{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-551.501","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 551.501","heading":"General fraud.","body":"It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, directly or indirectly, to do any of the following:\n(1) To employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud.\n(2) To make an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.\n(3) To engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person.","path":["Chs. 551-553, Investment Regulation and Business Development","Chapter 551 Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law","SUBCHAPTER V FRAUD AND LIABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/551.501","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:28Z","sha256":"ef7667970f0b3579f170736d6f1b33998465fd33ec4b4b8de571144d071e8052","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-551.412","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-551.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}