(A) Authority. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stats. §§ 814.70, 814.705, and 814.71.
(B) Purpose. On November 18, 2009 the Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin rendered an opinion, identified as OAG-8-09, that a municipal plaintiff is allowed to tax costs against the defendant in municipal court for actual service or execution by its municipal personnel of each warrant or commitment order issued by its municipal court in a legal action. The purpose of this chapter is to implement the authority recognized by the Wisconsin Statutes and the Attorney General.
(C) Service fees. Pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stats. §§ 814.70, 814.705 and 814.71 the Police Department shall charge a service fee of $35 when the village police serve a warrant or commitment order upon a person. The person served with the warrant or commitment order shall be responsible for the payment of the warrant or commitment order service fee. The service fee may be collected as a court cost through the court.
(D) Multiple warrants. The Police Department shall charge a separate fee for each warrant or commitment order served on a person.
(E) Disposition of fees. Upon collection by the court, all warrant or commitment order service fees shall be forwarded by the court to the Village Treasurer.
(Ord. 10-2017, passed 8-24-2017)