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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin's statutes are published on the Wisconsin Legislature's official document server at docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, with a table of contents listing Chapter 942 (Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties) and Chapter 968 (Commencement of criminal proceedings, including wiretapping provisions).",
      "body": "Wisconsin's statutes are published on the Wisconsin Legislature's official document server at docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, with a table of contents listing Chapter 942 (Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties) and Chapter 968 (Commencement of criminal proceedings, including wiretapping provisions).\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature / Legislative Reference Bureau actually says:\n\n“TABLE OF CONTENTS942. Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.968. Commencement of criminal proceedings.”\n\nNote: Anchor record for batch 889. The TOC lists Chapter 942 (invasion of privacy) and Chapter 968 (criminal procedure, including ss. 968.28-968.37 wiretapping/electronic interception). No separate Chapter 965 exists in the index.",
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      "evidence_quote": "TABLE OF CONTENTS942. Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties.968. Commencement of criminal proceedings.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes Ch. 968: wiretapping statute citation",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin's electronic interception of communications is governed by Chapter 968 of the Wisconsin Statutes, specifically ss. 968.27 to 968.37, under the heading Commencement of criminal proceedings.",
      "body": "Wisconsin's electronic interception of communications is governed by Chapter 968 of the Wisconsin Statutes, specifically ss. 968.27 to 968.37, under the heading Commencement of criminal proceedings.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature / Legislative Reference Bureau actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 968COMMENCEMENT OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS968.01 Complaint.968.28 Application for court order to intercept communications.968.29 Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, electronic or oral communications.968.30 Procedure for interception of wire, electronic or oral communications.968.31 Interception and disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications prohibited.968.32 Forfeiture of contraband devices.968.33 Reports concerning intercepted wire or oral communications.968.34 Use of pen register or trap and trace device restricted.968.35 Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.968.36 Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.968.37 Assistance in the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device.”\n\nNote: Chapter 968 is the Criminal Procedure chapter. Sections 968.27-968.37 constitute Wisconsin's wiretapping/electronic interception law. The wiretap provisions are subsections within Chapter 968, not a separate chapter.",
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      "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 968COMMENCEMENT OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS968.01 Complaint.968.28 Application for court order to intercept communications.968.29 Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, electronic or oral communications.968.30 Procedure for interception of wire, electronic or oral communications.968.31 Interception and disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications prohibited.968.32 Forfeiture of contraband devices.968.33 Reports concerning intercepted wire or oral communications.968.34 Use of pen register or trap and trace device restricted.968.35 Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.968.36 Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.968.37 Assistance in the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes s. 968.31: consent regime one-party",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin is a one-party consent state: it is lawful for a person who is a party to a wire, electronic or oral communication, or for whom one party has given prior consent, to intercept that communication, unless the interception is for the purpose of committing a criminal or tortious act or any other injurious act.",
      "body": "Wisconsin is a one-party consent state: it is lawful for a person who is a party to a wire, electronic or oral communication, or for whom one party has given prior consent, to intercept that communication, unless the interception is for the purpose of committing a criminal or tortious act or any other injurious act.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature / Legislative Reference Bureau actually says:\n\n“968.31(2)(c) For a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the constitution or laws of the United States or of any state or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act.”\n\nNote: Subsection (2)(b) provides the same one-party consent exception for persons acting under color of law (law enforcement). Subsection (2)(c) provides it for private persons. Both are subject to the criminal/tortious/injurious act carve-out.",
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      "evidence_quote": "968.31(2)(c) For a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the constitution or laws of the United States or of any state or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes ss. 942.08, 968.31: video recording without audio",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin's wiretapping statute (s. 968.31) only prohibits interception of wire, electronic or oral communications, so video recording without audio does not fall under that chapter; instead, video surveillance in private places is separately addressed by s. 942.08 (invasion of privacy), which makes it a Class A misdemeanor to install a surveillance device or use one to observe in a private place with intent to observe a nude or partially nude person without consent.",
      "body": "Wisconsin's wiretapping statute (s. 968.31) only prohibits interception of wire, electronic or oral communications, so video recording without audio does not fall under that chapter; instead, video surveillance in private places is separately addressed by s. 942.08 (invasion of privacy), which makes it a Class A misdemeanor to install a surveillance device or use one to observe in a private place with intent to observe a nude or partially nude person without consent.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature / Legislative Reference Bureau actually says:\n\n“968.31(1)(a) Intentionally intercepts, attempts to intercept or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept, any wire, electronic or oral communication.”\n\nNote: Section 968.31(1)(a) only covers interception of communications. Section 942.08 covers visual surveillance devices in private places. Section 942.09 separately addresses capturing intimate representations (photos/videos) without consent. Video-only recording of non-nude, non-intimate areas outside a private place is not addressed by the wiretapping statute.",
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      "evidence_quote": "968.31(1)(a) Intentionally intercepts, attempts to intercept or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept, any wire, electronic or oral communication.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes s. 968.31: penalty classification",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Violating Wisconsin's prohibition on interception and disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications under s. 968.31(1) is a Class H felony.",
      "body": "Violating Wisconsin's prohibition on interception and disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications under s. 968.31(1) is a Class H felony.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature / Legislative Reference Bureau actually says:\n\n“968.31(1)(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in ss. 196.63 or 968.28 to 968.30, whoever commits any of the acts enumerated in this section is guilty of a Class H felony:968.31(1)(a)(a) Intentionally intercepts, attempts to intercept or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept, any wire, electronic or oral communication.”\n\nNote: Class H felony is Wisconsin's felony classification. Subsection (1) lists six prohibited acts: interception, use of a device to intercept, disclosure of contents, use of contents, disclosure of lawfully intercepted contents except as provided, and alteration of intercepted recordings.",
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      "evidence_quote": "968.31(1)(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in ss. 196.63 or 968.28 to 968.30, whoever commits any of the acts enumerated in this section is guilty of a Class H felony:968.31(1)(a)(a) Intentionally intercepts, attempts to intercept or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept, any wire, electronic or oral communication.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes s. 968.31(2m): civil remedy",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person whose wire, electronic or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of ss. 968.28 to 968.37 has a civil cause of action and may recover actual damages (but not less than liquidated damages at $100 per day of violation or $1,000, whichever is higher), punitive damages, and a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs.",
      "body": "A person whose wire, electronic or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of ss. 968.28 to 968.37 has a civil cause of action and may recover actual damages (but not less than liquidated damages at $100 per day of violation or $1,000, whichever is higher), punitive damages, and a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature / Legislative Reference Bureau actually says:\n\n“968.31(2m)(2m) Any person whose wire, electronic or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of ss. 968.28 to 968.37 shall have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses or uses, or procures any other person to intercept, disclose, or use, the communication, and shall be entitled to recover from any such person:968.31(2m)(a)(a) Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is higher;968.31(2m)(b)(b) Punitive damages; and968.31(2m)(c)(c) A reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.”\n\nNote: The civil remedy in s. 968.31(2m) provides actual damages, liquidated damages floor of $100/day or $1,000, punitive damages, and attorney fees/costs. Good faith reliance on a court order under s. 968.30(7) is a complete defense per s. 968.31(3).",
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      "evidence_quote": "968.31(2m)(2m) Any person whose wire, electronic or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of ss. 968.28 to 968.37 shall have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses or uses, or procures any other person to intercept, disclose, or use, the communication, and shall be entitled to recover from any such person:968.31(2m)(a)(a) Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is higher;968.31(2m)(b)(b) Punitive damages; and968.31(2m)(c)(c) A reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes s. 968.31(2): statutory exceptions",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin's wiretapping prohibition includes multiple exceptions: provider employees acting in the normal course of employment, law enforcement officers acting under color of law with one party's consent, private persons with one party's consent (absent criminal/tortious purpose), interception of communications readily accessible to the general public, interception of certain radio communications, and pen register/trap and trace use as authorized under ss. 968.34 to 968.37.",
      "body": "Wisconsin's wiretapping prohibition includes multiple exceptions: provider employees acting in the normal course of employment, law enforcement officers acting under color of law with one party's consent, private persons with one party's consent (absent criminal/tortious purpose), interception of communications readily accessible to the general public, interception of certain radio communications, and pen register/trap and trace use as authorized under ss. 968.34 to 968.37.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature / Legislative Reference Bureau actually says:\n\n“968.31(2)(2) It is not unlawful under ss. 968.28 to 968.37:968.31(2)(a)(a) For an operator of a switchboard, or an officer, employee or agent of any provider of a wire or electronic communication service, whose facilities are used in the transmission of a wire or electronic communication to intercept, disclose or use that communication in the normal course of his or her employment while engaged in any activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of his or her service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service, except that a provider of a wire or electronic communication service shall not utilize service observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks.968.31(2)(b)(b) For a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication, where the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.968.31(2)(c)(c) For a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the constitution or laws of the United States or of any state or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act.”\n\nNote: Additional exceptions in sub. (2)(d)-(j) cover readily accessible electronic communications, certain radio communications, Communications Act exceptions, interference identification, same-frequency monitoring, and service provider fraud protection. Law enforcement needs a court order under ss. 968.28-968.30 for non-consent interceptions.",
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      "evidence_quote": "968.31(2)(2) It is not unlawful under ss. 968.28 to 968.37:968.31(2)(a)(a) For an operator of a switchboard, or an officer, employee or agent of any provider of a wire or electronic communication service, whose facilities are used in the transmission of a wire or electronic communication to intercept, disclose or use that communication in the normal course of his or her employment while engaged in any activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of his or her service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service, except that a provider of a wire or electronic communication service shall not utilize service observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks.968.31(2)(b)(b) For a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication, where the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.968.31(2)(c)(c) For a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the constitution or laws of the United States or of any state or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin's statutes are published by the Wisconsin Legislature on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, with the table of contents showing all statute chapter titles numerically grouped under subject-matter headings, certified under s. 35.18 and prima facie evidence that they are the Wisconsin Statutes under s. 889.01, updated through 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 and published October 1, 2026.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 942: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 942 (Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties) contains no wiretap, interception, or eavesdropping provisions; its sections cover defamation, opening letters, polygraph and genetic test consent, invasion of privacy, representations depicting nudity, sexual extortion, and drone use.",
      "body": "Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 942 (Crimes against reputation, privacy and civil liberties) contains no wiretap, interception, or eavesdropping provisions; its sections cover defamation, opening letters, polygraph and genetic test consent, invasion of privacy, representations depicting nudity, sexual extortion, and drone use.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 942 CRIMES AGAINST REPUTATION, PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES [942.01] Defamation. [942.03] Giving false information for publication. [942.05] Opening letters. [942.06] Use of polygraphs and similar tests. [942.07] Use of genetic tests. [942.08] Invasion of privacy. [942.09] Representations depicting nudity. [942.095] Sexual extortion. [942.10] Use of a drone.”\n\nNote: Official Chapter 942 table of contents from Wisconsin Statutes; the operative heading and section list are copied verbatim and contiguous from the page.",
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      "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 942 CRIMES AGAINST REPUTATION, PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES [942.01] Defamation. [942.03] Giving false information for publication. [942.05] Opening letters. [942.06] Use of polygraphs and similar tests. [942.07] Use of genetic tests. [942.08] Invasion of privacy. [942.09] Representations depicting nudity. [942.095] Sexual extortion. [942.10] Use of a drone.",
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      "from_batch": "889-wisconsin-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 942",
      "topic": "statutory code index",
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        ],
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes 942.09: rules.content",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wisconsin Statutes 942.09(2)(am)1 makes it a Class I felony to capture an intimate representation without the consent of the person depicted when the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and the actor knows or has reason to know the person does not consent.",
      "body": "Wisconsin Statutes 942.09(2)(am)1 makes it a Class I felony to capture an intimate representation without the consent of the person depicted when the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and the actor knows or has reason to know the person does not consent.\n\nWhat Wisconsin Legislature actually says:\n\n“942.09(2)(am)1. Captures an intimate representation without the consent of the person depicted under circumstances in which he or she has a reasonable expectation of privacy, if the person knows or has reason to know that the person who is depicted does not consent to the capture of the intimate representation.”\n\nNote: Section 942.09(2)(am)1 on intimate representation capture without consent; the operative text is copied verbatim and contiguous from the source page.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/942.09",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wisconsin Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "942.09(2)(am)1. Captures an intimate representation without the consent of the person depicted under circumstances in which he or she has a reasonable expectation of privacy, if the person knows or has reason to know that the person who is depicted does not consent to the capture of the intimate representation.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "889-wisconsin-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Wisconsin Statutes 942.09",
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