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Wis JI-Criminal 1283A
Placing a Global Positioning Device
Statutory Definition of the Crime
Section 940.315(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Wisconsin is violated by a person who
places a global positioning device or a device equipped with global positioning technology
on a vehicle owned or leased by another person without that person's consent.
State's Burden of Proof
Before you may find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove by
evidence which satisfies you beyond a reasonable doubt that the following two elements were
present.
Elements of the Crime That the State Must Prove
1. The defendant placed [a global positioning device 1] [a device equipped with global
positioning technology] on a vehicle owned or leased by another person.
2. The defendant placed that device without the person's consent. 2
Jury's Decision
If you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that both elements of this offense have
been proved, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you are not so satisfied, you must find the defendant not guilty.
History
Wis JI-Criminal 1283A (2016). Release No. 54, 6/2016. © 2016, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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