778.09 Judgment, costs, commitment of defendant. Where judgment is recovered pursuant to this chapter it shall include costs and direct that if the judgment is not paid the defendant, if an individual, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a specified time, not exceeding 6 months, or until otherwise discharged pursuant to law. The commitment shall issue, as in ordinary criminal actions, and the defendant shall not be entitled to the liberties of the jail.
History: 1979 c. 32 s. 56; Stats. 1979 s. 778.09; 1997 a. 254.
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.