Wisconsin § 947.011 - Disrupting a funeral or memorial service.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 947.011 — Disrupting a funeral or memorial service., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 947.011. Disrupting a funeral or memorial service.
947.011(1) (1) In this section: 947.011(1)(a) (a) “Facility” includes a cemetery in which a funeral or memorial service takes place. 947.011(1)(b) (b) “Funeral or memorial service” includes a wake or a burial, as defined in s. 157.061 (1) , but does not include a service that is not intended to honor or commemorate one or more specific decedents. 947.011(2) (2) 947.011(2)(a) (a) No person may do any of the following during a funeral or memorial service, during the 60 minutes immediately preceding the scheduled starting time of a funeral or memorial service if a starting time has been scheduled, or during the 60 minutes immediately following a funeral or memorial service: 947.011(2)(a)1. 1. Engage in conduct that is prohibited under s. 947.01 (1) within 500 feet of any entrance to a facility being used for the service with the intent to disrupt the service. 947.011(2)(a)2. 2. Intentionally block access to a facility being used for the service. 947.011(2)(b) (b) No person, with the intent to disrupt a funeral procession, may impede vehicles that he or she knows are part of the procession. 947.011(2)(c) (c) No person may do any of the following during a funeral or memorial service, during the 60 minutes immediately preceding the scheduled starting time of a funeral or memorial service if a starting time has been scheduled, or during the 60 minutes immediately following a funeral or memorial service: 947.011(2)(c)1. 1. Engage in conduct that is prohibited under s. 947.01 (1) within 500 feet of any entrance to a facility being used for the service. 947.011(2)(c)2. 2. Block access to a facility being used for the service. 947.011(2)(d) (d) No person may impede vehicles that are part of a funeral procession if the person’s conduct violates s. 947.01 (1) . 947.011(3) (3) 947.011(3)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) , any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 947.011(3)(b) (b) Any person who violates sub. (2) (a) or (b) after having been convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a Class I felony. 947.011 History History: 2005 a. 114 ; 2011 a. 35 .
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Section 947.011 ("Disrupting a funeral or memorial service.") 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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