A. 
No person shall, in a public or private place, engage in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, vulgar, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct which tends to cause or provoke a disturbance of public order or tends to annoy or disturb any other person. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
B. 
With injury. Whoever in a public or private place engages in violent, abusive or indecent or other disorderly conduct under circumstances which tend to cause or provoke a disturbance and which results in bodily injury to another person is guilty of disorderly conduct with injury and may be penalized as provided in § 1-2 if this Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
C. 
Urinating or defecating in public. For public decency and health reasons, no person shall urinate or defecate on a public highway, street, alley, parking lot, sidewalk, or cemetery or on public or private property open to public view. This subsection does not apply to public or private restrooms. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
D. 
With telephone. No person shall, with intent to annoy, harass or threaten another, make a telephone call or send a text, whether or not conversation ensues. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
E. 
With motor vehicle. No person shall make unnecessary noise with a motor vehicle, including motorcycles and dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles, by squealing tires, excessive acceleration of the engine, or by emitting unnecessary and loud muffler noise. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in an unsafe manner or in a manner endangering any person's safety or at a speed in excess of posted limits. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, except as provided in Subsection B hereof, to be present in, loiter or enter into any public school building, school parking lot or any public school grounds without permission of the school principal, custodian or other person in charge thereof. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
B. 
This section shall not apply to:
(1) 
Students regularly enrolled in public schools who have not been properly ordered by the school principal, custodian or other person in charge thereof to leave the school building or grounds.
(2) 
Persons coming into the school building or school grounds for the purpose of attending scheduled school or civic functions or making use of the recreational facilities located upon or within school premises, but as to such attendance or use, this exception shall apply only to the portion of the premises on which such facilities are located and during the hours such facilities are specifically open to the general public or invited portion thereof.
(3) 
Parents or legal guardians of a regularly enrolled student. However, such parent or legal guardian may be required to register at the school office.
C. 
The exceptions set forth in Subsection B shall not apply to any person who, while in school buildings or on school property, commits or attempts to commit any act prohibited by statute or ordinance.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
No person shall disturb a public meeting or loiter about a place of public assemblage. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
No person shall treat cruelly any animal within the Village. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
No person shall hunt, trap, or shoot or kill any wild animal or bird within the Village, except as authorized by the Village Board or Police Department. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 8-2-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
A. 
Loudspeakers.
(1) 
Use on streets. No person shall use any loudspeaker on the streets of the Village except under permit granted by the Police Chief.
B. 
Regulation of noise.
(1) 
Definitions in this section:
DAYTIME HOURS
The hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
NIGHTTIME HOURS
The hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
PRODUCE
When referring to producing noise, to physically activate the source that creates the noise, to order or authorize another person to activate the source that creates the noise, or to have control over a source of noise and permit the noise to exist.
(2) 
Unreasonably loud noise. No person shall produce unreasonably loud noise. A court shall consider any relevant factors to determine whether any noise is unreasonable, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) 
Decibels. A court may determine any noise is unreasonable solely because it exceeds 80 decibels when measured from any property not under control of the person producing the noise.
(b) 
Time of day. Certain noise that is reasonable during daytime hours may be unreasonably loud during nighttime hours.
(c) 
Land use. Certain noise that is unreasonably loud in residential areas may be reasonable in mixed-use, commercial, or industrial areas.
(d) 
Duration of noise. Certain loud noise may be reasonable for a short time, but may be unreasonable if the noise persists over a long time.
(3) 
Presumptions. The typical noise produced by the following activities is presumed to be reasonable:
(a) 
Required noise. Any noise-producing activity required by law.
(b) 
Construction work. Work performed at construction sites, at public works projects, and by public utilities during daytime hours Monday through Saturday.
(c) 
Waste collection. The collection of solid waste during nighttime hours Monday through Friday.
(d) 
Safety response. Emergency vehicles responding to an emergency.
(e) 
Power equipment. The use of lawn mowers, snow removal equipment, lawn and garden tools, and riding tractors during daytime hours for yard, pavement, or land maintenance.
(f) 
Air conditioning. The use of residential air conditioners.
(g) 
Airplanes. Aircraft operations controlled specifically by federal law.
(h) 
Time signals. The use of bells, chimes, and similar devices that signal the time of day during daytime hours.
(i) 
Warning devices. The use of a device that requests assistance or warns against an unsafe condition.
(4) 
Special permit.
(a) 
Application. Any person wishing to produce or allow noise notwithstanding this section may file a request with the Police Department at least 30 days prior to the event or activity that will produce the noise.
(b) 
Police approval. If the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, determines that the noise produced by the particular event will not substantively harm the public health, safety and welfare, the Police Department may issue a special permit allowing such noise and place conditions upon its use. Whether a permit is issued or denied, the Police Department shall notify the applicant by mail of its decision.
(c) 
Appeal. The applicant may appeal a Police Department decision to the Village Board within 15 days after receiving the decision by filing an appeal notice with the Village Clerk. The Village Board shall hear the applicant's appeal and affirm, reverse, or modify the Police Department decision. If the Village Board determines that the noise produced by the particular event will not substantively harm the public health, safety, and welfare, the Village Board may recommend issuance of a special permit allowing such noise and place conditions upon its use.
(d) 
Revocation. The Police Department may immediately revoke a permit issued under this subsection of the permittee violates any conditions placed upon the permit.
(5) 
Penalties. Any person violating Subsection B(2) or (3) is subject to a penalty as provided in § 260-50 of this chapter.
A. 
Whoever knowingly resists or obstructs an officer while such officer is doing any act in an official capacity and with lawful authority is guilty of a violation of this section. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
B. 
As used in this section the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OBSTRUCTS
Includes without limitation knowingly giving false information to an officer or knowingly placing physical evidence with intent to mislead an officer in the performance of his or her duty, including the service of any summons or civil process.
OFFICER
A police officer or other public officer or public employee having the authority by virtue of the officer's or employee's office or employment to take another into custody.
C. 
Whoever violates Subsection A under the following circumstances is guilty of a violation of this section:
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
(1) 
Gives false information or places physical evidence with intent to mislead the officer.
(2) 
Provides false information that results in the conviction of an innocent person.
(3) 
Intentionally refuses to comply with an officer's attempt to take that person into custody.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
No person shall intentionally aid any prisoner or person to escape from the lawful custody of a law enforcement or peace officer of the Village. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
A. 
Whoever within a fifteen-day period issues one or more checks or other orders for payment amounting in the aggregate to $100 or less which at the time of issuance the person intends shall not be paid is guilty of a violation of this section. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
B. 
This section shall not apply to any person who has been convicted of violating § 943.24, Wis. Stats., or found guilty of violation this section within the five-year period before issuance of the first check or order for payment charged under this section.
C. 
Any of the following is prima facie evidence that the person at the time he or she issued the check or other order for the payment of money intended it should not be paid:
(1) 
Proof that, at the time of issuance, the person did not have an account with the drawee;
(2) 
Proof that, at the time of issuance, the person did not have sufficient funds or credit with the drawee and that the person failed within five days after receiving notice of the nonpayment or dishonor to pay the check or other order; or
(3) 
Proof that, when presentment was made within a reasonable time, the person did not have sufficient funds or credit with the drawee and the person failed within five days after receiving notice of nonpayment or dishonor to pay the check or other order.
D. 
This section does not apply to a postdated check or a check given for past consideration, except a payroll check.
A. 
Whoever with intent to defraud falsely makes or alters a writing or object of any of the following kinds so that it purports to have been made by another, or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority, is guilty of forgery. Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
(1) 
A writing or object whereby legal rights or obligations are created, terminated or transferred, or any writing commonly relied upon in business or commercial transactions as evidence of debt or property rights;
(2) 
A public record or a certified or authenticated copy thereof;
(3) 
An official authentication or certification of a copy of a public record; or
(4) 
An official return or certificate entitled to be received as evidence of its contents.
B. 
Whoever utters as genuine or possesses with intent to utter as false or as genuine any forged writing or object mentioned in Subsection A, knowing it to have been thus falsely made or altered, is guilty of forgery.
C. 
Whoever, with intent to defraud, does any of the following is guilty of forgery:
(1) 
Falsely makes or alters any object so that it appears to have value because of antiquity, rarity, source or authorship which it does not possess, or possesses any such object knowing it to have been thus falsely made or altered and with intent to transfer it as original and genuine, by sale or for security purposes; or
(2) 
Falsely makes or alters any writing of a kind commonly relied upon for the purpose of identification or recommendation.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04; 6-4-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-02]
A. 
In this section "message" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature, or any transfer of a computer program as defined in § 943.70(1)(c), Wis. Stats.
B. 
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a violation of this section:
(1) 
With intent to frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass another person, sends a message to the person on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system, including cell phones. This would include any threat to inflict injury or physical harm to any person or property of any person and use of obscene, lewd, or profane language or suggesting any lewd or lascivious act.
(2) 
With intent solely to harass another person, sends repeated messages on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system, including cell phones, with reasonable expectation that the person will receive the message.
(3) 
With intent to harass or annoy another person sends a message or directs or knowingly permits another person to send any message prohibited by this section from any computer terminal or other device used to send messages that is under his or her control.
(4) 
Calls or texts an emergency number, including but not limited to 911, without having a legitimate reason to make said call or text. No parent, guardian or other adult person having the care or custody of an individual shall knowingly permit, or permit by inefficient control, said individual to violate this section.
C. 
Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COURSE OF CONDUCT
A pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing continuity of purpose.
CREDIBLE THREAT
A threat made with the intent and apparent ability to carry out the threat.
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Has the meaning as given in § 19.62(5), Wis. Stats.
RECORD
Has the meaning given in § 19.62(6), Wis. Stats.
B. 
Whoever, with intent to harass or intimidate another person, does any of the following is guilty of a violation of this section:
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
(1) 
Shoves, strikes, kicks or otherwise subjects a person to physical contact or attempts or threatens to do the same.
(2) 
Engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which harass or intimidate the person and which serve no legitimate purpose. The act is accompanied by a credible threat that places the person in reasonable fear of physical injury.
C. 
Whoever violates this section is subject to a penalty as set forth in § 1-2 of the Code.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021; 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]