Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 778.09 (2026)

Judgment, costs, commitment of defendant

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778.09778.09 Judgment, costs, commitment of defendant. Where judgment is recovered pursuant to this chapter it shall include costs and direct that if the judgment is not paid the defendant, if an individual, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a specified time, not exceeding 6 months, or until otherwise discharged pursuant to law. The commitment shall issue, as in ordinary criminal actions, and the defendant shall not be entitled to the liberties of the jail.

778.09 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 32 s. 56; Stats. 1979 s. 778.09; 1997 a. 254.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2018 · leading case: State v. Christopher John Kerr, 913 N.W.2d 787 (Wis. 2018).

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State v. Christopher John Kerr, 913 N.W.2d 787 (Wis. 2018). · cites it 11× “At the hearing on that issue, the State informed the court that the arrest warrant was issued pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 778.09 , but, before this court, both parties apparently agree that Wis.”

State v. Bauer, 694 N.W.2d 509 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005). “§§ 778.09 (providing that, if a forfeiture judgment is not paid, a defendant may be "imprisoned in the county jail" for up to six months); 778.”

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