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Vol. 72, No. 7, July 1999
Legislative Watch
Legislative Attempts to Increase Court Fees
Legislation
Justice Info System Fee (Court Automation Fee)
Circuit Court Support Fee
1987 Wis. Act 27
Fee raised to $3
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1991 Wis. Act 39
$1 fee on forfeiture judgments and most civil filings
1993 Wis. Act 16
$20 fee on most civil filings and forfeiture judgments; goes to state's general fund
1995 Wis. Act 27
Fee raised to $5; name changes to Justice Information System Fee; $1 diverted into state's general fund, $4 sent to Bureau of Justice Information Systems
Fee raised to $40; trifurcated further: $30 for small claims; $100 for large claims; $40 for most forfeiture judgments and civil filings; goes to state's general fund
1997 Wis. Act 27
Fee raised to $7; $2 goes to CCAP, $1 to state's general fund, $4 to Bureau of Justice Information Systems
1999 Assembly Bill 133
Fee raised to $9 (pending further legislative approval); $6 to go to CCAP, $2 to Bureau of Justice Information Systems, $1 to state's general fund