What is the Punishment for Damage to Property
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Wisconsin
My fiancé was charged with Damage of Property. The Type: Forf. U Statute: 39.35(A) of Sauk County. Police arrested him and told him he had a warrant out for his arrest (We were an hour away from Sauk County where we both live) which both of us were surprised about. I wasn't there, but heard from his friend. Its super important to me to figure out how long until i'm seeing him again and I've done a lot of research and didn't find what I wanted. Please help!!
Re: What is the Punishment for Damage to Property
The Sauk County ordinance for damage to property is Sec. 11.04.
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Quoting Sauk County Ordinances, Sec. 11.15. Penalty.
The penalty for violating any section of this chapter shall be a forfeiture of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) together with court costs and fees prescribed by §§ 814.63(1) and (2) Stats., penalty assessment imposed by § 165.87 Stats., jail assessment imposed by § 53.46(1) Stats. and automation fee imposed by § 814.635 Stats.
Re: What is the Punishment for Damage to Property
So he is most definitely getting a fine, but he shouldn't be more than 9 months im pretty sure.
Re: What is the Punishment for Damage to Property
No jail time is possible. Wisconsin has three kinds of offenses: felonies, misdemeanors, and forfeitures (other states would likely call them infractions/violations). Forfeitures in Wisconsin do not carry any possibility of jail time; just merely a fine (and points on a driving record, if applicable).