Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 59.32 (2026)
Fees received by sheriff
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59.32(1)(1) Sheriff; fees. The sheriff shall collect the fees prescribed in s. 814.70, unless a higher fee is applicable under s. 814.705 (1) (a), and remit them to the treasurer as provided in s. 59.22 (1) (b).
Effective date noteNOTE: Sub. (1) is shown as amended eff. 11-1-26 by 2025 Wis. Act 179. Prior to 11-1-26 it reads:
Effective date text(1) Sheriff; fees. The sheriff shall collect the fees prescribed in s. 814.70, unless a higher fee is applicable under s. 814.705 (1) (a) or (2), and remit them to the treasurer as provided in s. 59.22 (1) (b).
59.32(2)(2) Fees, how collected. All fees allowed to the sheriff upon the service of an execution or a writ for the collection of money or judgment for the sale of real estate and advertising thereon shall be collected by virtue of the execution, writ or judgment in the same manner as the sum therein directed to be collected.
59.32(3)(3) Fees, how paid. All fees to which sheriffs or their deputies are entitled for attendance required by law upon any court of record shall be paid out of the treasury of the county in which the services were rendered in the manner that fees of jurors attending such courts are paid; and whenever any such officer is required to perform any service for the state, which is not chargeable to the officer’s county or some officer or person, that officer’s account therefor shall be paid out of the state treasury.
59.32(4)(4) Excessive fees. No sheriff, undersheriff or deputy shall directly or indirectly ask, demand or receive for any services or acts to be performed by that officer in the discharge of any of that officer’s official duties any greater fees than are allowed by law; and for the violation of any of the provisions of this subsection every such officer shall be liable in treble damages to the party aggrieved and shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $250.
59.32 HistoryHistory: 1991 a. 316; 1995 a. 201 ss. 288, 291 to 294; 1995 a. 225; 1997 a. 27; 2025 a. 179.
59.32 AnnotationBecause fingerprinting is not one of the items that is mentioned in s. 814.70, fingerprinting persons that have been arrested or taken into custody is not an item for which the sheriff may charge a fee. Further, a sheriff cannot impose a charge for fingerprinting persons who need to submit fingerprints to the Department of Justice in order to be eligible for certain occupations or certain kinds of employment, as a county or a county officer has only such power as is conferred by statute, either expressly or by clear implication. OAG 6-09.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Cramer v. Eau Claire Cnty., 2013 WI App 67 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013).
Cramer v. Eau Claire Cnty., 2013 WI App 67 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013). “§§ 59.32, 59.33, and 814.70 provide examples of fees that traditionally might have been retained by sheriffs.”
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