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Wis. Stat. § 943.02

Arson of buildings; damage of property by explosives

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State v. Richard J. Sulla (2016)

Most recently applied in United States v. Willie Johnson (August 2022)

1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 109

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(1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony:

(a) By means of fire, intentionally damages any building of another without the other’s consent; or (b) By means of fire, intentionally damages any building with intent to defraud an insurer of that building; or (c) By means of explosives, intentionally damages any property of another without the other’s consent.

(2) In this section “building of another” means a building in which a person other than the actor has a legal or equitable interest which the actor has no right to defeat or impair, even though the actor may also have a legal or equitable interest in the building. Proof that the actor recovered or attempted to recover on a policy of insurance by reason of the fire is relevant but not essential to establish the actor’s intent to defraud the insurer.

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