947.011 Disrupting a funeral or memorial service.

WISCONSIN STATUTES AND CODES

947.011 Disrupting a funeral or memorial service.

947.011

947.011(1)

(1) In this section:

947.011(1)(a)

(a) "Facility" includes a cemetery in which a funeral or memorial service takes place.

947.011(1)(b)

(b) "Funeral or memorial service" includes a wake or a burial, as defined in s. 157.061 (1), but does not include a service that is not intended to honor or commemorate one or more specific decedents.

947.011(2)

(2)

947.011(2)(a)

(a) No person may do any of the following during a funeral or memorial service, during the 60 minutes immediately preceding the scheduled starting time of a funeral or memorial service if a starting time has been scheduled, or during the 60 minutes immediately following a funeral or memorial service:

947.011(2)(a)1.

1. Engage in conduct that is prohibited under s. 947.01 within 500 feet of any entrance to a facility being used for the service with the intent to disrupt the service.

947.011(2)(a)2.

2. Intentionally block access to a facility being used for the service.

947.011(2)(b)

(b) No person, with the intent to disrupt a funeral procession, may impede vehicles that he or she knows are part of the procession.

947.011(2)(c)

(c) No person may do any of the following during a funeral or memorial service, during the 60 minutes immediately preceding the scheduled starting time of a funeral or memorial service if a starting time has been scheduled, or during the 60 minutes immediately following a funeral or memorial service:

947.011(2)(c)1.

1. Engage in conduct that is prohibited under s. 947.01 within 500 feet of any entrance to a facility being used for the service.

947.011(2)(c)2.

2. Block access to a facility being used for the service.

947.011(2)(d)

(d) No person may impede vehicles that are part of a funeral procession if the person's conduct violates s. 947.01.

947.011(3)

(3)

947.011(3)(a)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b), any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

947.011(3)(b)

(b) Any person who violates sub. (2) (a) or (b) after having been convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a Class I felony.