Cost of a Speeding Ticket in Wisconsin

So you got caught speeding.

It happens…

You hope to get off with a warning

But the officer gives you a ticket…

…for $263.50!?!?

Where does all that money go, you wonder?

Here’s a breakdown…

Base Ticket Fee $100 Goes to the law enforcement agency that issued the ticket

Court Services Fee $68 Goes to the state to pay for court costs associated with the

ticket.

Court Cost $25 Covers general court costs. Split among the state & the county where the ticket was

issued.

Crime Lab Fee $13 General maintenance for crime & drug labs in the state.

Penalty Assessment 26% of base fee Distributed across various state departments.

Jail Assessment $10 or 1% of base fee (whichever is greater) Used to repair county jails.

Justice Information System Fee $21.50 Goes toward transitioning the justice system into electronic

format.

TOTAL $263.50 Time to get out the checkbook…

OR… you can fight your speeding ticket in court, with the help of a

criminal defense attorney.

Wisconsin Traffic Ticket Attorneys Nicholson & Gansner, S.C. Nglawyers.com @nicholsonlaw

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