Wisconsin § 941.21 - Disarming an officer.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 941.21 — Disarming an officer., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 941.21. Disarming an officer.
941.21(1) (1) In this section: 941.21(1)(a) (a) “Correctional officer” means any of the following: 941.21(1)(a)1. 1. A person employed by the state or any political subdivision as a guard or officer whose duties are the supervision and discipline of inmates. 941.21(1)(a)2. 2. A juvenile correctional officer, as defined under s. 48.981 (1) (cu) . 941.21(1)(b) (b) “Equipment” means an item issued to or used by a correctional officer for the correctional officer’s duties that is designed, or intended to be used, to cause bodily harm, restraint, or incapacitation or that could be used by the correctional officer to communicate with other employees, seek assistance, or enter locked areas. 941.21(2) (2) Whoever intentionally disarms a peace officer who is acting in his or her official capacity by taking a dangerous weapon or a device or container described under s. 941.26 (1g) (b) or (4) (a) from the officer without his or her consent is guilty of a Class H felony. This subsection applies to any dangerous weapon or any device or container described under s. 941.26 (1g) (b) or (4) (a) that the officer is carrying or that is in an area within the officer’s immediate presence. 941.21(3) (3) Whoever intentionally disarms a correctional officer who is acting in his or her official capacity by taking a dangerous weapon, a device or container described under s. 941.26 (1g) (b) or (4) (a) , or equipment from the correctional officer without his or her consent is guilty of a Class H felony. This subsection applies to any item that the correctional officer is carrying or that is in an area within the correctional officer’s immediate presence. 941.21 History History: 1983 a. 262 ; 1993 a. 98 ; 1995 a. 339 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2015 a. 197 ; 2025 a. 244 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 941.21 ("Disarming an officer.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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