In addition to any forfeiture imposed in an action under ch. 800, a defendant shall pay the following surcharges if applicable:
814.81.Surcharges in ch. 800 forfeiture actions.
Ch. 814: Court Costs, Fees, and Surcharges · Last amended 2007 · Last verified July 15, 2026
In one sentenceSection 814.81 lists the surcharges a Wisconsin court must add to a forfeiture imposed in a municipal court action prosecuted under chapter 800, cross-referencing the separate statutes that fix each surcharge’s dollar amount.
Full Text of Section 814.81
(1) The consumer information surcharge under s. 100.261. (3) The crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge under s. 165.755.
(6) The domestic abuse surcharge under s. 971.37 (1m) (c) 1. or 973.055. (7) The jail surcharge under s. 302.46 (1). (9) The penalty surcharge under s. 757.05.
Plain-English Summary
Chapter 800 governs municipal court procedure, and s. 814.81 lists the surcharges that attach to forfeitures a municipal court imposes under it.
The list here is shorter than its siblings covering ss. 814.75 through 814.80: the consumer information surcharge, the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge, the domestic abuse surcharge, the jail surcharge, and the penalty surcharge. Notably absent are the court support services surcharge and the justice information system surcharge, which are tied to circuit-court clerk fees paid under ss. 814.61 to 814.63 rather than to municipal court proceedings, so they don’t appear on this list.
As with the other surcharge lists, each item applies only “if applicable” to the violation. Section 814.81 covers only the additional surcharges, not the municipal court’s basic cost schedule, which is set separately in s. 814.65.
Frequently Asked Questions
What surcharges apply to a municipal court forfeiture in Wisconsin?
The list in section 814.81, for violations prosecuted under chapter 800.
Does the court support services surcharge apply in municipal court?
No, that surcharge isn’t listed among section 814.81’s municipal court surcharges; it’s tied to circuit-court clerk fees under section 814.85.
Is the domestic abuse surcharge part of the municipal court list?
Yes, under (6).
Why is section 814.81’s surcharge list shorter than the ones for chapters 23, 66, 345, and 778?
Because municipal court forfeitures under chapter 800 don’t trigger surcharges tied to circuit-court fee categories, like the court support services or justice information system surcharges.
Does section 814.81 also cover the municipal court’s basic fees?
No, those are set separately in section 814.65; section 814.81 covers only the additional surcharges.
Amendment History
History: 2003 a. 139; 2007 a. 84.
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Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau). Last verified July 15, 2026.
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