Wisconsin · Wisconsin Statutes — Criminal Code (Ch. 939–951)
Wis. Stat. (Criminal Code) § 948.31: Interference with custody by parent or others
What this law says, in plain English
Wisconsin law makes it a felony to intentionally take, cause to leave, or withhold a child from a legal custodian without consent, or to conceal a child from a parent, with intent to deprive custody rights.
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