Opinion No. Oag 12-92, (1992)

CAL W. KORNSTEDT, Corporation Counsel Dane County

The Dane County Clerk of Courts has proposed that the county board adopt a non-refundable processing fee for persons desiring to make installment payments under certain court orders. Under this apparently judicially created system of installment payments, a defendant might be granted up to one year to pay a fine or forfeiture imposed by the court. Under the clerk's proposal, the processing fee of $10 would be retained by the county in its general fund. It is your understanding that other counties apparently are in the process of enacting a…