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

Wis. Stat. § 946.47: Harboring or aiding felons.

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  1. Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code
  2. Chapter 946 Crimes Against Government And Its Administration
  3. SUBCHAPTER IV INTERFERENCE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

(1) Whoever does either of the following may be penalized as provided in sub. (2m):

(a) With intent to prevent the apprehension of a felon, harbors or aids him or her; or

(b) With intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a felon, destroys, alters, hides, or disguises physical evidence or places false evidence.

(2) As used in this section “felon” means either of the following:

(a) A person who commits an act within the jurisdiction of this state which constitutes a felony under the law of this state; or

(b) A person who commits an act within the jurisdiction of another state which is punishable by imprisonment for one year or more in a state prison or penitentiary under the law of that state and would, if committed in this state, constitute a felony under the law of this state.

(2m) Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of the following:

(a) A Class G felony, if the offense committed by the felon being aided is, or would have been if the offense had been committed in this state, any of the following:

1. A Class A, B, C, or D felony.

2. An unclassified felony that is punishable by a sentence of life imprisonment.

(b) A Class I felony, if the offense committed by the felon being aided is, or would have been if the offense had been committed in this state, any of the following:

1. A Class E, F, G, H, or I felony.

2. An unclassified felony that is not punishable by a sentence of life imprisonment.

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