778.027 Prosecution decisions based on contributions to certain organizations or agencies and government attorney conduct. A prosecutor or an attorney representing the state or a political subdivision of the state may not, in exchange for a person's payment of money, other than restitution, to any organization or agency, dismiss or amend a citation or complaint alleging a violation that provides for a forfeiture or elect not to initiate an action or special proceeding based on such a violation.
History: 1999 a. 58, 186; 2007 a. 84.
A prosecutor may engage in negotiations relating to a defendant's reimbursement of blood withdrawal expenses, but a prosecutor may not, as a result of a defendant's payment or offer of payment of blood withdrawal expenses, dismiss or amend the charge, citation, or complaint or forego the initiation of a criminal prosecution, action, or special proceeding based on the violation. OAG 11-09.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 778 - Collection of forfeitures.
778.01 - Action for forfeitures.
778.015 - Applicability in circuit court.
778.02 - Action in name of state; complaint; attachment.
778.03 - Complaint to recover forfeited goods.
778.09 - Judgment, costs, commitment of defendant.
778.10 - Municipal forfeitures, how recovered.
778.103 - Traffic regulation forfeitures; how recovered.
778.104 - Department of natural resources forfeitures; how recovered.
778.105 - Disposition of forfeitures.
778.11 - Duty of town officers.
778.12 - Duty of district attorney.
778.13 - Forfeitures collected, to whom paid.
778.135 - Campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics forfeitures; how recovered.
778.14 - Treasurers to collect.
778.15 - Payment to county treasurer.
778.17 - Statement to county board; payment to state.
778.18 - Penalty upon municipal judge.
778.19 - Recovery of property forfeited to state.
778.20 - Who liable for costs.
778.25 - Citation procedure for certain limited violations.
778.26 - Citation procedure; violation of land trespass laws.
778.30 - Collection of forfeitures and related charges by assignment.