Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 946.465 (2026)

Refusing or tampering with a global positioning system tracking device

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946.465946.465Refusing or tampering with a global positioning system tracking device.
946.465(1)(1)Refusing a global positioning system tracking device. Whoever, without the authorization of the department of corrections, knowingly refuses, resists, or obstructs the installation of a global positioning system tracking device or comparable technology that is provided under s. 301.48 or 301.49 is guilty of a Class I felony.
946.465(2)(2)Tampering with a global positioning system tracking device. Whoever, without the authorization of the department of corrections, intentionally tampers with, or blocks, diffuses, or prevents the clear reception of, a signal transmitted by, a global positioning system tracking device or comparable technology that is provided under s. 301.48 or 301.49 is guilty of a Class I felony.
946.465 HistoryHistory: 2005 a. 431; 2007 a. 181; 2011 a. 266; 2021 a. 140.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: Belleau v. Wall, 132 F. Supp. 3d 1085 (E.D. Wis. 2015).
Belleau v. Wall, 132 F. Supp. 3d 1085 (E.D. Wis. 2015). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. §§ 946.465 , 939.50. The GPS tracking device Belleau is required to wear is an ExacuTrack One, which was provided by BI Incorporated, the vendor with which the DOC contracts for the tracking hardware and software it uses to comply with Section 301.”
Halcsik v. Knutson (E.D. Wis. 2023). · cites it 2× “45 (4)(a) and for tampering with a GPS tracking device in violation of Wis. Stat. §946.465 . State v. Halcsik, 2021CF001884 (Racine County Circuit Court), available at https://wcca.”
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