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Wis. Stat. § 939.20 (2026)

Provisions which apply only to chapters 939 to 951

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939.20939.20 Provisions which apply only to chapters 939 to 951. Sections 939.22 to 939.25 apply only to crimes defined in chs. 939 to 951. Other sections in ch. 939 apply to crimes defined in other chapters of the statutes as well as to those defined in chs. 939 to 951.
939.20 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 89; 1987 a. 332 s. 64; 1987 a. 399, 403.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1974–2002 · leading case: State v. Sveum, 2002 WI App 105 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002).
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State v. Sveum, 2002 WI App 105 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 5× “12 is appropriate because Wis. Stat. § 939.20 specifically instructs that there are "crimes defined in other chapters of the statutes" as well as those defined in the criminal code.”
State v. Sohn, 535 N.W.2d 1 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “See § 939.20, Stats. We first note that while § 939.”
State v. LaPlante, 521 N.W.2d 448 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Section 939.20, Stats., declares that the definition of "knows" set forth in § 939.”
Zastrow v. State, 215 N.W.2d 426 (Wis. 1974). “To hold otherwise would be to ignore sec. 939.20, Stats., which makes sec. 939.”
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