2015 WISCONSIN ACT
252
An Act
to amend
100.264 (2) (intro.) and 100.264 (3) of the statutes;
relating to:
supplemental forfeitures for trade and consumer protection violations perpetrated against the elderly and disabled and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
100.264 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.264
(2)
Supplemental forfeiture.
(intro.) If a fine or a forfeiture is imposed on a person for a violation under
ch. 136 or 707 or
s. 100.16, 100.17,
100.171, 100.174,
100.18, 100.182, 100.183,
100.195,
100.20,
100.203,
100.205, 100.207,
100.209,
100.21, 100.30 (3),
100.313, 100.315,
100.35, 100.44
or
,
100.46
, 100.52, 100.525, 100.55, 100.57, 100.65, 134.71, 134.72, 134.73, 134.87, 344.574, 344.576 (1), (2), or (3) (a) or (b), 344.577, or 344.578, or a provision of ch. 704 or 846 for which the department has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority,
or a rule promulgated under one of those sections,
chapters, or provisions,
the person shall be subject to a supplemental forfeiture not to exceed $10,000 for that violation if the conduct by the defendant, for which the violation was imposed, was perpetrated against an elderly person or disabled person and if the court finds that any of the following factors is present:
Section
2
.
100.264 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.264
(3)
Priority for restitution.
If the court orders restitution under s.
100.171 (8), 100.173 (4) (a), 100.174 (7), 100.175 (7), 100.177 (15),
100.18 (11) (d), 100.182 (5) (a), 100.20 (6), 100.205 (7), 100.207 (6) (b) 1.
or
,
100.44 (5)
, or 134.87 (6)
for a pecuniary or monetary loss suffered by a person, the court shall require that the restitution be paid by the defendant before the defendant pays any forfeiture imposed under this section.
Section
3
.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.
