Wisconsin Statutes Criminal Procedure (Ch. 967 to 980) § 973.045. Crime victim and witness assistance surcharge

(1) If a court imposes a sentence or places a person on probation, the court shall impose a crime victim and witness assistance surcharge. A surcharge imposed under this subsection may not be waived, reduced, or forgiven for any reason. The surcharge is the total amount calculated by adding up the amount for every misdemeanor count and every felony count as follows:

(2) After the clerk determines the amount due, the clerk of court shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer under s. 59.40(2)(m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration under s. 59.25(3)(f)2.The secretary of administration shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.455(5)(g) the amount paid to the secretary by the county treasurer under this subsection and any amount collected under sub. (4).

(4) If an inmate in a state prison or a person sentenced to a state prison has not paid the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under this section, the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the inmate's wages or other moneys. Any amount collected shall be transmitted to the secretary of administration.