Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 943.30 (2026)
Threats to injure or accuse of crime
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943.30(1)(1) Whoever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person’s will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.
943.30(2)(2) Whoever violates sub. (1) by obstructing, delaying or affecting commerce or business or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce or business is guilty of a Class H felony.
943.30(3)(3) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence any petit or grand juror, in the performance of his or her functions as such, is guilty of a Class H felony.
943.30(4)(4) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence the official action of any public officer is guilty of a Class H felony.
943.30(5)(a)(a) In this subsection, “patient health care records” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (4).
943.30(5)(b)(b) Whoever, orally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously uses, or threatens to use, the patient health care records of another person, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person’s will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.
943.30 AnnotationCommencement of a threat need not occur in Wisconsin to support an extortion charge venued in Wisconsin. State v. Kelly, 148 Wis. 2d 774, 436 N.W.2d 883 (Ct. App. 1989).
943.30 AnnotationA threat to falsely testify unless paid, in violation of criminal law, is a threat to property within the purview of sub. (1). State v. Manthey, 169 Wis. 2d 673, 487 N.W.2d 44 (Ct. App. 1992).
943.30 AnnotationExtortion is not a lesser included offense of robbery. Convictions for both are not precluded. State v. Dauer, 174 Wis. 2d 418, 497 N.W.2d 766 (Ct. App. 1993).
943.30 AnnotationA threat to one’s education constitutes a threat to one’s profession under sub. (1), and a threat to terminate promised financial support could constitute a threat to property. State v. Kittilstad, 231 Wis. 2d 245, 603 N.W.2d 732 (1999), 98-1456.
943.30 AnnotationA claim under this section is governed by the six-year limitation period under s. 893.93 (1) (a) [now s. 893.93 (1m) (a)]. Elbe v. Wausau Hospital Center, 606 F. Supp. 1491 (1985).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1958–2021 · leading case: State v. Kittilstad, 603 N.W.2d 732 (Wis. 1999).
State v. Kittilstad, 603 N.W.2d 732 (Wis. 1999). “At the preliminary examination, the students testified that the defendant repeatedly offered to pay them if they would bring women back to his house where they were staying, have sex with them, and allow him to watch.”
State v. Haseltine, 352 N.W.2d 673 (Wis. Ct. App. 1984). “, [1] and of threatening to harm her if she reported the incident, in violation *94 of sec. 943.30(1), Stats. [2] He contends that the trial court erred in admitting other crimes evidence; that the rape shield law, sec.”
Elbe v. Wausau Hosp. Ctr., 606 F. Supp. 1491 (W.D. Wis. 1985). “§ 943.30, a criminal statute prohibiting certain types of threats and extortion; violation of Wis.”
In the Matter of Jud. Discip. Proceedings Against Crawford, 2001 WI 96 (Wis. 2001). “04(2)(a) and Wis. Stat. § 943.30 (1) and (4) by his conduct during the January 14, 1999, meeting with Chief Judge Skwierawski and his subsequent filing of the petition before this court.”
State v. Dauer, 497 N.W.2d 766 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “623, Laws of 1953 as authority for this proposition. Dauer claims that the 1953 comment describing threats as "written or oral, express or implied" 4 should apply to sec.”
Baumann v. Elliott, 2005 WI App 186 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005). “That Defendant, Elliott, maliciously threatened and accused Plaintiff, Baumann of a crime and threatened injury to Baumann's profession, intentionally and specifically for his own pecuniary advantage, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 943.30 . 28. That Defendant, SAC, through its agent,…”
State v. Davison, 2003 WI 89 (Wis. 2003). “In addition, the complaint contained one count of threats to injure under Wis. Stat. § 943.30 (1), as a repeater, based on the separate February 8, 1998, incident.”
United States v. Ellis, Bernard, 622 F.3d 784 (7th Cir. 2010). “At issue in Sperberg was Wis. Stat. 943.30(1), which provides in relevant part: “Whoever .”
State v. Manthey, 487 N.W.2d 44 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). “Finally, the state contends that the trial court erred by determining that the complaint did not estab *677 lish probable cause to believe that Manthey committed the fourth charge, extortion, contrary to sec. 943.30(1), Stats. We conclude that the content of the recorded…”
State v. Eugenio, 579 N.W.2d 642 (Wis. 1998). “3 Wis. Stat. § 943.30 (1) provides in pertinent part: Threats to injure or accuse of crime.”
United States v. Roland C. Sperberg, 432 F.3d 706 (7th Cir. 2005). “He was convicted of violating Wis. Stat. § 943.30 (1). The district court treated this offense as a “violent felony” under subsection (i) because § 943.”
State v. Ortiz, 2001 WI App 215 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). “63(l)(a)l; and threatening to injure *841 another while armed pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 943.30 (1) and 939.63(l)(a)3.”
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State v. Haseltine, 352 N.W.2d 673 (Wis. Ct. App. 1984). “, [1] and of threatening to harm her if she reported the incident, in violation *94 of sec. 943.30(1), Stats. [2] He contends that the trial court erred in admitting other crimes evidence; that the rape shield law, sec.”
United States v. Ellis, Bernard, 622 F.3d 784 (7th Cir. 2010). “At issue in Sperberg was Wis. Stat. 943.30(1), which provides in relevant part: “Whoever .”
State v. Dauer, 497 N.W.2d 766 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “623, Laws of 1953 as authority for this proposition. Dauer claims that the 1953 comment describing threats as "written or oral, express or implied" 4 should apply to sec.”
State v. Manthey, 487 N.W.2d 44 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). “Finally, the state contends that the trial court erred by determining that the complaint did not estab *677 lish probable cause to believe that Manthey committed the fourth charge, extortion, contrary to sec. 943.30(1), Stats. We conclude that the content of the recorded…”
In the Matter of Jud. Discip. Proceedings Against Crawford, 2001 WI 96 (Wis. 2001). “04(2)(a) and Wis. Stat. § 943.30 (1) and (4) by his conduct during the January 14, 1999, meeting with Chief Judge Skwierawski and his subsequent filing of the petition before this court.”
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