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Wis JI-Criminal 999
Minor Passenger in the Vehicle
CAUTION: THIS INSTRUCTION IS TO BE USED FOR CHARGES UNDER
§ 940.09(1b) AND § 940.25(1b) ONLY WHEN THE OFFENSES OCCURRED
BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2003. IT IS TO BE USED FOR CHARGES UNDER
§ 346.65(2)(f)2., § 346.65(2j)(d), AND § 346.65(3m) REGARDLESS OF THE
DATE THE OFFENSE OCCURRED.
THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE GIVEN IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE INSTRUCTION ON THE OFFENSE CHARGED.
The (information) (complaint) alleges not only that the defendant committed the offense
of (specify the offense charged) but also that there was a passenger under 16 years of age in
the motor vehicle at the time.
If you find the defendant guilty, you must answer the following question:
"Was there a passenger under 16 years of age in the motor vehicle at the time?
If you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that there was a passenger under 16 years
of age in the motor vehicle at the time, you should answer the question "yes."
If you are not so satisfied, you must answer the question "no."
History
Wis JI-Criminal 999 (2011). Release No. 49, 5/2011. © 2011, 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
- Content hash
2fb137fe3c7b10773a91b2e81a33afb183bbb06cd5c1c31f5ead1413bc070646
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