Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 948.30 (2026)
Abduction of another’s child; constructive custody
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948.30(1)(1) Any person who, for any unlawful purpose, does any of the following is guilty of a Class E felony:
948.30(1)(a)(a) Takes a child who is not his or her own by birth or adoption from the child’s home or the custody of his or her parent, guardian or legal custodian.
948.30(1)(b)(b) Detains a child who is not his or her own by birth or adoption when the child is away from home or the custody of his or her parent, guardian or legal custodian.
948.30(2)(2) Any person who, for any unlawful purpose, does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony:
948.30(2)(a)(a) By force or threat of imminent force, takes a child who is not his or her own by birth or adoption from the child’s home or the custody of his or her parent, guardian or legal custodian.
948.30(2)(b)(b) By force or threat of imminent force, detains a child who is not his or her own by birth or adoption when the child is away from home or the custody of his or her parent, guardian or legal custodian.
948.30(3)(3) For purposes of subs. (1) (a) and (2) (a), a child is in the custody of his or her parent, guardian or legal custodian if:
948.30(3)(a)(a) The child is in the actual physical custody of the parent, guardian or legal custodian; or
948.30(3)(b)(b) The child is not in the actual physical custody of his or her parent, guardian or legal custodian, but the parent, guardian or legal custodian continues to have control of the child.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2023 · leading case: State v. Ziegler, 2012 WI 73 (Wis. 2012).
State v. Ziegler, 2012 WI 73 (Wis. 2012). “It is also noteworthy that Wis. Stat. § 948.30 , the neighboring statute, has the title "Abduction of another's child; constructive custody" (emphasis added).”
State v. Matson, 2003 WI App 253 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003). “On September 7, 2001, Matson entered a negotiated plea of guilty to abduction of a child and to burglary, both as a habitual offender, in violation of Wis. Stat. §§ 948.30 (l)(a), 943.10(l)(a) and 939.”
State v. Simplot, 509 N.W.2d 338 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “, we should direct the parties to brief the question whether the legislature intends that statute to apply to defendant in view of the child abduction statute, sec. 948.30(2), Stats., which provides in relevant part: Any person who, for any unlawful purpose, does any of the…”
Van Loo v. Braun, 940 F. Supp. 1390 (E.D. Wis. 1996). “Plaintiff’s complaint fails to allege a conspiracy among the defendants to violate a protected right.”
State v. Samuel, 2001 WI App 25 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). “§ 948.30(l)(a) and second-degree sexual assault of a child contrary to WlS.”
Robinson v. Knutson (E.D. Wis. 2023). “30 , forceful abduction of a child under Wis. Stat. § 948.30 (2)(a), burglary, and armed robbery, pursuant to which conviction Rogers remains incarcerated.”
— Wis. Stat. § 948.30(1) — 1 case
Van Loo v. Braun, 940 F. Supp. 1390 (E.D. Wis. 1996). “Plaintiff’s complaint fails to allege a conspiracy among the defendants to violate a protected right.”
— Wis. Stat. § 948.30(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. Matson, 2003 WI App 253 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003). “On September 7, 2001, Matson entered a negotiated plea of guilty to abduction of a child and to burglary, both as a habitual offender, in violation of Wis. Stat. §§ 948.30 (l)(a), 943.10(l)(a) and 939.”
— Wis. Stat. § 948.30(2) — 1 case
State v. Simplot, 509 N.W.2d 338 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “, we should direct the parties to brief the question whether the legislature intends that statute to apply to defendant in view of the child abduction statute, sec. 948.30(2), Stats., which provides in relevant part: Any person who, for any unlawful purpose, does any of the…”
— Wis. Stat. § 948.30(l)(a) — 1 case
State v. Samuel, 2001 WI App 25 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). “§ 948.30(l)(a) and second-degree sexual assault of a child contrary to WlS.”
— Wis. Stat. § 948.30(l)(b) — 1 case
Van Loo v. Braun, 940 F. Supp. 1390 (E.D. Wis. 1996). “Plaintiff’s complaint fails to allege a conspiracy among the defendants to violate a protected right.”
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