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Wis. Stat. § 785.01

Definitions

Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case State v. Ronald Knipfer (2015)

Most recently applied in Timothy Zignego v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (April 2021)

1979 c. 257; 1983 a. 189; 1993 a. 78; 2005 a. 443 s. 265; 2013 a. 321

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In this chapter:

(1) “Contempt of court” means intentional:

(a) Misconduct in the presence of the court which interferes with a court proceeding or with the administration of justice, or which impairs the respect due the court;

(b) Disobedience, resistance or obstruction of the authority, process or order of a court;

(bm) Violation of any provision of s. 767.117 (1);

(br) Violation of an order under s. 813.1285 (4)

(b) 2.;

(c) Refusal as a witness to appear, be sworn or answer a question; or (d) Refusal to produce a record, document or other object.

(2) “Punitive sanction” means a sanction imposed to punish a past contempt of court for the purpose of upholding the authority of the court.

(3) “Remedial sanction” means a sanction imposed for the purpose of terminating a continuing contempt of court.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.