Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management.
20.905 - Payments to state.

20.905 Payments to state.
(1) Manner of payment. Payments to the state may be made in legal tender, postal money order, express money order, bank draft, or certified check. Payments to the state may also be made by personal check or individual check drawn in the ordinary course of business unless otherwise required by individual state agencies. Payments to the state made by a debit or credit card approved by the secretary of administration or his or her designee may be accepted by state agencies. Prior to authorizing the use of a card, the secretary of administration or his or her designee shall determine how any charges associated with the use of the card shall be paid, unless the method of payment of such charges is specified by law. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law, payments to the state may be made by electronic funds transfer.
(2) Protested payment. If a personal check tendered to make any payment to the state is not paid by the bank on which it is drawn, if an electronic funds transfer does not take place because of insufficient funds, or if a demand for payment under a debit or credit card transaction is not paid by the bank upon which demand is made, the person by whom the check has been tendered, the person whose funds were to be electronically transferred, or the person entering into the debit or credit card transaction shall remain liable for the payment of the amount for which the check was tendered, the amount that was to be electronically transferred, or the amount agreed to be paid by debit or credit card and for all legal penalties, additions and a charge set by the secretary of administration or his or her designee which is comparable to charges for unpaid drafts made by establishments in the private sector. In addition, the officer to whom the check was tendered, to whom the electronic funds transfer was promised, or to whom the debit or credit card was presented may, if there is probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed, provide any information or evidence relating to the crime to the district attorney of the county having jurisdiction over the offense for prosecution as provided by law. If any license has been granted upon any such check, any such electronic funds transfer, or any such debit or credit card transaction, the license shall be subject to cancellation for the nonpayment of the check, the failure to make the electronic funds transfer, or failure of the bank to honor the demand for payment authorized by debit or credit card.
(3) Overpayments and underpayments. Unless otherwise provided by law, state institutions and agencies, as defined in s. 227.01 (1) but also including the office of district attorney, may retain overpayments of fees, licenses, and similar charges when the overpayment is $2 or less, unless such refund is specifically requested in writing. Underpayments of not more than $2 may be waived when the administrative cost of collection would exceed the amount of underpayment.
History: 1971 c. 125; 1975 c. 242; 1977 c. 29; 1981 c. 20; 1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 142; 1989 a. 31; 2005 a. 25; 2017 a. 59.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management.

20.001 - Definitions and abbreviations.

20.002 - General appropriation provisions.

20.003 - Appropriation acts and bills.

20.004 - Revising schedule and summaries.

20.005 - State budget.

20.115 - Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of.

20.144 - Financial institutions, department of.

20.145 - Insurance, office of the commissioner of.

20.155 - Public service commission.

20.165 - Safety and professional services, department of.

20.190 - State fair park board.

20.192 - Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

20.220 - Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation.

20.225 - Educational communications board.

20.235 - Higher educational aids board.

20.245 - Historical society.

20.250 - Medical College of Wisconsin.

20.255 - Public instruction, department of.

20.285 - University of Wisconsin System.

20.292 - Technical college system board.

20.320 - Environmental improvement program.

20.360 - Lower Wisconsin state riverway board.

20.370 - Natural resources, department of.

20.373 - Fox River Navigational System Authority.

20.375 - Lower Fox River Remediation Authority.

20.380 - Tourism, department of.

20.385 - Kickapoo reserve management board.

20.395 - Transportation, department of.

20.410 - Corrections, department of.

20.425 - Employment relations commission.

20.427 - Labor and industry review commission.

20.432 - Board on aging and long-term care.

20.433 - Child abuse and neglect prevention board.

20.435 - Health services, department of.

20.437 - Children and families, department of.

20.438 - Board for people with developmental disabilities.

20.440 - Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

20.445 - Workforce development, department of.

20.455 - Justice, department of.

20.465 - Military affairs, department of.

20.475 - District attorneys.

20.485 - Veterans affairs, department of.

20.490 - Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

20.505 - Administration, department of.

20.507 - Board of commissioners of public lands.

20.510 - Elections commission.

20.515 - Employee trust funds, department of.

20.521 - Ethics commission.

20.525 - Office of the governor.

20.536 - Investment board.

20.540 - Office of the lieutenant governor.

20.550 - Public defender board.

20.566 - Revenue, department of.

20.575 - Secretary of state.

20.585 - Treasurer, state.

20.625 - Circuit courts.

20.660 - Court of appeals.

20.665 - Judicial commission.

20.670 - Judicial council.

20.680 - Supreme court.

20.765 - Legislature.

20.835 - Shared revenue and tax relief.

20.855 - Miscellaneous appropriations.

20.865 - Program supplements.

20.866 - Public debt.

20.867 - Building commission.

20.875 - Budget stabilization fund.

20.901 - Departmental cooperation.

20.902 - Fiscal year.

20.903 - Forestalling appropriations.

20.904 - Transfer of appropriation charges.

20.9045 - Department of natural resources; appropriations; program balances; revenues.

20.905 - Payments to state.

20.906 - Receipts and deposits of money.

20.907 - Receipts from gifts and other outside sources.

20.908 - Charges for printed material.

20.909 - Abandoned, lost or escheated property.

20.910 - State percentage; notice of default.

20.912 - Cancellation and reissue of checks and share drafts.

20.913 - Refunds.

20.914 - Acquisition of land and buildings.

20.915 - State motor vehicles and aircraft.

20.916 - Traveling expenses.

20.917 - Moving expenses; temporary lodging allowance.

20.918 - Damaged personal articles.

20.919 - Notary public.

20.920 - Contingent funds.

20.921 - Deductions from salaries.

20.922 - Appointment of subordinates.

20.923 - Statutory salaries.

20.924 - Building program execution.

20.925 - Salary of temporary successors.

20.927 - Subsidy of abortions prohibited.

20.9275 - Prohibitions on funding for abortion-related activities.

20.928 - Supplementation procedure for compensation and fringe benefits.

20.929 - Agency drafts or warrants.

20.930 - Attorney fees.

20.9305 - Contracting for legal services on a contingent fee basis.

20.931 - Prohibited boycotts.

20.940 - Legislative authorization and oversight of requests to federal government.