Penalties for Failure to Report and False Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect - Wisconsin

Date: February 2019

Failure to Report

Citation: Ann. Stat. § 48.981(6)

Whoever intentionally violates the reporting laws by failure to report as required may be fined no more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no more than 6 months, or both.

False Reporting

This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.