{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-944.15","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 944.15","heading":"Public fornication.","body":"(1) In this section, “in public” means in a place where or in a manner such that the person knows or has reason to know that his or her conduct is observable by or in the presence of persons other than the person with whom he or she is having sexual intercourse.\n(2) Whoever has sexual intercourse in public is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 944 Crimes Against Sexual Morality","SUBCHAPTER III FORNICATION; ADULTERY; GRATIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/944.15","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:51Z","sha256":"0756edf1487f4261d6a45ad039615e6103963ea81230669675c506ead043c5e6","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-944.06","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-944.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}