Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 946.72 (2026)
Tampering with public records and notices
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946.72(1)(1) Whoever with intent to injure or defraud destroys, damages, removes or conceals any public record is guilty of a Class H felony.
946.72(2)(2) Whoever intentionally damages, alters, removes or conceals any public notice, posted as authorized by law, before the expiration of the time for which the notice was posted, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Barry Aviation, Inc. v. Land O'Lakes Mun. Airport Comm'n, 219 F.R.D. 457 (W.D. Wis. 2003).
Barry Aviation, Inc. v. Land O'Lakes Mun. Airport Comm'n, 219 F.R.D. 457 (W.D. Wis. 2003). “§ 1961 ; (3) committed common law fraud; (4) destroyed public records in violation of Wis. Stat. § 946.72 ; (5) committed a civil conspiracy to defraud; (6) violated plaintiffs rights to due process and equal protection; and (7) breached the parties’ contract by failing to…”
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