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Wis. Stat. § 948.20 (2026)

Abandonment of a child

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948.20948.20 Abandonment of a child. Whoever, with intent to abandon the child, leaves any child in a place where the child may suffer because of neglect is guilty of a Class G felony.
948.20 HistoryHistory: 1977 c. 173; 1987 a. 332 s. 35; Stats. 1987 s. 948.20; 2001 a. 109.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2022 · leading case: Sabin v. Israel, 554 F. Supp. 390 (E.D. Wis. 1983).
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Sabin v. Israel, 554 F. Supp. 390 (E.D. Wis. 1983). “Maurice Sabin presented an alibi defense, based on his own testimony and a number of witnesses on his behalf.”
Rafael Diaz-rodriguez v. Merrick Garland (9th Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 14:74 (Louisiana); Wis. Stat. § 948.20 (Wisconsin). States with different mens rea and injury requirements may not specify a relationship between the defendant and the child.”
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