939.645 Penalty; crimes committed against certain people or property.
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939.645 Penalty; crimes committed against certain people or property.
(1)If a person does all of the following, the penalties for the underlying crime are increased as provided in sub.
(2):
(a)Commits a crime under chs. 939 to 948 .
(b)Intentionally selects the person against whom the crime under par.
(a)is committed or selects the property that is damaged or otherwise affected by the crime under par.
(a)in whole or in part because of the actor’s belief or perception regarding the race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry of that person or the owner or occupant of that property, whether or not the actor’s belief or perception was correct.
(a)If the crime committed under sub.
(1)is ordinarily a misdemeanor other than a Class A misdemeanor, the revised maximum fine is $10,000 and the revised maximum term of imprisonment is one year in the county jail.
(b)If the crime committed under sub.
(1)is ordinarily a Class A misdemeanor, the penalty increase under this section changes the status of the crime to a felony and the revised maximum fine is $10,000 and the revised maximum term of imprisonment is 2 years.
(c)If the crime committed under sub.
(1)is a felony, the maximum fine prescribed by law for the crime may be increased by not more than $5,000 and the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the crime may be increased by not more than 5 years.