LRB-1819/2
MLJ:cjs&amn
2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
May 10, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Hebl,
Hesselbein,
Pope, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, C. Taylor and Vruwink, cosponsored by
Senators Jacque, Risser, Erpenbach, Feyen, Miller, Wirch and Olsen.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AB204,1,10
1An Act to repeal 800.14 (2);
to renumber 343.301 (1m) and 814.61 (5);
to
2renumber and amend 800.085 (2), 800.095 (3) and 800.14 (4);
to amend 49.90
3(12), 49.90 (13) (c), 66.0113 (1) (b) 6., 66.0113 (1) (b) 7. b., 303.18 (2), 755.01 (1),
4755.01 (4), 755.17 (1m), 755.17 (2), 799.29 (2), 800.035 (2) (e), 800.035 (5) (a),
5800.035 (5) (c), 800.05 (3), 800.06 (1), 800.093 (1) (b), 800.095 (6), 800.095 (7),
6800.115 (4), 800.115 (5), 800.13 (1), 800.14 (1), 800.14 (3), 800.14 (5), 806.10 (1)
7(intro.), 806.14, 814.63 (2), 814.63 (4) and 885.04; and
to create 343.301 (1m)
8(b), 800.005, 800.035 (2) (a) 5., 800.085 (2) (a) to (i), 800.09 (4), 800.095 (3) (c),
9800.14 (2m), 800.14 (4) (b) and 814.61 (5) (bm) of the statutes;
relating to:
10municipal ordinance enforcement and court procedures.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill makes various changes to municipal ordinance enforcement and
municipal court procedures, including the following: the bill outlines the procedure
for the formation or dissolution of joint municipal courts; the bill specifies that
municipal court budgets must be separate from, or appear on a separate line item
from municipal prosecuting attorneys and municipal law enforcement agencies; the
bill allows for non-OWI municipal citations from an OWI offense to be tried with the
OWI offense in circuit court; the bill outlines when proceedings in municipal court
may be held by audiovisual means; the bill clarifies the procedure and fees required
for an appeal from a municipal court judgment; the bill requires each municipal court
to have an armed guard unless the judge orders otherwise; and the bill specifies that
no municipal court clerk may appear in attire that suggests he or she is a law
enforcement officer or employee of a law enforcement agency.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB204,1
1Section 1
. 49.90 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB204,3,22
49.90
(12) The parent of a dependent person who maintains a child of the
3dependent person under sub. (1) (a) 2. may, after the dependent person attains the
4age of 18, apply to the circuit court for the county in which the child resides for an
5order to compel restitution by the dependent person of the amount of maintenance
6provided to the dependent person's child by that parent. The circuit court shall in
7a summary way hear the allegations and proof of the parties and, after considering
8the financial resources and the future ability of the dependent person to pay, may by
9order specify a sum in payment of the restitution, to be paid weekly or monthly,
10during a period fixed by the order or until further order of the court. Upon application
11of any party affected by the order and following notice and an opportunity for
12presentation of allegations and proof by the parties, the court may modify the order.
13The parent of the dependent person may file a restitution order with the clerk of
14circuit court. Upon payment of the fee under s. 814.61 (5)
(a) (am) 1., the clerk of
15circuit court shall enter the order on the judgment and lien docket under s. 806.10
16in the same manner as for a judgment in a civil action. Thereafter, the parent of the
1dependent person may enforce the order against the dependent person in the same
2manner as for a judgment in a civil action.