LRB-0357/1
BF:jrd:jlb
1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
February 6, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Kreibich, Goetsch, Wilder,
Lehman, Owens, Kaufert, Brandemuehl, Huber, Dobyns, Handrick, Walker,
Olsen, Nass, Zukowski, Ladwig, Ziegelbauer, Silbaugh, Hahn, Schneiders,
Meyer, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Albers, Seratti, Freese, Musser, Ott,
Klusman and Vrakas, cosponsored by Senators Huelsman, Farrow, Buettner,
Panzer and Fitzgerald. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and
Corrections.
AB101,1,3
1An Act to amend 973.06 (2); and
to create 973.06 (1) (am) of the statutes;
2relating to: reimbursing a law enforcement agency for certain expenses in
3drug violation investigations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law places limits on the costs that a court may assess against a criminal
defendant. One of those limits allows the court to assess the defendant for law
enforcement disbursements and fees incurred in connection with the arrest,
preliminary examination and trial of the defendant. This bill specifically requires
the court to assess the defendant for moneys spent by a law enforcement agency, in
connection with its investigation, to buy a dangerous drug that was illegally
distributed.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB101, s. 1
4Section
1. 973.06 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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973.06
(1) (am) Moneys expended by a law enforcement agency under all of the
6following conditions:
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1. The agency expended the moneys to purchase a controlled substance that
8was distributed in violation of ch. 161.
AB101,2,2
12. The moneys were expended in the course of an investigation that resulted
2in the defendant's conviction.
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3. The moneys were used to obtain evidence of the defendant's violation of the
4law.
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4. The agency has not previously been reimbursed or repaid for the expended
6moneys.
AB101, s. 2
7Section
2. 973.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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973.06
(2) The court may remit the taxable costs, in whole or in part
, except
9that the court may not remit costs under sub. (1) (am).
AB101,2,11
11(1) This act first applies to costs taxed on the effective date of this subsection.
