Wisconsin Administrative Code
Public Defender Board
Chapter PD 3 - Indigency criteria
Section PD 3.02 - Cost of retained counsel
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) The anticipated cost of retaining counsel shall be determined by this schedule:
|
1st degree intentional homicide |
$17,500 |
|
Appellate category I |
$9,000 |
|
Appellate category II |
$4,500 |
|
Other class A/B/C felony |
$5,000 |
|
Ch. 980 Original petition |
$6,000 |
|
Ch. 980 Post-commitment |
$3,500 |
|
Involuntary TPR |
$4,500 |
|
Other felony |
$2,200 |
|
Felony diversion |
$1,500 |
|
Felony delinquency |
$1,500 |
|
Revocation |
$1,400 |
|
Chapter 55 |
$1,200 |
|
Paternity |
$1,000 |
|
Misdemeanor |
$750 |
|
Traffic misdemeanor |
$750 |
|
Special proceedings |
$750 |
|
Other juvenile |
$600 |
|
Chapter 51 |
$600 |
(2) The state public defender shall establish the cost of retaining counsel for any proceeding not covered by the schedule in sub. (1).
(3) The state public defender shall periodically review the actual cost of retaining private counsel and report these findings to the state public defender board. The state public defender board may revise the schedule of the anticipated cost of retaining counsel.
(4) The state public defender may consider, in the case of an applicant who is the subject of two or more separate proceedings, the anticipated cost of retaining counsel in multiple proceedings.
