Wisconsin § 215.12 - Penalty for dishonest acts; falsification of records.
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§ 215.12. Penalty for dishonest acts; falsification of records.
Every officer, director, employee or agent of any association who steals, abstracts, or willfully misapplies any property of the association, whether owned by it or held in trust, or who, without authority, issues or puts forth any certificate of savings accounts, assigns any note, bond, mortgage, judgment or decree, or, who makes any false entry in any book, record, report or statement of the association with intent to injure or defraud the association or any person or corporation, or to deceive any officer or director of the association, or any other person, or any agent appointed to examine the affairs of such association, or any person who, with like intent, aids or abets any officer, director, employee or agent in the violation of this section, is guilty of a Class F felony. 215.12 History History: 1977 c. 418 s. 924 (18) (e) ; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 215.12 ("Penalty for dishonest acts; falsification of records.") 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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