Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 948.45 (2026)
Contributing to truancy
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948.45(1)(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person 17 years of age or older who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the truancy, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a person 17 years of age or under is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
948.45(2)(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who has under his or her control a child who has been sanctioned under s. 49.26 (1) (h).
948.45(3)(3) An act or omission contributes to the truancy of a child, whether or not the child is adjudged to be in need of protection or services, if the natural and probable consequences of that act or omission would be to cause the child to be truant.
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case, 2005–2005 · leading case: State v. McGee, 2005 WI App 97, 698 N.W.2d 850.
State v. McGee, 2005 WI App 97, 698 N.W.2d 850. “15 (5)(b), and the second exception involves a person found guilty under Wis. Stat. § 948.45 . *764 ¶ 9. Thus, the next step in the statutory analysis is to turn to Wis.”
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