§ 26-2. Procedure of court.
(a)
Commencing on January 1, 2013, the village municipal court shall be open on the first and third Wednesday of the month, commencing at 6:00 p.m. and as otherwise determined by the order of the municipal judge.
(b)
The municipal judge shall keep his or her office and hold court in the courtroom located at 627 South Rochester Street, Mukwonago, Wisconsin.
(c)
The procedure in the village municipal court shall be as provided by this section and state law including, but not excluding because of enumeration, W.S.A., chs. 66, 345, 751, 755, 757, 800, and 814.
(d)
The municipal judge shall collect all fines and taxable costs in any action or proceeding before him or her and shall pay over such moneys to the village treasurer not later than the fourth business day succeeding his or her receipt thereof. At such time, the municipal judge shall also pay over to the village clerk all forfeitures collected by him or her in all actions for violation of municipal ordinances. The municipal judge shall pay over to the county treasurer all fines received by him or her prior to commitment in criminal actions or proceedings, in accordance with W.S.A., § 814.65.
(e)
The municipal judge may punish for contempt, as provided in W.S.A., § 800.12, and may impose a forfeiture therefore, not to exceed the statutory limit. Upon nonpayment of the forfeiture penalty assessment under W.S.A., § 757.05, crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment under W.S.A., § 165.755, jail assessment under W.S.A., § 302.46, and any applicable domestic abuse assessment under W.S.A., § 973.055(1), the judge may impose a jail sentence not to exceed seven days.
(f)
The municipal court procedure shall be as set forth in W.S.A., ch. 755, such chapter 755 being incorporated in this article by reference as if set forth in this section at length.
(Code 1966, § 2.14(7); Ord. No. 516, § 1, 11-3-92; Ord. No. 834, § 3, 1-4-11; Ord. No. 863, § I, 11-20-12)
State law reference
Municipal courts generally, W.S.A., ch. 755 et seq.