[Adopted 7-17-1984 (Ch. 1 of the Grant County Ordinances)]
[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 64]
Except for the suspension or revocation of motor
vehicle licenses, all provisions of Chs. 341 to 348 and 350, inclusive,
Wis. Stats., describing and defining regulations with respect to vehicles
and traffic for which the penalty is a forfeiture only, including
forfeitures to be imposed and procedure for prosecution, are hereby
adopted and by reference made a part of this article as if fully set
forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any
statute incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited
by this article.
[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 64]
The penalty for violation of any provision of
this article shall be a forfeiture plus statutory costs as provided
pursuant to Chs. 341 to 348 and 350, Wis. Stats., and § 814.63,
Wis. Stats. The forfeiture to be paid by a violator convicted of violating
this article shall be in the amount of the forfeiture set forth in
Chs. 341 to 348 and 350, Wis. Stats., for the comparable state violation
plus statutory costs.
[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 64]
Any law enforcement officer in Grant County
can issue a citation to a violator of this article. The citation shall
set forth the information required by § 345.11, Wis. Stats.,
for moving traffic and parking ordinance violations. The District
Attorney's office is authorized to handle the prosecution of any violations
of this article.
A.
A violator who receives a citation for violating this
article may make a cash deposit in the amount of the forfeiture deposit
set forth in the State of Wisconsin Uniform State Traffic Deposit
Schedule plus statutory costs. The amount of the forfeiture shall
be the amount set forth in said schedule for the comparable state
violation which was adopted under this article.
B.
Whenever a person is convicted of violating this article,
the Clerk of Circuit Court shall, as provided in § 343.28,
Wis. Stats., forward to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
the record of such conviction.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 1.04,
References to statutes, which immediately followed this section, was
deleted 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 64.
