[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Saukville 11-4-1998 by Ord. No. 524. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Court orders regarding destruction of records — See Ch. 41.
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 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 817]
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 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.
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.
