Tag: disorderly conduct

Stalking is a felony in Wisconsin.  Contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to learn how we help clients defend against these allegations. Section 940.32 of the Wisconsin Statutes prohibits stalking.  This law applies when you repeatedly engage in conduct that would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress or fear physical harm….

Threats to communicate derogatory information is a felony criminal charge in Wisconsin.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. for help – (414) 270-0202 Threats to communicate derogatory information is a serious felony charge in Wisconsin that carries significant consequences. Under section 943.31 of the Wisconsin Statutes, this Class I felony occurs when someone maliciously threatens…

Improperly using a laser pointer could result in quick criminal charges.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. at (414) 270-0202 for help. Laser pointers are useful for a variety of reasons – playing with your pets, pointing out objects that you can’t reach, and can be useful when appropriately mounted to various firearms.  But they…

Van Severen Law Office, S.C. regularly represents defendants facing disorderly conduct charges.  Call us for help: (414) 270-0202 The disorderly conduct statute in Wisconsin covers a wide variety of lower-level illegal conduct.  Actions that are violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly all qualify.  Those actions must tend to cause or provoke…

Altering a lottery ticket is a felony in Wisconsin. Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. at (414) 270-0202 regarding representation. Altering a lottery ticket, along with forging, counterfeiting, or illegally obtaining a lottery ticket is a felony in Wisconsin.  Similarly, transferring a lottery ticket in any of the above-referenced conditions is also a crime.  This…

Contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to discuss your carrying a concealed weapon case. Many firearms charges in Wisconsin are felonies, but carrying a concealed weapon is one exception.  A Class A misdemeanor, carrying a concealed weapon carries a maximum penalty of 9 months in jail, $10,000.00 in fines, or both.  No mandatory…

Perjury is committed when an individual lies under oath.  It’s a felony in Wisconsin. Perjury refers to lying under oath.  As criminal defense attorneys we regularly observe the kind of conduct that usually leads to these criminal charges.  Whether it’s during motion hearings, jury trials, or any other important hearing, witnesses in the criminal justice system…

Section 941.12 of the Wisconsin Statutes – Interfering with fire fighting Section 941.12 of the Wisconsin Statutes provides the law addressing interfering with fire fighting.  It says: (1) Whoever intentionally interferes with the proper functioning of a fire alarm system or the lawful efforts of fire fighters to extinguish a fire is guilty of a Class…

Section 941.13 of the Wisconsin Statutes – False alarms Section 941.13 of the Wisconsin Statutes is titled “false alarms.”  Although this title may not match your criminal complaint (and we’ll see that it doesn’t match the jury instructions), this section applies to illegally pulling a fire alarm.  The law says: False alarms. Whoever intentionally gives a…

Impersonating peace officers, fire fighters, or other emergency personnel is a crime in Wisconsin.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. for help: (414) 270-0202 Impersonating peace officers, fire fighters, or other emergency personnel is a Class A misdemeanor offense in Wisconsin.  If you’re convicted of this offense, the maximum penalty you face is 9 months…