Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 939.12: Crime defined.

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Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code
Chapter 939 Crimes — General Provisions
SUBCHAPTER I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

A crime is conduct which is prohibited by state law and punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. Conduct punishable only by a forfeiture is not a crime.

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