{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-946.60","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 946.60","heading":"Destruction of documents subject to subpoena.","body":"(1) Whoever intentionally destroys, alters, mutilates, conceals, removes, withholds or transfers possession of a document, knowing that the document has been subpoenaed by a court or by or at the request of a district attorney or the attorney general, is guilty of a Class I felony.\n(2) Whoever uses force, threat, intimidation or deception, with intent to cause or induce another person to destroy, alter, mutilate, conceal, remove, withhold or transfer possession of a subpoenaed document, knowing that the document has been subpoenaed by a court or by or at the request of a district attorney or the attorney general, is guilty of a Class I felony.\n(3) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that:\n(a) The document would have been legally privileged or inadmissible in evidence.\n(b) The subpoena was directed to a person other than the defendant.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 946 Crimes Against Government And Its Administration","SUBCHAPTER V OTHER CRIMES AFFECTING THEADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/946.60","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:52Z","sha256":"f5308c309b0b2b517f93c6f6c4e830e07922594cfc2412e9cbcf82a7ed7e40a1","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-946.52","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-946.61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}