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Wis. Stat. § 950.01 (2026)

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950.01950.01 Legislative intent. In recognition of the civic and moral duty of victims and witnesses of crime to fully and voluntarily cooperate with law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, and in further recognition of the continuing importance of such citizen cooperation to state and local law enforcement efforts and the general effectiveness and well-being of the criminal justice system of this state, the legislature declares its intent, in this chapter, to ensure that all victims and witnesses of crime are treated with dignity, respect, courtesy and sensitivity; and that the rights extended in this chapter to victims and witnesses of crime are honored and protected by law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and judges in a manner no less vigorous than the protections afforded criminal defendants. This chapter does not prohibit a public official, employee, or agency from sharing information with victim service organizations that are eligible to receive grants under s. 49.165 (2) or 165.93 (2). Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
950.01 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 219; 2011 a. 283; 2013 a. 323.
950.01 AnnotationThe state did not breach a plea agreement when two police officers, one of whom the defendant shot during the execution of a search warrant, requested during the sentencing hearing that the sentencing court impose the maximum sentence. The police officers were not speaking to the court as investigating officers, but as victims of a crime. In Wisconsin, every crime victim has the right to make a statement to the court at the disposition. State v. Stewart, 2013 WI App 86, 349 Wis. 2d 385, 836 N.W.2d 456, 12-1457.
950.01 AnnotationMarsy’s Law: Changes for Crime Victims? Donaldson, Rabe Mayer, Robson, Rufo, Sattler, & Shirley. Wis. Law. Sept. 2020.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Schilling v. State Crime Victims Rights Bd., 2005 WI 17 (Wis. 2005).
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Schilling v. State Crime Victims Rights Bd., 2005 WI 17 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 6× “Citing Article I, Section 9m of the Wisconsin Constitution and Wis. Stat. § 950.01 for the principle that "[v]ictims of crime are entitled to be treated with fairness, dignity, respect, courtesy and sensitivity," the Board found that the complainants had "met their burden to…”
State v. Hall, 2002 WI App 108 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 6× “§ 950.01, has emphatically declared that victims' rights should be "honored and protected by law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and judges in a manner no less vigorous than the protections afforded criminal defendants.”
Monroe Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Kelli B., 2004 WI 48 (Wis. 2004). · cites it 4× “See Wis. Stat. § 950.01 . Taken together, these provisions send a strong message concerning the state's interest in the treatment of crime victims.”
Burg Ex Rel. Weichert v. Cincinnati Cas. Ins., 2002 WI 76 (Wis. 2002). · cites it 4× “Section 950.01(9r) was created by 1987 Wis.”
State v. Annala, 484 N.W.2d 138 (Wis. 1992). · cites it 4× “[5] Section 950.01, Stats., specifically provides: 950.”
State v. Naydihor, 2004 WI 43 (Wis. 2004). · cites it 2× “" Wis. Stat. § 950.01 . Wisconsin Stat. § 950.”
State v. William F. Bokenyi, 2014 WI 61 (Wis. 2014). · cites it 4× “" Wis. Stat. § 950.01 . ¶61 In accordance with this stated intent, crime victims are entitled by statute to "confer with the district attorney concerning the prosecution of the case and the possible outcomes of the prosecution, including potential plea agreements and sentencing…”
State v. Burns, 332 N.W.2d 757 (Wis. 1983). · cites it 2× “In sec. 950.01, Stats. 1981-82, the legislature declared its intent to "ensure that all victims .”
State v. Vinje, 548 N.W.2d 118 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “Section 950.01, STATS. Under § 950.045, STATS.”
State v. Kevin L. Nash, 2020 WI 85 (Wis. 2020). · cites it 2× “" Wis. Stat. § 950.01 (2017-18). Such citizen cooperation is important to "state and local law enforcement efforts and the general effectiveness and well-being of the criminal justice system of this state.”
State v. Stewart, 2013 WI App 86 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 3× “" Wis. Stat. § 950.01 . Neither § 950.01 nor the Wisconsin Constitution except police officer crime vic *394 tims from the right to provide an impact statement at sentencing.”
State v. Kevin L. Nash, 2020 WI 85 (Wis. 2020). · cites it 2× “" Wis. Stat. § 950.01 (2017-18). Such citizen cooperation is important to "state and local law enforcement efforts and the general effectiveness and well-being of the criminal justice system of this state.”
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— Wis. Stat. § 950.01(9r) — 1 case
Burg Ex Rel. Weichert v. Cincinnati Cas. Ins., 2002 WI 76 (Wis. 2002). “Section 950.01(9r) was created by 1987 Wis.”
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