# Wis. Stat. § 823.09: Bawdyhouses declared nuisances

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.09

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 823.09
- **Heading:** Bawdyhouses declared nuisances
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 823 / Section 823.09

## Text

Whoever shall erect, establish, continue, maintain, use, occupy or lease any building or part of building, erection or place to be used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation or prostitution, or permit the same to be used, in the state of Wisconsin, shall be guilty of a nuisance and the building, erection, or place, in or upon which such lewdness, assignation or prostitution is conducted, permitted, carried on, continued or exists, and the furniture, fixtures, musical instruments and contents used therewith for the same purpose are declared a nuisance, and shall be enjoined and abated.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 762 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 823.09.

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 823.01 Jurisdiction over nuisances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.01.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.02 Injunction against public nuisance, time extension.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.02.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.03 Judgment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.03.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.04 Execution and warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.04.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.05 Warrant may be stayed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.05.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.06 Expense of abating, how collected.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.06.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.07 Violations of ordinances or resolutions relating to noxious business.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.07.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.08 Actions against agricultural uses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.08.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.09 Bawdyhouses declared nuisances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.09.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.10 Disorderly house, action for abatement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.10.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.11 Evidence; dismissal of action; costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.11.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.12 Punishment for violation of injunction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.12.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.13 Judgment and execution; sale of fixtures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.13.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 823.14 Application of proceeds of sale; lis pendens.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C823_S823.14.md)

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