(1) (1) Whoever sends, delivers, or causes to be transmitted to another any written or oral communication with intent to induce a false belief that the sender has knowledge of the whereabouts, physical condition, or terms imposed upon the return of a kidnapped or missing person is guilty of a Class H felony.
946.48(2) (2) Violation of this section may be prosecuted in either the county where the communication was sent or the county in which it was received.