Wisconsin Municipal Courts
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Wisconsin Municipal Courts are local trial courts in Wisconsin that primarily handle ordinance violations, traffic cases, and other minor civil and criminal matters within municipalities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipal court system
ⓘ
trial court ⓘ |
| administeredBy | municipal governments ⓘ |
| allows | appeal for trial de novo in circuit court ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Wisconsin Circuit Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canImpose |
court costs
ⓘ
driver’s license suspensions when authorized by law ⓘ forfeitures ⓘ restitution in ordinance cases ⓘ |
| cannotImpose | state prison sentences ⓘ |
| caseInitiatedBy |
citation
ⓘ
complaint ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtType | local trial court ⓘ |
| fundedBy | municipal governments ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 755
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
animal control ordinance violations
ⓘ
building code violations ⓘ local traffic ordinance violations ⓘ public nuisance violations ⓘ underage alcohol ordinance violations ⓘ zoning ordinance violations ⓘ |
| hasJudgeTitle | municipal judge ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPartyType |
defendant
ⓘ
municipality as prosecuting authority ⓘ |
| hasVenue | municipal boundaries ⓘ |
| hearingType | non-jury trial in most cases ⓘ |
| judgeSelectionMethod | elected by municipal voters ⓘ |
| judgeTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
forfeiture actions
ⓘ
juvenile ordinance violations ⓘ municipal ordinance violations ⓘ non-criminal ordinance violations ⓘ some civil matters authorized by municipal ordinances ⓘ traffic cases ⓘ |
| legalNatureOfCases | civil forfeiture rather than criminal for most ordinance violations ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | inferior court ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| notJurisdiction |
felony cases
ⓘ
most state criminal misdemeanors ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Wisconsin municipalities ⓘ |
| partOf | Wisconsin court system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsManagedBy | municipal court clerks ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | limited to violations of municipal ordinances ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Wisconsin Supreme Court administrative authority ⓘ |
| usesProcedure | Wisconsin municipal court procedure rules ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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