Wis. Stat. § 941.375
Throwing or discharging bodily fluids at public safety workers
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2011
(1) In this section: (a) “Ambulance" has the meaning specified in s. 256.01 (1) . (b) “Public safety worker" means an emergency medical technician licensed under s. 256.15 , a first responder certified under s. 256.15 (8) , a peace officer, a fire fighter, or a person operating or staffing an ambulance.
(1) In this section: (a) “Ambulance" has the meaning specified in s. 256.01 (1t) . (am) “Prosecutor" means any of the following: 1. A district attorney, a deputy district attorney, an assistant district attorney, or a special prosecutor appointed under s. 978.045 or 978.05 (8) (b) . 2. The attorney general, a deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general. (b) “Public safety worker" means an emergency medical services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15 , an emergency medical responder certified under s. 256.15 (8) , a peace officer, a fire fighter, or a person operating or staffing an ambulance.
(2) Any person who throws or expels blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces, or other bodily substance at or toward a public safety worker under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony: (a) The person throws or expels the blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces, or other bodily substance with the intent that it come into contact with the public safety worker. (c) The public safety worker does not consent to the blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces, or other bodily substance being thrown or expelled at or toward him or her.
(2) Any person who throws or expels blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces, or other bodily substance at or toward a public safety worker or a prosecutor under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony: (a) The person throws or expels the blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces, or other bodily substance with the intent that it come into contact with the public safety worker or prosecutor. (c) The public safety worker or prosecutor does not consent to the blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, feces, or other bodily substance being thrown or expelled at or toward him or her.
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