{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-947.07","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 947.07","heading":"Causing violence or breach of the peace by damaging or destroying a U.S. flag.","body":"(1) In this section, “flag” means a flag of the United States consisting of horizontal stripes, alternately colored red and white, and a union of any number of white stars on a blue field.\n(2) Whoever destroys, damages, or mutilates a flag, or causes a flag to come into contact with urine, feces, or expectoration, with the intent to cause imminent violence or a breach of the peace under circumstances in which the actor knows that his or her conduct is likely to cause violence or a breach of the peace is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 947 Crimes Against Public Peace, Order And Other Interests"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/947.07","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":"70c9aa494dbae317a022a88f4dbfaa3ba971ba3823a32438e545193eda16eeeb","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-947.06","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-947.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}