In addition to any forfeiture imposed in an action under ch. 778, a defendant shall pay the following surcharges if applicable:
814.80.Surcharges in ch. 778 forfeiture actions.
Ch. 814: Court Costs, Fees, and Surcharges · Last amended 2009 · Last verified July 15, 2026
In one sentenceSection 814.80 lists the surcharges a Wisconsin court must add to a forfeiture imposed for a violation prosecuted under chapter 778, cross-referencing the separate statutes that fix each surcharge’s dollar amount.
Full Text of Section 814.80
(1) The consumer information surcharge under s. 100.261. (2) The court support services surcharge under s. 814.85. (3) The crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge under s. 165.755. (4m) The crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s. 973.045 (1m). (5) The delinquency victim and witness surcharge under s. 938.34 (8d) (a). (6) The domestic abuse surcharge under s. 971.37 (1m) (c) 1. or 973.055. (7) The jail surcharge under s. 302.46 (1). (8) The justice information system surcharge under s. 814.86 (1). (9) The penalty surcharge under s. 757.05. (10) The special prosecution clerks surcharge under s. 814.86 (1m). (11) The supplemental food enforcement surcharge under s. 253.06 (4) (c).
Plain-English Summary
Section 814.80 is the fourth in a run of parallel chapter-specific forfeiture-surcharge sections, attaching to forfeitures imposed for violations under ch. 778.
Its 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 domestic abuse 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 supplemental food enforcement surcharge.
Every surcharge on the list applies only “if applicable” to the specific violation. Section 814.80 sits between s. 814.79 (chapter 345 traffic forfeitures) and s. 814.81 (chapter 800 municipal court forfeitures) in this sequence of chapter-specific surcharge sections.
Frequently Asked Questions
What surcharges apply to a chapter 778 forfeiture in Wisconsin?
The list in section 814.80.
Is the domestic abuse surcharge part of this list?
Yes, under (6).
Does the supplemental food enforcement surcharge apply to chapter 778 forfeitures?
Yes, under (11).
How many chapter-specific forfeiture surcharge sections does Wisconsin have in this run?
Several run in sequence — section 814.77 (chapter 23), 814.78 (chapter 66), 814.79 (chapter 345), 814.80 (chapter 778), and 814.81 (chapter 800) — each tailored to that chapter’s forfeitures.
Do all the listed surcharges apply automatically to every chapter 778 case?
No, only the ones applicable to the violation prosecuted.
Amendment History
History: 2003 a. 139; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20, 84; 2009 a. 28.
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