973.06(1)(1) Except as provided in
s. 93.20, the costs taxable against the defendant shall consist of the following items and no others:
973.06(1)(a)
(a) The necessary disbursements and fees of officers allowed by law and incurred in connection with the arrest, preliminary examination and trial of the defendant, including, in the discretion of the court, the fees and disbursements of the agent appointed to return a defendant from another state or country.
973.06(1)(am)
(am) Moneys expended by a law enforcement agency under all of the following conditions:
973.06(1)(am)1.
1. The agency expended the moneys to purchase a controlled substance or controlled substance analog that was distributed in violation of
ch. 961.
973.06(1)(am)2.
2. The moneys were expended in the course of an investigation that resulted in the defendant's conviction.
973.06(1)(am)3.
3. The moneys were used to obtain evidence of the defendant's violation of the law.
973.06(1)(am)4.
4. The agency has not previously been reimbursed or repaid for the expended moneys by the defendant.
973.06(1)(b)
(b) Fees and travel allowance of witnesses for the state at the preliminary examination and the trial.
973.06(1)(c)
(c) Fees and disbursements allowed by the court to expert witnesses.
Section 814.04 (2) shall not apply in criminal cases.
973.06(1)(d)
(d) Fees and travel allowance of witnesses for the defense incurred by the county at the request of the defendant, at the preliminary hearing and the trial.
973.06(1)(e)
(e) Attorney fees payable to the defense attorney by the county or the state. If the court determines at the time of sentencing that the defendant's financial circumstances are changed, the court may adjust the amount in accordance with
s. 977.07 (1) (a) and
(2).
973.06(1)(f)
(f) An amount determined by the court to make a reasonable contribution to a crime prevention organization, if the court determines that the person has the financial ability to make the contribution and the contribution is appropriate.
973.06(1)(g)
(g) An amount equal to 10% of any restitution ordered under
s. 973.20, payable to the county treasurer for use by the county.
973.06(1)(h)
(h) The cost of performance of a test under
s. 968.38, if ordered by the court.
973.06(2)
(2) The court may remit the taxable costs, in whole or in part.
973.06(3)
(3) If the court orders payment of restitution, collection of costs shall be as provided under
s. 973.20.
973.06 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 784 (1975);
1979 c. 356;
1981 c. 352;
1985 a. 29;
1987 a. 347,
398,
403;
1991 a. 39,
269;
1995 a. 27,
53,
448.
973.06 Annotation
See note to 814.51, citing State v. Foster, 100 W (2d) 103, 301 NW (2d) 192 (1981).
973.06 Annotation
Court may not order reimbursement of law enforcement agency for routine investigative activities. State v. Peterson, 163 W (2d) 800, 472 NW (2d) 571 (Ct. App. 1991).
973.06 Annotation
Contribution under (1) (e) toward defendant's attorney fees payable by county may not be taxed in an order separate from the sentence. State v. Grant, 168 W (2d) 682, 484 NW (2d) 371 (Ct. App. 1992).
973.06 Annotation
Sub. (1) (c) provides authority to order payment of costs to the state crime laboratory for tests performed, whether or not an expert from the laboratory actually testified at trial. State v. Ferguson, 195 W (2d) 174, 536 NW (2d) 116 (Ct. App. 1995).
973.06 Annotation
Sub. (1) (c) does not limit recovery of expert witness fees to fees for court appointed witnesses. State v. Schmaling, 198 W (2d) 757, 543 NW (2d) 555 (Ct. App. 1995).
973.06 Annotation
A court was authorized to order that a defendant pay the cost of DNA testing by a private laboratory as a cost under this section. State v. Beiersdorf, 208 W (2d) 492, 561 NW (2d) 749 (Ct. App. 1997).
973.06 Annotation
Expenses incurred by a sheriff's department in transporting a witness from a Florida corrections facility to testify at the defendant's trial were chargeable to the defendant under s. 973.06 (1) (a). State v. Bender, 213 W (2d) 338, 570 NW (2d) 590 (Ct. App. 1997).
973.06 Annotation
For costs to be imposed under sub. (1) (am) all the listed conditions must be met. State v. Neave, 220 W (2d) 786, 585 NW (2d) 169 (Ct. App. 1998).
973.06 Annotation
Obligation of defendant under this section is not dischargeable in bankruptcy. Matter of Zarzynski, 771 F (2d) 304 (1985).
973.06 Annotation
Right to counsel; repayment of cost of court-appointed counsel as a condition of probation. 56 MLR 551.
973.07
973.07
Failure to pay fine or costs or to comply with certain community service work. If the fine, costs, penalty assessment, jail assessment, crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, applicable deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge, applicable drug abuse program improvement surcharge, applicable domestic abuse assessment, applicable driver improvement surcharge, applicable enforcement assessment under
s. 253.06 (4) (c), applicable weapons assessment, applicable uninsured employer assessment, applicable environmental assessment, applicable wild animal protection assessment, applicable natural resources assessment and applicable natural resources restitution payments are not paid or community service work under
s. 943.017 (3) is not completed as required by the sentence, the defendant may be committed to the county jail until the fine, costs, penalty assessment, jail assessment, crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, applicable deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge, applicable drug abuse program improvement surcharge, applicable domestic abuse assessment, applicable driver improvement surcharge, applicable enforcement assessment under
s. 253.06 (4) (c), applicable weapons assessment, applicable uninsured employer assessment, applicable environmental assessment, applicable wild animal protection assessment, applicable natural resources assessment or applicable natural resources restitution payments are paid or discharged, or the community service work under
s. 943.017 (3) is completed, for a period fixed by the court not to exceed 6 months.