Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Licensing Procedure Manual
Unless appealed, a forfeiture must be paid within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice of the forfeiture assessment in accordance with Wis. Stats. ยง 48.715(3)(a)3.
The BECR central office manager monitors the forfeiture payment collection process in central office. Payment for forfeitures is sent to the BECR central office manager, who deposits the payment in the State School Fund and documents the payment in WISCCRS. In situations in which the regional office receives payment covering both forfeiture fees and other fees such as licensing fees, the regional office deposits the check. In this case, the regional office should record the forfeiture in WISCCRS and notify the BECR central office manager that forfeiture fees were collected by the region.
When payment is received, the BECR central office manager will do the following:
E-mail the licensing specialist and the regional office manager that payment has been received;
Send a receipt to the licensee;
Deposit the payment into the State School Fund;
Document the payment in WISCCRS. No entry indicates the payment has not been received.
Regional office staff should verify that all required documents are uploaded in WISCCRS and close the forfeiture once the forfeiture is paid in full. (If an order was also issued, the forfeiture cannot be closed until the licensing manager/supervisor or licensing specialist has verified that the order can be closed.)
The regional office must inform the BECR central office manager when a forfeiture is appealed. The licensing manager/licensing supervisor must also immediately notify the BECR central office manager of other events that affect the forfeiture payment, such as when:
The licensee surrenders the license;
The payment due date changes, for example, due to difficulty in delivering the notice of forfeiture assessment;
The forfeiture will be paid through installment payments;
The forfeiture will not be paid because other payment conditions have been authorized through an agreement reached as a result of due process.
5.1 When the Forfeiture is Not Paid
This page last updated 10/2020.