GroundRules
← Search the law
Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 93.20: Enforcement costs.

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chs. 91-100, Agriculture; Foods and Drugs; Markets
  2. Chapter 93 Department Of Agriculture, Trade And Consumer Protection

(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.

(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.

Collected 2026-09-05T12:00:42Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection