CHAPTER 272. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY, DECENCY AND GOOD ORDER.
Chapter 272, Section 1. Enticing away a person under 16 for marriage.
Chapter 272, Section 2. Enticing away a person for prostitution or sexual intercourse.
Chapter 272, Section 3. Drugging persons for sexual intercourse.
Chapter 272, Section 4. Inducing person under 18 to have sexual intercourse.
Chapter 272, Section 4A. Inducing minor into prostitution; penalties.
Chapter 272, Section 4B. Living off or sharing earnings of minor prostitute; penalties.
Chapter 272, Section 5. Repealed, 1987, 522, Sec. 22.
Chapter 272, Section 6. One controlling a place, inducing or suffering a person to resort there for sexual intercourse.
Chapter 272, Section 7. Support from, or sharing, earnings of prostitute.
Chapter 272, Section 8. Soliciting for prostitute.
Chapter 272, Section 10. Arrest without warrant.
Chapter 272, Section 11. Corroboration of one witness; limitations.
Chapter 272, Section 12. Procuring person to practice, or enter a place for, prostitution; employment office procuring person.
Chapter 272, Section 13. Detaining, or drugging to detain, person in place for prostitution.
Chapter 272, Section 14. Adultery.
Chapter 272, Section 15. Polygamy.
Chapter 272, Section 16. Open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior.
Chapter 272, Section 17. Incestuous marriage or intercourse.
Chapter 272, Section 18. Fornication.
Chapter 272, Section 19. Procuring miscarriage.
Chapter 272, Section 20. Advertising relative to miscarriage or prevention of pregnancy.
Chapter 272, Section 21. Instruments or other articles for self-abuse, prevention of conception or abortion, in general.
Chapter 272, Section 21A. Furnishing drugs, articles or information for prevention of pregnancy or conception.
Chapter 272, Section 22. Concealment of death of child born out of wedlock.
Chapter 272, Section 23. Joinder of charges of murder and offense under sec. 22.
Chapter 272, Section 24. Keeping house of ill fame.
Chapter 272, Section 26. Resorting to restaurants or taverns for immoral purposes; engaging in such acts therein.
Chapter 272, Section 27. Copy of record of convictions under secs. 25 and 26 sent to licensing officers.
Chapter 272, Section 28. Matter harmful to minors, dissemination; possession; defenses.
Chapter 272, Section 28A, 28B. Repealed, 1974, 430, Sec. 2.
Chapter 272, Section 28D. Answer to notice; right to jury trial.
Chapter 272, Section 28E. Order of default; adjudication.
Chapter 272, Section 28F. Hearing; evidence; adjudication.
Chapter 272, Section 28G. Objection that mere judgment sought and no relief claimed on issue of knowledge.
Chapter 272, Section 28H. Proceeding under sec. 28C as evidence in trial under sec. 28B; presumptions as to knowledge.
Chapter 272, Section 29. Dissemination or possession of obscene matter; punishment; defense.
Chapter 272, Section 29A. Posing or exhibiting child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; punishment.
Chapter 272, Section 29B. Dissemination of visual material of child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; punishment.
Chapter 272, Section 29C. Knowing purchase or possession of visual material of child depicted in sexual conduct; punishment.
Chapter 272, Section 30. Injunctive relief against dissemination of obscene matter; jurisdiction; procedures; appeal.
Chapter 272, Section 30A--30C. Repealed, 1974, 430, Sec. 11.
Chapter 272, Section 30D. Jurisdiction to enjoin dissemination of visual material of child in state of nudity or sexual conduct.
Chapter 272, Section 31. Definitions applicable to secs. 28, 28C, 28D, 28E, 29, 29A, 29B, 30 and 30D.
Chapter 272, Section 32. Motion picture theater managers or operators; applicability of secs. 28, 29 and 29A.
Chapter 272, Section 33. Exhibition of deformities.
Chapter 272, Section 34. Crime against nature.
Chapter 272, Section 35. Unnatural and lascivious acts.
Chapter 272, Section 35A. Unnatural and lascivious acts with child under 16.
Chapter 272, Section 36. Blasphemy.
Chapter 272, Section 36A. Sporting events; penalty for abuse of participants and officials.
Chapter 272, Section 37. Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 4.
Chapter 272, Section 38. Disturbance of assembly for worship.
Chapter 272, Section 39. Selling goods and provisions, caring for horses, gaming, horse racing or exhibits near camp meetings.
Chapter 272, Section 40. Disturbance of schools or assemblies.
Chapter 272, Section 40A. Alcoholic beverages; gift, sale, delivery or possession on public school premises.
Chapter 272, Section 41. Disturbance of libraries.
Chapter 272, Section 42. Disturbance of funerals.
Chapter 272, Section 42A. Disturbance of funeral services.
Chapter 272, Section 43. Disorderliness in public conveyances; disturbance of travelers.
Chapter 272, Section 43A. Smoking in public conveyances and transportation terminals.
Chapter 272, Section 44--50. Repealed, 1971, 1076, Sec. 11.
Chapter 272, Section 51, 52. Repealed, 1957, 660, Sec. 2.
Chapter 272, Section 53. Penalty for certain offenses.
Chapter 272, Section 53A. Engaging in sexual conduct for a fee; penalty.
Chapter 272, Section 54. Apprehension for offences mentioned in sec. 53, without warrant; custody.
Chapter 272, Section 55. Repealed, 1928, 155, Sec. 58.
Chapter 272, Section 56. Commission of subsequent offence as breach of recognizance on appeal.
Chapter 272, Section 57. Discharge upon recognizance and paying expenses of prosecutions under sections 53, 66 and 68.
Chapter 272, Section 58. Employing or permitting employment of minor under 15 to beg.
Chapter 272, Section 61. Conviction after discharge from sentence under sec. 53.
Chapter 272, Section 62. Third conviction of being a common nightwalker.
Chapter 272, Section 63. Tramps; begging or riding freight trains as prima facie evidence.
Chapter 272, Section 65. Arrest of tramps without warrant; making complaint.
Chapter 272, Section 66. Vagrants.
Chapter 272, Section 67. Arrest of vagrants without warrant; taking before court; making complaint.
Chapter 272, Section 68. Vagabonds.
Chapter 272, Section 69. Arresting vagabonds without warrant; taking before court; making complaint.
Chapter 272, Section 70. Taking dead body on process or execution.
Chapter 272, Section 71. Disinterring bodies.
Chapter 272, Section 72. Buying, selling or possessing dead bodies.
Chapter 272, Section 73. Tombs, graves, memorials, trees, plants; injuring, removing.
Chapter 272, Section 73A. Removal of gravestones and other memorials for repair or reproduction.
Chapter 272, Section 74. Desecrating place of burial; use and occupation as evidence of title.
Chapter 272, Section 75. Removal of flowers, flags or memorial tokens from burial lot.
Chapter 272, Section 76. Ways, railroads, canals or public easements through burial grounds.
Chapter 272, Section 77. Cruelty to animals.
Chapter 272, Section 77A. Willfully injuring police dogs and horses.
Chapter 272, Section 77B. Exhibition of wild animals.
Chapter 272, Section 78. Selling, leading, or using horses not fit for work; forfeiture of auctioneer's license.
Chapter 272, Section 78A. Sale of foals under five months; penalty.
Chapter 272, Section 79. Corporation's responsibility under secs. 77 and 78.
Chapter 272, Section 79A. Cutting bones or muscles to dock or set tail of horse; wound as evidence.
Chapter 272, Section 80. Repealed, 1934, 234, Sec. 1.
Chapter 272, Section 80A. Cropping or cutting off ear of dog; wound as prima facie evidence.
Chapter 272, Section 80B. Exhibiting dogs with ears cropped or cut off.
Chapter 272, Section 80D. Sale, etc. of living rabbits, baby chickens, ducklings or other fowl.
Chapter 272, Section 80E. Use of decompression chambers for putting animals to death.
Chapter 272, Section 80F. Giving away live animals as prize or award.
Chapter 272, Section 80G. Experiments on vertebrates; vivisection, dissection of animals; care.
Chapter 272, Section 80H. Motor vehicles; striking, injuring or killing dogs or cats.
Chapter 272, Section 81. Rest, water and feed for transported animals; lien; liability for detention.
Chapter 272, Section 82. Arrest without warrant for violation of sec. 77 or 81; notice to owner; care of animals; lien.
Chapter 272, Section 83. Complaint, warrant and search relative to cruelty to animals.
Chapter 272, Section 84. Prosecutions under secs. 77—81.
Chapter 272, Section 85. Repealed, 1951, 34, Sec. 2.
Chapter 272, Section 86. Stabling horses or mules on second or higher floors, in places other than cities.
Chapter 272, Section 86A. Stabling horses and mules above first floor or exceeding six in cities; use of exits.
Chapter 272, Section 86B. Stabling horses or mules exceeding fifteen.
Chapter 272, Section 86C. Smoking in buildings used for stabling horses or mules.
Chapter 272, Section 86D. Pails of water and sand in buildings used for stables.
Chapter 272, Section 86E. Entry upon premises to enforce secs. 86A—86D; ordering conditions remedied; service.
Chapter 272, Section 86F. Punishment for violation of secs. 86—86D or for neglect to comply with orders under sec. 86E.
Chapter 272, Section 87. Keeping or using birds to be shot at; shooting them; permitting premises to be used for shooting.
Chapter 272, Section 88. Complaints and warrants relative to fighting animals; searches; arrests.
Chapter 272, Section 89. Entering without warrant place for exhibition of fighting animals; arrests; seizure of animals.
Chapter 272, Section 90. Custody of arrested persons; taking before court; proceedings.
Chapter 272, Section 92. Appeal; recognizance; custody and disposition of animals.
Chapter 272, Section 93. Expenses of care and destruction of fighting animals.
Chapter 272, Section 94. Owning, possessing or training fighting animals; establishing or promoting exhibition.
Chapter 272, Section 95. Aiding or being present at exhibition of fighting animals.
Chapter 272, Section 96. False notice of birth, marriage or death.
Chapter 272, Section 97. Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 4.
Chapter 272, Section 97A. Demands, notices or other documents resembling court process; complaint; order to discontinue.
Chapter 272, Section 98B. Discrimination in employment on public works or in public relief or transitional assistance.
Chapter 272, Section 98C. Libel relative to groups of persons; punishment; prosecutions; defenses.
Chapter 272, Section 99. Interception of wire and oral communications.
Chapter 272, Section 99A. Overhearing deliberations of jury by using devices.
Chapter 272, Section 100--102. Repealed, 1968, 738, Secs. 4--6.
Chapter 272, Section 103. Repealed, 1993, 279.
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