Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 946.81 (2026)
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946.81946.81 Intent. The legislature finds that a severe problem is posed in this state by the increasing organization among certain criminal elements and the increasing extent to which criminal activities and funds acquired as a result of criminal activity are being directed to and against the legitimate economy of the state. The legislature declares that the intent of the Wisconsin Organized Crime Control Act is to impose sanctions against this subversion of the economy by organized criminal elements and to provide compensation to private persons injured thereby. It is not the intent of the legislature that isolated incidents of misdemeanor conduct be prosecuted under this act, but only an interrelated pattern of criminal activity the motive or effect of which is to derive pecuniary gain.
946.81 AnnotationIf a party violating this section could defend its actions using the voluntary payment rule, then the broad, remedial purpose of this section would be undermined. MBS-Certified Public Accountants, LLC v. Wisconsin Bell Inc., 2013 WI App 14, 346 Wis. 2d 173, 828 N.W.2d 575, 08-1830.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1978–2013 · leading case: Layton Sch. of Art & Design v. Wisconsin Emp. Relations Comm'n, 262 N.W.2d 218 (Wis. 1978).
Layton Sch. of Art & Design v. Wisconsin Emp. Relations Comm'n, 262 N.W.2d 218 (Wis. 1978). “’ “The elements necessary for a finding of perjury (established by Section 946.81 Wis. Stats.) are: that the statement was false and the declarant believed it to be false; that the false statement was made under a duly authorized and administered oath; that the false statement…”
State v. O'connell, 508 N.W.2d 23 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “She contends that the result of this is that the required "enterprise" is no different from her.”
Schimpf v. Gerald, Inc., 2 F. Supp. 2d 1150 (E.D. Wis. 1998). “Purpose of WOCCA is to Fight Crime Plaintiffs next point to the Wisconsin legislature’s expression of intent for WOCCA, which is set forth in Wisconsin Statute § 946.81: “The legislature declares that the intent of the Wisconsin Organized Crime Control Act is to impose sanctions…”
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Morris, 2010 WI App 6 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009). “The intent of WOCCA, as explicitly stated in Wis. Stat. § 946.81 , is to impose sanctions against this subversion of the economy by organized criminal elements and to provide compensation to private persons injured thereby.”
MBS-Certified Pub. Accountants, LLC v. Wisconsin Bell Inc., 2013 WI App 14 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013). “See Wis. Stat. § 946.81 ("The legislature finds that a severe problem is posed in this state by the increasing organization among certain criminal elements and the increasing extent to which criminal activities and funds acquired as a result of criminal activity are being…”
State v. Judd, 433 N.W.2d 260 (Wis. Ct. App. 1988). “The state legislature has declared that one of the problems sought to be remedied by WOCCA is the "increasing extent to which criminal activities and funds acquired as a result of criminal activity are being directed to and against the legitimate economy of the state.”
City of Milwaukee v. Universal Mortg. Corp., 692 F. Supp. 992 (E.D. Wis. 1988). “The Court finds that the requirements for a claim under the federal RICO law apply to a claim under the Wisconsin law except where the Wisconsin legislature expressly chose alternative requirements. This interpretation is based on the intent of the Wisconsin legislature, the…”
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