§ 946.40 Refusing to aid officer
§ 946.41 Resisting or obstructing officer
§ 946.415 Failure to comply with officer’s attempt to take person into custody
§ 946.42 Escape
§ 946.425 Failure to report to jail
§ 946.43 Assaults by prisoners
§ 946.44 Assisting or permitting escape
§ 946.45 Negligently allowing escape
§ 946.46 Encouraging violation of probation, extended supervision or parole
§ 946.465 Refusing or tampering with a global positioning system tracking device
§ 946.47 Harboring or aiding felons
§ 946.48 Kidnapped or missing persons; false information
§ 946.49 Bail jumping
§ 946.495 Violation of nonsecure custody order
§ 946.50 Absconding
§ 946.52 Failure to submit biological specimen
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 946 > Subchapter IV - Interference With Law Enforcement

  • Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "adult" means a person who has attained the age of 17 years. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01