{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-948.25","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 948.25","heading":"Unauthorized interstate placements of children.","body":"(1) Any person who sends a child out of this state, brings a child into this state, or causes a child to be sent out of this state or brought into this state for the purpose of permanently transferring physical custody of the child to a person who is not a relative, as defined in s. 48.02 (15), of the child is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:\n(a) A placement of a child that is authorized under s. 48.98, 48.988, or 48.99.\n(b) A placement of a child that is approved by a court of competent jurisdiction of the sending state or receiving state.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 948 Crimes Against Children"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/948.25","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":"590d5789c44d3fb6f780776eebce963e9b1a2ffb995928085c96517c9e317473","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-948.24","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-948.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}