[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Fremont 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 86-1 as Ch. 7 of the 1986 Municipal Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the
statutory provisions in Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats., describing and
defining regulations with respect to vehicles and traffic, exclusive
of any provisions therein relating to penalties to be imposed and
exclusive of any regulations for which the statutory penalty is a
fine or term of imprisonment are hereby adopted and, by reference,
made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Any act
required to be performed or prohibited by any statute incorporated
herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any
future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutes incorporated
herein are intended to be made part of this chapter in order to secure
uniform statewide regulation of traffic on the highways, streets and
alleys of the State of Wisconsin.
A.
Duty of the Chief of Police to erect and install uniform traffic control devices. Whenever traffic regulations created by this chapter, including a state traffic regulation, adopted by reference in § 492-1 of this chapter, require the erection of traffic control devices for enforcement, the Chief of Police, with the cooperation of the Director of Public Works, shall procure, erect and maintain uniform traffic control devices conforming to the Uniform Traffic Control Device Manual promulgated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, giving notice of such traffic regulation to the users of the streets and highways on which such regulations apply. Whenever state law grants discretion to local authorities in erecting or placement of a uniform traffic control device, devices shall be erected in such locations and in such a manner as, in the judgment of the Chief of Police, will carry out the purposes of this chapter and give adequate warning to users of the streets and highways of the Village.
B.
Official Traffic Map.
(1)
Official Traffic Map established. There is hereby established for
the Village of Fremont an Official Traffic Map, dated March 1, 1986,
on which is indicated as of said date all existing stop , arterial
intersections, yield signs and all other restrictions or limitations
contained in this chapter and for which the laws of the state require
the erection or use of official traffic control devices to enforce
such restrictions or limitations. All such restrictions and limitations
set forth on said Official Traffic Map are hereby adopted by reference.
(2)
Additions to map. The Village Board may, from time to time, make
additions to or deletions from the Official Traffic Map, and the Chief
of Police shall keep such Official Traffic Map current. Every addition
to said Official Traffic Map made after March 1, 1986, shall indicate
the number of the authorizing resolution and the date the appropriate
official traffic control device was erected, and every deletion shall
indicate the number of the authorizing resolution.
(3)
Map to be maintained. The Official Traffic Map shall be maintained
and displayed in the office of the Police Department. The Chief of
Police shall make appropriate authorized changes on said Map within
three working days after the appropriate official traffic control
device is erected or removed, as the case may be.
(4)
Violations prohibited. When official traffic control devices, giving
notice of the restrictions, prohibitions and limitations shown on
the Official Traffic Map, are erected and maintained in accordance
with the provisions of this section, a violation of the restriction,
prohibition or limitation shown on the Official Traffic Map shall
be a violation of the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Prohibited signs and markers in highways. No person other than an
officer authorized by this chapter to erect and maintain official
traffic control devices, or his designee, shall place within the limits
of any street or highway maintained by the Village any sign, signal,
marker, mark or monument unless permission is first obtained from
the Chief of Police or the State Highway Commission. Any sign, signal,
marker, mark or monument placed or maintained in violation of this
subsection shall be subject to removal, as provided by law.
[Amended by Ord. No. 00-5; Ord. No. 01-2]
The Village Board hereby determines that the statutory speed
limits on the following streets and portions thereof are unreasonable,
unsafe or imprudent and modifies such speed limits. The speed limit
on all streets in the Village is 25 miles per hour except as follows:
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Name of Street
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Speed Limit
(mph)
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Location
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USH 110
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45
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From a point 0.1 mile west of Tustin Road (CTH H) to the
east Village limits
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USH 110
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55
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From a point 0.1 mile west of Tustin Road (CTH H) to the
west Village limits
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Wolf River Drive[1]
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15
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During those times when school is in session for that section
of Wolf River Drive 0.93 miles east of the westerly intersection with
USH 110 to 1.09 miles east of the westerly intersection with USH 110
when children are present
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A.
Designation of location of stop signs and yield signs. In the interest of public safety, the Village Board, by ordinance or resolution, has designated the location of stop and yield signs within the Village and has ordered the installation of such signs. In addition, the location of such signs is designated on the Official Traffic Map of the Village pursuant to § 492-2 of this chapter.
B.
Designation of temporary stop signs. Under circumstances that create
a temporary traffic hazard and the Chief of Police deems public safety
requires it, the Chief, with the cooperation of the Director of Public
Works, may erect temporary stop signs. Such signs shall be removed
when the traffic hazard no longer exists.
C.
Operators to obey traffic control devices. Every operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection at which an official traffic control device is erected, in accordance with this section, shall obey the direction of such official traffic control device as required by the Wisconsin statutes incorporated by reference in § 492-1 of this chapter. Operators of vehicles approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering a highway as required by § 346.46, Wis. Stats. Operators approaching intersections at which a yield sign has been installed shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles, as required by § 346.18(6), Wis. Stats.
A.
Parking, standing or stopping. The authority to regulate the parking,
standing and stopping of vehicles is hereby delegated to the Chief
of Police, pursuant to § 349.13, Wis. Stats., subject to
the control of the Village Board.
B.
Winter parking regulated. No person, except physicians on emergency
calls or authorized emergency vehicles, shall park any vehicle, from
November 1 to April 1 of each year, between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.,
on any Village street.
[Amended by Ord. No. 99-8]
C.
Miscellaneous parking restrictions.
(1)
Street maintenance. Whenever it is necessary to clear snow or repair
a Village roadway or any part thereof, the Director of Public Works
shall post such highways or parts thereof with signs bearing the words
"No Parking." Such signs shall be erected at least two hours prior
to the time that street maintenance work is to be commenced. No person
shall park a motor vehicle in violation of such signs.
(2)
Parking in driveways. No person shall park or leave standing any
vehicle in any private driveway without the permission of the owner
or lessee of the property upon which such driveway is located, whether
or not such driveway is posted to limit or restrict parking.
(3)
Trailer parking regulated. No person shall park a trailer of any
nature on Wolf River Drive between Fillmore Street and the Village
Boat Landing #1 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. for more
than 15 consecutive minutes.
[Amended by Ord. No. 97-3; Ord. No. 09-3]
(4)
Parking on boat ramps limited. No person shall park any vehicle or
watercraft on a Village boat ramp for longer than 10 minutes.
(5)
Running engines and refrigerator units. No person shall park or leave
unattended any vehicle on any street or alley for more than five minutes
while the motor or refrigerator unit thereof is running.
(6)
Parking limit in commercial zone. Vehicular parking on Wolf River
Drive, between Main Street and Franklin Street, is limited to three
hours between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on all days of the week.
[Added by Ord. No. 99-8; amended by Ord. No.
00-1]
D.
Removal of illegally parked vehicles. Any vehicle parked or left standing upon a highway, street or alley or other public grounds in violation of any of the provisions of this section or § 492-1 of this chapter is declared to be a hazard to traffic and public safety. Such vehicle shall be removed by the operator, upon request of any police officer, to a position where parking, stopping or standing is not prohibited. Any police officer, after issuing a citation for illegal parking, stopping or standing of an unattended vehicle in violation of this chapter, is authorized to remove such vehicle to a position where parking is not prohibited. The officer may order a motor carrier holding a permit to perform vehicle towing services, a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer or a licensed motor vehicle dealer who performs vehicle towing services to remove and store such vehicle in any storage garage or rental parking grounds or any facility of the person providing the towing services. In addition to other penalties provided by § 492-12 of this chapter, the owner or operator of a vehicle so removed shall pay the cost of towing and storage.
E.
Registration record of vehicle as evidence. When any vehicle is found
upon a street or highway in violation of any provision of this chapter
regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles and identity
of the operator cannot be determined, the owner, as shown by the ownership
registration of the vehicle supplied by the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation or a comparable authority of any other state, shall
be subject to the appropriate penalty.
F.
Unlawful removal of parking citations. No person other than the owner
or operator thereof shall remove a Village parking violation ticket
from a motor vehicle.
A.
Restrictions on use of certain streets by heavy traffic.
(1)
Special weight limitations. The Director of Public Works may impose
special weight limitations, in addition to existing standards, on
any street or portion thereof which, because of weakness of the roadbed
due to deterioration, climatic conditions or other special or temporary
condition, would likely be seriously damaged or destroyed in the absence
of such special limitations.
(2)
Operation of vehicle suspended. The Director of Public Works or any
police officer may order the owner of any vehicle being operated on
a street to suspend operation if, in his judgment, such vehicle is
causing or likely to cause injury to such street or is visibly injuring
the permanence thereof or the public investment therein, except when
§ 84.20, Wis. Stats., is applicable or when the vehicle
is being operated pursuant to a contract which provides that the Village
shall be reimbursed for any damage done to the street.
(3)
Parking heavy vehicles in residential districts. No operator of a
motor truck, truck-tractor, trailer or semi-trailer or any other vehicle
or combination of vehicles other than motor buses weighing more than
10,000 pounds shall park such vehicle on any highway other than a
routed State Trunk Highway in any residential district, except for
such time as is reasonably necessary to facilitate the loading or
unloading of the vehicle.
B.
Exceptions. The Director of Public Works may permit a vehicle which,
together with the load of such vehicle, exceeds the posted limits,
but not in excess of eight tons total, to be operated on a posted
street, provided such owner or operator agrees to reimburse the Village
for the cost of repair of such street for damage resulting from the
operation of the same, to be determined by the Director of Public
Works, and such owner or operator files with the Village a bond in
the sum of $2,000 guaranteeing to the Village that such owner or operator
will reimburse the Village for damage to the posted street caused
by the operation of such vehicle.
A.
Abandonment of vehicles prohibited. No person shall abandon any vehicle
unattended within the Village for such time and under such circumstances
as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to be abandoned.
B.
Definition. As used in this section, "vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or mobile home as defined in § 492-1 of this chapter, whether or not such vehicle is registered under Ch. 341, Wis. Stats.
C.
Presumption of abandonment. Any vehicle left unattended for more
than 48 hours on any public street or grounds, or on private property
where parking is prohibited, limited or restricted, without the permission
of the owner or lessee, is deemed abandoned and constitutes a public
nuisance; provided that the vehicle shall not be deemed abandoned
under this section if left unattended on private property out of public
view, by permission of the owner or lessee.
D.
Exceptions. This section shall not apply to a vehicle in an enclosed
building or a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository
maintained in a lawful place and manner authorized by the Village.
E.
Removal and impoundment or sale. Any vehicle found abandoned in violation of this chapter shall be impounded by the Police Department until lawfully claimed or disposed of as provided in this section. If the Chief of Police or his duly authorized representative determines that towing costs and storage charges for 10 days, as provided in Subsection F below, would exceed the value of the vehicle, the vehicle may be junked or sold prior to the expiration of the impoundment period upon determination by the Chief of Police that the vehicle is not wanted for evidence or any other reason; provided that vehicles in excess of 19 model years of age shall be sold or disposed of only by auction sale or sealed bid in accordance with Subsection H below.
F.
Minimum impoundment period. The minimum period of impoundment or
storage of a vehicle found in violation of this section shall be 10
days.
G.
Notice to owner. The police officer removing or causing the removal
of any vehicle found in violation of this section shall immediately
notify the Chief of Police of the abandonment and location of the
impounded vehicle, and shall, within 10 days thereafter, notify the
owner and lienholders of record, by certified mail, of the impoundment
and of their right to reclaim the vehicle. The notice shall set forth
the information contained in § 342.40(3), Wis. Stats., and
shall state that the failure of the owner or lienholder to exercise
their right to reclaim the vehicle shall be deemed a waiver of all
right, title and interest in the vehicle and a consent to sale of
the vehicle.
H.
Sale. Each retained vehicle not reclaimed by the owner or lienholder
may be disposed of by sealed bid or auction sale as provided in § 342.40(3),
Wis. Stats.
I.
Sale to bar claims against vehicle. The sale of a motor vehicle under
the provisions of this section shall forever bar all prior claims
thereto and interest therein except as hereinafter provided.
J.
Purchaser to remove vehicle. The purchaser of any vehicle on sealed bid or auction sale under Subsection H above shall have 10 days to remove the vehicle from the storage area upon payment of a storage fee of the actual cost of commercial storage for each day the vehicle has remained in storage after the second business day subsequent to the sale date. Ten days after the sale, the purchaser shall forfeit all interest in the vehicle and the vehicle shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be again sold.
K.
Request for list. Any listing of vehicles to be sold pursuant to
this section shall be made available by the Clerk-Treasurer to any
interested person or organization who makes a request therefor.
L.
Notice to Department. Within five days after the sale or disposition
of a vehicle under this section, the Clerk-Treasurer shall advise
the Wisconsin Department of Transportation of such sale or disposition
on a form supplied by the Department.
M.
Owner may file claim. At any time within two years after the sale
of a motor vehicle, as provided herein, any person claiming ownership
of such motor vehicle or a financial interest therein may present
a claim to the Village Board setting forth such facts as are necessary
to establish such ownership or interest, and that the failure of the
claimant to reclaim the vehicle prior to the sale was not the result
of the neglect or fault of claimant. If the Village Board is satisfied
as to the justice of such claim, it may allow the same, but in no
case shall the amount allowed exceed the sum paid into the Village
Treasury as a result of the sale of such motor vehicle nor the amount
of interest of the claimant therein.
N.
Exemption. Any owner or person operating a registered vehicle which shall become disabled or inoperative for any reason and who shall be unable to cause removal of such vehicle from any alley, street, highway or public place not otherwise regulated as a restricted parking, stopping or standing zone shall, within 12 hours of such occurrence, notify the Police Department of the location of the vehicle and shall transfer and deliver clear title for said vehicle to the Village together with a fee for the cost of towing and junking charges and shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. When so requested by the owner or person in charge of a vehicle, the Chief of Police shall be authorized to order such vehicle removed and junked directly from the scene of disablement by the contractor engaged by the Village for towing of disabled vehicles. The provisions of Subsection K above shall apply to any vehicle removed under this subsection.
O.
Penalty. In addition to the cost of impounding and disposing of an
abandoned vehicle, any person convicted of abandoning a vehicle in
the Village shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $50
nor more than $100 plus the cost of prosecution.
No person shall engage in any speed contest, exhibition of speed
or any unreasonable or unnecessary acceleration or show of power on
any street, alley or public parking lot in the Village, including
all school parking lots within the Village.
[Amended by Ord. No. 95-1; 01-4; 04-2; 4-25-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-3; 3-13-2018 by Ord. No. 18-1]
A.
State snowmobile laws adopted. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this chapter, the statutory provisions describing and defining
regulations with respect to snowmobiles in the following enumerated
sections of the Wisconsin Statutes are hereby adopted by reference
and made part of this section as if fully set forth herein. Acts required
to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required or prohibited
by this section.
B.
State all-terrain vehicle laws adopted. The provisions describing
and defining regulations with respect to all-terrain vehicles in the
enumerated subsections of Ch. 23.33, Wis. Stats., and any future amendments
or revisions, are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this
section as if fully set forth herein. Any acts required to be performed
by such statutory subsections or which are prohibited by such statutory
subsections are required to be performed by this section or are prohibited
by this section.
C.
Applicability of rules of the road to snowmobiles. The operator of
a snowmobile upon a roadway shall, in addition to the provisions of
Ch. 350, Wis. Stats., be subject to §§ 346.04, 346.06,
346.11, 346.14(1), 346.18, 346.19, 346.20, 346.21, 346.26, 346.27,
346.33, 346.35, 346.37, 346.39, 346.40, 346.44, 346.46, 346.47, 346.48,
346.50(1)(b), 346.51, 346.52, 346.53, 346.54, 346.55, 346.87, 346.88,
346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92(1) and 346.94(1) and (9), Wis. Stats.
D.
Operation of snowmobiles in Village restricted. It shall be unlawful to operate any snowmobile on the Village sidewalks, alleys, parks, or on any public lands or private lands or parking lots held open to the public, except on snowmobile routes established by the Village Board and as provided in Subsection E below.
(1)
The snowmobile operator shall at all times have the consent of the
owner before operation of such craft or vehicle on private lands.
(2)
Snowmobile and ATV speeds on all Village streets shall not exceed
posted speed limit.
(3)
The route to include westbound and eastbound lanes of Highway 110
bridge crossing the Wolf River.
(4)
The route to include North and South County Highway H within the
Village of Fremont.
E.
Snowmobile and ATV routes established.
(1)
The Village reserves the right to close or modify routes and trails
at any time. Any restrictions of trails and routes shall be designated
by simple motion and by simple majority by the Village Board and shall
be marked accordingly.
(2)
All snowmobile/ATV/UTV routes and trails should be signed in accordance
with NR 64.12, and NR 64.12(7)(c).
(3)
All Village streets and transportation marked corridors within the
Village are hereby designated as snowmobile/ATV/UTV routes. Authorized
private lands subject to public easement or leases are designated
trails.
(4)
The Village will maintain a route and trail map.
F.
Conditions.
G.
Enforcement. This ordinance shall be enforced by any law enforcement
officer authorized to enforce the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
H.
Operation of snowmobiles on or in the vicinity of highways. Section
350.02, Wis. Stats., is herewith adopted by reference.
I.
Permitting operation by improper persons prohibited. No owner or
person having charge or control of a snowmobile shall authorize or
permit any person to operate such snowmobile, or who is under the
influence of an intoxicant or a dangerous or narcotic drug.
J.
Operation while under influence prohibited. Section 346.63, Wis.
Stats., shall apply to the operation of a snowmobile any place within
the Village.
K.
Written consent of owner required. The consent required under § 350.10(1)(f), (k), (l) and (m), Wis. Stats., and in Subsection D above shall be written consent dated and limited to the year in which the consent is given. If the property is owned or leased by more than one person, the consent of each must be obtained.
[Added 8-14-2012 by Ord. No. 12-3]
A.
LOW-SPEED VEHICLE (LSV)
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A motor vehicle that conforms to the definition and requirements
for low-speed vehicles as adopted in the federal motor vehicle safety
standards for low-speed vehicles under 49 CFR 571.3(b) and 571.500.
Low-speed vehicle does not include a golf cart.
B.
Limitations. Low-speed vehicles authorized pursuant to § 349.26
Wis. Stats., shall be allowed to operate on the public roads within
the Village of Fremont subject to the following restrictions:
(1)
Low-speed vehicles shall not operate on any interstate highway or
any other public road within the Village of Fremont where the speed
exceeds 35 miles per hour.
(2)
Absent any Department of Transportation approval, low-speed vehicles
shall not operate on or cross intersections of State Trunk Highways
within the Village of Fremont.
C.
State driver's license and registration required.
[Added 10-22-2019 by Ord. No. 19-2]
The operator of a golf cart as specified in § 349.18(1m)(b),
Wis. Stats., is permitted on any Village roadway with a speed limit
of 25 miles per hour or less within the territorial boundaries of
the Village.
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated by a juvenile,
an off-road motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, minibikes
and all-terrain vehicles, on any property without the owner's consent.
A.
Forfeiture penalty. The penalty for violation of any provision of
this chapter shall be a forfeiture, as hereinafter provided, together
with the costs of prosecution and the penalty assessment imposed by
§ 757.05, Wis. Stats., where applicable. Payment of the
judgment may be suspended by the sentencing judge for not more than
60 days. Any person who shall fail to pay the amount of the forfeiture,
costs of prosecution and penalty imposed for violation of any provision
of this chapter may, upon order of the court entering judgment therefor
and having jurisdiction of the case, be imprisoned until such forfeiture,
costs and assessments are paid, but not exceeding 90 days.
B.
Other sanctions. Nothing herein shall preclude or affect the power
of the sentencing court to exercise authorities granted by the Wisconsin
Statutes to suspend or revoke the operating privileges and registration
of the defendant or to order the defendant to submit to assessment
and rehabilitation or attend traffic safety school in addition to
payment of a monetary penalty or in lieu of imprisonment.
C.
Forfeitures for uniform traffic offenses. Forfeitures for violations of any traffic regulation set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes adopted by reference in § 492-1 of this chapter shall conform to the forfeiture penalty permitted to be imposed for violations of the comparable state statute, including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses; provided, however, that this subsection shall not permit prosecution under this chapter of any offense for which an imprisonment penalty may be imposed upon the defendant.
D.
Forfeitures for Village parking violations. The forfeiture for all
Village parking violations shall be $50 if paid within five days and
$75 if paid after five days, but less than 15 days. After 15 days,
a citation shall be issued. Vehicles of repeat offenders shall be
towed away at the discretion of the Police Department.
[Amended by Ord. No. 01-5; Ord. No. 09-1]
This chapter shall be enforced in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes and this section.
A.
Enforcement procedure. This chapter shall be enforced according to
§ 66.0114, Ch. 799 and 345.20 to 345.53, Wis. Stats.
B.
Citations.
(1)
Uniform citation and complaint. The Wisconsin Uniform Traffic Citation
and Complaint described and defined in the Wisconsin Statutes shall
be used for enforcement of all provisions of this chapter except those
provisions which describe or define nonmoving traffic violations and
violations of §§ 346.71 through 346.73, Wis. Stats.
Violations of §§ 346.71 through 346.73, Wis. Stats.,
shall be reported to the District Attorney and the Wisconsin Uniform
Traffic Citation shall not be used in such cases except upon written
request of the District Attorney.
(2)
Parking citations. The Village Attorney shall recommend a citation for use in enforcing the nonmoving traffic offenses in this chapter. When approved by the Village Board, such citation shall be used for enforcement of nonmoving traffic regulations created or adopted by this chapter, including violations of nonmoving traffic regulations defined and described in the Wisconsin Statutes, adopted by reference in § 492-1 and all provisions of §§ 492-5 and 492-7 of this chapter. The citation for nonmoving traffic violations shall contain a notice that the person cited may discharge the forfeiture for violation of a nonmoving traffic regulation and penalty thereof by complying with Subsection C(2) below. Nonmoving traffic citations may be issued by law enforcement officers.
C.
Deposits and stipulations.
(1)
Uniform traffic offenses.
(a)
Who may make. Persons arrested or cited for violation of moving
traffic offenses created by this chapter shall be permitted to make
deposits and stipulations of no contest or released by the arresting
officer in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wisconsin
Statutes.
(b)
Delivery or mailing of deposit and stipulation. The deposit
and stipulation shall be delivered personally by the person cited
or mailed to the Village Hall or the Clerk of Courts.
(c)
Receipt required. The official or person receiving the deposit
shall furnish and deliver or mail an original receipt for such deposit
to the alleged violator and shall deliver the deposit and stipulation
and a copy of the receipt within three days to the Clerk of Courts.
(2)
Nonmoving traffic offenses.
(a)
Direct payment of penalty permitted. Persons cited for violation
of nonmoving traffic offenses described and defined in this chapter
may discharge the penalty thereof and avoid court prosecution by forwarding,
within the time indicated on the citation, to the Village Hall or
the Clerk of Courts, as indicated on the citation, the minimum penalty
specified for the violation. If not so forwarded, the penalty may
be discharged by forwarding within 10 days of the date of the citation
to the above-named office double the amount of the minimum penalty
specified.
(b)
Court prosecution. If the alleged violator does not deliver or mail a deposit, as provided in Subsection C(2)(a) above, within the time indicated on the citation, the Chief of Police shall forward a copy of the citation to the Village Attorney for prosecution pursuant to law.
(c)
Deposits returned to Clerk-Treasurer. Police personnel receiving
deposits for nonmoving traffic violations under this subsection shall
pay over such deposits to the Chief of Police. Weekly the Chief of
Police shall pay over such deposits to the Clerk-Treasurer. Such payment
shall be accompanied by an itemized statement for each deposit.
D.
Traffic violation and registration program. Pursuant to the provisions
of § 345.28(4), Wis. Stats., the Village elects to participate
in the nonmoving traffic violation and registration program of the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation and pay the costs established
by the Department under § 85.13, Wis. Stats.; such costs
shall, in turn, be assessed against persons charged with nonmoving
traffic violations. The Village Attorney shall be responsible for
complying with the requirements set forth in § 345.28(4),
Wis. Stats.
Every police officer issuing a citation for any violation of
this chapter shall indicate on the citation the amount of the deposit
that the alleged violator may make in lieu of court appearance, the
amount of the deposit shall be determined in accordance with the deposit
schedule established by the Uniform Deposit and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule
of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference or, where applicable, the Village
Deposit Schedule, which is hereby adopted by reference.
A.
Statutes specifically incorporated by reference. Whenever this chapter
incorporates by reference specific sections of the Wisconsin Statutes,
such references shall mean the Wisconsin Statutes as from time to
time amended, repealed or modified by the Wisconsin Legislature.[1]
B.
General references. General references in this chapter to Wisconsin
statutory sections or chapters describing or defining procedures or
authority for enactment or enforcement of local traffic regulations
shall be deemed to refer to the most recent enactments of the Wisconsin
Legislature describing or defining such procedures or authorities.
