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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
February 12, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Krusick, Albers, Baumgart,
Bock, Dobyns, Hahn, Harsdorf, Krug, La Fave, J. Lehman, M. Lehman,
Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Plale, Ryba, Schafer, Staskunas, Turner,
Urban, Walker
and Wasserman, cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Buettner,
Cowles, Darling, A. Lasee
and Farrow. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AB91,1,7 1An Act to renumber 345.47 (1) (a) and (b); to renumber and amend 345.47 (1)
2(intro.), 345.47 (1) (c) and 345.47 (1) (d); to amend 66.12 (3) (b), 85.13, 341.08
3(4m), 341.10 (7), 345.28 (6), 814.04 (intro.), 814.16 and 973.06 (1) (intro.); and
4to create 59.40 (2) (mg), 66.12 (3) (cm), 345.47 (1g) (intro.) and 346.653 of the
5statutes; relating to: the recovery of costs of enforcing laws involving
6operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled
7substance or both.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law provides that, if the state brings a successful action against a
person who violates a statute, the state may recover certain costs in addition to any
fine or forfeiture imposed. The costs that the state may recover vary according to
whether the action is civil or criminal; and the costs include fees, disbursements,
interest, and witness expenses.
This bill expands the type of costs that may be recovered in cases involving the
operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant or a controlled
substance or both. Under the bill, the defendant is required to pay the costs incurred
by the law enforcement agency in the apprehension and arrest of the defendant and
in the investigation and prosecution of the offense.

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:
AB91, s. 1 1Section 1. 59.40 (2) (mg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB91,2,32 59.40 (2) (mg) Pay monthly to the law enforcement agencies the enforcement
3costs as required under s. 346.653 (2) (a).
AB91, s. 2 4Section 2. 66.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB91,2,185 66.12 (3) (b) All forfeitures and penalties recovered for the violation of any
6ordinance or bylaw of any city, village, town, town sanitary district or public inland
7lake protection and rehabilitation district shall be paid into the city, village, town,
8town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district
9treasury for the use of the city, village, town, town sanitary district or public inland
10lake protection and rehabilitation district, except as otherwise provided in par. (c),
11sub. (1) (b) and s. 165.87. The Except as provided in par. (cm), the judge shall report
12and pay into the treasury, quarterly, or at more frequent intervals if so required, all
13moneys collected belonging to the city, village, town, town sanitary district or public
14inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, which report shall be certified and
15filed in the office of the treasurer; and the judge shall be entitled to duplicate receipts
16for such moneys, one of which he or she shall file with the city, village or town clerk
17or with the town sanitary district or the public inland lake protection and
18rehabilitation district.
AB91, s. 3 19Section 3. 66.12 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB91,2,2120 66.12 (3) (cm) The municipal court shall pay monthly to the law enforcement
21agencies the enforcement costs as required under s. 346.653 (2) (b).
AB91, s. 4
1Section 4. 85.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB91,3,11 285.13 Cost of traffic violation and registration program. The
3department shall develop a system for charging local units of government or other
4authority as defined in s. 345.28 (1) (a) for the cost of the development and operation
5of the traffic violation and registration program under ss. 341.08 (4m), 341.10 (7) and
6(7m), 341.63 (1) (c), 345.28 (4) and 345.47 (1) (d) (1j) (b) based on the number of
7transactions processed by the local unit of government or other authority. No notices
8under s. 345.28 (4) submitted by an authority or under s. 345.47 (1) (d) (1j) (b)
9submitted by the court may be processed by the department unless the local unit of
10government or other authority involved has paid the department the appropriate
11amount determined by the department under this section.
AB91, s. 5 12Section 5. 341.08 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB91,4,513 341.08 (4m) At least 30 days prior to the expiration of a vehicle's registration,
14the department shall mail to the last-known address of the registrant or, if the
15vehicle is subject to a lease agreement, of the lessee designated by the registrant, a
16notice of the date upon which the registration must be renewed and an application
17form for renewal of registration. The application form or an accompanying document
18shall include a list of any unpaid citations for nonmoving traffic violations or any
19judgments for violation of ch. 110, 194 or 341 to 350, an administrative rule of the
20department, or an ordinance enacted in accordance with s. 349.06, including parking
21violations, entered against the registrant which remain unpaid. The list of unpaid
22citations for nonmoving traffic violations shall be based on information obtained
23under s. 345.28 (4). The list of unpaid judgments shall be based on information
24obtained under s. 345.47 (1) (d) (1j) (b). If there is a citation for any nonmoving traffic
25violation entered against the registrant or designated lessee which is unpaid, he or

1she shall be notified that the vehicle may not be registered until the citation is paid
2or the registrant or designated lessee appears in court to respond to the citation. If
3there is a judgment entered against the registrant or designated lessee which is
4unpaid, he or she shall be notified that the vehicle may not be registered until the
5judgment is paid.
AB91, s. 6 6Section 6. 341.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB91,4,97 341.10 (7) A court has notified the department under s. 345.47 (1) (d) (1j) (b)
8that a judgment has been entered against the applicant and the judgment remains
9unpaid.
AB91, s. 7 10Section 7. 345.28 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB91,4,1211 345.28 (6) No person may be arrested or imprisoned under s. 345.47 (1) (1g) (a)
12or ch. 785 for failure to pay a judgment assessed under this section and s. 345.47.
AB91, s. 8 13Section 8. 345.47 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 345.47 (1) and
14amended to read:
AB91,4,2115 345.47 (1) If the defendant is found guilty, the court may enter judgment
16against the defendant for a monetary amount not to exceed the maximum forfeiture
17provided for the violation, the penalty assessment, if required by s. 165.87, and the
18jail assessment, if required by s. 302.46 (1), provided for the violation and for costs
19under s. 345.53 and, if required, under s. 346.653 and, in addition, may suspend or
20revoke his or her operating privilege under s. 343.30. If the judgment is not paid, the
21court shall order:
AB91, s. 9 22Section 9. 345.47 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 345.47 (1g) (a)
23and (b).
AB91, s. 10 24Section 10. 345.47 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 345.47 (1j) (a) and
25amended to read:
AB91,5,12
1345.47 (1j) (a) If a court or judge suspends an operating privilege under this
2section
sub. (1), the court or judge shall immediately take possession of the
3suspended license and shall forward it to the department together with the notice of
4suspension, which shall clearly state that the suspension was for failure to pay a
5forfeiture, a penalty assessment, if required by s. 165.87, and a jail assessment, if
6required by s. 302.46 (1), imposed by the court. The notice of suspension and the
7suspended license, if it is available, shall be forwarded to the department within 48
8hours after the order of suspension. If the forfeiture, penalty assessment and jail
9assessment are paid during a period of suspension, the court or judge shall
10immediately notify the department. Upon receipt of the notice and payment of the
11reinstatement fee under s. 343.21 (1) (j), the department shall return the
12surrendered license.
AB91, s. 11 13Section 11. 345.47 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 345.47 (1j) (b) and
14amended to read:
AB91,6,215 345.47 (1j) (b) In addition to or in lieu of imprisonment or suspension under
16par. sub. (1g) (a) or (b), the court may notify the department, in the form and manner
17prescribed by the department, that a judgment has been entered against the
18defendant and remains unpaid. The notice shall include the name and last-known
19address of the person against whom the judgment was entered, the date judgment
20was entered, the amount of the judgment, the license number of the vehicle involved,
21certification by the court that a warrant has been served on the person against whom
22the judgment was entered or, in the case of a judgment entered under s. 345.28, that
23the person has been notified of the entry of judgment and the judgment remains
24unpaid and the place where the judgment may be paid. If the person subsequently

1pays the judgment the court shall immediately notify the department of the payment
2in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
AB91, s. 12 3Section 12. 345.47 (1g) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB91,6,54 345.47 (1g) (intro.) If the judgment under sub. (1) is not paid, the court shall
5order:
AB91, s. 13 6Section 13. 346.653 of the statutes is created to read:
AB91,6,12 7346.653 Recovery of enforcement costs. (1) (a) In addition to the costs
8allowed under ss. 814.04 and 973.06, the court shall determine the costs incurred by
9each law enforcement agency in the apprehension and arrest of the defendant and
10in the investigation and prosecution of the offense if the defendant enters a plea
11under sub. (5) or if the court imposes a fine or a forfeiture against the defendant for
12a violation of any of the following:
AB91,6,1313 1. Section 346.63 (1), (2), (5), (6) or (7).
AB91,6,1414 2. A local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) or (5).
AB91,6,1615 3. A law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in the this state
16in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) or (5).
AB91,6,1717 4. Section 940.09 (1), while operating a motor vehicle.
AB91,6,1818 5. Section 940.25, while operating a motor vehicle.
AB91,6,2419 (b) The prosecutor shall present evidence of the costs incurred by each law
20enforcement agency and the defendant shall be given an opportunity to refute that
21evidence. The court shall order the defendant to pay the costs incurred by each law
22enforcement agency in addition to the fine or forfeiture and any assessment,
23payment or surcharge imposed, after subtracting any of those costs recovered under
24s. 346.65 (6) (e).
AB91,7,3
1(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the clerk of court shall collect and transmit
2the costs ordered under sub. (1) (b) to the law enforcement agency that incurred the
3costs as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (mg).
AB91,7,64 (b) If the forfeiture is imposed by a municipal court, the court shall collect and
5transmit the enforcement costs to the law enforcement agency that incurred the costs
6as provided in s. 66.12 (3) (cm).
AB91,7,97 (c) A law enforcement agency that receives a payment under this subsection
8shall provide the clerk of court or the municipal court with a receipt for the amount
9received.
AB91,7,10 10(3) Costs imposed against a defendant under this section may only include:
AB91,7,1511 (a) All wages or salary paid to law enforcement agency officers or supervisory
12personnel for time spent in the apprehension and arrest of the defendant,
13investigation of the offense, preparation of reports, court appearances and
14conferences with the district attorney, assistant district attorneys or other
15prosecutors.
AB91,7,1816 (b) All costs for equipment used or fees for services incurred in connection with
17chemical analysis or testing done in the course of investigating or prosecuting the
18offense.
AB91,7,20 19(4) In no case shall the costs imposed against a defendant under this section
20in connection with any one offense exceed $1,000.
AB91,7,25 21(5) Costs shall be imposed against a defendant under this section in any action
22in which the defendant is initially charged with a violation of one of the statutes
23enumerated in sub. (1) (a), even when the original charge is subsequently changed
24to a charge of a violation of one or more other statutes and the defendant enters a plea
25of guilty or no contest to that amended charge.
AB91,8,2
1(6) A defendant who is required to pay costs imposed under this section shall
2pay the costs to the court in which they were imposed.
AB91, s. 14 3Section 14. 814.04 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB91,8,7 4814.04 Items of costs. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 93.20, 106.04 (6) (i)
5and (6m) (a), 346.653, 769.313, 814.025, 814.245, 895.035 (4), 895.75 (3), 895.77 (2),
6895.79 (3), 895.80 (3), 943.212 (2) (b), 943.245 (2) (d) and 943.51 (2) (b), when allowed
7costs shall be as follows:
AB91, s. 15 8Section 15. 814.16 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB91,8,11 9814.16 Settlement, costs on. Except as provided in s. ss. 93.20 and 346.653,
10upon settlement of an action no greater sum may be demanded for costs than at the
11rate prescribed in this chapter.
AB91, s. 16 12Section 16. 973.06 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB91,8,1413 973.06 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in s. ss. 93.20 and 346.653, the costs
14taxable against the defendant shall consist of the following items and no others:
AB91, s. 17 15Section 17. Initial applicability.
AB91,8,1716 (1) This act first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this
17subsection.
AB91,8,1818 (End)
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