The Municipal Court for the Town of Grand Chute
is established pursuant to Ch. 755, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-30]
The Municipal Judge shall collect all forfeitures,
penalty assessments, fees and taxable costs in any action or proceeding
before him and shall pay over such moneys to the Town Treasurer within
30 days after receipt of the money by the Municipal Court. At such
time the Municipal Judge shall also report to the Town Treasurer the
title, nature of offenses and total number of judgments imposed in
actions and proceedings in which such moneys were collected.
[Amended 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-30]
A. In this section, "contempt of court" means any of
the following intentional acts:
(1) Misconduct in the presence of the court that interferes
with the court proceeding or with the administration of justice, or
that impairs the respect due the court.
(2) Refusal of a witness to appear without reasonable
excuse.
B. The Municipal Judge may impose a forfeiture in an
amount as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedules
for a contempt of court.
C. For a contempt of court described in Subsection
A(1), the Municipal Judge may impose imprisonment in the county jail for not more than seven days and impose a forfeiture. These penalties shall be imposed immediately after the contempt of court has occurred and only under the following conditions:
(1) For the purpose of preserving order in the court and
protecting the authority and dignity of the court.
(2) After allowing the person who committed the contempt
of court an opportunity to address the court.
D. For a contempt of court described in Subsection
A(2), the Municipal Judge may do any of the following:
(1) Issue a warrant to bring the witness before the court
for the contempt and to testify.
(2) In addition to ordering the witness to pay a forfeiture under Subsection
B, the Judge may order the witness to pay all costs of the witness's apprehension.