Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 973.055 (2026)
Domestic abuse surcharges
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973.055(1)(1) If a court imposes a sentence on an adult person or places an adult person on probation, regardless of whether any fine is imposed, the court shall impose a domestic abuse surcharge under ch. 814 of $100 for each offense if:
973.055(1)(a)1.1. The court convicts the person of a violation of a crime specified in s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.235, 940.285, 940.30, 940.305, 940.31, 940.32, 940.42, 940.43, 940.44, 940.45, 940.48, 940.60, 940.61 (1), 940.62 (2) (a), 941.20, 941.30, 943.01, 943.011, 943.14, 943.15, 946.49, 947.01 (1), 947.012, 947.0125, or 947.016 (1) or s. 940.19, 2023 stats., s. 940.20 (1m), 2023 stats., or s. 940.201, 2023 stats., or of a municipal ordinance conforming to s. 941.20, 941.30, 943.01, 943.011, 943.14, 943.15, 946.49, 947.01 (1), 947.012, 947.0125, or 947.016 (1) or s. 940.201, 2023 stats.; and
973.055(1)(a)2.2. The court finds that the conduct constituting the violation under subd. 1. involved an act by the adult person against his or her spouse or former spouse, against an adult with whom the adult person resides or formerly resided or against an adult with whom the adult person has created a child; or
973.055(1)(b)(b) The court convicts a person under s. 813.12 (8) (a) or a conforming municipal ordinance.
973.055(2)(a)(a) If the surcharge is imposed by a court of record, after the court determines the amount due, the clerk of the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
973.055(2)(b)(b) If the surcharge is imposed by a municipal court, after a determination by the court of the amount due, the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm).
973.055(3)(3) All moneys collected from domestic abuse surcharges shall be deposited by the secretary of administration in s. 20.437 (1) (hh) and utilized in accordance with s. 49.165.
973.055(4)(4) A court may waive part or all of the domestic abuse surcharge under this section if it determines that the imposition of the full surcharge would have a negative impact on the offender’s family.
973.055 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 111; 1979 c. 221 s. 2202 (20); 1979 c. 355; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (20) (s); 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (20); 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 262, 319; 1995 a. 27, 201, 343, 353; 1997 a. 27, 35, 143; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 1999 a. 185; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33, 139, 225, 326, 327; 2007 a. 20, 97, 127; 2011 a. 35; 2013 a. 362; 2025 a. 24 s. 93.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: State v. Michael L. Cox, 913 N.W.2d 780 (Wis. 2018).
State v. Michael L. Cox, 913 N.W.2d 780 (Wis. 2018). “The Domestic Abuse Surcharge statute ( Wis. Stat. § 973.055 ) says the court "shall impose" a surcharge on adults sentenced or placed on probation after conviction for any of several offenses listed therein.”
State v. Hill, 2016 WI App 29 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016). “Accordingly, for the domestic abuse repeater enhancer to apply, the State had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, or Hill had to personally admit, that he was convicted on two separate occasions within the ten-year period immediately prior to the commission of his disorderly…”
State v. Williams, 2017 WI App 46 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017). “• The domestic abuse surcharge under Wis. Stat. § 973.055 of $100 per count for conviction of certain crimes.”
State v. Quintana, 2007 WI App 29 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007). “Rather, the State sought to add the domestic abuse surcharge under Wis. Stat. § 973.055 . Quintana's alleged crimes are solicitation of homicide, mayhem, aggravated battery, and reckless injury, and the school zone enhancer may be applied to the mayhem and aggravated battery…”
United States v. Gregg Stein, 712 F.3d 1038 (7th Cir. 2013). “See Wis. Stat. § 973.055 . Stein’s attorney stated at the plea hearing that he believed the guilty plea without the surcharge would protect Stein from the federal ban on gun possession for persons convicted of a misdemean- or domestic-violence crime.”
State v. Amanuel A. Ayele (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). “§ 973.055 provides: (1) If a court imposes a sentence on an adult person or places an adult person on probation, regardless of whether any fine is imposed, the court shall impose a domestic abuse surcharge under [WIS.”
State v. Michael L. Cox (Wis. 2018). “The Domestic Abuse Surcharge statute ( Wis. Stat. § 973.055 ) says the court "shall impose" a surcharge on adults sentenced or placed on probation after conviction for any of several offenses listed therein.”
State v. Marvin Frank Robinson (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). “DISCUSSION ¶10 On appeal, Robinson contends that the record was insufficient to establish a factual basis for the imposition of the domestic abuse modifier under WIS.”
State v. Solomon, 921 N.W.2d 531 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). “§ 973.055(1), the statute governing domestic abuse surcharges, states: If a court imposes a sentence on an adult person or places an adult person on probation, regardless of whether any fine is imposed, the court shall impose a domestic abuse surcharge under ch.”
State v. Anton R. Dorsey (Wis. 2018). “2015AP648-CR following conviction, is subject to the surcharge in Wis. Stat. § 973.055 . The plain meaning interpretation would thus allow circuit courts to admit evidence of other, similar acts without regard to its purpose, even if the purpose is to show "that the person acted…”
State v. Lapiate P. Boone (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 973.055(1). 3 These are the charges as reflected in the Second Amended Complaint filed in October 2020, some of which include the domestic abuse surcharge (WIS.”
State v. Baker, 2005 WI App 45 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005). “Examples include: Wis. Stat. § 973.055 (4), which permits a court to waive a $50 domestic abuse assessment if the court determines that imposition of the assessment would have a negative impact on the family; Wis.”
— Wis. Stat. § 973.055(1) — 7 cases
State v. Michael L. Cox, 913 N.W.2d 780 (Wis. 2018). “The Domestic Abuse Surcharge statute ( Wis. Stat. § 973.055 ) says the court "shall impose" a surcharge on adults sentenced or placed on probation after conviction for any of several offenses listed therein.”
State v. Hill, 2016 WI App 29 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016). “Accordingly, for the domestic abuse repeater enhancer to apply, the State had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, or Hill had to personally admit, that he was convicted on two separate occasions within the ten-year period immediately prior to the commission of his disorderly…”
State v. Amanuel A. Ayele (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). “§ 973.055 provides: (1) If a court imposes a sentence on an adult person or places an adult person on probation, regardless of whether any fine is imposed, the court shall impose a domestic abuse surcharge under [WIS.”
State v. Solomon, 921 N.W.2d 531 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). “§ 973.055(1), the statute governing domestic abuse surcharges, states: If a court imposes a sentence on an adult person or places an adult person on probation, regardless of whether any fine is imposed, the court shall impose a domestic abuse surcharge under ch.”
State v. Lapiate P. Boone (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 973.055(1). 3 These are the charges as reflected in the Second Amended Complaint filed in October 2020, some of which include the domestic abuse surcharge (WIS.”
— Wis. Stat. § 973.055(1)(a) — 2 cases
State v. Marvin Frank Robinson (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). “DISCUSSION ¶10 On appeal, Robinson contends that the record was insufficient to establish a factual basis for the imposition of the domestic abuse modifier under WIS.”
State v. Stephen P. Lodwick (Wis. Ct. App. 2025).
— Wis. Stat. § 973.055(4) — 4 cases
State v. Michael L. Cox, 913 N.W.2d 780 (Wis. 2018). “The Domestic Abuse Surcharge statute ( Wis. Stat. § 973.055 ) says the court "shall impose" a surcharge on adults sentenced or placed on probation after conviction for any of several offenses listed therein.”
State v. Hill, 2016 WI App 29 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016). “Accordingly, for the domestic abuse repeater enhancer to apply, the State had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, or Hill had to personally admit, that he was convicted on two separate occasions within the ten-year period immediately prior to the commission of his disorderly…”
State v. Amanuel A. Ayele (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). “§ 973.055 provides: (1) If a court imposes a sentence on an adult person or places an adult person on probation, regardless of whether any fine is imposed, the court shall impose a domestic abuse surcharge under [WIS.”
State v. Michael L. Cox (Wis. 2018). “The Domestic Abuse Surcharge statute ( Wis. Stat. § 973.055 ) says the court "shall impose" a surcharge on adults sentenced or placed on probation after conviction for any of several offenses listed therein.”
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