Whoever intentionally confines or restrains another without the person’s consent and with knowledge that he or she has no lawful authority to do so is guilty of a Class H felony.
Wis. Stat. § 940.30
False imprisonment
Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case Hughes v. Meyer (1989)
Most recently applied in State v. Timothy L. Finley, Jr. (July 2016)
1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109
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Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.