1995 WISCONSIN ACT 156
An Act to amend 800.093 (2), 800.093 (3) (b) (intro.), 800.093 (4) (intro.) and 800.093 (5) (intro.) of the statutes; relating to: changing the limit on restitution ordered by a municipal court.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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Section 1
. 800.093 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
800.093 (2) Restitution ordered under this section is enforceable in a civil action by the victim named in the order to receive restitution. A court may not order a defendant to pay more than $200 $4,000 in restitution under this section. This $200 $4,000 limit does not apply to restitution ordered for violation of an ordinance that prohibits conduct that is the same as or similar to the conduct prohibited by s. 943.24 or 943.50.
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Section 2
. 800.093 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
800.093 (3) (b) (intro.) If return of the property under par. (a) is impossible, impractical or inadequate, pay the owner or owner's designee, subject to the $200
$4,000 limit in sub. (2), the reasonable repair or replacement cost or the greater of the following:
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Section 3
. 800.093 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
800.093 (4) (intro.) If the violation resulted in physical injury, the restitution order may require that the defendant do one or more of the following, subject to the $200 $4,000 limit in sub. (2):
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Section 4
. 800.093 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
800.093 (5) (intro.) The restitution order may require that the defendant do one or more of the following, subject to the $200 $4,000 limit in sub. (2):
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Section 5
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Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to violations of municipal ordinances that occur on the effective date of this subsection.
