Wis. Stat. § 48.37
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 48.37, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Costs and fees.
Official statutory text
(1) A court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 may not impose costs, fees, or surcharges under ch. 814 against a child under 14 years of age but may impose costs, fees, and surcharges under ch. 814 against a child 14 years of age or older.
(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , no costs, fees, or surcharges may be imposed under ch. 814 against any child in a circuit court exercising jurisdiction under s. 48.16 .
History: 1977 c. 354 , 449 ; 1979 c. 300 , 359 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 263 ; 1993 a. 387 ; 1995 a. 77 ; 2003 a. 139 .
(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , no costs, fees, or surcharges may be imposed under ch. 814 against any child in a circuit court exercising jurisdiction under s. 48.16 .
History: 1977 c. 354 , 449 ; 1979 c. 300 , 359 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1991 a. 263 ; 1993 a. 387 ; 1995 a. 77 ; 2003 a. 139 .
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