Under current law, a person who is subject to a fine or forfeiture for violating
a state law or local ordinance is also subject to a variety of court costs, fees, and
surcharges.
AB344-ASA1,2,2
4814.52 Transport costs. (1) If a law enforcement agency requests a ferry
5provider to operate beyond its usual hours of operation to transport an arrested
1person to a jail or other facility, the law enforcement agency shall be reimbursed for
2the costs it incurs to pay for the ferry transport pursuant to sub. (2).
AB344-ASA1,2,8
3(2) In any civil or criminal action or proceeding, if a circuit court enters a
4judgment against a defendant who was the subject of a ferry transport described in
5sub. (1), the clerk of circuit court shall collect costs in an amount equal to the costs
6incurred by a law enforcement agency under sub. (1). When judgment is entered
7against the defendant, the defendant shall pay the costs and the clerk of circuit court
8shall pay the law enforcement agency that requested the transport.