Wisconsin § 946.67 - Compounding crime.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 946.67 — Compounding crime., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 946.67. Compounding crime.
946.67(1) (1) Whoever receives any property in return for a promise, express or implied, to refrain from prosecuting a crime or to refrain from giving information bearing on the probable success of a criminal prosecution is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 946.67(2) (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the act upon which the actual or supposed crime is based has caused a loss for which a civil action will lie and the person who has sustained such loss reasonably believes that he or she is legally entitled to the property received. 946.67(3) (3) No promise mentioned in this section shall justify the promisor in refusing to testify or to produce evidence against the alleged criminal when subpoenaed to do so. 946.67 History History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1993 a. 486 .
Frequently Asked Questions About Wisconsin § 946.67
What does Wisconsin Statutes § 946.67 cover?
Section 946.67 ("Compounding crime.") 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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