Attorney's Note

Under the Wisconsin Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class G felonyup to 10 yearsup to $25,000
Class H felonyup to 6 yearsup to $10,000
Class I felonyup to 3 years 6 monthsup to $10,000
For details, see § 939.50

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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 973.123

  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (2)   A court shall impose a bifurcated sentence under s. 973.01 if the court sentences a person for committing a violent felony and the court finds that all of the following are true:
      (a)    At the time the person committed the violent felony, he or she was subject to s. 941.29 because he or she was convicted of, adjudicated delinquent for, or found not guilty of by reason of mental disease or defect, committing, soliciting, conspiring, or attempting to commit a prior violent felony.
      (b)    The person used a firearm in the commission of the violent felony for which the court is imposing the sentence.
   (3)   The confinement portion of a bifurcated sentence imposed pursuant to sub. (2) shall be:
      (a)    Not less than 5 years if the violent felony is a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, or Class G felony.
      (b)    Not less than 3 years if the violent felony is a Class H felony.
      (c)    Not less than one year and 6 months if the violent felony is a Class I felony.
   (4)   If a court sentences a person under this section and also imposes a sentence pursuant to s. 941.29 (4m) arising from the same occurrence, the court shall order the person to serve the sentences consecutively.
   (5)   This section does not apply to sentences imposed after July 1, 2020.