Wisconsin § 78.60 - Theft of general aviation fuel tax moneys.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 78.60 — Theft of general aviation fuel tax moneys., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 78.60. Theft of general aviation fuel tax moneys.
All sums paid by a purchaser of general aviation fuel to any general aviation fuel dealer as general aviation fuel taxes, which have not theretofore been paid to the state, are public moneys, the property of this state. Any general aviation fuel dealer who fails or refuses to pay over to the state the tax on general aviation fuel at the time required in this chapter or who fraudulently withholds or appropriates or otherwise uses such moneys or any portion thereof belonging to the state is guilty of theft and shall be punished as provided by law for the crime of theft, irrespective of whether such general aviation fuel dealer has or claims to have any interest in such moneys so received. 78.60 History History: 1981 c. 20 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 78.60 ("Theft of general aviation fuel tax moneys.") 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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