Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 93.20 (2026)
Enforcement costs
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93.20(1)(1) Definition. In this section, “action” means an action that is commenced in court by, or on behalf of, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to enforce ch. 88, 89, 91 to 100, 126, 136, 344, 704, 707, or 846.
93.20(2)(2) Enforcement costs order. If a court imposes costs under s. 814.04 or 973.06 against a defendant in an action, the court may order that defendant to reimburse the department for reasonable, documented enforcement costs incurred by the department to prepare and prosecute that action. The prosecutor shall present evidence of the enforcement costs and the defendant shall be given an opportunity to refute that evidence. If any cost that a court orders a defendant to pay under this section may also be recovered by the department under s. 814.04 or 973.06, the department may recover that cost only under this section, but that cost is not limited to the amounts specified in s. 814.04 or 973.06.
93.20 HistoryHistory: 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 213; 1995 a. 216; 2001 a. 16; 2009 a. 28; 2015 a. 55, 310.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2000–2000 · leading case: State v. Dismuke, 2000 WI App 198 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000).
State v. Dismuke, 2000 WI App 198 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). “§ 93.20], the costs taxable against the defendant shall consist of the following items and no others: (a) The necessary disbursements and fees of officers allowed by law and incurred in connection with the arrest, preliminary examination and trial of the defendant, including, in…”
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