[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Woodruff 2-11-1986 as Ch. 7 and § 8.04 of the 1986 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-14-1994; 6-22-2004]
A.
State traffic laws adopted. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this chapter, the statutory provisions in Chs. 23.33, 340 through
348, and 350, Wis. Stats., describing and defining regulations with
respect to vehicles and traffic, ATVs, UTVs and snowmobiles, 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 regulation incorporated herein by reference
is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any future amendments,
revisions or modifications of the statutory regulations in Chs. 23:33,
340 through 348, and 350, Wis. Stats., incorporated herein, are intended
to be made part of this chapter in order to secure, to the extent
legally practicable, uniform statewide regulation of vehicle traffic
on the highways, streets and alleys of Wisconsin.
[Amended 7-26-2016]
B.
Standards for vehicle equipment adopted. Except as
otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the provisions in
Ch. Trans 305, Wis. Adm. Code, describing and defining regulations
with respect to standards for vehicle equipment, exclusive of any
regulations for which the 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.
[Amended 4-22-2008]
A.
All illegal parking on the streets and highways of
the Town will be considered a minor violation. "Illegal parking" shall
be defined and include motor vehicle parking on the streets and highways
of the Town in posted "No Parking" zones or beyond one hour continuously
in posted "One-Hour Parking" zones.
B.
No person shall park on any street or highway in the
Town between November 1 and April 15 from the hours of 3:00 a.m. to
6:00 a.m. No semi or truck over one ton shall park on any parking
lots in the Town. Truck parking will be permitted only in designated
areas.
[Amended 2-9-1988]
C.
Parking lots.
(1)
No person shall park any vehicle contrary to any posted
restriction in the Town-designated parking lots.
(2)
All municipal parking lots will be posted two-hour
parking, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., seven days a week unless other posting
appears: Hwy 47 and Hwy 51 and 2nd Avenue of Block 4, Lots 9 and 10.
[Added 1-12-1994]
(a)
Exception to the two-hour parking will be registration
and a display of a sticker on the vehicle for a business and/or an
employee of the business in Block 4 and Block 3 of the Town, or business
owners and employees within 400 feet of said municipal lots. Registration
will be applied for at the Woodruff Town Office and a fee as provided
in the Town Fee Schedule[1] will be paid for a calendar year. Proration will be allowed
if the necessity arises.
(b)
No vehicle with a registration sticker will
be allowed to advertise a place of business, or campaign signs, or
similar promotional materials on said lots.
(c)
All illegal parking will be considered a minor
violation. Penalty for all parking violations as provided within this
chapter is a forfeiture of not less $5 nor more than $20.
D.
Vehicles parked in either municipal parking lot between
November 1 and April 15 with registration and display of sticker shall
park on designated odd and even day areas of the parking lots. Registration
will be applied for at the Woodruff Town Office and a fee as provided
in the Town Fee Schedule[2] will be paid for a calendar year. Proration will be allowed
if the necessity arises.
[Added 12-1-2008]
[Amended 11-10-1993; 7-13-2004]
A.
General provision. The provisions of §§ 346.57,
346.58 and 346.59, Wis. Stats., relating to the maximum and minimum
speed of vehicles are hereby adopted as part of this section as if
fully set forth herein, except as hereinafter specified pursuant to
§ 349.11(3)(c), Wis. Stats.
B.
Speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The maximum speed
limit on the following Town streets/roads shall be 25 miles per hour:
2nd Avenue, 3rd Avenue, 4th Avenue, 5th Avenue, Sarah B. Lane, Thrall
Road, Gehrke Road, Willow Street, Balsam Street, Birch Street, Cedar
Street, Oak Street, Swanson Street, Margaret Street, Maple Street,
Hemlock Street, Pine Street, Poplar Street, Larson Drive, Spruce Street,
Aspen Street, Hickory Street, Basswood Road, Rapps Road, Chestnut
Street, Forest Circle, Oak Crest Drive, Woodland Drive, Linwood Lane,
Wayne Drive, Blumenstein Road, Ruppert Drive, Highland Drive and Pine
Cone Lane.
C.
Subdivisions. The maximum speed limit in all Town
recorded subdivisions shall be 25 miles per hour.
D.
Speed limit of 30 miles per hour. The speed limit
on all other Town of Woodruff streets/roads not specifically referred
to in this section shall be 30 miles per hour.
E.
Signage. The Woodruff Police Chief is hereby granted
the authority, at his or her discretion, to also order the posting
of "Radar Patrolled" signs on any Town of Woodruff streets/roads as
deemed necessary.
[Amended 11-10-1987; 2-12-1992; 9-10-1994; 1-24-1996; 9-13-2016]
State snowmobiling laws relating to the operation
of snowmobiles on highways for the purpose of certain types of access
contained in § 350.01(9m), (10d) and (10m), Wis. Stats.,
and any amendments thereto are hereby adopted and by reference are
made a part of this section. "Resident" in this section is hereby
defined as follows: any person residing within the limits of the Town
of Woodruff, Oneida County, Wisconsin, with provisions made for temporary
guests of residents.
A.
The following are designated as snowmobile routes and authorized
by § 350.18(3), Wis. Stats.:
[Amended 9-13-2016]
B.
All roadways within the limits of the Town of Woodruff are designated
as snowmobile access routes as governed by § 350.02, Wis.
Stats. and as authorized by the Town of Woodruff.
[Amended 9-13-2016]
C.
Conditions. This section designates the roadways and/or shoulders
of specific highways for snowmobile travel in the Town of Woodruff,
Oneida County, Wisconsin, to travel for the shortest distance that
is necessary and possible to reach the snowmobile trail or route,
subject to the following conditions:
[Amended 9-13-2016]
(1)
Snowmobiles shall be operated on the extreme right side of the roadway
and travel with the flow of traffic.
(2)
Snowmobiles are to be operated in single file at all times.
(3)
Headlights shall be on at all times.
(4)
Snowmobile operators shall yield the right-of-way to all other vehicular
traffic and pedestrians.
(5)
Snowmobilers on Town of Woodruff designated snowmobile access routes
shall operate said snowmobiles at no greater than posted speed limit
while traveling such routes. Snowmobiles shall not travel on sidewalks.
D.
Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by any
law enforcement officer of the Town of Woodruff, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
For the purpose of enforcement of this section, any law enforcement
officer reserves the privilege of stopping any snowmobiler operating
a snowmobile on any roadway in the Town of Woodruff to determine if
it is being operated legally under the terms specified in this section,
as well as any other Town of Woodruff snowmobiling ordinances and
state statutes.
E.
Penalties. Wisconsin state snowmobile penalties as
found in § 350.11(1)(a), Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.
F.
Length of operation. Snowmobile access routes shall
be effective from December 1 through March 31. Operation of snowmobiles
on snowmobile access routes is prohibited between April 1 and November
30.
A.
Signage. The appropriate snowmobile club, as designated by the Department
of Natural Resources, shall purchase and be responsible for all signage.
The appropriate snowmobile club, as designated by the Department of
Natural Resources, in coordination with the Town Board shall:
[Amended 9-13-2016]
B.
Removal of unofficial signs and signals. The Chief
of Police shall have the authority granted by § 349.09,
Wis. Stats., and shall order the removal of a sign, signal, marking
or device placed, maintained or displayed in violation of this chapter
or § 346.41, Wis. Stats. Any charge imposed on any premises
for removal of an illegal sign, signal or device shall be reported
to the Town Board at its next regular meeting for review and certification.
[Added 11-30-1994]
A.
No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle,
trailer, semitrailer, or mobile home on any public highway or private
or public property, for such time and under such circumstances as
to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned.
Whenever any vehicle has been left unattended without the permission
of the property owner for more than 48 hours the vehicle is deemed
abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance.
B.
Any vehicle in violation of this section shall be
removed and impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of as described
in Wisconsin Statutes. The owner of any such vehicle will be responsible
for any towing and storage fees incurred by the Town under this section.
[Amended 6-27-1990; 3-24-1992; 8-26-1992; 5-11-2004; 2-12-2013; 9-26-2017]
A.
No through
traffic by a vehicle having a gross weight in excess of seven tons
(14,000 pounds), as defined in §3 40.01, Wis. Stats., or registered
weight in excess of 14,000 pounds shall be allowed to operate on any
of the following roads/streets: Blumenstein Road (from the Minocqua
border to Country Lane), Country Lane, Pine Cone Drive, Wayne Drive,
South Townline Road (from Maple Street west), Mid-Lake Road, Balsam
Street (from Highway. J north to Highway. 47), Rudolph Road, or portions
of such roads/streets when signs have been erected giving notice of
such weight limitations.
B.
. Imposition
of this year-round weight limitation on the above-designated roads/streets
shall be done by erecting signs on or along the designated roads/streets
on which it is desired to impose the limitation sufficient to give
reasonable notice that the special weight limitation is in effect.
All weight limitation signs and their erection shall comply with the
Wisconsin Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
C.
Permitted
deviations. For the purpose of making pickps or deliveries at locations
off the Town roads/streets, vehicles in excess of 14,000 pounds but
less than the state maximum permitted weight may deviate to these
roads/streets providing vehicles leave and re–enter said roads/streets
at points closest to their immediate destination. The Town may prohibit
truck travel on some roads/streets for reasons of safety or road/street
condition.
D.
Any person
violating any provision of this section shall be penalized as provided
in § 348.21, Wis. Stats.
[Added 7-12-2016]
A.
Purpose. The primary purpose of this section is to provide for a
safe means for Town residents and visitors to use all-terrain vehicles
on designated Town roads to facilitate access to trail systems located
in the county or in adjoining counties.
B.
State laws adopted. In accordance with § 23.33(11), Wis.
Stats., the Town of Woodruff intends to enact this section in strict
conformity with state law encompassing all aspects of the regulation
of all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles encompassed in Chapter
23, Wis. Stats.
(1)
The statutory provisions of § 23.33, Wis. Stats.,
and the defining regulations found in Chapter NR 64, Wisconsin Administrative
Code, with respect to the regulation of all-terrain and utility terrain
vehicles, including all future amendments thereof, are hereby adopted
by reference and made part of this section as fully set forth herein.
Acts required to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required
or prohibited by this section.
(2)
The operator of an all-terrain and utility terrain vehicle on
a roadway is subject to §§ 346.04, 346.06, 346.11,
346.14(1), 346.18, 346.19, 346.20, 346.21, 346.215(3), 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, 346.71, 346.87,
346.88, 346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92(1) and 346.94(1) and (9), Wis.
Stats., but is not subject to any other provision of Chapter 346,
Wis. Stats. The foregoing provisions of state law in regard to the
operation of all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles as set forth
in § 346.02(11), Wis. Stats. as such section by heretofore
be amended and including any and all such amendments 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.
C.
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE CLUB
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ROUTE
MINI-TRUCK
OPERATE
QUIET ZONE
STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY
STREET
UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
An engine-driven device which has a net weight of 900 pounds
or less, which is originally manufactured with a width of 50 inches
or less, which is equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by
the operator and which is designed by the manufacturer to travel on
three or more low-pressure tires.
A club consisting of individuals that promotes the recreational
use of all-terrain vehicles.
A highway or sidewalk designated for use by all-terrain vehicle
operators by the governmental agency having jurisdiction as authorized
under this section.
A motor truck, as defined in § 340.01(34), Wis.
Stats., having a top speed of not more than 60 miles per hour, and
that is all of the following:
To exercise physical control over the speed or direction
of an all-terrain vehicle or to physically manipulate or activate
any of the controls of an all-terrain vehicle necessary to put it
in motion.
A zone at which an all-terrain vehicle must be operated at
a speed not to exceed 10 miles per hour.
[Added 4-11-2017]
Any highway designated pursuant to § 84.02 or § 84.29,
Wis. Stats., as part of the state trunk highway system, exclusive
of connecting highways.
Every highway within the corporate limits of a Town of Woodruff
except alleys.
Any of the following:
A commercially designed and manufactured motor driven device
that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect
on July 1, 2012, that is not a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune
buggy, minitruck, or tracked vehicle, that is designed to be used
primarily off of a highway, and that has, and was originally manufactured
with, all of the following:
A net weight, without fluids, of 2,000 pounds or less.
Four or more low-pressure or nonpneumatic tires.
A steering wheel.
A taillight.
A brake light.
Two headlights.
A width of not more than 65 inches.
A system of seat belts, or a similar system, for restraining
each occupant of the device in the event of an accident.
A system of structural members designed to reduce the likelihood
that an occupant would be crushed as the result of a rollover of the
device.
D.
Purpose for authorization. Road and road segments may be added and
authorized as all-terrain vehicle routes through the following process:
(1)
A property owner within the Town must petition the Town to add
or remove a road or road segment.
(2)
The Town Board shall, within 30 days of receipt of the petition,
review the petition and make a determination as to whether the road
or road segment in question is appropriate for use as permitted under
this section or whether the road should be removed. The Town Board
shall make this determination.
(3)
The Town Board shall hold a public hearing on the petition.
This public hearing may be held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled
Town Board meeting. That public hearing shall be considered first
consideration of a proposed change to the Town's Municipal Code. The
Board shall make reasonable efforts to ensure residents on affected
roads are given notice of the public hearing.
(4)
If the Town Board gives tentative approval to the ordinance
change at first consideration, the Board shall bring the matter up
for second consideration at the next regularly scheduled meeting of
the Board.
E.
Designation of all-terrain vehicle routes.
(1)
The all-terrain vehicle routes and access roads, as identified in Subsection L, are open year round.
[Amended 5-11-2021]
(2)
The Town Board may, by resolution, designate any Town-owned
highway as a temporary all-terrain vehicle route for a period not
to exceed 10 days for the purpose of facilitating a special event.
All such temporary routes shall be properly signed as required by
Wisconsin Administrative Code.
F.
Conditions of use.
(1)
To operate an all-terrain vehicle, a person must:
(a)
Be 16 years of age or older;
(b)
Possess an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate unless the
operator was born on or before January 1, 1988;
(c)
Operate at a speed no faster than the vehicle speed limit of
25 miles per hour or as posted;
(d)
Operate only on the right side of the roadway;
(e)
Operate with headlights on at all times.
(2)
The Town has the right to designate quiet or dust-free zones
at any time.
G.
Signage. The Lakeland ATV Club shall purchase and be responsible
for all signage. The Lakeland ATV Club, in coordination with the Town
Board shall:
(1)
Post all-terrain vehicle route signs as required by state law
accompanied by 25 miles per hour ATV speed limit signs;
(2)
Post signage indicating the termination of routes in locations
as directed by the Town Board;
(3)
Post local-use-only signs in locations as directed by the Town
Board;
(4)
Post quiet-zone signs in locations as directed by the Town Board.
H.
Penalties. Wisconsin State ATV/UTV penalties as found in § 23.33,
Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.
I.
Enforcement.
(1)
This section shall be enforced by any law enforcement officer
of the Town of Woodruff, Oneida County, Wisconsin. For the purpose
of enforcement of this section, any law enforcement officer reserves
the privilege of stopping any person operating an ATV/UTV on any roadway
in the Town of Woodruff to determine if it is being operated legally
under the terms specified in this section, as well as any other Town
of Woodruff ATV/UTV ordinances and state statutes.
(2)
The routes and access roads to routes are privileges. At any
time, the Town Board or Police Chief may close a route or access road
due to verified complaints or safety concerns.
[Added 4-11-2017]
J.
This section shall take effect upon passage and publication. The
ATV/UTV trails are for seasonal use starting May 1 through October
31 yearly. (Trail and weather conditions may affect the exact dates.)
[Amended 1-22-2019]
K.
All-terrain vehicles on Town of Woodruff streets. Except for those streets designated in Subsection L, all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles may be operated on Town of Woodruff streets in the manner provided by state law and this section so long as the use of streets not designated as all-terrain vehicle routes are only for direct access to an all-terrain vehicle route or trail. Operation of an all-terrain or utility terrain vehicle other than on an all-terrain vehicle route or trail or on a city street in the most direct route possible from the point of origin to an all-terrain vehicle route or trail or from an all-terrain vehicle route or trail to a point of destination is prohibited.
L.
All-terrain vehicle routes. Pursuant to § 23.33(8), Wis.
Stats., the following streets and portions of streets are designated
all-terrain vehicle routes as defined in § NR 64.12, Routes,
Wisconsin Administrative Code, within the Town of Woodruff:
[Amended 4-11-2017; 1-22-2019]
(1)
Route:
From the portion of Park Avenue near Arbor Vitae ATV trail to Spruce
Street to 3rd Avenue to Balsam Street to Willow Street to Veterans
Parkway to North Townline Road to Rudolph Road.
(3)
Town
of Woodruff municipal parking lot on 2nd Avenue, just west of Highway
51 (Elm Street), WR 498-499, no trailer parking shall be allowed;
and Town of Woodruff property located at 1418 1st Avenue, just north
of Highway 47 (1st Avenue), WR 41.
(4)
The
operation of all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles will not be
permitted on state trunk highways and on the following streets except
as may be necessary to cross the same and then in strict compliance
with state statute: Red Pine Road and Bailey Drive.
[Amended 9-22-2020]
(5)
Unless
otherwise specifically provided, utility terrain vehicles shall be
permitted to operate on the all-terrain vehicle routes in the same
manner and subject to the same restrictions as all-terrain vehicles.
(6)
The
routes and streets designated by this chapter may from time to time
be amended by action of the Woodruff Town Board after reviewing the
recommendation of the Chief of Police regarding any such amendment.
(7)
The
Chief of Police shall assist snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle clubs
in creating and circulating a map or maps illustrating the routes
and trails designated by this chapter. In the event there is any difference
between routes and trails designated in any such map and the routes
and trails designated by this chapter, this chapter shall control.
M.
Additional regulations.
(1)
No person shall operate an all-terrain or utility terrain vehicle
within the Town of Woodruff except as permitted under this section
and subject to the state laws incorporated herein.
(2)
All-terrain and utility terrain vehicles shall not be operated
on any sidewalks unless approved by Woodruff Town Board and designated
with signs.
N.
Exemptions. Town-of-Woodruff-owned vehicles are exempt from this
section of the Code.
A.
General. The penalty for violation for any provision
of this chapter shall be a forfeiture as hereafter provided, together
with court costs and fees prescribed by § 814.63(1) and
(2) or 814.65(1), Wis. Stats., the penalty assessment for moving traffic
violations and the driver improvement surcharge imposed by §§ 757.05
and 346.655, Wis. Stats., where applicable. Payment of the judgment
and applicable court costs, fees, assessments and surcharges may be
suspended by the sentencing court for not more than 60 days. Any person
18 years of age or older who shall fail to pay the amount of the forfeiture,
court costs, penalty assessment, driver surcharge or other penalty
imposed for violation of any provision of this chapter may, upon order
of the court entering judgment 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 additional authorities
granted by the Wisconsin Statutes to suspend or revoke the operating
privileges of the defendant or of the defendant to submit to assessment
and rehabilitation programs or to attend traffic safety school in
addition to payment of the monetary penalty or in lieu of imprisonment.
C.
Forfeitures for violation of moving traffic regulations. Forfeitures for violation of any moving traffic regulation set forth in the statutes adopted by reference in § 435-1 shall conform to the forfeiture penalty permitted to be imposed for violation of the comparable statute, including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses. This subsection shall not be construed to permit prosecution under this chapter for any offense described in Chs. 341 to 348, Wis. Stats., for which an imprisonment penalty or fine may be imposed upon the defendant.
D.
Forfeitures for nonmoving traffic and parking violations.
(1)
Forfeitures for uniform statewide parking, stopping and standing offenses. Minimum and maximum forfeitures for violation of nonmoving traffic violations adopted by reference in § 435-1 as described in Chs. 341 to 348, Wis. Stats, shall be as provided for the comparable state nonmoving traffic violation.
(2)
Penalty for parking violations. The penalty for all
parking violations as provided in this chapter shall be a forfeiture
of not less $5 nor more than $30.
[Amended 4-22-2008]
(3)
Reduced forfeiture for prompt payment. Parking forfeitures
paid to the Police Department within two days of the issuance of the
parking citation shall be charged 50% of the minimum provided in this
section.
E.
Other violations. Any person who shall violate any
provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise established
by this section shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than
$10 nor more than $200.
This chapter shall be enforced in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes and this
section.
A.
Applicable court procedures. The traffic regulations
in this chapter shall be enforced in the Circuit Court of Oneida County,
Wisconsin, in accordance with the provisions of Chs. 345 and 799,
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 § 346.67, Wis. Stats. Violations
of § 346.67, Wis. Stats., shall be reported to the district
attorney, and the Wisconsin traffic citation shall not be used in
such cases except upon written request of the district attorney.
(2)
Parking citations. The Chief of Police shall recommend a citation for use in enforcing nonmoving traffic offenses in this chapter. When approved by the Town 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 statutes adopted by reference in § 435-1. 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) of this section. Nonmoving citations shall be issued by the Police Department
[Amended 4-22-2008]
C.
Deposits and stipulations.
(1)
Moving traffic offenses.
(a)
Schedule of deposits. The schedule of cash deposits shall be as required in Subsection C(1)(e) of this section. Also in the cash deposit will be a current penalty assessment fee and court costs, if applicable. If a deposit schedule has not been established for a specific violation, the arresting officer shall require the alleged defender to deposit not less than the maximum forfeiture permitted under this chapter.
(b)
Depository. Deposits shall be made in cash,
money order or certified check to the Clerk of Circuit Court for Oneida
County, who shall issue a receipt therefor as required by Wisconsin
Statutes. If the deposit is mailed, the signed statement required
by Wisconsin Statutes shall be mailed with the deposit.
(c)
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 be
released by the arresting officer in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes.
(d)
Delivery or mailing of deposit and stipulation.
The deposit and stipulation shall be delivered personally by the person
cited or mailed to the Chief of Police of the Town or the Clerk of
Court.
(e)
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 five days to the
Clerk of Court. The amount of such deposit shall be the amount provided
in the Uniform Deposit and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule for the Wisconsin
Judicial Conference, including any variations or increases for subsequent
offenses, which schedule is in effect in the Circuit Court of Oneida
County.
(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 and avoid court proceedings
by forwarding, within 10 days of the issuance of the citation to the
Chief of Police, the minimum penalty specified for the violation.
If not so forwarded, the penalty may be discharged by forwarding within
20 days of the date of the citation to the Clerk of Court the amount
of the forfeiture provided in this chapter.
(b)
Court prosecution. If the alleged violator does
not deliver or mail a deposit as provided in this section within 20
days of the date of the citation, the Chief of Police shall forward
a copy of the citation to the Clerk of Court with a copy thereof to
the Town Attorney for prosecution.
(c)
Deposits returned to Treasurer. Officers receiving
deposits for nonmoving traffic violations under this subsection shall
pay over such deposits to the Town Treasurer seven days after receipt.
Such payment shall be accompanied by an itemized statement for each
deposit of the offense charged and the name of the depositor.
