Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 947.019 (2026)
Terrorist threats
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947.019(1)(1) Whoever, under any of the following circumstances, threatens to cause the death of or bodily harm to any person or to damage any person’s property is guilty of a Class I felony:
947.019(1)(a)(a) The actor intends to prevent the occupation of or cause the evacuation of a building, dwelling, school premises, vehicle, facility of public transportation, or place of public assembly or any room within a building, dwelling, or school premises.
947.019(1)(d)(d) The actor intends to cause an interruption or impairment of governmental operations or public communication, of transportation, or of a supply of water, gas, or other public service.
947.019(1)(e)(e) The actor creates an unreasonable and substantial risk of causing a result described in par. (a), (b), (c), or (d) and is aware of that risk.
947.019(2)(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) and thereby contributes to any individual’s death is guilty of a Class G felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2026 · leading case: State v. I. T. S. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026).
State v. I. T. S. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “” Thus, he said, in the absence of a “true threat,” prosecution under § 947.019 was unconstitutional. Ira’s motion to dismiss also asserted that because he “did not deliver, send, publish, or make known the contents of these writings to any of the victims nor any individuals”…”
State v. D.A.M. (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 947.019. Under § 947.019, (1) Whoever, under any of the following circumstances, threatens to cause the death of or bodily 5 No.”
State v. A. N. G. (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “” See also § 947.019(1)(a); WIS JI—CRIMINAL 1925B. WISCONSIN STAT.”
State v. Robert G. Cotter (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 947.019(1)(e); (2) possession of a firearm by a felon, contrary to WIS.”
— Wis. Stat. § 947.019(1) — 2 cases
State v. D.A.M. (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 947.019. Under § 947.019, (1) Whoever, under any of the following circumstances, threatens to cause the death of or bodily 5 No.”
State v. I. T. S. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “” Thus, he said, in the absence of a “true threat,” prosecution under § 947.019 was unconstitutional. Ira’s motion to dismiss also asserted that because he “did not deliver, send, publish, or make known the contents of these writings to any of the victims nor any individuals”…”
— Wis. Stat. § 947.019(1)(a) — 2 cases
State v. I. T. S. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “” Thus, he said, in the absence of a “true threat,” prosecution under § 947.019 was unconstitutional. Ira’s motion to dismiss also asserted that because he “did not deliver, send, publish, or make known the contents of these writings to any of the victims nor any individuals”…”
State v. A. N. G. (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “” See also § 947.019(1)(a); WIS JI—CRIMINAL 1925B. WISCONSIN STAT.”
— Wis. Stat. § 947.019(1)(c) — 2 cases
State v. D.A.M. (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 947.019. Under § 947.019, (1) Whoever, under any of the following circumstances, threatens to cause the death of or bodily 5 No.”
State v. I. T. S. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “” Thus, he said, in the absence of a “true threat,” prosecution under § 947.019 was unconstitutional. Ira’s motion to dismiss also asserted that because he “did not deliver, send, publish, or make known the contents of these writings to any of the victims nor any individuals”…”
— Wis. Stat. § 947.019(1)(d) — 1 case
State v. D.A.M. (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 947.019. Under § 947.019, (1) Whoever, under any of the following circumstances, threatens to cause the death of or bodily 5 No.”
— Wis. Stat. § 947.019(1)(e) — 3 cases
State v. I. T. S. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “” Thus, he said, in the absence of a “true threat,” prosecution under § 947.019 was unconstitutional. Ira’s motion to dismiss also asserted that because he “did not deliver, send, publish, or make known the contents of these writings to any of the victims nor any individuals”…”
State v. A. N. G. (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “” See also § 947.019(1)(a); WIS JI—CRIMINAL 1925B. WISCONSIN STAT.”
State v. Robert G. Cotter (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 947.019(1)(e); (2) possession of a firearm by a felon, contrary to WIS.”
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