[Amended 11-16-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-19; 11-16-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20; 12-20-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-30; 12-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12]
A. No person shall commit the following offenses in the Town of Grand Chute (herein noted as Town of Grand Chute ordinance violations) that are hereby adopted by reference in this chapter. These statutes defining offenses against the peace and good order of the state are adopted by reference to define offenses against the peace and good order of the Town. Prosecutions of such offenses under this chapter shall be as provided in §§ 60.23 and 66.0107, Wis. Stats., and the below-noted sections, but the penalties for violations of these sections shall be limited as noted in Subsection
B of this section.
[Amended 12-4-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-18; 12-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12; 3-24-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-05; 7-20-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-07]
252.25
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Violation of law relating to public health
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940.19(1)
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Battery; substantial battery; aggravated battery
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941.10
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Negligent handling of burning material
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941.20
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Endangering safety by use of dangerous weapons
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941.23
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Carrying concealed weapon
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941.235
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Carrying firearm in public building
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941.24
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Possession of switchblade knife
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941.35
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Emergency telephone calls
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941.36
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Fraudulent tapping of electrical wires or gas
or water meters or pipes
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941.37
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Obstructing emergency or rescue personnel
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943.01
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Damage to property
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943.11
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Entry into locked vehicle
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943.125
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Entry into locked coin box
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943.13
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Criminal trespass to land
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943.14
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Criminal trespass to dwellings
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943.15
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Entry onto a construction site or into a locked
building, dwelling or room
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943.20
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Theft
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943.21
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Fraud on hotel or restaurant keeper
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943.22
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Use of cheating tokens
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943.23
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Operating vehicle without owner's consent
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943.34
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Receiving stolen property
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943.37
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Alteration of property identification marks
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943.46
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Theft of video service
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943.50
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Retail theft
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944.20
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Lewd and lascivious behavior
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944.23
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Making lewd, obscene or indecent drawings
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944.30
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Prostitution
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944.31
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Patronizing prostitutes
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944.32
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Soliciting prostitutes
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944.33
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Pandering
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944.34
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Keeping place of prostitution
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944.36
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Solicitation of drinks
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946.40
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Refusing to aid officer
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946.41
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Resisting or obstructing officer
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946.42
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Escape
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946.65
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Obstructing justice
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946.66
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Filing false complaints of police misconduct
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946.69
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Falsely assuming to act as public officer or
employee or utility employee
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946.70
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Impersonating peace officers
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946.72
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Tampering with public records and notices
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947.01
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Disorderly conduct
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947.012
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Unlawful use of telephone
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947.0125
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Unlawful use of computerized communication systems
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947.013
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Harassment
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947.015
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Bomb scares
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947.02
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Vagrancy
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947.06
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Unlawful assemblies and their suppression
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948.10
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Exposing genitals or pubic area
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948.11
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Exposing a child to harmful materials
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948.40
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Contributing to the delinquency of a child
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961.41(3g)(e)
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Possession of marijuana
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948.51
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Hazing
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961.573
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Possession of drug paraphernalia
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961.574
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Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia
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961.575
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Delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor
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B. Consistent with the provisions of the above-referenced
statutes and § 939.52, Wis. Stats., forfeitures are classified
into the following categories: Class A forfeiture, Class B forfeiture,
Class C forfeiture, Class D forfeiture, and Class E forfeiture. Penalties
for these forfeitures are as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture
and Bond Schedules.
[Amended 12-20-2005; 2-19-2009 by Ord. No.
2009-08; 9-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-14; 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-30; 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-38; 2-20-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-06]
A. Purpose. This section is adopted to protect the health, safety and
welfare of persons within the municipal boundaries of the Town of
Grand Chute and to protect the safety of residential, commercial and
industrial buildings located within the municipal boundaries of the
Town of Grand Chute.
B. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, unless otherwise expressly
stated, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them by this section:
BUILDING
A permanent structure used for human occupancy and including
a manufactured home, as defined in § 101.91(2), Wis. Stats.
PARTIALLY RESTRICTED AREA
All areas of the Town of Grand Chute lying outside the boundaries
of U.S. Highway 41 except the area described as West Capitol Drive
extended westerly to Mayflower Drive, then southerly along Mayflower
Drive extending beyond its terminus to the southern boundary of the
Town of Grand Chute and all Town publicly owned land.
PROHIBITED AREA
All areas of the Town of Grand Chute lying within the boundaries
of U.S. Highway 41, the area lying outside the boundaries of U.S.
Highway 41 described as West Capitol Drive extended westerly to Mayflower
Drive, then southerly along Mayflower Drive extending beyond its terminus
to the southern boundary of the Town of Grand Chute, and all Town
publicly owned land.
C. Total prohibition. No person except a peace officer, as defined in § 939.22, Wis. Stats., shall fire or discharge any firearm (defined without limitation as a rifle, muzzle loader, pistol and/or shotgun), slingshot, or pellet or BB gun, nor utilize such weapons for the practice of hunting, as defined in § 29.001, Wis. Stats., within the area of the Town of Grand Chute defined and described as prohibited in Subsection
B, above. No person except a peace officer, as defined in § 939.22, Wis. Stats., shall fire or discharge any bow and arrow or crossbow within the area of the Town of Grand Chute defined and described as prohibited in Subsection
B, above, except in the practice of hunting, as defined in § 29.001, Wis. Stats. The firing or discharge of any bow and arrow or crossbow in the practice of hunting in the area of the Town of Grand Chute defined and described as prohibited in Subsection
B, above, shall be restricted as follows:
(1) No person shall hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow within a distance
of 100 yards from a building located on another person's land. This
restriction shall not apply if the person who owns the land on which
the building is located allows the hunter to hunt with a bow and arrow
or crossbow within the specified distance of the building.
(2) A person who hunts with a bow and arrow or crossbow shall discharge
the arrow or bolt from the respective weapon toward the ground.
(3) No person shall discharge any arrow or bolt from any bow or crossbow
where the arrow or bolt may endanger the life, limb or property of
another or will traverse any part of a street, alley, public grounds
or parks.
(4) No person shall fire, discharge, or utilize for hunting any bow and
arrow or crossbow within 50 feet of the center of any Town street,
county road or state highway.
D. Partial restriction. No person except a peace officer, as defined in § 939.22, Wis. Stats., shall fire or discharge any rifle or pistol (regardless of caliber), nor utilize such weapons for the practice of hunting, as defined in § 29.001, Wis. Stats., within the area of the Town of Grand Chute defined and described as partially restricted in Subsection
B, above. The firing or discharge of shotguns, muzzle loaders, bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot, or pellet or BB gun, or utilization of such weapons for the practice of hunting, as defined in § 29.001, Wis. Stats., within the area of the Town of Grand Chute defined and described as partially restricted in Subsection
B, above, by persons other than peace officers, shall be restricted as follows:
(1) No person shall fire, discharge, or utilize for hunting any shotgun,
muzzle loaders, bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot, or pellet or BB
gun within a distance of 100 yards from a building located on another
person's land. This restriction shall not apply if the person who
owns the land on which the building is located allows the person to
fire, discharge, or utilize for hunting any shotgun, muzzle loaders,
slingshot, or pellet or BB gun within the specified distance of the
building.
(2) A person who hunts with a bow and arrow or crossbow shall discharge
the arrow or bolt from the respective weapon toward the ground.
(3) No person shall discharge any shotgun, muzzle loaders, slingshot,
pellet or BB gun or arrow or bolt from any bow or crossbow where the
discharged projectile may endanger the life, limb or property of another
or will traverse any part of a street, alley, public grounds or parks.
(4) No person shall fire, discharge, or utilize for hunting any shotgun,
muzzle loaders, bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot, or pellet or BB
gun within 50 feet of the center of any Town street, county road or
state highway.
E. Any landowner within the area of the Town of Grand Chute defined and described as prohibited or partially restricted in Subsection
B, above, may prohibit trespassing or hunting upon his or her private property, pursuant to the provisions of Wisconsin state law.
F. Nothing in this section shall prevent the maintenance and operation
of duly supervised rifle, pistol, and archery ranges as authorized
by the Town Board by written permit. Any such duly authorized rifle,
pistol, and archery range shall encompass only the area of the range
proper and shall not include adjacent, vacant and/or open lands that
may be owned by the rifle, pistol or archery range. The discharge
of firearms at any range authorized for such use shall be limited
to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
G. Penalties. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section
shall, upon due conviction thereof, forfeit an amount as prescribed
in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedule, together with the costs
of prosecution.
[Amended 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-30]
No person shall throw or shoot any object, arrow,
stone, snowball or other missile or projectile, by hand or by any
other means, at any other person or at, in or into any building, street,
sidewalk, alley, highway, park, playground or other public places
within the Town unless authorized by the Chief of Police or unless
conducted entirely upon private property with the permission of the
owner thereof. The discharge of bows and arrows upon private property
shall be done only when properly and securely guarded and properly
supervised against injury or damage to other persons or their property.
This section shall not apply to police officers in the discharge of
their duties.
No person shall cause, allow or permit any person
to resist or interfere with any Town of Grand Chute police officer
in the execution of his or her official duties.
[Amended 11-16-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-21]
No person shall urinate or defecate outside
of designed sanitary facilities, upon any sidewalk, street, alley,
public parking lot, park, playground, cemetery, or other public area
within the Town, or upon any private property in open view of the
public, in the halls, rooms without rest room facilities, stairways
or elevators of public or commercial buildings.
No person shall throw any glass, rubbish, waste
or filth upon the streets, alleys, highways, public parks or other
property of the Town or upon any private property not owned by him
or upon the surface of any body of water within the Town.
[Amended 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-30]
No person shall climb, lay or sit upon a motor
vehicle while such vehicle is parked or standing upon the public streets,
public parking lots or other public area of the Town.
[Amended 7-16-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-13]
A. No person
shall cause, by excessive and unnecessary acceleration, the tires
of any vehicle to spin and emit loud noises or to unnecessarily throw
stones, gravel, or other debris or cause to be made by excessive and
unnecessary acceleration any loud noise as would disturb the public
peace.
B. No person
shall operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as to cause to be made
any smoke, gases, or odors which are disagreeable, foul, or otherwise
offensive which may tend to annoy or disturb the public.
C. No person
shall operate a motor vehicle in a manner so as to cause the vehicle
to spin rapidly in a tight radius or in a manner which causes the
rear of the vehicle to unnecessarily sway from side to side.
[Added 1-8-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-05 (§ 7.235
of the 1997 Code)]
A. The possession of a controlled substance specified in § 961.14(4)(tb) to (ty), Wis. Stats., is prohibited. Violation of this section shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
415-19 of this chapter, except that any person who is charged with possession of a controlled substance specified in § 961.14(4)(tb) to (ty), Wis. Stats., following a conviction for possession of a controlled substance in this state shall not be prosecuted under this section.
B. Acts otherwise prohibited under Subsection
A shall not be unlawful if done by or under the direction or prescription of a licensed physician, dentist, or other medical health professional authorized under Wisconsin law to direct or prescribe such acts, provided that such use is permitted under Wisconsin and federal laws.
[Added 11-16-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-22 (§ 7.28
of the 1997 Code)]
A. No person shall use the 911 Emergency Telephone System for regular
business or nonemergency calls.
B. No person shall dial the 911 Emergency Telephone number to report
an emergency, knowing the fact or situation reported does not exist.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:
A. For a violation of §
415-5 of this chapter he shall forfeit an amount as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedules and the costs of prosecution and in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs of prosecution shall be imprisoned in the county jail until the forfeiture and costs of prosecution are paid, but not exceeding five days, provided that for a first offense any person under 18 years of age who shall be found violating the provisions of said section shall be warned of the penalty for such violation by any police officer of the Town and shall be taken and delivered to the custody of the person having legal custody over him, and for a second or subsequent offense he shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Ch. 48, Wis. Stats.
B. For a violation of any other provisions of this chapter, except §
415-11 of this chapter, any person shall, upon proof and conviction thereof, forfeit an amount as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedules, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of the forfeiture and costs of prosecution, or either of them, such convicted person shall be committed to and confined within the county jail of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, until such fine and costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed 60 days.
C. Any person, firm, or corporation that shall violate §
415-11 of this chapter shall forfeit an amount as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedules and the costs of prosecution and in default of payment of the fine and costs of prosecution shall be imprisoned in the county jail until said fine and the costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed 30 days. Each day's violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
D. Any person who shall violate §
415-12, or any part thereof, shall be punished by forfeiture as provided in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedules for each offense, together with the costs thereof, and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not exceeding 30 days.
E. Any minor who violates §
415-15 shall be penalized pursuant to §
398-16 of this Code.