778.11 Duty of town officers. The chairperson of the town shall cause an action to be commenced under this chapter for the recovery of any forfeiture which he or she knows or has reason to believe has been incurred in the town, if the forfeiture is recoverable before a municipal court, and every other town officer knowing or having reason to believe that any forfeiture has been incurred shall forthwith notify the town chairperson.
History: 1977 c. 305; 1979 c. 32 s. 56; Stats. 1979 s. 778.11; 1989 a. 56 s. 258.
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.