Wisconsin § 943.13 - Trespass to land.

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§ 943.13. Trespass to land.

943.13(1e) (1e) In this section: 943.13(1e)(aL) (aL) “Carry” has the meaning given in s. 175.60 (1) (ag) . 943.13(1e)(ar) (ar) “Dwelling unit” means a structure or that part of a structure which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others. 943.13(1e)(az) (az) “Implied consent” means conduct or words or both that imply that an owner or occupant of land has given consent to another person to enter the land. 943.13(1e)(b) (b) “Inholding” means a parcel of land that is private property and that is surrounded completely by land owned by the United States, by this state or by a local governmental unit or any combination of the United States, this state and a local governmental unit. 943.13(1e)(bm) (bm) “Licensee” means a licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d) , or an out-of-state licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g) . 943.13(1e)(c) (c) “Local governmental unit” means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of the political subdivision or special purpose district or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing. 943.13(1e)(cm) (cm) “Nonresidential building” includes a nursing home as defined in s. 50.01 (3) , a community-based residential facility as defined in s. 50.01 (1g) , a residential care apartment complex as defined in s. 50.01 (6d) , an adult family home as defined in s. 50.01 (1) , and a hospice as defined in s. 50.90 (1) . 943.13(1e)(cr) (cr) “Open land” means land that meets all of the following criteria: 943.13(1e)(cr)1. 1. The land is not occupied by a structure or improvement being used or occupied as a dwelling unit. 943.13(1e)(cr)2. 2. The land is not part of the curtilage, or is not lying in the immediate vicinity, of a structure or improvement being used or occupied as a dwelling unit. 943.13(1e)(cr)3. 3. The land is not occupied by a public building. 943.13(1e)(cr)4. 4. The land is not occupied by a place of employment. 943.13(1e)(cv) (cv) “Out-of-state licensee” has the meaning given in s. 175.60 (1) (g) . 943.13(1e)(d) (d) “Place of employment” has the meaning given in s. 101.01 (11) . 943.13(1e)(e) (e) “Private property” means real property that is not owned by the United States, this state or a local governmental unit. 943.13(1e)(h) (h) “Special event” means an event that is open to the public, is for a duration of not more than 3 weeks, and either has designated entrances to and from the event that are locked when the event is closed or requires an admission. 943.13(1m) (1m) Whoever does any of the following is subject to a Class B forfeiture: 943.13(1m)(a) (a) Enters any enclosed, cultivated or undeveloped land of another, other than open land specified in par. (e) or (f) , without the express or implied consent of the owner or occupant. 943.13(1m)(am) (am) Enters any land of another that is occupied by a structure used for agricultural purposes without the express or implied consent of the owner or occupant. 943.13(1m)(b) (b) Enters or remains on any land of another after having been notified by the owner or occupant not to enter or remain on the premises. This paragraph does not apply to a licensee or out-of-state licensee if the owner’s or occupant’s intent is to prevent the licensee or out-of-state licensee from carrying a firearm on the owner’s or occupant’s land. 943.13(1m)(c) (c) 943.13(1m)(c)1. 1. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains at a residence that the actor does not own or occupy after the owner of the residence, if he or she has not leased it to another person, or the occupant of the residence has notified the actor not to enter or remain at the residence while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. In this subdivision, “residence,” with respect to a single-family residence, includes the residence building and the parcel of land upon which the residence building is located, and “residence,” with respect to a residence that is not a single-family residence, does not include any common area of the building in which the residence is located or any common areas of the rest of the parcel of land upon which the residence building is located. 943.13(1m)(c)1m. 1m. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains in a common area in a building, or on the grounds of a building, that is a residence that is not a single-family residence if the actor does not own the residence or does not occupy any part of the residence, if the owner of the residence has notified the actor not to enter or remain in the common area or on the grounds while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This subdivision does not apply to a part of the grounds of the building if that part is used for parking and the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in that part. 943.13(1m)(c)2. 2. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains in any part of a nonresidential building, grounds of a nonresidential building, or land that the actor does not own or occupy after the owner of the building, grounds, or land, if that part of the building, grounds, or land has not been leased to another person, or the occupant of that part of the building, grounds, or land has notified the actor not to enter or remain in that part of the building, grounds, or land while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This subdivision does not apply to a part of a building, grounds, or land occupied by the state or by a local governmental unit, to a privately or publicly owned building on the grounds of a university or college, or to the grounds of or land owned or occupied by a university or college, or, if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in the parking facility, to any part of a building, grounds, or land used as a parking facility. 943.13(1m)(c)3. 3. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains at a special event if the organizers of the special event have notified the actor not to enter or remain at the special event while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This subdivision does not apply, if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in the parking facility, to any part of the special event grounds or building used as a parking facility. 943.13(1m)(c)4. 4. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains in any part of a building that is owned, occupied, or controlled by the state or any local governmental unit, excluding any building or portion of a building under s. 175.60 (16) (a) , if the state or local governmental unit has notified the actor not to enter or remain in the building while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This subdivision does not apply to a person who leases residential or business premises in the building or, if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in the parking facility, to any part of the building used as a parking facility. 943.13(1m)(c)5. 5. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains in any privately or publicly owned building on the grounds of a university or college, if the university or college has notified the actor not to enter or remain in the building while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This subdivision does not apply to a person who leases residential or business premises in the building or, if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in the parking facility, to any part of the building used as a parking facility. 943.13(1m)(e) (e) Enters or remains on open land that is an inholding of another after having been notified by the owner or occupant not to enter or remain on the land. 943.13(1m)(f) (f) Enters undeveloped private land from an abutting parcel of land that is owned by the United States, this state or a local governmental unit, or remains on such land, after having been notified by the owner or occupant not to enter or remain on the land. 943.13(1m)(g) (g) Enters or remains on the premises of a campground after having been notified not to enter or remain on the premises or after having been notified that the owner or operator has withdrawn consent for the person to enter or remain on the premises. A law enforcement officer may, at the request of the owner or operator, assist the owner or operator in removing from the premises a person who violates this paragraph. In this paragraph, “campground” means a campground or camping resort licensed under s.

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