2010 Wisconsin Code
Chapter 800. Municipal court procedure.
800.001 Definitions.

800.001

800.001 Definitions. In this chapter:

800.001(1)

(1) "Judicial administrative district" means the judicial administrative district having the largest portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the municipal court.

800.001(2)

(2) "Municipality" means the city, village, or town that governs the municipal court, or if more than one city, village, or town has agreed jointly to establish a municipal court under s. 755.01, "municipality" means the city, village, or town where the violation occurred.

800.001 - ANNOT.

NOTE: This section is shown as repealed and recreated eff. 1-1-11 by 2009 Wis. Act 402. Prior to 1-1-11 it reads:

800.001 - ANNOT.

800.001 Definition. In this chapter, "general statutory counterpart ordinance" means an ordinance which prohibits conduct which is the same as or similar to conduct prohibited by state statute, but does not include an ordinance enacted by a local authority in accordance with s. 30.77 or 349.06.

800.001 - ANNOT.

History: 1987 a. 389; 2009 a. 402.

800.001 - ANNOT.

Due process does not require commencing a municipal ordinance action by a summons. Haas V. Wisconsin, 241 F. Supp. 2d 922 (2003).