{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-19.58","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 19.58","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"(1)\n(a) Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this subchapter except s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br), or a code of ethics adopted or established under s. 19.45 (11) (a) or (b), shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both.\n(b) Any person who intentionally violates s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br) is guilty of a Class I felony.\n(2) The penalties under sub. (1) do not limit the power of either house of the legislature to discipline its own members or to impeach a public official, or limit the power of a department to discipline its state public officials or employees.\n(3) In this section “intentionally” has the meaning given under s. 939.23.\n(4) A person who violates s. 19.50 may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.","path":["Chs. 13-20, General Organization of the State, Except the Judiciary","Chapter 19 General Duties Of Public Officials","SUBCHAPTER III CODE OF ETHICS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/19.58","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:09Z","sha256":"09e34eb881a9df61ee7c9b812fead17d22a681d7c4f10a127d894cb3179424d2","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-19.579","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-19.59"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}