[Adopted 4-22-1974 by Ord. No. 1974-04-22]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
A.
State traffic
forfeiture laws adopted. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this article, all provisions of Chs. 340 to 348 of the Wisconsin
Statutes, describing and defining regulations with respect to vehicles
and traffic, for which the penalty is a forfeiture only, including
penalties 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. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications
of statutes incorporated are intended to be made part of this article
in order to secure uniform statewide regulation of traffic on the
highways, streets and alleys of the State of Wisconsin.
B.
Other laws adopted. There are also hereby adopted by reference the following sections of the Wisconsin Statutes, but the prosecution of such offenses under this article shall be as provided in Chs. 340 to 348 of the Wisconsin statutes, and the penalty for violation thereof shall be limited to a forfeiture as provided in § 228-4 of this article:
Stop signs and no-parking signs shall be placed as deemed necessary
by the Village Board.
There shall be no U-turns at any intersection along Main Street.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article for which a penalty is not otherwise established by this section shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $1 nor more than $200 together with the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment, shall be imprisoned in the County Jail until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding 30 days; provided, however, that the forfeiture for a violation of a statute adopted by reference in § 228-1, described and defined in §§ 346.57 through 346.59, Wis. Stats., shall be not less than $20 nor more than $40 for a first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for a second or subsequent conviction within one year, and the forfeiture for a violation of a statute adopted by reference in § 228-1, described and defined in §§ 346.61 through 346.64, Wis. Stats., except § 346.63(1)(a), shall be not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for a first conviction, and provided that the forfeiture imposed shall not exceed the maximum fine permitted by the statute adopted by reference.
A.
Stipulation of no contest. The Chief of Police or officer designated
by him, upon request of any person charged with a violation of any
provision of this article after issuance of a citation therefor, may
up until court time accept a written stipulation of no contest and
the required penalty from such person. Such stipulation shall be as
contained in the Uniform Traffic Citation and Complaint prescribed
in § 345.11, Wis. Stats.
B.
Forfeited penalty. The sum to be forfeited pursuant to the stipulation
for violation of this article shall be as provided in the schedule
of penalties established by the Shawano County Judge and approved
by the Village Board.
C.
Forfeitures to Treasurer. The officer accepting forfeited penalties
shall deliver them to the Village Clerk-Treasurer at least once in
each seven days.
D.
Bail bonds. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
right of the proper authorities to accept bail bonds, deposits or
certificates of money deposits as provided in § 66.0111,
Wis. Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
E.
Notice of demerit points. Any official, enforcement officer or the
Village Attorney accepting a stipulation or bail under this section
or prosecuting a violation of this article shall inform the accused
of the effect of a stipulation of no contest, forfeiture of bail or
plea of guilty or no contest. Such official or officer shall require
the accused to sign a statement of notice, which shall be in the form
prescribed in the Uniform Traffic Citation and Complaint.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
This section contains changes in Village ordinance pertaining
to § 346.57, Wis. Stats., regarding speeds on Village streets:
A.
On State Road from S.T.H. 45 to 395 feet west of the center of South
Western Avenue the speed limit shall be 25 mph and then change to
35 mph for 1,795 feet to the center of Tober Road.
B.
The speed limit on C.T.H. N is 35 mph from the county line to a point
where Fabian Corazalla's and Bernard Senoracki's land meets and then
changes to 25 mph.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
This article is effective on publication or posting as set forth
in the statutes.
