Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 973.043 (2026)

Drug offender diversion surcharge

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973.043973.043Drug offender diversion surcharge.
973.043(1)(1)If a court imposes a sentence or places a person on probation for a crime under ch. 943 that was committed on or after October 1, 2005, the court shall impose a drug offender diversion surcharge of $10 for each conviction.
973.043(2)(2)After determining the amount due, the clerk of court 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.
973.043(3)(3)All moneys collected from drug offender diversion surcharges shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kv) and used for the purpose of making grants to counties under s. 165.95.
973.043(4)(4)If an inmate in a state prison or a person sentenced to a state prison has not paid the drug offender diversion 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.
973.043 HistoryHistory: 2005 a. 25; 2013 a. 20.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2021 · leading case: State v. Andrew J. Matasek, 2014 WI 27 (Wis. 2014).
State v. Andrew J. Matasek, 2014 WI 27 (Wis. 2014). · cites it 2× “§§ 973.043 and 973.045 are just two examples of statutes that specifically refer to a sentence and probation as two distinctly different dispositions for a criminal defendant.”
State v. Williams, 2017 WI App 46 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Wis. Stat. § 973.043 . • GPS tracking via the Department of Corrections (DOC) receives financial support in the form of a $200 per count surcharge (the global positioning system tracking surcharge) imposed on those convicted of a temporary restraining order, injunction, or other…”
State v. Anthony M. Schmidt, 2021 WI 65 (Wis. 2021). · cites it 2× “, § 973.043(1) (imposing a drug offender diversion surcharge "for each conviction"); § 973.”
State v. Anthony M. Schmidt, 2021 WI 65 (Wis. 2021). · cites it 2× “, § 973.043(1) (imposing a drug offender diversion surcharge "for each conviction"); § 973.”
State v. William Francis Kuehn (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§§ 973.043(1), 973.045(1)(a) and (b), 973.”
— Wis. Stat. § 973.043(1) — 4 cases
State v. Andrew J. Matasek, 2014 WI 27 (Wis. 2014). “§§ 973.043 and 973.045 are just two examples of statutes that specifically refer to a sentence and probation as two distinctly different dispositions for a criminal defendant.”
State v. Anthony M. Schmidt, 2021 WI 65 (Wis. 2021). “, § 973.043(1) (imposing a drug offender diversion surcharge "for each conviction"); § 973.”
State v. Anthony M. Schmidt, 2021 WI 65 (Wis. 2021). “, § 973.043(1) (imposing a drug offender diversion surcharge "for each conviction"); § 973.”
State v. William Francis Kuehn (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§§ 973.043(1), 973.045(1)(a) and (b), 973.”
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