Section 19.58. Criminal penalties.

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(a) Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this subchapter except s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br) , or a code of ethics adopted or established under s. 19.45 (11) (a) or (b) , shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both.

(b) Any person who intentionally violates s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br) is guilty of a Class I felony.

(2) The penalties under sub. (1) do not limit the power of either house of the legislature to discipline its own members or to impeach a public official, or limit the power of a department to discipline its state public officials or employees.

(3) In this section “intentionally" has the meaning given under s. 939.23 .

(4) A person who violates s. 19.50 may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

1973 c. 90 ; Stats. 1973 s. 11.10; 1973 c. 334 ss. 33 , 57 , 58 ; Stats. 1973 s. 19.50; 1975 c. 200 ; 1977 c. 277 ss. 34 , 37 ; Stats. 1977 s. 19.58; 2003 a. 39 ; 2015 a. 118 .

                    
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