Section 973.046 – Deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Wisconsin

(1r) If a court imposes a sentence or places a person on probation, the court shall impose a deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge, calculated as follows:

(a) For each conviction for a felony, $250.
(b) For each conviction for a misdemeanor, $200.
(2) After the clerk of court determines the amount due, the clerk shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer under s. 59.40(2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration under s. 59.25(3) (f) 2
(3) All moneys collected from deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharges shall be deposited by the secretary of administration as specified in s. 20.455(2) (Lp) and utilized under s. 165.77.
(4) If an inmate in a state prison or a person sentenced to a state prison has not paid the deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge under this section, the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the inmate’s wages or other moneys. Any amount collected shall be transmitted to the secretary of administration.

Wis. Stat. ยง 973.046

Amended by Acts 2017 ch, 59,s 2255p, eff. 9/23/2017.
Amended by Acts 2013 ch, 20,s 2353, eff. 1/1/2014.
1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 201; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 277.