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Wis. Stat. § 961.573

Possession of drug paraphernalia

Known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 961.001 to 961.69 (71 sections).

Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case State v. Richter (2000)

Most recently applied in State v. Heather Jan VanBeek (June 2021)

1989 a. 121; 1991 a. 39, 140; 1995 a. 27, 77; 1995 a. 448 ss. 312 to 314, 492; Stats. 1995 s. 961.573; 1999 a. 129; 2001 a. 109; 2005 a. 263.

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(1) No person may use, or possess with the primary intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of this chapter. Any person who violates this subsection may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.

(2) Any person who violates sub.

(1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

(3)

(a) No person may use, or possess with the primary intent to use, drug paraphernalia to manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, or store methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine in violation of this chapter.

(b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., any person who violates par.

(a) is guilty of a Class H felony. 2. Any person who is 18 years of age or older and who violates par.

(a) while in the presence of a child who is 14 years of age or younger is guilty of a Class G felony.

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