Wisconsin § 97.627 - Causing fires by tobacco smoking.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 97.627 — Causing fires by tobacco smoking., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97.627. Causing fires by tobacco smoking.
97.627(1) (1) Any person who, by smoking, or attempting to light or to smoke cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, in any manner in which lighters or matches are employed, shall, in a careless, reckless or negligent manner, set fire to any bedding, furniture, curtains, drapes, house or any household fittings, or any part of any building specified in sub. (2) , so as to endanger life or property in any way or to any extent, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250, together with costs, or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 6 months or both. 97.627(2) (2) In each sleeping room of all hotels, rooming houses, lodging houses and other places of public abode, a plainly printed notice shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place advising tenants of the provisions of this section. 97.627 History History: 1975 c. 413 s. 13 ; Stats. 1975 s. 50.58; 1993 a. 27 s. 79 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.76; 2015 a. 55 s. 4092 ; 2015 Stats. s. 97.627.
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 97.627 cover?
Section 97.627 ("Causing fires by tobacco smoking.") 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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