Wisconsin § 961.42 - Prohibited acts B — penalties.
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§ 961.42. Prohibited acts B — penalties.
961.42(1) (1) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to keep or maintain any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft or other structure or place, which is resorted to by persons using controlled substances in violation of this chapter for the purpose of using these substances, or which is used for manufacturing, keeping or delivering them in violation of this chapter. 961.42(2) (2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class I felony. 961.42 History History: 1971 c. 219 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 267 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.42; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 . 961.42 Annotation “Keeping” a substance under s. 161.42 (1) [now sub. (1)] means more than simple possession; it means keeping for the purpose of warehousing or storage for ultimate manufacture or delivery. State v. Brooks, 124 Wis. 2d 349 , 369 N.W.2d 183 (Ct. App. 1985). 961.42 Annotation Warehousing or storage under Brooks , 124 Wis. 2d 349 (1985), does not encompass merely possessing an item while transporting it. Cocaine was not warehoused or stored when the cocaine was carried in the defendant’s truck while moving from one location to another. State v. Slagle, 2007 WI App 117 , 300 Wis. 2d 662 , 731 N.W.2d 284 , 06-0775 .
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Section 961.42 ("Prohibited acts B — penalties.") 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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