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MUNICIPAL LAW 1 Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats.
Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s.
35.18. January 3, 2020.
2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and
through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders
filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published and
certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after Janu-ary 3, 2020,
are designated by NOTES. (Published 1−3−20)
CHAPTER 66
GENERAL MUNICIPALITY LAW
SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL POWERS; ADMINISTRATION
66.0101 Home rule; manner of exercise.66.0103 Code of
ordinances.66.0104 Prohibiting ordinances that place certain limits
or requirements on a land-
lord.66.0105 Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorial
powers.66.0107 Power of municipalities to prohibit criminal
conduct.66.0109 Penalties under county and municipal
ordinances.66.0111 Bond or cash deposit under municipal
ordinances.66.0113 Citations for certain ordinance
violations.66.0114 Actions for violation of ordinances.66.0115
Outstanding unpaid forfeitures.66.0117 Judgment against local
governmental units.66.0119 Special inspection warrants.66.0121
Orders; action; proof of demand.66.0123 Recreation
authority.66.0125 Community relations−social development
commissions.66.0127 Municipal hospital board.66.0129 Hospital
facilities lease from nonprofit corporation.66.0131 Local
governmental purchasing.66.0133 Energy savings performance
contracting.66.0134 Labor peace agreements prohibited.66.0135
Interest on late payments.66.0137 Provision of insurance.66.0139
Disposal of abandoned property.66.0141 Accident record
systems.66.0143 Local appeals for exemption from state
mandates.
SUBCHAPTER IIINCORPORATION; MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES
66.0201 Incorporation of villages and cities; purpose and
definitions.66.0203 Procedure for incorporation of villages and
cities.66.0205 Standards to be applied by the circuit court.66.0207
Standards to be applied by the board.66.0209 Review of
incorporation−related orders and decisions.66.0211 Incorporation
referendum procedure.66.0213 Powers of new village or city:
elections; adjustment of taxes; reorganiza-
tion as village.66.0215 Incorporation of certain towns adjacent
to 1st class cities.66.02162 Incorporation of certain towns
contiguous to 3rd class cities or villages.66.0217 Annexation
initiated by electors and property owners.66.0219 Annexation by
referendum initiated by city or village.66.0221 Annexation of and
creation of town islands.66.0223 Annexation of territory owned by a
city or village.66.0225 Stipulated boundary agreements in contested
boundary actions.66.0227 Detachment of territory.66.0229
Consolidation.66.0230 Town consolidation with a city or
village.66.0231 Notice of certain litigation affecting municipal
status or boundaries.66.0233 Town participation in actions to test
alterations of town boundaries.66.0235 Adjustment of assets and
liabilities on division of territory.
SUBCHAPTER IIIINTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
66.0301 Intergovernmental cooperation.66.0303 Municipal
interstate cooperation.66.0304 Conduit revenue bonds.66.0305
Political subdivision revenue sharing.66.0307 Boundary change
pursuant to approved cooperative plan.66.0309 Creation,
organization, powers and duties of regional planning commis-
sions.66.0311 Intergovernmental cooperation in financing and
undertaking housing proj-
ects.66.0312 Local health departments; mutual
assistance.66.03125 Fire departments; mutual assistance.66.0313 Law
enforcement; mutual assistance.66.0314 State of emergency; mutual
assistance.66.0315 Municipal cooperation; federal rivers, harbors
or water resources projects.66.0316 Renew Wisconsin performance
review.66.0317 Cooperation region.
SUBCHAPTER IVREGULATION
66.0401 Regulation relating to solar and wind energy
systems.66.0403 Solar and wind access permits.66.0404 Mobile tower
siting regulations.66.0405 Removal of rubbish.66.0406 Radio
broadcast service facility regulations.66.0407 Noxious
weeds.66.0408 Regulation of occupations.66.0409 Local regulation of
weapons.66.0410 Local regulation of ticket reselling.
66.0411 Sound−producing devices; impoundment; seizure and
forfeiture.66.0412 Local regulation of real estate brokers,
brokerage services.66.0413 Razing buildings.66.0414 Small wireless
facilities.66.0415 Offensive industry.66.0416 Stands operated by
minors.66.0417 Local enforcement of certain food and health
regulations.66.0418 Prohibition of local regulation of certain
foods, beverages.66.0419 Local regulation of auxiliary
containers.66.0420 Video service.66.0421 Access to video
service.66.0422 Video service, telecommunications, and broadband
facilities.66.0423 Transient merchants.66.0425 Privileges in
streets.66.0427 Open excavations in populous counties.66.0429
Street barriers; neighborhood watch signs.66.0431 Prohibiting
operators from leaving keys in parked motor vehicles.66.0433
Licenses for nonintoxicating beverages.66.0435 Manufactured and
mobile home communities.66.0436 Certificates of food protection
practices for restaurants.66.0437 Drug disposal programs.66.0438
Limitations on locally issued identification cards.66.0439
Environmental, occupational health, and safety credentials.
SUBCHAPTER V
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES66.0501 Eligibility for office.66.05015
Background investigation.66.0502 Employee residency requirements
prohibited.66.0503 Combination of municipal offices.66.0504 Address
confidentiality program.66.0505 Compensation of governing
bodies.66.0506 Referendum; increase in employee wages.66.0507
Automatic salary schedules.66.0508 Collective bargaining.66.0509
Civil service system; veterans preference.66.0510 Benefits to
officers, employees, agents.66.0511 Law enforcement agency policies
on use of force and citizen complaint
procedures.66.0513 Police, pay when acting outside county or
municipality.66.0515 Receipts for fees.66.0517 Weed
commissioner.66.0518 Defined benefit pension plans.
SUBCHAPTER VI
FINANCE; REVENUES66.0601 Appropriations.66.0602 Local levy
limits.66.0603 Investments.66.0605 Local government audits and
reports.66.0607 Withdrawal or disbursement from local
treasury.66.0608 Separate accounts for municipal fire, emergency
medical services practi-
tioner, and emergency medical responder volunteer funds.66.0609
Financial procedure; alternative system of approving claims.66.0611
Political subdivisions prohibited from levying tax on
incomes.66.0613 Assessment on racing prohibited.66.0615 Room tax;
forfeitures.66.0617 Impact fees.66.0619 Public improvement bonds:
issuance.66.0621 Revenue obligations.66.0623 Refunding village,
town, sanitary, and inland lake district bonds.66.0625 Joint
issuance of mass transit bonding.66.0626 Special assessments or
charges for contaminated well or wastewater sys-
tem loans.66.0627 Special charges for current services and
certain loan repayments.66.0628 Fees imposed by a political
subdivision.
SUBCHAPTER VII
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS66.0701 Special assessments by local
ordinance.66.0703 Special assessments, generally.66.0705 Property
of public and private entities subject to special
assessments.66.0707 Assessment or special charge against property
in adjacent city, village or
town.66.0709 Preliminary payment of improvements funded by
special assessments.66.0711 Discount on cash payments for public
improvements.66.0713 Contractor’s certificates; general
obligation−local improvement bonds;
special assessment B bonds.66.0715 Deferral of special
assessments; payment of special assessments in install-
ments.66.0717 Lien of special assessment.66.0719 Disposition of
special assessment proceeds where improvement paid for
out of general fund or municipal obligations.
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Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats. 2 MUNICIPAL LAW
Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s.
35.18. January 3, 2020.
2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and
through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders
filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published and
certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after Janu-ary 3, 2020,
are designated by NOTES. (Published 1−3−20)
66.0721 Special assessments on certain farmland or camps for
construction of sew-erage or water system.
66.0723 Utilities, special assessments.66.0725 Assessment of
condemnation benefits.66.0727 Special assessments against railroad
for street improvement.66.0729 Improvement of streets by abutting
railroad company.66.0731 Reassessment of invalid condemnation and
public improvement assess-
ments.66.0733 Repayment of assessments in certain cases.
SUBCHAPTER VIII
PUBLIC UTILITIES66.0801 Definitions; effect on other
authority.66.0803 Acquisition of public utility or bus
transportation system.66.0805 Management of municipal public
utility by commission.66.0807 Joint operation of public utility or
public transportation system.66.0809 Municipal public utility
charges.66.0811 Municipal public utility revenues.66.0813 Provision
of utility service outside of municipality by municipal public
utility.66.0815 Public utility franchises and service
contracts.66.0817 Sale or lease of municipal public utility
plant.66.0819 Combining water and sewer utilities.66.0821 Sewerage
and storm water systems.66.0823 Joint local water
authorities.66.0825 Municipal electric companies.66.0827 Utility
districts.66.0829 Parking systems.66.0831 Interference with public
service structure.
SUBCHAPTER IX
PUBLIC WORKS AND PROJECTS66.0901 Public works, contracts,
bids.66.0903 Prevailing wage.66.0905 Pedestrian malls.66.0907
Sidewalks.66.0909 Curb ramping.66.0911 Laterals and service
pipes.66.0913 City and county projects, individual or joint;
revenue bonding.66.0915 Viaducts in cities, villages and
towns.66.0917 Art museums.66.0919 Civic centers.66.0921 Joint civic
buildings.66.0923 County−city auditoriums.66.0925 County−city
safety building.66.0927 County−city hospitals; village and town
powers.
SUBCHAPTER X
PLANNING, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION66.1001 Comprehensive
planning.66.10013 Housing affordability report.66.10014 New housing
fee report.66.10015 Limitation on development regulation authority
and down zoning.66.1002 Development moratoria.66.1003
Discontinuance of a public way.66.1005 Reversion of title.66.1006
Department of natural resources approval of discontinuance.66.1007
Architectural conservancy districts.66.1009 Agreement to establish
an airport affected area.66.1010 Moratorium on evictions.66.1011
Local equal opportunities.66.1013 Urban homestead programs.66.1014
Limits on residential dwelling rental prohibited.66.1015 Municipal
rent control, inclusionary zoning, prohibited.
66.1017 Family child care homes.66.1019 Housing codes to conform
to state law.66.1021 City, village and town transit
commissions.66.1023 Transit employees; Wisconsin retirement
system.66.1024 Effect of reservation or exception in
conveyance.66.1025 Relief from conditions of gifts and
dedications.66.1027 Traditional neighborhood developments and
conservation subdivisions.66.1031 Widening of highways;
establishment of excess widths.66.1033 Curative provisions.66.1035
Rights of abutting owners.66.1036 Building permit for a shoreland
structure.66.1037 Beautification and protection.
SUBCHAPTER XI
DEVELOPMENT66.1101 Promotion of industry; industrial
sites.66.1102 Land development; notification; records requests;
construction site devel-
opment.66.1103 Industrial development revenue bonding.66.1105
Tax increment law.66.1106 Environmental remediation tax incremental
financing.66.1107 Reinvestment neighborhoods.66.1108 Limitation on
weekend work.66.1109 Business improvement districts.66.1110
Neighborhood improvement districts.66.1111 Historic
properties.66.1113 Premier resort areas.
SUBCHAPTER XII
HOUSING AUTHORITIES66.1201 Housing authorities.66.1203 Housing
authorities; operation not for profit.66.1205 Housing authorities;
rentals and tenant selection.66.1207 Penalties; evidence.66.1209
Housing authorities; cooperation in housing projects.66.1211
Housing authorities; contracts with city; assistance to counties
and munici-
palities.66.1213 Housing authorities for elderly persons.
SUBCHAPTER XIII
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL66.1301 Urban
redevelopment.66.1303 Urban redevelopment; plans, approval.66.1305
Redevelopment corporations; limitations; incubator.66.1307 Urban
redevelopment; regulation of corporations.66.1309 Urban
redevelopment; transfer of land.66.1311 Urban redevelopment;
acquisition of land.66.1313 Urban redevelopment; condemnation
for.66.1315 Urban redevelopment; continued use of land by prior
owner.66.1317 Urban redevelopment; borrowing; mortgages.66.1319
Urban redevelopment; sale or lease of land.66.1321 Urban
redevelopment; city lease to, terms.66.1323 Urban redevelopment;
aids and appropriations.66.1325 Urban redevelopment; city
improvements.66.1327 Urban redevelopment; construction of statute;
conflict of laws; supple-
mental powers.66.1329 Urban redevelopment; enforcement of
duties.66.1331 Blighted area law.66.1333 Blight elimination and
slum clearance.66.1335 Housing and community development
authorities.66.1337 Urban renewal.66.1339 Villages to have certain
city powers.66.1341 Towns to have certain city powers.
NOTE: Chapter 66 was substantially revised by 1999 Wis. Act 150,
whichcontained extensive explanatory notes. See Laws of Wisconsin,
1999.
SUBCHAPTER I
GENERAL POWERS; ADMINISTRATION
66.0101 Home rule; manner of exercise. (1) Under arti-cle XI,
section 3, of the constitution, the method of determinationof the
local affairs and government of cities and villages shall beas
prescribed in this section.
(1m) In this section, “charter ordinance” means an ordinancethat
enacts, amends or repeals the charter, or any part of the char-ter,
of a city or village or that makes the election under sub. (4).
(2) (a) A city or village may enact a charter ordinance. A
char-ter ordinance shall be designated as a charter ordinance,
requiresa two−thirds vote of the members−elect of the legislative
body ofthe city or village, and is subject to referendum as
provided in thissection.
(b) A charter ordinance that amends or repeals a city or
villagecharter shall designate specifically the portion of the
charter thatis amended or repealed. A charter ordinance that makes
the elec-tion under sub. (4) shall designate specifically each
enactment ofthe legislature or portion of the enactment that is
made inapplica-ble to the city or village by the election.
(3) A charter ordinance shall be published as a class 1
notice,under ch. 985, and shall be recorded by the clerk in a
permanentbook kept for that purpose, with a statement of the manner
of itsadoption. A certified copy of the charter ordinance shall be
filedby the clerk with the secretary of state. The secretary of
state shallkeep a separate index of all charter ordinances,
arranged alphabet-ically by city and village and summarizing each
ordinance, andannually shall issue the index of charter ordinances
filed duringthe 12 months prior to July 1.
(4) A city or village may elect under this section that any
lawrelating to the local affairs and government of the city or
villageother than those enactments of the legislature of statewide
concernas shall with uniformity affect every city or every village
shall not
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MUNICIPAL LAW 66.01043 Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats.
Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s.
35.18. January 3, 2020.
2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and
through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders
filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published and
certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after Janu-ary 3, 2020,
are designated by NOTES. (Published 1−3−20)
apply to the city or village, and when the election takes
effect, thelaw ceases to be in effect in the city or village.
(5) A charter ordinance does not take effect until 60 days
afterits passage and publication. If within the 60−day period a
petitionconforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 and signed by a
numberof electors of the city or village equal to not less than 7
percent ofthe votes cast in the city or village for governor at the
last generalelection is filed in the office of the clerk of the
city or villagedemanding that the ordinance be submitted to a vote
of the elec-tors, it may not take effect until it is submitted to a
referendum andapproved by a majority of the electors voting in the
referendum.The petition and the proceedings for its submission are
governedby s. 9.20 (2) to (6).
(6) A charter ordinance may be initiated under s. 9.20 (1)
to(6), but alternative adoption of the charter ordinance by the
legis-lative body is subject to referendum under sub. (5).
(7) A charter ordinance may be submitted to a referendum bythe
legislative body, under s. 9.20 (4) to (6), without initiative
peti-tion, and becomes effective when approved by a majority of
theelectors voting in the referendum.
(8) A charter ordinance enacted or approved by a vote of
theelectors controls over any prior or subsequent act of the
legislativebody of the city or village. If the electors of any city
or village bya majority vote have adopted or determined to continue
to operateunder either ch. 62 or 64, or have determined the method
of selec-tion of members of the governing board, the question shall
notagain be submitted to the electors, nor action taken on the
ques-tion, within a period of 2 years. Any election to change or
amendthe charter of any city or village, other than a special
election asprovided in s. 9.20 (4), shall be held at the time
provided by statutefor holding the spring election.
(9) (a) The legislative body of a city or village, by
resolutionadopted by a two−thirds vote of its members−elect may,
and uponpetition complying with s. 9.20 shall, submit to the
electors unders. 9.20 (4) to (6) the question of holding a charter
convention underone or more plans proposed in the resolution or
petition.
(b) The ballot shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall a charter convention be held?
YES ���� NO �
If a charter convention is held what plan do you favor?
PLAN 1 ��� PLAN 2 �
[Repeat for each plan proposed.]
Mark an [X] in the square to the RIGHT of the plan that
youselect.
(c) If a majority of the electors voting vote for a charter
con-vention, the convention shall be held pursuant to the plan
favoredby a majority of the total votes cast for all plans. If no
plan receivesa majority, the 2 plans receiving the highest number
of votes shallbe again submitted to the electors and a convention
shall be heldpursuant to the plan favored by a majority of the
votes cast.
(d) A charter convention may adopt a charter or amendmentsto the
existing charter. The charter or charter amendmentsadopted by the
convention shall be certified, as soon as practica-ble, by the
presiding officer and secretary of the convention to thecity or
village clerk and shall be submitted to the electors as pro-vided
under s. 9.20 (4) to (6), without the alternative provided ins.
9.20 (4) to (6), and take effect when approved by a majority ofthe
electors voting.
(10) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair
theright of cities or villages under existing or future authority
to enactordinances or resolutions other than charter
ordinances.
(11) Sections 62.13 and 62.50 and chapter 589, laws of 1921,and
chapter 423, laws of 1923, shall be construed as enactmentsof
statewide concern for the purpose of providing uniform regula-tion
of police, fire, and combined protective services departments.
(12) Every charter ordinance enacted under s. 66.01, 1943stats.,
which was adopted by the governing body prior to Decem-ber 31,
1944, and which also was published prior to that date in the
official newspaper of the city or village, or, if there was
none, ina newspaper having general circulation in the city or
village, shallbe valid as of the date of the original publication
notwithstandingthe failure to publish the ordinance under s. 10.43
(5) and (6), 1943stats.
History: 1999 a. 150 ss. 18 to 27; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0101; 2011
a. 32.A charter ordinance must be legislative in character before
it can be validly initi-
ated by direct legislation. Save Our Fire Department Paramedics
Committee v.Appleton, 131 Wis. 2d 366, 389 N.W.2d 43 (Ct. App.
1986).
The city of Milwaukee cannot, by charter ordinance, adopt s.
62.13 (5) (b) sinces. 62.13 deals with a subject of state−wide
concern; it cannot do so under s. 62.03since that requires the
adoption of whole statute sections. 58 Atty. Gen. 59.
66.0103 Code of ordinances. (1) The governing body ofa city,
village, town or county may authorize the preparation of acode of
some or all of its general ordinances. The code may beenacted by an
ordinance that incorporates the code by reference.A copy of the
code shall be available for public inspection not lessthan 2 weeks
before it is enacted. After the code is enacted, a copyshall be
maintained and available for public inspection in theoffice of the
city, village, town or county clerk.
(2) Publication of a code enacted under sub. (1), in book
orpamphlet form, meets the publication requirements of ss.
59.14,60.80, 61.50 (1) and 62.11 (4) (a).
History: 1999 a. 150.There is a 4−part test in evaluating
whether a municipality may regulate a matter
of state−wide concern: 1) whether the legislature has expressly
withdrawn the powerof municipalities to act; 2) whether the
ordinance logically conflicts with the state leg-islation; 3)
whether the ordinance defeats the purpose of the state legislation;
or 4)whether the ordinance goes against the spirit of the state
legislation. Anchor Savingsand Loan Association v. Madison EOC, 120
Wis. 2d 391, 355 N.W.2d 234 (1984).
The scope of legislative activity covered by “ordinances” and
“resolutions”extends to formal and informal enactments that address
matters both general and spe-cific in a manner meant to be either
temporary or permanent and that can be character-ized as
administrative or otherwise, regardless of how they may be
denominated.There is no legislative action a municipality could
take that would not come withinthe ambit of ordinance or
resolution. If a statute removes the authority of a municipal-ity’s
governing body to adopt an ordinance or resolution on a particular
subject, thegoverning body loses all legislative authority on that
subject. Wisconsin Carry, Inc.v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19, 373
Wis. 2d 543, 892 N.W.2d 233, 15−0146.
66.0104 Prohibiting ordinances that place certain lim-its or
requirements on a landlord. (1) In this section:
(ah) “Habitability violation” means any of the following
con-ditions if the condition constitutes an ordinance
violation:
1. The rental property or rental unit lacks hot or cold
runningwater.
2. Heating facilities serving the rental property or rental
unitare not in safe operating condition or are not capable of
maintain-ing a temperature, in all living areas of the property or
unit, of atleast 67 degrees Fahrenheit during all seasons of the
year in whichthe property or unit may be occupied. Temperatures in
livingareas shall be measured at the approximate center of the
room,midway between floor and ceiling.
3. The rental property or rental unit is not served by
electricity,or the electrical wiring, outlets, fixtures, or other
components ofthe electrical system are not in safe operating
condition.
4. Any structural or other conditions in the rental property
orrental unit that constitute a substantial hazard to the health
orsafety of the tenant, or create an unreasonable risk of
personalinjury as a result of any reasonably foreseeable use of the
propertyor unit other than negligent use or abuse of the property
or unit bythe tenant.
5. The rental property or rental unit is not served by
plumbingfacilities in good operating condition.
6. The rental property or rental unit is not served by
sewagedisposal facilities in good operating condition.
7. The rental property or rental unit lacks working
smokedetectors or carbon monoxide detectors.
8. The rental property or rental unit is infested with rodentsor
insects.
9. The rental property or rental unit contains excessive
mold.
(ax) “Premises” has the meaning given in s. 704.01 (3).
(b) “Rental agreement” has the meaning given in s.
704.01(3m).
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Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats. 4 66.0104 MUNICIPAL LAW
Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s.
35.18. January 3, 2020.
2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and
through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders
filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published and
certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after Janu-ary 3, 2020,
are designated by NOTES. (Published 1−3−20)
(c) “Tenancy” has the meaning given in s. 704.01 (4).
(2) (a) No city, village, town, or county may enact an
ordi-nance that places any of the following limitations on a
residentiallandlord:
1. Prohibits a landlord from, or places limitations on a
land-lord with respect to, obtaining and using or attempting to
obtainand use any of the following information with respect to a
tenantor prospective tenant:
a. Monthly household income.
b. Occupation.
c. Rental history.
d. Credit information.
e. Court records, including arrest and conviction records,
towhich there is public access.
f. Social security number or other proof of identity.
2. Limits how far back in time a prospective tenant’s
creditinformation, conviction record, or previous housing may be
takeninto account by a landlord.
3. Prohibits a landlord from, or places limitations on a
land-lord with respect to, entering into a rental agreement for a
prem-ises with a prospective tenant during the tenancy of the
currenttenant of the premises.
4. Prohibits a landlord from, or places limitations on a
land-lord with respect to, showing a premises to a prospective
tenantduring the tenancy of the current tenant of the premises.
(b) No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinancethat
places requirements on a residential landlord with respect
tosecurity deposits or earnest money or pretenancy or
posttenancyinspections that are additional to the requirements
under adminis-trative rules related to residential rental
practices.
(c) No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinancethat
limits a residential tenant’s responsibility, or a
residentiallandlord’s right to recover, for any damage or waste to,
or neglectof, the premises that occurs during the tenant’s
occupancy of thepremises, or for any other costs, expenses, fees,
payments, or dam-ages for which the tenant is responsible under the
rental agreementor applicable law.
(d) 1. a. No city, village, town, or county may enact an
ordi-nance that requires a landlord to communicate to tenants
anyinformation that is not required to be communicated to
tenantsunder federal or state law.
b. Subdivision 1. a. does not apply to an ordinance that has
areasonable and clearly defined objective of regulating the
manu-facture of illegal narcotics.
2. No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinancethat
requires a landlord to communicate to the city, village, town,or
county any information concerning the landlord or a tenant,unless
any of the following applies:
a. The information is required under federal or state law.
b. The information is required of all residential real
propertyowners.
(e) No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinancethat
does any of the following:
1. Requires that a rental property or rental unit be
inspectedexcept upon a complaint by any person, as part of a
program ofinspections under subd. 1m., under s. 66.0119, or as
requiredunder state or federal law.
1m. A city, village, town, or county may establish a
rentalproperty inspection program under this subdivision. Under
theprogram, the governing body of the city, village, town, or
countymay designate districts in which there is evidence of blight,
highrates of building code complaints or violations,
deterioratingproperty values, or increases in single−family home
conversionsto rental units. A city, village, town, or county may
require thata rental property or rental unit located in a district
designatedunder this subdivision be initially inspected and
periodicallyinspected. If no habitability violation is discovered
during a pro-
gram inspection or if a habitability violation is discovered
duringa program inspection and the violation is corrected within a
periodof not less than 30 days established by the city, village,
town, orcounty, the city, village, town, or county may not perform
a pro-gram inspection of the property for at least 5 years. If a
habitabil-ity violation is discovered during a program inspection
and theviolation is not corrected within the period established by
the city,village, town, or county, the city, village, town, or
county mayrequire the rental property or unit to be inspected
annually underthe program. If a habitability violation is
discovered during aninspection conducted upon a complaint and the
violation is notcorrected within a period of not less than 30 days
established bythe city, village, town, or county, the city,
village, town, or countymay require the rental property or unit to
be inspected annuallyunder the program. If, at a rental property or
unit subject to annualprogram inspections, no habitability
violation is discovered dur-ing 2 consecutive annual program
inspections, the city, village,town, or county, except as provided
in this subdivision, may notperform a program inspection of the
property for at least 5 years.No rental property or unit that is
less than 8 years old may beinspected under this subdivision. A
city, village, town, or countymay provide a period of less than 30
days for the correction of ahabitability violation under this
subdivision if the violationexposes a tenant to imminent danger. A
city, village, town, orcounty shall provide an extension to the
period for correction ofa habitability violation upon a showing of
good cause. A city, vil-lage, town, or county shall provide in a
notice of a habitability vio-lation an explanation of the violation
including a specification ofthe violation and the exact location of
the violation. No inspectionof a rental unit may be conducted under
this subdivision if theoccupant of the unit does not consent to
allow access unless theinspection is under a special inspection
warrant under s. 66.0119.
2. Charges a fee for conducting an inspection of a
residentialrental property unless all of the following are
satisfied:
a. The amount of the fee does not exceed $75 for an inspectionof
a vacant unit under subd. 1m. or an inspection of the exteriorand
common areas of a property under subd. 1m., $90 for anyother
initial program inspection under subd. 1m., or $150 for anyother
2nd or subsequent program inspection under subd. 1m. Nofee may be
charged for a program inspection under subd. 1m. ifno habitability
violation is discovered during the inspection or, ifa violation is
discovered during the inspection, the violation is cor-rected
within the period established by the city, village, town, orcounty
under subd. 1m. No fee may be charged for an inspectionof the
exterior and common areas if the property owner voluntar-ily allows
access for the inspection and no habitability violationis
discovered during the inspection or, if a violation is
discoveredduring the inspection, the violation is corrected within
the periodestablished by the city, village, town, or county under
subd. 1m.No fee may be charged for a reinspection that occurs after
a habit-ability violation has been corrected. No fee may be charged
to aproperty owner if a program inspection does not occur because
anoccupant of the property does not allow access to the
property.Annually, a city, village, town, or county may increase
the feeamounts under this subd. 2. a. by not more than the
percentagechange in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban
consumers,U.S. city average, as determined by the federal
department oflabor, for the previous year or 2 percent, whichever
is greater.
am. The amount of the fee does not exceed $150 for an
inspec-tion under s. 66.0119, except that if a habitability
violation is dis-covered during the inspection and the violation is
not correctedwithin a period of not less than 30 days established
by the city, vil-lage, town, or county, the fee may not exceed
$300. No fee maybe charged for an inspection under s. 66.0119 if no
habitabilityviolation is discovered. Annually, a city, village,
town, or countymay increase the fee amounts under this subd. 2. am.
by not morethan the percentage change in the U.S. consumer price
index forall urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by
the fed-eral department of labor, for the previous year or 2
percent, which-ever is greater.
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MUNICIPAL LAW 66.01115 Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats.
Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s.
35.18. January 3, 2020.
2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and
through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders
filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published and
certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after Janu-ary 3, 2020,
are designated by NOTES. (Published 1−3−20)
b. The fee is charged at the time that the inspection is
actuallyperformed.
3. Charges a fee for a subsequent reinspection of a
residentialrental property that is more than twice the fee charged
for an initialreinspection.
4. Except as provided in this subdivision, requires that a
rentalproperty or rental unit be certified, registered, or licensed
orrequires that a residential rental property owner register or
obtaina certification or license related to owning or managing the
resi-dential rental property. A city, village, town, or county
mayrequire that a rental unit or residential rental property owner
beregistered if the registration requires only one name of an
owneror authorized contact person and an address, telephone
number,and, if available, an electronic mail address or other
informationnecessary to receive communications by other electronic
meansat which the person may be contacted. No city, village, town,
orcounty, except a 1st class city, may charge a fee for
registrationunder this subdivision except a one−time registration
fee thatreflects the actual costs of operating a registration
program, butthat does not exceed $10 per building, and a one−time
fee for theregistration of a change of ownership or management of a
buildingor change of contact information for a building that
reflects theactual and direct costs of registration, but that does
not exceed $10per building.
(f) No city, village, town, or county may impose an occupancyor
transfer of tenancy fee on a rental unit.
(2m) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect an
ordi-nance that authorizes the inspection of a rental property or
rentalunit upon a complaint from an inspector or other employee
orelected official of the city, village, town, or county, the city,
vil-lage, town, or county shall maintain for each inspection
performedupon a complaint from an employee or official a record of
thename of the person making the complaint, the nature of the
com-plaint, and any inspection conducted upon the complaint.
(3) (a) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect
onDecember 21, 2011, an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub.
(2)(a) or (b), the ordinance does not apply and may not be
enforced.
(b) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect on March
1,2014, an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub. (2) (c) or (d),
theordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
(c) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect on March
2,2016, an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub. (2) (e) or (f),
theordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
History: 2011 a. 108; 2013 a. 76; 2015 a. 176; 2017 a. 317.Sub.
(2) (d) 1. a. preempted a provision in an ordinance requiring
landlords to
notify tenants of city inspections under the city’s inspection
and registration program;it does not stop local governments from
implementing rental housing inspection andregistration programs as
part of a housing code, let alone preclude other substantivehousing
code regulations. Olson v. City of La Crosse, 2015 WI App 67, 364
Wis. 2d615, 869 N.W.2d 337, 15−0127.
66.0105 Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorialpowers. The
extraterritorial powers granted to cities and vil-lages by statute,
including ss. 30.745, 62.23 (2) and (7a), 66.0415,236.10 and
254.57, may not be exercised within the corporate lim-its of
another city or village. Wherever these statutory extraterri-torial
powers overlap, the jurisdiction over the overlapping areashall be
divided on a line all points of which are equidistant fromthe
boundaries of each municipality concerned so that not morethan one
municipality shall exercise power over any area.
History: 1981 c. 222 s. 2; 1993 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 368;
Stats. 1999 s. 66.0105.
66.0107 Power of municipalities to prohibit criminalconduct. (1)
The board or council of any town, village or citymay:
(a) Prohibit all forms of gambling and fraudulent devices
andpractices.
(b) Seize anything devised solely for gambling or found inactual
use for gambling and destroy the device after a
judicialdetermination that it was used solely for gambling or found
inactual use for gambling.
(bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possessionof
marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the
exceptionsin s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for
a violationof the ordinance; except that if a complaint is issued
regarding anallegation of possession of more than 25 grams of
marijuana, orpossession of any amount of marijuana following a
conviction inthis state for possession of marijuana, the subject of
the complaintmay not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the
same actionthat is the subject of the complaint unless the charges
are dis-missed or the district attorney declines to prosecute the
case.
(bn) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possessionof
a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb) and providea
forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance, except that if a
com-plaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of a
con-trolled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb) following a
convic-tion in this state for possession of a controlled substance,
thesubject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this
para-graph for the same action that is the subject of the complaint
unlessthe charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines
to prose-cute the case.
(bp) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit conduct thatis
the same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574 (1)or
(2), or 961.575 (1) or (2) and provide a forfeiture for violationof
the ordinance.
(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), nothing in this section
maybe construed to preclude cities, villages and towns from
prohibit-ing conduct which is the same as or similar to that
prohibited bychs. 941 to 948.
(3) The board or council of a city, village or town may not,
byordinance, prohibit conduct which is the same as or similar to
con-duct prohibited by s. 944.21.
History: 1973 c. 198; 1979 c. 131 s. 4; 1987 a. 332 s. 64; 1987
a. 416; 1989 a. 121,276; 1993 a. 246; 1995 a. 353, 448; 1999 a. 150
ss. 151, 153; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0107;2005 a. 116, ss. 2 to 4; 2011
a. 31; 2013 a. 293, 351; 2015 a. 195.
66.0109 Penalties under county and municipal ordi-nances. If a
statute requires that the penalty under any countyor municipal
ordinance conform to the penalty provided by statutethe ordinance
may impose only a forfeiture and may provide forimprisonment if the
forfeiture is not paid.
History: 1971 c. 278; 1999 a. 150 s. 272; Stats. 1999 s.
66.0109.
66.0111 Bond or cash deposit under municipal ordi-nances. (1) If
a person is arrested for the violation of a city, vil-lage or town
ordinance and the action is to be in circuit court, thechief of
police or police officer designated by the chief, marshalor clerk
of court may accept from the person a bond, in an amountnot to
exceed the maximum penalty for the violation, with suffi-cient
sureties, or a cash deposit, for appearance in the court
havingjurisdiction of the offense. A receipt shall be issued for
the bondor cash deposit.
(2) (a) If the person released fails to appear, personally or
byan authorized attorney or agent, before the court at the time
fixedfor hearing the case, the bond and money deposited, or an
amountthat the court determines to be an adequate penalty, plus
costs,including any applicable fees prescribed in ch. 814, may
bedeclared forfeited by the court or may be ordered applied to
thepayment of any penalty which is imposed after an ex parte
hear-ing, together with the costs. In either event, any surplus
shall berefunded to the person who made the deposit.
(b) This subsection does not apply to violations of
parkingordinances. Bond or cash deposit given for appearance to
answera charge under any parking ordinance may be forfeited in the
man-ner determined by the governing body.
(3) This section shall not be construed as a limitation upon
thegeneral power of cities, villages and towns in all cases of
allegedviolations of city, village or town ordinances to authorize
theacceptance of bonds or cash deposits or upon the general powerto
accept stipulations for forfeiture of bonds or deposits or
pleaswhere arrest was had without warrant or where action has not
beenstarted in court.
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Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats. 6 66.0111 MUNICIPAL LAW
Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s.
35.18. January 3, 2020.
2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and
through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders
filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published and
certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after Janu-ary 3, 2020,
are designated by NOTES. (Published 1−3−20)
(4) This section does not apply to ordinances enacted underch.
349.
History: 1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 305; 1977 c. 449 s. 497; 1981 c.
317; 1987 a. 27,399; 1993 a. 246; 1999 a. 150 s. 271; Stats. 1999
s. 66.0111.
A defendant arrested for an ordinance violation has the option
to post either therequired bond or the permitted cash bail. City of
Madison v. Ricky Two Crow, 88 Wis.2d 156, 276 N.W.2d 359 (Ct. App.
1979).
66.0113 Citations for certain ordinance violations.(1) ADOPTION;
CONTENT. (a) Except as provided in sub. (5), thegoverning body of a
county, town, city, village, town sanitary dis-trict or public
inland lake protection and rehabilitation districtmay by ordinance
adopt and authorize the use of a citation underthis section to be
issued for violations of ordinances, includingordinances for which
a statutory counterpart exists.
(b) An ordinance adopted under par. (a) shall prescribe theform
of the citation which shall provide for the following:
1. The name and address of the alleged violator.
2. The factual allegations describing the alleged violation.
3. The time and place of the offense.
4. The section of the ordinance violated.
5. A designation of the offense in a manner that can be
readilyunderstood by a person making a reasonable effort to do
so.
6. The time at which the alleged violator may appear in
court.
7. A statement which in essence informs the alleged
violator:
a. That the alleged violator may make a cash deposit of a
spec-ified amount to be mailed to a specified official within a
specifiedtime.
b. That if the alleged violator makes such a deposit, he or
sheneed not appear in court unless subsequently summoned.
c. That, if the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and
doesnot appear in court, he or she either will be deemed to have
ten-dered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture, plus
costs,fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, not to exceed
theamount of the deposit or will be summoned into court to
answerthe complaint if the court does not accept the plea of no
contest.
d. That, if the alleged violator does not make a cash depositand
does not appear in court at the time specified, the court mayissue
a summons or a warrant for the defendant’s arrest or considerthe
nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judgmentunder
sub. (3) (d), or the municipality may commence an actionagainst the
alleged violator to collect the forfeiture, plus costs,fees, and
surcharges imposed under ch. 814.
e. That if the court finds that the violation involves an
ordi-nance that prohibits conduct that is the same as or similar to
con-duct prohibited by state statute punishable by fine or
imprison-ment or both, and that the violation resulted in damage to
theproperty of or physical injury to a person other than the
allegedviolator, the court may summon the alleged violator into
court todetermine if restitution shall be ordered under s.
800.093.
8. A direction that if the alleged violator elects to make a
cashdeposit, the alleged violator shall sign an appropriate
statementwhich accompanies the citation to indicate that he or she
read thestatement required under subd. 7. and shall send the signed
state-ment with the cash deposit.
9. Such other information as may be deemed necessary.
(c) An ordinance adopted under par. (a) shall contain a
sched-ule of cash deposits that are to be required for the various
ordi-nance violations, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed
underch. 814, for which a citation may be issued. The ordinance
shallalso specify the court, clerk of court, or other official to
whom cashdeposits are to be made and shall require that receipts be
given forcash deposits.
(2) ISSUANCE; FILING. (a) Citations authorized under this
sec-tion may be issued by law enforcement officers of the
county,town, city, village, town sanitary district or public inland
lake pro-tection and rehabilitation district. In addition, the
governing bodyof a county, town, city, village, town sanitary
district or publicinland lake protection and rehabilitation
district may designate by
ordinance or resolution other county, town, city, village, town
san-itary district or public inland lake protection and
rehabilitationdistrict officials who may issue citations with
respect to ordi-nances which are directly related to the official
responsibilities ofthe officials. Officials granted the authority
to issue citations maydelegate, with the approval of the governing
body, the authorityto employees. Authority delegated to an official
or employee shallbe revoked in the same manner by which it is
conferred.
(b) The issuance of a citation by a person authorized to do
sounder par. (a) shall be deemed adequate process to give the
appro-priate court jurisdiction over the subject matter of the
offense forthe purpose of receiving cash deposits, if directed to
do so, and forthe purposes of sub. (3) (b) and (c). Issuance and
filing of a cita-tion does not constitute commencement of an
action. Issuance ofa citation does not violate s. 946.68.
(3) VIOLATOR’S OPTIONS; PROCEDURE ON DEFAULT. (a) The per-son
named as the alleged violator in a citation may appear in courtat
the time specified in the citation or may mail or deliver
person-ally a cash deposit in the amount, within the time, and to
the court,clerk of court, or other official specified in the
citation. If a personmakes a cash deposit, the person may
nevertheless appear in courtat the time specified in the citation,
but the cash deposit may beretained for application against any
forfeiture or restitution, pluscosts, fees, and surcharges imposed
under ch. 814 that may beimposed.
(b) If a person appears in court in response to a citation,
thecitation may be used as the initial pleading, unless the court
directsthat a formal complaint be made, and the appearance confers
per-sonal jurisdiction over the person. The person may plead
guilty,no contest, or not guilty. If the person pleads guilty or no
contest,the court shall accept the plea, enter a judgment of
guilty, andimpose a forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges
imposedunder ch. 814. If the court finds that the violation meets
the condi-tions in s. 800.093 (1), the court may order restitution
under s.800.093. A plea of not guilty shall put all matters in the
case atissue, and the matter shall be set for trial.
(c) If the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and fails
toappear in court, the citation may serve as the initial pleading
andthe violator shall be considered to have tendered a plea of no
con-test and submitted to a forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and
surchargesimposed under ch. 814, not exceeding the amount of the
deposit.The court may either accept the plea of no contest and
enter judg-ment accordingly or reject the plea. If the court finds
that the vio-lation meets the conditions in s. 800.093 (1), the
court may sum-mon the alleged violator into court to determine if
restitution shallbe ordered under s. 800.093. If the court accepts
the plea of nocontest, the defendant may move within 10 days after
the date setfor the appearance to withdraw the plea of no contest,
open thejudgment, and enter a plea of not guilty if the defendant
shows tothe satisfaction of the court that the failure to appear
was due tomistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. If
the pleaof no contest is accepted and not subsequently changed to a
pleaof not guilty, no additional costs, fees, or surcharges may
beimposed against the violator under s. 814.78. If the court
rejectsthe plea of no contest, an action for collection of the
forfeiture,plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814,
may becommenced. A city, village, town sanitary district, or
publicinland lake protection and rehabilitation district may
commenceaction under s. 66.0114 (1) and a county or town may
commenceaction under s. 778.10. The citation may be used as the
complaintin the action for the collection of the forfeiture, plus
costs, fees,and surcharges imposed under ch. 814.
(d) If the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and
failsto appear in court at the time specified in the citation, the
courtmay issue a summons or warrant for the defendant’s arrest or
con-sider the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter
judg-ment accordingly if service was completed as provided under
par.(e) or the county, town, city, village, town sanitary district,
or pub-lic inland lake protection and rehabilitation district may
com-mence an action for collection of the forfeiture, plus costs,
fees,
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MUNICIPAL LAW 66.01147 Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats.
Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s.
35.18. January 3, 2020.
2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and
through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders
filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published and
certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after Janu-ary 3, 2020,
are designated by NOTES. (Published 1−3−20)
and surcharges imposed under ch. 814. A city, village, town
sani-tary district, or public inland lake protection and
rehabilitation dis-trict may commence action under s. 66.0114 (1)
and a county ortown may commence action under s. 778.10. The
citation may beused as the complaint in the action for the
collection of the forfei-ture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges
imposed under ch. 814. If thecourt considers the nonappearance to
be a plea of no contest andenters judgment accordingly, the court
shall promptly mail a copyor notice of the judgment to the
defendant. The judgment shallallow the defendant not less than 20
days from the date of the judg-ment to pay any forfeiture, plus
costs, fees, and surchargesimposed under ch. 814. If the defendant
moves to open the judg-ment within 6 months after the court
appearance date fixed in thecitation, and shows to the satisfaction
of the court that the failureto appear was due to mistake,
inadvertence, surprise, or excusableneglect, the court shall reopen
the judgment, accept a not guiltyplea and set a trial date.
(e) A judgment may be entered under par. (d) if the summonsor
citation was served as provided under s. 968.04 (3) (b) 2. or
bypersonal service by a county, town, city, village, town sanitary
dis-trict or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation
districtemployee.
(4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. The adoption and authori-zation
for use of a citation under this section does not preclude
thegoverning body from adopting any other ordinance or providingfor
the enforcement of any other law or ordinance relating to thesame
or any other matter. The issuance of a citation under this sec-tion
does not preclude proceeding under any other ordinance orlaw
relating to the same or any other matter. Proceeding under anyother
ordinance or law relating to the same or any other matterdoes not
preclude the issuance of a citation under this section.
(5) MUNICIPAL COURT. If the action is to be in municipal
court,the citation under s. 800.02 (2) shall be used.
History: 1975 c. 201, 421; 1977 c. 29, 305; 1979 c. 32 s. 92
(8), (17); 1979 c. 151,355; 1987 a. 27, 389; 1989 a. 107; 1991 a.
39, 40, 128, 189, 315; 1993 a. 16, 167; 1995a. 349; 1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 9; 1999 a. 150 ss. 274 to 277; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0113;
2001a. 16; 2003 a. 139.
Cross−reference: As to (3) (d), see s. 800.093 regarding
municipal court authorityto order restitution.
Sub. (3) (b) only authorizes the use of citations for violations
of ordinances otherthan those for which a statutory counterpart
exists. 76 Atty. Gen. 211.
A judgment for payment of a forfeiture can be docketed,
accumulates interest at12 percent, and may be enforced through
collection remedies available in other civilproceedings. OAG
2−95.
66.0114 Actions for violation of ordinances. (1) COL-LECTION OF
FORFEITURES AND PENALTIES. (a) An action for viola-tion of an
ordinance or bylaw enacted by a city, village, town sani-tary
district or public inland lake protection and
rehabilitationdistrict is a civil action. All forfeitures and
penalties imposed byan ordinance or bylaw of the city, village,
town sanitary district orpublic inland lake protection and
rehabilitation district, except asprovided in ss. 345.20 to 345.53,
may be collected in an action inthe name of the city or village
before the municipal court or in anaction in the name of the city,
village, town sanitary district or pub-lic inland lake protection
and rehabilitation district before a courtof record. If the action
is in municipal court, the procedures underch. 800 apply and the
procedures under this section do not apply.If the action is in a
court of record, it shall be commenced by war-rant or summons under
s. 968.04 or, if applicable, by citationunder s. 778.25 or 778.26.
A law enforcement officer may arrestthe offender in all cases
without warrant under s. 968.07. If theaction is commenced by
warrant the affidavit may be the com-plaint. The affidavit or
complaint is sufficient if it alleges that thedefendant has
violated an ordinance or bylaw, specifying the ordi-nance or bylaw
by section, chapter, title or otherwise with suffi-cient plainness
to identify the ordinance or bylaw. The judge mayrelease a
defendant without a cash deposit or may permit him orher to execute
an unsecured appearance bond upon arrest. Inarrests without a
warrant or summons a statement on the recordsof the court of the
offense charged is the complaint unless the courtdirects that a
formal complaint be issued. In all actions under thisparagraph the
defendant’s plea shall be guilty, not guilty or no con-
test and shall be entered as not guilty on failure to plead. A
pleaof not guilty on failure to plead puts all matters in the case
at issue,any other provision of law notwithstanding. The defendant
mayenter a not guilty plea by certified mail.
(b) Local ordinances, except as provided in this paragraph orss.
345.20 to 345.53, may contain a provision for stipulation ofguilt
or no contest of any or all violations under those ordinances,may
designate the manner in which the stipulation is to be made,and may
fix the penalty to be paid. When a person charged witha violation
for which stipulation of guilt or no contest is authorizedmakes a
timely stipulation and pays the required penalty, pluscosts, fees,
and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, to the desig-nated official,
the person need not appear in court and no witnessfees or other
additional costs, fees, or surcharges may be imposedunder ch. 814
unless the local ordinance so provides. A courtappearance is
required for a violation of a local ordinance in con-formity with
s. 346.63 (1).
(bm) The official receiving the penalties shall remit all
moneyscollected to the treasurer of the city, village, town
sanitary district,or public inland lake protection and
rehabilitation district inwhose behalf the sum was paid, except
that all jail surchargesimposed under ch. 814 shall be remitted to
the county treasurer,within 20 days after their receipt by the
official. If timely remit-tance is not made, the treasurer may
collect the payment of theofficer by action, in the name of the
office, and upon the officialbond of the officer, with interest at
the rate of 12 percent per yearfrom the date on which it was due.
In the case of any other costs,fees, and surcharges imposed under
ch. 814, the treasurer of thecity, village, town sanitary district,
or public inland lake protectionand rehabilitation district shall
remit to the secretary of adminis-tration the amount required by
law to be paid on the actionsentered during the preceding month on
or before the first day ofthe next succeeding month. The governing
body of the city, vil-lage, town sanitary district, or public
inland lake protection andrehabilitation district shall by
ordinance designate the official toreceive the penalties and the
terms under which the official quali-fies.
(c) If the circuit court finds a defendant guilty in a
forfeitureaction based on a violation of an ordinance, the court
shall renderjudgment as provided under ss. 800.09 and 800.095. If
the courtfinds the violation meets the conditions in s. 800.093 (1)
(a) and(b), the court may hold a hearing to determine if
restitution shallbe ordered under s. 800.093.
(2) APPEALS. Appeals in actions in courts of record to
recoverforfeitures and penalties imposed by any ordinance or bylaw
of acity, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake
protectionand rehabilitation district may be taken either by the
defendant orby the city, village, town sanitary district or public
inland lake pro-tection and rehabilitation district. Appeals from
circuit court inactions to recover forfeitures for ordinances
enacted under ch. 349shall be to the court of appeals. An appeal by
the defendant shallinclude a bond to the city, village, town
sanitary district or publicinland lake protection and
rehabilitation district with surety, to beapproved by the judge,
conditioned that if judgment is affirmed inwhole or in part the
defendant will pay the judgment and all costsand damages awarded
against the defendant on the appeal. If thejudgment is affirmed in
whole or in part, execution may issueagainst both the defendant and
the surety.
(3) COSTS AND FEES; FORFEITURES TO GO TO TREASURY. (a) Feesin
forfeiture actions in circuit court for violations of ordinances
areprescribed in s. 814.63 (1) and (2).
(b) All forfeitures and penalties recovered for the violation
ofan ordinance or bylaw of a city, village, town, town sanitary
dis-trict, or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation
districtshall be paid into the city, village, town, town sanitary
district, orpublic inland lake protection and rehabilitation
district treasuryfor the use of the city, village, town, town
sanitary district, or pub-lic inland lake protection and
rehabilitation district, except as pro-vided in par. (c) and sub.
(1) (bm). The judge shall report and pay
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Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats. 8 66.0114 MUNICIPAL LAW
Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s.
35.18. January 3, 2020.
2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and
through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders
filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published