›› Wisconsin: Alcohol-Related Laws

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  Automatic License Revocation, Felony DUI, Dram Shop, Fake ID, Graduated Drivers Licensing, .15 High BAC, Social Host, Habitual Traffic Offender, Ignition Interlock, Penalties for Test Refusal Greater than Test Failure, Illegal Per Se, Mandatory Jail 2nd Offense, Mandatory Alcohol Assessment/Treatment, Mandatory Alcohol Education, Mandatory BAC Testing for Offenders who are Killed, Mandatory BAC Testing for DUI Offenders who Survive, Open Container Law that is TEA-21 Compliant, Preliminary Breath Tester, Lower BAC for Repeat Offender, TEA-21 Compliant for Repeat Offenders, Vehicle Confiscation, Vehicular Homicide, Vehicle Impound, Victim Rights Constitutional Amendment, Youth Attempt at Purchase, Youth Consumption of Alcohol, Child Endangerment, Youth Purchase, Selling Alcohol to Youth, Zero Tolerance,

• Marijuana Laws *
  

  Incarceration Fine Possession Any amount (first offense) misdemeanor 6 months* $1,000 Any amount (subsequent offense) misdemeanor double penalty double penalty Within 1,000 feet of a school, or other specified areas misdemeanor additional 100 hours of community service *Conditional discharge available. Cultivation 10 plants or less felony 4.5 years $500 - $25,000 11 to 50 plants felony 3 months - 7.5 years $1,000 - $50,000 More than 50 plants felony 1 - 15 years $1,000 - $100,000 Sale 500 g or less felony 4.5 years $500 - $25,000 500 to 2,500 g felony 3 months - 7.5 years $1,000 - $50,000 2,500 g or more felony 1 - 15 years $1,000 - $100,000 To a minor who is at least three years younger than seller felony double penalty double penalty Within 1,000 feet of a school, or other specified areas felony additional 5 years Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...) Paraphernalia possession misdemeanor 30 days $500 Paraphernalia sale misdemeanor 90 days $1,000 Paraphernalia sale to a minor misdemeanor 9 months $10,000 For convictions of subsequent offenses the penalties double. Any conviction causes driver's license suspension for 6 months - 5 years. Details Possession of marijuana is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 for the first offense, and for subsequent offenses, the possible penalties double. Conditional discharge is available for first offenders. Possession within 1,000 feet of a school, school bus, public park, public pool, youth center or community center adds an additional 100 hours of community service to the sentence for possession.  A second or subsequent possession charge is a felony. Fines and incarceration are doubled. Cultivation of 10 plants or less is punishable by up to 4.5 years in prison and a fine of $500 - $25,000. For greater than 10 plants, the penalties increase to 3 months - 7.5 years in prison and a fine of $1,000 - $50,000. Cultivation of greater than 50 plants carries a penalty of 1 - 15 years in prison and a fine of $1,000 - $100,000. Delivery, sale or possession with intent to sell 500 grams or less of marijuana is punishable by up to 4.5 years in prison and a fine of $500 - $25,000. For amounts greater than 500 grams the penalty increases to 3 months - 7.5 years in prison and a fine of $1,000 - $50,000. Greater than 2,500 grams carries a penalty of 1 - 15 years in prison and a fine of $1,000 - $100,000. Sale or delivery to a minor who is at least three years younger than the offender doubles the possible penalties. Sale within 1,000 feet of a school, school bus, public park, public pool, youth center, community center, treatment facility, jail or public housing project adds five years to the maximum possible prison term. Distribution or sale on a public transit vehicle also increases the maximum possible prison sentence by five years. Possession of paraphernalia is punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine up to $500. Delivery or possession with intent to distribute is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a fine up to $1,000, unless the sale or delivery was to a minor, in which case the penalties increase to a possible 9 months in jail and a fine up to $10,000. For convictions of second or subsequent offenses the penalties double. Upon conviction of a drug offense, the offender's driver's license is suspended for 6 months - 5 years. Conditional release: The state allows conditional release or alternative or diversion sentencing for people facing their first prosecutions. Usually, conditional release lets a person opt for probation rather than trial. After successfully completing probation, the individual's criminal record does not reflect the charge. Drugged driving: This state has a per se drugged driving law enacted. In their strictest form, these laws forbid drivers from operating a motor vehicle if they have any detectable level of an illicit drug or drug metabolite (i.e., compounds produced from chemical changes of a drug in the body, but not necessarily psychoactive themselves) present in their bodily fluids above a specific threshold.   * Data provided by NORML