Wisconsin § 948.06 - Incest with a child.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 948.06 — Incest with a child., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 948.06. Incest with a child.
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony: 948.06(1) (1) Marries or has sexual intercourse or sexual contact with a child he or she knows is related, either by blood or adoption, and the child is related in a degree of kinship closer than 2nd cousin. 948.06(1m) (1m) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a child if the actor is the child’s stepparent. 948.06(2) (2) Is a person responsible for the child’s welfare and: 948.06(2)(a) (a) Has knowledge that another person who is related to the child by blood or adoption in a degree of kinship closer than 2nd cousin or who is a child’s stepparent has had or intends to have sexual intercourse or sexual contact with the child; 948.06(2)(b) (b) Is physically and emotionally capable of taking action that will prevent the intercourse or contact from occurring or being repeated; 948.06(2)(c) (c) Fails to take that action; and 948.06(2)(d) (d) The failure to act exposes the child to an unreasonable risk that intercourse or contact may occur between the child and the other person or facilitates the intercourse or contact that does occur between the child and the other person. 948.06 History History: 1987 a. 332 ; 1995 a. 69 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 277 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 948.06 cover?
Section 948.06 ("Incest with a child.") 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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