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Timestamp: 2020-01-25 08:39:45
Document Index: 113872912

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 33', '§ 33', '§ 33', '§ 33', '§ 33', '§ 33', '§ 33', '§ 33', '§ 25', '§ 66', '§ 66', '§ 800', '§ 800']

City of Watertown, WI Citations
§ 33-1 Statutory authorization.
§ 33-2 Contents of citation.
§ 33-3 Form of citation.
§ 33-4 Schedule of deposits.
§ 33-5 Issuance of citations.
§ 33-6 Procedure on default.
§ 33-7 Nonexclusivity.
§ 33-8 Municipal Court procedure.
Chapter 33 Citations
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Watertown by Ord. No. 76-53 (§ 25.09 of the former City Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended by Ord. No. 90-7; Ord. No. 13-39[1]]
Pursuant to § 66.0113(1)(a), Wis. Stats., the City hereby elects to use the citation method of enforcement of all its ordinances, including ordinances for which a statutory counterpart exists.
A statement which informs the alleged violator:
That a cash deposit based on the schedule established by this chapter may be made and shall be delivered or mailed to the Police Department prior to the time of the scheduled court appearance.
That if the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and does not appear in court, he or she either will be deemed to have tendered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture, plus costs, fees and surcharges imposed under Ch. 814, Wis. Stats., not to exceed the amount of the deposit, or will be summoned into court to answer the complaint if the court does not accept the plea of no contest.[1]
That if the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and does not appear in court at the time specified, the court may issue a summons or a warrant for the defendant's arrest or consider the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judgment under § 66.0113(3)(d), Wis. Stats., or the municipality may commence an action against the alleged violator to collect the forfeiture, plus costs, fees and surcharges imposed under Ch. 814, Wis. Stats.[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II); this ordinance also repealed original subsection (g)(5), pertaining to the right to a jury trial, which was amended by Ord. No. 78-25 and which immediately followed this subsection.
That if the court finds that the violation involves an ordinance that prohibits conduct that is the same as or similar to conduct prohibited by state statute punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, and that the violation resulted in damage to the property of or physical injury to a person other than the alleged violator, the court may summon the alleged violator into court to determine if restitution shall be ordered under § 800.093, Wis. Stats.[3]
A direction that if the alleged violator elects to make a cash deposit, the statement which accompanies the citation shall be signed to indicate that the statement required under Subsection G has been read. Such statement shall be sent or brought with the cash deposit.
The form of the citation to be used by the City is on file in the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer and is adopted by reference.
[Amended by Ord. No. 78-25; Ord. No. 13-17[1]]
The cash deposits for the various ordinances for which a citation may be issued are included on the deposit schedule established by the Municipal Judge and approved by the Common Council, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk/Treasurer as well as in the offices of the Chief of Police and the City Attorney.
Law enforcement officers. Any law enforcement officer may issue citations authorized under this chapter.
The following City officials may issue citations with respect to those specified ordinances which are directly related to their official responsibilities:
Water Systems Manager.
[Amended by Ord. No. 04-27]
Truancy Abatement Officer.
[Amended by Ord. No. 04-34]
[Amended by Ord. No. 05-06]
Assistant Street Superintendent.
[Added 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 17-19]
Such City officials may delegate their authority to issue such citations to their subordinates.
[Amended by Ord. No. 88-3]
Police auxiliary officers. Police auxiliary officers may enforce regulations under Chs. 497 or 500, citable under the Police Department "Notice of Parking Violation" form of citation. This section does not authorize issuance of Wisconsin uniform traffic or nontraffic municipal citations.
[Amended by Ord. No. 78-25; Ord. No. 13-40]
Chapter 800 of the Wisconsin Statutes outlining the Municipal Court procedure is adopted by reference in this Code with the exception of § 800.10(1) and (2).