Wis. Stat. § 946.31

Perjury

Known as the Wisconsin Organized Crime Control Act

The act spans §§ 946.01 to 946.93 (62 sections).

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 219 Wis. 2d 516 - State v. Cardenas-Hernandez (1998)

Most recently applied in 405 Wis. 2d 1 - State v. Jeffrey L. Moeser (November 2022)

1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 110; 2001 a. 109

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(1) Whoever under oath or affirmation orally makes a false material statement which the person does not believe to be true, in any matter, cause, action or proceeding, before any of the following, whether legally constituted or exercising powers as if legally constituted, is guilty of a Class H felony:

(a) A court; CRIMES AGAINST GOVERNMENT AND ITS ADMINISTRATION 946.415 (b) A magistrate;

(d) An administrative agency or arbitrator authorized by statute to determine issues of fact;

(e) A notary public while taking testimony for use in an action or proceeding pending in court;

(f) An officer authorized to conduct inquests of the dead;

(g) A grand jury;

(h) A legislative body or committee.

(2) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the perjured testimony was corrected or retracted.

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