Wisconsin Code § 943.012

Criminal damage to or graffiti on religious and other property
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Whoever intentionally causes damage to,
intentionally marks, draws or writes with ink or another substance on or intentionally etches into any physical property of an-

other, without the person’s consent and with knowledge of the
character of the property, is guilty of a Class I felony if the property consists of one or more of the following:
(1) Any church, synagogue or other building, structure or
place primarily used for religious worship or another religious
purpose.
(2) Any cemetery, mortuary or other facility used for burial
or memorializing the dead.
(3) Any school, educational facility or community center
publicly identified as associated with a group of persons of a particular race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national
origin or ancestry or by an institution of any such group.
(4) Any personal property contained in any property under
subs. (1) to (3) if the personal property has particular significance
or value to any group of persons of a particular race, religion,
color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry
and the actor knows the personal property has particular significance or value to that group.

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