814.78.Surcharges in ch. 66 forfeiture actions.
Ch. 814: Court Costs, Fees, and Surcharges · Last amended 2015 · Last verified July 15, 2026
Full Text of Section 814.78
Plain-English Summary
Section 814.78 attaches to forfeitures imposed for violating a municipal ordinance under s. 66.0113 or 66.0114. As with its sibling sections, it works through numbered cross-references to the statutes that set each surcharge’s amount.
The list includes the consumer information surcharge, the court support services surcharge under s. 814.85, the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge, the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, the delinquency victim and witness surcharge, the driver improvement surcharge, the safe ride program surcharge, the ignition interlock surcharge, the jail surcharge, the justice information system surcharge under s. 814.86 (1), the penalty surcharge, the special prosecution clerks surcharge under s. 814.86 (1m), and the truck driver education surcharge.
Every entry applies only “if applicable” to the ordinance violation prosecuted, and, like s. 814.77, s. 814.78 sits within a run of parallel chapter-specific forfeiture-surcharge sections that cover different kinds of forfeiture proceedings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What surcharges apply to a chapter 66 municipal ordinance forfeiture in Wisconsin?
The list in section 814.78, applying to violations prosecuted under section 66.0113 or 66.0114.
Is the driver improvement surcharge included in chapter 66 forfeitures?
Yes, listed under (7).
Does the court support services surcharge apply here too?
Yes, under (2), cross-referencing section 814.85.
What’s the difference between section 814.77 and section 814.78?
Section 814.77 applies to chapter 23 natural resources forfeitures under section 23.50; section 814.78 applies to municipal ordinance forfeitures under section 66.0113 or 66.0114.
Do all the listed surcharges apply automatically to a chapter 66 forfeiture?
No, only the ones applicable to the violation prosecuted.
Amendment History
History: 2003 a. 139; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 84; 2009 a. 100; 2015 a. 55.