[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grafton by Ord. No. 026, Series 1995 (Title 2, Ch. 2.56, of the 1979 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
There is created and established a Municipal Court, to be designated
as the "Mid-Moraine Municipal Court," under the provisions of Ch.
755, Wis. Stats., and pursuant to the "Agreement for the Operation
of the Municipal Court for Washington County," as amended ("agreement"),
a copy of which is on file with the Village Clerk.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1.01, Code
Adoption)]
The Municipal Court shall be under the jurisdiction of and presided
over by a Municipal Judge, who shall be an attorney licensed to practice
law in Wisconsin and who resides in any of the member municipalities
as defined in the agreement. The Municipal Judge shall be elected
at large in the Spring election for a term of four years, commencing
on May 1 of the year of his or her election. The governing bodies
of the member municipalities shall provide for a primary election
in the event that more than two candidates file nomination papers
for the position of Municipal Judge.
The amount of the bond required by § 755.03(1), Wis.
Stats., shall be $2,500.
[Added by Ord. No. 023, Series 2008]
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of §§ 814.70, 814.705 and
814.71, Wis. Stats., on behalf of the Village of Grafton the Mid-Moraine
Municipal Court, of which the Village of Grafton is a member, shall
charge a fifty-dollar warrant and commitment order service fee for
all warrants or orders issued.
B.
Upon the Municipal Court's receipt of payment, the Village of Grafton
shall receive $25 of the fee and the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court shall
receive $25 of the fee.
C.
If there is more than one defendant or person to be served at a given
address, the warrant or commitment order service fee shall apply to
each person served. If the person has warrants or commitment orders
from multiple jurisdictions, the fee shall be assessed with regard
to each such warrant or commitment order.
D.
All warrant or commitment order service fees that are forwarded by
the Municipal Court to the Village of Grafton shall be deposited in
the Village of Grafton General Fund.
The Municipal Court shall be open at such times as the Municipal
Judge determines, subject to the agreement.
The Municipal Judge may impose a forfeiture for contempt of
court and a jail sentence for nonpayment of the forfeiture and any
applicable assessments under § 800.12(2), Wis. Stats.
This chapter shall be construed to limit neither the jurisdiction
of the Municipal Court nor the authority of the Municipal Court to
impose penalties under the Wisconsin Statutes.
