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| 2 | 2 | | MJW:cdc |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 879 |
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| 5 | 5 | | January 5, 2024 - Introduced by Senators KNODL, BALLWEG, CARPENTER, MARKLEIN, |
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| 6 | 6 | | NASS and ROYS, cosponsored by Representatives RETTINGER, DONOVAN, ALLEN, |
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| 7 | 7 | | BEHNKE, DITTRICH, DUCHOW, GOEBEN, MAXEY, MELOTIK, MURPHY, MURSAU, |
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| 8 | 8 | | NEDWESKI, O'CONNOR, PALMERI, PENTERMAN, SAPIK, SORTWELL, JACOBSON and |
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| 9 | 9 | | STEFFEN. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. |
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| 10 | 10 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT to create 943.23 (1) (b) 2m. of the statutes; relating to: removing a |
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| 12 | 12 | | catalytic converter without consent and providing a penalty. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | This bill makes it a Class I felony to remove the catalytic converter from a |
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| 15 | 15 | | vehicle without the owner's consent. A Class I felony is punishable by a fine of up |
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| 16 | 16 | | to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to three years and six months, or both. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Under current law, it is a Class I felony to remove a major part of a vehicle |
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| 18 | 18 | | without the consent of the owner. All of the following are considered a major part of |
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| 19 | 19 | | a vehicle: the engine, transmission, doors, hood, grille, bumper, front fenders, deck |
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| 20 | 20 | | lid, tailgate or hatchback, rear quarter panels, trunk floor pan, frame or supporting |
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| 21 | 21 | | structure which serves as the frame, or any other part of the vehicle which has a |
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| 22 | 22 | | value exceeding $500. This bill adds catalytic converters to the list of parts that are |
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| 23 | 23 | | a major part of the vehicle. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 25 | 25 | | enact as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. 943.23 (1) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 27 | 27 | | 943.23 (1) (b) 2m. The catalytic converter. |
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