(a) Authority. This Section is adopted pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 66.0501 and Chapter 948, Wis. Stats.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following terms are defined:
(1) "Criminal Gang" means an ongoing organization, association or group of three (3) or more persons, whether formal or informal, that has as one of its primary activities, the commission of one (1) or more criminal or unlawful acts, or acts that would be criminal or unlawful if the actor were an adult, specified in Sec. 939.22(2l)(a) to (s), Wis. Stats., or in any of the Code of Ordinances sections referred to in Subsection (b)(2) below; that has a common name or common identifying sign or symbol and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity.
(2) "Pattern of Criminal Gang Activity" has the same meaning as the definition in Sec. 939.22(21), Wis. Stats., the list of offenses in Subsections (a) to (s) of that Section to Title 11 of this Code of Ordinances.
(3) "Unlawful Act" includes a violation of any of the Code of Ordinances sections referred to in Subsection (b)(2) above or any criminal act or act that would be criminal if the actor were an adult.
(c) Unlawful Activity.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in criminal gang activity.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to solicit or attempt to solicit a person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years, to commit or attempt to commit any violation of the provisions of this Section, or any one (1) or more of those sections of the Code of Ordinances referred to in Subsection (b)(2) above.
(3) It is unlawful for any person to solicit or attempt to solicit a person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years, to participate in criminal gang activity.
(4) It is unlawful for any person to solicit or attempt to solicit a person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years, to join a criminal gang.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 941.38, Wis. Stats.